| 14th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
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| 20140092143 | CONTENT BOUND GRAPHIC - A method can include accessing content stored in a data store where the content includes a bound and content adjacent to the bound; rendering a portion of the content to a display; receiving a scroll command that calls for rendering the content adjacent to the bound; and, responsive to receipt of the scroll command, rendering a bound graphic. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092144 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY AND METHOD OF ERASING AFTERIMAGE THEREOF - An organic light emitting display and a method of erasing an image sticking thereof are provided. In the image sticking erasing method, a panel driving circuit is driven by a logic power voltage during a power-off delay time to discharge pixels. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092145 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A driving method of a display device is provided. The display device comprises a display panel having a plurality of pixels, a signal controller for controlling operation of the display panel, and a memory connected to the signal controller. The driving method comprises receiving an input image signal for a motion picture or a stationary image, and if the input image signal for the stationary image is received, determining whether the stationary image includes at least one weak pattern, setting a first frequency as a driving frequency to display the stationary image if the stationary image does not include a weak pattern, and setting a second frequency that is higher than the first frequency as the driving frequency if the stationary image includes the at least one weak pattern. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092146 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A display control apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive data via a network, a display controller configured to display information on a display unit based on the data received by the receiver, and a light source controller configured to lower luminance of a light source of the display unit in a predetermined period from a time at which the receiver starts receiving the data to a time at which the display controller completes displaying the information on the display unit, and restore the luminance after the predetermined period has elapsed. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092147 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A display apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a display unit configured to display an image based on image data; and an output unit configured to generate image data in which, among pixel values of image data generated by applying predetermined image processing to input image data, a pixel value outside a predetermined range is limited to a value within the predetermined range and a pixel value of a pixel around the pixel, the pixel value of which is limited, is adjusted such that a change in brightness due to the limitation of the pixel value outside the predetermined range is suppressed, and configured to output the image data to the display unit. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092148 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND DISPLAY PANEL HAVING THE SAME - A display substrate includes a data line disposed on a base substrate, a first pixel electrode disposed at a first side of the data line, a second pixel electrode disposed at a second side of the data line and a storage electrode overlapping with the data line. The storage electrode overlaps with the first pixel electrode by a first overlapping width, and overlaps with the second pixel electrode by a second overlapping width larger than the first overlapping width. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092149 | DISPLAY APPARATUSES AND METHODS OF DRIVING THE SAME - A pixel of a display apparatus includes at least a first transistor and at least a second transistor. A cell of transparent fluid including particles charged to have different polarities from each other is arranged between a pixel electrode and a common electrode. The first and second transistors are connected to the pixel electrode. The pixel is drivable according to pulse amplitude modulation (PAM) and pulse width modulation (PWM) such that a frame of an image is displayable using a single field. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092150 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MODIFYING A PIXEL VALUE AS A FUNCTION OF A DISPLAY DURATION ESTIMATE - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for modifying a pixel value as a function of a display duration estimate. In use, a value of a pixel of an image frame to be displayed on a display screen of a display device is identified, wherein the display device is capable of handling updates at unpredictable times. Additionally, the value of the pixel is modified as a function of an estimated duration of time until a next update including the pixel is to be displayed on the display screen. Further, the modified value of the pixel is transmitted to the display screen for display thereof. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092151 | PROJECTION DEVICE, PROJECTION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - There is provided a projection device including a projecting unit that projects an image onto a screen, an acquiring unit that acquires image data of the image to be projected onto the screen, a generating unit that generates first pixel data representing pixels of first spot beams to be projected onto the screen without overlapping with each other among a plurality of spot beams to be projected at different timings based on the image data, and a driving control unit that controls driving of the projecting unit based on the first pixel data in a manner that the first spot beams are projected onto the screen as pixels of the image data. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092152 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A recording unit configured to record an image on a recording medium, medium storages storing same-sized recording media, a conveyance mechanism configured to selectively convey the recording media stored in the medium storages to the recording unit, and a maintenance mechanism are provided. When, at the start of a maintenance period in which the maintenance of the recording unit is performed by the maintenance mechanism, the number of recording media stored in the sender medium storage is smaller than the number of recording media required to record all remaining images onto recording media in accordance with image data and, among the medium storages, there is at least one predetermined remaining number medium storage which is a medium storage storing more recording media than the sender medium storage, one of the at least one of predetermined remaining number medium storage is selected as the sender medium storage, during the maintenance period. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092153 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body; an openable and closable cover provided at the apparatus body; a conveyance unit to convey a recording medium upward and downward; a recording head to eject liquid droplets to the recording medium conveyed by the conveyance unit; and an opening authorization mechanism to authorize moving of the conveyance unit from a first open position to a second open position, the conveyance unit having a greater opening amount at the second open position than at the first open position, wherein the conveyance unit is disposed between the cover and the recording head, and configured to be openable to the first open position when the cover is in the open position, and openable to the second open position when the opening authorization mechanism authorizes the moving of the conveyance unit from the first open position to the second open position. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092154 | Liquid Ejection Apparatus, Control Method for the Same, and Computer-Readable Storage Medium - A liquid ejection apparatus includes a liquid ejection head, actuator units with actuators, a power supply that output a main voltage, and linear regulators that reduce the main voltage to drive voltages to be supplied to the relevant actuator units. When a voltage difference between the main voltage and drive voltage is greater than an allowable value for any of the actuator units, the apparatus controls a linear regulator so that the drive voltage supplied to at least one actuator unit is adjusted to a high drive voltage. A small ejection driving waveform is created as the driving waveform to be output to the actuators in the actuator unit to which the high drive voltage is supplied. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092155 | Liquid Ejecting Apparatus, and Non-Transitory, Computer-Readable Media Therefor - A liquid ejecting apparatus may have a head with a plurality of head units. Each head unit may include a driver IC. An ejection timing signal (FIRE) may be transmitted from a control device to each of the driver ICs through an ejection timing signal line, which may be connected to the control device as a single line and split on its way to the driver ICs. The control device may further output delay information indicating a delay amount for the FIRE signal to the driver ICs through a control signal line through which a waveform pattern selection signal (SIN) is also transmitted. Each of the driver ICs may include a delay circuit that delays the FIRE signal by the delay amount indicated by the delay information. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092156 | FOCUS-ACTIVATED ACOUSTIC EJECTION - To ejecting a droplet from a reservoir, the reservoir holding a fluid is moved with respect to an acoustic ejector. As the reservoir and ejector move closer together, the acoustic ejector sends one or more interrogation pulses towards the reservoir. Based on the interrogation pulses, the system determines when the movement of the reservoir has placed a free surface of the fluid in a position where a droplet can be ejected. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092157 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image recording apparatus, including: a recording head to eject a first liquid and a second liquid: and a controller to selectively set one of a first mode and a second mode and to obtain second-liquid ejection amounts for pixels other than specific pixels by applying a first rule and for the specific pixels by applying a second rule where the second mode is set, wherein the second rule is a rule by which a ratio of a usage amount of the second liquid to a usage amount of the first liquid in an instance in which the second rule is applied to the specific pixels in the second mode is made closer to the ratio in an instance in which the first mode is set, as compared with the ratio in an instance in which the first rule is applied to the specific pixels in the second mode. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092158 | High Resolution Sensing and Control of Electrohydrodynamic Jet Printing - Provided are various methods and devices for electrohydrodynamic (E-jet) printing. The methods relate to sensing of an output current during printing to provide control of a process parameter during printing. The sensing and control provides E-jet printing having improved print resolution and precision compared to conventional open-loop methods. Also provided are various pulsing schemes to provide high frequency E-jet printing, thereby reducing build times by two to three orders of magnitude. A desktop sized E-jet printer having a sensor for real-time sensing of an electrical parameter and feedback control of the printing is provided. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092159 | SUBSTRATE MEDIA HEIGHT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for determining substrate media height including a media transport having a transport surface for carrying thereon substrate media along a media path in a process direction past a print zone. A media height detector is disposed upstream of the print zone. The height detector includes an elongate member disposed above the transport surface and extending across the transport surface in a cross-process direction. The elongate member is slanted with respect to the transport surface with a distance between the elongate member and the transport surface decreasing as the detector extends in the process direction. The height detector includes a deflection sensor operably connected to the elongate member. The deflection sensor senses deflection of the elongate member. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092160 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS, RECORDING-MEDIA ALIGNING METHOD EXECUTED BY THE SAME, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INSTRUCTIONS READABLE BY THE SAME - An image recording apparatus includes: a recording unit for recording an image on a recording medium; a tray for supporting the recording medium recorded by the recording unit; a conveyor mechanism for conveying the recorded medium to the tray; and an alignment mechanism for aligning a plurality of recording media stacked on the tray, by application of an external force. In a period from a start to an end of recording based on one recording job, the alignment mechanism aligns the plurality of recording media stacked on the tray in a period in which image recording is not performed, and the alignment mechanism does not align the plurality of recording media stacked on the tray in a period in which image recording is being performed. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092161 | SHEET-DISCHARGE DEVICE AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE SHEET-DISCHARGE DEVICE - A sheet-discharge device, including: a sheet-discharge mechanism having a discharge opening from which a sheet is discharged in a discharge direction; a stopper having a hitting portion against which a leading edge, in the discharge direction, of the discharged sheet hits, so that the sheet is bounced back; a discharge tray having a support surface on which the sheet bounced back by the stopper is supported; and a sheet-discharge controller configured to control the sheet-discharge mechanism such that the discharged sheet flies above the support surface, wherein the hitting portion is provided at a position where a one-side portion of the leading edge first hits the hitting portion, the one-side portion of the leading edge being nearer to a one-side end of the sheet than a center of the leading edge in an orthogonal direction parallel to a horizontal plane and orthogonal to the discharge direction. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092162 | Droplet Ejecting Apparatus and Computer-Readable Medium - In recording on a back side of a sheet in duplex recording, an overlapping pixel where both a pixel in back-side image data and a pixel opposed thereto in front-side image data has a gray level value larger than zero is retrieved from the front-side and back-side image data. A block area containing at least a predetermined number of overlapping pixels is extracted as an overlap area from block areas arranged in a matrix in the back-side image data. The area drying time in a block area other than the overlap area is determined from the volume of droplets to be ejected to the back side. The area drying time in the overlap area is determined from the total volume of droplets to be ejected to the front and back sides. The maximum area drying time is determined to be the drying time for the back side. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092163 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - This image recording apparatus comprises: a sheet accommodation portion configured to accommodate a sheet therein; a conveyance mechanism configured to convey the sheet along a conveyance direction from the sheet accommodation portion; a recording unit configured to record an image onto the sheet conveyed by the conveyance mechanism; a housing accommodating the conveyance mechanism and the recording unit and having therein open space that opens toward an outside of the image recording apparatus while holding the sheet accommodation portion; and a speaker disposed inside the housing and configured to output sound to the open space. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092164 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND RECORDING SYSTEM - A process of detecting a defective recording element and a process of correcting the defective recording element are performed with appropriate processing loads. When the detection process and the correction processes are performed with small loads, for example, at a time of recording, a resolution used for reading an inspection pattern is set lower than that set in a case where the processes can be performed with small loads, for example, at down time before recording. The reading resolution to be set may be determined by an apparatus in accordance with a processing load or may be arbitrarily determined by a user. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092165 | PHASE CHANGE INK CONTAINING SYNERGIST FOR PIGMENT DISPERSION - A phase change ink composition including a pigment; a carrier; a dispersant; and a synergist, (a) wherein, for a given sample of the synergist, about 80 to about 100 percent of the sample has a volume average particle diameter of about 50 to about 200 nanometers; (b) wherein the synergist has a surface area of about 30 to about 100 m | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092166 | Ink Composition, Two-Pack Curing Ink Composition Set, and Recording Method and Recorded Matter Using These - The present invention is directed to an ultraviolet curing ink jet ink composition which contains at least a polymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator, and is free from an aqueous solvent. The polymerizable compound comprises at least a urethane oligomer, and the photopolymerization initiator comprises an acylphosphineoxide and α-hydroxyketone. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092167 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING INKJET HEAD, INKJET HEAD, METHOD FOR PRODUCING INTER-MEMBER ELECTRIFICATION STRUCTURE, AND INTER-MEMBER ELECTRIFICATION STRUCTURE - A method for producing an inkjet head may include, the inkjet head having:
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| 20140092168 | INK SET FOR INKJET RECORDING AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An ink set for inkjet recording includes: an ink composition including a pigment, a water-soluble polymerizable compound, and water; and a maintenance liquid that has a pH higher than 8.5 and that includes water and a water-soluble organic solvent having an SP value higher than 27.5 MPa | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092169 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - An electronic device includes: a device body; a power supply circuitry which supplies electric power to the device body; and a real-time clock which measures a current time. The power supply circuitry includes: a transformer which converts electric power input to a primary side of the transformer and outputs the converted power to a secondary side of the transformer; a switching element disposed on the primary side to perform switching of a current to be supplied to the primary winding; and a switching controller disposed on the primary side. The real-time clock is disposed on the primary side to receive electric power. The device body includes; a main controller disposed on the secondary side to control the electronic device that receives electric power on the secondary side; and a circuit which couples the main controller and the real-time clock to allow communication therebetween in an electrically insulated state. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092170 | Multichannel-printhead with mixing capability - A multichannel printhead for mixing purposes is presented, comprising a first set of fluid outlets each outlet discharging an amount of a first fluid, a second set of fluid outlets each outlet discharging an amount of a second fluid, whereby corresponding outlets of the first and second set are configured to internally or externally lead together and mix the fluids, and whereby at least the fluid discharge of the first set of fluid outlets is controlled by drop-on-demand fluid ejectors responsive to control signals. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092171 | LAMINATE CONSTRUCTS FOR MICRO-FLUID EJECTION DEVICES - A micro-fluid ejection head has an ejection chip to expel fluid. It connects to a laminate construct. The construct has vertically configured wiring layers interspersed with non-conductive layers, such as carbon fiber layers. An upper of the wiring layers electrically connects to the ejection chip. The upper layer may also support a planar undersurface of the chip directly on a surface or in a recessed pocket. The two can connect with a die bond, such as one having silica or boron nitride. Fluid connections exist between ink feed slots of the chip and the laminate construct. A silicon tile or other material may also fluidly interconnect with the two. A plastic manifold optionally supports the laminate construct and may fluidly connect to it. The wiring layers of the laminate contemplate ground, power, and various bond pads. Other construct layers contemplate prepreg or core FR4 layers. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092172 | IMAGE FORMATION METHOD - An image formation method includes an ink ejection process of ejecting, from an inkjet head having a liquid-repellent film on an ejection surface thereof, an ink composition including: an oxidative-treated carbon black pigment having an average primary particle diameter of 25 nm or less and having an amount of oxygen of 5 atomic % or more on a surface thereof; a water-soluble nonionic compound including at least one selected from the group consisting of an ethyleneoxy chain and a propyleneoxy chain and in which a total number of the ethyleneoxy chain and the propyleneoxy chain is from 3 to 25; and water. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092173 | Ink-Jet Head And Ink-Jet Drawing Device Provided with Same - An actuator included in a head substrate of an ink-jet head receives, with an electrode on the surface of the actuator, power fed from the wiring of a wiring substrate arranged opposite the head substrate. A first electrode of the wiring substrate is electrically connected to the wiring, and protrudes to the side of the head substrate. A second electrode is electrically connected to the electrode on the surface of the actuator, protrudes to the side of the wiring substrate and is electrically connected to the first electrode. The head substrate and the wiring substrate are adhered to each other through an adhesive layer such that a space to which the first electrode and the second electrode are exposed is hermetically sealed. The hermetically sealed space is in a vacuum state or is filled with a gas containing a predetermined amount of water or less. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092174 | TECHNIQUES RELATED TO SATELLITE AEROSOLS - Examples described herein illustrate techniques related to satellite aerosol generation. In some examples, aerosols are sensed based on the interaction between satellite aerosols and a corona discharge from a corona source. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092175 | REDUCED MECHANICAL COUPLING WITH STRUCTURED FLEX CIRCUITS - An actuator assembly including a flexible printed circuit and a method for making such an actuator assembly are provided. The flexible printed circuit includes a body having a top side and a bottom side, with the body defining a plurality of bumps extending from the bottom side. A first bump of the plurality of bumps is disposed adjacent to a second bump of the plurality of bumps, and the body further defines at least one relief configured to reduce movement of the second bump caused by movement of the first bump. The flexible printed circuit also includes a plurality of contact pads disposed on the bottom side of the body at least partially at the plurality of bumps, with the plurality of contacts pads being configured to be electrically coupled to a power source and to a piezoelectric transducer. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092176 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD, LIQUID EJECTION DEVICE - A liquid ejection head including a piezoelectric element having a piezoelectric layer and electrodes The piezoelectric layer is 3 μm or less in thickness. The piezoelectric layer is made of a piezoelectric material including bismuth manganate ferrate and barium titanate. The piezoelectric layer is preferentially oriented with the (110) plane. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092177 | LIQUID JETTING APPARATUS, CONNECTING STRUCTURE OF SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID JETTING APPARATUS - There is provided a liquid jetting apparatus which includes: a liquid jetting head including a channel unit and a piezoelectric actuator, an elastic deformation layer arranged on the piezoelectric actuator, a plurality of head-side contact points arranged on the elastic deformation layer, a substrate arranged to face a surface of the liquid jetting head, a plurality of substrate-side contact points arranged on the substrate, and a fixing member fixing the liquid jetting head and the substrate. When the fixing member fixes the liquid jetting head and the substrate, a portion of the elastic deformation layer, on which the head-side contact points are arranged, is sandwiched by the piezoelectric actuator and the substrate to undergo elastic deformation. The elastic deformation layer is configured to press the plurality of head-side contact points onto the substrate-side contact points by a force arising from a tendency to restore a state before elastic deformation. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092178 | RECORDING APPARATUS HAVING LIQUID SUPPLY SYSTEM - In a recording apparatus, a first casing holds a supporting portion. A second casing holds a recording head and a first tank. The second casing is connected to the first casing so as to be rotatable relative to the first casing about a prescribed axis, the second casing being configured to move between a first position and a second position by rotating relative to the first casing, the recording head being located adjacent to the first casing when the second casing is in the first position, the recording head being further apart from the first casing when the second casing is in the second position than when the second casing is in the first position. The recording head opposes the supporting portion when the second casing is in the first position. The second casing is provided with a second tank mounting portion and a liquid transferring portion. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092179 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A first part of liquid holders includes at least one liquid holder provided at the first casing. A second part of liquid holders includes at least one liquid holder provided at the second casing. Each of a plurality of flexible tubes has one end and another end. The one end is connected to the first part of the liquid holders. The other end is connected to the second part of the liquid holders. A first supporting section is provided at the first casing and supports the tubes. A second supporting section is provided at the second casing and supports the tubes. A third supporting section supports the tubes at a position between the first supporting section and the second supporting section in such a manner that the tubes are arranged in a direction parallel to a pivotal axis. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092180 | INK COMPOSITION, RECORDING METHOD, PRINTED MATTER, INK CARTRIDGE, AND INKJET RECORDING DEVICE - An ink composition contains a pigment represented by the following chemical formula 1; a hydrosoluble solvent; and water, wherein the pigment satisfies the following relation 1: 0.040| 2014-04-03 | |
| 20140092181 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUSES - A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid cartridge and an apparatus main body. The apparatus main body includes needles that are configured to receive peak loads at predetermined intervals in a predetermined order. A greatest load associated with the predetermined order is less than a greatest load associated with each of all others of a plurality of unique orders, the greatest load associated with each unique order corresponding to a greater of the peak load received by a needle receiving the peak load first in each unique order and a sum load of the peak load received by a needle receiving the peak load after the needle receiving the peak load first in each unique order and the steady load received by a needle receiving the peak load before the needle receiving the peak load after the needle receiving the peak load first in each unique order. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092182 | Phase Change Inks Containing Novel Synergist - A phase change ink composition including a pigment; a carrier; a dispersant; and a copper phthalocyanine synergist having a carboxylic acid group thereon. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092183 | RADIANT DRUM DRIER FOR PRINT MEDIA IN A PRINTING SYSTEM - Methods and systems disclosed herein provide for drying of wet colorants applied to a print media utilizing a substantially optically transparent drum that includes a radiant energy source. In one embodiment, a printer includes a hollow drum and a radiating energy source inside of the hollow drum. The energy source radiates energy for drying a wet colorant applied to a print media. The hollow drum surrounds the energy source and is substantially transparent to the radiated energy of the energy source. The drum includes a peripheral surface that contacts the print media as the print media transits along a print path. The drum conductively heats the print media for drying the wet colorant, and permits the radiated energy of the energy source to dry the wet colorant. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092184 | DRYERS THAT USE ROLLERS TO DEFINE FIRE ENCLOSURE OPENINGS - Systems and methods are provided for drying print media. The system comprises a dryer comprising an enclosure and a roller. The roller is proximate to an opening into the enclosure. A perimeter of the roller covers a portion of the opening, and an uncovered portion of the opening comprises a gap for a web of print media. The gap has a size defined on one side by the perimeter of the roller and on another side by a surface of the opening. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092185 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A drying unit that dries a printed paper sheet is disposed at a position downstream to a liquid ejecting head in a transportation direction. The drying unit includes a heater having a heating surface that also serves as a transportation surface of the paper sheet, an upstream roller that is disposed at a position opposite the heating surface, and a downstream roller that is disposed at a position downstream to the upstream roller in the transportation direction and opposite the heating surface. A distance between the upstream roller and the heating surface is longer than a distance between the downstream roller and the heating surface. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092186 | Conveying Apparatus and Image Recording Apparatus - The disclosure relates generally to a conveying apparatus and an image recording apparatus including the conveying apparatus. The conveying apparatus may include a plurality of first rollers and a second roller configured to form a nip point with each of the first rollers so that a sheet may be conveyed. The conveying apparatus may also include a roller holder configured to support the first roller and allow the plurality of first rollers to move toward and away from the second roller. The roller holder may include a shaft pressing portion configured to press shafts of the first rollers, and a sliding portion configured to move in a width direction between a third position and a fourth position to cause the shaft pressing portion to move between a first position and a second position, respectively. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092187 | CONVEYING DEVICE AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - A conveying device includes: first rollers; second rollers; and a roller holder. Each first roller is movable along a conveying direction of a sheet between a first position and a second position. The roller holder includes: a roller accommodating portion; an abutment member; and a slide portion. The abutment member is movable along the conveying direction between a third position and a fourth position. The abutment member moves each first roller from the first position to the second position while moving from the third position to the fourth position, and moves each first roller from the second position to the first position while moving from the fourth position to the third position. The slide portion is movable along an arrayed direction of the first rollers between a fifth position and a sixth position. The slide portion is moved from the fifth position to the sixth position to move the abutment member from the third position to the fourth position, and moved from the sixth position to the fifth position to move the abutment member from the fourth position to the third position. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092188 | Sheet Feeder and Image Recording Apparatus Equipped with the Sheet Feeder - A sheet feeder, including: a sheet supply roller configured to supply a sheet to a sheet feeding path; a sheet feed roller configured to feed the sheet supplied to the sheet feeding path by the sheet supply roller to a downstream side in a sheet feeding direction in which the sheet is fed; a discharge roller configured to discharge the sheet fed by the feed roller to a downstream side in the sheet feeding direction; a drive motor configured to drive a first shaft for rotating the feed roller; a first transmitting mechanism configured to transmit a rotary motion of the first shaft to a second shaft for rotating the discharge roller; and a second transmitting mechanism configured to transmit a rotary motion of the second shaft to a third shaft for rotating the sheet supply roller. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092189 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes a first accommodating section, a transporting mechanism configured to transport the recording medium in order of a first path to a fourth path and which includes a separating mechanism, and a recording section. The separating mechanism includes a feeding roller and a separating member. The first accommodating section, the second path, and the fourth path are arranged to overlap with each other in a vertical direction. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092190 | RECORDING APPARATUS - There is provided a recording apparatus including a first accommodating section, a transporting mechanism, a first path which includes a curved path portion, a second path which is extended linearly, a third path which includes a curved path portion, and a fourth path which is extended linearly, and a recording section. The transporting mechanism includes a guide surface extended linearly, which is configured to define the second path, and to guide one side end of the recording medium, and a pair of inclined feeding rollers which is configured to transport the recording medium with respect to the guide surface to bring the one side end of the recording medium to the guide surface. The recording section is arranged along the fourth path. The first accommodating section, the second path, and the fourth path are overlapped in a vertical direction. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092191 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting unit that ejects ink onto paper, a medium holding portion that holds the paper to be fed to the liquid ejecting unit, and a removal portion that removes adhering objects that have adhered to the paper, in a feed path of the paper that is positioned lower than the medium holding portion. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092192 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting unit that ejects ink onto paper, a first removal portion that removes adhering objects that have adhered to the paper by making contact with a first surface of the paper during transport of the paper, and a second removal portion that removes adhering objects that have adhered to the paper by making contact with a second surface of the paper during transport of the paper. The first removal portion and the second removal portion are disposed so as to partially overlap in the transport direction of the paper and so that ends of the first removal portion and the second removal portion on an upstream side in the transport direction are distanced from each other in the transport direction. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092193 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting unit that ejects ink onto paper, a first removal roller that rotates in a direction opposite to a transportation direction of the paper at a first contact position in a state of being contact with a first surface of the paper that is transported at the first contact position so as to remove adhering objects which have adhered to the paper, and a second removal roller that rotates in a direction opposite to the transportation direction of the paper at a second contact position in a state of being contact with a second surface of the paper that is transported at the second contact position so as to remove adhering objects which have adhered to the paper. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092194 | RECORDING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING RECORDING DEVICE - In a printer, a continuous paper is conveyed using a suction force of a fan brought to a first suction force, the continuous paper supplied to a platen is stopped on a support surface, a recording process is conducted on the continuous paper stopped on the support surface with the suction force of the fan changed to a second suction force greater than the first suction force, and the continuous paper is conveyed after the suction force of the fan has been reduced below the second suction force back to the first suction force during the recording process. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092195 | Motor Control System and Method for a Laser Scanning Unit of an Imaging Apparatus - A scanning system for use in an imaging apparatus includes a mirror assembly having a rotating mirror with a plurality of facets, a motor operatively coupled to the rotating mirror and closed loop control circuitry coupled to the motor. The minor assembly generates a lock signal indicative of whether or not the motor is substantially at a target speed. A controller is communicatively coupled to the minor assembly for controlling rotation of the rotating mirror, the controller generating a reference signal received by the motor assembly indicating the target speed for the rotating minor. The reference signal is varied based at least in part upon an acceleration profile that accelerates the motor so that overshoot of the target speed is substantially reduced. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092196 | OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In accordance with an embodiment, an optical scanning apparatus for exposing a photoconductor includes a light source configured to radiate light, a deflector configured to deflect and scan the light from the light source and guide the light to the photoconductor, a lens configured to guide the light from the light source to the deflector and a holder configured to hold the light source and the lens. The holder includes a first wall portion for holding the light source, a second wall portion for holding the lens, and a pair of third wall portions which are integrally formed with the first and second wall portions to place the light path between the light source and the lens. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092197 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus is provided, which includes a displacement member disposed at a cartridge and configured to move from a position where the displacement member receives a driving force from an apparatus main body to a position where the displacement member does not receive the driving force, a movable member disposed at the apparatus main body, the movable member moving in response to movement of the displacement member, so as to move a first electrode between a position where the first electrode contacts a second electrode and a position where the first electrode is spaced apart from the second electrode, and a detector detecting information about the cartridge attached to the apparatus main body based on a conduction state between the first electrode and the second electrode. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092198 | INTEGRATING A VIDEO WITH AN INTERACTIVE ACTIVITY - A method for sending a video ringtone. The method includes: integrating a received first video of a first location with an interactive activity, wherein the interactive activity includes an activity in which a first entity at the first location and a second entity at a second location are engaged over a telecommunications network, wherein the integrating the received first video of the first location with the interactive activity achieves an integrated interactive activity. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092199 | TV APPARATUS - A TV apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes a TV body configured to display an image, and
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| 20140092200 | PROVIDING DIRECT EYE CONTACT VIDEOCONFERENCING - A videoconferencing unit comprises a display screen configured to display a video data stream comprising images of a far end participant. A processor is adapted to decode the video data stream and generate a modified region of the video data stream. The modified region of the video data stream is displayed on the display screen at a location where images of eyes of the far end participant are displayed on the display screen. A camera is configured with a lens to capture images of a near end participant through the modified region of the video data stream, with at least a portion of the lens positioned within the modified region of the video data stream. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092201 | DUAL-AXIS IMAGE EQUALIZATION IN VIDEO CONFERENCING - A video conferencing system is provided that reduces the perspective of an image captured by a video conferencing camera. The perspective is reduced in an image by receiving a first image of a first field of view and receiving a second image of a second field of view. Moreover, the first image is equalized and the second image is equalized independently of the first image. Additionally, the first equalized image is stitched to the second equalized image to create a display image, which can be sent to a display another video conferencing endpoint. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092202 | MITIGATING PEAK TRAFFIC TIMES IN A MULTIMEDIA CONFERENCE - The present invention is directed to mitigating peak traffic in a multimedia conference. In one aspect, one or more requests for starting a first type of conference over the network are received. Thereafter, a second type of conference is started based on predefined parameters, wherein the second type of conference consumes lower bandwidth than the first type of conference. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092203 | Systems and Methods for Scalable Composition of Media Streams for Real-Time Multimedia Communication - A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to support the operation of a Virtual Media Room or Virtual Meeting Room (VMR), wherein each VMR can accept from a plurality of participants at different geographic locations a variety of video conferencing feeds from video conference endpoints that can be either proprietary or standards-based and enable a multi-party video conferencing session among the plurality of participants by composing one composite audio and video stream for each of the participants. Each single VMR can be implemented across an infrastructure of globally distributed set of servers/media processing nodes co-located in Points of Presence (POPs) for Internet access. Each VMR also gives its users a rich set of conferencing and collaboration interaction hitherto not experienced by video conferencing users. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092204 | DYNAMIC RATE CONTROL ALGORITHM FOR HIGH DEFINITION VIDEO CONFERENCING - A computer-implemented method is provided for controlling an encoder that is particularly suited for high definition video conferencing. The method includes: receiving an average allowance of bits for encoding a data frame; receiving a burst allowance for data encoded by the encoder, where the burst allowance specifies a variance above the average allowance for a given time period; determining bits needed to encode an incoming data frame; comparing the bits needed to encode the incoming data frame to the average allowance of bits; computing a bit allowance for the incoming data frame using the bits needed to encode the incoming data frame and the burst allowance when the bits needed to encode the incoming data frame exceeds the average allowance of bits; computing a quantization parameter for the incoming data frame using the bit allowance for the incoming data frame; and providing the quantization parameter to the video encoder. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092205 | MECHANISMS TO CONCEAL REAL TIME VIDEO ARTIFACTS CAUSED BY FRAME LOSS - The claimed subject matter provides systems and/or methods that facilitate describing, communicating, utilizing, etc. a frame dependency structure in connection with real time video communication. For example, a protocol can be employed to communicate the dependency structure from a sender to a receiver. Moreover, a mechanism on a receiver side can detect frame(s) that will be rendered with artifacts if displayed due to previous frame loss; this mechanism can leverage receiver side knowledge concerning the dependency structure of the of the frames. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092206 | AIRCRAFT PROVIDED WITH A SYSTEM FOR OBSERVING PART OF THE AIRCRAFT'S ENVIRONMENT - An aircraft ( | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092207 | Omnidirectional Camera - An omnidirectional camera comprises a camera having an image pickup element for acquiring a digital image, an image data processing device for compressing signals from the camera and for converting the signal to an image signal, and an external memory. The image data processing device has a signal processing unit, a writing changeover unit, a set of two first internal memories, a signal compensation unit, a data conversion unit, a third internal memory for temporarily storing the outputted data, and an input/output control unit for controlling the input/output of the data between the third internal memory and the external memory. The writing changeover unit accumulates signals outputted from the signal processing unit in one of the first internal memories until the signals are accumulated to a predetermined amount, and then, the writing changeover unit changes the destination of accumulation and repeatedly accumulates in the other first internal memory. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092208 | Method and System for Backward 3D-View Synthesis Prediction using Neighboring Blocks - Videos of a scene are processed for view synthesis. The videos are acquired by corresponding cameras arranged so that a view of each camera overlaps with the view of at least one other camera. For each current block, motion or disparity vector is obtained from neighboring blocks. A depth block is based on a corresponding reference depth image and the motion or disparity vector. A prediction block is generated based on the depth block using backward warping. Then, predictive coding for the current block using the prediction block. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092209 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING VIDEO ENCODING USING CONTENT INFORMATION - A system and method are provided for improving video encoding using content information. A three-dimensional (3D) modeling system produces an encoded video stream. The system includes a content engine, a renderer, and a video encoder. The renderer receives 3D model information from the content engine relating and to produces corresponding two-dimensional (2D) images. The video encoder receives the 2D images and produce a corresponding encoded video stream. The video encoder receives content information from the content engine, transforms the content information into encoder control information, and controls the video encoder using the encoder control information. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092210 | Method and System for Motion Field Backward Warping Using Neighboring Blocks in Videos - Videos of a scene are processed for view synthesis. The videos are acquired by corresponding cameras arranged so that a view of each camera overlaps with the view of at least one other camera. For each current block, motion or disparity vector is obtained from neighboring blocks. A depth block is based on a corresponding reference depth image and the motion or disparity vector. A prediction block is generated based on the depth block using backward warping of a motion field. Then, predictive coding for the current block using the prediction block. Backward mapping can also be performed in the spatial domain. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092211 | TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, STEREO IMAGE DATA TRANSMITTING METHOD, RECEIVING APPARATUS, AND STEREO IMAGE DATA RECEIVING METHOD - The present invention makes it possible to perform transmission of stereo image data between devices in a favorable manner. A source device (disc player | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092212 | INFORMATION PROCESSOR, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processor has a sound acquisition unit configured to acquire a sound in a surrounding environment, a volume judging unit configured to judge whether a volume level of the sound acquired by the sound acquisition unit is higher than a reference level previously set, and a first reproduction position information recorder configured to record reproduction position information showing a current reproduction position of digital content, when the volume judging unit judges that the volume level of the acquired sound is higher than the reference level. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092213 | SUB-BITSTREAM EXTRACTION FOR MULTIVIEW, THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) AND SCALABLE MEDIA BITSTREAMS - Techniques are described for modal sub-bitstream extraction. For example, a network entity may select a sub-bitstream extraction mode from a plurality of sub-bitstream extraction modes. Each sub-bitstream extraction mode may define a particular manner in which to extract coded pictures from views or layers to allow a video decoder to decode target output views or layers for display. In this manner, the network entity may adaptively select the appropriate sub-bitstream extraction technique, rather than a rigid, fixed sub-bitstream extraction technique. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092214 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE, VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD, VIDEO PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A transmission device transmits data for causing a video display device to display, in a display area, a video made up of a 3D video and a superposed display object, the transmission device comprising: a division information generator generating division information indicating a range for each of two or more regions into which the display area is divided by at least one boundary line that is horizontal; an offset information configurator generating offset information in accordance with a 3D video depth in one of the regions, the offset information indicating a region depth for 3D display of the display object in the region, and a different piece of the offset information being generated for each region; a stream generator generating a transport stream that includes the division information, the offset information, and 3D video data for displaying the 3D video; and a stream transmitter transmitting the transport stream. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092215 | ENDOSCOPIC SYSTEM - In a stereoscopic endoscope apparatus, images obtained by left-eye and right-eye imaging systems are shaded differently due to subtle difference in an illumination direction, making fusion difficult. An endoscopic system includes: a stereoscopic endoscope which includes a light source of illumination light configured to illuminate inner part of a test object, an illumination window configured to emit the illumination light, and two or more imaging systems configured to image the inner part of the test object illuminated by the illumination light; and an illuminance distribution changing unit configured to change an illuminance distribution of the illumination light so as to reduce a difference in luminance distribution between/among pictures sensed by the respective imaging systems. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092216 | IMAGE DATA RECEIVING APPARATUS AND IMAGE DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - An image data receiving apparatus includes: a first receiving section that receives a first signal including serial data according to image data; a second receiving section that receives a second signal including serial data that is different from the serial data included in the first signal; a first conversion section that converts the serial data included in the first signal into parallel data and outputs the parallel data; a second conversion section that converts the serial data included in the second signal into parallel data and outputs the parallel data; a bit drift amount detecting section that obtains information indicating a degree of drift of the parallel data outputted from the second conversion section from a predetermined bit pattern; and a bit shifting section that shifts the parallel data outputted from the first conversion section according to the information obtained by the bit drift amount detecting section. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092217 | SYSTEM FOR CORRECTING RPC CAMERA MODEL POINTING ERRORS USING 2 SETS OF STEREO IMAGE PAIRS AND PROBABILISTIC 3-DIMENSIONAL MODELS - A modeling engine (ME) for generating or “bootstrapping” a three dimensional edge model (3DEM) from two stereo pairs of images and correcting engine (CE) for correcting a camera model associated with an image are provided. The ME back projects edge detected images into 3DEMs using camera models associated with the stereo images, updates and stereo updates voxel probabilities in the 3DEMs with back projections of the edge detected images, and then merges the 3DEMs together to create a “sparse” 3DEM. The CE calculates a registration solution mapping an edge detected image of an image to an expected edge image. The expected edge image is a projection of a 3DEM using a camera model associated with the image. The CE corrects the camera model by applying the registration solution to the camera model based on determining whether the registration solution is a high confidence registration solution. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092218 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO WITH MOTION SENSORS - An apparatus and method for a video capture device for recording 3 Dimensional (3D) stereoscopic video with motion sensors is provided are provided. The apparatus includes includes a camera unit having one lens for capturing video, a video encoder/decoder for encoding the captured video, a motion sensor for capturing motion data of the video capture device corresponding to the captured video, and a controller for controlling the video encoder/decoder and motion sensor to encode the captured video with the captured motion data. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092219 | DEVICE FOR ACQUIRING STEREOSCOPIC IMAGES - The device is based on the Wheatstone principle. Mirrors are adjusted angularly so that the right and left stereoscopic images of a scene are formed on a sensor in such a manner as to leave free an area between these two images. A slot is formed between the internal mirrors to let past, on the one hand, a structured or pulse light and, on the other, this structured or pulse light once it has been reflected on objects of the scene. The device further comprises an optic associated with the slot and the lens system to form an image on said area from said reflected structured or pulse light. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092220 | IMAGE CAPTURING ELEMENT CAPTURING STEREOSCOPIC MOVING IMAGE AND PLANAR MOVING IMAGE AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - A plurality of pixels 2 are arranged in a square lattice form, the color filters of RGB are arranged in a Bayer arrangement and a pair of a first phase difference detection pixel 3 which acquires a captured image signals for a right eye and a second phase difference detection pixel 4 which acquires a captured image signals for a left eye are provided on discrete and periodic positions in the square lattice form, the first phase difference detection pixel 3 is provided among the respective pixels of the square lattice form at 2n+1-pixel (n=1, 2, . . . ) intervals both in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction, and the second phase difference detection pixel 4 of the pair is provided on a pixel having the same color filter and spaced apart from the first phase difference detection pixel by two pixels. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092221 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAM - Externally-set mask patterns are corrected into corrected mask patterns in a variable correction degree. A depth map is processed for each of areas designated by the corrected mask patterns respectively. The depth map is for an input image. A different-viewpoint image is generated on the basis of the input image and the processed depth map. The different-viewpoint image relates to a viewpoint different from the viewpoint concerning the input image. A texture in the input image is analyzed to obtain an analyzation result. The correction of the externally-set mask patterns into the corrected mask patterns includes varying the correction degree in response to the obtained analyzation result. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092222 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - To provide a stereoscopic image processing device that can display an image that can be easily viewed stereoscopically by a viewer even in the case where there is a difference other than parallax between viewpoint images by reducing the difference without calculating the size of the difference. A stereoscopic image display device ( | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092223 | MULTI-VIEW THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - The present invention relates to a method for displaying a three-dimensional (3D) image, which is further composed of a multi-view 3D image combination method and a parallax barrier structure design, and is being used in a case when a common flat-panel display screen and a view separation device are used to display a 3D image. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092224 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a video processing apparatus includes a viewer detector, and a viewing area information calculator. The viewer detector is configured to detect the number and a position of one or a plurality of viewers using an image captured by a camera. The viewing area information calculator is configured to calculate a control parameter so as to set a viewing area, in which a plurality of parallax images displayed on a display are viewed as a stereoscopic image, according to the number and the position of the viewers. The viewing area controller is configured to set the viewing area according to the control parameter. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092225 | Imaging Device and Endoscope - The depth of field is extended by using a simple structure. Provided is an imaging device comprising: an objective optical system that comprises an aperture stop that is disposed at an intermediate position on an optical axis and that has an opening that allows incident light from an object to pass therethrough; and an imaging element that acquires an optical image of the object, which is formed by the objective optical system, wherein pixels of the imaging element are arranged in a square along two mutually orthogonal axial directions, and the aperture stop includes a light-blocking portion at a portion aligned with the optical axis, the light-blocking portion having a square shape with sides inclined at 45° relative to the directions in which the pixels are arranged. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092226 | AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE DEVICE AND AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE CONTROL METHOD - An automatic exposure control device includes an image acquisition section that acquires an image that has been captured by an imaging optical system that receives reflected light, and includes an image of an object, the reflected light being light that has been applied to the object, and reflected by the object, an angle-of-view information acquisition section that acquires angle-of-view information that indicates an angle of view of the imaging optical system when the image has been captured, and an automatic exposure control section that performs an automatic exposure control process based on the acquired angle-of-view information. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092227 | IMAGE CAPTURING PROCESSOR AND ENDOSCOPE - In image capturing processor in one embodiment comprises: an image capturing section including an image sensor that captures a polarization image of an object being illuminated with an illuminating light beam; and an image processing section. The image processing section has: a light intensity image generator which generates a light intensity image based on the output of the image sensor; a polarization degree image generator which generates a polarization degree image by calculating the degree of polarization on a pixel-by-pixel basis; a retouching section which generates a retouched polarization image by enhancing the degree of polarization of the polarization degree image at depressions on a micro-geometric surface of the object and by correcting at least one of its hue, saturation and value; and an image synthesizing section which synthesizes the retouched polarization image and the light intensity image together. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092228 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - An image processing device sets a determination target area based on a pixel to a taken image for each of a plurality of pixels included in a pixel group obtained as a candidate of a nucleus of a target cell, and determines whether or not the target cell is included in the determination target area, which is set by the setting section for each of the plurality of pixels included in the pixel group, based on whether or not an image feature amount obtained from the determination target area satisfies a condition of the image feature amount of the target cell. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092229 | SMALL-PROFILE LENSLESS OPTICAL MICROSCOPY IMAGING AND TOMOGRAPHY INSTRUMENTS AND ELEMENTS FOR LOW COST AND INTEGRATED MICROSCOPY - Arrangements for small-sized, inexpensive, and innovative lensless and other micro-optic microscopy imaging and tomography are presented. An imaging region comprising flat or curved surfaces is provided with an illumination source proximate to the imaging region or arranged for collimated illumination. Light travels through the imaging region and produces a resulting light field affected by objects, materials, fluids, organisms, etc. in the light path and is presented to an image sensing surface proximate to the imaging region, responsively creating electrical image signals. The illumination surface can be light emitting elements such as LEDs, OLEDs, or OLET whose illumination can be sequenced in an image formation or tomography process. Light-emission and light detection elements can be printed, permitting extremely low-cost manufacturing and readily accommodating imaging regions having curved shapes. Applications include laboratory instruments, micro-arrays, microplates, flow microscopes, cytometry systems, environmental and contamination monitoring systems, industrial monitoring instruments, food safety systems, and implants. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092230 | METHOD FOR AVOIDING ARTEFACTS DURING SERIAL BLOCK FACE IMAGING - A method includes capturing a first image of the sample via a detector, wherein the particles of the primary particle beam have a first average energy so that the interaction products detected by the detector predominantly contain sample information from a sample layer lying below the sample surface. The method also includes removing the outermost sample layer with the aid of the cutting device, and capturing a second image of the sample via the detector, wherein the particles of the primary particle beam have a second average energy so that the interaction products detected by the detector predominantly contain sample information from the surface layer of the sample. The method further includes calculating the lateral shift/lateral offset of the sample from a comparison of the first and second images, and compensating for the lateral offset. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092231 | CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE DEVICE AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - A specimen image capture method using a charged particle microscope device includes: a first image acquisition step in which the gain of a detector in a charged particle microscope is set to a first gain value, charged particle beam scanning is carried out on a specimen, and a first image is obtained; a second image acquisition step in which the gain of the detector is set to a second gain value, which is different to the first gain value, charged particle beam scanning is carried out on the specimen, and a second image is obtained; and an image combination step in which the first gain value and the second gain value are used and the first image and the second image are combined. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092232 | IMAGE OBTAINING DEVICE AND DETECTING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An image obtaining device is provided, including a waterproof casing, a CCD image transducer mounted in the waterproof casing, a motor having a driving shaft and being mounted in the waterproof casing, and a transparent plate covered on one side of the waterproof casing, connected to the driving shaft of the motor, and driven to rotate by the motor. A detecting apparatus having the above image obtaining device is further provided. The detecting apparatus also includes a LED lighting device configured corresponding to the image obtaining device and an image processing device connected to the CCD image transducer of the image obtaining device. The transparent plate is driven to rotate by the motor to generate centrifugal force to throw away the droplets and water stains on the image obtaining device, thereby improving the detecting precision of the apparatus and the yield rate of the to-be-detected object. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092233 | MARKER FOR APPLICATION TO SURFACES AT HIGH AND SUSTAINED OPERATING TEMPERATURES - There is provided a marker system for applying to surfaces operating at high temperatures, the marker system comprising a marker and a temperature resilient medium capable of securing the marker system onto a high temperature surface; wherein the medium contains an inorganic matrix to secure the marker to a surface; wherein the marker comprises a fingerprint to render the marker unique; and wherein the marker system further comprises indicator material to indicate the presence of the marker. Further provided is a composition comprising the marker system. Further provided are engines, exhaust systems and/or catalytic converters or other surfaces operating at high temperatures comprising a surface impregnated with the marker system. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092234 | DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM USEFUL FOR INSPECTION OF TUBULARS - A data acquisition system for determining the state of a tubular while the tubular rotates about its cylindrical axis. The tubular remains otherwise substantially stationary. Sensors travel up and down the length of the rotating tubular, interrogating the inside and outside of the tubular for data regarding the tubular's state. Sensors may take samples which may be associated with rotational reference information tying the sample to its absolute position on the internal or external surface of the tubular. A data processor processes the samples and other sensor data to produce a wide array of output, including data signatures of the tubular, maps of contour data regarding the internal or external surface of the tubular, and dimensional data regarding the tubular. Data acquisition is advantageously done in real time, and may further be done concurrently with internal or external cleaning operations. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092235 | DOWNHOLE CAMERA AND LIGHTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An illuminated camera apparatus can be used downhole in wellbores or other environments lacking ambient or available light. Light generated by a light emitting diode or other light source is pointed or reflected toward a glass light pipe that conveys such light past a camera or other visual image sensor. The conveyed light is diffused to evenly illuminate the surrounding environment into the field of view of the camera or other visual image sensor. At least one heat sink can be provided to absorb and/or retain heat, and isolate such heat from thermally sensitive components. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092236 | POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING A VEHICLE - A positioning system for a vehicle includes a camera, a processor unit and a data storage device. A length relating to a feature of the vehicle is stored in the data storage device. The vehicle is positioned for an inductive charging process in that the vehicle is recorded by a camera and a feature of the vehicle is detected. The position relating to a feature is calculated. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092237 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE - An indication control unit | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092238 | MOBILE DEVICE BASED ULTRA-VIOLET (UV) RADIATION SENSING - The present application discloses device and system embodiments that address mobile device integration considerations for various categories of UV sensors, including cameras, photodiodes, and chemical sensors. The UV sensors may use the functionalities of the existing in-built sensors in conventional mobile devices, and/or integrate additional components specific to UV sensing. By optimally positioning the sensors, UV sensing and other collateral functionalities (e.g., charging a photovoltaic cell integrated with the mobile device) can be realized in parallel. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092239 | SASH POSITION SENSOR USING IMAGE ANALYSIS - Systems and methods for determining the area of a sash opening in a fume hood formed by at least one movable sash panel. Fume hoods have sash panels mounted over a hood opening to an enclosure structure of the fume hood. The sash panels are moved to open or close the fume hood at the sash opening for access to a work surface. A camera is mounted in a fume hood enclosure space to capture an image of the sash opening. An area determining function is configured to receive a digital representation of the image. The image is analyzed by detecting edges in the image. The image edges corresponding to edges of the sash opening are identified. The area of the sash opening is determined by applying a scaling value to the area formed by the image edges corresponding to the area of the sash opening. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092240 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING ADJUSTMENT DEVIATIONS OF AN IMAGE DATA CAPTURE CHIP OF AN OPTICAL CAMERA, AS WELL AS CORRESPONDING ADJUSTMENT VERIFICATION DEVICES - A method, and an adjustment verification device, for determining adjustment deviations of an image data capture chip of an optical camera includes the steps of: aligning a laser beam of a laser source by an adjustment verification device to a camera image which is to be recorded by the optical camera and upon which a visible laser image is formed by the laser beam, the adjustment verification device including a camera holder for the positionally correct installation of the optical camera; recording the camera image by the positionally correctly installed optical camera; determining the coordinates of the laser image recorded in the camera image; and determining a deviation in the coordinates of the recorded laser image from a nominal position of the camera image and, on the basis thereof, deriving the adjustment deviations of the image data capture chip of the optical camera. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092241 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SCANNING OF BOOKS AND OTHER ITEMS FOR ORDER AND INVENTORY CONTROL - A method and device for creating digital optical images of bindings of books or other items in order to determine whether the books are in the correct order, such as on a bookshelf. The digital images are analyzed by a computer to determine whether the unique identifier of the book indicates the books is out of order relative to one or more next adjacent books bearing unique identifiers. If a book is out of order, an augmented reality image is produced with the digital image on the display of the device to indicate which books is out of order, and which books are in order. The user of the system can correct the disorder and re-scan to confirm order. The system also retains information about which books were scanned, which books were adjacent each scanned book, and whether the books were in or out of order. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092242 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO IDENTIFY VISITORS AND PROVIDE CONTEXTUAL SERVICES - System and method to provide contextual services, the method including: capturing a characteristic of a first person inside or within a predetermined distance of a monitored space; accessing a database of identifying characteristics of potential visitors to the monitored space; identifying the first person by use of the database, to produce an identified visitor; and providing to a second person an information related to the identified visitor. The system may include: a database of identifying characteristics of potential visitors to a monitored space; a surveillance device configured to capture a characteristic of a first person inside or within a predetermined distance of the monitored space; a processor configured to identify the first person by use of the database, to produce an identified visitor; and a communication interface configured to provide to a second person an information related to the identified visitor. | 2014-04-03 |
