| 14th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
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| 20140092343 | LENS AND LED UNIT USING THE LENS AND DISPLAY USING THE LED UNIT - An exemplary lens for diffusing light from an LED to a diffusion plate of an LCD module, includes a light-refraction portion and a plurality of legs extending from the light-refraction portion. The light-refraction portion includes a light-incident face facing the LED and a light-emergent face opposite to the light-incident face and facing the diffusion plate. The light-incident face defines a plurality of dots therein. Each dot is a depression and has an inner face concaved from the light-incident face. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092344 | Backlight Assembly And Liquid Crystal Display Device - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a backlight assembly and a liquid crystal display device, and the backlight assembly comprises: a light guide plate; a base plate, disposed on an opposite side of a light emitting side of the light guide plate; and a back plate, disposed on a side of the light guide plate along an edge of the base plate, wherein an edge-type light source is disposed on a side facing the light guide plate of the back plate, the back plate is pivotally connected with the base plate via a rotation axis, and the back plate rotates about the rotation axis. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092345 | RADIATION EMITTING ELEMENT AND A METHOD OF PROVIDING IT - A radiation emitting element comprising a radiation transmissive element having a first refractive index, a first surface, a second, opposite surface, a radiation emitter adapted to emit radiation of a predetermined wavelength into the radiation transmissive element, and a plurality of radiation controlling elements, wherein each radiation controlling element comprises: a first liquid having a second refractive index, a second fluid having a third refractive index being lower than the second refractive index, the second refractive index being closer to the first refractive index than the third refractive index, means for altering a shape of the first liquid between two modes wherein: in a first mode, the first liquid being in contact with the first surface at a first surface part, and an interface between the first liquid and the second fluid, at the first surface part, is not parallel to the first surface part and in a second mode, a surface of the second fluid, at the first surface part, is at least substantially parallel to the shape of the first surface part, wherein the first liquid has a transmittance of at least 10% at the predetermined wavelength. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092346 | Borderless Display with Light-Bending Structures - An electronic device may be provided with a display mounted in a housing. The display may have an array of display pixels that provide image light to a user. The array of display pixels may form an active display structure with a rectangular shape. The rectangular active display structure may be surrounded by an inactive border region. Optical structures such as a sheet of glass or another optical member may have portions that are configured to bend light from the display pixels along the periphery of the active display structure. The optical member may have an area that is larger than the area of the active display structure, so that the presence of the optical member may serve to enlarge the apparent size of the display. Solidified liquid polymer may be used to support the optical structures and may be interposed between the optical structures and the active display structures. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092347 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A variable reflectance mirror ( | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092348 | RETARDATION FILM, POLARIZING PLATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHODS OF PRODUCING RETARDATION FILM AND POLARIZING PLATE - Provided is a retardation film that can be incorporated into a liquid crystal display device having low power consumption. The retardation film includes a support (A) and a rodlike liquid crystalline compound layer (B), which satisfies a particular brightness when the retardation film is incorporated into a liquid crystal device. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092349 | TN-MODE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A TN-mode liquid crystal display device, which exhibits reduced grayscale inversion and improved white luminance, including: in sequence, a first polarizer, a first retardation film, a first liquid crystal cell substrate, a TN-mode liquid crystal layer, a second liquid crystal cell substrate, a second retardation film, and a second polarizer, wherein the absorption axis of the first polarizer is orthogonal to the absorption axis of the second polarizer, the slow axis of the first retardation film tilts by about 45° from the absorption axis of the first polarizer, the slow axis of the second retardation film tilts by about 135° from the absorption axis of the second polarizer, the slow axis of the first retardation film is orthogonal to the slow axis of the second retardation film, the first retardation film and the second retardation film have the same Re(550), and the first retardation film has a Re(550) of 5≦Re(550)≦55. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092350 | CURVED DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a curved first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; an image display layer which displays an image, the image display layer between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a plurality of spacers which maintains a space between the first and second substrates, the spacers being between the first substrate and the second substrate. Heights of the spacers decrease from a center portion of the display device toward an end portion of the display device. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092351 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - In a display device having high reliability, even if being a narrow framing type, and a method for manufacturing thereof, having a display panel, being made up with a first substrate | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092352 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Screen brightness is improved in an IPS type liquid crystal display device. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092353 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - In this display device, an electrode layer for an upper electrode and a lower electrode is formed on an array substrate via a dielectric film, one of the upper electrode and the lower electrode is a pixel electrode, the other thereof is a common electrode, and an opening portion for generating horizontal electric field in a liquid crystal layer is formed in accordance with a shape of the electrode layer in a plan view. A CF substrate has a light-shielding film (BM) including a lateral BM portion. The opening portion has a plurality of slits in an X direction, and an end portion of an outermost slit in a Y direction is concealed by the lateral BM portion overlapped in a Z direction. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092354 | DISPLAY DEVICE SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY DEVICE SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURING METHOD, DISPLAY DEVICE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a display device substrate, a display device substrate manufacturing method, a display device, a liquid crystal display device, a liquid crystal display device manufacturing method and an organic electroluminescent display device that allow suppressing faults derived from occurrence of gas and/or bubbles in a pixel region. The present invention is a display device substrate that comprises: a photosensitive resin film; and a pixel electrode, in this order, from a side of an insulating substrate. The display device substrate has a gas-barrier insulating film, at a layer higher than the photosensitive resin film, for preventing advance of a gas generated from the photosensitive resin film, or has a gas-barrier insulating film, between the photosensitive resin film and the pixel electrode, for preventing advance of gas generated from the photosensitive resin film. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092355 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A first and second region of a display device includes a plurality of scanning signal lines, a plurality of pixel electrodes, and a plurality of holding capacitance wires to which modulation signals are supplied. The plurality of scanning signal lines in the first and second regions are independently scanned. The display device includes a first trunk to which the plurality of holding capacitance wires that form capacitors along with the pixel electrodes in the first region are connected, but to which the holding capacitance wires that form capacitors along with the pixel electrodes in the second region are not connected; and a second trunk to which the plurality of holding capacitance wires that form the capacitors along with the pixel electrodes in the second region are connected, but to which the holding capacitance wires that form the capacitors along with the pixel electrodes in the first region are not connected. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092356 | CURVED DISPLAY DEVICE - A curved display device includes a bent first substrate and a bent second substrate spaced apart and facing each other, a sealant positioned at edges of the first substrate and the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and contained by the sealant, wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are bent to have almost the same curvature radius, and a modulus of elasticity of the sealant, at least when bending of the bent first and second substrates occurs, is about 1 MPa to about 100 MPa and more specifically about 1 MPa to about 50 MPa so that the sealant can be easily shear deformed during the bending process. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092357 | LCD PANEL AND LCD DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a liquid crystal display (LCD) device and an LCD device. The LCD panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate oppositely arranged to the first substrate, and each of oppositely arranged surfaces of the two substrates are layered with one or more material layers. The edge of the oppositely arranged surface(s) of the first substrate and/or the second substrate is layered with protrusions and/or recesses, the edge layered with the protrusions and/or recesses is bonded with sealant, and the first substrate is bonded and fixed to the second substrate by the sealant. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092358 | TEMPLE ASSEMBLY FOR EYEWEAR - An example embodiment includes eyewear. The eyewear includes a lens, a brow piece, and two temple assemblies. The brow piece is configured be secure the lens. The two temple assemblies are coupled to the brow piece by two hinges. Each temple assembly includes a temple substrate, a covered portion, and a metal insert. The covered portion is formed on the temple substrate. The metal insert is located within the temple substrate. The metal insert is configured to impose a spring load against a head of a user to secure the eyewear to the head. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092359 | Progressive Multifocal Rigid Gas Permeable Contact Lens - A contact lens is provided. It is a rigid gas permeable, corneal-scleral progressive, multifocal, vision lens that covers the cornea and a portion of the sclera of an eye. It is particularly beneficial for use on patients who have undergone refractive surgery and/or on patients experiencing presbyopia. The lens is designed to have dual touch contact with an eye. One contact point is the central portion of the cornea and the other contact point is a portion of the sclera. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092360 | OPTICAL ARTICLE CONTAINING SELF-HEALING AND ABRASION-RESISTANT COATINGS - The present invention is drawn to an optical article comprising: (a) a transparent optical polymer substrate, (b) a transparent intermediate abrasion-resistant coating obtained from at least one epoxysilane by a sol-gel process, and (c) a transparent outer coating comprising a polythiol-ene matrix obtained by curing a liquid monomer mixture comprising at least one polyfunctional thiol and at least one polyfunctional allyl monomer, said cured polythiol-ene matrix having a glass transition temperature comprised in the range from 40° C. to 70° C. and a thickness from 3.5 μm to less than 10 μm. It is also drawn to a method for preparing such an optical article and to a method for repairing scratches in such an optical article by heating. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092361 | NON-CONTACT TYPE TONOMETER - A non-contact type tonometer includes: a measurement unit including a first measuring unit for measuring an eye pressure of an examinee's eye in a non-contact manner and a second measuring unit for measuring a corneal thickness of the examinee's eye in a non-contact manner; a moving mechanism for causing relative movement of the measurement unit with respect to the examinee's eye; a drive controller for driving the moving mechanism for aligning the measurement unit; and a setting switch controller for switching an alignment reference on the cornea used for aligning the measurement unit between first and second alignment references. The first alignment reference is a reference for measuring the eye pressure with the first measuring unit and the second alignment reference is a reference for measuring the corneal thickness with the second measuring unit and set closer to a corneal rear surface than the first alignment reference. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092362 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM FOR OPTHALMIC MICROSCOPE, AND ITS OPERATION METHOD - The present invention discloses a illumination system for ophthalmic microscope and its operation method. Light beams generated by White LED, passes through the condenser and relay system to produce illumination on retina of the eye and boundary of the illumination is determined by the aperture stop. To enhance the visualization of red glow, a Single source beam then divided into two beams using divider system contains Beam splitter and mirror. Transmitted beams and reflected beams are made to focus on circular areas coated with reflective material of virtual beam splitter which is positioned coaxially with observation system of the microscope. Focused beam then passes through the objective lens of the microscopic system. Reflected beams from retina then passes through the objective lens and reaches the observation system via Virtual Beam Splitter. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092363 | PROCESS FOR RELIABLY DETERMINING THE AXIAL LENGTH OF AN EYE - A method for reliably determining the axial length of an eye uses optical coherence tomography (OCT), where the eye is aligned with a fixation mark so that the optical axis of the measuring instrument coincides at least approximately with a visual axis of the eye. The axial length is determined from at least one B-scan taken in an initial AS mode (anterior segment mode) and the axial length is also determined from at least one B-scan taken in a second RS mode (retina segment mode). A resultant reliable axial length of the eye is determined using the axial lengths from the AS and RS modes, where available and where possible, or the process is ended without a resultant axial length. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092364 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMBINING LASER BEAMS OF DIFFERENT POLARIZATION - The present invention provides a light source apparatus ( | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092365 | SPACE IMAGE FORMING ELEMENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND TERMINAL - To provide a space image forming element realizing higher reflectance and larger area by making aperture ratio and transmittance higher and a method of manufacturing the same, thereby realizing high reflectance and, as a result, formation of an image having high brightness in the air. In a space image forming element of the present invention, a light transmission region is configured by a transparent pattern formed by exposure process using a transparent resist. By forming a metal layer between adjacent transparent patterns, a mirror-face region is formed in the interface between a side wall of the transparent pattern and the metal layer. The metal layer has a two-layer structure. The second metal layer is formed by electroplating using the metal in the first layer as an electrode. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092366 | MULTI-PROJECTION SYSTEM AND DISPLAY SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A multi-projection system and a display system using the same are provided. The multi-projection system for projecting a plurality of images included in a beam onto a screen includes a beam source providing the beam; an image splitter in proximity to the beam source and has a positive magnifying ratio; and an imaging device in proximity to the image splitter, wherein the beam passes through the image splitter and the imaging device to be projected onto the screen. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092367 | PROJECTOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A projector includes a dimming device that moves a light-shielding member for shielding light to adjust the amount of light emitted from a light source, a housing that accommodates the dimming device, a temperature detection section that detects an internal temperature of the housing, and a control section that controls an adjustment state of the amount of light through the dimming device. The control section starts a control of the dimming device when the temperature detected by the temperature detection section is set to equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092368 | PROJECTING APPARATUS - A projecting apparatus includes a chassis, an optical engine, a first fan set and a second fan set. The first fan set is disposed in the chassis and located at a first air outlet, and is configured to drive air to flow via a first air inlet into the chassis to form a first air flow. The first air flow flows out of the chassis via the first air outlet. The second fan set is disposed in the chassis and located at a second air outlet, and is configured to drive air to flow via the first air inlet into the chassis to form a second air flow. The second air flow flows out of the chassis via the second air outlet. A flow direction of the first air flow at the first air outlet is perpendicular to that of the second air flow at the second air outlet. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092369 | IMAGE OUTPUT DEVICE, IMAGE OUTPUT METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an image output device including a projectable region calculating unit that calculates a projectable region which is a region on a screen in which laser beam is projectable based on a trajectory in which scanning with the laser beam is performed using information specifying the screen onto which an image is projected by two-dimensional scanning with the laser beam, a projection window setting unit that causes the laser beam to be emitted and sets a projection window serving as a range in which the image is projected in the projectable region, and a generating unit that generates a pixel value of each of positions corresponding to pixels included in the image within the projection window on the screen for each pixel in a manner that the image is projected in the range set by the projection window. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092370 | PROJECTOR - A lens shift mechanism includes a movable portion configured to support a projection lens and movable in two directions orthogonal to each other in a plane orthogonal to an optical axis; first and second operating units configured to generate drive forces for moving the movable portion in the two directions, respectively, first and second rotating portions to which the drive forces generated by the first and second operating units are transmitted, and a lock mechanism configured to be capable of switching between a locked state in which the two operating units are locked and an unlocked state in which the two rotating portions are rotatable, and the lock mechanism includes first and second locking members configured to lock the first and second rotating portions respectively and a lever mechanism configured to move the two locking members. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092371 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes: an optical unit body having a light modulating apparatus configured to modulate an optical flux emitted from a light source according to image information; a projection lens configured to project the optical flux modulated by the light modulating apparatus; and an adjusting mechanism configured to adjust an inclination of the projection lens with respect to the optical unit body. The adjusting mechanism includes; a supporting portion configured to support the projection lens; a base portion configured to constitute part of the optical unit body; a clamping portion configured to clamp the base portion in cooperation with the supporting portion; a fixing member configured to fix the supporting portion to the clamping portion; and adjusting members configured to be capable of adjusting a distance between the base portion and the supporting portion. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092372 | MULTI-PHOTON EXPOSURE SYSTEM - An exposure system includes a light source emitting a beam along an optical axis that is capable of inducing a multi-photon reaction in a resin. The exposure system further includes a resin undergoing multiphoton reaction, as well as an automated system including a monitor that measures at least one property of the beam selected from power, pulse length, shape, divergence, or position in a plane normal to the optical axis. The monitor generates at least one signal indicative of the property of the beam, and a sub-system adjusts the beam in response to the signal from the monitor. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092373 | FABRICATION OF HIGH EFFICIENCY, HIGH QUALITY, LARGE AREA DIFFRACTIVE WAVEPLATES AND ARRAYS - An apparatus and method is presented for fabricating high quality one- or two dimensional diffractive waveplates and their arrays that exhibit high diffraction efficiency over large area and being capable of inexpensive large volume production. Employed is a generally non-holographic and aperiodic polarization converter for converting the polarization of a coherent input light beam that may be of a visible wavelength into a pattern of continuous spatial modulation at the output of said polarization converter. A photoresponsive material characterized by an anisotropy axis that may be formed or aligned according to polarization of said light beam is exposed to said polarization modulation pattern and may be coated subsequently with an anisotropic material overlayer. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092374 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEVICE - A scanning exposure apparatus measures levels of a substrate at a predetermined position on the substrate at a first measurement point during the acceleration period and a second measurement point during the constant velocity period, obtains a correction value for a measurement error due to factors associated with acceleration based on the measurement results, corrects the measured level using the obtained correction value and exposes the substrate so that the level at a given position on the substrate becomes equal to the corrected level, when the substrate is exposed at the given position after the level is measured while the stage accelerates, and exposes the substrate so that the level at a given position on the substrate becomes equal to the measured level measured, when the substrate is exposed after the level of the substrate at the given position is measured while the stage moves at a constant velocity. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092375 | MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT FOR ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES - A monitoring and management system (MMS) includes one or more fiber optic cables arranged within or on portions of an energy storage device. Each fiber optic cable includes multiple optical sensors. At least one of the optical sensors is configured to sense a parameter of the energy storage device that is different from a parameter of the energy storage device sensed by at least another optical sensor of the multiple optical sensors. The MMS includes a light source configured to provide light to the one or more fiber optic cables and a detector configured to detect light reflected by the optical sensors. The detector generates an electrical signal based on the reflected light. A processor is coupled to receive the electrical signal, to analyze the electrical signal, and to determine state of the energy storage device based on analysis of the electrical signal. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092376 | CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR IN-LINE ANALYSIS OF PROTEIN COMPOSITIONS - A system and method for the in-line analysis of protein-containing compositions for protein denaturation. The system and method employ providing a protein-containing composition in a container that can be directly used in an analytical method for evaluating the denaturation of a protein. The container can be directly employed in an analytical technique such as UV spectroscopy, circular dichroism, etc. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092377 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING BIREFRINGENCE IN GLASS AND GLASS-CERAMICS - Systems and methods of for measuring birefringence and stress in a sample made of ion-exchanged glass or a ceramic are disclosed, wherein the method includes digitally capturing TE and TM angular spectra of intensity versus pixel number for the sample. The TE and TM angular spectra are processed to minimize differences between respective regions of the TE and TM angular spectra. The amount of shift in pixels that best overlaps the processed TE and TM spectra is determined. The birefringence B is calculated by multiplying the pixel shift by the index resolution. The stress is calculated by multiplying the birefringence by the stress-optic coefficient. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092378 | UV DIODE LASER EXCITATION IN FLOW CYTOMETRY - The present invention generally relates to a method and apparatus for exciting particles, and more specifically relates to analyzers or sorters for exciting fluorescently labeled particles with a multimode diode laser and the optics for making high resolution determinations from the multimode diode laser beam excitation. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092379 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING GAS COMPONENT CONCENTRATION INSIDE A GLASS UNIT - A non-invasive method for determining a concentration of a gas component in a gas mixture contained in a spacing of a glass unit having at least two glass sheets spaced apart from each other and forming the spacing. One or more light beams is applied at an angle to the surface of the glass unit, wherein the wavelength of the emitted light beam is varied around or over the at least one absorption line of the interest gas component. The light beams transmitted through or reflected from at least one surface or interface locating at the opposite side of the spacing are collected by a detector and non-linear variations in the intensity of the transmitted or reflected light beams over an absorption line of the interest gas is then component determined. The concentration of the gas component to be measured is determined based on the non-linear variations in the intensity. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092380 | METHOD OF MEASURING MULTI-MODE FIBER BANDWIDTH THROUGH ACCESSING ONE FIBER END - A method of measuring the bandwidth of a multi-mode optical fiber using single-ended, on-line and off-line approaches and test configurations. The method includes: transmitting a light signal through the first end of a multi-mode fiber toward the second end of the multi-mode fiber, so that a portion of the light signal is reflected by the second end toward the first end of the multi-mode fiber; and receiving the reflected portion of the light signal at the first end of the multi-mode fiber. The method also includes obtaining magnitude and frequency data related to the reflected portion of the light signal at the first end of the multi-mode fiber; and analyzing the magnitude and the frequency data to determine a bandwidth of the multi-mode optical fiber. The length of the multi-mode fiber may also increase over time during testing. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092381 | PORTABLE OPTICAL FIBER TEST SET CONTROLLABLE THROUGH WIRELESS MOBILE DEVICE - A portable optical fiber test set controllable through a wireless mobile device includes: a portable optical fiber tester, which has a communication interface and can test an optical fiber; and a wireless mobile device electrically connected to the communication interface, so that the wireless mobile device can control the portable optical fiber tester to test the optical fiber and can upload test results and data, obtained by the portable optical fiber tester, to a cloud through a wireless network or download data from the cloud. The invention utilizes the portable optical fiber tester, which has the communication interface and works in conjunction with a function of the wireless mobile device connecting to the network whenever network is available, so that the invention becomes the portable optical fiber testing device that can be conveniently carried and used. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092382 | SPECIMEN TRANSPORTER, SPECIMEN TESTING SYSTEM AND SPECIMEN TRANSPORTING METHOD - A specimen transporter transports a specimen plate to a specimen imaging apparatus. The specimen transporter comprises a plate container configured to contain the specimen plate therein, and a transport mechanism which transports the plate container to the specimen imaging apparatus with the specimen plate contained in the plate container. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092383 | SPECTROSCOPIC DEVICE - A spectroscopic device includes a lamp house accommodating a light source inside, a spectrometer configured to disperse light from the lamp house, a temperature measurement means for measuring a temperature of the spectrometer, a heating means for heating the spectrometer, a storage means and a control unit. The storage means stores the detection temperature of the temperature measurement means at a time when an optical axis is stable in the spectrometer in a state where the light source is illuminated. The control unit is configured to control operation of the heating means, and to cause the heating means to operate, when the light source is illuminated from a light-off state, until a detection temperature of the temperature measurement means reaches the detection temperature stored in the storage means. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092384 | DIFFRACTION GRATING MANUFACTURING METHOD, SPECTROPHOTOMETER, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object thereof is to provide a manufacturing technique capable of manufacturing a diffraction grating which is suitable for use in a spectrophotometer and has an apex angle of a convex portion of about 90° and can satisfy high diffraction efficiency and a low stray light amount. A method of manufacturing a diffraction grating, the method including: setting an exposure condition such that a sectional shape of a convex portion of a resist on a substrate, which has been formed by exposure, is an asymmetric triangle with respect to an opening portion shape of a mask having an opening portion with a periodic structure and an angle formed by a long side and a short side of the triangle is about 90°; and performing exposure. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092385 | DISPERSED FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETER, METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A spectrometer is provided, the spectrometer having an interferometer generating an interferogram by splitting an interferometer input signal between a reference arm and a variable delay arm, and introducing a delay between the split interferometer input signals prior to interfering the split interferometer input signals. The spectrometer additionally has a controllable delay element operable to adjust the delay introduced by the interferometer and a dispersive element outputting a plurality of narrowband outputs representative of a received broadband input signal. The interferometer and dispersive element are optically connected to output a plurality of narrowband interferograms representative of a spectra of a spectrometer input signal received by the spectrometer, and the plurality of narrowband interferograms are received by a detector array for analysis. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092386 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ANALYZING SMALL PARTICLES IN GAS - A method for detecting decalibration of a device for analyzing particles, including irradiating particles with light, detecting light scattered from the particles, amplifying, digitizing and detecting the electric signal obtained in a plurality of digital channels corresponding to the intensity representing the particle size and monitoring the appearance of the Mie peak in the measured size-dependent frequency distribution and sending a report if the Mie peak deviates in a digital channel other than the digital standard channel belonging to it based on measurement settings. The electronic analyzing unit detecting a Mie peak in the measured particle size distribution and assigning it to a digital detection channel in a device for detecting the concentration of small particles in gas, with a sample tube, a light source, a detector detecting scattered light scattered on the particles, an analog amplifier, an analog-digital converter, an electronic analyzing unit and a display and operating unit. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092387 | HIGH RESOLUTION WAVELENGTH MEASUREMENT SYSTEM USING A COARSE, STABLE TIMING SIGNAL - A source generates an optical test signal sweeping a bandwidth of wavelengths over time. The test signal is applied to a device under test (DUT) to generate a response signal. A timing signal generator connected to the source generates a timing signal having triggers at time instances corresponding to known wavelengths of the test signal. A DUT detector samples the DUT response signal generating sampled DUT data using a sampling period that is shorter than a shortest time between timing signal triggers. A correlator receives the timing signal, the known wavelengths associated with the timing signal triggers, the sampled DUT data and the DUT detector sampling period then correlates each sampled DUT datum to a wavelength of the test signal that was applied to the DUT when the DUT datum was sampled by interpolating the known wavelengths using the trigger time instances and the DUT detector sampling period. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092388 | OPTICAL ZOOM PROBE - An optical zoom probe is provided. The optical zoom probe includes: an aperture adjuster which adjusts an aperture through which light which is transmitted by a light transmitter propagates; and a focus adjuster which focuses light that propagates through the aperture and which includes first and second liquid lenses for each of which respective curvatures are independently controlled so as to adjust a respective focal length. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092389 | REFLECTIVE SENSOR FOR DETECTION OF MATERIAL DEGRADATION - A sensor for detecting material degradation may include an optical fiber and a housing through which the optical fiber extends. An end cap may be affixed to an end of the housing. Light provided through the optical fiber may be reflected off of the end cap back through the optical fiber. The end cap may be made of a material of interest, and may be situated in an environment wherein the material of interest is present. A light source may provide input light through the optical fiber. A portion of the input light may be reflected off of the end cap. A light receptor may receive the reflected light via the optical fiber. A processing unit may be adapted to compare a measured intensity of the reflected light to a threshold, and to initiate an alarm condition if the measured intensity is below the threshold. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092390 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING SPECTRAL IMAGE - An apparatus for obtaining spectral image includes a variable spectral element capable of changing its spectral characteristics, a transmission wavelength setting unit for setting a wavelength of light to be transmitted by the variable spectral element, a variable spectral element control unit changing a first control of the variable spectral element and a second control of the variable spectral element for controlling spectral characteristics of the variable spectral element to each other, an image capturing unit capturing an image that is formed by light transmitted by the variable spectral element, and an image correction unit acquiring a difference image between a first image captured in the first control and a second image captured in the second control. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092391 | LIGHT SOURCE AND OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A light source includes a control unit that controls currents injected into at least one light emitting region and a light emission spectrum conversion region. The at least one light emitting region includes a first light emitting region and a second light emitting region different from the first light emitting region, light that is emitted from the first light emitting region and passes through the light emission spectrum conversion region is combined with the light that is emitted from the first or second light emitting region and does not pass through the light emission spectrum conversion region. The control unit controls the currents injected into the light emission spectrum conversion region and the first light emitting region so that the current density of the light emission spectrum conversion region is smaller than the current density of the first light emitting region. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092392 | METHOD FOR OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY - There is disclosed a method for detecting spatially structured sample volumes by means of coherent light and digital holography. There is also disclosed a method for analyzing the depth structure of samples in accordance with optical coherence tomography. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092393 | DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT METHOD - There is provided a displacement measurement apparatus including: a light source; a pair of diffraction gratings that light emitted from the light source enters, the pair of diffraction gratings opposing each other while being relatively movable along an optical axis; a first optical sensor that detects interference light obtained by diffracted light emitted from a diffraction grating device of each of the pair of diffraction gratings; a second optical sensor that detects non-interference light emitted from the pair of diffraction gratings; and a correction unit that corrects a signal obtained by the first optical sensor based on a signal obtained by the second optical sensor. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092394 | MECHANISM FOR FACIILTATING AN OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION TESTING SYSTEM EMPLOYING MULTIPLE TESTING PATHS - A mechanism is described for facilitating optical testing of a device under test (DUT) using a testing mechanism having multiple testing paths according to one embodiment. A method of embodiments of the invention may include facilitating, via a loopback path, optical testing of the DUT in a loopback configuration. The loopback configuration may allow for looping between one or more transmitters and one or more receivers of the DUT. The method may further include facilitating, via a spectral path, spectral measurements relating to the DUT. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092395 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATED INLINE DETERMINATION OF THE REFRACTIVE POWER OF AN OPHTHALMIC LENS - A method for an automated inline determination of the refractive power of an ophthalmic lens ( | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092396 | Device for measuring the relative position of two objects moving in relation to each other - The invention relates to a device for measuring the relative position of two objects moving relative to each other along an axis or around a rotating axis (D), with a transmitter ( | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092397 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a detector, and first to fourth generation units. The detector detects an instruction to magnify a portion of a reduced image obtained by reducing an original image, using the first generation unit. Upon detection of the instruction, the second generation unit generates a first magnified image by magnifying the reduced-image portion such that the degree of the magnification becomes smaller from the center of the magnification toward a surrounding area. The third generation unit specifies a portion of the original image corresponding to a first magnified image region having a perimeter from which a distance to the center of the magnification is predetermined, and generates a second magnified image by magnifying the specified original image portion. The fourth generation unit composes and then outputs an image by superimposing the second magnified image on the first magnified image at the center of the magnification. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092398 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image processing method includes an extraction step, a specifying step, and a data generating step. The extraction step extracts the positions of one or a plurality of objects and the position of a reference character indicating reference to each object, included in image data. Based on the extraction result of the extraction step, the specifying step specifies, among the objects, a specific object for which the corresponding reference character is to be printed on a side opposite to the object printed side when the image data is printed by both-side printing. The data generating step, based on the image data, generates edited image data in which the specific object is copied to a position that allows the specific object to be printed on a paper sheet different from that for the reference character corresponding to the specific object when the both-side printing is performed. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092399 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - According to an aspect of the present invention, an apparatus includes an area setting unit configured to set, in a case where it is not determined that a page of an aspect ratio can be set in an application, a data arrangement area which the data to be printed is arranged, in a page setting of the application, so that an aspect ratio of the data arrangement area fits to the aspect ratio of the printing area, and a scaling setting unit configured to set a scaling of the page in which the data arrangement area set by the area setting unit, so that the page is scaled in accordance with the printing area and the data arrangement area, based on a size of the page and the size of the printing area. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092400 | MANAGING PRINTER DRY TIME - One example includes a printer ( | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092401 | IMAGE READING APPARATUSES, IMAGE READING SYSTEMS, AND MEDIUM CONVEYING DEVICES - A medium conveying device, including a body, which includes a first inlet port, a first ejection port, a second inlet port, a second ejection port, and a conveyance path; a display device provided in the body that displays a display image. The medium conveying device may include a control device configured to acquire, via an acquisition device, installation information in which an installation condition of the body is reflected or setting information, which is externally set, regarding the installation condition of the body. The display device may be controlled, in accordance with the installation information or the setting information acquired by the acquisition device, in order to change the direction of the displayed image which is displayed on the display device. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092402 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITION CALIBRATION OF A SPOT OF AN OPTICAL SENSOR - A method for position calibration of a spot of a known geometry of an optical sensor is disclosed. The method may include providing a position calibration patch on a sheet at a position which is known with respect to a reference position on the sheet, along a scan path of the spot of the optical sensor across the sheet. The patch may include at least two adjacent blocks of different colors. The method may also include obtaining a sampling of the position calibration patch using the optical sensor. The method may further include determining from the sampling a relative coverage of the spot over the color blocks of the position calibration patch, and based on the known geometry of the spot and on the determined relative coverage, determining the position of the spot of the sensor with respect to the reference position. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092403 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Even in the case where input image data is binary data, dot arrangement appropriate for a printing apparatus is achieved to output a high quality image that suppresses an adverse influence such as density unevenness, stripes, or granular feeling. For this purpose, after the inputted binary data has been converted to multivalued data having lower resolution, a dot arrangement pattern that preliminarily specifies printing or non-printing for each of print pixels is set with being related to the multivalued data, and thereby new binary data is generated. At this time, the dot arrangement pattern is set to the dot arrangement appropriate for the printing apparatus, and therefore the high quality image that suppresses the adverse influence such as the density unevenness, stripes, or granular feeling can be outputted. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092404 | ARTICLES AND METHODS TO PROVIDE COLOR CONSISTENCY OF PRINTED PRODUCTS - A color reference guide is provided for ensuring consistency among color-printed products. The guide can include a plurality of calibration pages and each calibration page can include a calibration bar and a color logo. The calibration bar can be the same on each calibration page and the color logo can be different on each calibration page. A method of providing consistency among color-printed products is also provided and involves comparing a printed logo to a corresponding color logo in the color reference guide. The color reference guide can be used in a variety of printing processes, for example, in a CMYK four-color printing process or in a G7 color printing process. The color reference guide and method are also useful in calibrating a color printer. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092405 | IMAGE FORMING CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A control method of an image forming control apparatus includes displaying a plurality of setting items about image forming, changing at least one setting value of the plurality of setting items and storing the plurality of setting items, and emphatically displaying a setting item, of which the setting value is changed, among the plurality of setting items. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092406 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a composite image generator and a print controller. The composite image generator generates a composite image by superimposing, on a document image of a document represented by document data, two-dimensional code images individually corresponding to multiple document elements included in the document. The print controller causes a printer to print the composite image. The composite image generator determines positions of the two-dimensional code images corresponding to the document elements so that the positions do not overlap images of the document elements. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092407 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE SETTING COLOR CONVERSION METHOD TO METHOD ADEQUATE FOR IMAGE TO BE CONVERTED - An image processing device includes a processor and a memory storing computer-readable instructions therein. The computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the image processing device to perform: acquiring a plurality of hue values from a plurality of pixels of the image; determining an index value of the image based on the plurality of hue values, the index value representing a degree of change in hue of the image before and after executing a color conversion on the image; and setting a color conversion method to a first method when the index value represents that the degree of change in hue of the image is comparatively low, and setting the color conversion method to a second method when the index value represents that the degree of change in hue of the image is comparatively high. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092408 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing device includes a processor and a memory. The image processing device acquires target image data including each pixel value of a plurality of pixels. The image processing device extracts a plurality of photographic pixels and a plurality of non-photographic pixels from the plurality of the pixels in the target image. The image processing device generates photographic correspondence data. The image processing device generates non-photographic correspondence data. The image processing device converts an original pixel value of a pixel of the plurality of photographic pixels into a respective converted pixel value by using the photographic correspondence data. The image processing device converts an original pixel value of a pixel of the plurality of non-photographic pixels into a respective converted pixel value by using the non-photographic correspondence data. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092409 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM AND TEMPLATE PROCESSING METHOD - This disclosure discloses a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a template processing program for executing an editing accepting step, a template producing step, a text main body data acquisition step, and a template transmission step. In the template producing step, a template including at least one the print object is produced. In the search target setting step, a setting whether or not the print object included in the template is set to a key word search target is accepted. In the text main body data acquisition step, text main body data extracted from the print object to be set to the key word search target and expresses text contents of the print object, is acquired. In the template transmission step, the template is transmitted to a template server and stored therein. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092410 | METHOD FOR PRINTING PDF FILES CONTAINING CORRUPTED PAGES - A method for print portable document format (PDF) files with corrupted pages, comprising the steps of rasterizing images of non-corrupt pages but not corrupted pages of a PDF file, printing only non-corrupt pages of the PDF file, gathering and recording file and page information including which pages are non-corrupt pages and which pages are corrupted pages in the PDF file, allowing correction of the corrupted pages of the PDF file for reprint, retrieving saved file and page information for reprint of the PDF file. Based on the file and page information retrieved and print options and merge mode selected, the reprint process proceeds with rasterizing images of the corrected corrupted pages, and printing the corrected corrupted pages while merging with the already-printed non-corrupt pages to produce a complete set of print out of all non-corrupt pages and corrected corrupted pages of the PDF file in a correct sequence according to the file and page information retrieved. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092411 | NON-CONNECTED PRODUCT DATA EXCHANGE VIA NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION - Systems and methods for providing data exchange between electronic devices which are not network accessible to each other. The methods involve: monitoring a plurality of operational parameters of an electronic device that correspond to at least one of a plurality of functional categories; receiving a user input selecting a first functional category of the plurality of functional categories; dynamically generating a data string comprising a subset of operational parameters that corresponds to the first functional category and destination data specifying a destination corresponding to the first functional category; and outputting the data string from the electronic device via a near field communication. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092412 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus and an image forming method are provided. The image forming apparatus includes: a communication interface which receives printing data; an image former which performs a printing process by using the received printing data; a counter which counts the number of jobs performed in a printing process; a non-volatile memory which stores the number of counted jobs; and a controller which, if a printing process is not performed for a preset time, resets the stored number of jobs to zero, and, if the stored number of jobs is higher than or equal to a preset value, changes an operation mode of the image forming apparatus to a cooling mode. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092413 | SYSTEM, SERVER, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM THEREFOR - Computer readable instructions cause the server to generate, in response to receiving a request, first specific data. The first specific data comprises a first location information for location of first web data configured to display a message screen for specifying new setting information including the first setting information for the communication device. The first specific data is configured to be in a format for transmission using the protocol. The computer readable instructions further cause the server to generate, in response to receiving new setting information, a second specific data. The second specific data comprises second location information for location of second web data configured to display one or more instructions for transmitting the new setting information from the terminal device to the communication device using a short-range wireless communication. The second specific data is configured to be in a format for transmission using the protocol. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092414 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an operating section, a sensor section, an oscillating mechanism, and a control section. The operating section receives an operation command from an operator. The sensor section includes a pyroelectric infrared sensor configured to detect the presence of an object based on a change in infrared rays. The oscillating mechanism is configured to cause the sensor section to perform an oscillating movement. The control section is configured to control the oscillating mechanism to start the oscillating movement upon satisfaction of a condition that the operator as the object operates the operating section within a predetermined period of time after the object has been detected by the sensor section. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092415 | PRINT CONTROL DEVICE, PRINTER, AND CONTROL METHOD OF A PRINT CONTROL DEVICE - Electronic receipt information managed by multiple retailers and vendors can be easily used to analyze sales information and customer purchasing activity. A print control device | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092416 | DETECTING DEVICE, PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - Provided is a detecting device including an emission unit that emits first detection waves in order to detect presence of an object, a first receiving unit that receives reflective waves of which the first detection waves reach the object and are reflected thereon, and outputs a signal representing a value corresponding to a distance from the object based on the reflective waves, a determination unit that determines a threshold corresponding to a predetermined second distance based on a value of a first signal output by the first receiving unit when the first detection waves reach a reference plate and are reflected thereon, and a first detecting unit that compares a value of a second signal output by the first receiving unit with the threshold, and detects whether or not the object is within a first range where the distance to the first receiving unit is shorter than the second distance. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092417 | POWER SUPPLY CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A power supply control device includes a monitoring controller, a moving body detector, and a power supply controller. The monitoring controller controls a processor, an interface part, and an identification information acquisition part. The moving body detector detects whether or not a moving body including a user who intends to use the processor exists within a specific region. The power supply controller individually allows objects to be controlled including the processor, the interface part, the identification information acquisition part, and the monitoring controller to enter a power supply state or a power interruption state in an independent manner, in accordance with detection information by the moving body detector, and first controls the identification information acquisition part to be shifted from the power interruption state to the power supply state in a case where all the objects to be controlled are in the power interruption state. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092418 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, MANAGEMENT DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming device including an information processing device and an NIC is provided. Upon receipt of a shift to a sleep state, the information processing device disconnects each WebSocket connection established with the server device by a plurality of applications in operation in the information processing device, and the NIC establishes a WebSocket connection with the server device. Also, upon receipt of an establishment request for a WebSocket connection of an application from the server device, the NIC instructs the information processing device to establish the WebSocket connection corresponding to the application. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092419 | IMAGE EVALUATION DEVICE, IMAGE EVALUATION METHOD AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - An image evaluation device includes: a reading unit that reads a sample image included in a sample printout recognized as a non-defective printout and that reads an inspection object image included in an inspection object printout obtained by printing an image corresponding to the sample image on a recording medium using a printing device based on image data representing the image; an extraction unit that extracts a line defect including a linear pattern formed in a specific direction from the inspection object image represented by inspection object image data, based on a difference value between sample image data obtained by reading the sample image and the inspection object image data; and an evaluation unit that evaluates a visibility of the line defect extracted by the extraction unit. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092420 | PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINTING DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE PRINTING DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMPUTER PROGRAM - A printing system having a print portion is provided. The printing system includes a storage portion configured to store job data based on which a plurality of first print jobs is executed, the first print jobs being instructed by a specific user; an obtaining portion configured to, in response to a request made by the specific user, obtain group information on a group of the first print jobs; and a job execution portion configured to, after the print portion starts the first print jobs, leave a second print job other than the first print jobs unexecuted and execute all of the first print jobs based on the group information, and after that, execute the second print job. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092421 | Communication Apparatus - A communication apparatus includes a processor to perform determining whether a current state of the communication apparatus is a master station state or a slave station state; controlling to perform, in a first case where it is determined that the current state of the communication apparatus is the master station state, a first type communication with the target apparatus to enable the target apparatus to participate in the specific wireless network, and controlling to transmit, in a second case where it is determined that the current state of the communication apparatus is the slave station state, transmits a communication request to perform a second type communication to enable the target apparatus to participate in the specific wireless network between the master station apparatus and the target apparatus. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092422 | Printing System and Printing Device - A first printer | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092423 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, USER RESTRICTION METHOD AND USE HISTORY GENERATION METHOD - An image forming apparatus is provided, in which the image forming apparatus includes a user database in which user identification information for identifying an user of the image forming apparatus is registered, an operation panel for receiving a key operation input, a secure program used for determining whether a user service can be provided on the basis of the user identification information in the user database and another user identification information input by the user. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092424 | Methods for Real Time Discovery, Selection, and Engagement of Most Economically Feasible Printing Service Vendors among Multiple Known Vendors - A system for routing electronic print orders includes a server connected to the network, the server having access to least one processor and a data repository, the server including a non-transitory physical medium and software running from the non-transitory physical medium, the software providing for acquiring current job capacity capabilities, delivery time estimates, historical production times, and current cost estimates for printing and shipping relative to one or more products resulting from completion of the one or more electronic print orders, scoring the values and comparing the scores to identify more preferable scores, and routing one or more of the electronic print orders according to the results of scoring performed by the second function. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092425 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS TO SUPPORT WI-FI DIRECT AND METHOD OF WI-FI DIRECT CONNECTING THEREIN - An image forming apparatus supporting a Wi-Fi Direct receives a request for a Wi-Fi Direct connection from an external wireless device, and allows to establish the Wi-Fi Direct connection between the image forming apparatus and the external wireless device by using device information that is previously stored with respect to wireless devices that were previously Wi-Fi Direct connected to the image forming apparatus. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092426 | COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A computer of an image processing apparatus is provided with a computer-readable medium allowing the computer to execute: an image-obtain processing; a first display-control processing; a second display-control processing; a layout designation-judgment processing; a preview image-generation processing; and an operation-judgment processing. In the first display-control processing, the computer allows, on a condition that a print preview image is generated by the preview image-generation processing, the display screen to display the print preview image generated by the preview image-generation processing, instead of a previous print preview image previously displayed on the display screen; and in the first display-control processing, the computer allows the display screen to display the print preview image while magnifying or reducing the print preview image in a case that the computer judges, by the operation judgment processing, that two points on an image display device have moved away from each other or approached toward each other. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092427 | COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - There is provided a computer-readable medium allowing a computer of an image processing apparatus to execute: an image-obtain processing; a display-control processing of allowing a display screen to display at least images which are a part of a plurality of images based on the obtained image data; and a selection-judgment processing of judging whether or not selection of one image is received in a state that the images are displayed on the display screen; wherein in a case that the computer judges in the selection-judgment processing that the selection of the one image is received, the computer allows in the display-control processing the display screen to display another image in which the one image is rotated by a predetermined angle, instead of the one image, in a state that output aspect of another image included in the images and different from the one image is maintained. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092428 | IMAGE INFORMATION COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image information communication apparatus includes a communication unit, a permission unit, and a controller. The communication unit communicates image information with an external device in response to receiving a communication request. The permission unit permits the communication request on the basis of a result of comparison between a total band and an overall band. The total band is obtained by adding a communication band necessary for requested communication in the case where the communication unit receives the communication request and a band being used for other communications. The overall band is obtained by converting an image processing capability of the apparatus into a band. The controller controls the communication unit so as to communicate with the external device for the request permitted by the permission unit. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092429 | Associate a Document with a Printer - Implementations disclosed herein relate to associating a document with a printer. In one embodiment, a subset of printers | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092430 | OPERATION DEVICE, OPERATION METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING AN OPERATION DEVICE - An operation device that displays a predetermined number of item keys among plural item keys on a predetermined screen so as to be enabled to be pressed down, includes: a determining unit configured to determine whether or not pressing down a display switching key to switch currently displayed item keys on the screen and display item keys that have not been displayed on the screen is successive pushes when the display switching key is pressed down; and a displaying-receiving unit configured to display a list of a larger number of item keys that have not been displayed on the screen than a number that has been set to the screen so as to be enabled to be pressed down if the determining unit determines that pressing down the display switching key is successive pushes. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092431 | Printing Apparatus - A printing apparatus includes: a first receiving unit for receiving a print job; a print execution unit; a progress status specifying unit for specifying a current progress status from among a plurality of progress statuses of a printing process including a first kind of progress status and a second kind of progress status; and a first transmitting unit configured to transmit a specific information for outputting a message according to the current progress status, to a portable device. The first transmitting unit is configured to: transmit a first kind of specific information in a case where the current progress status is the first kind of progress status; and transmit a second kind of specific information different from the first kind of specific information in a case where the current progress status is the second kind of progress status. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092432 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR PRINTING SYSTEM - In a case where a first identifier that is communicated between the printing apparatus and the information processing apparatus to specify a type of a printing medium that is used in the printing apparatus, and a second identifier unique to each of a plurality of types of printing media are set in both the printing apparatus and the information processing apparatus, the second identifier set in each of the information processing apparatus and the printing apparatus is obtained. Based on the second identifier set in each of the information processing apparatus and the printing apparatus, the first identifier set in each of the information processing apparatus and the printing apparatus is determined, such that the types of printing medium corresponding to the first identifier set in the information processing apparatus and the printing apparatus match, and a different first identifier is set regarding a printing medium of a different type. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092433 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD - An image reading apparatus includes: a reader configured to read an image to create image data representative of the image; a processor; and a memory storing instructions. According to the instructions, the processor receives first operational input for causing the reader to read the image and obtains a registration request transmitted from a first device that is one of at least one information processing device connected to the image reading apparatus through a network. The registration request is for registering the first device as a transmission destination to which the image data is to be transmitted. The processor registers the first device as the transmission destination, based on the obtained registration request. When the image data is created by the reader in response to receipt of the first operational input, the processor transmits the image data crated by the reader, to the registered first device. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092434 | SERVER APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANAGING PRINT DATA - According to one embodiment, a server apparatus includes a reception unit, a storage unit, a list sending unit, and a transmission unit. The reception unit receives print data designating a user who is able to execute printing. The storage unit stores the print data received by the reception unit. The list sending unit sends a list of the print data, which the user who is an operator of an image forming apparatus is able to execute, to the image forming apparatus. The transmission unit transmits the print data selected from the list of the print data sent by the list sending unit to the image forming apparatus. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092435 | APPLYING INDIVIDUAL PREFERENCES TO PRINTED DOCUMENTS - Applying individual preferences to printed documents, including: receiving, by a preference application module, a print request; identifying, by the preference application module, one or more identifiers of users associated with the print request; retrieving, by the preference application module, print preferences for the one or more identifiers of users associated with the print request; and generating, by the preference application module, one or more individualized print jobs for each of the users in dependence upon the print preferences. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092436 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND LOG RECORDING METHOD - A printing apparatus including: a storage unit configured to store print data a printing unit configured to print the print data; and a control device configured to: erase the print data from the storage unit, when a cancel instruction to cancel printing of the print data stored in the storage unit is detected; generate a log before erasing the print data, the generated log including a first log related to erasing target data which is a portion of the print data to be erased; and store the generated log in a storage device. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092437 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND LOG RECORDING METHOD - A printing apparatus including: a storage unit configured to store print data; a printing unit configured to print the print data; and a control device configured to, suspend, when a suspension condition of suspending the printing of the print data by the printing unit is satisfied, the printing of the print data until the suspension condition is not satisfied, and store a log related to the print data in a storage device, wherein, when the suspension condition is satisfied, the control device is configured to store the log in the storage device before the printing of the print data is started, and wherein, when the suspension condition is not satisfied, the control device is configured to store the log in the storage device after the printing of the print data is started. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092438 | Method for Optimizing Printing Quality for Image-Laden PDF Files at Lower File Sizes - A system for staging printable assets included in an electronic print order submitted by users through a graphics user interface for printing by one or more print vendors over a data network includes a server connected to the network, the server having access to least one processor and a data repository, the server including a non-transitory physical medium, and software running from the non-transitory physical medium, the software providing for receiving the electronic print order, recording the positional data of each of the printable assets included for printing, compressing and rasterizing certain printable assets of the electronic order, selecting certain printable assets of the electronic printing order and including those items as vector assets, and reconstructing the printable assets, page, or pages for a printer or printers. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092439 | ENCODING IMAGES USING A 3D MESH OF POLYGONS AND CORRESPONDING TEXTURES - A method and system for encoding images using a 3D mesh of polygons and corresponding textures is disclosed herein. Depth information and image texture information may be obtained, and the 3D mesh of polygons may be calculated from the depth information. The corresponding textures may be determined using the image texture information, and both the 3D mesh of polygons and the corresponding textures may be encoded using at least one of a mesh frame, a texture frame, a change frame, or any combinations thereof. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092440 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes: a multi-level unit that applies a multi-level process on binary halftone dot image data indicating a binary halftone dot image, to form multi-level image data; an acquiring unit that acquires a number of screen lines of the binary halftone dot image data; a tone correcting unit that determines a tone correction amount corresponding to the number of screen lines of the binary halftone dot image data acquired by the acquiring unit, and that applies tone correction on the multi-level image data produced by the multi-level unit, by using the determined tone correction amount; and a re-binarizing unit that binarizes the multi-level image data in which the tone is corrected by the tone correcting unit, without changing a halftone dot shape of the binary halftone dot image data, to produce re-binarized halftone dot image data. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092441 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE CAPABLE OF SUPPRESSING DEFORMATION OF PRINTING MEDIUM - An image processing device performs: defining determination regions based on image data; executing a first color conversion for the image data using a first type of parameter to generate a first image; determining an estimated amount of colorant for each determination region, the estimated amount indicating an usage amount of colorant to be used for each determination region when the first image is printed; outputting the first image if the estimated amounts of colorant for all determination regions are smaller than or equal to respective threshold values; and executing a second color conversion for the image data using a second type of parameter to generate a second image if the estimated amount of colorant for at least one is greater than the threshold value, the usage amount of colorant for the second image being smaller than the usage amount of colorant for the first image. | 2014-04-03 |
| 20140092442 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Conventionally in a case of storing image data in an HDD, JPEG compression is executed to the image data for reducing the data size thereof and then the image data is stored. However, there are some cases where when the JPEG compression is executed to the image data including the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern and the like, degradation in image quality occurs. In regard to the image data including the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern and the like, the halftone processing is executed by the halftone processing unit without irreversible compression. Therefore, the image data can be stored in the HDD and like in a state of being small in a data size and with the image degradation restricted. | 2014-04-03 |
