16th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120092669 | MEASUREMENT METHOD AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR MEASURING BIREFRINGENCE - A method measuring the birefringence of an object. A measurement beam having a defined input polarization state is generated, the measurement beam being directed onto the object. Polarization properties of the measurement beam after interaction with the object are detected in order to generate polarization measurement values representing an output polarization state of the measurement beam after interaction with the object. The input polarization state of the measurement beam is modulated into at least four different measurement states in accordance with a periodic modulation function of an angle parameter α, and the polarization measurement values associated with the at least four measurement states are processed to form a measurement function dependent on the angle parameter α. A two-wave portion of the measurement function is determined and analysed in order to derive at least one birefringence parameter describing the birefringence, preferably by double Fourier transformation of the measurement function. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092670 | ARTICLE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR COLOR MEASUREMENT - In one example, the article includes instructions for illuminating a color patch with a first illumination intensity, capturing a first color measurement of the color patch, adjusting the first illumination intensity to a second illumination intensity based on the first color measurement, illuminating the color patch with the second illumination intensity, and capturing a second color measurement. In one example, the system discloses a light source illuminates a color patch with a first illumination intensity, a color measurement module captures a first color measurement of the color patch, wherein the color measurement module causes the light source to adjust the first illumination intensity to a second illumination intensity based on the first color measurement, and wherein the color measurement module captures a second color measurement of the color patch. In one example, the method discloses blocks for effecting the article and system. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092671 | COLOR MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND COLOR MEASUREMENT METHOD - To press a medium using an appropriate pressing force and perform colorimetric measurement, a color measurement device for performing colorimetric measurement of a print pattern printed on a medium, the color measurement device comprising a pressing member for pressing the medium; a power source for outputting power for the pressing member to press the medium; a detecting part for detecting a pressing force on the medium; a color measurement section for performing colorimetric measurement of the print pattern; and a control part for controlling the power source so that the pressing force detected by the detecting part is equal to a predetermined pressing force, and for causing the color measurement section to perform colorimetric measurement of the print pattern printed on the medium pressed by the pressing member. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092672 | Method and Apparatus for Detecting Overlapped Substrates - An apparatus and method for detection of overlapped substrates, that are at least opaque, analyses a high frequency component caused by speckle for a sudden drop therein. This high frequency component drops dramatically when overlapped substrates are present and therefore allows fast accurate recognition of an overlapped substrate condition. This is useful in many applications including banknote validators. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092673 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPTICALLY DETECTING GAS - A device for optically detecting fluid comprises several optical fibres, each of which is provided with a sensor end and an opposite coupling end. Each of the sensor ends is provided with an optical sensor having reflective properties which depend on the concentration of the fluid to be detected at the sensor. The device comprises a light source, a detector and an optical body. The coupling ends of the optical fibres are connected to the optical body at a distance from one another. The light source and the detector are arranged on the optical body in such a manner that light is conducted from the light source through the optical body and is coupled at the coupling ends of the optical fibres and light which is reflected by the optical sensor and which is ejected from the coupling ends of the optical fibres is conducted through the optical body and is received by the detector. The distance between the coupling ends of the optical fibres is such that the ejected light from each coupling end can be detected separately. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092674 | Determination of Electromagnetic Properties of Samples - Disclosed are methods and devices for measuring electromagnetic properties of samples. In one embodiment, a device is disclosed that includes a substantially two-dimensional measurement chamber comprising a reflective surface, where the reflective surface has a substantially elliptical shape that forms a part of an ellipse having a first focal point and a second focal point. The device further includes an input/output port located at the first focal point and a sample holder located at the second focal point. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092675 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING MOTION - A method for detecting motion direction of an object ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120092676 | ALL-FIBER INTERFEROMETRIC FIBER OPTIC GYROSCOPE FOR INHIBITING ZERO DRIFT - A method for inhibiting zero drift of an all-fiber interferometric fiber optic gyroscope and a corresponding all-fiber interferometric fiber optic gyroscope are disclosed. The method comprises: reversing the polarity of an AC voltage applied to a PZT piezoelectric ceramic phase modulator according to a predetermined half-cycle time period, and making half of the difference between output rotation rates of the gyroscope in two adjacent half-cycle time periods as the output rotation rate of the gyroscope in a cycle. A phase reversal switch and a DSP chip are added to the all-fiber interferometric fiber optic gyroscope. The phase reversal switch is used for controlling the polarity of the AC voltage, and the DSP chip is used for outputting a square wave signal to control the phase reversal switch and for calculating the output rotation rate of the gyroscope according to the output signal of a demodulation/amplifier circuit. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092677 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP METHOD USING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY - The present invention relates to an apparatus having a simple configuration capable of correctly detecting malfunction of an OCT apparatus by detecting the states of a light source and a sensor. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092678 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLOUR IMAGING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE - Provided is a device for determining the surface topology and associated color of a structure, such as a teeth segment, including a scanner for providing depth data for points along a two-dimensional array substantially orthogonal to the depth direction, and an image acquisition means for providing color data for each of the points of the array, while the spatial disposition of the device with respect to the structure is maintained substantially unchanged. A processor combines the color data and depth data for each point in the array, thereby providing a three-dimensional color virtual model of the surface of the structure. A corresponding method for determining the surface topology and associated color of a structure is also provided. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092679 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OCCLUSAL POSITION MEASUREMENT AND RECORDING - The occlusal position of a patient is measured by means of light transmission through a layer of a polysiloxane which is not cross-linked. This material forms an exceptionally accurate impression of a patient's bite essentially instantaneously and enables subsequent recording and analysis of the bite in a matter of minutes. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092680 | Methods and apparatus for real-time digitization of three-dimensional scenes - This concerns in part the invention disclosed by co-pending application, particularly to robust determination of features in projection patterns. Disclosed are novel methods and apparatus for obtaining range frame coordinates in moving scenes, where optical radiation is projected onto a scene in the form of dots and strips, where reflected radiation is picked up by a camera and range coordinates calculated thereof. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092681 | HOLE INSPECTION - An apparatus is provided for inspecting holes in components. The apparatus includes a telecentric lens system positionable at a near end of a hole with an optical axis of the lens system aligned with the axis of the hole to image the interior of the hole. The apparatus further includes an illumination system for illuminating the interior of the hole. The apparatus further includes a camera arranged to receive an image of the illuminated interior of the hole from the telecentric lens system. The illumination system includes a light source for producing a beam of parallel light, and optics for directing the produced beam through the telecentric lens system along the optical axis thereof, and through the hole. The beam reaches the far end of the hole, and is reflected from a surface located at or adjacent the far end of the hole to illuminate the interior of the hole. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092682 | Bang Em Up - A design of two fists facing forward, the fists can be with or without gloves and with or without the wrists. The design is two fists ready to bank two other firsts. The intention of the design is using the logo on shirts, hats, towels, mugs, and any marketing materials to be distributed and sold to stores and individuals as well as online. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092683 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND DOCUMENT EDITING METHOD - An image forming apparatus that can efficiently execute space reduction of a document file is provided. The image forming apparatus includes: a file designating unit which designates a document file; a document file acquiring unit which acquires the document file designated by the file designating unit, from a storage area; a setting information acquiring unit which acquires setting information of processing to change the size of a space in the document file acquired by the document file acquiring unit, from a setting information storage area; and a space processing control unit which performs the processing to change the size of a space in the document file acquired by the document file acquiring unit, based on the setting information acquired by the setting information acquiring unit. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092684 | PRINTING DEVICE AND PRINTING METHOD - The invention includes a dot formation section having nozzle rows of lined up nozzles, and adapted for forming a plurality of dot lines of a plurality of lined-up dots by ejecting ink from the nozzle rows while bringing about relative movement of the nozzle rows and a medium; a detection section for detecting dot width in a given dot line; and a correction value adjustment section for comparing dot width detected by the detection section and dot width stored in a storage section, and respectively correcting concentration correction values in the correction data according to the comparison results. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092685 | PRINTED FLIPBOOK SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for creating a printed flipbook including a plurality of bound pages are disclosed. The system can include a camera, a printer configured to sequentially print images on a roll of cardstock, and an electronic media storage device having a control program stored thereon. The electronic media storage device can be configured to obtain a predetermined number of chronologically arranged images from the camera and send the obtained predetermined number of chronologically arranged images to a printer. The printer can be configured to sequentially print the chronologically arranged images on the roll of cardstock in series along a length thereof thereby sequentially creating the plurality of pages of the flipbook. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092686 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus including a drawing unit which generates pixel data based on print data and an image processing unit which performs image processing for the pixel data, the apparatus comprises: a determination unit configured to determine, while the drawing unit and the image processing unit are performing processing, whether the image processing unit as an output destination of pixel data generated is configured to be stopped when receiving a stop instruction for the processing from a control unit; and a transmission unit configured to transmit pixel data of predetermined color values to the image processing unit for the number of pixels which have not been processed in processing of generating the pixel data when the determination unit determines that the image processing unit is not configured to be stopped, wherein the image processing unit performs image processing by using pixel data of the predetermined color values transmitted. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092687 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CORRECTION EFFECT VERIFICATION METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a duplex conveyance path where a recording medium can be reversed and re-fed; and an output image detector to detect an image or a test pattern formed on a surface of the recording medium. The image forming apparatus is configured to: detect the test pattern formed on the first side of the recording medium by the output image detector; adjust and correct image forming conditions based on the detection result of the detector; convey the recording medium the first side of which the test pattern is formed on, to a duplex conveyance path; re-feed the recording medium and form a test pattern for verifying correction effect on a backside of the recording medium after correcting and updating the image forming conditions; and detect the test pattern formed on the backside of the recording medium again by the output image detector, thereby verifying the correction effect. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092688 | HOSTED PRINT JOB TICKET CONVERSION - A computerized device receives a print job from a printing device. The computerized device is operatively connected to the printing device and to a plurality of different printing devices through a computerized network. Further, the print job has one of many file formats and one of many ticketing types. If the file format and/or the ticketing type of the print job do not match one of many acceptable format types and acceptable ticketing types acceptable to the printing device, the computerized device converts the file format and/or the ticketing type of the print job into one of the acceptable format types and/or the acceptable ticketing types to produce a converted print job. The computerized device sends the converted print job to the printing device over the computerized network to allow the printing device to print the converted print job. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092689 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus may include a printer driver and a port monitor having a transmission unit, a reception unit, and a pull print command transmission unit. After a print instruction is made to edited electronic data, the printer driver receives and then transmits the electronic data to the port monitor without converting it into print data. The transmission unit receives the electronic data, specific information corresponding to an image forming apparatus, and a printing server uniform resource identifier (URI), and transmits the electronic data to a printing server based on the received printing server URI to cause the printing server to convert the electronic data into print data and a print data URI. The pull print command transmission unit transmits a pull print command including the print data URI received by the reception unit to the image forming apparatus based on the specific information. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092690 | PRINT SETTING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PRINT PREVIEW DISPLAY METHOD - According to one embodiment, a print setting apparatus includes: an input section; a display section configured to display a print preview image on which a predetermine marking is rendered; and a control section configured to acquire, from the input section, a coordinate designated by predetermined operation by a user in a display region of the display section and, if the control section detects that the coordinate moves from a rendering region of the predetermined marking, display the preceding page or the next page of a page currently displayed as the print preview image. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092691 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, INFORMATION DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus connected to an information processing apparatus over a network is provided. When being accessed from the information processing apparatus, the image forming apparatus obtains user information on a user of the information processing apparatus and device information on a functional configuration of the information processing apparatus from data received through communication involved in the access, and stores the user information and the device information. When the operator using an operating panel to operate the image forming apparatus corresponds to the user, the image forming apparatus makes settings a function thereof to be provided to the operator in such a manner that the function is made similar to a function of the information processing apparatus indicated in the device information. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092692 | Information input device, control method thereof and image forming apparatus - An information input device includes a display device that displays an information input screen image and a touch-panel that is arranged on the display device and specifies a designated position on the information input screen image. On a function setting area, a plurality of function setting keys are displayed and, if a flick operation to the right made by the input device on the function setting area is detected, detailed setting items corresponding to each of the function setting keys are displayed on a detailed settings area. Consequently, contents of detailed settings can be displayed at one time in correspondence with each of the function setting keys. Therefore, it becomes possible for the user to easily confirm whether or not function setting is appropriate, and to smoothly select a function. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092693 | CENTRALIZED PRINT DRIVER DISTRIBUTION IN A DISTRIBUTED PRINTING ENVIRONMENT - Methods, systems, and devices are described for centralized print driver distribution in a distributed printing environment. A set of drivers may be stored at one or more centralized data stores, and distributed to print servers. This distribution may occur on a per-print job basis. Drivers may be automatically removed from the print servers based on certain criteria. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092694 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A communication device includes: a division unit that divides first data to be transmitted to another communication device via a transmission path including a plurality of lanes into a plurality of second data; a transmission unit that transmits the plurality of second data to the another communication device by distributing them to either one of the plurality of lanes; and an error notification reception unit that receives an error notification when an error is detected from one of the plurality of second data received by the another communication device. When the error notification reception unit receives the error notification, the division unit divides second data, in which an error is detected, into a plurality of third data, and the transmission unit retransmits the second data to the another communication device by distributing the plurality of third data to either one of the plurality of lanes. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092695 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PRINT JOB CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THEREOF - Print processing of a variable print job in which pages having identical finishing settings are grouped as subsets of a plurality of pages to be printed in each record is executed for respective records, and a print error is detected. It is determined whether the print error is detected in the first page in the record or in the subset in that record. The print processing for the record is suspended when it is determined that the print error is detected in the first page in the record. The print processing for the subset is suspended when it is determined that the print error is detected in the first page in the subset. When it is detected that the print error is recovered, the suspended print processing is restarted. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092696 | STORAGE APPARATUS, HOST APPARATUS, CIRCUIT BOARD, LIQUID CONTAINER, AND SYSTEM - The storage apparatus includes a controller which performs a communication process with respect to a host apparatus; a storage unit in which data from the host apparatus are written; and a storage controller which performs access control with respect to the storage unit. The controller receives a command packet and a data packet from the host apparatus. In the case where the write enable bit of the data packet is set to be in a writing permitted state, the controller performs the update commanding of the address information and the write commanding of the data of the data packet. In the case where the write enable bit is set to be in a writing non-permitted state, the controller performs the update commanding of the address information and does not perform the write commanding of the data of the data packet. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092697 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a control section configured to acquire job information including a type, quality, and a quantity of a job executed by the image forming apparatus, user information for specifying a user, and location information, which is address information of a server that executes a counter service for the user, calculate, from the acquired job information, a count value to be used in the image forming apparatus, display an input screen which presents the calculated count value to the user to urge the user to input executability of the job, execute the job when an input for instructing execution of the job is acquired, and transmit the calculated count value to the server. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092698 | DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD - A data communication device that can communicate with an external device includes a scanner, a log-in processing unit, a sending unit, and a log-out processing unit. The scanner inputs image data. The log-in processing unit enables a user to log in to the data communication device. The user who logs in to the data communication device can submit an instruction to send image data input by the scanner to the external device. The sending unit sends the image data input by the scanner to the external device. The log-out processing unit enables the user to log out of the data communication device even if sending of the image data is not completed. Even if the user logs out of the data communication device after the user has submitted the instruction and before sending of the image data is completed, the sending unit continues the sending of the image data. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092699 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING THE BYPASS OF A PRINT GOVERNANCE POLICY - A device management system and method for tracking bypass of a print governance policy. A print control agent application can be configured with a set of predefined print governance policies in order to manage a rendering job activity. The print control agent application can pass, confirm and/or reject the rendering job based on the print governance policies. The rendering job activity that bypasses the print governance policies based on a policy violation approach can be tracked and measured utilizing a set of tracking algorithms in order to generate a tracked data. A bypass report can be visually generated based on the tracked data in order to analyze the policy violation and its frequency of occurrence thereby improving compliance with the rendering policies. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092700 | MOBILE PRINTING FRAMEWORK - A framework for printing files from a portable computing and telecommunication device to a nearby printer. The device includes a Print Service and a Printing System, with the Print Service communicating between an Application operating on the device and the Printing System. The Printing System communicates between the Print Service and the printer. The Printing System determines what printers are nearby and what driver is needed to communicate with that printer. The Printing System can then access the internet to obtain a printer driver if the Printing System does not already contain that printer driver. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092701 | DIAGNOSTIC TARGETS FOR EVALUATING PRINTING PERFORMANCE - Print performance is evaluated by printing a diagnostic image comprising color patches. Colorant usage in the printed image is measured by, for instance, scanning each patch. Measured color values are then compared to target color values. Based on the comparison, groups of patches whose color values vary significantly from expectations are identified. Variant groups are then analyzed to identify, in addition to color quality control problems, spatial problems that affect only a localized area of a printed page. Such spatial problems may include, for example, problems with contrast or streaks. A heat map illustrating the differences may be generated to help an operator visualize the spatial problem. A template for the diagnostic image may be selected from a plurality of randomly generated diagnostic targets based on total colorant usage for at least one colorant in each column of color patches. Certain patches may be predefined across for each candidate target. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092702 | SELECTABLE PRINT JOB AND PRINTER MANAGEMENT - One or more methods, systems and computer program products enables selectable management and queuing of print jobs across multiple available printers available to a device generating the print job. One or more embodiments present a smart print queue with document level view and printer-level transfer of queued print jobs. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092703 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a transport device that transports fluid inside a body of an image forming apparatus; a counting unit that counts a cumulative number of image forming operations; and a transport control unit that controls a start and a stop of operation of the transport device so as to keep the transport device stopped when an image forming operation is started, and to start the transport device when the cumulative number of image forming operations has become larger than or equal to a preset number. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092704 | JOB EXECUTION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, JOB EXECUTION APPARATUS, JOB EXECUTION SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A job execution apparatus includes a partial job allocation processing section and a partial job execution instruction section. The partial job allocation processing section allocates each partial job formed by segmenting a received job to a data processing apparatus capable of executing the partial job. The partial job execution instruction section instructs the data processing apparatus to execute the partial job. The partial job allocation processing section reallocates a partial job, which execution was not completed by the data processing apparatus to which the partial job is allocated until a preset end time, to a data processing apparatus capable of executing the unfinished partial job, other than the data processing apparatus to which the unfinished partial job is allocated. The partial job execution instruction section transmits an instruction for executing the unfinished partial job to the reallocated data processing apparatus. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092705 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, HOST APPARATUS, AND PRINT METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are an image forming apparatus, a host apparatus, and a print method thereof. A method includes receiving a one touch print command from a print button provided in the image forming apparatus to print an image of at least one monitor among a plurality of monitors of a host apparatus connected to the image forming apparatus. With this configuration, high quality output products may be provided without any image distortion due to a difference in resolution upon receiving a one touch print command in the multi monitor environment. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092706 | PRINT SETTING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PRINT SETTING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a print setting apparatus includes: an input section; a display section configured to display one or plural sheet images obtained by rendering one sheet and display a list of printing target page images; and a control section configured to render, when at least one page image is selected by the input section and moved to the sheet images, if no existing page image is present in the sheet images, the selected page image on the sheet images and render, if a page image is already rendered on the sheet image, plural page images including the existing page image and the moved page image on the one sheet image. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092707 | PRINT SETTING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PRINT SETTING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a print setting apparatus includes an input section, a display section configured to display, on a same screen, an icon showing a tool to perform a process of binding sheets, a preview image showing a state of a sheet after printing, and one or plural area images displayed on the preview image, and a control section configured to change, when detecting that a specified coordinate from the input section is moved from a display area of the icon to a display area of the area image, the area image to an image showing a state after the process of binding the sheets is performed. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092708 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - When execution of a job requiring user authentication included in an application program is reserved, a job identifier of the job and stored user identification information are linked to each other and registered. Then, upon execution of the reserved job, the user identification information linked to the registered job identifier is referred to, and authentication is performed as to whether or not the job is executed. When the authentication is successful, the job is executed. Further, it is determined whether or not an unexecuted job exists among registered reserved jobs. When it is determined that an unexecuted job exists, control is performed so as to maintain the linkage between the identifier of the registered unexecuted job and the stored user identification information. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092709 | Image Forming System and Image Forming Apparatus - In an image forming apparatus, a page data generation unit is configured to generate page data of a job list screen that includes a link to the page data of a detailed information screen on an uncompleted job. The detailed information screen is a screen that displays the status of one job determined by a job status management unit. The page data generation is further configured to (A) generate the page data of a job request screen, and (B) if the job receipt unit receives a job that is requested based on the page data of the job request screen, generate the page data of a receipt-confirmation screen that includes a link to the page data of the detailed information screen on the received job. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092710 | Driver Program - A non-transitory computer readable medium stores a driver program for an image forming apparatus. The driver program causes the computer to perform the steps of: (a) causing a display device of the computer to display a driver screen that transmits a job request to the image forming apparatus in accordance with a user operation of a user; and (b) if a predetermined user interface element in the driver screen is operated, causing the image forming apparatus to transmit user setting information on the user to the computer and causing the display device of the computer to display a user setting information page that includes the user setting information. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092711 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, JOB MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store job data transmitted from an information processing apparatus, a display unit configured to display information of the job data stored in the storage unit when an execution instruction for executing the job data is received in response to a user operation, and a deletion unit configured to determine whether the display unit displays the information of the job data and, to suspend deletion processing for deleting the job data from the storage unit in a case where the deletion unit determines that the display unit displays the information of the job data, whereas to delete the job data from the storage unit in a case where the deletion unit determines that the display unit displays no information of the job data. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092712 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - According to the invention, when a Web page in which a plurality of elements included in a structured document have been arranged is arranged to a page and output, information indicating corresponding positions of the plurality of elements arranged in the Web page in the page in which the Web page is arranged is obtained. The element(s) to be arranged to two pages among the plurality of elements arranged in the Web page are detected based on the obtained information. Whether the element(s) as detected is divided and arranged to the two pages or the element(s) is arranged to one of the two pages is determined, according to contents of the element(s). At least a part of the element(s) is arranged to one of the two pages according to the determination. An image corresponding to the page in which at least a part of the element(s) has been arranged is output. Thus, a layout of the elements to each page can be properly determined according to the contents of the element(s) and the image can be output. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092713 | PRINTING DATA DELIVERY APPARATUS, PRINTING DATA DELIVERY SYSTEM, AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing data delivery apparatus includes: a printing-data receiving section configured to receive printing data; a data storing section configured to extract print setting information from the received printing data and store the print setting information; a printing-request receiving section configured to receive a printing job request from a printing apparatus; a reuse determining section configured to perform first determination for determining whether the printing apparatus is an apparatus that performs printing with erasable toner or an apparatus that performs printing with unerasable toner, perform second determination for determining whether the printing data can be printed with the erasable toner, and perform first generation for giving, to the print setting information, information indicating whether it is appropriate to print the printing data in the printing apparatus and generating a printing job; and a printing-data delivery section configured to transmit the printing job to the printing apparatus. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092714 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A communication apparatus for an information processing apparatus includes: a data acquiring unit which acquires data; a determination unit which determines whether a volume of the data is greater than a reference value or not; a wireless communication method deciding unit which decides a wireless communication method, and which decides a wireless communication method to be used for data transmission, based on a communication speed of each method if the determination unit determines that the volume of the data is greater than the reference value, and decides a wireless communication method, based on power consumption if the volume of the data is determined as equal to or smaller than the reference value; and a wireless communication processing control unit which controls processing to transmit the data. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092715 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH EASE OF OPERATION - The position and orientation at a time of shooting by a shooting unit of a portable terminal is transmitted to an information processing apparatus. Based on the transmitted position and orientation of the portable terminal and the stored position of an image processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus extracts an image processing apparatus from the shot image and transmits information about the extracted image processing apparatus to the portable terminal. The portable terminal combines the shot image with an option for selecting a function available in the image processing apparatus and displays the combined image on a display unit, based on the information transmitted from the information processing apparatus. When selection of a function is accepted, a screen for operating the selected function is displayed on the display unit of the portable terminal. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092716 | PRINTER CONTROL DEVICE, PRINTING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINTER AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A printer driver that controls operations of an ink jet printer which is capable of being refilled with ink from the outside, causes a computer to execute an acquiring function of acquiring attribute information on a destination country or region where the ink jet printer is to be used, an input function of allowing an ink ID number which is assigned to the ink that is to be refilled to be entered, an ink determining function of determining whether the ink is genuine or not by analyzing the ink ID number which has been entered, a selection/execution function of selecting one of a plurality of processes for a non-genuine ink on the basis of the attribute information, if the ink is determined to be not genuine and executing the selected process. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092717 | PRINT SERVER, CONTROL METHOD, AND PRINT SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a print server that is connected with at least one printing device and client terminal through a communication line, includes an information acquiring-storing unit configured to acquire and stores print data and attribute information of a print job from the client terminal, an information changing unit configured to shorten a portion of character strings of the attribute information of the print job on the basis of a preset changing rule, and an information transmitting unit configured to transmit the attribute information of the print job including some shortened information to the printing device in accordance with a request from the printing device. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092718 | PRINT INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD AND MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, a print information display device connected to a print system through a communication line includes a transmitting unit configured to transmit a print job to the communication line for printing in the print system, an inquiring unit configured to inquire whether a print job remains on the print system each time a predetermined time passes after the print job is transmitted, and a display unit configured to display the information of the print job remaining in the print system on the basis of a response from the print system. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092719 | CENTRALIZED PRINT JOB ROUTING IN A DISTRIBUTED PRINTING ENVIRONMENT - Methods, systems, and devices are described for centralized print job routing in a distributed printing environment. A data store may include a first table of identifiers for printers, a second table of identifiers for print servers, a third table of identifiers for drivers, and an association between identifiers of the first, second, and third tables. A print router may be configured to determine a printer selected for a print job. Based on the association between the identifiers of the first, second, and third tables, the print router may map a print server to the selected printer and a driver to the print server. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092720 | DYNAMIC PRINT JOB ROUTING IN A DISTRIBUTED PRINTING ENVIRONMENT - Methods, systems, and devices are described for dynamic print job routing in a distributed printing environment. A data store may include a set of rules for dynamically determining an identified print job destination based on at least one characteristic of a print job generated by a print job source. A rules engine may be configured to receive a notification of the print job, identify the characteristic of the print job from the received notification, and apply the set of rules in the data store to the identified characteristic of the print job to dynamically determine an updated print job destination for the print job. The updated print job destination is associated with at least one printer. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092721 | DYNAMIC PRINT SERVER GENERATION IN A DISTRIBUTED PRINTING ENVIRONMENT - Methods, systems, and devices are described for dynamic print server generation in a distributed printing environment. A data store may store multiple operating systems. A central server computer system is in communication with the data store. The central server computer system may receive notification of a print job, select a printer for the print job, map a stored driver to the selected printer, select an operating system associated with the driver from the data store, and dynamically load the operating system associated with the driver to generate a print server for the print job. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092722 | MANAGING PRINTER FEEDBACK IN A DISTRIBUTED PRINTING ENVIRONMENT - Methods, systems, and devices are described for dynamic print server generation in a distributed printing environment. In these methods, systems, and devices, a print router may receive a print job from a print source over a unidirectional print data path. The print router may transmit the print job to a print job destination associated with a printer of a number of printers in communication with the print router. The print router may receive a message from the printer and transmit the message from the printer to the print job source over a network path separate from the unidirectional print data path. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092723 | BIDIRECTIONAL PRINT ROUTER COMMUNICATIONS IN A DISTRIBUTED PRINTING ENVIRONMENT - Methods, systems, and devices are described for bidirectional print router communication in a distributed printing environment. In these methods, systems, and devices, a print router receives a print job from a print job source over a unidirectional print data path. The print router forwards the print job to a first print job destination associated with a first printer, and receives a first message from the first printer. The first message may be forwarded to the print job source, and a second message from the print job source may also be received. The print job is then transmitted from the print router to a second print job destination associated with a second printer based on the first message from the first printer, a set of rules, and/or the second message received from the print job source. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092724 | NETWORKED THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING - Three-dimensional fabrication resources are improved by adding networking capabilities to three-dimensional printers and providing a variety of tools for networked use of three-dimensional printers. Web-based servers or the like can provide a single point of access for remote users to manage access to distributed content on one hand, and to manage use of distributed fabrication resources on the other. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092725 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUEUE SYNCHRONIZATION - This invention relates to a methods and a printing system in which queues across one or more printing devices, such as printers, copiers, and the like, are automatically kept synchronized. The queues are placed into one or more pools. In some embodiments, one queue in a pool is designated as a master queue. Changes to the queues in the pool are then controlled and propagated from the master queue. In other embodiments, various queues in a pool are designated as peers. Any change to a queue, such as a change to, a subset of print job parameters, in the pool is then propagated to its peers. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092726 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A configuration of an image forming system that includes an image forming apparatus and at least one of a paper feed apparatus and a post-process apparatus is defined based on system configuration information including a combination of identification information for the apparatuses and setting information for the order of arrangement of the apparatuses corresponding to the identification information without using a dedicated line connection. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092727 | APPARATUS FOR LOW COST EMBEDDED PLATFORM FOR DEVICE-SIDE, DISTRIBUTED SERVICES ENABLEMENT - A class of add-on system components providing functionality of devices, management of self-help, customization and enhancement of services for devices, and remote monitoring at significantly reduced cost. It reduces the cost of UI and greatly enhances ease-of-use by realizing that the networked system can be headless and use a browser-based UI for its platform. It embeds a Device Model Agent (DMA) and connects to the Device-Centric Services platform to offer services. Additionally, it offers customized diagnostic access for customer representatives to enable self-help service actions to be performed, unifies and manages multiple access needs to several disparate data access mechanisms, and uses largely COTS PC hardware rather than customized PWBs. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092728 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND SERVER - An image processing device is configured to provide a service relating to at least one of (1) the image data generated by the function of the image processing device and (2) image data representing the image to be formed, in response to a request from the image processing device. The image processing device may include a parameter designating unit, a service request unit, and a function implementation unit that is adapted to implement the function of the image processing device based on the service providing parameter designated by the parameter designating unit. The service providing device is provided with a service provision executing unit that is adapted to execute a process to provide the service to the image processing device after receiving the request from the service request unit provided to the image processing device. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092729 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, INSTALLATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Installing an application that is executed by an image forming apparatus includes detecting connection of an external storage device, requesting, if the external storage device whose connection is detected contains application data and device data including apparatus identification information identifying an image forming apparatus in which the application is installed and application identification information identifying the application installed in the image forming apparatus, license data on the application data identified based on the application identification information to the image forming apparatus identified by the apparatus identification information, and installing, in response to the request, the application data stored in the external storage device by using the license data if the license data is successfully acquired from the image forming apparatus identified by the apparatus identification information. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092730 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM THEREOF - An information processing apparatus acquires a first structured document containing a plurality of elements and having designated a second structured document to be inserted into a frame within a web page that is based on the first structured document, acquires the second structured document designated in the first structured document acquired by the first acquiring unit, and selects an element to be output, from the elements contained in the first structured document and the second structured document, based on the plurality of elements contained in the first structured document and an element contained in the second structured document. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092731 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes a conveyance unit configured to convey a sheet, a reading unit configured to read an image on the sheet conveyed by the conveyance unit, a calibration member including a white reference region for acquiring correction data for correcting image information acquired by reading the image on the sheet with the reading unit, and a driving unit configured to move the calibration member so as to locate the white reference region in a position where the reading unit can read the white reference region if the correction data is acquired, and to locate a region other than the white reference region in a position that faces the sheet to be conveyed and is not brought into contact with the sheet if the sheet is conveyed. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092732 | SIGNAL BUFFER CIRCUIT, SENSOR CONTROL BOARD, IMAGE SCANNER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A signal buffer circuit includes a buffer to conduct a buffering operation for transmitting a signal to a subsequent unit; a resistor connected between an input side and an output side of the buffer; and a variable impedance device connected in series to the output side of the buffer. The variable impedance device is at low impedance when the buffer is conducting the buffering operation and at high impedance when the buffer is not conducting the buffering operation. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092733 | DOCUMENT DETECTING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND DOCUMENT DETECTING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a document detecting apparatus includes a light-emitting element, a photoelectric conversion element, a light-emission controller and a detection processor. The light-emitting element projects light onto a detection position of a document. The photoelectric conversion element outputs an electric signal obtained by converting the light from the detection position of the document. The light-emission controller changes the light quantity of the light emitted by the light-emitting element. The detection processor detects the presence or absence of the document at the detection position of the document based on the presence or absence of a change of an output value corresponding to the change of the light quantity caused by the light-emission controller in an output value from the photoelectric conversion element. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092734 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - In the image processing device, the color conversion part converts the input value to an output value by using a color profile. The correction part corrects the output value to a corrected value by using a correction table. The update part updates the correction table based on a density patch. The first and second amount is an estimated amount of the color material to be consumed when corrected image data corrected by either using the updated correction table or using an initial correction table, respectively, is printed. When the amount determining part determines that the first amount is greater than the second amount, the modifying part modifies the color profile such that the output value in the modified color profile specifies a less amount of color material than an amount of color material specified by the output value in the unmodified color profile. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092735 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL LIGHT MODULATION ARRANGEMENT FOR MODULATING A WAVE FIELD HAVING COMPLEX INFORMATION - The present invention relates to a three-dimensional light modulator, of which the pixels are combined to form modulation elements. Each modulation element can be coded with a preset discrete value such that three-dimensionally arranged object points can be holographically reconstructed. The light modulator according to the invention is characterized in that assigned to the pixels of the modulator are beam splitters or beam combiners which, for each modulation element, combine the light wave parts modulated by the pixels by means of refraction or diffraction on the output side to form a common light beam which exits the modulation element in a set propagation direction. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092736 | SPECTRUM VIEWING DEVICE AND METHOD - A capsule includes a bottom portion for holding a liquid used for making bubbles, and a separate top portion. The top portion can be used to blow bubbles, where the bubble, after at least partially air drying, can be formulated to rest on a surface. The top portion also includes an aperture that houses a hologram lens. After a bubble is blown and at least partially immobilized on a surface, the top portion is placed in an optimal viewing position near the bubble. Viewing of the bubble through the lens of the top portion separates the light reflected off the bubble into a spectrum. The top portion and the bottom portion of the capsule can temporarily be attached to one another by forming a seal, by being temporarily affixed into one another. The top portion and bottom portion of the capsule can also be at least partially separated from each other. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092737 | METHOD OF FORMING AN IMAGING DEVICE - A method, apparatus, and system that provides a holographic layer as a micro-lens array and/or a color filter array in an imager. The method of writing the holographic layer results in overlapping areas in the hologram for corresponding adjacent pixels in the imager which increases collection of light at the pixels, thereby increasing quantum efficiency. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092738 | Scanning Platform Having Asymmetric Flexures - Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a scanning platform to scan a beam as a projected image comprises a frame and a scanning mirror supported by a flexure coupled to the frame of the scanning platform. The flexure has an asymmetric structure comprising a longer flexure arm and a shorter flexure arm to locate the scanning mirror at a position offset from a center of the frame. The resonant frequency of oscillation of the scanning mirror may be maintained or otherwise determined by selecting an appropriate cross-sectional area of the longer flexure arm or the shorter flexure arm, or combinations thereof. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092739 | Optical Pattern Generator Using Multiple Reflective Surfaces - An optical pattern generator uses reflection from multiple (e.g., two) internal mirror surfaces mounted on a rotating support structure. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092740 | ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS FOR LIGHT SOURCE UNIT AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD THEREFOR - An adjustment apparatus for a light source unit installed on an optical scanning apparatus including a deflector, the light source unit including a laser light source and a condensing optical element, and leading the condensed light beam to the deflector, the adjustment apparatus including: a dividing element for dividing the light beam into a plurality of light beams in at least one of a main scanning direction and a sub-scanning direction; an imaging optical element for imaging the plurality of light beams on a light receiving element; and an adjustment mechanism for adjusting a relative position ΔX between the condensing optical element and the laser light source in a direction of an optical axis of the condensing optical element, and relative positions ΔY and ΔZ between the condensing optical element and the laser light source in directions orthogonal to the optical axis of the condensing optical element. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092741 | Two-Mirror Scanning System - A scanning beam projection system includes a two-mirror scanning system. One mirror scans in one direction, and a second mirror scans in a second direction. A fast scan mirror receives a modulated light beam from a fold mirror and directs the modulated light beam to a slow can mirror. The fold mirror may be formed on an output optic or may be formed on a common substrate with the slow scan mirror. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092742 | MASK - A light irradiation apparatus and a method of manufacture a photo-aligning layer are disclosed. A mask included in a light irradiation apparatus according to one embodiment is configured to irradiate the light having straightness at a high level of illumination to a subject that is apart from the mask with a certain distance. A photo-aligning layer with a desired alignment pattern can be fabricated using the mask. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092743 | LIGHT MODULATION DEVICE - A light modulation device includes: an input terminal into which a modulation signal is input; a light modulation element including an anode connected to the input terminal and a cathode that is grounded; a matching resistor connected in parallel with the light modulation element; a matching capacitor connected to the light modulation element and connected in series to the matching resistor; and a protective resistor connected in parallel with the light modulation element, the matching resistor, and the matching capacitor. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092744 | VEHICULAR REARVIEW MIRROR ELEMENTS AND ASSEMBLIES INCORPORATING THESE ELEMENTS - The present invention relates to improved electro-optic rearview mirror elements and assemblies incorporating the same. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092745 | VEHICULAR REARVIEW MIRROR ELEMENTS AND ASSEMBLIES INCORPORATING THESE ELEMENTS - The present invention relates to improved electro-optic rearview mirror elements and assemblies incorporating the same. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092746 | OSCILLATOR-AMPLIFIER DRIVE LASER WITH SEED PROTECTION FOR AN EUV LIGHT SOURCE - As disclosed herein, in a first aspect, a device may comprise: an oscillator producing a light output on a beam path; a target material for interaction with light on the beam path at an irradiation site; a beam delay on the beam path the beam delay having a beam folding optical arrangement; and a switch positioned along the beam path and interposed between the oscillator and the beam delay; the switch closable to divert at least a portion of light on the beam path from the beam path, the switch having close time, t | 2012-04-19 |
20120092747 | DISPLAY HAVING AN EMBEDDED MICROLENS ARRAY - The present disclosure provides methods, systems, and apparatus for directing incident light toward central regions of interferometric modulator displays. In one aspect, a display includes an array of microlenses embedded in a substrate adjacent a first surface of the substrate. An array of light modulators can be disposed over the first surface of the substrate. A light modulator can be disposed over a corresponding microlens. The microlenses can converge or concentrate incident light onto central regions of the corresponding light modulators. The microlenses may include single-element lenses, compound lenses, and/or graded-index lenses. Various methods of manufacturing such displays are also disclosed. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092748 | 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. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092749 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING COLOR SHIFT OF INTERFEROMETRIC MODULATORS - The color reflected by an interferometric modulator may vary as a function of the angle of view. A range of colors are thus viewable by rotating the interferometric modulator relative to an observer. By placing a textured layer between an observer and an interferometric modulator, a pattern which includes the range of colors may be viewed by the observer, and the range of colors may thus be viewable from a single viewing angle. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092750 | LIGHTING DEVICE FOR A DIRECT VIEWING DISPLAY - The present invention relates to a lighting device having a planer optical fiber and at least one light source device for illuminating a controllable spatial light modulator, wherein the optical fiber comprises a light-conducting core and a cover coating, and the light modulator comprises a pixel matrix, the light source device is disposed on the side of the optical fiber, and the light emitted by at least one light source of the light source device propagates laminarly in the optical fiber. The lighting unit according to the invention is characterized in that the planar optical fiber comprises a deflecting coating having a selective polarization function for laminarly decoupling and deflecting the evanescent wave field of the light propagating in the optical fiber, wherein the thickness of the cover coating reduces in the direction of light propagation. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092751 | Switchable display system - A display system for a portable device is switchable by electrical addressing. The display system can absorb ambient light and reflect at least a portion of the absorbed light to render an image on a surface of the display. The display includes a plurality of pixel electrodes. Each of the plurality of pixel electrodes includes linkers with acceptor molecules and donor molecules that form groups having respective color properties. In an off-state, a respective pixel is configured to reflect white light. In an on-state, a respective pixel is configured to reflect light according to the molecular grouping of the acceptor-donor group. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092752 | Electrophoretic Indication Display Device - An electrophoretic display device comprises: a first substrate including a first electrode; a first insulation layer provided on the first electrode; a fluid layer provided on the first insulation layer and having fluid and charged particles; a second substrate facing the first substrate with the fluid layer therebetween and including a second electrode facing the first electrode; and a second insulation layer provided between the second electrode and the fluid layer and facing the first insulation layer. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092753 | COLORED FLUIDS FOR ELECTROWETTING, ELECTROFLUIDIC, AND ELECTROPHORETIC TECHNOLOGIES - Colored fluids for electrowetting, electro fluidic, or electrophoretic devices, and the devices themselves, are disclosed. The colored fluid can include a non | 2012-04-19 |
20120092754 | Electrophoretic Display Device and Method for Manufacturing the Same - An electrophoretic display device includes a lower substrate having pixel electrodes thereon to define a plurality of pixel areas; partition walls formed on the lower substrate to surround the pixel electrodes; electrophoretic dispersion liquid having a plurality of charged particles colored to display colors, the electrophoretic dispersion liquid filled into the plurality of the pixel areas defined by pixel electrodes and surrounding the partition walls; a membrane layer disposed on the partition walls and covering the electrophoretic dispersion liquid, the membrane layer comprising a plurality of hole patterns at portions corresponding to the plurality of the pixel areas; and an upper substrate bonded with the lower substrate such that the membrane layer is disposed therebetween. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092755 | TANDEM PHOTONIC AMPLIFIER - Embodiments of laser systems advantageously use pulsed optical fiber-based laser source ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120092756 | OPTICAL BODY, OPTICAL BODY MANUFACTURING METHOD, WINDOW MEMBER, AND OPTICAL BODY ATTACHING METHOD - An optical body including an optical layer having a belt-like or rectangular shape and having an incident surface on which light is incident, and a reflective layer formed in the optical layer and having a corner cube shape, wherein the reflective layer directionally reflects the light incident on the incident surface at an incident angle (θ, φ), and a direction of a ridge of the corner cube shape is substantially parallel to a lengthwise direction of the belt-shaped or rectangular optical layer. θ is an angle formed by a perpendicular line with respect to the incident surface and the incident light incident on the incident surface or reflected light emerging from the incident surface, and φ is an angle formed by the ridge of the corner cube shape and a component resulting from projecting the incident light or the reflected light to the incident surface). | 2012-04-19 |
20120092757 | IMPROVED OVER-UNDER LENS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PROJECTION - An over/under lens for projecting a 3D film print possesses a circular polarization module that includes a clockwise circular polarization filter assembly and a counterclockwise circular polarization filter assembly. The clockwise and counterclockwise circular polarization filter assemblies advantageously limit cross talk occurring between left-eye and right eye images, thus improving the viewing experience. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092758 | NANOCOMPOSITES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND USE THEREOF IN DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES - A nanocomposite, comprising single-wall and/or multi-wall one-dimensional nanomaterials, and at least one nanooxide of at least one transition metal, said nanooxide filling said nanotubes and covering their walls. A process for preparing such a nanocomposite and an optical limiting device comprising such a nanocomposite in suspension in a medium that is transparent to visible and infrared radiation are disclosed. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092759 | SOLAR CONTROL GLASS AND SOLAR CONTROL DOUBLE GLASS - A heat-ray shielding glass products (e.g., solar control double glass) which have excellent heat-ray shielding property, especially thermal insulation property and enhanced durability under the condition of existence of moisture (under high humidity), and which can be prepared in low cost is provided. The solar control double glass | 2012-04-19 |
20120092760 | PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND EXPOSURE METHOD - A catadioptric projection objective for imaging a pattern provided in an object plane of the projection objective onto an image plane of the projection objective. The projection objective includes a first objective part that includes one or more refractive optical elements to image the pattern provided in the object plane into a first intermediate image, a second objective part that consists of reflective optical elements including at least one concave mirror to image the first intermediate image into a second intermediate image, and a third objective part that includes one or more refractive optical elements to image the second intermediate imaging onto the image plane. The projection objective includes at lease one double asphere having a first aspheric surface and a second aspheric surface immediately adjacent to the first aspheric surface, the double asphere being formed by facing adjacent aspheric surfaces of two consecutive lenses. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092761 | MICROSCOPE SYSTEM - A microscope system is characterized in comprising a transmission illumination optical system having a light source ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120092762 | AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A three-dimensional (3D) display system is provided. The 3D display system includes a display device and an optical device. The display device is configured to display sets of images with parallax for a 3D display. The optical device has electric-signal-controllable optical parameters and is coupled with the display device. Further, the optical device is configured to enable directional light transmission so as to separate lights of the sets of images into predetermined viewing directions to effect the 3D display. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092763 | AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD - An autostereoscopic display apparatus is provided for three-dimensional (3D) display. The autostereoscopic display apparatus includes a display panel having a plurality of display elements arranged in a two-dimensional array. The autostereoscopic display apparatus also includes a grating device coupled to the display device and having a plurality of grating elements to guide lights associated with 3D display into predetermined viewing directions. Further, the plurality of grating elements cover the plurality of display elements and are tilted such that a tilted direction of the plurality of grating elements form a non-zero angle with respect to a diagonal direction of the plurality display elements. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092764 | Stereoscopic glasses - Stereoscopic or 3D glasses include a half-wave phase difference plate, a first polarization-converting optical system, and a second polarization-converting optical system. The half-wave phase difference plate is movable between a used position and an unused position. The first polarization-converting optical system follows the half-wave phase difference plate when the half-wave phase difference plate is in its used position. The first polarization-converting optical system is uncovered when the half-wave phase difference plate is in its unused position. When the half-wave phase difference plate is in its used position, the glasses operate in a two-dimensionally viewing mode. When the half-wave phase difference plate is in its unused position, the glasses operate in a three-dimensionally viewing mode. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092765 | PREVENTION AND REMEDIATION OF DAMAGE TO OPTICAL SURFACES - A polylaminate film system for protecting optical surfaces, such as a lens, has plural polymer thin films arranged in a polylaminate stack, with each thin film coupled to adjacent films via solvent welding. The film system is adhered to the optical surface to be protected and, as each film in the stack becomes damaged or dirty, it may be sequentially removed to present a clean film surface. The transparent film may be composed of the same material as the optical surface to minimize distortion and loss of optical transmission when radiation passes through the combined film and lens. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092766 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device is capable of freely setting a viewing location for a real image formed by an imaging optical system of real specular image. The display device includes: an object of view; the imaging optical system having a semitransparent substrate with a plane of symmetry to define an object side space in which the object exists and a viewer side space in which a viewer exists, where the imaging optical system forms a real image of the object of view in the viewer side space with light passing through the substrate; and a reflective mirror arranged in the viewer side space so as to reflect light beams supplied from the imaging optical system to guide the reflected light beams toward the viewer. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092767 | WEAR AND IMPACT RESISTANT REFLECTIVE ROAD LANE MARKERS - A laminate article preferably including two or more layers adapted to be applied to a surface of a roadway that can function as a reflective marker, such as a lane marker or road feature marker. The article includes one or more reflective compounds, preferably particles, aggregates, or clusters that are partially embedded in an exposed outer surface layer of the article. In order to increase the durability of the material, protective media compounds are also present in the outer layer and extend outward therefrom with the protective material protruding a greater distance than the reflective compounds. The articles of the present invention are weather resistant, durable and resistant to damage by vehicles and snowplows. | 2012-04-19 |
20120092768 | LENS DRIVING DEVICE, AUTOFOCUS CAMERA, AND CAMERA-EQUIPPED MOBILE TERMINAL - In a lens driving device of the present invention, each magnet is provide to face an outer circumferential face of a first coil, and face a second coil at a position at which the second coil is provided. A first spring member and a second spring member are configured by a plurality of six springs separated from each other, each coil wire end of the first coil and the two of the second coils being connected to a different spring, respectively, and when moving a lens support ( | 2012-04-19 |