| 18th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 29 |
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| 20110102477 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A backlight unit ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102478 | GAMMA ADJUSTMENT CIRCUIT AND METHOD AND DISPLAY DEVICE EMPLOYING SAME - A display device includes a gamma adjustment circuit employing a method for adjusting red, green, blue (R, G, B) data of an image signal. The gamma adjustment circuit provides at least one look up table (LUT) to store gamma correction values, determines whether at least two kinds of color data from the R, G, B data require adjustment, searches for gamma correction values corresponding to the at least two kinds of color data from the R, G, B data requiring adjustment in the at least one LUT, and outputs the R, G, B data and the gamma correction values corresponding to the at least two kinds of color data from the R, G, B data requiring adjustment. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102479 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus comprises an identification unit configured to identify, for each pixel in the frame image, minimum pixel values for each color component from pixel values of surrounding pixels for each color component, wherein the surrounding pixels are positioned around the pixel, and identifying, as a common pixel value, a minimum value in the minimum pixel values identified for each color component; a generation unit configured to generate a preprocessed image which can be obtained by replacing a pixel value of each pixel in the frame image with the common pixel value identified for the pixel by the identification unit; a low-pass filtering unit configured to generate a first subframe image by applying a low-pass filter to the preprocessed image; a subtraction unit configured to generate, as a second subframe image, a difference image between the frame image and the first subframe image. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102480 | DRIVING METHOD FOR ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Disclosed is a method for driving an electrophoretic display device including a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an electrophoretic element disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The method includes a display driving step of inputting a first potential to the first electrode and inputting a second potential different from the first potential to the second electrode, and a reverse potential driving step of applying a voltage to the electrophoretic element, the voltage having a polarity which is opposite to a polarity of the potential in the display driving step. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102481 | DRIVING METHOD FOR ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Disclosed is a method for driving an electrophoretic display device including a display unit having an electrophoretic element interposed between a pair of substrates, a pixel, a pixel electrode provided for each pixel and an opposite electrode facing the pixel electrode via the electrophoretic element. A step of performing an intermediate grayscale display of the pixel includes a first display step of changing the grayscale of the pixel to a first grayscale, a discharge step of removing charges of the pixel electrode and the opposite electrode, and a second display step of changing the grayscale of the pixel to an intermediate grayscale by inputting a potential for changing the grayscale of the pixel to a second grayscale to the pixel electrode and the opposite electrode. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102482 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electro-optical device includes, on a substrate, three sub-pixels, three sampling switches, three data lines, three image signal lines, and three lead wiring lines. The three sub-pixels correspond to red, green and blue, respectively. The three sub-pixels are included in a unit pixel. The three sampling switches correspond to the three sub-pixels, respectively. The three data lines electrically connect the three sub-pixels and the three sampling switches with each other, respectively. The three image signal lines, which are provided on a side opposite to the three sub-pixels with respect to the three sampling switches, correspond to the three sampling switches, respectively. The three lead wiring lines electrically connect the three sampling switches and the three image signal lines with each other, respectively. Among the three sampling switches, a sampling switch corresponding to green is disposed close to the three image signal lines compared to other two sampling switches. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102483 | Headup display device and method for indicating virtual image - A headup display device controls a brightness of an image according to a present illumination in an environment of a vehicle and projects the image to a front windshield of the vehicle to indicate the image as a virtual image in an interior of the vehicle. An illumination determination unit determines a present illumination by multiplying an increasing rate by an interior illumination in the interior of the vehicle when being in a light-adapted state, in which the interior of the vehicle is lighter than the exterior of the vehicle. The illumination determination unit determines the present illumination by multiplying a decreasing rate by an exterior illumination in the exterior of the vehicle when being in a dark-adapted state, in which the interior of the vehicle is darker than the exterior of the vehicle. A brightness control unit controls the brightness to correspond to the determined present illumination. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102484 | A DISPLAY - A display includes a plurality of display elements. Each display element includes two opposed electrodes, a first dielectric layer, a fluid including a plurality of colorants, and a second dielectric layer. The first dielectric layer is disposed between the electrodes and has at least one reservoir defined therein. The second dielectric layer exhibits non-linear resistance, and is disposed on at least one of the electrodes and adjacent to the fluid. The fluid is disposed in a space defined between the electrodes, and the plurality of colorants is configured to move in response to an applied electric field. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102485 | Multipurpose printer - A multipurpose printer and techniques for operating the printer are presented. A printer includes first and second print elements. During a first mode of operation for the printer, both the first and second print elements are configured to image both first and second sides of print media passing through the printer. During a second mode of operation, the first print element is prevented from interfacing with at least portions of the first side of the media that include adhesive materials affixed thereto. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102486 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND LIQUID EJECTING PRINTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a Modulator that performs pulse modulation for a drive waveform signal that becomes a reference for a drive signal of an actuator so as to acquire a modulated signal; a digital power amplifier that amplifies the power of the modulated signal so as to acquire a amplified digital signal; a low pass filter that smoothes the amplified digital signal so as to acquire the drive signal; a variable power source circuit that can change a power source voltage of the digital power amplifier; and a power source voltage control unit that controls changes in the power source voltage in units of a driving pulse that configures the drive signal of the actuator and can independently drive the actuator. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102487 | Capacitive Drop Mass Measurement System - An imaging device includes an image receiving surface movably supported within the imaging device and at least one printhead having a plurality of ink jets, each ink jet being configured to eject drops of ink on the image receiving surface. At least one sensing electrode is positioned adjacent the image receiving surface that outputs capacitance signals indicative of a capacitance in a gap between the at least one sensing electrode and image receiving surface that are output to a controller. The imaging device includes a drop mass detection mode of operation in which: at least one ink jet in the plurality of ink jets is actuated to eject drops of ink to form at least one test band on the image receiving surface; the image receiving surface is moved so that the at least one test band of ink is positioned in the gap; the at least one sensing electrode outputs a test band capacitance signal indicative of a capacitance with the at least one test band in the gap; and the controller modifies an operating parameter of the imaging device based on the capacitance indicated by the test band capacitance signal. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102488 | PRINTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING PRINTING DEVICE - Provided is a printing device including: nozzles which discharge a first aqueous ink for printing a main image; nozzles which discharge a second aqueous ink for printing a background image; and a control unit which controls printing of an image on a medium having an aqueous ink absorption property based on one selected from a first mode for printing the main image using the first aqueous ink and a second mode for superposing and printing the main image using the first aqueous ink and the background image using the second aqueous ink, wherein the amount of first aqueous ink dischargeable per unit area of the medium when the main image is printed on the medium in the second mode is less than that when the main image is printed on the medium in the first mode. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102489 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming device forms an image on a recording sheet by bidirectional recording. In the image forming device, a control part controls the image forming device. The control part includes a distance changing part that changes a sheet transporting distance for transporting the recording sheet after a forward movement of a recording head to a first transport distance and changes a sheet transporting distance for transporting the recording sheet after a backward movement of the recording head to a second transport distance, and a nozzle changing part that determines inactive nozzles which do not discharge a recording liquid among nozzles of the recording head alternately for one of the forward movement and the backward movement of the recording head. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102490 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - In the liquid ejecting apparatus, a potential controller that is capable of switching states between a same potential state where potentials at a predetermined portion at the side of the liquid ejecting unit and a predetermined portion at the side of the ejected medium supporting unit are the same and a potential difference generation state where a potential difference is generated between the predetermined portion at the side of the liquid ejecting unit and the predetermined portion at the side of the ejected medium supporting unit. The potential controller forms the same potential state while the ejected medium is transported by the ejected medium transportation unit, and the potential controller forms the potential difference generation state in at least appropriate period while the ejected medium is not transported by the ejected medium transportation unit. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102491 | Cooler For A Printer - An inkjet printer has been developed that reduces the effects of show-through by depositing ink onto a cooled print medium. The inkjet printer includes a printhead and a cooler. The printhead is configured to eject ink onto an ink receiving member as the ink receiving member is transported along a portion of a media path through the inkjet printer. The cooler is positioned proximate the media path to cool the ink receiving member prior to the printhead ejecting ink onto the ink receiving member. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102492 | Solid Ink Jet Printhead Having a Polymer Layer and Processes Therefor - A printhead assembly includes a plurality of functional plates bonded together in a stack by polymeric adhesive(s). The surfaces of the functional plates that contact the polymeric adhesives are subjected to a coating process that includes providing a coating of an adhesion promoter, namely polydopamine, prior to application of the adhesive. The adhesive may be a crosslinkable acrylic adhesive or a thermoplastic polyimide. The polydopamine coating is applied by immersing the functional plate in a buffered dopamine solution for a period sufficient to produce a coating having a pre-determined thickness. The thickness of the coating is controlled by submerging the functional plate in the buffered dopamine solution while the pH value of the dopamine solution is maintained at a value sufficient for polymerization of the dopamine during that time period, and then transferring the plates to a solution having a pH value that is insufficient to sustain the polymerization reaction. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102493 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A liquid ejection head may comprise a plurality of plates which are laminated via an adhesive. At least one of the plurality of plates may comprise a plurality of holes which are configured to function as liquid channels. The plate may comprise a plurality of individual bonding margins which are formed on a surface of the plate, and individually surround the plurality of holes. The plate may comprise a bonding margin bridge which extends parallel to a direction connecting the plurality of holes to each other, and connect the plurality of individual bonding margins to each other. The plate may comprise a groove which defines outer edges of the plurality of individual bonding margins and the bonding margin bridge on the surface of the plate. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102494 | HEAD REPAIRING APPARATUS AND FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS - In the state in which a position of a movable member relative to the unit base portion is in a first displacement position, a first regulation portion provided in a seal member comes into contact with a unit base portion by the elastic force of a elastic member, whereby the posture of the seal member is regulated so that a sealing surface becomes parallel to a head surface of a liquid ejecting head, and wherein, in the state in which the position of the movable member relative to the unit base portion is in a second displacement position, a second regulation portion provided in the seal member comes into contact with the movable member, whereby the posture of the seal member is regulated so that the sealing surface is tilted with respect to the head surface. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102495 | EJECTION LIQUID, EJECTION METHOD, METHOD FOR FORMING LIQUID DROPLETS, LIQUID EJECTION CARTRIDGE AND EJECTION APPARATUS - There are provided an ejection liquid that contains at least one of proteins and peptides and can be ejected stably by an ink jet system, and a method and apparatus for ejecting a liquid containing at least one of proteins and peptides using the ejection liquid. A specific amine is added to an aqueous solution of at least one of proteins and peptides to thereby improve the applicability to ejection by the ink jet system. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102496 | AQUEOUS INK FOR INKJET RECORDING - An aqueous ink for inkjet printing which includes a pigment-containing polymer particle and/or a self-dispersible pigment, a compound represented by formula (1): | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102497 | TREATMENT SOLUTION FOR INKJET TEXTILE PRINTING, METHOD FOR INKJET TEXTILE PRINTING, AND INKJET TEXTILE PRINTED PRODUCT - The present invention has its object to provide a treatment solution for inkjet textile printing that causes few remaining marks even when applied to a fabric. The present invention relates to a treatment solution for inkjet textile printing, the treatment solution comprising at least: 1) a water-soluble polyvalent metal salt; 2) at least one resin component selected from the group consisting of a nonionic resin emulsion, an anionic resin emulsion, and a carboxymethyl cellulose; 3) at least one surfactant component selected from the group consisting of a nonionic surfactant, an anionic surfactant, and an amphoteric surfactant; and 4) an aqueous medium, the treatment solution being applied to a fabric before printing of an ink composition for inkjet textile printing. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102498 | FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND MAINTENANCE METHOD - A fluid ejecting apparatus including: a fluid ejection head configured to eject fluid from a plurality of nozzles; a medium supporting member configured to support a medium at a position opposing the fluid ejection head, a thread-type fluid absorbing member configured to absorb the fluid ejected from the nozzles; and a moving mechanism configured to cause the fluid absorbing member to move between a first position opposing the nozzles between the fluid ejection head and the medium supporting member and a second position farther from a nozzle surface of the fluid ejection head than a transporting area of the medium, wherein the fluid is ejected from the nozzles to the fluid absorbing member at the first position. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102499 | FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS - Provided is a fluid ejecting apparatus including: a linear absorbing member which is disposed so as to face two or more nozzle rows adjacent to each other in a direction intersecting an extension direction of the nozzle rows while extending from one end of the nozzle row in the extension direction and being reversed at the other end thereof and to be turned back in a manner of reciprocating at least once in the extension direction, and absorbs the fluid ejected from the nozzles; a first movement mechanism which moves the absorbing member in a direction intersecting the extension direction of the nozzle row; and a second movement mechanism which moves the absorbing member while turning back the absorbing member so as to reciprocate at least once in the extension direction of the nozzle row. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102500 | FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS - Provided is a fluid ejecting apparatus including: a plurality of nozzle rows which is arranged in the direction intersecting the extension direction of nozzles; a linear absorbing member which is suspended while being parallel to the nozzle rows or inclined with respect to the nozzle rows at a predetermined angle; a first movement section which relatively moves at least one of the absorbing member and the nozzle rows in the direction intersecting the nozzle rows; and a control section which performs a flushing process in which a fluid is selectively ejected from the nozzles facing the absorbing member toward the absorbing member while moving the absorbing member using the first movement section. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102501 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head ejecting liquid from nozzles thereof formed on a nozzle formation surface onto a target that is being transported; and a rotating member rotatably disposed opposite the nozzle formation surface, the rotating member having a supporting surface for supporting the target and an absorbing surface for absorbing the liquid ejected from the nozzle. The rotating member has such a configuration that a first maximum length from a rotational center to the absorbing surface is longer than a second maximum length from the rotational center to the supporting surface. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102502 | TOUCH-FREE NOZZLE SEALANT REMOVAL - A method for automatic removal of a sealant member from a nozzle plate that includes applying a sealant member to a surface of the nozzle plate, attaching the sealant member with a pull tab, one end of the pull tab being attached to a maintenance sled of a maintenance mechanism at a first position, the maintenance sled moves from a first position to a second position thereby removing the sealant member at a 180 degree angle and with a speed of about 10 mm/sec. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102503 | FLUSHING CONTROL METHOD FOR AN INKJET PRINTER, AND AN INKJET PRINTER - An inkjet printer can appropriately flush two inkjet heads disposed to a carriage. The inkjet printer | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102504 | CARRIAGE DEVICE AND INKJET DEVICE - A carriage device includes a head unit, a printing head and a carriage. The head unit has a sub-plate attached to a head plate via an adjustment mechanism. The printing head is attached to the head plate via the sub-plate. The carriage retains the head unit. The adjustment mechanism includes a first-direction adjustment plate, a rotation position adjustment plate, and a pitch angle adjustment plate. The first-direction adjustment plate adjusts a position of the sub-plate with respect to the head plate in a first direction. The rotation position adjustment plate adjusts, in a predetermined plane, a rotation position of the sub-plate with respect to the head plate about a rotational axis that is normal to the predetermined plane. The pitch angle adjustment plate adjusts a pitch angle of the sub-plate with respect to the head plate, the pitch angle being in relation to the predetermined plane. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102505 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND LIQUID EJECTING PRINTING APPARATUS - A carriage apparatus of an ink jet recording apparatus, which discharges a photocurable ink and photocures the discharged ink, thereby forming a desired image on the recording medium, includes a plurality of recording heads for discharging the ink with respect to the recording medium; a recording carriage on which the plurality of recording heads is mounted so as to be divided into a plurality of recording portions; a plurality of photocuring units which is disposed to photocure the ink on the recording medium; and a photocuring carriage on which a plurality of photocuring units is mounted and which is disposed in a plane with a gap between the photocuring carriage and the recording carriage, wherein, in the photocurable carriage, a plurality of holding portions for holding the respective photocuring units forms a narrow part, respectively and is connected with each other. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102506 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - Provided is a liquid ejecting apparatus including: an ejection target medium supporting section that is disposed to face the liquid ejecting section, and supports the ejection target medium and wherein in at least one of plural types of ejection target mediums having different thicknesses, a gap between the first surface of the ejection target medium supporting section and a rear surface facing the first surface in the ejection target medium is set to be smaller than a gap between a second surface facing the ejection target medium in the liquid ejecting section and a front surface facing the second surface in the ejection target medium. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102507 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A region of the predetermined portion of the medium-to-be-ejected supporting unit in the second direction has a position corresponding to at least one lateral end of the medium to be ejected in the second direction, and extends towards the inside and outside of the medium to be ejected from the position. The at least one lateral end of the medium to be ejected in the second direction is configured such that a line connecting a terminal end position of the predetermined portion of the medium-to-be-ejected supporting unit which is further inside than an end portion of the medium to be ejected, and a terminal end position of the predetermined portion of the liquid ejecting unit which is further outside than the end portion of the medium to be ejected, intersects with the medium to be ejected. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102508 | Laminate substrate having bypass valve structure, inkjet print head and micro pump using the same - There is provided a laminate substrate having a bypass valve structure. The bypass valve structure formed in the laminate substrate includes a sloped path connecting a first straight path with a second straight path, and a bypass path connected with at least one of the first and second straight paths and configured as a curved path. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102509 | Fluid-ejection assembly substrate having rounded ribs - A fluid-ejection assembly includes a die, a substrate, ribs, and adhesive. The die has nozzles through which fluid is ejected. The substrate provides the fluid to the die. The ribs are within the substrate, and have rounded corners. The rounded corners are adapted to provide a predetermined characteristic. The adhesive affixes the die to the substrate. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102510 | LIQUID FEEDING DEVICE AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid feeding device includes: a flexible tube to be arranged so as to be curved at the midsection thereof for feeding liquid to a liquid ejecting head for ejecting the liquid toward a target; a resilient longitudinally extending member to be arranged so as to extend along the tube; and a binding member for binding the longitudinally extending member with the tube at a distance from each other. The binding member is fixed to the tube and slidably supports the longitudinally extending member. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102511 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR INK JET RECORDING HEAD CHIP, AND MANUFATURING METHOD FOR INK JET RECORDING HEAD - A manufacturing method for a substrate for an ink jet head, including formation of an ink supply port in a silicon substrate, the method includes a step of forming, on one side of the substrate, an etching mask layer having an opening at a position corresponding ink supply port; a step of forming unpenetrated holes through the opening of the etching mask layer in at least two rows in a longitudinal direction of the opening; and a step of forming the ink supply port by crystal anisotropic etching of the substrate in the opening. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102512 | SUBSTRATE FOR LIQUID DISCHARGING HEAD AND LIQUID DISCHARGING HEAD - In a liquid-discharging-head substrate including a plurality of ink supply ports, if lines are provided on the substrate between adjacent elements, energy generating elements cannot be arranged in high density. A liquid-discharging-head substrate according to the present invention includes an element array in which a plurality of elements configured to generate energy for discharging liquid are arranged, a first common line, a second common line, first individual lines configured to connect the elements and the first common line, and second individual lines configured to connect the elements and the second common line. The element array is provided between the first common line and the second common line, the first individual lines are provided in an area between the element array and the first common line, and the second individual lines are provided in an area between the element array and the second common line. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102513 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus, including an electric potential control unit capable of switching between an identical electric potential state which sets a predetermined region of the liquid ejection unit side and a predetermined region of the ejecting medium support unit side to the identical electric potential and an electric potential difference generating state which generates the electric potential difference between both of them, wherein the liquid ejecting apparatus includes a configuration in which, when the ejecting medium passes through a liquid ejecting area to which the liquid is ejected by the liquid ejection unit, the electric potential control unit forms the identical electric potential state, and when the ejecting medium does not pass through the liquid ejecting area, the electric potential control unit forms the electric potential difference generating state for at least a proper period. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102514 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - Provided is a liquid ejecting apparatus which comprises a pressure generation chamber, a piezoelectric element, and a driving unit which supplies a driving signal to the piezoelectric element. The piezoelectric layer shows electric field induced phase transition and when among voltages at which the piezoelectric layer shows the electric field induced phase transition a voltage having a higher absolute value is defined as V | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102515 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, AND PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT - A piezoelectric element has a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode. The first electrode is preferentially oriented along the (111) plane in the direction parallel to the film surface and, in the direction perpendicular to the film surface, the sum of the (111) and (200) planes relative to the sum of the (111), (200), and (220) planes is 20% or less in terms of the abundance ratio. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102516 | Printhead unit - Piezoelectric unit, comprising a fluid chamber, a fluid outlet, an actuator, comprising a thin film piezoceramic element and a membrane, acting as a wall of the fluid chamber, and a support element arranged for preventing a supported portion of the actuator from movement in a main direction of actuation movement of the actuator, while allowing such actuation movement on at least two sides of the supported portion, wherein the support element is connected to a unit portion that extends approximately opposite to the actuator. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102517 | LIQUID-EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID-EJECTING APPARATUS, PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, AND PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL - A liquid-ejecting head includes a pressure-generating chamber communicating with a nozzle opening, and a piezoelectric element. The piezoelectric layer contains a perovskite complex oxide containing Bi, La, Fe, and Mn and is ferroelectric. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102518 | LIQUID-EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID-EJECTING APPARATUS, PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, AND PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL - A liquid-ejecting head includes a pressure-generating chamber communicating with a nozzle opening, and a piezoelectric element. The piezoelectric element has piezoelectric layer contains a perovskite complex oxide containing Bi, La, Fe, and Mn and can undergo electric-field-induced phase transition. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102519 | Liquid jet head, liquid ejection apparatus, and manufacturing method for the liquid jet head - Provided is a liquid jet head ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102520 | Inkjet print head - There is provided an inkjet print head. The inkjet print head includes a pressure chamber storing ink drawn from a reservoir in order to be ejected through a nozzle, a restrictor provided as a path between the reservoir and the pressure chamber, and a stepped part provided inside the pressure chamber and creating variations in ink flow inside the pressure chamber. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102521 | INK SUPPLY SYSTEM WITH FLOAT VALVE - An ink supply system for an inkjet printer. The ink supply system includes an ink reservoir and a pressure-regulating chamber. The pressure-regulating chamber has an inlet port, an outlet port, an air vent open to atmosphere and a float valve for maintaining a predetermined level of ink in the chamber. The float valve is biased towards a closed position by a positive ink pressure from the ink reservoir at the inlet port. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102522 | Ink Cartridge - An ink cartridge is detachably mounted on a cartridge holder. At least one first reflector is provided in the cartridge holder. A reflective-type optical sensor includes a light emitter and a light receiver. The optical sensor is operable to form an optical path originated from the light emitter to the light receiver via the first reflector. A shading member is provided in the ink cartridge operable to shade the optical path when the ink cartridge is mounted on the cartridge holder. A second reflector is provided in the ink cartridge. The second reflector reflects light emitted from the light emitter and varies an intensity thereof in accordance with an ink amount remaining in the ink cartridge. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102523 | COMPATIBLE INK CARTRIDGE FOR LARGE FORMAT INK JET PRINTERS - The present invention relates to a compatible ink cartridge for large format ink jet printers, consisting of an insertable cartridge and an ink container that can be integrated with said cartridge. The front end of said cartridge has a nozzle through which the large format ink jet printer's ink supply needle is inserted. Said ink container has a front end facing said nozzle of said cartridge, said front end having a soft plug through which the large format ink jet printer's ink supply needle can be inserted to access ink from said ink container. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102524 | INK SUPPLY SYSTEM - An ink supply system including a reservoir and a foam regulator. The reservoir is configured to hold a volume of ink and configured to be in fluid communication with a fluid ejection structure. The foam regulator is operable in a first state in which the foam regulator permits application of negative pressure through the foam regulator to apply negative pressure to the fluid ejection structure and to the reservoir, and a second state in which the foam regulator blocks passage of ink foam through the foam regulator. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102525 | Non-Contact Heating Of Solid Ink Prints After Ink Fixing - An imaging device includes a media transport system configured to transport print media along a media path. A first print station is positioned along the media path that is configured to apply ink to a first side of the media. A first fixing assembly is positioned along the media path downstream from the first print station. A second print station is positioned along the media path downstream from the first fixing assembly that is configured to apply ink to a second side of the media. A second fixing assembly is positioned along the media path downstream from the second print station. A heater is positioned along the media path downstream from the second fixing assembly that is configured to heat the media to a gloss reducing temperature. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102526 | CARRIAGE APPARATUS OF INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS EQUIPPED THEREWITH - A carriage apparatus of an ink jet recording apparatus, discharges a photocurable ink, while moving with respect to a recording medium in main scan and sub scan directions. The carriage apparatus includes a first recording portion having recording heads for discharging a first ink to the recording medium. A first half curing unit irradiates and half cures the first ink. A second recording portion at a downstream side of a sub scan direction with respect to the first recording portion discharges the second ink to the recording medium and has fewer recording heads than the first recording portion. A second half curing unit irradiates the second ink with light to half cure the second ink. A main curing unit at the downstream side of the sub scan direction of the second recording portion irradiates the recording medium with light, thereby fully curing the half cured first and second inks. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102527 | CARRIAGE DEVICE OF INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - Ink jet recording apparatus carriage device which discharges light cure type ink onto a recording medium while moving along a first guide shaft and a second guide shaft, which are disposed parallel to each other, curing the discharged ink by light, thereby forming a desired image on the recording medium, includes: head unit having recording head which discharges the ink onto the recording medium and recording carriage on which the recording head is mounted; light curing unit having a plurality of light curing sections which cures the ink on the recording medium by light and light curing carriage on which the plurality of light curing sections are mounted; carriage base slidably supported on the first guide shaft; and support frame having one end fixed to the carriage base and the other end slidably supported on the second guide shaft, wherein the head unit is supported in a cantilever manner on the carriage base. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102528 | COMPOSITION, RESIST FILM, PATTERN FORMING METHOD, AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - An embodiment of the composition contains any of compounds of the formula A-LG in which A represents any of residues of general formula (A-1) below and LG represents any of groups that are cleaved to generate acids of the formula A-H when acted on by an acid. The composition further contains at least one of a compound that generates an acid when exposed to actinic rays or radiation and a compound that generates an acid when heated. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102529 | AQUEOUS INK FOR INKJET RECORDING - The present invention relates to (1) a water-based ink for ink-jet printing having excellent storage stability and anti-curling property which includes particles of a crosslinked water-insoluble polymer containing a colorant wherein a content of water in the ink is 60% by weight or less, and the crosslinked polymer contains an anionic group neutralized with a base in an amount of from 0.5 mmol or more per 1 g of the crosslinked polymer; (2) a process for producing the water-based ink; and (3) a method of reducing curling of a print wherein the print is obtained by printing characters or images thereon with the water-based ink using an ink-jet printer. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102530 | INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink-jet recording apparatus, including: a first recording head and a second recording head each having a plurality of ejection openings from which ink is ejected; a conveying mechanism which defines a conveyance path through which a recording medium is conveyed so as to pass a first position at which the recording medium is opposed to the ejection openings of the first recording head and a second position at which the recording medium is opposed to the ejection openings of the second recording head; and a bypass conveying mechanism which defines a bypass path that is connected to the conveyance path at a position thereof between the first position and the second position, for permitting the recording medium to be conveyed so as to bypass the second position. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102531 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus includes a printing medium support unit that supports and guides a printing medium supplied to a print execution area. The printing medium support unit includes a support portion supporting the printing medium defines a predetermined gap with a print head. A suction groove is formed concavely on a support surface of the support portion. A suction opening in the suction groove communicates with a suction source. A movable adsorption portion in the suction groove has a suction hole. Before the printing medium is supplied, the movable adsorption portion is located at an upper limit position higher than a support height of the support portion. When the printing medium is supplied, the suction hole is blocked by the printing medium, creating negative pressure, and thus the movable adsorption portion is moved to a lower limit position no higher than the support height of the support portion. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102532 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording apparatus includes a platen holding a recording medium at a position opposed to a recording head, a suction generating member for suctioning the recording medium to the platen, a first recessed portion provided at a region on the platen and connected with the suction generating member, where the region faces a scanning area of the recording head, and a second recessed portion provided at a position on the platen and connected with the suction generating member, where the second recessed portion is provided on the downstream side of a region opposed to the scanning area and provided at a position corresponding to an end portion of the recording medium to be conveyed. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102533 | MOVEMENT DETECTION APPARATUS AND RECORDING APPARATUS - An apparatus performs a pattern matching operation based on a template pattern size in the moving direction set according to information about the moving state of an object between acquisitions of first and second data, such as an encoder configured to acquire information about the moving state of the object. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102534 | PRINT HEAD FOR A THERMAL PRINTER, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND THERMAL PRINTER INCORPORATING SAME - The invention is a print head for a thermal printer having a print region, a plurality of heating elements arranged in the print region, and actuating electronics by which the heating elements can be actuated. One or more additional heating elements are arranged outside the print region, wherein at least one of the additional heating elements has a property, that differs from a normal property, of the heating elements arranged in the print region. There is included a method for production of the print head. The device electronics further comprises a testing circuit for verification of the print head, in which the print head has one or more additional heating elements whose properties differ in regard to at least one normal property of the heating elements and the testing circuit for verification of the print head is designed to check this property at least on some of the heating elements. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102535 | THERMAL PRINTER WITH AUXILIARY HEAT SINK AND METHODS FOR PRINTING USING SAME - The present invention provides a thermal printer in which the temperature of the thermal printing head can be modulated by means of an auxiliary heat sink, and methods for printing using such a thermal printer. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102536 | EXPOSURE DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Each of a plurality of pixels is formed with a group of a plurality of spots or a single spot. The barycentric position of each pixel is determined by the distribution of the spots or the position of the single spot. While the number of pixels on the exposure object is maintained in a first direction corresponding to the array direction of the light sources, an exposure feasible width on an exposure object can be adjusted in the first direction by setting the barycentric position at least in the first direction out of the first direction and a second direction that is the moving direction of the exposure object. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102537 | Thermal printing with laser activation - Methods and apparatus for implementing thermal printing techniques onto thermally sensitive print media use one or more laser arrays to provide optical heating. Thermal management of the laser arrays is described. Techniques for alignment of multiple monolithic arrays onto a common carrier are described. Various output optics are described. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102538 | SYSTEMS FOR ESTABLISHING EYE CONTACT THROUGH A DISPLAY - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to video-conferencing systems configured and operated to create eye contact between video conference participants. In one embodiment, video conferencing system includes a display, a video camera positioned to capture a video image of a first video conference participant through the display, and a projector positioned to project a video image of a second video conference participant onto the display screen such that the first participant can view the second participant. The display screen is positioned between the first participant and the video camera. The video camera and the projector can be operated during a video conference to establish eye contact between the first participant and the second participant by creating a line-of-sight that passes through a point of the head of the second participant's image between the video camera and the first participant. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102539 | Video Teleconference Systems and Methods for Providing Virtual Round Table Meetings - Video teleconferencing systems and methods are provided for providing virtual roundtable meetings. In one embodiment, a video teleconference system is provided for providing virtual round table meetings. The system comprises a curved display surface and a video processor configured to receive a video image of a participant from each of a plurality of remote video teleconferencing systems and display each participant equally spaced about the curved display surface. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102540 | Filtering Auxiliary Audio from Vocal Audio in a Conference - Filtering auxiliary audio from vocal audio in a conference. Audio may be received during a conference. The audio may include vocal audio from a first participant as well as auxiliary audio that is not vocal audio from the first participant. The auxiliary audio may result from use of a computer input device at the location. The audio may be filtered to remove the auxiliary audio from the audio. The filtered audio may be provided, e.g., over a network to other participant locations of the conference. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102541 | Wide-Angle Optical System, and Imaging Device - The present invention provides a wide-angle optical system constituted of, in order from the object side to the image side, front group | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102542 | System and Method For Panoramic Image Stitching - A system for capturing images of a target, such as a test tube, that is presented in front of an optical imager and rotated 360 degrees. The imager of the system captures a series of images which are then stitched together to form a panoramic image of the target. The panoramic image may then be processed to decode any barcode code information placed on the target, capture other information placed on the target, or obtain information about the target or the contents thereof. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102543 | PIXEL DATA TRANSFORMATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY - A pixel data transformation method that can improve the display quality of a text image in a multi-view autostereoscopic display apparatus is provided. The pixel data transformation method includes following steps. The color values of a first and a second original pixels adjacent to each other are obtained. The first and the second original pixels are replaced respectively with a first and a second pixel arrays according to the color value of the first and the second original pixels. Edge pixels on adjoining sides of the first and the second pixel arrays are combined, wherein a color value of each of the combined pixels is a sum of color values of the two corresponding edge pixels on adjoining sides of the first and the second pixel arrays. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102544 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A method for controlling an image display apparatus includes determining a type of a video signal included in an input signal, determining whether three-dimensional (3D) format information is included in the input signal, if the video signal is a 3D video signal, requesting 3D format information about the video signal to a server that stores 3D format information, if the input signal does not include the 3D format information about the video signal, and processing, upon receipt of 3D format information from the server in response to the 3D format information request, the video signal according to the 3D format information and displaying a 3D image based on the processed video signal. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102545 | UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATION OF PLANAR FEATURES - In one embodiment, a method comprises generating three-dimensional (3D) imaging data for an environment using an imaging sensor, extracting an extracted plane from the 3D imaging data, and estimating an uncertainty of an attribute associated with the extracted plan. The method further comprises generating a navigation solution using the attribute associated with the extracted plane and the estimate of the uncertainty of the attribute associated with the extracted plane. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102546 | DISPERSED STORAGE CAMERA DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A distributed storage network contains a user device that has a computing core, a DSN interface and either an integrated or an externally-connected camera or sensor. The camera or sensor collects data from its surrounding environment and processes the data at least partially through error coding dispersal storage functions that include slicing the data into a plurality of error-coded data slices. The error-coded data slices are output by the user device for one or more of storage within a dispersed storage network (DSN) memory, playing on a destination player, or broadcast consumption over a network. A storage integrity unit manages the storage capacity, use, and/or throughput of the system to ensure that data is processing in a real time or near real time so that data can be accurately processed and perceived by targeted end users. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102547 | Three-Dimensional Image Sensors and Methods of Manufacturing the Same - Image sensors include three-dimensional (3D) color image sensors having an array of sensor pixels therein. A 3-D color image sensor may include a 3-D image sensor pixel having a plurality of color sensors and a depth sensor therein. The plurality of color sensors may include red, green and blue sensors extending adjacent the depth sensor. A rejection filter is also provided. This rejection filter, which extends opposite a light receiving surface of the 3-D image sensor pixel, is configured to be selectively transparent to visible and near-infrared light relative to far-infrared light. The depth sensor may also include an infrared filter that is selectively transparent to near-infrared light having wavelengths greater than about 700 nm relative to visible light. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102548 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF THE MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal and a method for controlling the operation of the same are provided. In the method, a screen including a preview image of a camera is displayed on a display module. Then, a preview window is set in a region of the screen and a predictive image of a three-dimensional (3D) stereoscopic image, which can be generated using images of a subject corresponding to the preview image, is displayed on the preview window. Thus, when images are captured to obtain a 3D stereoscopic image, the user can easily operate the camera using such a 3D stereoscopic image preview function. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102549 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DIGITAL MAGNIFIER OPERATION SUPPORTING SYSTEM - The simulation regarding the state change of the subject in a real space provides a system which represents impacts to three-dimensional computer graphics caused by changes of state of three-dimensional computer graphics composed and fixed to subject, and state of image taking space by simulation, surface polygon model and similar surface polygon model 1 is selected, according to shape pattern, from surface polygon model 2 measures, in a three-dimensional way, subject image existing in the same space, a tracking process is performed on the computer graphics, following to the relative position change of the position changes of the subject and the camera caused in real three-dimensional space, subjects in the visual field of the camera and virtual three-dimensional computer graphics image is unified and displayed by displaying computer graphics image having the same relative position change on the image. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102550 | 3D IMAGING SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for computing a three dimensional model of a surface of an object are disclosed. At least one directional energy source ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102551 | IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE AND IMAGE GENERATION METHOD - Provided is an image generation device generating a high-quality image of an object under a pseudo light source at any desired position, based on geometric parameters generated from a low-quality image of the object. The image generation device includes: a geometric parameter calculation unit ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102552 | ON-VEHICLE THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MONITORING THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT OF A VEHICLE USING THE SAME - An on-vehicle three-dimensional video system is provided for a vehicle and a method is provided for monitoring a surrounding environment of a vehicle. The on-vehicle three-dimensional video system includes, but is not limited to cameras, a display screen, a control module, and a power supply device. The cameras are provided in pairs for filming the surrounding environment of the vehicle from different angles, and the display screen is able to bring about a three-dimensional video effect according to pairs of video signals from the cameras. With the on-vehicle three-dimensional video system, a realistic three-dimensional output of the surrounding environment of the vehicle is realized on the display screen so that the driver can clearly know about the precise relative position of a corresponding portion of the vehicle with respect to the surrounding environment. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102553 | ENHANCED REAL-TIME FACE MODELS FROM STEREO IMAGING - A stereoscopic image of a face is generated. A depth map is created based on the stereoscopic image. A 3D face model of the face region is generated from the stereoscopic image and the depth map. The 3D face model is applied to process an image. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102554 | Transmission device, receiving device, program, and communication system - There is provided a demultiplexer that receives video data for one of a three-dimensional display and a two-dimensional display. There is also provided an HDMI transmission portion that transmits the video data and display information that pertains to one of the three-dimensional display and the two-dimensional display of the video data to a television receiver through TMDS channels #0, #1, and #2 of an HDMI cable. There is also provided a transmission/receiving portion that transmits the display information to the television receiver through a CEC line of the HDMI cable. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102555 | Stereoscopic Image Reproduction Apparatus, Stereoscopic Image Reproduction Method and Stereoscopic Image Reproduction System - According to one embodiment, a stereoscopic image reproduction apparatus is configured to output a video signal on which signal processing corresponding to stereoscopic image display has been performed, when stereoscopic viewing glasses are being worn, and configured to perform one of outputting a video signal on which signal processing corresponding to two-dimensional image display has been performed, instead of the signal on which the signal processing corresponding to stereoscopic image display has been performed, and stopping outputting of the video signal on which the signal processing corresponding to stereoscopic image display has been performed, when stereoscopic viewing glasses are not being worn. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102556 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING 3D IMAGE BY USING THE BINOCULAR DISPARITY IN MOBILE TERMINAL AND MOBILE TERMINAL USING THE SAME - A method of controlling a mobile terminal, and which includes receiving a selection signal from an input unit setting a 3D attribute to at least one item among a plurality of items to be displayed on a display of the mobile terminal; and turning on a switching panel unit positioned in front of the display, via a controller controlling the switching panel unit, when the at least one item is displayed on the display of the mobile terminal. Further, the switching panel unit displays left and right eye images of the at least one item such that the at least one item is viewed as a 3D image based on binocular disparity. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102557 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a stereoscopic display device which enhances accessibility from a stereoscopic display device to other multimedia device, the stereoscopic display device includes a flat panel that displays an image, the flat panel generating a porch signal on each frame of the image being display and having a predetermined period of blank time after generation of the porch signal, a stereo controller that senses the porch signal to generate a wireless goggle control signal, and a goggle that receives the goggle control signal according to wireless protocol at the time of watching the flat panel, to perceive a stereo 3D image by opening/closing a left eye lens and a right eye lens, selectively. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102558 | Display device for stereoscopic display - The present invention relates to a display system for stereoscopic viewing, the system comprising a binocular viewing device, information content, and a display source. The display system is remarkable in that it further comprises electronic components for implementing pieces of software for optimizing the binocular viewing device, the information content, and the display source, said pieces of optimization software together forming a loop for managing various parameters. The wearer of said device can thus view the information content via the binocular viewing device under conditions that are best adapted to the wearer's physiology. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102559 | VIDEO DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS - Stereoscopic video content is reproduced to obtain a first pair of images with mutual parallax producing a stereoscopic effect. A first stereoscopic adjustment on the first pair of images is carried out to obtain a second pair of images. A second stereoscopic adjustment on the second pair of images is carried out to obtain a third pair of images, which are displayed on a screen to respective eyes of the viewer. The first stereoscopic adjustment is carried out differently for different video sources. The second stereoscopic adjustment is the same for all sources. The combination of the first and second stereoscopic adjustments enables content from different sources to be displayed with an appropriate stereoscopic adjustment for each source. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102560 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - A stereoscopic image display device includes a display panel and an optical lens assembly. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels. The display panel temporally divides M view images corresponding to M viewing spaces to display the temporally divided image on a display panel. ‘M’ is a natural number of no less than two. The optical lens assembly converts the view image displayed on the display panel into N stereoscopic images in which directions of the view images are different from each other to emit the converted view image toward a viewing space corresponding to the view image displayed on the display panel. ‘N’ is a natural number no less than two. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102561 | VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS CAPABLE OF VIEWING VIDEOS BY A PLURALITY OF PERSONS USING A PLURALITY OF SHUTTER EYEGLASSES AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - The video display apparatus is provided that the breaking up of the video image should not be viewed by users when the frame rate of video content items is changed in association with the change in the number of viewed content items. The video display apparatus, which is capable of viewing a plurality of video content items using the shutter eyeglasses, controls the plurality of video content items by time-division, and performs the shutter control of the shutter eyeglasses in association with the display videos. The video time-division output processing section applies time-division processing to data representing the plurality of video content items in accordance with the control command provided by the control section to output the resulting data to the display section. The control section changes the frame rate of the display videos depending on the number of video content items which are to be viewed. When the number of video content items which are to be viewed is changed, the control section controls the shutters of all of the shutter eyeglasses so that they close for the frame period of the video'content items that are first output after a change of the frame rate. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102562 | MULTI-SPECTRAL STEREOGRAPHIC DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH ADDITIVE AND SUBTRACTIVE TECHNIQUES - A multi-spectral stereoscopic display system with additive and subtractive techniques is disclosed. Stereographic images may be presented and viewed via two sets of spectral bands that may have low or no overlap with each other. The color balances of a left-eye image and a right-eye image may be almost matching or identical. The left-eye image and the right-eye image may each be a full-color image with neutral color balance, even without modifying the color balance of original image content. Additive and subtractive techniques may provide spectral content within these sets of spectral bands. Subtractive techniques may include spectral filters. Additive techniques may include multi-spectral illuminants. An arrangement of a set of spectral bands may correspond to natural resonant characteristics. The spectral bands may be determined independently of conventional RGB designation of spectral bands. This system may operate independently of polarization techniques and electronic processes for color balance modifications. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102563 | MULTI-SPECTRAL STEREOGRAPHIC DISPLAY SYSTEM - A multi-spectral stereoscopic display system is disclosed. A left-eye image may be presented and viewed via a first set of spectral bands. A right-eye image may be presented and viewed via a second set of spectral bands. The two sets of spectral bands may have low or no overlap with each other. The color balances of the left-eye image and the right-eye image may be almost matching or identical. The left-eye image and the right-eye image may each be a full-color image with neutral color balance, even without modifying the color balance of original image content. Thin-film optical interference filters may provide pass-bands corresponding to these sets of spectral bands. The filter design may lead to an inexpensive viewing apparatus that can be mass-produced using inexpensive glass or polymer substrates. This system does not rely on polarization techniques and may be used with a white or metallic display screen. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102564 | PORTABLE EXPLOSIVE OR DRUG DETECTION SYSTEM - Systems and methods are disclosed to automatically detect the presence of a substance on a test swipe by capturing a background image of the test swipe; applying one or more test chemicals to a test swipe; adjusting the temperature of the test swipe to a predetermined temperature range; capturing an in-situ image of the test swipe after the application of chemical at the predetermined temperature range; subtracting the background image from the in-situ image; generating a difference value from the two images; and searching a known database to identify the substance. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102565 | Spectral Imaging System - Macroscopic and microscopic samples are imaged through a spectral filter operable into the short wave infrared, e.g., to approximately 3200 nm. The sample is illuminated for reflective, transmissive, fluorescent and/or Raman imaging by a laser or metal-halide arc beam. The filter has tunable birefringent retarders distributed rotationally and stacked in stages leading up to a selection polarizer. Image forming optics and CCD cameras collect the luminance of each pixel in the spatially resolved image, at multiple wavelengths to which the filter is tuned successively. The filter stages have comb shaped transmission characteristics. Two filter stages with distinctly different characteristics can be cascaded, one or both being tunable. The combined transmission characteristic has narrow passbands where the bandpass peaks of the stages coincide and wide free spectral range where the peaks do not coincide. Embodiments are disclosed for forensic analysis, material composition and morphology, chemical compound identification and detection of biological species. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102566 | DENTAL IMAGING AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - Apparatus and method for imaging a tooth. The apparatus includes: illumination means arranged to generate first and second infra-red light; and image data acquisition means arranged for receiving infra-red light originating from the illumination means and returned from an illuminated tooth. The image data acquisition means includes infra-red pixel sensor means responsive to said returned infra-red light to generate image pixel values for a first image of the illuminated tooth using first infra-red light and for a second image of the illuminated tooth using second infra-red light. The apparatus further includes data processing means to use one or more image pixel values of the first image to calculate a first reflectance value, and to use one or more image pixel values of the second image to calculate a second reflectance value, and to determine from the first and second reflectance values a measure of the degree of enamel lesion (Se) and/or dentin lesion (Sd) present in the part. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102567 | Integrated Fingerprint Sensor and Display - A fingerprint swipe sensor includes fingerprint sensor lines disposed on a surface of an LCD protective glass covered on an opposite surface with motion sensing lines. The fingerprint swipe sensor also includes a controller coupled to the fingerprint sensor lines to capture a fingerprint image when a user's finger is swiped about the fingerprint sensor lines. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102568 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPREHENSIVE HUMAN MOVEMENT ANALYSIS - A method, system, and computer-readable medium receive module configuration settings to configure a customized human movement examination module for a human movement examination item. A patient is instructed with audio instructions associated with the customized human movement examination module. A single camera is controlled having progressive scan capabilities according to the module configuration settings to allow recording of a performance by the patient of the human movement examination item. The recorded data is analyzed based on the information provided by the single camera to measure human movement exhibited by the patient. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102569 | Systems and Methods for Sensing Fingerprints Through a Display - A fingerprint swipe sensor includes multiple fingerprint sensor lines disposed on a surface of an LCD covered on an opposite surface with motion sensing lines. The fingerprint swipe sensor also includes a controller coupled to the fingerprint sensor lines to capture a fingerprint image when a user's finger is swiped about the fingerprint sensor lines. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102570 | VISION BASED POINTING DEVICE EMULATION - A method for man machine interaction with an electronic device associated with an electronic display comprises capturing images of at least one hand positioned over an input device, tracking position or posture of the hand from the images; switching from interaction based on interaction with an input device to pointing device emulation in response to detecting a gesture performed with the hand, and emulating a pointing device based on the tracking, with the hand no longer performing the gesture. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102571 | Microscope Apparatus and Microscope Observation Method - The number of seams between magnified images in a created virtual slide is reduced to make the virtual slide clear and sharp. Provided is a microscope apparatus including an objective lens that collects light from a sample on a slide; a focus position detecting section that detects a focus position of the objective lens with respect to the sample; a focus state adjustment section that adjusts a focus state with respect to the sample based on a detection result from the focus position detecting section; and a magnified-image acquisition section that acquires a magnified image of each part of the sample, in which, if the focus position detected by the focus position detecting section is changed by more than a predetermined threshold with respect to a focus state in which an adjacent magnified image was obtained, the focus state adjustment section limits the adjustment in the focus state to the predetermined threshold or less. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102572 | MICROSCOPE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A MICROSCOPE SYSTEM - A microscope system includes an accommodation unit, a stage, an optical system, an image pickup unit, a movement mechanism, a control unit, an image processing unit, and a display unit. The accommodation unit is capable of accommodating a plurality of specimens. On the stage, each of the specimens loaded from the accommodation unit is placed. The optical system includes a lens for spherical aberration correction. The image pickup unit is capable of capturing a partial image of each of the specimens placed on the stage, via the optical system. The movement mechanism moves the lens for spherical aberration correction along an optical axis. The control unit controls movement of the lens for spherical aberration correction by the movement mechanism and correct spherical aberration. The image processing unit combines the partial images captured by the image pickup unit and generate a composite image. The display unit displays the generated composite image. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102573 | Method and Apparatus For Reviewing Defects of Semiconductor Device - A method and apparatus for reviewing defects of a semiconductor device is provided which involves detecting a defect on a SEM image taken at low magnification, and reviewing the defect on a SEM image taken at high magnification, and which can review a lot of defects in a short period of time thereby to improve the efficiency of defect review. In the present invention, the method for reviewing defects of a semiconductor device includes the steps of obtaining an image including a defect on the semiconductor device detected by a detection device by use of a scanning electron microscope at a first magnification, making a reference image from the image including the defect obtained at the first magnification, detecting the defect by comparing the image including the defect obtained at the first magnification to the reference image made from the image including the defect at the first magnification, and taking an image of the detected defect at a second magnification that is larger than the first magnification. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102574 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGING MULTIPLE SIDES OF OBJECTS - A system for acquiring multiple images of objects, the system includes: a lateral transferor that comprises multiple lateral transferor portions adapted to transfer the objects to a lateral imaging area in a lateral manner; wherein each lateral transferor portion comprises a object receiver and a transfer element; wherein the transfer element moves the object receiver towards an imaging area unless encountering a resistance that is above a predefined resistance; and an imager that is configured to obtain images of two opposite sides of the object when the objects are positioned at the lateral imaging area. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102575 | HIGH SPEED DISTRIBUTED OPTICAL SENSOR INSPECTION SYSTEM - An electronics assembly line includes a first electronics assembly machine and a second electronics assembly machine. The first electronics assembly machine has a first electronics assembly machine outlet. The second electronics assembly machine has a second electronics assembly machine inlet and outlet. The inlet of the second electronics assembly machine is coupled to the outlet of the first electronics assembly machine by a conveyor. A first optical inspection sensor is disposed over the conveyor before the inlet of the second electronics assembly and is configured to provide first sensor inspection image data relative to a substrate that passes beneath the first optical inspection sensor in a non-stop fashion. A second optical inspection sensor is disposed over the conveyor after the outlet of the second electronics assembly machine and is configured to provide second sensor inspection image data relative to a substrate that passes beneath the second optical inspection sensor in a non-stop fashion. A computer is operably coupled to the first and second optical inspection sensors and is configured to provide an inspection result based upon at least one of the first and second inspection image data. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110102576 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING IMAGE CAPTURING FUNCTION OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for testing an image capturing function of an electronic device includes following blocks. A test program package with an exemplar image is installed in the electronic device. The electronic device is placed on a test fixture used for limiting an image capturing position and an image capturing angle of the electronic device. The electronic device captures an image to be tested by the electronic device. The image to be tested is compared with the exemplar image to determine whether the image capturing function of the electronic device is satisfactory. | 2011-05-05 |
