19th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110109892 | SOURCE MODULE OF AN EUV LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A DEVICE - A source module for use in a lithographic apparatus is constructed to generate extreme ultra violet (EUV) and secondary radiation, and includes a buffer gas configured to cooperate with a source of the EUV radiation. The buffer gas has at least 50% transmission for the EUV radiation and at least 70% absorption for the secondary radiation. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109893 | MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - A projection exposure apparatus has a projection lens with an object plane, an image plane, an optical axis and a non-telecentric entrance pupil. The apparatus further comprises an illumination system having an intermediate field plane and a field stop. The field stop is positioned in or in close proximity to the intermediate field plane and defines an illuminated field in the object plane that does not contain the optical axis of the projection lens. The illumination system is configured such that, in the object plane, a mean of the angles formed between all principal rays emanating from the intermediate field plane on the one hand and the optical axis of the projection lens on the other hand differs from 0°. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109894 | POLARIZATION-MODULATING OPTICAL ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF - The disclosure relates to a method of manufacturing a polarization-modulating optical element, wherein the element causes, for light passing through the element and due to stress-induced birefringence, a distribution of retardation between orthogonal states of polarization, the method comprising joining a first component and a second component, wherein a non-plane surface of the first component being provided with a defined height profile is joined with a plane surface of the second component, whereby a mechanical stress causing the stress-induced birefringence is produced in the such formed polarization-modulating optical element. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109895 | MAGNETIC SUPPORTING MECHANISM, EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A magnetic supporting mechanism which comprises first to fourth magnets having first to fourth magnetic poles, in which the third magnet is partially inserted into a gap between the first and second magnets so that the first and third magnetic poles face each other and the second and fourth magnetic poles face each other, and which supports a supporting target to be movable in a second direction, in which the third magnet is inserted, of two directions perpendicular to a first direction in which the first and second magnetic poles face each other, wherein the third magnet is formed such that an effective width across which a magnetic force acts in a third direction perpendicular to both the first and second directions is narrower at a second end thereof opposite to a first end thereof inserted between the first and second magnets than at the first end. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109896 | Support Structure, Inspection Apparatus, Lithographic Apparatus and Methods for Loading and Unloading Substrates - A substrate support, configured to support a substrate during a process within a lithography system, includes a lifting structure configured to move the substrate between a first position, in which a lifting face of the lifting structure supports the substrate at a position set apart from a support surface of the substrate support, and a second position, in which the lifting structure does not prevent the substrate from being supported by a support surface of the substrate support; wherein, in moving between the first and second positions, the substrate moves in a combination of movement substantially perpendicular to a plane parallel to the support surface and movement substantially parallel to the support surface. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109897 | MEASURING APPARATUS - An apparatus comprising at least one measuring cell ( | 2011-05-12 |
20110109898 | OPTICAL POSITION AND/OR SHAPE SENSING - An accurate measurement method and apparatus are disclosed for shape sensing with a multi-core fiber. A change in optical length is detected in ones of the cores in the multi-core fiber up to a point on the multi-core fiber. A location and/or a pointing direction are/is determined at the point on the multi-core fiber based on the detected changes in optical length. The accuracy of the determination is better than 0.5% of the optical length of the multi-core fiber up to the point on the multi-core fiber. In a preferred example embodiment, the determining includes determining a shape of at least a portion of the multi-core fiber based on the detected changes in optical length. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109899 | METHOD OF DETERMINING NUMBER OF LIGHT SOURCES - A method of determining the number of light sources is adapted to determine the number of each kind of light sources of an illumination device. The method includes following steps. A photon number of a single light source of each kind of the light sources is calculated. Next, a number ratio of each kind of the light sources is determined according to a power ratio of each kind of the light sources and the photon number of a single light source of each kind of the light sources. Finally, the number of each kind of the light sources is determined according to the number ratio and a total number of the light sources of the illumination device. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109900 | Target apparatus utilizing laser light to actuated target advancement with a supportive backing allowing targets of inexpensive or recycled roll paper - Shooters have to presently take their firearms out of their hands to then actuate the advancement of a new target into shooting position. This unit will allow the shooter to shine his laser sight, infrared light, flashlight, or multi-spectrum light onto a sensor forwarding the next target into position without removing the firearm from its' shooting position. The unit also uses a unique target backing material that does not require targets to be made of rolls of coated or heavy material stock. The system can utilize rolls of cash register paper, cut sections of gift wrapping paper, or even paper towels as target materials without snagging and preventing the next target from being presented. The backing has stand-offs at 45 degree angles to the target material so that the target material rebounds against it upon impact. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109901 | FOREIGN MATTER INSPECTION APPARATUS - Selection with alignment marks of an optimal template, its identification and similarity judgment are conducted by a calculation function of a correlation value provided to a foreign matter inspection apparatus. In other words, the foreign matter inspection apparatus includes unit for registering feature points of alignment marks formed on a surface of an inspected object, unit for collecting image data of the alignment marks formed on the surface of the inspected object and a data processor for extracting a feature point from the image data and calculating a correlation value of both feature points, and registers the image data of the alignment mark on the basis of a threshold value of the correlation value. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109902 | TRACE DETECTION DEVICE OF BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL ANALYTES AND DETECTION METHOD APPLYING THE SAME - Disclosed is a trace detection device of a biological and chemical analyte, including a metal substrate, a periodic metal nanostructure on the metallic substrate, a dielectric layer on the periodic metal nanostructure, and a continuous metal film on the dielectric layer. Tuning the thickness of the dielectric layer and/or the continuous metal film to meet the laser wavelength can shift the absorption peak wavelength of the sensor, thereby further enhancing the Raman signals of the analyte molecules. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109903 | Imaging Spectrometer - The present invention relates to an imaging device simultaneous records image and spectrum of an interested target utilizes spectral technology to acquire, process and exploit image data or spectrum data. The present invention allows for real time detection and identification of not only the traditional images but also the spectrum which shows the surface of the earth or reveals the chemical composition of the targeted tissue. The present invention includes a reflecting telescope, an imaging concave grating (ICG) system with spectrometer and a processor that performs spectral analysis on spectral data generated from the spectrometer. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109904 | Method and Device for High Speed Quantitative Measurement of Biomolecular Targets on or in Biological Analysis Medium - The present invention relates to a device and method for the high speed quantitative measurement of biomolecular targets on the surface or in the body of a planar medium for biological analysis. The method, according to the invention, includes the following, steps: a) at least two laser beams (F″) are focused and overlaid on each measuring point of said medium by the simultaneous intersection of these beams to extract a contained hot plasma (P), including a measured chemical element present in the targets and another chemical element exogenous to the targets and present in a known quantity on this medium; b) luminous emission rays for each plasma, corresponding to the quantified element and exogenous element, are detected and anglyset each measuring point while measuring the brightness of these rays; then c) the concentration in each measuring point of the quantified element is determined through prior calibration of the rays of the qualified element to determine a correlation between the brightness of the rays, specific to said element, and the concentrations the latter in mixtures of the quantified element and the exogenous element in known proportions. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109905 | ARRANGEMENT ADAPTED FOR SPECTRAL ANALYSIS - An arrangement adapted for a spectral analysis, having a light transmitting means, a delimited space in the form of a cavity serving as a measuring cell and defining an optical measuring distance, a light sensing means for detecting radiation passing said optical measuring distance from said light transmitting means, and a unit, connected at least to said light sensing means and performing the spectral analysis. Beams of radiation from the light transmitting means are made to pass through an optical band-pass filter at different angles of incidence. The filter is structured so as to pass a wavelength in dependence of the angle of incidence. A first chosen wavelength component is separated from a second wavelength component, each being received in its opto-electric means. Said unit is adapted for detecting and calculating an occurring radiation intensity for each such wavelength component. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109906 | Fast sample height, AOI and POI alignment in mapping ellipsometer or the like - A sample investigation system (ES) in functional combination with an alignment system (AS), and methodology of enabling calibration and very fast, (eg. seconds), sample height, angle-of-incidence and plane-of-incidence adjustments, with application in mapping ellipsometer or the like systems. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109907 | OPTICAL SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SENSING - An optical detection system is provided for generating and detecting a beam of electromagnetic radiation having intensity. The optical detection system comprises a source for producing the beam of electromagnetic radiation; and a body, that is at least partially transparent and comprises an ATR-sensor layer on at least a portion of the body, having an entrance surface for the beam of electromagnetic radiation, an internally or externally reflective surface that reflects the beam transmitted through the entrance surface, and an exit surface through which the beam, reflected from the second surface, exits the transparent body. The optical detection system may further comprise a distribution device between the beam source and the body; wherein the distribution device redistributes the intensity of the beam from a non-uniform intensity distribution to a substantially uniform intensity distribution; and a detector that detects the beam of electromagnetic radiation exiting the body. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109908 | DETECTION APPARATUS - A detection apparatus which illuminates a sample and detects light reflected by the sample, comprises a light source, a columnar reflecting member having a columnar reflecting surface which reflects light having entered a first end of the columnar reflecting member by a plurality of number of times, and emits the light from a second end of the columnar reflecting member, a mirror which reflects light radiated by the light source so as to guide to the first end and a detector, wherein the sample is illuminated with the light emitted from the second end, and the detector is configured to detect the light which has been reflected by the sample and has passed through the columnar reflecting member, and a reflecting surface of the mirror is a concave surface, and a shape of a reflecting surface of the mirror on a section perpendicular to an axis of the columnar reflecting member is concave. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109909 | Tunable Light Source For Label-Independent Optical Reader - A tunable light source for interrogating at least one resonant waveguide grating (RWG) biosensor having a resonance linewidth. The tunable light source includes a broadband light source that emits a light beam having a first spectral bandwidth greater than the RWG biosensor resonance linewidth. The broadband light source may be substantially spatially incoherent. A tunable optical filter having a tunable spectral linewidth is arranged to receive and filter the light beam to cause the light beam to have a second spectral bandwidth substantially the same as the RWG biosensor resonance linewidth. Label-independent optical readers that employ the tunable light source are also disclosed. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109910 | NON-INVASIVE OPTICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF BIOMATERIAL MINERALIZATION - In one aspect, the present invention generally provides methods for characterizing mineralization of a material, e.g., a biomaterial, by illuminating the material with radiation and analyzing radiation scattered from the material in response to the illumination. For example, in some embodiments, a material can be illuminated with polarized radiation at a plurality of wavelengths and the elastically scattered radiation corresponding to two or more of those wavelengths can be collected at two polarizations: one parallel and the other perpendicular to the illumination polarization. A differential intensity of the scattered radiation at the two polarizations can be analyzed as a function of wavelength to obtain information regarding the morphology of mineral deposits in the sample. Further, the total scattered radiation can be analyzed to derive information regarding the level of mineralization. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109911 | Multiple Path Interferometer and Method - The invention discloses an optical interferometer which can be used to provide simultaneous measurements over multiple path lengths and methods to employ such an interferometer as to achieve a variety of functions covering simultaneous measurements at different depths separated by an increment of a multiple differential delay matched in the interferometer as well as imaging. Optical sensors, optical coherence tomography (OCT) set-ups, optical sensing methods and OCT methods are disclosed which can provide: (i) multiple en-face images at several depths with dynamic dispersion compensation, (ii) fast acquisition of cross sections, (iii) fast acquisition of 3D volumes of a scattering object while maintaining dynamic focus; (iv) fast acquisition of long axial measurement profiles, non mechanical, with dynamic focus, range scalable, with applications in tracking and OTDR. Methods are disclosed on the combination of scanning regimes and modes of operation to achieve versatile functionality in measurements, in the 3D imaging of moving tissue such as the eye, heart, or moving embryos or functional/low noise imaging by making use of angular compounding or polarisation. A method for elimination of axial movement effects in measuring the flow profile is also disclosed. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109912 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING PRESSURE SIGNALS - An apparatus comprising an encoded pressure signal propagating in a fluid flowing in a conduit. An optical fiber measurement element has a reflector on one end and is disposed around at least a portion of the conduit. A light source injects a second optical signal and a third optical signal propagating in first and second optical fibers, respectively. A delay section is disposed in the second optical fiber. The second optical signal and the third optical signal are directed into the optical fiber measurement element and are reflected back from the reflective end such that at least a portion of the reflected second and third optical signals propagate through the second and first optical fibers respectively to an optical detector. The optical detector senses an interference between the reflected optical signals and outputs a first signal related thereto. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109913 | SHORT COHERENCE INTERFEROMETRY FOR MEASURING FOR MEASURING SPACINGS - A short coherence interferometer for measuring several axially spaced-apart regions of a sample, especially of an eye, which has a measuring optical path, through which the measuring radiation falls on the sample, a tunable interferometer for the axial, relative retardation of parts of the radiation, wherein the axial relative retardation is assigned to the axial spacing of the regions and a detector for producing an interference signal from interfering measurement radiation, scattered or reflected back from the sample as sample radiation. The tunable interferometer divides the sample radiation into two parts, which are axially relatively retarded and superimposed so as to interfere. During the superimposition, the tunable interferometer forms individual radiations, which represent quadrature components of the sample radiation, and the detector detects the individual radiations. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109914 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POLARIZATION-SENSITIVE OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY - A method and apparatus for extracting the vector optical properties of biological samples with micron-scale resolution in three dimensions, using polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT). The method measures net retardance, net fast axis, and reflectivity. Polarization sensing is accomplished by illuminating the sample with at least three separate polarization states, using consecutive acquisitions of the same pixel, A-scan, or B-scan. The method can be implemented using non-polarization-maintaining fiber and a single detector. This PS-OCT method reported measures fast axis explicitly. In a calibration test of the system, net retardance was measured with an average error of 7.5° (standard deviation) 2.2° over the retardance range 0° to 180°, and fast axis with average error of 4.8° over the range 0° to 180°. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109915 | POSITION DETERMINATION METHOD - Chronologically correlated position pairs are generated in a position determination method using a unit, particularly a working machine ( | 2011-05-12 |
20110109916 | METHOD FOR POSITIONING VIEWING CENTER OF PARALLAX BARRIER - A method for positioning a viewing center of a parallax barrier mainly includes: disposing multiple alignment markers respectively at appropriate places of the parallax barrier and a flat panel display, and performing position measurement and alignment of the multiple alignment markers, so as to achieve a purpose of setting a viewing center at a specific and appropriate position. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109917 | OPTICAL POSITION MEASURING DEVICE - A measuring device for detecting a relative position, the measuring device including a measurement graduation movable in at least one measurement direction and a scanning unit for determining a relative position of the measurement graduation with respect to the scanning unit. The scanning unit includes a light source, a scanning grating disposed on a first side of a transparent carrier element that is positioned in a scanning beam path and a detector arrangement. The scanning unit further includes an attenuation structure that adjusts a light intensity on the detector arrangement in a defined manner, wherein either 1) the attenuation structure is disposed on a second side, opposite the first side, of the transparent carrier element or 2) the attenuation structure has a permeability that varies as a function of location at least along one direction so that a light intensity which is uniform at least in that one direction results on the detector arrangement. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109918 | CONTROLLING PLACEMENT AND MINIMIZING DISTORTION OF IMAGES IN AN IMAGING DEVICE - What is disclosed is a novel system and method to control an imaging device. A first collection of a plurality of two-dimensional image points in a first vector space for a source image and a second collection of a plurality of two-dimensional image points in a second vector space for a target image are received. The first collection of two-dimensional image points and the second collection of two-dimensional image points are converted into a homogenous form to apply affine matrix transformations. A matrix transformation is solved to map the first collection of the plurality of two-dimensional image points to the second collection of the plurality of two-dimensional image points. The matrix transformation is used to adjust distortion of the target image in an imaging device. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109919 | ARCHITECTURE FOR CONTROLLING PLACEMENT AND MINIMIZING DISTORTION OF IMAGES - What is disclosed is a novel system and method to control an imaging device. One or more image transformations are received to apply to an image. The image transformation including one or more transformations of translation, rotation, scaling, and shear. At least one composite transformation matrix (CTM) is identified to carry the image transformation. The identified CTM is applied in at least one subsystem in an imaging device. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109920 | CALIBRATION METHOD EXECUTED IN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A determination unit determines density correction characteristics to be applied to correct density characteristics based on a reading result obtained by a reading unit. A measuring unit measures a density value of the image pattern formed on the image carrier by the image forming unit at the first image forming speed by applying the density correction characteristics. A reference density value storage unit stores, as a reference density value, the density value of the image pattern measured by the measuring unit. A creation unit creates modification data to modify the density correction characteristics for a second image forming speed from a difference between a density value of an image pattern formed on the image carrier by the image forming unit at the second image forming speed by applying the density correction characteristics, and the reference density value stored in the reference density value storage unit. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109921 | PHOTORECEPTOR MOTION QUALITY ESTIMATION USING MULTIPLE SAMPLING INTERVALS - What is disclosed is a novel system and method for determining printer component velocity variations by analyzing multiple page test patterns. A test pattern, such as ladder chart targets, is produced that extends across multiple pages. Corresponding page sync signals are recorded and used to maintain phase coherence when analyzing scanned images associated with the multiple pages. An algorithm determines the ladder rung positions and the average photoreceptor velocity between each ladder rung on each scanned image for each page. Interpolation is used for proper phase alignment of the velocity data that spans multiple pages. The long assembly of phase coherent velocity data is then analyzed in one embodiment to determine its frequency content and to estimate the photoreceptor motion quality error sources. Based upon these estimated error sources, a trouble condition or pending maintenance problem with the printer is able to be indentified. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109922 | PRINT CONTROL TERMINAL, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PRINT CONTROL METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A print control terminal including a user interface to receive a setting of a print command and print options of a document, a screen selection unit to select a halftone screen to be applied to the document, a transparency multiple number selection unit to select a transparency multiple number to correspond to the selected halftone screen, a print data generation unit to generate print data of the document according to the selected transparency multiple number, and a communication interface to transmit the generated print data and the print options to the image forming apparatus. A transparency multiple number is changed according to the characteristics of a halftone screen to improve quality of an output image. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109923 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM-RECORDED STORAGE MEDIUM - A gradation correcting curve to correct a gradation of an input image is generated. Gradation correction based on the gradation correcting curve is made to a boundary pixel of a color reproduction space at the same saturation as that of a target lattice point and at a hue of the target lattice point. An equal saturation line is set by using the boundary pixel of the color reproduction space after the gradation correction. A saturation correction amount of the target lattice point is decided based on the gradation correcting curve and the equal saturation line. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109924 | LASER FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes: a laser radiating section for radiating laser light to a sheet so that a toner image on the sheet is fixed to the sheet, an optical sensor, and a smoke detecting section. The optical sensor includes a light radiating section for radiating light with a predetermined wavelength and a light receiving section for receiving the light with a predetermined wavelength so as to output a signal corresponding to a received amount of the light with a predetermined wavelength. The light radiating section and the light receiving section are positioned in such a manner that the light radiating section and the light receiving section face each other with a light path of the laser light therebetween, and light radiated from the light radiating section crosses the light path of the laser light and then reaches the light receiving section. The smoke detecting section detects smoke in the fixing device based on the signal. Thus, the laser fixing device can detect smoke with high accuracy. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109925 | CORRECTION UNIT FOR COLOR MEASUREMENT UNIT MOUNTED IN PRINTING APPARATUS AND CORRECTION LUT FOR COLOR MEASUREMENT UNIT - In creating a correction LUT that includes, as its data, correction values each equivalent to a difference between a color-measurement value measured by a spectroreflectometer as a reference color measurement unit and a color-measurement value measured by a spectroreflectometer as a correction-target color measurement unit, the correction LUT includes, as its argument elements, a wavelength, reflectance, a change in reflectivity relative to wavelength, obtains the correction values based on the color measurement results of color patches each corresponding to a predetermined color, and estimates a correction value at a grid point lacking the correction value based on the color measurement results. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109926 | COMMODITY SALES DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - According to one embodiment, a commodity sales data processing apparatus includes a printing unit, an input unit, a printing-data creating unit, a correcting unit, and a printing control unit. The printing unit prints a receipt. The input unit receives input of information concerning a commodity. The printing-data creating unit creates, on the basis of information concerning commodities input via the input unit, printing data for causing the printing unit to print a receipt including detail information of a transaction. The correcting unit corrects the printing data such that the length of the receipt printed by the printing unit on the basis of the printing data is reduced. The printing control unit causes the printing unit to print a receipt based on one of the printing data created by the printing-data creating unit and the printing data corrected by the correcting unit. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109927 | IMAGE PROCESSING CONTROLLER AND PRINTING APPARATUS - An image processing controller for performing screen processing for tone reduction of input image data, which has a tone value in N | 2011-05-12 |
20110109928 | PRODUCTION OF TEST PRINTS - In order to improve a method for producing test prints such that the same results in reproducible test prints in a narrow deviation spectrum at high accuracy with the highest possible print flexibility, the invention provides a method for the production of test prints (proofs) of print data intended for printing on an industrial printing machine on a digital printer, wherein the print data is converted from a color space for any given industrial printing machine into digital proof print data in a color space for any given digital printer, as a function of a given state based on conversion tables, wherein the given state comprises parameters, such as paper type, ink, printing mode, and wherein conversion data is determined and considered during the printing process for a calibration file for the printer based on data compatible with the color space, by means of printing a test image, measuring the same, and comparing the same to a typical printer target image, wherein parameters dependent on a measuring device utilized during the measuring of the test image are considered during the determination of the correction data. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109929 | AUTOMATIC ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY FONT SUBSTITUTION USING PRINT CONTROL POLICIES AND GOVERNANCE LOGS - A method and a system are disclosed for the automatic substitution of font with a toner saving font. Dynamic substitution of document specified fonts with a toner saving font can reduce the amount of toner used and minimize system resource usage that can slow printing speeds. Substitution software first determines whether a document print request matches a set of predefined conditions. If the document print request does not match all of the conditions, the inquiry ends. Substitution software then determines whether font substitution is selected or mandated at any level of print control. Where a document print request matches all of the predefined conditions and where font substitution is selected or mandated at any level of print controls, the substitution software performs a font substitution to replace original font with a toner saving font. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109930 | PRINTING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - A printing control apparatus is provided. A printing control apparatus includes a storage unit to store a plurality of documents, a user interface (UI) unit to select a plurality of documents from among the plurality of documents stored in the storage unit, an XPS file conversion unit to convert each selected document into an XPS file, an XPS file processing unit to combine the converted XPS files into a single XPS file, and a communication interface unit to transmit the combined XPS file to the image forming apparatus. Therefore, a user can combine documents made by diverse application programs into a single document, and divide specific pages in a document as a separate document. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109931 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS - The present invention provides a data processing apparatus having a programmable logic and a method for controlling the apparatus. If it is determined that the reconfiguration of the programmable logic is necessary, register setting data for reconfiguring the programmable logic is supplied to the programmable logic. The programmable logic reads out circuit information from a memory storing the circuit information in accordance with the register setting data and reconfigures a function of the programmable logic. A CPU transfers the register setting data to the programmable logic and then transfers data to be processed by the programmable logic whose function has been reconfigured, to the programmable logic. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109932 | POWER SAVING CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - An apparatus and method for saving power in an office machine having a display panel are provided. The method comprises setting the apparatus in an operation standby mode, detecting whether an error exists in the apparatus and turning on the display panel to display the error thereon when the error is detected. Furthermore, the apparatus keeps the display panel in an off state when the error is not detected. Thus, the exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a power saving method of an office machine which prevents unnecessary power consumption during an operation of an office machine having a display panel. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109933 | CUSTOM PAPER INFORMATION CONVERTER - A method for generating custom postscript printer description files, the method including obtaining paper type information, obtaining an original postscript printer description file, converting the paper type information into a postscript printer description format, inserting the converted paper type information into the original postscript printer description file to create a custom postscript printer description file, and storing the custom postscript printer definition file. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109934 | DLNA (DIGITAL LIVING NETWORK ALLIANCE) DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A digital living network alliance (DLNA) device. The DLNA device includes a communication interface to search for image forming apparatuses connectable to the DLNA device using a DLNA guideline, and to search for contents provided by a web server using a (web) browser; a user interface to receive a command to print at least one of the searched contents, and to receive a selection of an image forming apparatus to perform a printing job from among the searched image forming apparatuses; a content information acquisition unit to obtain information regarding the an address of at least one content to be printed in the web server; a printing job generation unit to generate a printing job including the obtained information regarding the address of the at least one content; and a controlling unit to control the selected image forming apparatus to receive the at least one content using the information regarding the address of the at least one content and to print the content. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109935 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - An image processing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention is communicably connected to an image monitoring apparatus, and can be remotely operated from the image monitoring apparatus. The image processing apparatus includes a display unit that is configured so that display content can be synchronized with a display unit of the image monitoring apparatus, and displays a trouble message when trouble occurs in the image processing apparatus. When the image processing apparatus is remotely operated while the display unit of the image processing apparatus is displaying the trouble message, simulation information is transmitted to the image monitoring apparatus such that the simulation information is displayed only on the display unit of the image monitoring apparatus, and display of the trouble message on the display unit of the image processing apparatus is continued. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109936 | Real-Time Facsimile Transmission Over a Packet Network - Various methods and systems are provided for real-time facsimile (fax) transmission over a packet network. In one embodiment, among others, a method includes monitoring fax communications across a pass-through connection and controlling transfer of the fax communications to a fax-relay protocol connection based at least in part upon the monitored fax communications. In another embodiment, a method includes monitoring a state of a state machine communicating over a pass-through connection and, responsive to a re-invite to the fax-relay protocol, transferring from the pass-through connection to a fax-relay protocol connection based at least in part upon the state of the state machine. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109937 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus is provided which efficiently saves power by preventing unnecessary transitions from a power saving state to a non-power saving state. The image processing apparatus processes image data, and is capable of switching an operation mode between (a) a power saving mode in which power consumption is suppressed and (b) a non-power saving mode in which power is more consumed than in the power saving mode. The image processing apparatus includes: a foot sensor and a computing process section for which detects (i) a first conforming state where a person is present within a predetermined distance range in front of the image processing apparatus and (ii) a second conforming state where a direction, in which the person faces, is within a predetermined range which allows an assumption that the person is faces a front side of the image processing apparatus; and a sub control section which controls the operation mode to be switched from the power saving mode to the non-power saving mode, when the first conforming state and the second conforming state are detected in a state where the operation mode is set to the power saving mode. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109938 | Authenticating a Replaceable Printer Component - A replaceable printer component includes a first memory device and a communication link. The first memory device is configured to store a first secret. The communication link is configured to communicatively link the first memory device to a printer controller when the replaceable printer component is installed in a printing system. The printing system comprises a second memory device storing a second secret. The second memory device is communicatively linked to the printer controller. The printer controller is configured to determine an authenticity of the replaceable printer component based on the first secret and the second secret. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109939 | Printing System and Method of Operating Same - Disclosed herein is a method of operating a printing system including determining a time of a print problem, accessing a database containing a timeline of print-related attribute changes, modifying one or more print-related attributes, and resubmitting print jobs. In another embodiment, a method of operating a printing system involves storing sets of print-related attributes in a settings repository, the stored sets being available for use in processing future print jobs. Corresponding printing systems also are disclosed. The methods and systems can be used to improve the efficiency and/or quality of high volume printing operations. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109940 | CONTACT DETAILS RETRIEVAL USING A PRINTED MEDIUM - A system for retrieving contact details using a print medium is disclosed. A sensor module senses data encoded on a surface of the print medium is sensed using. The sensed data encodes a print media identifier which uniquely identifies the print medium, and a two-dimensional position with respect to the surface of the print medium. A processor determines from the sensed data the print media identifier and the position of the sensor module relative to the surface of the print medium. The processor then retrieves contact details referenced by the print media identifier and the position of the sensor module from a database. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109941 | RECORDING CONTROL DEVICE, RECORDING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING RECORDING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A recording control device controls a recording mechanism section which performs recording on a recording medium by a recording head. An image expansion section expands data input from the outside to create image data for recording. An image buffer memory temporarily stores the image data created by the image expansion section. A recording control section reads the image data stored in the image buffer memory, and controls the recording mechanism section to record the read image data on the recording medium by the recording head. The recording control section controls a recording speed of the recording mechanism section on the basis of a creation speed of the image data in the image expansion section. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109942 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD FOR CORRECTING REGISTRATION DEVIATION - Since a less-than-one-pixel-basis correction and a one-pixel-basis correction are constantly performed on an image after halftoning, unevenness in density disadvantageously occur depending on a halftoning method. According to the halftoning method, whether the less-than-one-pixel-basis correction is performed on a continuous tone image or the one-pixel-basis correction is performed on a halftone image is switched. The one-pixel-basis correction is constantly performed on the halftone image. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109943 | OUTPUTTING GRAY COLOR VALUES IN COLOR-MANAGED CMYK TO CMYK COLOR CONVERSIONS BASED ON INPUT GRAY COLOR VALUES - Methods and systems herein provide for CMYK color conversion of input image data while preserving K color values during the conversion process. A color management module is operable to convert input image data from one color space to a CMYK color space. For example, the color management module may convert the image data of one device operating in a CMYK color space to a CMYK color space of another device. In doing so, the color management module preserves or maintains the K color values of the input image data during the CMYK to CMYK color conversion. The color management module may implement such by modifying input and output ICC profiles and interpolating the perceptual lightness values of the input ICC profile within the output lookup table. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109944 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - In an information processing device adapted for performing an application program, a displaying unit causes a display device to display information related to a state transition of the application program. A generation unit receives an input updating request for updating information related to a displayed state transition, and generates an application program which realizes a state transition according to the updating request. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109945 | Image scanning apparatus and image forming apparatus - An image scanning apparatus includes an image scanning unit that reads an image from an original sheet by scanning an image-formed surface of the original sheet with light in a main-scanning direction and converting light reflected from the image-formed surface into electricity using a photoelectric conversion element; a shading correction unit that performs shading correction on an image signal created by reading the image from the original sheet; a white member that faces a scanning surface of the image scanning unit; and a reference-white-data creating unit that creates reference white data for the shading correction by scanning a surface of the white member using the image scanning unit; and an interval controlling unit that decreases an interval between a scanning surface of the image scanning unit and a surface of the white member when the reference-white-data creating unit creates the referential white data. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109946 | VIBRATION CONTROL IN SCANNERS - A scanning apparatus ( | 2011-05-12 |
20110109947 | OPTICAL SCANNER WITH NON-REDUNDANT OVERWRITING - An optical scanning device is provided which comprises a laser array which emits laser beams including a number of beams (1, 2, . . . , n) writing a swath of rasters having a laser scanning section which, when an interlaced scanning period i, is set to a natural number between beams which are adjacent in a sub-scanning direction, scans the laser beams emitted from the laser array with the interlaced scanning period i. The laser scanning section can scan the laser beams such that the beam number n and the interlaced scanning period i are relatively prime natural numbers, and n>i. In a first scan, data for raster lines (1, 2, . . . , n) can be selectively associated with a respective first exposure. At a second scan, data for raster lines (i+1, i+2, . . . , n) can be selectively associated with a respective second exposure and data for raster lines (n+1, n+2, . . . , n+i) can be selectively associated with a respective first exposure. The first respective exposure for raster lines (i+1, i+2, . . . , n) is not equal to the respective second exposure for raster lines (i+1, i+2, . . . , n). | 2011-05-12 |
20110109948 | HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEMS - This invention relates to methods, apparatus, and computer program code for the holographic display of images. We describe a method of displaying an image holographically. The method includes displaying a hologram on pixels of a spatial light modulator (SLM) and illuminating the SLM such that the image is displayed in pixels of a replay field (RPF) of the hologram. The method further includes subdividing the replay field into a plurality of spatially interlaced regions, and displaying holograms for each of the interlaced regions of the replay field sequentially at different times such that in an observer's eye the interlaced regions integrate to give the impression of the image and such that interference between adjacent pixels of the replay field is reduced. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109949 | PRINTER REGISTER HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGES - A method of creating a substrate containing multiple holographic images. The method includes dividing the substrate into a plurality of equally sized print surfaces and placing a holographic image on each of the print surfaces. Wherein the holographic image is placed at substantially the same location on each of the print surfaces. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109950 | DRIVE SIGNAL GENERATOR AND OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE PROVIDED WITH DRIVE SIGNAL GENERATOR, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A drive signal generator includes: a first storage part which stores data related to a primary processing signal acquired by subjecting a linearly changing saw-tooth signal to the low-pass filter processing; a parameter decision part which decides a parameter for the notch filter processing; a filter part which generates a secondary processing signal by subjecting the primary processing signal read from the first storage unit to the notch filter processing using the decided parameter decided by the parameter decision part; a second storage part which stores data related to the secondary processing signal generated by the filter unit; and a drive signal generation part which reads the data related to the secondary processing signal with a clock having a predetermined frequency and generates the drive signal by subjecting the data related to the secondary processing signal to analog conversion. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109951 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING MOVEMENT OF MIRRORS IN A MEMS DEVICE - A method for monitoring movement of at least one moving mirror in a MEMS device comprising one or more moving mirrors, and wherein the monitoring is based upon capacitance changes over time in the MEMS device. The method comprises the steps of: if the at least one moving mirror is an in-plain mirror, then: a. providing DC voltage to the MEMS device in addition to a driving voltage required for the movement of that at least one moving mirror; b. measuring current proportional to capacitance changes associated with the movement of the at least one moving mirror; and c. monitoring the movement of the at least one moving mirror based on the measured current. If the at least one moving mirror is a staggered mirror, then: d. measuring a current associated with the movement of the at least one moving mirror; e. identifying a plurality of ripples associated with capacitance changes in the MEMS device over time, in the measured current; and f. monitoring the movement of the at least one moving mirror based on the identified plurality of ripples. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109952 | NONVOLATILE NANO-ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM DEVICE - A nonvolatile nano-electromechanical system device is provided and includes a cantilever structure, including a beam having an initial shape, which is supported at one end thereof by a supporting base and a beam deflector, including a phase change material (PCM), disposed on a portion of the beam in a non-slip condition with a material of the beam, the PCM taking one of an amorphous phase or a crystalline phase and deflecting the beam from the initial shape when taking the crystalline phase. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109953 | REDUCING CROSS-PHASE MODULATION USING GROUP DELAY - According to particular embodiments, reducing cross-phase modulation includes sending instructions to a phase modulation array comprising channel pixel sets that modulate phases of channels. The channel pixel sets comprise a first channel pixel set that modulates a first phase of a first channel and a second channel pixel set that modulates a second phase of a second channel that uses a phase modulation format. The first channel pixel set is instructed to modulate the first phase at a first constant phase. The second channel pixel set is instructed to modulate the second phase at a second constant phase different from the first constant phase in order to create a group delay between the first channel and the second channel. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109954 | Method and Apparatus for Generating 8-QAM-Modulated Optical Signal - A system and method for producing an 8-QAM-modulated signal are disclosed. The methodology, in an exemplary expedient, generally comprises splitting light from a CW laser into two parts; modulating the first part with a first signal and modulating the second part with a second signal; phase shifting the modulated second part by about π/4; combining the modulated first part with the phase shifted and modulated second part to produce a four-level modulated signal; and phase modulating the four-level modulated signal with a third signal with a phase modulation of (0, π/2). Several variations of this method are described herein. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109955 | ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICE - Provided is an electro-optic device. Sine the electro-optic device includes a plurality of first conductive type semiconductor layers and a plurality of depletion layers formed by a third semiconductor disposed between the plurality of first conductive type semiconductor layers, an electro-optic device optimized for a high speed and low power consumption can be provided. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109956 | Plasmonic Device Tuned Using Physical Modulation - A plasmonic display device is provided that uses physical modulation mechanisms. The device is made from an electrically conductive bottom electrode and a first dielectric layer overlying the bottom electrode. The first dielectric layer is a piezoelectric material having an index of expansion responsive to an electric field. An electrically conductive top electrode overlies the first dielectric layer. A first plasmonic layer, including a plurality of discrete plasmonic particles, is interposed between the top and bottom electrodes and in contact with the first dielectric layer. In one aspect, the plasmonic particles are an expandable polymer material covered with a metal coating having a size responsive to an electric field. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109957 | Window for Year-Round Solar Energy Conservation - A window that allows for energy conservation in all seasons and a method of energy conservation using said window are described. The invention utilizes existing windows in a building as solar energy collectors in winter and solar reflectors in summer without using energy consuming devices such as pumps or fans. In the winter mode, a measurable separation between the partially reflecting partially absorbing component and the glass exists, allowing for the reflection and absorption, and subsequently reradiation, of solar radiation into the separation gap, heating the air in the gap, and causing natural convection, which transfers heat to the room. This reduces heating requirements during winter. In the summer mode, the invention reflects solar energy, reducing cooling costs in buildings. This is achieved by applying a partially reflecting partially absorbing component to the interior of the window separated from the glass by a lateral separation that can be changed. So when the summer comes, the separation is eliminated, and the partially reflecting partially absorbing component is directly applied to the interior surface of the glass window. The combination of these two modes of the invention ultimately results in the aforementioned energy conservation. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109958 | LASER MICROSCOPE USING PHASE-MODULATION TYPE SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR - A laser microscope comprises a laser light source emitting illumination light; an objective applying the illumination light on a sample; a light path compounding unit compounding a first illumination light path and a second illumination path between the laser light source and the objective; a phase-modulation type spatial light modulator placed on a position on the first illumination path, the position also being optically conjugate with a pupil position of the objective, modulating a phase of the illumination light; and a two-dimensional scanning unit placed on the second illumination light path, scanning the sample in a plane orthogonal to an optical axis of the objective. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109959 | STEREOMICROSCOPE - Stereomicroscope having a main objective ( | 2011-05-12 |
20110109960 | MICROSCOPE SYSTEM - A microscope system stores, for each objective, the movement control information including a type flag indicating the type of an objective depending on the presence/absence of a soak or a type of the soak and a save distance for saving the stage or the objective switch unit by a predetermined distance. When a switch direction of objectives is input, and when there is a change in the type of the objective after the switch, the system stops an operation after the stage or the objective switch unit is moved according to the save distance, and recovers the stage or the objective switch unit to an original position after the operation direction input unit inputs an operation direction for the stage and the objective switch unit. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109961 | PATTERN PROJECTION APPARATUS, SCANNING CONFOCAL MICROSCOPE, AND PATTERN RADIATING METHOD - A pattern projection apparatus includes: a spatial light modulator having a plurality of pixel devices each independently modulating light, and arranged at an optically conjugate position with respect to a sample; and a control device for dividing a modulation pattern of the spatial light modulator for irradiating the sample with illuminating light of a target form into a plurality of submodulation patterns and controlling the spatial light modulator sequentially for each of the plurality of submodulation patterns. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109962 | OPTICAL PHASE CONJUGATION 4 PI MICROSCOPE - A 4-Pi microscope for imaging a sample, comprising a first objective for focusing a first light beam on the sample at a spatial point one or more Digital Optical Phase Conjugation (DOPC) devices, wherein the DOPC devices include a sensor for detecting the first light beam that has been transmitted through the sample and inputted on the sensor; and a spatial light modulator (SLM) for outputting, in response to the first light beam detected by the sensor, a second light beam that is an optical phase conjugate of the first light beam; and a second objective positioned to transmit the first light beam to the sensor and focus the second light beam on the sample at the spatial point, so that the first light beam and the second light beam are counter-propagating and both focused to the spatial point. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109963 | RELAY ZOOM SYSTEM - A relay zoom system includes, in order from an object side, a first lens group having a positive refractive power and a second lens group having a positive refractive power. Furthermore, in the relay zoom system, the first lens group and the second lens group are each made up of at least two positive lenses and one negative lens. The first lens group and the second lens group in the relay zoom system are configured so as to move along an optical axis when magnification is varied from a lower magnification edge state to a higher magnification edge state. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109964 | LIQUID ELASTIC MEMBRANE PRISM AND 3 DIMENSION DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A stereoscopic display is provided. The stereoscopic display is able to control a viewing position and make a viewing angel wide. On top of a display panel, an image is provided through a plurality of pixels and is separated to a left-eye image and a right-eye image by a lenticular lens. An elastic membrane prism array controls an angle of emitted light. An elastic membrane prism array is disposed on the lenticular lens or on and under the lenticular lens. The elastic membrane prism array includes a prism body having a first chamber and a second chamber, a wall disposed between the first and second chamber, a prism plate connected to the wall, a piston adapted for moving back-and-forth and a transporting tube disposed between the piston and the prism body. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109965 | OPTICAL ELEMENTS FOR SHOWING VIRTUAL IMAGES - A virtual image display device has a lens array and a virtual image substrate disposed behind the lens array. The virtual image substrate is provided with a virtual image pattern registered to lenses of the lens array. In some embodiments the virtual image pattern can include grey scale information, where the grey scale information includes information in at least one of color and shape. In a static virtual image substrate, the virtual image information can include pixels of at least two different colors. An optical mask can have a virtual image pattern arranged so that a virtual image of an object appears to a viewer when a lens array is applied to the mask. In other embodiments, an optical mask can include an intermediate virtual image pattern containing information for manufacturing a virtual image substrate. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109966 | Multilayer Optical Film Layer Comprising Blend of Methyl Methacrylate Polymer and Styrene Acrylonitrile Polymer - Presently described are multilayer optical films comprising an optical stack comprising at least one first birefringent optical layer; at least one (e.g. isotropic) second optical layer having a birefringence of less than 0.04 at 633 nm, and optionally at least one skin layer. The second layer, skin layer, or a combination thereof comprises a blend of at least one methyl methacrylate polymer and at least one styrene-acrylonitrile polymer. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109967 | REDUCED FOGGING SHOWER MIRROR - A reduced fogging mirror configured to be removably mounted to a surface such as a shower surface is disclosed. The reduced fogging mirror includes a reflective substrate and a foam backing attached to the reflective substrate. The foam backing is used as an insulator to keep the temperature of the reflective surface from fluctuating. This allows the reflective surface to maintain a temperature similar to a shower's water and steam, reducing the fogging on the reflective substrate. The foam backing is also configured to retain water such that the reduced fogging mirror can be adhered to the shower surface using water tension between the foam backing and the shower surface. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109968 | IMAGE STABILIZATION MECHANISM FOR CAMERA MODULE - Disclosed herein is an image stabilization mechanism for a camera module. The image stabilization mechanism includes a base, a movable stage receiving a lens barrel therein and having a magnet, and a piezoelectric actuator. The piezoelectric actuator is installed to the base, moves the movable stage in an X-axis or Y-axis direction to remove shake of the lens barrel, and maintains contact with the movable stage because of magnetic attractive force between the piezoelectric actuator and the magnet. The image stabilization mechanism reduces the number of components, thus simplifying the structure and minimizing an increase in height. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109969 | LENS BARREL HAVING LIGHT PATH - A lens barrel includes a barrel body for passing incident light along an optical axis. An aperture wall is disposed on an inner surface of the barrel body to project toward the optical axis, for defining a light path of the incident light for shielding outside the optical path. A front surface is formed on the aperture wall on an entrance side, and inclined with a decreasing diameter toward the entrance side with respect to the optical axis. Preferably, the front surface is finished with non-glossy matte finish. Furthermore, a lens holder is contained in the barrel body, has the light path extending through, for holding a lens therein. Furthermore, at least two lenses/lens groups are contained in the barrel body, arranged in the light path, for constituting a lens optical system. The aperture wall is disposed between the two lenses/lens groups. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109970 | FILM TYPE LIGHT SHADING PLATE, AND DIAPHRAGM, DIAPHRAGM DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING A LIGHT INTENSITY OR SHUTTER USING THE SAME - The film type light shading plate widely applicable to optical parts in which a light shading thin film having sufficient light shading performance and low reflectivity in the visible range is formed on a resin film of a base substrate, and further a diaphragm for digital camera or digital video camera, a diaphragm device for adjusting a light intensity of projector or a shutter to which said film type light shading plate is applied. The film type light shading plate in which a light shading thin film (B) comprising of a crystalline titanium oxy-carbide film is formed on at least one surface of the resin film substrate (A), characterized in that the light shading thin film (B) has an average optical density of 4.0 or more in wavelength 400 to 800 nm by a carbon content of 0.6 or more as C/Ti atomicity ratio, an oxygen content of 0.2 to 0.6 as O/Ti atomicity ratio, and a total thickness of the light shading thin film (B) of 260 nm or more. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109971 | IMAGE DIVERSION SYSTEMS & METHODS FOR IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICES - Disclosed herein are systems that divert images for image capture devices. An image diversion system includes a deviating optical element to provide a first view to an imager of an image capture device and to provide at least a second view to the imager. An image diversion system includes a first deviating optical element and a second deviating optical element optically coupled to the first deviating optical element. The first deviating optical element provides a first view and at least a second view to an imager of an image capture device. An image diversion system includes a first deviating optical element, a second deviating optical element, and at least one corrective lens. The image diversion system is contained within a housing that is attachable to a housing portion of an image capture device. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109972 | All optical and hybrid reflection switch at a semiconductor/glass interface due to laser beam intersection - The present invention includes a method of changing intensity of a reflected beam which may be expressed as a method of changing the amount of reflected light from a beam of light, the method comprising: (a) providing a substrate bearing a film of a reflective material; (b) directing a first beam of light at a reflecting point upon the reflective material so as to create a reflecting beam therefrom; (c) directing a second beam of light at the reflecting point upon the reflective material so as to alter the amount of light in the reflecting beam, and (d) detecting the change in the amount of light in the reflecting beam. The invention also includes an apparatus for changing the amount of reflected light from a beam of light and measuring that change, as well as related apparatus for a pulsed optical signal. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109973 | AlxGa(1-x)N SINGLE CRYSTAL, METHOD OF PRODUCING AlxGa(1-x)N SINGLE CRYSTAL, AND OPTICAL LENS - A method of producing an Al | 2011-05-12 |
20110109974 | WIDE-ANGLE LENS, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WIDE-ANGLE LENS - Including: a front lens group Gf disposed to an object side of an aperture stop; and a rear lens group Gr disposed to an image side of the aperture stop; the front lens group including a sub-lens group Ga having negative refractive power, the sub-lens group Ga including, in order from the most object side, at least three negative lenses, at least one of the three negative lens being an aspherical negative meniscus lens, the aspherical negative meniscus lens having a shape that negative refractive power is getting smaller from the center to the periphery, a cemented lens constructed by a positive lens, a negative lens, and a positive lens being disposed to the image side of the sub-lens group Ga, and given conditional expressions being satisfied, thereby providing a wide-angle lens having high optical performance with a wide angle of view. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109975 | ZOOM LENS FOR PROJECTION AND PROJECTION-TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE - A zoom lens for projection includes negative first group G | 2011-05-12 |
20110109976 | ZOOM LENS FOR PROJECTION AND PROJECTION-TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE - In a zoom lens for projection, a lens group arranged farthest to the reduction side is fixed when the magnification of the zoom lens is changed, and is composed of a negative aspheric lens made of a plastic material having at least one aspheric surface and a positive lens. At least one positive lens arranged on the reduction side of a lens having the smallest effective diameter among lenses composing the zoom lens satisfies the following formula (1): | 2011-05-12 |
20110109977 | OPTICAL SYSTEM, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR FORMING IMAGE BY THE OPTICAL SYSTEM - Providing an optical system having excellent optical performance with sufficiently correcting spherical aberration and curvature of field, an imaging apparatus, and a method for forming an image by the optical system. The optical system includes a plurality of lens groups, at least one of the plurality of lens groups having an A lens that satisfies at least one of given conditional expressions. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109978 | Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus equipped with same - A zoom lens according to the present invention includes, in order from the object side to the image side, a first lens unit having a positive refracting power, a second lens unit having a negative refracting power, a third lens unit having a negative refracting power, and a fourth lens unit having a positive refracting power, wherein during zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end, the first lens unit, the second lens unit, the third lens unit, and the fourth lens unit move in such a way that they are located closer the object side at the telephoto end than at the wide angle end, the distance between the first lens unit and the second lens unit is larger at the telephoto end than at the wide angle end, the distance between the second lens unit and the third lens unit is larger at the telephoto end than at the wide angle end, and the distance between the third lens unit and the fourth lens unit is smaller at the telephoto end than at the wide angle end. The zoom lens satisfies a predetermined condition. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109979 | IMAGING LENS, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens SL installed into such as an electronic still camera | 2011-05-12 |
20110109980 | OPTICAL LENS - An optical lens formed of a polyester resin having a high refractive index, a low Abbe number and good moldability is provided. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109981 | LENS BARREL AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus enabling construction of a small bending optical system with high magnification. A first lens group is movably disposed toward an object on a first optical axis. A second lens group is movably disposed radially inward of the first lens group. The second lens group comprises a drive frame drivingly controlled along the first optical axis and a lens holding frame for holding the second lens group. A prism is disposed on the first optical axis, for bending light incident on the prism to thereby guide the light along a second optical axis. The prism is retracted along the second optical axis in a non-shooting state. In the non-shooting state, the second lens group is retracted and accommodated in a space defined by the drive frame and the lens holding frame and a space occupied by the prism in a shooting state. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109982 | LENS APPARATUS - According to the lens apparatus of the present invention, the detection unit which detects the position of the first focus ring is disposed in the case of the lens drive unit, which thus enables the downsizing of the lens barrel. Further, the interlock member is disposed in the case of the drive unit, and hence it is possible to accurately detect the position of the first focus ring without an influence of disturbance caused by a drop of water, dirt, and the like, and to perform accurate focus control. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109983 | LENS CONNECTOR - A lens connector is provided. The lens connector connects a document camera and a microscope. The lens connector comprises a lapping part and a cylindrical sleeve. The lapping part comprises a microscope eyepiece lapping end and a DC lens lapping end. A plurality of elastic pieces are formed on the microscope eyepiece lapping end, wherein an outer screw thread is formed on an outer sidewall of the elastic pieces. The DC lens lapping end connects the lens of the DC. The cylindrical sleeve comprises an axial through-hole, wherein an inner screw thread is formed along axial through-hole. The inner screw to thread of the cylindrical sleeve is adapted to the outer screw thread of the elastic pieces such that when the cylindrical sleeve rotates in a specific direction, the elastic pieces are simultaneously bent to fasten the eyepiece of the microscope. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109984 | WRITING AND READING MULTI-LAYER CONTINUOUS MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIA, WITH MORE THAN TWO RECORDING LAYERS - A method and apparatus for writing magnetization states in magnetic layers of a multi-layer continuous magnetic recording medium with more than two recording levels and a method and apparatus for reading readback pulse shapes representing a magnetization state transition between such written magnetization states. Writing each magnetization state includes selecting the magnetization state, determining a write current sufficient to write the magnetization state, and applying the write current to a magnetic write head to write the magnetization state, including simultaneously writing associated magnetic states in each magnetic layer of at least one pair of magnetic layers. A readback pulse shape representing a written magnetization state transition is read. The written magnetization state transition is uniquely identified from the readback pulse shape of the transition or from both the readback pulse shape of the transition and the readback pulse shape of one or more contiguous magnetization state transitions. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109985 | RECORDING APPARATUS, SERVER APPARATUS, RECORDING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A data recording apparatus recording data of a CD on an HDD in a manner such that the content of record in the CD is faithfully accounted for and shortening an operation time for a synchronized ripping operation. When the data recording apparatus reads, from the CD, track data managed by track, according to TOC, and records the track data onto the HDD, the data recording apparatus recognizes data unrecorded on the HDD, from among the track data recorded on the CD. This recognition process is automatically performed based on the TOC read from the CD, and album information replayed using the TOC and held by the HDD. The recording apparatus reproduces and outputs only the unrecorded data from the CD based on the recognition result concerning the unrecorded data. In this way, the data already recorded on the HDD is not transferred from the CD to the HDD. The operation time for the synchronized ripping operation is reduced accordingly. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109986 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOADING ACTUATOR ARM OF ROTATING STORAGE DEVICE - A system includes a control module configured to generate a first signal to control a speed of an actuator arm of a rotating storage device. An estimating module includes a first filter configured to generate a first filtered output based on the first signal. A second filter is configured to generate a second filtered output based on the speed of the actuator arm. The estimating module is configured to estimate a force to move the actuator arm based on (i) the first filtered output and (ii) the second filtered output. The first filter and the second filter include infinite impulse response (IIR) filters of P | 2011-05-12 |
20110109987 | WRITING AND READING MULTI-LEVEL PATTERNED MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIA, WITH MORE THAN TWO RECORDING LEVELS - A method and apparatus for writing magnetization states in magnetic islands of a multi-level patterned magnetic recording medium with more than two recording levels and a method and apparatus for reading readback waveforms representing written magnetization states of the magnetic islands in the multi-level patterned magnetic recording medium. Writing each magnetization state includes selecting the magnetization state, determining a write current sufficient to write the magnetization state, and applying the write current to a magnetic write head to write the magnetization state, including simultaneously writing associated magnetic states in each magnetic island of at least one pair of magnetic islands. Reading the readback waveform representing a written magnetization state is implemented through use of a magnetic read head and includes: identifying the written magnetization state by decoding the readback waveform; and displaying and/or recording the written magnetization state. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109988 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPENSATING FOR CROSSTALK BETWEEN NEARBY WRITERS - A recording system controller according to one embodiment includes a controller capable of selecting a level of a current or voltage applied to a first writer during the creation of a magnetic transition based on a current in at least one nearby writer. A recording system controller according to another embodiment includes a controller capable of selecting a timing of a current change applied to a first writer based on a current in at least one nearby writer for compensating for an effect of crosstalk from the at least one nearby writer. A method according to yet another embodiment includes selecting a level of a current or voltage applied to a first writer or selecting a timing of a current change applied to the first writer based on a current in at least one nearby writer for compensating for an effect of crosstalk from the at least one nearby writer. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109989 | DUAL DIFFUSION PATH FILTER WITH DIFFERENTIAL FLOW RESISTANCES - An apparatus and associated method for enclosing an environment-sensitive component. An enclosure separates an interior environment inside the enclosure from an external environment outside the enclosure. The enclosure has an environmental control system that captures a contaminant from the internal environment to a filter via a first diffusion path, and captures the contaminant from the external environment to the same filter via a different second diffusion path, the diffusion paths providing substantially different flow resistances to fluids carrying the contaminants to the filter via the respective diffusion paths. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109990 | FIXING APPARATUS AND DISK DRIVE ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME - A fixing apparatus for securing an HDD, includes a carrier containing the HDD and a plurality of fixtures to secure the HDD in the carrier. The carrier includes a bottom frame and two opposite sidewalls connected to two opposite edges of the bottom frame. Each fixture includes a post and a cushion. The cushions are fixed in the sidewalls and abut against two opposite sides of the HDD. The posts are extended through the cushions and inserted into the two opposite sides of the HDD to hold the HDD spaced apart from the bottom frame and the sidewalls of the carrier. | 2011-05-12 |
20110109991 | DISK DRIVE DEVICE IN WHICH REDUCTION IN UNBALANCED AMOUNT CAN BE ADJUSTED - A disk drive device includes: a hub on which a recording disk is to be mounted; a base member; a bearing unit configured to support the hub in a manner in which the hub can be relatively rotated with respect to the base member; an extended annular groove portion provided in part of the hub around the rotational axis of the hub; and a weight member that is installed in the extended annular groove portion to adjust a rotational balance when the recording disk is being rotated with the hub. The weight member has a fixing mechanism that is slidable, when installed, in the direction of the extended annular groove portion and that can substantially maintain a stopped state at a fixing position. | 2011-05-12 |