22nd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130135620 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NON-INVASIVE TESTING OF ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS DEVICES - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for testing an electromechanical systems (EMS) device. In one aspect, a laser is directed at a driven EMS device, and the reflected light pattern is analyzed to provide information regarding the characteristics of the driven EMS device. In some aspects, the reflected light pattern is analyzed to determine a resonant frequency of the EMS device or the damping forces acting on the EMS device. The resonant frequency can then be used to determine stresses within the EMS device, or pressure or temperature within a device package encapsulating the EMS device. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135621 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CHARACTERISTIC OF A CONSUMABLE - The embodiments of the invention relate to a method and apparatus for determining at least one characteristic of a physical resource for use in a physical resource consuming apparatus. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135622 | QUASI-TRANSLATOR, FOURIER MODULATOR, FOURIER SPECTROMETER, MOTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING SAME, AND SIGNAL PROCESSOR CIRCUIT - A quasi-translator for economically producing pure, smooth translational motion with broad arcuate or error-free motion regardless of orientation, which is useful in numerous interferometer applications including spectroscopy, a Fourier modulator and a Fourier spectrometer are provided. The quasi-translator utilizes a support, an arm including a driving magnet on a first end and a driven element on a second end, an axis for rotation of the arm, a bearing system that controls the rotation of the arm about the axis, a drive coil and a drive amplifier to drive the arm in the arcuate motion. The quasi-translator may be employed in a Fourier modulator to change the optical path difference of the interferometer/quasi-translator at a substantially constant rate of change. The quasi-translator and/or Fourier modulator may be used in a Fourier spectrometer to create an optical spectrum from a light beam and/or electrical signal created from the light beam. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135623 | DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE OF FIBER-OPTIC GYROSCOPE, AND FIBER-OPTIC GYROSCOPE - The present invention provides a signal processing method and device for the fiber-optic gyroscope, which can effectively expand the dynamic range of the fiber-optic gyroscope, improve the linearity of the scaling factor, and restrain the zero drift of the open-loop fiber-optic gyroscope, i.e., the dynamic fluctuation of the scaling factor. The fiber-optic gyroscope proposed by the present invention provides a first harmonic demodulation reference signal and a second harmonic demodulation reference signal, which are high in quality and synchronous in detection signal, to the signal processing device proposed by the present invention by the digital phase-locked loop technology. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135624 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FD-OCT - An information processing apparatus for frequency domain optical coherence tomography comprises an image scanning unit that receives measurement data from an optical coherence tomography device, while moving a measurement point to the next adjacent point at each measurement time by controlling the optical coherence tomography device, and generates depth information based on the measurement data to produce a raw tomographic image. The apparatus includes a noise reduction unit that reduces noise from the raw tomographic image to produce a result tomographic image. The noise reduction unit reduces the noise from the raw tomographic image by subtracting the depth information generated by the image scanning unit at each measurement time from the depth information generated at another measurement time adjacent to said each measurement time. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135625 | COMBINATION OF MIRROR IMAGES TO IMPROVE SIGNAL QUALITY FOR CONTACT LENSES - A method and system to provide for increased signal intensity and improved signal quality in Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography (FDOCT) by capturing the real and virtual images of an object being imaged by FDOCT in sequence or consecutively. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135626 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An optical coherence tomography apparatus includes a light source, a light coupling module, and an optical path difference generating module. The light source emits a coherent light. The light coupling module divides the coherent light into a first incident light and a second incident light. The first incident light is emitted to an item to be inspected and a first reflected light is generated. The second incident light is emitted to the optical path difference generating module, a second reflected light is generated according to the second incident light by the optical path difference generating module through changing the transparent/reflection properties of at least one optical devices of the optical path difference generating module, so that there is a optical path difference between the first reflected light and the second reflected light. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135627 | OPTICAL SENSOR - A method for optically monitoring an object within a monitoring area includes transmitting light rays with a light transmitting unit that form a line of light on the object. The line of light reflected from the object is imaged on an array of receiving elements that detects the reflected line of light and produces receiving element signals that correspond to measuring points on the object. The receiving element signals are evaluated to structure a distance profile of the object using a triangulation principle. The evaluating includes generating at least one evaluation window which covers in a first direction a local region extending along the line of light and in a second direction a distance range, and using the measuring points located farthest outside within the evaluation window for a left limit point and a right limit point for determining object data. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135628 | CORRUGATED SHAPE PRINTING - A print execution unit may convey a sheet in a second direction intersecting with a first direction, in a state in which the sheet is deformed into a corrugated shape along the first direction. A print control apparatus may generate corrected image data from input image data by performing a correction process using correction data, and supply the corrected image data to the print execution unit. The correction process may be performed such that a density of first-type printed partial images printed in first-type areas on a sheet is different from a density of second-type printed partial images printed in second-type areas on an assumption that the input image data represents an image having constant tone values and the sheet is conveyed in a flat state without deformation. The first-type areas and the second-type areas extend along the second direction and are alternately arranged along the first direction. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135629 | METHOD OF PRE-PROCESSING DATA ON A HOST MACHINE FOR A HOST-BASED PRINT SYSTEM - The software on the host machine examines a pixel, either alone or in relation to adjacent pixels. Based on the image data contained in the pixel or group of pixels, a multi-bit value is generated that can be used by the printing device to easily reproduce the necessary detail of the original pixel. The multi-bit value also contains print engine control parameters to handle items such as toner miser mode, toner explosion, edge roll off, etc. The multi-bit value can be generated algorithmically by using a lookup table or by some combination of these methods. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135630 | PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing apparatus according to one aspect of this invention includes an assigning unit configured to assign the original images of a plurality of pages to the obverse surfaces and reverse surfaces of a plurality of sheets in the page order. The printing apparatus further includes a printing control unit configured to, when reverse order output of the original images of the plurality of pages is instructed, control to print the original images of the plurality of pages from a sheet to which the assigning unit assigns the original image of the final page out of the plurality of pages. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135631 | PRINTER, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING PRINT QUALITY - A printer, a system and a method for monitoring print quality are provided. In this method, during a printout process of a document, the document is scanned at the same time, and scan information is obtained after the printout process is completed. Original information relating to the document is compared against the scan information to determine whether a data loss occurs. An abnormal print message is displayed to warn the user when there is a data loss or the data loss is occurred; otherwise, a normal print message is displayed. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135632 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROLLING METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A plurality of preview images in case of color printing performed to an area selected by a user and monochrome printing performed to an area not selected by the user are generated based on a plurality of parameters, and then the generated preview images are displayed. Further, preview images in case of color printing performed to a specific area and monochrome printing performed to another area are generated respectively to a plurality of patterns, and then the generated preview images are displayed. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135633 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROLLING METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention aims to eliminate a ground color of an original from image data generated by a reading unit. To achieve this, a user sets elimination levels of a plurality of color components for each of the plurality of color components while confirming the image data. Then, a process of eliminating the ground color of the original from the image data is performed based on a setting by the user. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135634 | Printing Apparatus to Control Images to be Laid Out Side by Side - A printing apparatus wherein first image data corresponding to a first document is generated, second partial data corresponding to a partial range of a second document is generated in a state in which the first image data is stored in a storage portion, joint data in which first partial data and the second partial data are joined is generated, the first partial data being included in the first image data and corresponding to a partial range of the first document which is laid out side by side with respect to the partial range of the second document based on the second partial data in a state in which a first image based on the first image data and a second image based on second image data are laid out side by side in a scanning direction of a head, and an image based on the joint data is printed. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135635 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a first image output device and a second image output device outputting first and second output data from the original image data, a color component mapping device generating color component mapping data containing correspondences between a first or second output image data obtained by capturing the output data with an input device and the original image data, a color tone conversion parameter fixing device generating color tone conversion parameters from pixels in the first output image data and in the original image data, the pixel in the original image data when output as the second output image data having a pixel value equal to the value of the pixel in the first output image data, and a color tone conversion device using the conversion parameters. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135636 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - During a drying period for a sheet on which a color image for colorimetric measurement has been printed, or during a colorimetric measurement period, printing of a normal image for a different sheet can be concurrently performed. A printing apparatus includes: a printing unit, for printing an image on a sheet that is conveyed along a first path; a second path, to which the sheet can be moved from the first path, and along which the sheet printed by the printing unit is retained; and a colorimetric measurement unit, for performing colorimetric measurement of the color image printed on the sheet. While the sheet received in the second path is held before colorimetric measurement is performed, or while colorimetric measurement is performed by the colorimetric measurement unit, the first path can be employed to permit the printing unit to print an image on a different sheet. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135637 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes: a line noise detection section for detecting line noise pixels included in input image data; a segmentation process section for determining a pixel in a text region; and a line noise removal process section for (i) determining a replacement-target line noise pixel by excepting, from the line noise pixels, the pixel in the text region and a pixel within a first distance from the pixel in the text region and (ii) replacing the replacement-target line noise pixel with another pixel other than the line noise pixels, which another pixel is included in the input image data. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135638 | PRINTING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD FOR PRINTING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A system in which when a setting of a certain sheet storing unit of a group of sheet storing units is changed, and the changed setting of the certain sheet storing unit is different from settings of other sheet storing units within the same group as the certain sheet storing unit, a user is notified accordingly, or the changed setting is set to the other sheet storing units. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135639 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE DETERMINING MOSQUITO NOISE - In an image processing device, the processor performs: (a) setting, as target pixel data, each set of pixel data; (b) selecting, from among the plurality of sets of pixel data, a plurality of first sets of pixel data corresponding to a plurality of first pixels positioned within a prescribed range of the image; (c) determining whether the plurality of first sets of pixel data represents a white background; (d) determining whether a variation in color difference components among the plurality of first sets of pixel data satisfies a prescribed condition; and (e) determining that target pixel data includes mosquito noise when the plurality of first sets of pixel data represents the white background and when the variation in the color difference component among the plurality of first sets of pixel data satisfies the prescribed condition. The prescribed range includes a pixel corresponding to the target pixel data. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135640 | FUNCTION EXECUTING DEVICE AND SERVER - A function executing device may obtain any of a plurality of screen information from a server, and display a screen represented by the obtained screen information. The function executing device may store in a device-side memory two or more code information corresponding to two or more character strings for displaying a first screen in a case where a creation instruction for creating a shortcut corresponding to the first screen is given, and supply the two or more code information within the device-side memory to the server in a case where a selection instruction for selecting the shortcut is given. In a case where the two or more code information is supplied to the server, the function executing device may obtain first screen information that represents the first screen from the server, and display the first screen represented by the obtained first screen information. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135641 | IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE - A feeder feeds a first recording medium in a first direction. A curved guide guides the first recording medium fed by the feeder upward along a first path. An upper guide receives a leading edge of the first recording medium, guided by the curved guide, and guides the first recording medium in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction. An insertion guide guides, along a second path, a second recording medium inserted from an opening. A conveying unit disposed downstream of the upper guide in the second direction conveys the first recording medium and the second recording medium to a recording unit which records an image on each recording medium supported by a supporting unit. A deflecting member has a surface inclined with respect to the second direction and deflects a leading edge of the second recording medium, guided by the insertion guide, upward toward the upper guide. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135642 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - The invention provides a technique which allows high-quality printing. An image processing apparatus for forming an image by executing N printing scans for a single region on a printing medium, comprises: a readout unit configured to read out image data of a region corresponding to a k-th printing scan from input image data; a print data generation unit configured to generate print data from the image data by halftone processing; and an obtaining unit configured to obtain position fluctuation information of dots in a preceding printing scan, wherein the readout unit controls a readout position of the region corresponding to the k-th printing scan in accordance with the position fluctuation information at the time of the preceding printing scan obtained by the obtaining unit. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135643 | INTERMEDIATION SERVER AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An intermediation server may receive one notification from a communication device. The one notification may include a plurality of identification information for identifying a plurality of target data to be communicated between the communication device and a specific server. The intermediation server may prepare a plurality of demand-creation data corresponding to the plurality of target data, and supply the plurality of demand-creation data to the communication device. Each of the plurality of demand-creation data may be necessary for the communication device to create one communication demand, and include timing information related to a timing at which the demand-creation data has been prepared. The intermediation server may prepare first demand-creation data, and then prepare second demand-creation data under a condition that the communication device has created a first communication demand by using the first demand-creation data and has sent the first communication demand to the specific server. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135644 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image processing apparatus according to one aspect of this invention receives an instruction for using a first function, receives, from the user, a document orientation to be used for the first function, stores the received document orientation in a storage unit. The image processing apparatus further causes the storage unit to hold the document orientation stored in the storage unit even when the instruction for using the first function is canceled, and uses the document orientation for a second function different from the first function. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135645 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes a first housing, a second housing, a document conveyance path, a plate-like transparent member, a reader, a guide member, a transparent sheet member and a pressing member. The guide member is arranged on the transparent member at a side downstream of the first position in a conveying direction of the document and guides the document to a downstream side in the conveying direction. The transparent sheet member includes a first sheet portion which is arranged on the transparent member to cover the first position and a second sheet portion which is held in contact with the guide member and with which the document being conveyed along the document conveyance path comes into contact. The pressing member presses a side of the first sheet portion upstream of the first position in the conveying direction against the transparent member. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135646 | OPERATOR GUIDANCE SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - An operator guidance system includes a detection unit, a control unit, and an operation indicator. The detection unit is disposed in an image forming apparatus to output a combination of detection signals, and includes one or more media sensors, and one or more opening sensors. The one or more media sensors are disposed along a media conveyance path to output a media detection signal. The one or more opening sensors are disposed adjacent to an openable structure to output an opening detection signal. The control unit is connected to the detection unit to determine guidance to be provided to an operator based on the combination of detection signals, and includes a memory and a controller. The operation indicator is connected to the control unit to indicate the identified operation to the operator. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135647 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes an original document platform, a reflection carriage, a wire, a pulley, a slide member, a projecting section and a guide section. The reflection carriage includes a mirror for reflecting light, and is moved in a first direction along a sub-scanning direction with respect to the original document. The wire is wound around a pulley. The slide member is installed on the reflection carriage, rotatably supports the pulley, and slidably moves in the first direction with respect to the reflection carriage. The projecting section is provided to project in a second direction that intersects with the first direction, on one of the reflection carriage and the slide member. The guide section is provided to extend in the first direction on the other of the reflection carriage and the slide member. The projecting section abuts against the guide section. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135648 | READING APPARATUS AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A reading apparatus includes a movable guide that is able to switch an attitude of a supporting surface thereof relative to a reading unit between a first attitude and a second attitude, and the second attitude is a state where a side to which the sheet is discharged is downwardly open more in the gravity direction than in the first attitude. The movable guide is set to the first attitude during reading of a test pattern by the reading unit, and to the second attitude during discharge of the sheet from below the reading unit. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135649 | READING APPARATUS AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A movable guide is able to switch an attitude of a supporting surface of the movable guide relative to the reading unit between a first attitude and a second attitude. The second attitude is a state where a side to which the sheet is introduced is open more than in the first attitude. The movable guide is set to the first attitude during reading of the test pattern. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135650 | READING APPARATUS AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A movable carriage includes a mechanism configured to hold a sensor unit so as to allow the sensor unit to displace with respect to the carriage. The mechanism allows the sensor unit to displace with respect to the carriage in a rotational direction centering on a shaft parallel to a moving direction of the carriage and disposed above a reading area of the sensor unit, and in a vertical direction. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135651 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND READING METHOD - A sheet on which a pattern is formed in a plurality of rows is conveyed toward downstream at least until an area having the formed pattern reaches an area to be dried by a drying unit. Subsequently, with respect to the pattern, reading by the reading unit for each row included in the plurality of rows and step-feeding of the sheet toward upstream are repeated. A sheet area to be conveyed to a reading area by step-feeding is forcibly dried by the drying unit before reading the sheet area. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135652 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - When a job setting storing portion | 2013-05-30 |
20130135653 | OPERATING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMATION DEVICE - An operating device of the disclosure includes: a plurality of operation keys; and a processing unit executing a process corresponding to a pushed operation key from among the operation keys, the processing unit executing a process corresponding to a specified operation key when the processing unit detects that the specified operation key and an operation key located near the specified operation key from among the operation keys are pushed at the same time. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135654 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided a method for properly placing a document on a reference position of a document positioning plate. The method for controlling an image reading apparatus for reading a document placed on a document positioning plate includes acquiring an image of an image-readable region including the document positioning plate, detecting a document to be read in a vicinity of a reference position for reading the document which is placed on the document positioning plate, and controlling a display unit to display an image of a first region of the document positioning plate in a case where the document is not detected, and controlling the display unit to display an image of a second region in the vicinity of the reference position in a magnification that is greater than a magnification for displaying the image of the first region in a case where the document is detected. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135655 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, SIGNAL OUTPUTTING APPARATUS, AND SIGNAL OUTPUTTING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a function unit to perform one or more functions of the image forming apparatus; and a control unit to control the function unit to perform the functions of the image forming apparatus, wherein the control unit includes: a first signal generator to generate a first signal comprising a control signal to control the function unit; a second signal generator to generate a second signal comprising a pulse signal with a predetermined high frequency; a synthesizer to generate a third signal by synthesizing the first signal and the second signal during an edge period of the first signal; and an outputter to output the third signal. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135656 | System Controlling Device And Image Processing System - A system controlling device having a tree structure includes a data controlling unit that functions as a root device. The data controlling unit is connected to a first image processing unit and a second image processing unit by separate high-speed serial buses. The first image processing unit performs image processing on image data scanned by a scanner, while the second image processing unit performs image processing on image data to be output to a printer. A storage unit is independently connected to the data controlling unit and stores therein image data processed by the first image processing unit and the second image processing unit. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135657 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes: a display and a display controller that controls the display to display thereon a page. When a first processing is currently performed on the page, the page includes: a first part, on which the first processing has not yet been performed; and a second part, on which the first processing has already been performed. When a second processing is currently performed on the page, the page includes: a third part, on which the second processing has not yet been performed; and a fourth part, on which the second processing has already been performed. The display controller controls the display to display the first part and the second part in different display modes. The display controller controls the display to display the third part and the fourth part in different display modes. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135658 | PRINTING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FUNCTION, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing apparatus enabling prevention of unauthorized access from an external apparatus. The printing apparatus receives print data from an external apparatus through wireless communication, and determines whether or not the received print data has authentication information added thereto. When it is determined that the print data has authentication information added thereto, the image data is printed depending on reception of the authentication information from a user. Further, it is determined whether or not the level of security of an encryption method employed in the wireless communication is lower than a predetermined security level. When the print data does not have authentication information added thereto and when the level of security is lower than the predetermined security level, the printing apparatus restricts printing based on the received print data. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135659 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING ENERGY SAVING MODE LEARNING FUNCTION AND CONTROLLER THEREFOR - An energy saving setting unit controls an image forming apparatus that makes a transition to a power saving state if a transition time passes without any prescribed operation in a normal state, and it includes: a unit for storing specific day information distinguishing a normal operation day and a specific day; an auto pattern updating unit determining the transition time in a normal operation day based on past operational status of the normal operation day of the image forming apparatus; a specific day pattern registering unit receiving and storing setting of the transition time of the specific day; and a switching unit, switching the state of conduction of the image forming apparatus using the transition time determined by the auto pattern updating unit and the stored transition time, on the normal operation day and on the specific day, respectively, based on the specific day information. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135660 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus | 2013-05-30 |
20130135661 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - Image forming apparatus and system include a searcher and a search responder, wherein the searcher transmits a first search-message notifying first identification-information and first group-confirmation-information to other image forming apparatuses, receives a search-response-message notifying second identification-information, and to store the second identification-information notified by the received second search-response-message in the storage. The search responder receives a second search-message notifying third identification-information for identifying any of the second image forming apparatuses and second group-confirmation-information for confirming a second apparatus-group to which any of the second image forming apparatuses belong from any of the second image forming apparatuses, and to transmit a first search-response-message for notifying the first identification-information to a transmission originator of the received second search-message, when the second apparatus-group confirmed by the second group-confirmation-information notified by the received second search-message is the same as the first apparatus-group to which the first image forming apparatus belongs. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135662 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus of the present disclosure includes a print queue, a job writing unit, a print execution unit, a connected-state detection unit, and a maximum-number-of-storable-pages changing unit. The print queue stores print jobs on a page basis. The job writing unit writes the print jobs into the print queue. The print execution unit executes print on a recording medium based on a page from the print queue, and suspends execution of the print in a case in which a print job other than a print job of currently executed printing is cancelled. The connected-state detection unit detects a connected state of extension devices affecting a length of a conveyance path of the recording medium. The maximum-number-of-storable-pages changing unit changes a maximum number of storable pages, that can be stored in the print queue, and changes the maximum number of storable pages, based on the connected state detected. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135663 | INTEGRATION OF PRE-PRINTED INSERT PAGE IMAGES WITH PRINT PREVIEWS - Systems and methods are provided for including sheet images of pre-printed inserts in a print preview for a print job. The system is operable to receive a print job, to receive a request for a print preview of the print job, and to rasterize logical pages of the print job to generate sheet images. The system is further operable to identify inserts to be integrated with printed versions of the sheet images of the logical pages, and to include sheet images of the inserts with the sheet images of the logical pages for the print preview. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135664 | STORAGE OF PROCESSED CONTENT FOR PRINTING - In one embodiment, a command to store content at a persistent memory location is receive at a first computer system from a second computer system. The storage command was sent by the second system responsive to a directive from a user, and the location was identified to the user as a location for storage of printable content. The content is obtained, and stored in a raster processed format at the location. A command to print the processed content is received. The processed content is sent to a network-connected printer for printing in response to receipt of the print command. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135665 | PRINTING SYSTEM - A system for providing printing services at an education institution, campus, airport, shopping mall, or similar area through a plurality of separate, stand-alone printing kiosks or similar devices in several locations. The system comprises a software platform in a network or “cloud” environment connecting the printing kiosks in a network. The network can be wired or wireless. The system enables users to print from any location to the network of kiosks. The user uploads the document or file to be printed from his or her computing device, smartphone, or similar device to the printing network or “cloud,” and is given a release code. With the release code, or in an alternative embodiment, with a user name and password, the user can access and print out the document at any particular kiosk throughout the world. Users also may access the printing services directly at the kiosks. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135666 | METHOD FOR CUSTOMIZING COVER FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method and system for customizing a cover for an electronic device is provided. A plurality of templates associated with a plurality of electronic devices are provided. A client may select a template. The client may create and edit images on the template associated with a model of an electronic device. The method including printing or manufacturing the customized cover using the template. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135667 | PRINTING METHOD USING PULL PRINTING TECHNIQUE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A printing method using a pull printing technique and an image forming apparatus using the same obtains remaining printing data not stored in the image forming apparatus from a server for a print job. The image forming apparatus requests from the server a portion of the printing data necessary for the print job requested by a user based on the printing data already stored in the image forming apparatus. Time delay or a storage shortage problem which may occur for the same print job may be solved. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135668 | PRINT SYSTEM, RELAY SERVER, PROCESSING DEVICE, PRINT SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The information processing device of the present invention transmits printer information including a print setting to a print service device and registers the printer information in the print service device. Then, the information processing device receives a request for realizing a batch setting in the print service server in which a plurality of print settings is settable in a collective manner. When the request has been received, the information processing device registers batch setting printer information regarding the same printer as that corresponding to the printer information and corresponds to the setting content of the batch setting desired for implementation, in addition to the printer information in the print service device. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135669 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND MANAGEMENT SERVER THEREOF - A server includes: a receiving unit receiving, from each of a plurality of image forming apparatuses, a schedule including information related to a period in which each image forming apparatus enters an energy saving mode; an analyzing unit analyzing the received schedules group by group; a changing unit changing the schedule or schedules of image forming apparatuses belonging to each group in accordance with the result of analysis; and a transmitting unit transmitting the changed schedule to a corresponding image forming apparatus. Each image forming apparatus operates in accordance with the schedule transmitted from the server. Thus, image forming apparatuses belonging to a group as a whole can be operated appropriately. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135670 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, SERVER APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming system includes: an MFP switchable between a standby state and a power-saving state; a plurality of client computers outputting a print instruction to the MFP; and a server computer managing the MFP and the client computers. To the plurality of client computers, schedule information is input by the users of respective client computers. The server computer obtains the schedule information from the client computers and analyzes the schedule information. Based on the information resulting from the analysis, the server computer outputs an instruction to switch the MFP from the standby state to the power-saving state, to the MFP. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135671 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit which forms an image based on a JOB; a display operation unit which enables a display and an operation for the JOB; and a control unit which manages the JOB and controls the image forming unit and the display operation unit, wherein the control unit arranges a predetermined number of JOBs on one screen according to a reservation order to be output in the display operation unit, displays a list switched of a page or scrolled by an instructing operation of a user, updates the display of the displayed list, selects the JOB in the displayed list by the instructing operation of the user, executes the instructing operation for the selected JOB, and maintains at least the selected JOB displayed on the screen to be displayed on the screen. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135672 | PRINTING SYSTEM, PREVIEW DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM AND PREVIEW DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A printing system including a client terminal, a printing apparatus, and a Web server for allowing the client terminal to display a print preview image, wherein the client terminal includes: a print setting section which, when a print setting is changed on a screen notifies the Web server of the changed print setting and requires creation of a print preview image, and when a predetermined time period has elapsed after the change, requests the print preview image reflecting the changed print setting; and a preview display section which displays the image acquired from the Web server, and wherein the Web server includes: a control section which, when the changed print setting is notified, creates the print preview image by reflecting the change, and when the print preview image is required, sends the print preview image reflecting the changed print setting to the client terminal. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135673 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, PRINT SERVER, PRINT CONTROL SYSTEM, PRINT CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing device sends a print job to a print server for applying a printing rule to the print job. The information processing device comprises: a print job generation part for generating the print job; a display part for displaying a printing rule application result showing a result of application by the print server of the printing rule; a manipulation input part for receiving an entry of an instruction as to whether or not to continue a process relating to the print job with the printing rule application result being displayed; and a print job control part for making the process relating to the print job terminate in response to entry of the instruction to refuse continuation of the print job process, while making the print job process continue in response to entry of the instruction to permit the continuation of the print job process. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135674 | NETWORK CONNECTABLE DEVICE AND METHOD OF CHANGING DEVICE'S OWN NAME - A network connectable device in an embodiment includes a memory, a processor, and an interface. The memory pre-stores the name information of the network connectable device. The processor acquires the name information from the memory, adds first information including a prescribed character or character string to the beginning of the name information, and stores the resultant name information in the memory. The interface receives an electronic message and sends the name information stored in the memory and having the first information added to the beginning. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135675 | SERVER AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - A server is provided that includes a connection establishing unit configured to establish a connection with an intended image processing device, an information acquiring unit configured to acquire user information for identifying a user who requests to establish the connection with the intended image processing device, a storage unit configured to store the user information acquired by the information acquiring unit, in association with the intended image processing device, and a changing unit configured to change a setting for each image processing device belonging to a group that includes image processing devices stored in the storage unit in association with user information identical to the acquired user information. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135676 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS TO WHICH PORTABLE STORAGE MEDIUM CAN BE CONNECTED - An image forming apparatus to which a portable storage medium can be connected includes a storage unit, a connecting unit, and a control unit. The storage unit stores default setting information. A portable storage medium that can store user-specific setting information customized to the individual users is connected to the connecting unit. When the portable storage medium in which the user-specific setting information is stored is connected to the connecting unit, the control unit performs a process based on the user-specific setting information stored in the portable storage medium without changing the default setting information stored in the storage unit. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135677 | SERVER, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - A server is provided that includes a connection unit configured to establish connections with an information processing device and a plurality of image processing devices, a first receiving unit configured to receive image processing device information for identifying a specified one of the plurality of image processing devices that is to be used by the information processing device, from the specified image processing device, a second receiving unit configured to receive information processing device information for identifying the information processing device, from the specified image processing device, and a transmission unit configured to transmit, to the information processing device identified by the information processing device information, a display instruction for causing the information processing device to display thereon the specified image processing device identified by the image processing device information. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135678 | DATA COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A document transmission apparatus reduces troublesome labor of an operator when transmitting document data, inputted from a scanner or the like, by various transmission methods such as electronic mail, facsimile, remote printing and file transfer. An address book containing a receiver and a plurality of transmission methods for transmitting document data to the receiver is generated. Upon transmission instruction, an appropriate transmission method is selected by the receiver, then document data is converted into data of an appropriate data format, and the converted data is transmitted. Further, a notice of transmission indicating that the document data has been transmitted is transmitted to the receiver of the document data by a method different from the transmission method of the document data. Thus, the document data can be reliably delivered to the receiver. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135679 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - Disclosed are a printing apparatus for executing print processing based upon print data and a method of controlling this apparatus. The print data is saved in a first memory area, the print data, which has been saved in the first memory area, is rendered into image data, the rendered image data is stored in a second memory area, and printing is performed using the image data. A determination is made as to whether the image data, which has been stored in the second memory area, is to be saved for the purpose of reprint process. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135680 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMAGE INFORMATION - A determination unit determines whether or not an image forming device is a pre-designated image forming device by using specifying information when security setting including the specifying information that specifies the pre-designated image forming device has been made in image data read from a portable external storage device. A display control unit causes a display unit to display image information specifying the image formed on the basis of the image data in a state in which security of the contents of the image is ensured when the image forming device is not determined by the determination unit to be the pre-designated image forming device, and causes the display unit to display the image information in a state in which security of the contents of the image is not ensured when the image forming device is determined by the determination unit to be the pre-designated image forming device. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135681 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - One of two replaceable components is selectively detachably attached to an apparatus. A first component includes first information that includes first lifetime indicative of a lifetime of the first component and is used for managing usage of the first component. A second component includes second information for managing usage of the second component. A controller determines, based on one of the first and second lifetimes, whether the apparatus should operate. The controller drives the apparatus to operate based on the first lifetime if a read/write section successfully reads the first lifetime from one of the first and second components that has been attached to the apparatus. The controller drives the apparatus to operate based on the second lifetime if the read/write section fails to read the first lifetime from one of the first and second components that has been attached to the apparatus. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135682 | Identification Code Printing Method and Printing Apparatus - An identification (ID) code printing method for a glass substrate is disclosed, which comprises the following steps: loading a glass substrate onto a front end of a platform; aligning the glass substrate at the front end of the platform; printing an ID code on the glass substrate for three times in a process of moving the glass substrate from the front end of the platform to a back end of the platform, then from the back end of the platform to the front end of the platform and finally again from the front end of the platform to the back end of the platform. An ID code printing apparatus for a glass substrate is further disclosed. Thereby, an additional cycle of ID code printing operations can be carried out in the present disclosure as compared to the prior art, which can increase the number of times of ID code printing under the conventional tact time conditions and improve the utilization factor of the production line. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135683 | PRINTING APPARATUS, METHOD OF GENERATING COLOR CONVERSION TABLE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - There is provided a print data generating device which generates print data for printing using plural kinds of color material. The device includes a processor, and a memory storing computer-readable instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes the device to perform acquiring pixel data including grayscale values of plural color components corresponding to the plural kinds of color material, acquiring plural limitation values which are determined for the plural color components in the pixel data, respectively, and according to fixing characteristics of color material of the respective color components, to a print medium, determining a total allowable amount in printing a color represented by the pixel data based on the limitation values, correcting the pixel data such that a total amount of color material for the pixel data does not exceed the total allowable amount if needed, and generating the print data based on the corrected pixel data. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135684 | PRINTING SYSTEM - A host computer generates pseudo-pixels by grouping pixels together. RGB representative values are assigned to the pseudo-pixels, which are then transferred to a printer. Meanwhile, for pixels that configured pseudo-pixels having an edge strength selected so that the transfer data amount is less than or equal to a predetermined value, the host computer carries out a halftone process and then transfers the dot data generated as a result to the printer. The printer then prints based on the transferred dot data and the representative values. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135685 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND PRINTING SYSTEM PROGRAM - A host computer groups a plurality of pixels to generate pseudo pixels, assigns representative values in an RGB format to the pseudo pixels, and transfers the representative values to a printer. Further, the host computer performs halftone processing and transfers generated dot data to the printer for pixels constituting the pseudo pixel which includes edges therein or of which boundary is the edge. The printer performs printing by using the transferred dot data and the representative values. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135686 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING CALIBRATION FOR PRINTING - An image processing apparatus includes a measurement unit configured to read a patch image for a calibration which is printed on a recorded medium by a printing apparatus and measure a density of the patch image, a reception unit configured to receive spectral reflection factor information measured by reading the patch image for the calibration printed on the recorded medium by using a measurement device capable of measuring a spectral reflection factor at every predetermined wavelengths, and a processing unit configured to perform a calibration for a printing using the recorded medium by the printing apparatus on the basis of the density measured by the measurement unit and the spectral reflection factor information received by the reception unit. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135687 | METHOD FOR SCANNING DOCUMENTS - A method for scanning documents in a document scanner ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130135688 | DOCUMENT SCANNER - A document scanner ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130135689 | AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF CORNERS OF A SCANNED DOCUMENT - A method includes obtaining an image of a document against a background. A bounding box that bounds a region of the image that is distinguishable from the background is found. Coordinates of a plurality of points of the distinguishable region are found, each point being a point of the distinguishable region that is closest to each corner of the bounding box. The document is identified within the image as a region of the image whose corners are defined by the found coordinates. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135690 | DEVICE FOR REPRODUCING IMAGES THAT CAN BE FOUND ON ORIGINALS - The invention relates to a device for reproducing images that can be found on originals, comprising at least one image capturing element that lies in a housing ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130135691 | IMAGE SCANNING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A controller converts the original image data into converted image data representing a first converted image, analyzes the original image data and counts a number of first characters recognized in the original image represented by the original image data, and analyzes the converted image data and count a number of second characters recognized in the converted image represented by the first converted image data. The controller compares the number of first characters with the number of second characters and determine which one of the number of first characters and the number of second characters is greater than the other. The controller outputs the original image data when the controller determines that the number of first characters is greater than the number of second characters, and outputs the converted image data when the controller determines that the number of second characters is greater than the number of first characters. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135692 | Image Reading Unit and Image Reading Apparatus - An image reading apparatus including a contact image sensor module, a holder, and an urging member is provided. The contact image sensor module may extend in a first direction and include a shaft extending in the first direction and a protrusion protruding from the contact image sensor module in a second direction. The holder may accommodate the contact image sensor module and include an insertion section, in which a leading edge of the shaft is inserted, and a contact section contacting the protrusion from one side in the first direction. The first urging member may urge the contact image sensor module toward the one side in the first direction. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135693 | IMAGE READER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image reader capable of entering a power save mode for saving power consumption during standby includes: a gain amplifier; a reference white plate that is to be scanned when gain control of the gain amplifier is performed to obtain a controlled gain value; a carriage that moves to an stops at an area corresponding to the reference white plate when the image reader enters the power save mode; a gain storage section that stores the controlled gain value as a recovery parameter when the image reader enters the power save mode; and a gain setting section that sets the recovery parameter as the controlled gain value when the image reader exits the power save mode. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135694 | LENS ARRAY, LENS UNIT, LED HEAD, EXPOSURE DEVICE, IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS, AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS - A lens array includes a first lens row including first lenses arranged in a first direction, a second lens row including second lenses arranged in a direction substantially parallel with the first direction, a first boundary being a boundary between the first lenses adjacent to each other, a second boundary being a boundary between each of the first lenses and the second lens adjacent to the first lens, and a first join portion where the first boundary and the second boundary join each other. At the first joint portion, the first boundary and the second boundary contact each other with no step as seen in a plane that is substantially orthogonal to the first direction. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135695 | LED Illumination System for a Scanner Including a UV Light Emitting Device - An illumination system for a scanner according to one example embodiment includes an array of visible light emitting diodes each configured to emit light predominantly in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum and an ultraviolet light emitting device configured to emit light predominantly in the ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The visible light emitting diodes and the ultraviolet light emitting device are positioned to illuminate an object being scanned. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135696 | OPTICAL SCANNER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - An optical scanner includes a light source for projecting a light beam, a deflector for deflecting the light beam, a reflective member for reflecting the light beam toward a target, a contact member, and a pressing member. The reflective member includes a reflective plane and a rear plane opposite the reflective plane. The contact member contacts one of the rear plane of the reflective member and a first lateral plane perpendicular to the reflective plane to position the reflective member in place. The pressing member presses the reflective member against the contact member and includes a first pressing portion to press the reflective plane of the reflective member and a second pressing portion to press a ridge of the reflective member at which the reflective plane and a second lateral plane opposite the first lateral plane and perpendicular to the reflective plane of the reflective member meet. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135697 | Image Reader, Sheet Feeding Device and Apparatus - A sheet feeding device includes a feeding guide configured to guide a sheet, a separation unit configured to separate the sheet from a plurality of sheets, and a holding portion configured to hold the separation unit. The separation unit may be configured to be removably attached to the holding portion. Further, the holding portion may be configured to move from a first position where the holding portion holds the separation unit in contact with a pressing portion to a second position where the holding portion holds the separation unit away from the pressing portion while remaining connected to the feeding guide. The pressing portion may be configured to press the separation unit toward a feeding roller when the holding portion is in the first position. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135698 | READING APPARATUS AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A pressing unit configured to press a supporting surface for supporting a sheet, and a carriage configured to hold a sensor unit and to move on the pressing unit are integrated into one unit. There is provided a movement mechanism configured to move the unit between a first position in which the pressing unit presses the supporting surface during reading and a second position in which the pressing is released during movement of the sheet on the supporting surface. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135699 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE - A sheet feeding device includes a separation roller, a first conveyance roller arranged on a downstream side of the separation roller and conveys the sheet separated by the separation roller, a second conveyance roller further conveys the sheet conveyed by the first conveyance roller, wherein the separation roller and the first conveyance roller are driven exclusively of each other by a first motor, and a control unit controls such that, when a trailing edge of a sheet passes through the separation roller while the sheet is being conveyed by the first conveyance roller and the second conveyance roller, the first motor makes a conveyance speed of the first conveyance roller higher than the conveyance speed thereof before the trailing edge of the sheet passes through the separation roller, and that, when the trailing edge of the sheet passes through the first conveyance roller, the first motor drives the separation roller. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135700 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In an image processing apparatus having a first reading unit to read a front-face image of an original which is conveyed and a second reading unit to read a back-face image of the original which is conveyed, image processing parameters for eliminating the back-face image which is projected as a show-through image to the front-face image of the original which is displayed to a displaying unit are input. An image process according to each of the input image processing parameters is executed to image data of the front-face. The image data displayed to the displaying unit is switched to the image-processed image data of the front-face. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135701 | HOLOGRAPHY DEVICES, THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUSES INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF PROCESSING HOLOGRAPHY IMAGES - A holography device may include a light reaction layer configured to react with light to form and remove a diffraction grating, and a metal thin film on the light reaction layer. When first light is incident on the metal thin film while the grating is formed in the light reaction layer, surface plasmon formed on the metal thin film may be diffracted so as to output a holography image. A method of processing a holography image may include recording the image on a holography device by irradiating first light to a light reaction layer to form a diffraction grating, outputting the image by irradiating second light to a metal thin film on the light reaction layer to diffract surface plasmon formed on the metal thin film, and deleting the image from the holography device by irradiating third light to the light reaction layer to remove the grating. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135702 | METHOD FOR INTEGRATING A SYNTHETIC HOLOGRAM IN A HALFTONE IMAGE - A method for integrating a synthetic hologram in an image of a scene, including: forming, from a first image of the scene, a first matrix including pixels of two shades according to the gray level of the corresponding pixel of the first image, and a second matrix, image of the gray level difference between the corresponding pixels of the first image and of the first matrix; forming a third matrix based on a second image; forming a fourth matrix having each pixel including a central area with a surface area determined by the corresponding element of the second matrix and off-centered in the pixel according to the corresponding pixel of the third matrix; and performing a lithography of an opaque layer at the surface of a plate according to the pattern defined by the fourth pixel matrix. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135703 | ELECTROCHROMIC COMPOUND, ELECTROCHROMIC COMPOSITION, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An electrochromic compound represented by the following General Formula (1) | 2013-05-30 |
20130135704 | COMPENSATION METHOD, OPTICAL MODULATION SYSTEM, AND OPTICAL DEMODULATION SYSTEM - An optical modulation system has a function to compensate an operating point drift, which occurs in an MZ optical modulator, by carrying out feedback control with use of a low frequency signal. A judgment section judges stability of feedback control. In a case where the feedback control is determined to be unstable, a low frequency signal generating section switches a frequency of the low frequency signal from a first frequency to a second frequency. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135705 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR DRIVING AN ANALOG INTERFEROMETRIC MODULATOR - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for accurately positioning a movable conductive layer of a reflective display element. In one aspect, an initial position of the movable conductive layer with respect to at least one or more fixed conductive layers is sensed. A charging voltage may be determined based at least in part on the initial position. The charging voltage may be applied to the movable conductive layer. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135706 | ORNAMENTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An ornamental display device having at least one interferometric modulator, a signal receiver configured to receive an external signal and a processor configured to control the display based on the external signal is disclosed. In one aspect, the external signal is emitted from a controller. In another aspect, the external signal is emitted from a computer. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135707 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RELATIVE POSITIONING - Systems and methods for generating a position reference grid and relative positioning of an object are presented. Radiation is emitted towards a digital micro-mirror device including a plurality of micro-mirrors. Additionally, one or more of a plurality of micro-mirrors are modulated such that at least a portion of the radiation reflected from the plurality of micro-mirrors is projected on to a designated location in a designated pattern representative of a position reference grid. The radiation reflected from the plurality of micro-mirrors is detected. Further, the detected radiation is interpreted as location coordinates in the position reference grid. Additionally, the location coordinates are communicated to the object moving in relation to the digital micro-mirror device for positioning the object at a designated position in the position reference grid. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135708 | NON-PLANAR RING RESONATOR FOR PREVENTING EXCITATION OF BACKWARD WAVE IN A PASSIVE TRAVELING WAVE OPTICAL RESONATOR - An optical traveling-wave resonator that includes a magneto-optically active member through which an optical beam propagates on a non-planar optical propagation path circuit. The resonator further includes at least one mirror in the optical propagation path circuit and a magnetic field generator for applying a magnetic field to the magneto-optically active member such that resonant optical frequencies of normal modes corresponding to traveling waves in opposite directions are substantially different. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135709 | ACTIVE OPTICAL DEVICE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An active optical device and a display apparatus including the same are provided. The active optical device includes: first to third electrodes that are sequentially disposed spaced apart from one another; a first refractive index change layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and in which a refractive index is changed by an electric field; and a second refractive index change layer disposed between the second electrode and the third electrode and in which a refractive index is changed by an electric field. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135710 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION DEVICE AND LASER DEVICE - The present invention relates to a wavelength conversion device and others. The wavelength conversion device is provided with an input port, a beam homogenizer, a wavefront aberration compensating element, and a nonlinear conversion element of a nonlinear optical crystal. The beam homogenizer forms a flat-top light intensity distribution of an output laser beam at a position different from a beam waist position thereof. Thereafter, the wavefront aberration compensating element outputs the laser beam coming from the beam homogenizer, as a phase-aligned collimated beam to the wavelength conversion element. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135711 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PULSED HARMONIC ULTRAVIOLET LASERS - An apparatus for producing coherent, pulsed ultraviolet light with pulse durations that range between 1 ps and 1 μs includes one or more source lasers in the visible or near-infrared frequency range. The apparatus also includes one or more FC stages, at least one of the one or more FC stages including a nonlinear FC device and one or more optical elements. The optical elements include a reflector, a focusing element, a polarization-controlling optic, a wavelength separator, or a fiber optic component. The FC device includes a huntite-type aluminum double borate nonlinear optical material configured to produce FC light having a wavelength between 190 and 350 nm and a composition given by RAl | 2013-05-30 |
20130135712 | YTTRIUM OXIDE COATED OPTICAL ELEMENTS WITH IMPROVED MID-INFRARED PERFORMANCE - The disclosure is directed to a method of making yttrium oxide, Y | 2013-05-30 |
20130135713 | Lens for Infrared Cameras - This invention is directed to provide an infrared camera lens that is simple in lens configuration and has lens pieces including only spherical surfaces but no aspheric surfaces. The invention is also directed to provide an infrared camera lens of a design that facilitates and implements an airtight environment within the lens barrel because the foremost or first lens closest to the object stays still during focusing, and the entire length of the lens system is unchanged for focusing. The infrared camera lens comprises the foremost or first single spherical lens piece of positive refractivity, the succeeding or second single spherical lens piece of negative refractivity, and the third single spherical lens piece of positive refractivity. At least the second single spherical lens piece of negative refractivity or the third single spherical lens piece of positive refractivity is to be moved for focusing. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135714 | NEAR INFRARED CUT FILTER GLASS AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - To provide a near infrared cut filter glass which has few bubble defects and exhibits high climate resistance. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135715 | CHROMATIC CONFOCAL MICROSCOPE SYSTEM AND SIGNAL PROCESS METHOD OF THE SAME - A chromatic confocal microscope system and signal process method is provided to utilize a first optical fiber module for modulating a light into a detecting light passing through a chromatic dispersion objective and thereby forming a plurality of chromatic dispersion lights to project onto an object. A second optical fiber module conjugated with the first optical fiber module receives a reflected object light for forming a filtered light, which is split into two filtered lights detected by two color sensing units for generating two sets of RGB intensity signals, wherein one set of RGB intensity signals is adjusted relative to the other set of RGB intensity signals. Then two sets of RGB intensity signals are calculated for obtaining a maximum ratio factor. Finally, according to the maximum ratio factor and a depth relation curve, the surface profile of the object can be reconstructed. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135716 | OPTICAL MEMBER AND MICROSCOPE - An optical member and a microscope that allow acquiring brighter and sharper images when fluorescent observation is performed while stimulating a sample with light. Illumination light from a laser unit is split into stimulation light and excitation light by a dichroic mirror. In other words, half of the illumination light is transmitted through the dichroic mirror and becomes the stimulation light, and half of the illumination light is reflected by the dichroic mirror and becomes the excitation light. Half of the excitation light is reflected by a dichroic mirror and is irradiated onto a sample, and half of the stimulation light transmits through the dichroic mirror and is irradiated onto the sample. Fluorescence generated from the sample is totally reflected by the dichroic mirror and the dichroic mirror, and is received by a photodetector. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135717 | Microscope Illumination System and Method - The present invention relates to a microscope illumination system for switching between a first, confocal and a second, non-confocal microscope illumination mode, the system having an illumination unit that, in order to provide the first illumination mode, includes an illumination source for generating an illumination beam propagating parallel to the optical axis; a scanning mirror for deflecting the illumination beam perpendicular to the optical axis; and a scanning eyepiece and a downstream scanning tube lens for imaging the scanning mirror into the back focal plane of a microscope objective and for expanding the illumination beam, the objective focusing the illumination beam onto a specimen to be examined. In order to provide the second illumination mode, the system has a focusing lens inserted into the path of the illumination beam in such a way that the illumination beam is focused into the back focal plane of the microscope objective. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135718 | Multifunctional Imitation Displayer - A multifunctional imitation displayer comprises a projection screen, which is a fine and even lattice structure closely woven from twist yarns made from extremely fine single yarns and ultra-thin metal fibers through up-and-down weave; out-covering gray scale glass panels, which are transparent with high strength and hardness, and which are fixed on and tightly cover and seal the two sides of the projection screen by means of vacuum suction, and sealed on the edges; based on such a design, both front or back projection can obtain Full-HD imaging with superior depth, and the low manufacturing cost is suitable for mass production. When not used for projection, it can also be used as a white board for drawing with a colored pen and the user can wipe out the drawings and draw repeatedly. | 2013-05-30 |
20130135719 | STEREO DISPLAY DEVICE AND PARALLAX BARRIER PANEL THEREOF - A stereo display device includes a display panel and a parallax barrier panel. The display panel includes a pixel array having pixel units, each of which includes sub-pixels. The parallax barrier panel at one side of the display panel includes a first substrate, first electrodes, second electrodes, a second substrate, third electrodes, fourth electrodes, and a birefringence medium. The first and second electrodes are arranged on the first substrate alternately; an extension direction of the first and second electrodes is parallel to the X-direction. The third and fourth electrodes are arranged on the second substrate alternately; an extension direction of the third and fourth electrodes is not parallel to the X-direction; an included angle between the extension direction of the third and fourth electrodes and the Y-direction is substantially greater than 0° and smaller than 45°. The birefringence medium is disposed between the first and second substrates. | 2013-05-30 |