| 23rd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
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| 20090141205 | Liquid crystal display device and manufacturing method thereof - Provided is an LCD having a liquid crystal panel including an active region serving as a display region and an outer region serving as a non-display region. The LCD includes a first substrate including an array unit and a color filter formed in the active region, an ESD (electrostatic discharge) circuit formed in the outer region, a pattern spacer formed on the ESD, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a sealant for attaching the first and second substrates together. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141206 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display device with a chip on glass (COG) structure is disclosed. The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel including a liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal composition includes more than 0% and less than or equal to 15% by weight of at least one first polar liquid crystal compound according to formula 1 or 2: | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141207 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE - In a thin film transistor, first and second thin film transistors are connected to an N | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141208 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND FLAT PANEL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME - A flat panel display includes a base chassis, a display panel, a backlight unit connected to the base chassis to emit light to the display panel, and including a substrate mounted with a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) each generating light and a light guide plate disposed between the display panel and the substrate to diffuse the lights generated from the respective LEDs, and a fixing member formed at any one of the base chassis, the substrate, and the light guide plate in order to connect the base chassis with the light guide plate. The base chassis, the substrate and the light guide plate can be conveniently assembled to one another at one time without the use of screws. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141209 | Liquid Crystal Display Panel and Liquid Crystal Display Apparatus - A liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal display apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a liquid crystal display panel, a backlight module and a composite tape. The composite tape is assembled to the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight module, wherein the composite tape comprises an insulating layer, a first adhesive layer and an electrically conductive layer. The first adhesive layer is formed at one side of the insulating layer. The electrically conductive layer is formed at another side of the insulating layer, wherein the electrically conductive layer is in touch with an electrically conductive element of the liquid crystal display apparatus to be connected to ground. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141210 | LIGHT SOURCE BLOCK ASSEMBLY AND BACKLIGHT UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a backlight unit with a light emitting diode block assembly connected thereto, and a liquid crystal display having the backlight unit. In one embodiment, the backlight unit includes a plurality of light source blocks each of which includes a substrate having a light source and an electrode portion formed thereon; a connector electrically connecting the light source blocks to each other, coupled to the light source blocks in contact with one side of the connector, and fastening the light source blocks to each other by cross-coupling the light source blocks; and a supporter disposed on the other side of the connector. In this manner, LED blocks can be simultaneously both electrically and mechanically coupled, using a relatively small and simple number of connectors, facilitating reliability and ease of manufacture. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141211 | Liquid crystal display device - A liquid crystal display device is provided, which includes, in this order, a light source, an optical diffusion layer, and a liquid crystal panel having polarizing plates disposed on both surfaces of a liquid crystal cell, wherein a surface of the optical diffusion layer on a liquid crystal panel side has a periodic fine shape, and an uppermost surface of the polarizing plate disposed on a visible side of the liquid crystal panel has an antiglaring layer having a random fine uneven shape and having a transmittance clearness degree of not more than 150%. While having a high brightness with less electric power as compared with the prior art, the liquid crystal display device does not generate a Moire fringe. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141212 | Illumination Module For Sectional Illumination - A backlight for a display includes a plurality of illumination modules, each illumination module including a light source and a reflective member. A portion of the reflective member is disposed over the light source. A liquid crystal display panel is disposed over the plurality of illumination modules. The reflective member is configured such that a majority of light from the light source is directed parallel to the liquid crystal display panel, to provide uniform illumination of the liquid crystal display panel. In some embodiments, the light source is at least one semiconductor light emitting diode. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141213 | LARGE-SCALE DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention discloses a large-scale display device, which comprises a first display unit, a second display unit, a black margin area between the first display unit and the second display unit, and two polarizers attached to two surfaces of the first and second display units. The second display unit is arranged in parallel to the first display unit. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141214 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A liquid crystal device includes a pair of substrates; a partition wall member that partitions a region sandwiched between the pair of substrates to provide reflective display regions and transmissive display regions; a plurality of pixels each including a plurality of pixel regions, each of the pixel regions having each of the reflective display regions and each of the transmissive display regions; and a first liquid crystal layer made of a first liquid crystal and a second crystal layer made of a second liquid crystal, the first and the second liquid crystal layers, respectively, being enclosed in the reflective display region and the transmissive display region, respectively, partitioned by the partition wall member so as to sandwich the first and the second liquid crystal layers between the pair of substrates, wherein a phase difference value of reflected light in the first liquid crystal layer is approximately equal to a phase difference value of transmitted light in the second liquid crystal layer. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141215 | POLYMERIZABLE COMPOUNDS - The present invention relates to novel polymerizable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in liquid-crystal (LC) media and LC displays, especially in LC displays of the PS (polymer-stabilized) and PSA (polymer-sustained alignment) type. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141216 | LIQUID CRYSTAL GEOMETRICAL PHASE OPTICAL ELEMENTS AND A SYSTEM FOR GENERATING AND RAPIDLY SWITCHING HELICAL MODES OF AN ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE, BASED ON THESE OPTICAL ELEMENTS - Geometrical phase optical elements comprising, as a birefringent means, a liquid crystal material with a spatially inhomogeneous orientation of the molecular director in a plane orthogonal to the direction of propagation of an input radiation beam, ordered according to a predetermined geometrical pattern. Also, an optical system for generating helical modes of propagation of an optical radiation beam, including a geometrical phase optical element orientated transversely to the direction of propagation of the beam, whose optical axis is orientated according to a predetermined geometrical relation adapted to transform a circular polarized input radiation beam into a helical mode with a wavefront having a helical surface whose handedness is a function of the handedness of the input polarization, in which the switching between different orders of helicity of the radiation beam emerging from the geometrical phase optical element is carried out by switching the circular polarization state of the input radiation. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141217 | Liquid Crystal Display Device - A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel including a first substrate having a thin film transistor and forming a transmissive region and a reflective region thereon, a second substrate facing the first substrate and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates and being in an electrically controlled birefringence (ECB) mode, a first optical unit attached to an external surface of the first substrate and having a first polarizing layer, and a second optical unit attached to an external surface of the second substrate and having a second polarizing layer and a compensation film interposed between the second substrate and the second polarizing layer, the compensation film having a single λ/2 film. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141218 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CURING PIXEL MATRIX FILTER MATERIALS - In the formation of color filters for flat panel displays, the invention includes concurrently curing and shrinking a pixel matrix and a color material on a substrate to achieve a substantially co-planar top surface. The invention includes applying a first activation energy to a pixel matrix material to render the material partially cured, minimally shrunk, hardened, and chemically ready for the application of a color material; applying the color material; and concurrently shrinking the color material and pixel material by the application of at least an additional activation energy wherein the additional activation energy is greater than the first activation energy. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141219 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A liquid crystal device includes display pixels corresponding to at least a color of white or non-coloring and one color different from the color of white or non-coloring. Each of the display pixels corresponding to one color have a transmissive region and a reflective region. Each of the display pixels corresponding to the color of white or non-coloring have only a transmissive region. Colored layers are provided in the display pixels that correspond to one color, and cell-thickness-adjusting layers are included in the reflective region of each of the display pixels corresponding to one color and the transmissive region of each of the display pixels corresponding to the color of white or non-coloring. For the display pixels corresponding to one color, a thickness of a layer crystal layer corresponding to the transmissive region is larger than a thickness of the liquid crystal layer that corresponds to the reflective region. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141220 | Liquid Crystal Display - A liquid crystal display includes a pair of substrates having a polarizer, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the substrates of the pair, a color filter layer sandwiched between one of the substrates of the pair and the liquid crystal layer, a light source for supplying light to the pair of substrates, the liquid crystal layer, and the color filter layer. The color filter layer includes three filters for displaying blue, green and red. The green filter of the three filters selectively includes an absorbing component capable of absorbing a light spectrum within a wavelength range from 400 nm to 500 nm. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141221 | DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a transflective display device capable of extending a color reproduction range and reducing a difference in white balance between transmissive display and reflective display. The display device of the present invention is a transflective display device including four or more filters having different colors in a pixel, each of the four or more filters having different colors including: a transmissive region for displaying an image by transmitting light from a backlight; and a reflective region for displaying an image by reflecting surrounding light, wherein at least two of the four or more filters having different colors are different in a proportion of an area of the reflective region, and the proportion of the area is represented by the following formula (1): | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141222 | TRANSFLECTIVE LICUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND PIXEL STRUCTURE THEREOF - A pixel structure of a transflective LCD panel includes a substrate, a data line and a scan, a thin film transistor containing an extending electrode, a first common electrode and a second common electrode, a transmissive pixel electrode, and a reflective pixel electrode forming a first coupling capacitor with the extending electrode and a second coupling capacitor with the second common electrode. The first and second common electrodes and the data line overlap with each other in an overlapping area, wherein the first common electrode is disposed between the second common electrode and the data line. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141223 | TRANSFLECTIVE TYPE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A method of manufacturing a transflective type liquid crystal display device includes forming an organic film having different film thicknesses on a passivation film covering a TFT, etching the passivation film to form a contact hole, etching a reflective electrode and a transmissive electrode formed on the organic film by using a resist pattern having different film thicknesses, removing, by ashing, a thin film portion of the resist pattern, and a thin film portion of the organic film exposed from the transmissive electrode to form an opening, etching the reflective electrode by using the resist pattern left after the removal of the thin film portion, and bonding substrates in such a manner that a sealing material in a shape of a frame is arranged in the opening of the organic film. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141224 | PHOTOSENSOR AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A photosensor including a semiconductor thin film having a light receiving portion includes the following elements. A substrate has a recess with an inclined side wall having a forward tapered shape. A reflective material layer is disposed along the recess of the substrate. An insulating layer covers the substrate having thereon the reflective material layer. The semiconductor thin film is disposed on the insulating layer so as to cross the recess. The light receiving portion of the semiconductor thin film is disposed above the recess. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141225 | Display device and method of fabricating the same - Provided are a display device for realizing a multi-view image and a method of fabricating the same. The display device includes: a display panel for displaying an image and a barrier pattern disposed on an outer side of the display panel and for adjusting an optical path in at least two viewing angle directions. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141226 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - In a liquid crystal display device, liquid crystal molecules are oriented in a vertical direction to the first substrate and the second substrate by the first molecule orientation film and the second molecule orientation film, respectively, in a non-driving state. A structural pattern is formed so as to extend in a first direction parallel to a surface of the liquid crystal layer and so as to form, in a driving state, an electric field periodically changing in a second direction that is parallel to the liquid crystal layer and vertical to the first direction. The liquid crystal molecules substantially tilt in the first direction in the driving state. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141227 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A display substrate includes a transparent insulating substrate, a transparent common electrode, a dummy pattern and a key pattern. The transparent insulating substrate has a display area and a non-display area. Images are displayed in the display area, and the non-display area surrounds the display area. The transparent common electrode is formed in the display area of the insulating substrate. The dummy pattern is formed in the non-display area of the insulating substrate. The dummy pattern is formed from the same material as the common electrode. The key pattern is formed on the dummy pattern. The key pattern may include a metal or an opaque photoresist. Therefore, a process of manufacturing the display substrate may be simplified. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141228 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY WITH HIGH APERTURE RATIO - A thin film transistor liquid crystal display includes a substrate, a first conductive line disposed on the substrate, an inorganic insulating layer covering the substrate, a transparent electrode attached to the inorganic insulating layer, a second conductive line crossing the first conductive line, an inorganic passivation layer covering the substrate and a pixel electrode attached to the inorganic passivation layer and overlapping the transparent electrode and a part of the first conductive line. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141229 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A manufacturing method for a horizontal electric field type liquid crystal display device of fringe field switching (FFS) or the like mode whereby pixel electrodes and a common electrode are disposed opposing each other on a planarization layer with an insulator interposed, includes a step whereby a planarization layer | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141230 | Clay Thin Film Substrate, Clay Thin Film Substrate with Electrode, and Display Device Using the Same - A clay thin film substrate including a clay thin film having a structure, in which oriented clay particles are laminated; and at least a gas barrier inorganic layer which is laminated on at least one surface of the clay thin film. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141231 | Method for repairing defective cell of liquid crystal panel - A method for repairing a defective cell of a liquid crystal panel includes: providing a liquid crystal panel including an upper array substrate with a black matrix and a pigment layer formed thereon, a lower array substrate with a thin film transistor and attached with the upper array substrate, and a liquid crystal layer formed between the upper and lower substrates and including a plurality of cells; forming a certain gap between the black matrix and the upper array substrate by irradiating laser to a defective cell region among the plurality of cells in the liquid crystal panel; forming a comb-like structure with a certain gap between its teeth between the pigment layer and the upper array substrate by irradiating laser to the defective cell region; processing the black matrix by irradiating laser to the defective cell region to generate black matrix particles; and dispersing the black matrix particles between the pigment layer and the upper array substrate, by irradiating laser to the defective cell region, such that the black matrix particles fills the gap between the pigment layer and the comb-like structure. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141232 | OPTICAL LENS MODULE - An optical lens module includes a support frame, a liquid crystal lens group, and a aberration compensation lens group. The aberration compensation lens compensates aberrations generated by the liquid crystal lenses. The liquid crystal lens group and the fixed aberration compensation lens group are disposed on the same optical axis. The optical lens module is power-saving, easily assembling, and has a small volume, which is helpful for miniaturizing and thinning optical lens modules, and thus further helpful for miniaturizing and thinning small-size or portable devices. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141233 | Eyewear with monitoring capability - In one embodiment, eyewear having a monitoring capability, such as an activity monitoring capability, is disclosed. Activity, such as motion, steps or distance, can be measured by an activity detector. The measured activity can then be used in providing activity-related information to a user of the eyewear. Advantageously, the user of the eyewear is able to easily monitor their degree of activity. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141234 | High Water Content Silicone Hydrogels - Silicone hydrogels formed from a hydrated polymerization product of a monomer mixture comprising (a) a major amount of a non-silicone-containing hydrophilic monomer; and (b) a minor amount of a silicone-containing monomer, wherein the hydrogel has a water content of greater than 50 weight percent are disclosed. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141235 | Control of Myopia Using Contact Lenses - Devices and methods for controlling myopia are provided. The devices and methods relate to the inventors discovery of the relationship between near work, the forces applied to the eye by the eyelids and myopia. The devices include a contact lens comprising a region that disperses force applied to the eye by an eyelid. The devices also include a device designed by measuring first wavefront aberrations of an eye before pre-near work and measuring second measured wavefront aberrations of the eye post-near work. The methods include a method for controlling myopia including identifying optical changes associated with near work and correcting the optical changes with an optical device. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141236 | Coatings for Ophthalmic Lens Elements - The present disclosure provides a method of forming a removable protective coating on a hydrophobic surface of an ophthalmic lens element. The method includes providing an ophthalmic lens element having a hydrophobic surface. A non-aqueous coating composition is applied so as to coat at least part of the hydrophobic surface. The composition includes a film forming coating polymer and a compatible non-aqueous solvent. A substantial portion of the solvent is removed from the composition to form a removable protective coating on the ophthalmic lens element that adheres to the hydrophobic surface. The disclosure also provides a removable protective coating, and an ophthalmic lens element having the coating. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141237 | Integrated Optical Coherence Imaging Systems for Use in Ophthalmic Applications and Related Methods and Computer Program Products - A system for imaging a sample is provided that includes an optical coherence tomography (OCT) portion having an associated OCT path. A second imaging portion is provided having an associated second image path, different from the OCT path. A fixation target having an associated fixation path, different from the second image path and the OCT path is also provided. The OCT path, the second image path and the fixation path are confocal at a common image plane. Related handheld systems are also provided. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141238 | MIRROR DRIVER USING DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSED MECHANICAL BEAMS WITH MIRROR INBETWEEN AND RETINAL SCANNING DISPLAY USING THE SAME - A mirror driver is disclosed which includes: a mirror having a reflective surface reflecting incident light thereon; a pair of mechanical beams diametrically opposed to each other with the mirror inbetween as viewed along a reference line parallel to the reflective surface; an actuator imparting bending motions to the pair of beams, respectively; and a pair of joints integrally coupling the pair of beams and the mirror to each other, with less rigidity to resist deformation than rigidity of the pair of beams and the mirror, for allowing conversion of the bending motions of the pair of beams into a rigid-body motion of the mirror without inducing an angular oscillation about the reference line. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141239 | Intelligent Patient Interface for Ophthalmic Instruments - An ophthalmic examination system comprising a headrest with a detection element, and an ophthalmic instrument (OI) having a microprocessor and a sensor in communication with the microprocessor. The sensor is configured to detect the presence of the detection element, and the headrest is configured for coupling to the OI. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141240 | Method for Performing Micro-Perimetry and Visual Acuity Testing - A visual acuity examination is performed on a patient by bringing a confocal imaging apparatus up to a patient's eye. Stimuli at various points in the patient's field of view are generated while the patient fixates on a point. The patient's responses to the stimuli are recorded with the movement of the eye with is tracked with the aid of the confocal imaging apparatus. The position of said stimuli on the retina is corrected to take into account any movement of the eye between stimuli. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141241 | Animation apparatus - Animation apparatus and methods wherein two- or three-dimensional individual animation items are carried by a support movable incrementally through an endless path composed of a plurality of segments or sections of uniform length. The number of animation items may be the same as, or more or less than, the number of incremental segments of such path. The frequency of movement and the speed of such movement during each segment, and the dwell period between successive segments, are such as to produce animation of the items via the persistence of vision phenomenon. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141242 | STEREO PROJECTION APPARATUS USING POLARIZED SOLID STATE LIGHT SOURCES - A digital image projector includes a first polarized light source; a second polarized light source that is orthogonal in polarization state to the first polarized light source; a polarization beamsplitter disposed to direct light of either the first or second polarization along a common illumination axis; a MEMS spatial light modulator; and projection optics for delivering imaging light from the MEMS spatial light modulator. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141243 | Projection type display apparatus with means for supplying an air cooling stream to a gap between a light receiving surface of a prism and a third surface of a closed triangular prismatic housing - A projection type display apparatus includes: a reflective polarizing plate for each color light which transmits each of R light, G light and B light having a P polarized component subjected to color separation by a color separation optical system therethrough, allows each transmitted light to enter a corresponding reflective liquid crystal panel for each color light, and reflects image light of each color having an S polarized component which has been subjected to light modulation in accordance with an image signal of each corresponding color light by the reflective liquid crystal panel for each color light; a transmission type polarizing plate for each color light which removes an unnecessary polarized component from the image light of each color reflected by the reflective polarizing plate for each color light; a color combination optical system which subjects the image light of each color transmitted through the transmission type polarizing plate for each color light to color combination; and a projection lens, wherein the transmission type polarizing plate for each color light is air-cooled by air-cooling means when the transmission type polarizing plate for each color light faces each incidence surface of the color combination optical system. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141244 | MEMS based projector having a prism - A MEMS-based projector may be included in various user devices. A selective fold mirror, a MEMS-based projector, and a polarization rotator may be oriented to reflect a beam within the device for external projection. Alternatively, a total internal reflection prism may take the place of a selective fold mirror or a polarization rotator and may reduce the number of necessary components in the user device. Various optical components may be placed in the MEMS-based projector and arranged in different positions to reflect a light beam in a desired direction for external projection. The components that make up the MEMS-based projector may depend on the available footprint in the device and the direction in which the light beam is to be projected. Some optical components may provide multiple functionalities which would otherwise require multiple components and may reduce the size of the projector. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141245 | Projection Device - A projection device includes: a projector unit that has at least a light source and a projection optical system housed in a chassis; a control unit that is assembled with a chassis separate from the chassis of the projector unit; and a rotation support member that rotatably supports the projector unit and the control unit around a rotation axis that extends perpendicular to a surface of the chassis of the projector unit and a surface of the chassis of the control unit, with these surfaces facing to one another. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141246 | PROJECTION TYPE IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A projection type image display apparatus includes: a cabinet; a screen which is provided in the cabinet; a display device which is placed inside the cabinet and forms an image; and an optical system which projects an image formed by the display device to the screen and comprises at least one mirror, a supporter for supporting the mirror, and a frame through which the supporter is fastened to the cabinet, all of the mirror, the supporter and the frame being disposed within a single interior space formed by the cabinet and the screen. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141247 | HEAT SINK AND APPARATUS FOR PROJECTING IMAGE HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are a heat sink for cooling a light source unit, particularly laser light sources, and an apparatus for projecting an image having the same. The heat sink includes a heat dissipation unit for cooling a light source unit, and the heat dissipation unit includes a duct part for forming a space, into which the heat of the light source unit is discharged, and guiding air, and heat dissipation fins formed integrally with the duct part. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141248 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes an optical arrangement and a cooling arrangement. The optical arrangement includes a light source, a filtering component, a light modulation component and a projection lens. The filtering component filters the light emitted by the light source. The light modulation component modulates the light filtered by the filtering component to form an image. The projection lens projects the image formed by the light modulation component. The cooling arrangement is arranged relative to the optical arrangement to cool the optical arrangement. The cooling arrangement includes a blower, an air duct and a heat sink. The blower blows cooling air. The air duct guides the cooling air from the blower to the filtering component along an cooling air path. The heat sink is disposed in the cooling air path within the air duct and fixedly attached to the light modulation component to thermally contact with the light modulation component. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141249 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes: an optical component disposed inside a closed structure having air flow path through which air flows; and a circulating fan which circulates air. The closed structure includes: an optical component housing which accommodates the optical component; a duct which introduces air into the optical component housing, and introduces the air having flowed to the outside from the inside of the optical component housing again toward the inside of the optical component housing; and a plurality of heat exchangers each of which has a heat receiving side heat transfer member which faces the inside of the closed structure, and a heat releasing side heat transfer member which faces the outside of the closed structure. The plural heat exchangers are disposed in the air flow direction along the air flow path through which air flows to the outside from the inside of the optical component housing. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141250 | Off-Axis Projection System and Method - A system and method for correcting optical distortion in an off-axis system is provided. The offset between the center of a display plane and the optical axis of the projection lens system is configured such that the offset is greater than half the vertical dimension of the display plane. In this manner, the distortion, such as a pincushion-type or barrel-type of distortion, is not symmetrical about the horizontal axis. In this scenario, the display plane, the projection lens system, a folding mirror, and/or the spatial light modulator may be tilted such that a keystone effect is induced. This keystone effect may be used to offset the distortion, particularly the pincushion-type or barrel-type of distortions. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141251 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM TO ELIMINATE LASER SPECKLE AND PROJECTION SYSTEM EMPLOYING THE SAME - An illumination system designed to remove laser speckle and a projection system including the same. The illumination system includes a laser light source having at least one laser, a diffractive optical element to divide a laser beam emitted from the laser light source into a plurality of sub-beams and to periodically move in such a way as to temporally average the speckle of the laser beam, and an optical fiber bundle including a plurality of fibers with the same length to divide the sub-beams into smaller sub-beams. The illumination system divides the laser beam emitted from the laser light source into sub-beams and temporally or spatially averages the sub-beams, thereby effectively reducing or removing laser speckle. The projection system employing the illumination system can provide improved image quality. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141252 | PROJECTOR - A projector that projects video light corresponding to an image signal onto a display surface includes: a light source device that emits light; a housing that houses at least the light source device; a projection lens, that is, an optical element that transmits the video light projected onto the display surface and emits the video light toword the outside of the housing; a detecting unit that detects detection light supplied to the optical element; and a control unit that adjusts a light amount of the video light on the basis of a result of the detection by the detecting unit. The projector is set such that, when the optical element is in a normal setting state, the light amount density of the video light is equal to or lower than a predetermined value on an emission surface for emitting the video light of the optical element. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141253 | Image Output Device Capable of Enlarged Projection - An image output device includes a housing which is opened at a predetermined portion of a side wall thereof, a Fresnel lens which is installed in the opened portion of the housing, a base which is installed inside the housing to allow an object to be placed thereon, illumination means for illuminating the base, and a convex lens which is located between the base and the Fresnel lens and is installed such that an image of the object placed on the base can be viewed at a position which projects out of the Fresnel lens. The base comprises a driving gear which is rotated by a motor, a driven gear which is rotated by rotation of the driving gear, and a rotation plate which is rotated by rotation of the driven gear. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141254 | Projection Type Image Display Apparatus - A projection type image display apparatus comprising a light source, an optical integrator, by which light outgoing from the light source is changed in distribution of illumination, a color separation optical system, by which light outgoing from the optical integrator is separated into a plurality of light beams, and a relay optical system including a plurality of relay lenses, by which light beams separated by the color separation optical system are relayed, and a reflection mirror. The relay optical system includes a device that adjusts angles of inclination of at least one of the relay lenses with respect to an optical axis of illumination of light outgoing from the light source. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141255 | PROJECTION IMAGE DISPLAY POSITION CONTROL DEVICE, PROJECTION IMAGE DISPLAY POSITION CONTROL METHOD, AND PROJECTION SYSTEM - A display position control device for projection image which controls a display position of a projection image displayed on a projection surface includes: a display position adjustment control unit which divides display position shift amount from a display target position of the projection image on the projection surface into a value an integer number times larger than a pixel pitch of the projection image and a value smaller than the pixel pitch; a display position control processing unit which performs display position control through image processing based on the value the integer number times larger than the pixel pitch; and a display position control mechanism which performs optical display position control based on the value smaller than the pixel pitch. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141256 | Image Recording Method and Device - A laser beam is detected by a photosensor and a changing quantity of the light quantity is calculated to correct the fluctuation of the status of an exposure apparatus due to lapse of time. The laser beam is also detected by a photosensor to calculate a changing quantity of a beam diameter, and based on the changing quantities, mask data is modified. Then exposure recording of an image by exposure heads is continued by using the modified mask data. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141257 | Illumination optical apparatus, exposure apparatus, and method for producing device - A reflection type illumination optical apparatus, which guides an exposure light to a reticle surface via a curved mirror, a concave mirror, etc. includes a vacuum chamber which accommodates the curved mirror, the concave mirror, etc; and a subchamber which is arranged in the vacuum chamber and which accommodates the curved mirror. The subchamber has openings through which the exposure light coming into the curved mirror and the exposure light exiting from the curved mirror pass, respectively. Each of the openings is arranged in the vicinity of a position at which the cross-sectional area of the light flux is smallest. It is possible to decrease the amount of adhesion of minute particles such as debris to the reflecting optical element, without unnecessarily enhancing the ability of the vacuum gas discharge mechanism. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141258 | Imaging Device in a Projection Exposure Machine - An imaging device in a projection exposure machine for microlithography includes at least one optical element and at least one manipulator, a linear drive for manipulating the position of the optical element. The linear drive has at least one moving element, the moving element having a shearing part and a lifting part. The shearing part is arranged to move the optical element and the lifting part is arranged to move the shearing part. The linear drive has a supporting element which is in contact with and prevents movement of the optical element while the shearing part is moved by the lifting part. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141259 | Exposure Apparatus - An exposure apparatus, which forms a latent image pattern on a substrate using an exposure beam, includes a first structure which supports a projection unit which projects an exposure beam onto a substrate, a first supporting leg which includes a first actuator and supports the first structure, a first state detector which detects a state of the first structure, a second structure which supports a substrate stage which aligns the substrate, a second supporting leg which includes a second actuator and supports the second structure, a second state detector which detects a state of the second structure, and a control unit which controls, on the basis of a signal from the first state detector and a signal from the second state detector, the first actuator and the second actuator so as to synchronize the first structure and the second structure with each other. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141260 | DISTANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD - A distance measurement system includes: an projection apparatus ( | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141261 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL OUTPUT UNIT AND MEASURING DEVICE COMPRISING SAID ELECTRO-OPTICAL OUTPUT UNIT - The invention relates to an electro-optical output unit ( | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141262 | METHOD OF DETECTING A LIGHT PULSE REFLECTED ON AN OBJECT TO DETERMINE THE DISTANCE FROM THE OBJECT, SENSOR AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING SAME - The present invention proposes a real time active imaging method that is accurate and simple, and able to give distance information concerning the observed objects. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141263 | Motion rate sensor - A motion rate sensor for detecting the rate of movement of an article, comprising: a housing relative to which, in use, the article moves, a detection unit disposed within the housing, the detection unit including a conversion device adapted for generating detector signals caused by the motion of the article, and processing circuitry adapted for receiving said detector signals and outputting motion signals indicative of the rate of movement of the article. In embodiments, the detector signals are caused by variations in optical or light energy, in magnetic fields or radiation intensity. The variations may be caused by variations on the surface in the article, for example a random or repetitive pattern. An apparatus and method for calibrating the sensor are also disclosed, as are a system and method for determining the speed of motion of an article using the sensor. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141264 | Method and Apparatus for Observing and Inspecting Defects - A defect inspecting apparatus includes a sample mounting device for mounting a sample; lighting and detecting apparatus for illuminating a patterned sample mounted on a mount and detecting the optical image of the reflected light obtained therefrom. Also included is a display for displaying the optical image detected by this lighting and detecting apparatus; an optical parameter setting device for setting and displaying optical parameters for the lighting and detecting apparatus on the display; and optical parameter adjusting apparatus for adjusting optical parameters set for the lighting and detecting apparatus according to the optical parameters set by the optical parameter setting apparatus; a storage device for storing comparative image data; and a defect detecting device for detecting defects from patterns formed on the sample by comparing the optical image detected by the optical image detecting apparatus with the comparative image data stored in the storage. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141265 | Method and Apparatus for Measuring Color of a Moving Web - A method and an apparatus for measuring color of a moving web. The web is measured by reflectance measurement and transmittance measurement, wherein the reflectance measurement is carried out by illuminating a surface of the web in a measuring area, where on the other side of the web at the measuring area resides a solidly attached backing element and measuring the radiation reflected from the web. The transmittance measurement is carried out by illuminating the web and measuring the radiation transmitted through the web. The radiation measured in the transmittance measurement is transmitted through the backing element. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141266 | Analyzing tunable optical filters using tunable source - The specification describes an optical wavelength monitor/analyzer that uses a cost effective wavelength reference source. The wavelength reference source is a nominally fixed wavelength laser with inherent tunability over a very limited wavelength range, i.e. a few nanometers. Tuning is effected by changing the temperature of the laser. The limited range is useful for making multiple wavelength measurements in the context of analyzing wavelength drift in tunable optical filters. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141267 | OPTICAL-FIBER-CHARACTERISTIC MEASURING APPARATUS AND OPTICAL-FIBER-CHARACTERISTIC MEASURING METHOD - A measurement range is extended while maintaining the spatial resolution high by completely separating the increment of a probe light from noises. Modulations are performed on both probe light and pump light to differentiate both lights. Using the modulations, only the change in the probe light necessary for measuring the characteristic of a measurement-target optical fiber FUT can be separated. Accordingly, unlike the conventional technology, an optical wavelength filter becomes unnecessary. Further, in a case where an amplitude Δf of the frequency modulation of a light source | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141268 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING STRAY LIGHT IN LENS MODULE - An apparatus for measuring stray light in a lens module includes a light source, an image sensor, an object distance adjusting unit, and an object distance measuring device. The light source is disposed at an object side of the lens module for emitting light to the lens module. The image sensor is disposed at an image side of the lens module for measuring an intensity of stray light coming into the lens module. The object distance adjusting unit includes an opaque barrier defining a slit therein, and a laser aligned with the slit, the laser being configured for emitting a laser light beam through the slit thereby forming a light spot serving as an object. The object distance measuring device is configured for measuring an object distance. The opaque barrier of the object distance adjusting unit is movable relative to the wavefront sensor so as to adjust the object distance. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141269 | Defect Inspection Method And System - An inspection system includes: a facility that uses wide-band illumination light having different wavelengths and single-wavelength light to perform dark-field illumination on an object of inspection, which has the surface thereof coated with a transparent film, in a plurality of illuminating directions at a plurality of illuminating angles; a facility that detects light reflected or scattered from repetitive patterns and light reflected or scattered from non-repetitive patterns with the wavelengths thereof separated from each other; a facility that efficiently detects light reflected or scattered from a foreign matter or defect in the repetitive patterns or non-repetitive patterns or a foreign matter or defect on the surface of the transparent film; and a facility that removes light, which is diffracted by the repetitive patterns, from a diffracted light image of actual patterns or design data representing patterns. Consequently, a more microscopic defect can be detected stably. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141270 | Simple Fiducial Marking for Quality Verification of High Density Circuit Board Connectors - A printed circuit board with a printed pattern of fiducial marks on a first side of the printed circuit board including a first indicia including a right triangle with its base parallel to a first edge of the board and an alignment mark adjacent thereto, and a second indicia including a right triangle with its base parallel to a second edge of the board opposite said first edge, and an alignment mark adjacent thereto. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141271 | Security Screening Using Raman Analysis - Method and apparatus for screening objects using Raman scattering methods to detect the presence of predefined substances or classes of substances. The predefined substances may be hazardous, toxic, or explosive. Radiation is supplied to an incident region of an object. Scattered light is collected from a collection region on the surface of the object spaced from the incident region. The characteristics of the scattered light include Raman features related to the predefined substances. The Raman features allow the presence, or not, of the predefined substances to be determined. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141272 | Optical instrument comprising multi-notch beam splitter - An instrument is provided that can monitor nucleic acid sequence amplification reactions, for example, PCR amplification of DNA and DNA fragments. The instrument includes a multi-notch filter disposed along one or both of an excitation beam path and an emission beam path. Methods are also provided for monitoring nucleic acid sequence amplifications using an instrument that includes a multi-notch filter disposed along a beam path. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141273 | OPTICAL APPARATUS - An optical apparatus includes an optical fibre having a radiation inlet, a radiation outlet and a termination by which optical radiation is transmitted from the fibre, a retroreflector spaced from the termination and aligned with the path of radiation from the termination such that the radiation is reflected back along the same path onto the termination and the reflected radiation passes back along the same fibre to the radiation inlet. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141274 | Polarization Dependent Loss Analyzer - A polarization dependent loss measuring device and the method of using the same are disclosed. The device includes a light source, a sensor, and a controller. The light source generates a polarization modulated light signal, and is adapted to apply the polarization modulated light signal to a device under test. The sensor generates an electrical output signal representing an intensity of an output light signal leaving the device under test as a function of time. The controller measures an amplitude and phase of the electrical output signal at a first frequency and generates an output indicative of a polarization dependent loss in the device under test. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141275 | ALIGNMENT INSPECTION METHOD AND ALIGNMENT INSPECTION APPARATUS - A method of inspecting the alignment of a second structure with respect to a first structure, including emitting light from a first plane of a first structure to a second plane of a second structure in a first direction perpendicular to the first plane of the first structure, the first plane and the second plane facing each other. The incident light can be reflected from the second plane toward the first plane in a second direction parallel with the first direction. The position of the reflected light can be detected to inspect the alignment of the second structure with respect to the first structure. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141276 | Scanning unit of a position measuring arrangement - A scanning unit of a position measuring arrangement for scanning a measuring graduation of a scale. The scanning unit includes a base body including an interior space; wherein the base body can be installed, fixed in place, on an object to be measured, wherein the base body comes into contact with a first contact face at a first location of the object to be measured. The scanning unit includes a heat-generating electrical component in the interior and a contact element with a second contact face which, in the course of installing the base body, enters into contact at a second location of the object to be measured. The scanning unit further including a heat-conducting element, which is designed for transferring heat generated by an electrical component from the interior space to the contact element. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141277 | THREAD LATERAL MOVEMENT SENSOR - A system for detecting the lateral movement of thread in a textile manufacturing system is disclosed. The system includes an optical device configured to emit an optical signal. The optical device includes a resonant cavity. The system further includes a driver connected to the optical device. The driver configured to drive the optical signal. A mechanical guide is connected to the optical device. The mechanical guide is configured to receive a moving thread in a textile manufacturing process. The moving thread scatters the optical signal such that a portion of the optical signal is reflected back into the resonant cavity of the optical device; causing a change in the optical signal. An optical detector is optically coupled to the optical device. The optical detector is configured to detect the changed optical signal. Lateral movement detection circuitry is connected to the optical detector to detect lateral movements such as vibrations. The lateral movement detection circuitry is configured to output a signal representing the lateral movement of the moving thread based on the detected changed optical signal. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141278 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMING WHETHER A BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN CARRIER IS PROPERLY ORIENTED - Systems and methods for determining whether a biological specimen carrier, such as a specimen slide, is arranged in its proper orientation. An optically absorptive element is associated with a surface of the biological specimen carrier. Light emitted from a light source is incident on a surface of the carrier. A slide is properly oriented when the incident light is substantially absorbed by the absorptive element. One or more sensors are positioned to detect light that is not absorbed by the absorptive element. An output of a sensor indicates whether the biological specimen slide is properly oriented and may drive indicator directly or through a controller or other system component to indicate whether the slide is properly oriented. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141279 | SENSOR DEVICE AND FOR DETERMINING A PHYSICAL VALUE - A sensor process and device are described for determining a physical value by means of a laser whose emission properties can be influenced by the physical value. The laser is designed to radiate at least two concurrent modes (E | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141280 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING GAS CONCENTRATION IN A FLUID - A monitor for monitoring gas concentration in an aerospace application is described, one such application being measuring the concentration of oxygen in or next to aviation fuel. The monitor comprises: a substance, the spectroscopic properties of which change when the substance is exposed to the gas; a light source, arranged to irradiate the substance with light; and a photosensor, arranged to detect light from the substance. The substance may be mounted on a solid substrate. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141281 | DETECTOR/IMAGER - A back scatter absorption detector/imager having an optical parametric device for generating sensing radiation, the optical parametric device having a nonlinear medium (NLC) and a pump wave laser source, the nonlinear medium (NLC) being able to generate a signal and an idler wave in response to being stimulated with the pump wave, thereby to generate sensing radiation, and a detector (D) for detecting any sensing radiation back-scattered from a target area, characterised in that the pump wave laser source and the nonlinear medium (NLC) are provided in the same optical cavity. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141282 | CONCENTRATION MEASURING STRUCTURE CAPABLE OF REDUCING THE EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE - A concentration measuring structure capable of reducing the effect of environmental temperature features the arrangement of a concentration detector in the fluid communication space of a fluid circulating device in a fuel cell system to let the fluids in the concentration detector and the fuel cell achieve equal temperature, thereby reducing measurement error caused by the effect of environmental temperature. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141283 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A measurement apparatus includes a dielectric block, a thin film layer formed on the dielectric block and brought into contact with a sample, a light source for generating a light beam, an optical incident system for causing the light beam to enter the dielectric block so that the light beam is totally reflected at the interface between the dielectric block and the thin film, and a two-dimensional light detection means for detecting the intensity of the light beam totally reflected at the interface. A predetermined pattern is formed within a region irradiated with the light beam on the dielectric block. The measurement apparatus includes a correction means for correcting an output from the two-dimensional light detection means, based on the pattern, so that an object on the face of the dielectric block is similar to the object detected by the two-dimensional detection means. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141284 | OCTUPOLE WINDING PATTERN FOR A FIBER OPTIC COIL - An octupole winding pattern for winding a fiber optic coil includes at least two layers of an eight-layer winding pattern having an end fiber optic coil diameter formed in an opposite direction as a substantial portion of a remaining portion of the respective layer. The selectively arranged octupole winding pattern may be used in a fiber optic gyroscope. A spool onto which the fiber optic coil is wound may be removable. Preferably, the octupole winding pattern is advantageously arranged to provide a substantial amount of optical symmetry with respect to a winding centerline of the fiber optic coil. In addition, the octupole winding pattern provides a substantial amount of geometric, mechanical, and thermal symmetry. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141285 | Input device and method for making same - A light guide has a first surface and a second surface with diffractive structures. A slanted facet is provided at one corner of the light guide. The diffractive structures have concentric fringes centered near the slanted facet. Fringes are arranged such that a light beam directed from the first surface at a location P toward the second surface is diffracted by the fringes only if the beam encounters the diffractive structures at a certain direction. The diffracted beam is guided and exits through the slanted surface at an exiting angle, which is correlated to the location P. If the light guide is illuminated in such a way that when an object is present at the first surface, it changes the light intensity of the exiting light beam. By detecting the exiting angle and the change of light intensity, the location of the object can be determined. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141286 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SENSING LIGHT USING INTERFEROMETRIC ELEMENTS - Certain embodiments of the invention provide a light sensor comprising at least one interferometric element that absorbs light in at least one wavelength. The interferometric element comprises a first surface and a second surface substantially parallel to the first surface. The second surface is spaced a gap distance from the first surface in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first surface. The light wavelength absorbed is dependent on the gap distance. The interferometric element further comprises a temperature sensor. The temperature sensor is responsive to changes in temperature of at least a portion of the interferometric element due to absorption of light by the interferometric element. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141287 | Surface-distortion Measuring Device and Method - A surface-distortion measuring device and a surface-distortion measuring method can quantitatively, rapidly, and highly accurately measure and evaluate surface-distortion distribution at all of observable points on a specular or semi-specular surface of a measurement target. The device includes pattern displaying means | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141288 | Optical Displacement Meter, Optical Displacement Measuring Method, Optical Displacement Measuring Program, Computer-Readable Recording Medium, and Device That Records The Program - The present invention provides an optical displacement meter which performs a profile search for performing positional adjustment of a profile shape. The optical displacement meter includes: an amplifier for amplifying a reception light signal from a two-dimensional light receiving device; profile computing means capable of computing a profile shape of the object to be measured on the basis of an amplification signal obtained by the amplifier in a point in the first direction by the reflection light of the light emitted from the projector; a display unit capable of displaying the profile shape of the object to be measured computed by the profile computing means; registered-profile designating means for designating a registered profile as a reference of a profile search from profile shapes displayed on the display unit; and profile matching means for performing a profile search to find a match between an input profile shape and the registered profile designated by the registered profile designating means and, on the basis of a result of the profile search, rotating or moving the input profile shape. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141289 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AT LEAST THE POSITION OF A MOVABLE PART OF A DRIVE UNIT SUCH AS AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OR THE SIMILAR - A method for determining at least the position of a moving part of the drive assembly, in which the part is illuminated or exposed to light and thereby the passage of light between the moving part and a part which corresponds thereto is determined. The passage of light changes or can even be briefly interrupted during the movement of the part. As a result, it is possible to obtain reliable information about the instantaneous position of the respective part. The method can be used more widely than the known capacitive determination of the position of a moving part and is, in particular, independent of the material of the part. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141290 | Optical Measuring Device Using Optical Triangulation - An optical triangulation measuring device includes an emmiter that emits two alternating light beams with different wavelengths along the same path; a beam splitter; an optical separator that directs the alternating split beams towards the surfaces from which they are reflected; an optical combiner that collects the beams and directs them along a path; optronic sensors that receive two light images and to deliver a signal indicating the position of the energy barycenter a time synchronizer for the two alternating beams and the two images on the optronic sensors; and a processor for processing the signals from the optronic sensors in order to supply information relating to the position and inclination of the surface. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141291 | IMAGING DEVICE, PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINTING DEVICE, IMAGE PRINTING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREON PROGRAM CONTROLLING THE IMAGE PRINTING METHOD - In the case of printing while a digital camera is directly connected to a printer, it has been impossible to determine to what extent image blurring affects a print image. In an imaging device, a detection section ( | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141292 | PREDICTIVE PACKAGER FOR DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING - The present invention provides a method for printing digital images wherein concurrent with selection of an image by a user, the image is rendered and placed on a storage location before a print order is completed, and printing the image upon selection of a print command. Multiple images may be rendered and placed on the storage location prior to the completion of the print order and printing of all or some of the images will not begin until the print command is given. In another embodiment of the present invention, the images may be placed in a separate cache memory and transferred to a printer buffer upon selection of the print command. A user may create an edited image after the image has been initially selected, rendered, and placed on the storage location. The edited image may then replace the original image on the storage location until the print command is given. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141293 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - This invention corrects a print position error caused by the inclination of the nozzle array of a printhead without decreasing the printing speed. To accomplish this, print data of at least one column in the print medium conveying direction is read out for a predetermined number of bits from print data stored in a first storage unit. Print data of a plurality of columns read out in the reading step is written in a second storage unit which is higher in data input/output speed than the first storage unit, and can input/output data for each bit. It is controlled to read out print data belonging to different groups from a plurality of columns of the second storage unit, edit print data for a plurality of nozzles, and print based on the edited print data. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141294 | Register Regulation in a Printing Press - There is described a regulating system for register adjustment in a printing press which has at least one printing unit, wherein the regulating system has at least one register regulator. In the regulating system, a pilot control variable and/or a register error estimated variable are/is provided for influencing the register adjustment. A drive bus is advantageously used for transferring these variables between different printing units, wherein the register regulation is advantageously distributed in a decentralized manner among different regulating devices for carrying out the drive regulation. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141295 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A color correction unit corrects a color of an image signal. A reference data storing unit stores reference data corresponding to patches in a reference chart. A correction parameter generating unit generates image processing parameters based on the reference data and values of the reference chart. An intermediate result storing unit stores intermediate calculation results calculated in a stepwise manner to obtain the image processing parameters. A determination information storing unit stores recalculation determination information for determining whether to recalculate the intermediate calculation results. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141296 | COLOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A color image forming apparatus in which a positional displacement detection image and a light quantity adjustment image are formed within a one-rotation length of an image bearing member (intermediate transfer belt). A light-emission quantity when detecting density is determined on the basis of a detection result of a light quantity adjustment image formed within the one-rotation length using light-emission quantity that is provided when light is emitted to the positional displacement detection image. This allows, for example, image density control to be performed quickly while precision of the image density control is maintained. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141297 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND PROGRAM - A printing system and control method thereof which insert partitions between printed materials printed by a printing apparatus execute substitution operation in a case that there is no partition. The substitution operation includes executing shift discharge sheet operation which loads printed materials onto a stacker with a shift by units of printed materials to be partitioned, or supplying an partition for substitution from another sheet feed cassette in which partitions for substitution operation are stored, or supplying a sheet from another sheet feed cassette in which other sheets being different from the printed material used to printing of printed materials in at least one of size, type and color as an partition. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141298 | Image Forming Device, and Method and Computer Readable Medium Therefor - An image forming device includes a main body casing, a cover configured to be openable and closable with respect to the main body casing, a sensing unit configured to sense an opening-closing operation of the cover, a forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet, a detecting unit configured to perform a detecting operation to detect a deviation of an image forming position of the image to be formed by the forming unit, an accepting unit configured to accept a print request, and a control unit configured to control the detecting unit to perform the detecting operation in response to the print request being accepted when the sensing unit senses an opening-closing operation of the cover after execution of a previous detecting operation, and thereafter to control the forming unit to form the image in the image forming position corrected to cancel the deviation detected in the detecting operation. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141299 | PROGRAM STORABLE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus has a first execution environment that can interpret and execute a first-format instruction for controlling the image forming apparatus, and a second execution environment that can interpret and execute a second-format instruction defined by a format that does not depend on a type of the image forming apparatus, realized in the first execution environment. The image forming apparatus includes control means for controlling processing of starting execution of the first-format instruction from the second execution environment, using a second-format predetermined instruction, recognition means for recognizing, when interpreting the second-format instruction by executing application software in the second execution environment, whether or not an instruction string to be executed is the second-format predetermined instruction, and control means for controlling the image forming apparatus by starting and executing the first-format instruction via the second-format predetermined instruction when the recognition means has recognized that the instruction to be executed is the second-format predetermined instruction, and for controlling the image forming apparatus so as to execute the second-format predetermined instruction in the second execution environment when the recognition means has recognized that the instruction to be executed is not the second-format predetermined instruction. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141300 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus including: an image processing section that processes an original image, and outputs the processed original image; an operating section that a user operates; a reading-and-displaying section disposed in the operating section, and has a function of reading control information as an image and has a function of displaying the read control information; an instruction input section disposed in the operating section, and receives an instruction regarding an original image; and a controller that controls operations of the image processing section, the reading-and-displaying section, and the instruction input section, wherein the controller instructs the reading-and-displaying section to read the control information, acquires the control information from a result read by the reading-and-displaying section, and instructs the image processing section to process the original image and to output the processed original image, based on the acquired control information and/or the instruction received by the instruction input section. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141301 | PRINTING DEVICE - A printing device for printing on an image-receiving sheet includes an output unit for outputting printed image-receiving sheets to a finishing device. An interface is configured to connect to the finishing device. The interface is arranged for receiving an error signal from the finishing device. A communication unit outputs an error message to a user of the printing device. A control unit controls, when an error signal is received from the finishing device via the interface, a finisher error recovery procedure, wherein an error message is output to the user of the printing device by the communication unit. The error message contains the information that a number N of image-receiving sheets shall be removed from the finishing device, and the number N of the last printed image-receiving sheets are printed again. The number N is pre-configured in the control unit independently of the error signal received from the finishing device. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141302 | AUTOMATED USER FEEDBACK - A method and printing device print a feedback form in response to activation of a customer feedback option of the printing device. The printing device and the feedback form instruct the user to supply feedback comments on the feedback form and cause the feedback form to be scanned using the printing device. The method and printing device identifying the feedback form in response to the scanning of the feedback form and capture the feedback form as a feedback form image. The method and printing device transmit the feedback form image from the printing device to a feedback collection entity. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141303 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND PRINTER SPECIFYING METHOD - There is described a printing system, which includes a plurality of printers and a user terminal device, while makes it possible to easily and securely specify a printer desired by the user. The user terminal device is provided with: a command transmitting section that transmits the printer retrieving command to the plurality of printers; a command judging section that determines whether or not specific information is attached to the printer-retrieving command response; and a display controlling section to display the specific printer in a recognizable manner on a printer selecting screen. Each printer is provided with: a command processing section that determines whether or not the user information added to the printer retrieving command coincides with the other user information inputted and stored in advance; and a command responding section that transmits the printer-retrieving command response to the user terminal device, when the two user information coincide with each other. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090141304 | COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM FOR MANAGING IMAGE FILES AND IMAGE FILE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - An original image file and a shortcut image file corresponding to original image data representing the original image file are provided for file management. An address tag representing a location in which the original image file is stored and an additional information tag such as information on printing of the original image file or information on layout are stored in a particular data region in the shortcut image file. In a case where the additional information represents information on image processing to be performed before printing, when an instruction of printing of the shortcut image file is issued, the image processing is performed on image data of the original image file and a resultant image data is printed. Basic data of a thumbnail image included in the shortcut image file is obtained by performing processing represented by the additional information tag on the thumbnail image data. | 2009-06-04 |
