23rd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 29 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140152955 | OPTICAL APPLIANCE - Disclosed is an optical appliance for mitigating farsighted vision in humans. The optical appliance includes a body portion and a lens portion. The lens portion is coupled to the body portion, and the lens portion is transparent. The lens portion has appropriate optical power to improve a user's visual acuity of near objects when the user looks through the lens portion. In some embodiment, a perimeter of the body portion is kidney-shaped. In some embodiments, the body portion comprises an orientation feature. In some embodiments the body portion includes a lens opening extending through the body portion. In some embodiments, the lens includes a lens retention rim along an outer perimeter of the lens. The lens is coupled to the body portion in response to the lens retention rim begin placed between at least one top lens retention ridge and at least one bottom lens retention ridge. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152956 | SYSTEM FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF THE INTERPUPILLARY DISTANCE USING A DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH A DISPLAY AND A CAMERA - A system for measuring the interpupillary distance of two eyes of a face using a device equipped with a display and a camera. For example, a guide marker (or guide markers) is displayed on a reflective display, and an image is captured using the camera when the reflection of the face is aligned with the guide marker. A stereo pair is created using the camera image and the reflection of the face on the display, and the interpupillary distance is determined by comparing the three-dimensional positions of the two eyes. The device is capable of calibration using a calibration object to detect the distance between the guide marker on the display and the camera. A facial recognition engine is employed in some cases to detect the eyes or other points on the camera image. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152957 | OPTIC NEUROPATHY DETECTION WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY - Based on optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging of a portion of an eye, a mask of an anatomical feature is derived. Using the mask as a reference, a scan path is determined that is at least partially fitted to and/or partially enclosing the mask. OCT scan data corresponding to the scan path is acquired and analyzed to detect optic neuropathies. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152958 | Eye Refractive Power Measuring Apparatus and Calibration Method of Eye Refractive Power Measuring Apparatus - An eye refractive power measuring apparatus includes a light projecting optical system, a light receiving optical system, a focusing unit, a calibration optical system, a focus control unit, and an arithmetic unit. The arithmetic unit, based on a relation of a control signal obtained when a calibration beam is projected and a calibration value that is an output of a light receiving unit, and a correlation of a calibration value obtained in advance and eye refractive power, calculates a correlation of the control signal and the eye refractive power, and, based on a control signal obtained when measuring beam is projected, a measured value that is an output of the light receiving unit, and the correlation, calculates the eye refractive power. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152959 | ECLIPSE ILLUMINATION COMBINED WITH COAXIAL RED REFLEX ILLUMINATION - The present invention relates to an illumination device for a surgical microscope, comprising at least one light source ( | 2014-06-05 |
20140152960 | INSTRUMENT FOR EXAMINING OR MACHINING A HUMAN EYE - An instrument is proposed for examining or machining a human eye, with an eye-tracker for acquiring eye movements and for outputting a signal that is representative of the acquired eye movements, the eye-tracker including an interferometric image-acquisition device that has been set up for time-resolved acquisition of sectional images of the eye and that operates on the basis of two-dimensional or three-dimensional optical coherence tomography, and also an evaluating module ascertaining the eye movements solely from the sectional images. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152961 | LASER MODULE AND SCANNER PROJECTOR - A laser module includes a first laser light source, a second laser light source, and a third laser light source. Laser beams of the laser light sources are combinable into an overall laser beam. The laser beam of the first laser light source and the laser beam of the second laser light source have a first polarization, and the laser beam of the third laser light source has a second polarization. The laser beams of the first and the third laser light sources are coupled into the overall laser beam with the aid of mirror devices. The laser beam of the second laser light source is split, the polarization of the laser beam of the second laser light source being changed from the first polarization to the second polarization in a splitting path. The laser beam of the second laser light source having the second polarization is coupled into the overall laser beam via the splitting path, and the laser beam of the second laser light source having the first polarization is coupled into the overall laser beam via a main path. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152962 | PROJECTION TYPE DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH INCREASED LIFE OF OPTICAL CONSTITUENT COMPONENTS - A projection type display apparatus including a light source, a display element, an illumination optical system and a projection lens to project a magnified image of the optical image. The illumination optical system includes a first array lens and a second array lens, each includes a plurality of lens elements arranged in a matrix, each of the lens elements having a rectangular opening, and a polarization conversion element having polarization conversion function by use of a plurality of polarized beam splitters and a plurality of half-wave phase plates, arranged in an array and opposing to the lens elements of the second array lens, to emit predetermined polarized light. The light source includes a light emitting plane of a rectangle or an ellipse shape, a longitudinal direction of the light emitting plane being parallel to a longitudinal direction of each opening of the polarization conversion element. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152963 | ALIGNING METHOD AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - An aligning method is provided. The aligning method includes: fixing a plurality of lenses and a beam combining unit in a fixing base; respectively disposing a plurality of light emitting units in a plurality of holders; leaning the holders on the fixing base, and respectively corresponding locations of the light emitting units to locations of the lenses; turning on the light emitting units, and enabling the light beams respectively emitted by the light emitting units to be combined by the beam combining unit after respectively passing through the lenses; and respectively adjusting positions of at least part of the light emitting units by using at least one jig to respectively hold the at least part of the light emitting units until an overlapping degree of the light beams combined by the beam combining unit matches a preset requirement. In addition, an optical apparatus is provided as well. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152964 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND PROJECTOR - An illumination device includes: a light source device adapted to emit an excitation light beam; and a rotating fluorescent plate having a single fluorescent layer adapted to convert a part or whole of the excitation light beam into a fluorescent light beam. The fluorescent light beam includes two or more colored light beams, and the single fluorescent layer is formed on a circular disk, which can be rotated by a motor, continuously along a circumferential direction of the circular disk. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152965 | Pico Projector System and Additional Thermal Dissipating Method Thereof - A pico projector system and an additional thermal dissipating method for the pico projector system are provided. The pico projector system includes a pico projector main body and a thermal dissipating module. The additional thermal dissipating method includes the steps of thermally dissipating the pico projector main body; externally connecting the thermal dissipating module to the pico projector main body; and thermally dissipating the pico projector main body by the thermal dissipating module. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152966 | FACILITY AND METHOD FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE - Provided is a method of a substrate treatment. The method includes providing an operation module with substrates contained in a lot and performing an operation treatment thereon and performing a test treatment on the substrates completed with the operation treatment in a test module. The performing of the test treatment includes determining a substrate to be tested, which is provided to the test module, to allow the test treatment to be completed within an operation treatment time for the substrates in a unit lot. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152967 | Source-collector module wth GIC mirror and LPP EUV light source - A source-collector module for an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography system, the module including a laser-produced plasma (LPP) that generates EUV radiation and a grazing-incidence collector (GIC) mirror arranged relative thereto and having an input end and an output end. The LPP is formed using an LPP target system wherein a pulsed laser beam travels on-axis through the GIC and is incident upon solid, moveable LPP target. The GIC mirror is arranged relative to the LPP to receive the EUV radiation therefrom at its input end and focus the received EUV radiation at an intermediate focus adjacent the output end. An example GIC mirror design is presented that includes a polynomial surface-figure correction to compensate for GIC shell thickness effects, thereby improve far-field imaging performance. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152968 | MICROLENS ARRAY AND SCANNING EXPOSURE DEVICE USING SAME - In this microlens array, unitary microlens arrays are respectively stacked onto an upper surface and lower surface of a glass plate, and each of the unitary microlens arrays is supported by an upper plate and a lower plate. Marks for alignment are formed on each of the unitary microlens arrays and on the glass plate, and the unitary microlens arrays and the glass plate are stacked onto each other aligned by these marks. This makes it possible to prevent ununiform exposure in scanning exposure using a plurality of microlens arrays. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152969 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A lithographic apparatus is provided and configured to project a patterned beam of radiation onto a substrate. The apparatus has a measurement system to provide measurement data related to a thickness of a resist layer on the substrate, and a controller to control the operation of the lithographic apparatus such that a radiation intensity level in the patterned beam to be projected onto the substrate is controlled based on the measurement data. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152970 | DISTANCE DETECTING APPARATUS, DISTANCE DETECTING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is a distance detecting apparatus including a detecting unit that is inserted in an external auditory canal and includes a light emitting unit that emits light onto an eardrum and a plurality of light receiving units that each receive the light emitted from the light emitting unit and reflected by a light cone of the eardrum, and a distance estimating unit configured to estimate a distance from a target inserted in the external auditory canal together with the detecting unit to the eardrum based on light intensity and distribution detected by each of the light receiving units. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152971 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTENSITY CALIBRATION OF MULTI-BEAM LIDAR SENSORS - A method of multi-beam Lidar intensity measurement calibration including determining, by a positioning device, position information of a moving platform within a global reference frame, collecting a plurality of data points, each data point including the position information and intensity information from a plurality of beams, segmenting the plurality of data points into a plurality of voxels, based on the position information associated with each data point, finding a subset of voxels in the plurality of voxels that include a point corresponding to a certain beam in the plurality of beams and an intensity value in a predetermined neighborhood of a certain intensity value, estimating a probability density based on the subset of voxels, and generating a calibration map that maps the certain intensity value of the certain beam to a calibrated intensity value for the certain beam, based on the probability density and a prior density. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152972 | ORIENTATION INDEPENDENT FOCUS MECHANISMS FOR LASER RADAR - Focus arrangements for laser radar and other applications provide compensation of orientation-dependent gravitational forces. A linear stage can be preloaded and provided with balanced linear encoders so that gravitational force induced pitch, yaw, and roll can be reduced, detected, or compensated. Alternatively, movable focus elements can be secured to actuator driven spring assemblies that are controlled to compensate orientation-dependent gravitational forces. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152973 | OBSERVATION DEVICE WITH RANGE FINDER - The invention describes a long-range optical device with two observation parts and a first observation beam path and a measurement beam path, in which the two observation parts are arranged essentially parallel next to each other and spaced a predefinable distance apart via at least one connection element. In a plan view of the device | 2014-06-05 |
20140152974 | METHOD FOR TIME OF FLIGHT MODULATION FREQUENCY DETECTION AND ILLUMINATION MODULATION FREQUENCY ADJUSTMENT - A method removing adjecent frequency interference from a Time Of Flight sensor system by adaptively adjusting the infrared illumination frequency of the TOF sensor by measuring the interfering infrared illuminating frequencies and dynamicaly adjusting the illuminating infrared frequency of the TOF sensor to eliminate the interference. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152975 | METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING THE OPERATING PARAMETERS OF A TOF CAMERA ACCORDING TO VEHICLE SPEED - A method for adjusting the modulating frequency and the intensity of the IR illumination of a Time of Flight measurement system proportionally to the speed of movement and the ambient light level of the TOF system, thus adjusting the range of vision of the system dependent on speed. In an alternate embodiment the modulating frequency of a TOF measurement system is periodically adjusted to cover a larger range of vision of the TOF. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152976 | System and Method for Detecting Cracks in a Wafer - A wafer crack detection system includes a rotational wafer stage assembly configured to secure a wafer and selectively rotate the wafer, a light source positioned on a first side of the wafer and configured to direct a light beam through the wafer, a sensor positioned on a second side of the wafer and configured to monitor one or more characteristics of light transmitted through the wafer as the wafer is rotated, and a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor and a portion of the rotational wafer stage assembly, the controller configured to: determine the presence of one or more cracks in the wafer based on the monitored one or more characteristics of light transmitted through the wafer, and, responsive to the determination of the presence of one or more cracks in the wafer, direct the rotational stage assembly to adjust the rotational condition of the wafer. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152977 | SENSOR COMPONENT FOR AN OPTICAL FLOW RATE SENSOR - A sensor component for an optical flow rate sensor for fluid and/or gaseous media includes at least one component segment and at least one sensor segment. The sensor segment includes at least two inspection windows in the region of a plurality of cutouts in a sensor segment disposed such that it is possible for light to pass through a transverse section of the sensor segment. The sensor segment may include exactly one inspection window in the region of a cutout and a reflective surface, for example a mirrored or polished surface, provided on the side opposite the cutout, such that it is possible for light to pass through the sensor segment twice through a transverse section of the sensor segment. The sensor component includes a receiving component that can be inserted in the one or more cutouts and the sight glass is bonded to the receiving component. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152978 | Optical Detection and Analysis of Particles - The present invention provides a method of analysing a sample comprising sub-micron particles, comprising determining first information about the size of particles and number of particles in the sample by nanoparticle tracking analysis; determining second information about average particle size of particles in the sample by dynamic light scattering; determining from the first information third information representing the theoretical effect of the detected particles on results obtainable by dynamic light scattering; and adjusting the second information using the third information to produce fourth information representing adjusted information on average particle size. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152979 | QUAD OPTICAL TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETER (OTDR) - An optical device that includes a first laser source, a multimode coupler optically connected to the first laser source, a first test port optically connected to the multimode coupler, a second laser source, a singlemode coupler optically connected to the second laser source, a second test port optically connected to the singlemode coupler, a photodetector, and a multimode/singlemode combiner optically connected to the multimode coupler, singlemode coupler and photodetector. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152980 | INSPECTION DEVICE FOR SUBSTRATE DEFORMATION AT HIGH TEMPERATURES AND INSPECTION METHOD FOR SUBSTRATE DEFORMATION AT HIGH TEMPERATURES USING THE SAME - There are provided an inspection device for substrate deformation at high temperatures and an inspection method for substrate deformation at high temperatures, the inspection device for substrate deformation at high temperatures, including a crucible including an internal space, an inspection hole disposed in an upper portion thereof so as to inspect the internal space, and a heating unit heating the internal space, an indenter tip disposed in the crucible such that a substrate fixed to the internal space is warped, and an inspection unit disposed above the crucible so as to inspect a cross-section of the substrate. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152981 | LENS FOR SIGHTING, AND SIGHTING SYSTEM USING SAME - A lens for sighting, includes: a first lens which is inserted in a housing of a sight fixed to a gun and is disposed perpendicular to a line-of-sight of a shooter; a light emitting element which is mounted on one surface or the other surface of the first lens and emits light having a specific wavelength band; and first and second transparent wirings which are stacked on the one surface or the other surface of the first lens and supply power to the light emitting element. Dot and bow sight type sighting systems using the same are further disclosed. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152982 | SENSOR AND METHOD OF SENSING - According to the invention, these aims are achieved by means of a sensor, suitable for sensing one or more properties of one or more structures, the sensor comprising, a first optical propagation path which is configurable to cooperate with a structure whose properties are to be sensed; a second optical propagation path which is configurable to cooperate with a structure whose properties are to be sensed; a third optical propagation path; a means for amplifying a signal which propagates in the third optical propagation path, so that the signal is amplified before it begins propagation along the second optical propagation path, and a means to prevent the propagation of signals from the second optical propagation path to the third optical propagation path. There is further provided a corresponding method of sensing. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152983 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF ESTIMATING SPECTRUM OF OBJECT - An apparatus or system of estimating a spectrum of an object includes a plurality of filters or a plurality of filter areas that respectively have spectral characteristics different from one another, wherein at least two filters or filter areas have transmittance greater than a predetermined value throughout a wavelength range subject for estimation. The image capturing apparatus or system estimates a line spectrum of an object using spectral images of the at least two filters or filter areas having transmittance greater than the predetermined value. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152984 | METHOD OF EVALUATING DISPERSION DEGREES OF MIXED EPOXY RESINS - A method of evaluating dispersion degrees of mixed epoxy resins includes, first, obtaining a resin mixture by mixing a plurality of aromatic epoxy resins, and taking a plurality of measurement samples from a plurality of sites of the resin mixture. The measurement samples are spectroscopically analyzed to obtain the spectra, and a plurality of common functional group peaks in the spectra are selected. The absorbances of the selected peaks are standardized to obtain absorbance ratios, based on the absorbance of a standard peak, in each of the spectra. Then, the standard deviations of the absorbance ratios of the selected peaks are calculated between the measurement samples. The maximum value of the obtained standard deviations is compared with a predetermined threshold value to evaluate the dispersion degrees of the aromatic epoxy resins. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152985 | PORTABLE GONIOSPECTROMETER WITH CONSTANT OBSERVATION CENTRE - A transportable goniospectrometer with a constant observation centre for the radiometric measurement of the reflexion behaviour of a natural surface includes a spectrometer having an optical unit and a sensor. A main pillar has a lower and an upper pillar end. An arc has a fixed and a free arc end. A slide is disposed displaceably and fixably along the arc. The slide carries the optical unit orientated towards the observation centre. A cantilever has a fixed cantilever end connected to the upper pillar end via a screw connection, and a free cantilever end which has a suspension that is rotatable and fixable about a vertical axis. The suspension is connected to the sensor and to the fixed arc end of the arc. The suspension is configured to position the arc at a distance of the arc radius of the arc above the natural surface. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152986 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING CHARACTERISTICS OF PARTICLES - Method and apparatus are described for improving measurements of scattered light from particles by controlling multiple scattering and coincidence count levels. The scatter path in the particle dispersion and particle concentration are adjusted to reduce multiple scattering in ensemble particle scattering measurement. And the particle dispersion volume and particle concentration are adjusted to reduce coincidence counts in single particle scattering measurements. Alignment of the optical system, for measuring scattered light, is maintained by a reflection apparatus. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152987 | System and Method for Separating Samples in a Continuous Flow - One embodiment of the present invention provides for a method for identifying within a single record the location of each of a plurality of samples suspected of containing particles of interest wherein the single record is obtained from a flowing stream of the plurality of samples passing through a particle analyzer. The method comprises introducing into a conduit the plurality of samples suspected of containing particles of interest wherein each ones of the plurality of samples are separated by fluid gaps to produce a plurality of samples separated by fluid gaps and wherein each of the plurality of samples further comprises marker particles. The plurality of samples separated by fluid gaps are flowed through the conduit as a flowing sample stream to a detector of a particle analyzer. The particle analyzer is for example a flow cytometer. The particles of interest when present and/or marker particles are detected as the plurality of samples pass the detector of the particle analyzer. A record over time for the particles of interest when present and/or marker particles in each of the plurality of samples are obtained in the single file once the plurality of samples pass the incident beam of light of the particle analyzer. A time position in the record is identified where particles of interest within any one of the plurality of samples would be located if present based upon the detection of marker particles present within each combined sample from the flowing stream of the plurality of samples. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152988 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THE ROTATION ANGLE OF OPTICAL ACTIVE SUBSTANCE - A system for measuring the rotation angle of optical active substances has a light source, a polarization generation unit; a polarization analyzing unit; a signal generating unit, respectively and electrically coupled to the polarization generation unit and the polarization analyzing unit; a signal processing unit, electrically coupled to the electric signal generating unit; wherein the light source is enabled to emit a beam toward the polarization generation unit for enabling the beam to be polarized into an incident polarized beam while being projected and traveled in an optical path passing through an optical active substance so as to be converted into a emerging beam; and the polarization analyzing unit is positioned to receive and analyze the emerging beam so as to generate a signal to be received and processed by the signal processing unit. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152989 | SELECTIVITY BY POLARIZATION - Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide selectivity for imaging devices and systems. Polarization may be applied to emitted light radiation and/or received light radiation to select a desired imaging result. Using polarization, an imaging device or system can pass desired light radiation having desired information and reject unwanted or stray light radiation. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152990 | Hand-Held Measurement Device for Capturing the Visual Impression of A Measurement Object - A hand-held measurement device for appearance analyses includes a measurement array which comprises a number of illumination means for applying illumination light to a measurement field in at least three illumination directions and a number of pick-up means for capturing the measurement light in at least one observation direction. The illumination directions and the observation directions lie in a common system plane. At least one pick-up means is embodied to spectrally gauge the measurement light in a locally integral way, and at least one imaging pick-up means is embodied to gauge the measurement light in terms of colour in a locally resolved way. The spectral pick-up means and the locally resolving pick-up means are arranged such that they receive the measurement light reflected by the measurement field under the same observation conditions and in particular from the same observation direction. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152991 | Level Sensor of Exposure Apparatus and Wafer-Leveling Methods Using the Same - A level sensor of an exposure apparatus includes a light source that generates light that is illuminated onto a top surface of a wafer, a projection part provided in a path of incident light propagating from the light source to the wafer and having a single first slit, a detection part provided in a path of light reflected from the wafer and having a single second slit, and a detector that detects the reflected light that is incident on the second slit of the detection part. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152992 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GOLD DETECTION - A gold detection apparatus capable of detecting gold in field mineral samples such as rock or soil with little or no preparation. Light in red, green and violet wavelengths is directed at a surface of a mineral sample and the reflected light intensity is measured by an array of sensors or photosites. Based on the characteristic reflectance properties of gold, the reflected light intensity in each wavelength is used to determine the presence of gold particles and the gold concentration of the mineral sample. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152993 | INTERFEROMETER AND SPECTROMETER INCLUDING SAME - An optical path of measurement light emitted from a measurement light source is overlaid by a beam combiner on an optical path of reference light emitted from a reference light source. The measurement light emitted from the measurement light source includes light in the sensitivity wavelength range (S | 2014-06-05 |
20140152994 | OPTICAL FREQUENCY COMB STIMULATED BRILLOUIN SCATTERING GYROSCOPE - Systems and methods for measuring rotation using an optical frequency comb stimulated Brillouin scattering gyroscope are provided. In certain embodiments, a system comprises a light source that produces a multiple-frequency light beam based on an optical frequency comb; and an optical fiber resonator coupled to the light source, the multiple-frequency light beam propagating in a first direction within the optical fiber resonator, wherein the multiple-frequency light beam generates stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) for a frequency, wherein the Brillouin scattering generates an SBS light beam to propagate in a second direction, the first direction being opposite in direction to the second direction. The system also comprises a servo to control the frequencies of the optical frequency comb to lock a plurality of component frequencies on resonance peaks of the optical fiber resonator; and a mixer that determines a frequency difference between the SBS light beam and the multiple-frequency light beam. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152995 | SERIAL WEAK FBG INTERROGATOR - A serial weak FBG interrogator is disclosed. The serial weak FBG interrogator may include a CW tunable laser or pulsed laser utilized as a laser source and an EDFA. The serial weak FBG interrogator may also be an interrogation of a single sensor system by utilization of a DFB laser which utilizes a single sensor, which may be an interferometer sensor, an extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometer or a wavelength-modulated sensor. The serial weak FBG interrogator may also include a computer system or CSPU. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152996 | POLARIZATION-SENSITIVE OPTICAL MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT - A beam emitted from a light source is split into a probe beam that irradiates a measurement object and a reference beam that does not irradiate the measurement object. A signal beam obtained by the reflection of the probe beam is split into first and second split signal beams, which are mutually orthogonal polarized components. The first split signal beam and the reference beam are inputted to a first coherence optical system to cause the beams to interfere with each other to generate at least three coherence beams differing in phasic relationship. The second split signal beam and the reference beam are inputted to a second coherence optical system to cause the beams to interfere with each other to generate at least three coherence beams differing in phasic relationship. The coherence beams are then detected. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152997 | Integrated Dual Swept Source for OCT Medical Imaging - An optical coherence analysis system comprising: a first swept source that generates a first optical signal that is tuned over a first spectral scan band, a second swept source that generates a second optical signal that is tuned over a second spectral scan band, a combiner for combining the first optical signal and the second optical signal for form a combined optical signal, an interferometer for dividing the combined optical signal between a reference arm leading to a reference reflector and a sample arm leading to a sample, and a detector system for detecting an interference signal generated from the combined optical signal from the reference arm and from the sample arm. In embodiments, the swept sources are tunable lasers that have shared laser cavities. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152998 | MEASUREMENT METHOD AND MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A shape of a surface is measured using a measurement signal based on an interfering light of reference light of first light reflected by a reference surface and test light of second light reflected by the surface to be measured. The method includes detecting the measurement signal and a reference signal based on interfering light of the first light not incident on the reference surface and the second light not incident on the surface to be measured, obtaining a sine multiplied signal and a cosine multiplied signal of the measurement signal, correcting the sine multiplied signal and the cosine multiplied signal by a sine signal and a cosine signal of the error component; obtaining a phase by calculating an arctangent of the corrected sine multiplied signal and the corrected cosine multiplied signal and obtaining the shape based on the phase. | 2014-06-05 |
20140152999 | INTEGRATED WAVEFRONT SENSOR AND PROFILOMETER - An instrument for measuring aspheric optical surfaces includes both an optical wavefront sensor and a single-point optical profilometer. The optical wavefront sensor measures surface height variations throughout one or more areas of an aspheric test surface. The single-point profilometer measures surface height variations along one or more traces on the aspheric test surface. At least one of the traces intersects at least one of the areas, and respective spatial frames of reference for the traces and areas are relatively adapted to each other by minimizing differences between points of nominal coincidence between the areas and traces. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153000 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING THE FLATNESS OF WAFER AND THE METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus for detecting the flatness of a top surface of a wafer includes a plurality of detector elements, a metal sink and a plurality of injection pipes. Each detector element comprises: a metal tube body, jet pipes, a light receiver and a light emitter. The method comprises: injecting ultra-pure water into the detector elements by injection pipes; emitting parallel beams along an upward-oblique direction, a preset Angle θ being formed between the beams and the vertical direction. The radiated beams above the water surface are incident on a receiver. The intensity of the beams received by the light receiver is used to calculate the height of the detecting point of the surface of the silicon wafer to determine the flatness condition of the wafer surface. The flatness of the photo-resist covered on the wafer surface can also be accurately measured by this method. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153001 | GIMBALED SCANNING MIRROR ARRAY - An optical scanning device includes a substrate, which is etched to define an array of two or more parallel micromirrors and a support surrounding the micromirrors. Respective spindles connect the micromirrors to the support, thereby defining respective parallel axes of rotation of the micromirrors relative to the support. One or more flexible coupling members are connected to the micromirrors so as to synchronize an oscillation of the micromirrors about the respective axes. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153002 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MEASURING PATTERN DIMENSIONS OF DISPLAY SUBSTRATE - A display panel includes a plurality of pixel areas and at least one inspection area. An incident light is irradiated onto an inspection pattern disposed in the inspection area and a reflection light reflected by the inspection pattern is detected. An optical critical dimension of the inspection pattern is calculated from the reflection light, and a dimension of a pixel pattern disposed in each pixel area is calculated from the optical critical dimension of the inspection pattern. Accordingly, the dimension of the pixel pattern may be indirectly measured from the inspection pattern. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153003 | MEASURING APPARATUS, IMPRINT SYSTEM, MEASURING METHOD, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An measuring apparatus includes: a storage unit configured to store a relationship, regarding an irradiation condition predetermined based on a correlation between a characteristic of each of beams of reflected light obtained from a plurality of patterns different from one another in a thickness of a residual layer in a recessed portion and the thickness of the residual layer of each of the plurality of patterns, between the characteristic of the reflected light from each pattern and the thickness of the residual layer of the pattern; and a processing unit configured to, based on a characteristic of reflected light from a pattern formed on a substrate irradiated with light under the irradiation condition and the relationship stored in the storage unit, obtain a thickness of a residual layer in a recessed portion of the pattern formed on the substrate. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153004 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROLL BASED PRINTING - A method is provided for laying out labels and other printable items in a gang of print jobs that comprises a first print job and a second print job; laying out the first type of labels consecutively in a first lane, from a start point until one of (a) the end of the first lane is reached and (b) the end of the number of labels is reached for the first type; continuing laying out the first type of labels consecutively in a second lane if the end of the number of labels for the first type is not reached in the first lane; and laying out labels consecutively of the second type starting at the end point of the labels of the first type; and printing the gang of labels according to the layout for the gang of label print jobs. Efficient label printing is enabled. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153005 | SHEET CARRYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A sheet carrying apparatus comprises a job executing portion that includes a sheet carrying portion for carrying a sheet, a power supply portion that performs usual power supply to the job executing portion in a usual mode and stops the power supply to the job executing portion in a power saving mode that restricts the power supply more than the usual mode; an ejecting portion into which the sheet carried by the sheet carrying portion is ejected, and an ejected sheet detecting portion that detects presence of the sheet ejected in the ejecting portion, and when there is no sheet in the ejecting portion after a job including ejecting of the sheet into the ejecting portion ends, the power supply portion shifts from the usual mode to the power saving mode. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153006 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF ADJUSTING IMAGE POSITIONAL DEVIATION, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image forming apparatus forms adjustment patterns having a predetermined edge interval on a recording medium, while moving a carriage mounted with recording heads that eject a liquid droplet on the recording medium and formed of a sub-scanning motor and the like in a main-scanning direction by a main-scanning motor. The image forming apparatus performs a positional deviation correction process in which the adjustment pattern formed on the recording medium is read by a reading sensor mounted on the recording heads, while moving the carriage in the main-scanning direction, to correct a positional deviation of a landing position of the liquid droplet ejected from the recording heads based on an ideal interval between the adjustment patterns and a read result of the reading sensor repeatedly at least twice. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153007 | SLANTED LENS INTERLACING - A method interlacing of images into an interlaced print file for controlling an output device. The interlacing method involves arranging a set of pixels in a line that is traverse but non-orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of a slant lens or lenticule. Each of these pixels is associated with a different frame/image, e.g., six or more frames are used in each interlaced image, with one being visible through the lens or lenticule at a time by a viewer. The slant lens interlacing method does not involve slicing each frame and the splicing these slices together. Instead, individual pixels from each frame are combined within a digital print file in a unique pattern to provide the non-orthogonal interlacing described herein (e.g., the new interlacing may be considered “matrix interlacing” or “angular-offset interlacing”), and a significantly larger amount of information is presented under each slant lens. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153008 | A METHOD, AN APPARATUS AND A PRINTING EQUIPMENT FOR PRINTING DOCUMENTS - The present invention provides a method, an apparatus and a printing equipment for printing documents, comprising: obtaining the name of the color document; retrieving the printing step information for the color document, according to the name of the color document, and determining if the printing step information for the color document is complete; printing the color document, according to the printing step information, in the case that the printing step information for the color document is complete. Thus, it is possible to avoid the problem of consuming a large amount of time caused by processing the color document at each time of printing it, so as to greatly increase the speed and efficiency of cyclic printing documents. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153009 | COLOR CONVERTING APPARATUS AND COLOR CONVERTING METHOD FOR DESIGNATED-COLOR PRINTING, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A color converting apparatus is used for designated-color printing. The apparatus is provided with a color space converting unit for converting a designated-color designated by a printing command to a converted-color in a color space represented by brightness, saturation and hue of color, and a color classifying unit for classifying the converted-color to one of plural classified-colors on the basis of the brightness, saturation and hue of said converted-color. Color correlating-relationship information is prepared, which sets correlating relationship between the plural classified-colors and one or more printing colors. The apparatus is further provided with a classified-color/printing-color correlating unit for selecting one printing color correlated with the one classified-color from among one or more printing colors, based on the color correlating-relationship information and for correlating the selected printing color with the printing command. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153010 | OPTICAL-WRITING CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPTICAL WRITING DEVICE - An optical-writing control device calculates correction values for use in correcting a transfer position at which developing-agent images are to be transferred onto a sheet, and overlaying positions at which the developing-agent images are to be overlaid, based on a detection signal output from a sensor upon detection of a correction pattern for use in correcting the transfer position and a correction pattern for use in correcting the overlaying positions. A timing of detecting the pattern for use in correcting the overlaying positions is determined based on a correction value calculated based on the detection signal output upon detection of the pattern for use in correcting the transfer position. The pattern for use in correcting the transfer position is caused to have a width, in the main-scanning direction, that is wider than the width in the main-scanning direction of the pattern for use in correcting the overlaying positions. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153011 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A device for controlling an image forming apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire image data, and pixel piece insertion/extraction information indicating whether a pixel piece needs to be inserted into or extracted from each pixel of the image data, a generation unit configured to generate an exposure signal according to a pixel value indicating a pixel of interest in the image data and to pixel piece insertion/extraction information on the pixel of interest, and a control unit configured to control exposure by the apparatus according to the exposure signal. The generation unit causes the pixel of interest to be formed by a plurality of pixel pieces arranged in a direction in which the apparatus scans, presets at least one of the pixel pieces as an adjustment blank pixel piece, and deletes the piece when the width of the pixel of interest in the scanning direction is reduced. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153012 | Network Based Font Management for Imaging Devices - A system includes a computing device that includes a memory configured to store instructions. The computing device also includes a processor to execute the instructions to perform operations that include receiving a request from an imaging device indicating that the imaging device is unable to present textual content of an asset. The request includes one or more attributes of the textual content of the asset and the request is sent from the imaging device absent user input. Operations also include identifying an appropriate amount of font information from the received one or more attributes for the imaging device to present the asset, and, providing the identified font information to the imaging device for presenting the asset. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153013 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus comprises a first detecting unit configured to detect an object, a power control unit configured to shift the image processing apparatus from a second power state to a first power state which consumes more power than the second power state when the first detecting unit detects an object, and a second detecting unit configured to detect a sheet ejected to a sheet ejecting unit. The power control unit does not shift the image processing apparatus to the first power state when the second detecting unit no longer detects the sheet before a lapse of a predetermined period of time after the first detecting unit detects an object. The power control unit shifts the image processing apparatus to the first power state when the second detecting unit detects the sheet before a lapse of the predetermined period of time after the first detecting unit detects an object. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153014 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF SETTING INSERT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus capable of realizing setting of an insert including an interleaf sheet and a chapter sheet, on an image forming apparatus, by an intuitive operation similar to an actual insertion operation. An operation terminal includes a touch screen display and a network communication section which communicates with an MFP, and is capable of performing an operation on the MFP concerning document printing, and setting an insert to a printed matter to be printed by the MFP. When a user's drag operation causes insertion of an insert image displayed on the touch screen display between adjacent preview images of pages of the printed matter displayed on the same, the insert image is set as an interleaf sheet, and when the operation causes superimposing of the insert image on a preview image, the insert image is set as a chapter sheet. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153015 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus is provided that includes a first casing disposed on a first side in a first direction, and a second casing disposed on a second side in the first direction, the second casing containing an image reading unit, a driver driving the image reading unit, and a driver compartment configured to accommodate the driver and disposed at an end portion of the second casing on a third side in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the first casing containing an image forming unit, a control board electrically connected with the driver and the image reading unit and configured to control the image reading unit, and a board compartment configured to accommodate at least a part of the control board and disposed at an end portion of the first casing on a fourth side opposite to the third side in the second direction. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153016 | Image Forming Apparatus and Tangible Computer-Readable Recording Medium - Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including: a reading unit; a print unit; a transmitting unit; an execution instruction receiving unit; and a control unit, wherein in case that before a predetermined time elapses since the execution instruction receiving unit receives a first execution instruction for executing a first job including reading of the original set to the reading unit, the execution instruction receiving unit receives a second execution instruction for executing a second job including the reading of the original, and in case that the first execution instruction and/or the second execution instruction is a remote instruction, the control unit controls the transmitting unit so as not to transmit the image of the original even though a transmitting instruction for transmitting the image of the original is included in the first execution instruction and/or the second execution instruction. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153017 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEMS, DATA PROCESSING APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA STORING INSTRUCTIONS FOR DATA PROCESSING APPARATUSES - Image processing systems include image processing apparatuses and information processing apparatuses. Image processing apparatuses include image processing devices, which perform image processing for printing print image data, generating scanning image data, or both; and first and second communication devices, which communicate using first and second communication protocols, respectively. Information processing apparatuses include third and fourth communication devices, which communicate using the first and second communication protocols, respectively. First and third communication devices communicate therebetween using the first communication protocol to transmit connection information. Image processing apparatuses, information processing apparatuses, or both determine whether an image transmission condition for transferring the image data between second and fourth communication devices is satisfied. Second and fourth communication devices use connection information to establish communication therebetween using the second communication protocol in response to the determining that the image transmission condition is satisfied and transmit the image data therebetween using the second communication protocol. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153018 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus manages user information in such a manner that the user information is unable to be acquired using an authority different from a user authority, and acquires the user information by changing an authority of a control unit configured to control print processing under a system authority from a system authority to the user authority of a user that issues an instruction for print processing. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153019 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSOR, FACSIMILE DEVICE - A communication terminal device includes a transmission target setting part; a transmission destination reception part, and a transmission part. The transmission target setting part sets, based on an instruction from an operator, specification of transmission target data targeted for fax transmission performed by a previously specified facsimile device. The transmission destination reception part receives, from the operator, input of transmission destination information indicating a destination for transmission of the transmission target data whose specification has been received by the transmission target setting part. The transmission part transmits the transmission target data and the transmission destination information to a server, together with a delivery instruction for delivering the transmission target data and the transmission destination information by the server where the predefined facsimile device is defined as a reception destination of the transmission target data and the transmission destination information. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153020 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect a presence of an object for a single area or multiple areas individually and obtain a location of each of the areas where the object is detected as detection location information, a registration unit configured to register a piece or multiple pieces of detection pattern information that can identify a piece or multiple pieces of detection location information and a detection order thereof, and a control unit configured to perform control such that a return process for switching a power state from a second power state to a first second power state is started when the detection location information sequentially detected by the detection unit is matched with a detection-order leading part of any of the detection pattern information registered in the registration unit, and the return process is continued while the detection pattern information is matched. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153021 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus divides image data into a plurality of image regions in a sub-scanning direction and performs predetermined processing on the image data of each divided image region so as to form an image on a recording medium. The image forming apparatus includes: a detection unit that detects whether the image data of the image region is blank data; a storage unit that stores the image data of the image region that has been subjected to detection; and a control unit that controls whether to cause the detection unit to perform the detection depending on a predetermined printing mode. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153022 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING ORDER IN WHICH JOBS ARE EXECUTED, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An electronic apparatus which is capable of executing jobs in an order in which the jobs were received while maximum power consumption is never exceeded. Based on a list stored in a storage unit, whether or not a job planned to be executed by the electronic apparatus is next on a waiting list is determined. Completion notification indicating that the job has been completed is received from one of at least one external apparatus. Power consumption is obtained from all of the at least one external apparatus when the job is next on a waiting list, and the completion notification is received. The job is executed when a sum of total power consumption of the at least one external apparatus and power consumed when the electronic apparatus executes the job is smaller than maximum power consumption determined in advance. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153023 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - There is disclosed an information processing method including: a step of displaying a setting window, which includes customizable items, of a device driver; a step of registering items set using the setting window as customized items; a step of writing the customized items in user interface-related data of the device driver; and a user interface display step of displaying a user interface of the device driver with reference to the user interface-related data upon launching the device driver. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153024 | DATA PRINTING SYSTEM AND DATA PROTECTION METHOD THEREOF - A data printing system and data protection method thereof are provided. The system includes a data output device and a data printing device. The data output device transfers data into a printing file that includes a plurality of file blocks. Also, the data output device sequentially classifies the file blocks into a plurality of sections with a preset number, and respectively generates a plurality of checksums according to the file blocks in each section. The data output device respectively appends the checksums to the sections and sequentially transmits the sections. The data printing device is connected to the data output device through a connecting interface, receives the sections and examines whether the file blocks in each section are correct according to the checksum of each section respectively. When the file blocks of each section are correct, the data printing device executes a printing job corresponding to the section. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153025 | METHOD OF SENSING CONNECTION OF USB DEVICE IN POWER SAVE MODE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - An image forming apparatus includes a main controller, a universal serial bus (USB) interface to which an external USB device is connected, a voltage bus (VBUS) power supply to supply power to the USB interface through the VBUS line, a voltage change detector to output a wake-up signal to the main controller if a voltage change occurs on the VBUS line, a USB host controller to perform data communication with the USB device connected through the USB interface, and an image forming job performing unit to perform an image forming job according to control by the main controller. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153026 | ETHERNET AND USB POWERED PRINTERS AND METHODS FOR SUPPLYING ETHERNET AND USB POWER TO A PRINTER - Communication port powered printers and methods of powering of printers that support high speed printing and/or data intensive printing are discussed herein. Some embodiments may provide for a power storage unit within the printer device that is able be charged during non-printing periods and provide for necessary energy bursts to support such higher powered processes. Some embodiments may provide for devices and methods that allow for printers to operate with main power provided by conventional power mains and for back-up or secondary power to be supplied by the communication port. Some embodiments may further provide for configuration settings in printer control electronics based on available power from the communication port. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153027 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided is an image processing apparatus that detects a maintenance event required for the maintenance thereof and displays video data on a screen by reproducing the video data which indicates a maintenance procedure for resolving the detected maintenance event. Then, the image processing apparatus displays a specific scene included in the video data on the screen after completion of reproduction of the video data. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153028 | PRINTING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A status information communication port for notifying a host apparatus of an error that has occurred during initialization of a printer engine, and a print data communication port for receiving print data sent from the host apparatus are respectively opened at appropriate timings. For example, the status information communication port is opened in response to completion of initialization of an interface, and the print data communication port is opened in response to completion of the initialization of the printer engine. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153029 | PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF THE PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A specific sheet is prevented from being erroneously used in a job other than a job to use the specific sheet. A method for controlling a printing apparatus including a plurality of sheet storage units for supplying a sheet and a holding unit for storing jobs in order of reception. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153030 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus detects a failure that has occurred, and determines whether or not the location at which the failure has been detected is in an accessory device attached to the body of an image processing apparatus. When the location at which the failure has been detected is in an accessory device, the image processing apparatus receives video data that shows a handling procedure for eliminating the failure that has occurred in the accessory device from a video distribution server and stores the data in a storage unit, and reproduces and displays the video data on a screen. Then, when the image processing apparatus detects that the above described failure has been eliminated, it erases the video data displayed on the above described screen from the storage unit. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153031 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING USER AUTHENTICATION FUNCTION AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD - The information processing apparatus includes first authentication portion, human body detecting portion, de-authentication portion, and second authentication portion. The first authentication portion shifts the state of the information processing apparatus to a login state in accordance with a predetermined first login operation. The human body detecting portion detects a human body within a predetermined range from the information processing apparatus. The de-authentication portion cancels the login state when a human body is not detected by the human body detecting portion during the login state. The second authentication portion shifts the state of the information processing apparatus to the login state in accordance with a second login operation involving less operation steps than the first login operation after the login state is canceled by the de-authentication portion. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153032 | PRINTING DEVICE, PRINTING SYSTEM, PROGRAM AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing device, a printing system, a program, and a printing method for improving security and user-friendliness are disclosed. The printing system ( | 2014-06-05 |
20140153033 | DEVICE CAPABLE OF EXTRACTING TWO-DIMENSIONAL CODE, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM THEREOF - The present invention relates to a device having a first determining unit configured to determine whether version information included in a two-dimensional code included in an input image is version information that is supported by the device and a second determining unit configured to determine to prohibit printing of the input image when the included version information is determined to be version information that is not supported by the device or to determine whether to permit or prohibit printing of the input image based on information other than the version information included in the two-dimensional code when the included version information is determined to be version information that is supported by the device. With this arrangement, it is possible to execute processing in accordance with version information included in a two-dimensional code. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153034 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - An image processing device comprises an image data input means | 2014-06-05 |
20140153035 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - An image processing device comprises an image data input means | 2014-06-05 |
20140153036 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - An image processing device comprises an image data input means | 2014-06-05 |
20140153037 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD TO SEARCH FOR AND PRINT IMAGES ON NETWORK - An image forming apparatus includes an input unit to receive a network resources address where a document exists, a web information receiving unit to read information on the document existing at the received address, an image path extracting unit to extract a path and a name of an image file consistent with predetermined reference data from the document information, an image receiving unit to receive the image file through the network using the extracted path and name of the image file, and a printing unit to print the image file. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153038 | PRINTER RANKINGS IN CLOUD PRINTING - An approach is provided for ranking cloud printing devices. A printing device ranking service is configured to retrieve printing device information data that specifies one or more attributes of a plurality of printing devices and print job data that specifies one or more attributes of a plurality of print jobs that have been processed by the plurality of printing devices. The printing device ranking service determines, based at least upon the printing device information data and the print job data, rankings data for the plurality of printing devices, wherein the rankings data indicate a ranking of the printing devices from the plurality of printing devices. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153039 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming system comprises an external terminal and an image forming apparatus. The external terminal has a position information detection part for detecting terminal position information which is position information of the external terminal and a transmitting part capable of transmitting the terminal position information. The image forming apparatus has a communication part for receiving the terminal position information which is position information of the external terminal from the external terminal and an acquisition part for acquiring apparatus position information which is position information of the image forming apparatus on the basis of the terminal position information. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153040 | METHOD OF EXECUTING APPLICATION INSTALLED IN OUTSIDE SERVER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS TO PERFORM THE SAME - A method of executing an application installed in an outside server at an image forming apparatus includes receiving, at the image forming apparatus, an input of an install uniform resource locator (URL), accessing, by the image forming apparatus, the outside server through the install URL and receiving from the outside server metadata of the application installed in the outside server, verifying a reliability of the received metadata, creating an icon corresponding to the application on a user interface of the image forming apparatus when the reliability is verified, and executing the application installed in the outside server at the image forming apparatus. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153041 | RECORDING SYSTEM, RECORDING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING CONTROL METHOD - A recording system, including: a recording apparatus configured to perform recording using a recording head having a plurality of recording elements; and an information processing apparatus configured to send a print job to the recording apparatus to shift a range of use of the recording elements in an array direction of the recording elements, the information processing apparatus including: a head shading correction unit configured to execute, based on information indicating that the range of use of the recording elements is one of ranges of use, head shading correction corresponding to the one range on image data; and a sending unit configured to send the image data subjected to the head shading correction to the recording apparatus, the recording apparatus including a recording control unit configured to control the recording head to perform recording at the one range by using the image data subjected to the head shading correction. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153042 | DATA TRANSMITTING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, DATA TRANSMISSION CONTROLLING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING DATA TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROGRAM - A data transmitting device is provided. The data transmitting device includes plural bundles of signal lines, each of which includes flatly arranged plural signal lines and which are overlaid in such a manner that surfaces of the bundles of signal lines are contacted with each other while the signal lines extend in a same direction, wherein signal transmission and reception are performed through the signal lines; a transmission timing adjuster to adjust signal transmission timing for each of the plural bundles of signal lines; and a transmission timing controller to perform time division control such that the transmission timing adjuster adjusts the signal transmission timing under the time division control for each of the plural bundles of signal lines. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153043 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION SYNCHRONIZING METHOD - An image processing system includes a main unit of an image processing apparatus and an operational unit. The operational unit includes a request receiver that receives a request to modify operational unit administrative information, an administrative information modifying unit that modifies the operational unit administrative information in response to the received request to modify, and an administrative information reporting unit that reports modified content of the operational unit administrative information to the main unit of the image processing apparatus. The main unit of the image processing apparatus includes an apparatus information synchronizer that modifies the apparatus administrative information that corresponds to the reported modified content after receiving the modified content of the operational unit administrative information from the operational unit. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153044 | RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING REPLACEMENT PRINTING CONTROL PROGRAM, REPLACEMENT PRINTING CONTROL APPARATUS, AND REPLACEMENT PRINTING CONTROL METHOD - A computer-readable storage medium stores a program for causing a computer to execute a process. The process includes: a data generation step of, in response to a command to perform replacement printing of original data, generating, based on the original data, print target data to be printed on a sheet and save data to be transmitted to a data saving server connected via a network; a save-data transmission step of transmitting the save data generated in the data generation step to the data saving server, and acquiring address information indicating a save location of the save data saved in the data saving server; and a data print step of generating print data by adding the address information acquired in the save-data transmission step to the print target data and driving a printing machine to print the print data as generated. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153045 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA EDITING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An information processing apparatus includes a first controller, a data editor, and a second controller. The first controller is configured to display a data editable preview window based on job data created from input data and receive data editing operation through the preview window. The data editor is configured to edit the job data in accordance with the data editing operation received through the preview window. The second controller os configured to transmit, to an output device, output data converted from the edited job data and request the output device to execute job processing. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153046 | PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In a printing apparatus which detects a size of a conveying sheet, even when sheets are replaced during execution of print processing, an incorrect size is suppressed from being stored as a size of sheets stored in a sheet storage unit. In order to achieve this, a printing apparatus of an aspect of this invention controls not to store a sheet size as a size of sheets stored in the sheet storage unit in a case where the sheet storage unit is opened during conveyance of a sheet, and controls to store a sheet size as the size of sheets stored in the sheet storage unit in a case where the sheet storage unit is not opened during conveyance of a sheet. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153047 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus may include an accepting part that accepts an execution instruction of a process having a first time specified in a first time zone, a computing part configured to compute a second time in the first time zone at the first time in a second time zone, based on a time difference between a standard time of the second time zone at which the process is to be executed and a standard time of the first time zone, and an executing part that executes the process when the second time arrives in the first time zone. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153048 | Setting Change Control for an Image Forming System and Image Forming Apparatus - Setting change for an image forming device may include determining whether the image forming device is currently performing print processing. In some examples, if the image forming device is currently performing print processing, the setting change may be delayed. In other examples, the setting change may be implemented irrespective of the print processing. In one arrangement, the setting change may be specific to a particular entity (e.g., a user). | 2014-06-05 |
20140153049 | AUTHENTICATING PRINTERS PRIOR TO PAIRING WITH PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates the execution of a print job. During operation, the system receives, at a printer, a signal from a portable electronic device indicating the printer has been selected for the print job. Next, in response to the selection, the system generates an output that facilitates identification of the printer by a user of the portable electronic device. The system also provides a mechanism for confirming physical access to the printer by the user. Upon confirming the physical access to the printer by the user, the system establishes a connection between the portable electronic device and the printer, wherein the connection is subsequently used by the portable electronic device and the printer to perform the print job. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153050 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT GENERATES LOG IMAGE, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus of the present disclosure includes an image output unit, a nonvolatile storage unit, an original-image generating device, and a log-image generating device. The image output unit outputs an image. The nonvolatile storage unit stores information even in the event of a power interruption. The original-image generating device generates an original image in the nonvolatile storage unit. The log-image generating device generates a log image based on the original image. Further, when the image forming apparatus is started, if the original image is stored in the nonvolatile storage unit, the log-image generating device generates the log image based on the original image stored in the nonvolatile storage unit. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153051 | IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMATION SYSTEM AND IMGAGE FORMATION METHOD - An image processing method includes a page layout adjustment step of converting image data to create print data having a page layout such that, when printed sheets each of which has a specified number of pages are discharged from an image formation apparatus thereby forming a stack of the printed sheets in the discharged order and in a case where the stack of the printed sheets are cut into the specified number of separated stacks corresponding to the page layout, the stack order of the cut printed sheets in each of the separated stacks corresponds to a sequence page order. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153052 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM AND DISPLAY METHOD - When an image formation instruction for created document data is received, image data for a preview image corresponding to the document data is generated, the preview image based on the image data is displayed on a display, and an image is formed using data for image formation based on the image data for the preview image. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153053 | Image Forming Apparatus Performing Overprint Processing - A first color conversion unit converts non-subtractive image data into subtractive image data. An overprint detection unit detects whether overprinting is specified for the subtractive image data. A drawing processing unit performs overprint processing for the subtractive image data if a color value of a foreground object, for which overprinting is specified, indicates that a region where the foreground object overlaps a background object is colored, and an underlying region of the background object behind the foreground object is colored. The color value of an overlapping region is overwritten with the color value of the foreground object. The overlapping region is not overwritten if the region where the foreground object overlaps the background object is colorless. A second color conversion unit converts image data subsequent to the overprint processing into image data having output colors in accordance with characteristics of the image forming apparatus. | 2014-06-05 |
20140153054 | Image Processing Apparatus That Prevents an Occurrence of Contouring, Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Recording Medium Storing an Image Processing Program, and Image Processing Method - An image processing apparatus includes a color conversion processing unit, a modulation difference creating unit, a color value modulating unit, and an output unit. The color conversion processing unit performs color conversion from an input color value of a target image to a corresponding output color value to obtain a tentative output color value. The modulation difference creating unit creates modulation differences. The modulation differences include combinations that are obtained by either setting or not setting a value equivalent to the minimum resolution of the tentative output color value for each color component of the tentative output color value. The color value modulating unit performs modulation on the tentative output color value by adding or subtracting a modulation difference selected at random to or from the tentative output color value. The output unit outputs the target image according to the color value obtained after modulation. | 2014-06-05 |