23rd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110135195 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLASSIFICATION AND SELECTION OF COLOR PALETTES - A system and method for categorizing color palettes are provided. A taxonomy for a particular type of achromatic entity, such as emotions, is generated and populated with a list of terms. Natural language terms extracted from annotated color palettes are associated with the corresponding achromatic entity categories in the taxonomy. Features are extracted from the color palettes. The features, together with the category information, are used to train a classifier which is then able to assign achromatic entities to palettes outside the training set, based on extracted features. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135196 | Generating Agricultural Information Products Using Remote Sensing - A method for generating a supplementary index raster file based on a plurality of primary index raster files that are associated with an area of interest (AOI) uses a computer coupled to a remote sensing device via a network, wherein the computer includes an input device, a display, and a memory. The method includes generating the plurality of primary index raster files including at least two independent vegetation index (VI) raster files and a soil brightness index (SBI) raster file, wherein each primary index raster file includes a plurality of pixel values. The method also includes combining the at least two VI raster files to generate a classified soil brightness (CSB) raster file, classifying each pixel value of the CSB raster file into one of a plurality of classes, storing the CSB raster file into the memory, and displaying the CSB raster file. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135197 | Generating Agricultural Information Products Using Remote Sensing - A method for generating a raster file based on a plurality of primary index raster files that are associated with an area of interest (AOI) uses a computer coupled to a remote sensing device via a network. The method includes receiving a plurality of AOI raster files via the network, and generating the primary index raster files including a green biomass index (GBI) raster file and a pigmentation index (PGI) raster file. The method also includes generating a plurality of levels for each of the primary index raster files, generating a combination vegetation index (CVIPP) raster file based on a highest level of the GBI and PGI raster files, and generating a corn soybean map (CSM) raster file based on the CVIPP raster file. The method also includes storing the CSM raster file into the memory, and displaying a CSM report based on the CSM raster file. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135198 | CHROMINANCE ENCODING AND DECODING OF A DIGITAL IMAGE - What is disclosed is a system and method for encoding and decoding chrominance values of a digital images. In one example embodiment, a digitized image comprising a plurality of pixels is received. A degree of chrominance precision is determined for a selected pixel based upon the luminance level associated with the selected pixel. Each of the chrominance values for the selected pixel are quantized based upon the chrominance precision. The quantized chrominance values for the selected pixel are then output. In such a manner, pixels associated with high or low luminance levels have chrominance values that are encoded with less precision than pixels associated with intermediate luminance levels. Varying the degree of precision of chrominance encoding corresponds directly to observed human-eye sensitivity where determining an exact color or hue of very bright or dark patches can be difficult relative to patches having an intermediate brightness. Various embodiments have been disclosed. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135199 | CODING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUS TRANSMISSION OF IMAGE PROCESSING INFORMATION AND COLOR INFORMATION - A coding apparatus for simultaneous transmission of image processing information and color information includes: an image sensor for photographing a color image; and an image preprocessing device for performing image processing on the photographed color image, and then encoding image processing result data and the color image to output encoded data. Further, the coding apparatus for simultaneous transmission of image processing information and color information includes a central processing unit for decoding the encoded data to extract the image processing result data and the color image. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135200 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING IF AN INPUT IMAGE IS A FOGGY IMAGE, METHOD FOR DETERMINING A FOGGY LEVEL OF AN INPUT IMAGE AND CLEANING METHOD FOR FOGGY IMAGES - Determining if an input image is a foggy image includes determining an average luminance gray level of the input image, performing Sobel image processing on the input image to generate a Sobel image of the input image when the average luminance gray level of the input image is between a first image average luminance and a second image average luminance, determining a first normalization value and a second normalization value of the input image, determining a mean value and a standard deviation of the Sobel image when the first normalization value and the second normalization value are less than a first threshold value, and determining the input image as a foggy image when a sum of the mean value and the standard deviation is less than a second threshold value. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135201 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - There is provided an image processing apparatus for applying an adjusting process to an image including multicolor image signals. An image area including a pixel to be processed is extracted, and one representative signal value is generated from signal values corresponding to a plurality of colors of pixels included in the image area (S | 2011-06-09 |
20110135202 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus for performing a white balance correction for RAW data obtained by an image capturing unit, includes a storage, operable to store a RAW file to which the RAW data and developed data obtained by performing a development processing to the RAW data are attached, and a corrector, operable to perform the white balance correction for the RAW data based on the developed data stored in the storage. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135203 | FEATURE SELECTION DEVICE - The feature selection device includes a feature extraction unit that extracts M types of features from each of a plurality of original images and each of a plurality of altered images obtained by applying an alteration process to the plurality of original images; and a feature selection unit that handles an original image and an altered image of the original image as identical images and handles altered images of the same original image as identical images, while handles other images as different images, and with use of discrimination capability which is a degree of discriminating different images and robustness which is a degree that a value of a feature does not vary due to the alteration process applied to an image as evaluation criteria, evaluates the M types of features extracted from the respective images, and selects a collection of N types of features, the N types being smaller in number than that of the M types, from the M types of features as features for discriminating images. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135204 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING NUDITY OF IMAGE USING BODY PART DETECTION MODEL, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING IMAGE DATABASE BASED ON NUDITY AND BODY PARTS - A method for analyzing nudity of an image using a body part detection model includes: extracting a skin blob from an image; calculating a first probability value, which indicates a probability of determination on harmfulness of at least one of the image and the skin blob, using a harmfulness detection model; classifying the skin blob as a specific body part using a body part detection model, and calculating a second probability value which indicates a probability of certainty of said classifying; and rating nudity of the image based on the first probability value and the second probability value. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135205 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING FACE ANALYSIS SERVICE - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for face analysis service. The method includes a point-designation interface being transmitted to the user client for designating multiple points on an image of the user's face, coordinate information on the multiple points designated on the face image being received, and measured values being determined against the distance ratios or the angles between the predetermined points using the coordinate information. The method is convenient and allows for the objective analysis of a face. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135206 | Motion Extraction Device and Program, Image Correction Device and Program, and Recording Medium - An image correction device is provided with a CPU ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110135207 | Matching An Approximately Located Query Image Against A Reference Image Set - Aspects of the invention pertain to matching a selected image/photograph against a database of reference images having location information. The image of interest may include some location information itself, such as latitude/longitude coordinates and orientation. However, the location information provided by a user's device may be inaccurate or incomplete. The image of interest is provided to a front end server, which selects one or more cells to match the image against. Each cell may have multiple images and an index. One or more cell match servers compare the image against specific cells based on information provided by the front end server. An index storage server maintains index data for the cells and provides them to the cell match servers. If a match is found, the front end server identifies the correct location and orientation of the received image, and may correct errors in an estimated location of the user device. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135208 | DIGITAL IMAGE COMBINING TO PRODUCE OPTICAL EFFECTS - Briefly, in accordance with at least one embodiment, a technique for combining images to create or produce one or more optical effects is disclosed. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135209 | BUSINESS DOCUMENT PROCESSOR - A seal impression is removed while keeping character string information when applying OCR to a business document stored in grayscale, even if the character string and the seal impression overlap with each other. The character string that overlaps is extrapolated by matching a character string present near the seal impression against a database. First, a seal impression region in a document inputted in grayscale is removed. Next, character information that is present near the removed seal impression region and of which a portion of the characters is unclear due to the seal impression region is extracted. Then, an attribute of the extracted seal impression related information is identified, a customer database storing character string candidates containing customer information is referred to, and based on the seal impression related information classified by attribute, the character string that overlaps with the seal impression region and that is thus unclear is extrapolated. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135210 | EMBEDDED GRAPHICS CODING: REORDERED BITSTREAM FOR PARALLEL DECODING - Reordering of a bitstream is able to be used to speed up the decoding in embedded graphics coding. In the reordering, the signaling bits of all of the groups are sent and then the refinement bits of each group follow. With this reordering, the decoder can decode the header, identify the number of refinement bits for each group and locate the starting point of each group within the bitstream, therefore parallel processing of each group is able to be implemented at the decoder side. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135211 | METHOD FOR MODIFYING A REFERENCE BLOCK OF A REFERENCE IMAGE, METHOD FOR ENCODING OR DECODING A BLOCK OF AN IMAGE BY HELP OF A REFERENCE BLOCK AND DEVICE THEREFORE AND STORAGE MEDIUM OR SIGNAL CARRYING A BLOCK ENCODED BY HELP OF A MODIFIED REFERENCE BLOCK - The invention is related to a method for modifying a reference block of a reference image. That is, the method comprises transforming the reference block into a first set of coefficients, modifying the first set of coefficients by help of one or more weights and inverse transforming the modified first set of coefficients wherein said weights are determined by help of one or more further pixels of the current image and by help of one or more further reference pixels of the reference image. Using further pixels of the current image as well as further reference pixels of the reference image allows spectral weights to be determined such that they reflect fading effects. Especially, if a reference frame consists of two cross-faded frames of which one shall be predicted by help of said reference frame, then, spectral domain weighting allows for separating the relevant of the two frames. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135212 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING IMAGE BY USING ROTATIONAL TRANSFORM - Disclosed are a method and apparatus for encoding and decoding an image. The image encoding method includes: generating a first frequency coefficient matrix by performing spatial transform (e.g. discrete cosine transform (DCT) on a current block; determining an angle parameter based on whether the current block is intra or inter predicted; generating a second frequency coefficient matrix by performing a partial switch between at least one of rows and columns of the first frequency coefficient matrix based on the determined angle parameter; and encoding the second frequency coefficient matrix and information about the angle parameter. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135213 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING DEGRADATION COMPONENT OF IMAGE - An image processing method includes the steps of generating a first image through restoration processing of an amplitude component and a phase component of an input image, generating a second image that has an equal state of the phase component to that of the first image and a different state of the amplitude component from that of the first image through restoration processing of the phase component without restoration processing of the amplitude component of the input image, obtaining difference information between the first image and the second image, setting a restoration level adjustment factor used to adjust a restoration degree in the restoration processing, and generating a restoration adjusted image by composing the difference information with the second image according to the restoration level adjustment factor. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135214 | IMAGE RESTORING DEVICE AND IMAGE RESTORING METHOD - A simple and practical image restoring device capable of improving the performance of image restoration. An image restoring device ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110135215 | AUTO-FOCUS IMAGE SYSTEM - An auto focus image system that includes a pixel array coupled to a focus signal generator. The pixel array captures an image that has at least one edge with a width. The focus signal generator may generate a focus signal that is a function of the edge width and/or statistics of edge widths. A processor receives the focus signal and/or the statistics of edge widths and adjusts a focus position of a focus lens. The edge width can be determined by various techniques including the use of gradients. A histogram of edge widths may be used to determine whether a particular image is focused or unfocused. A histogram with a large population of thin edge widths is indicative of a focused image. The generator may eliminate an edge having an asymmetry of a gradient profile of an image signal. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135216 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING DEGRADATION COMPONENT OF IMAGE - An image processing method includes the steps of obtaining an image generated by an image pickup system, and performing correction processing for the image by utilizing an image restoration filter generated or selected based on an optical transfer function of the image pickup system. The image restoration filter is a filter configured to reduce a phase degradation component of the image. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135217 | IMAGE MODIFYING METHOD AND DEVICE - A sharpening technique for digital images for presentation on a display is provided. In the technique, an image is modified in order to sharpen the features while at the same time suppress the noise. The image is first filtered resulting in at least two different channels of information. The channels can contain such information as texture information or edge and flat region information. Each channel is then further filtered in order to enhance the information stored in that channel. Finally, the channels are combined to result in a modified image with a different sharpness. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135218 | IMAGE PROCESSING - An image processor includes a readout arranged to read out an M-bit image data word from an image sensor pixel array and an adder arranged to add a noise contribution to the image data word to obtain a dithered M-bit word. A dither processor is arranged to derive correction data having a word size of M+1 bits from a combination of a plurality of M-bit reference words. The noise contribution are derived from said correction data, wherein different correction data are derived for different groups of pixels, each different group of pixels is associated with a specific pixel value DC shift. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135219 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING THE PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON - To provide an image processing apparatus which reduces, using a temporal noise removal scheme, image block distortion or noise and temporal flickering and fluctuation phenomena. The image processing apparatus ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110135220 | Estimation of image motion, luminance variations and time-varying image aberrations - A system and method is disclosed to estimate dynamic image features, including genuine image motion, luminance variations, and random time-varying image aberrations. The disclosed invention addresses the issue of simultaneous dependence on spatial coordinates and spatial frequency, which is crucial for the estimation of fast-changing image aberrations such as those caused by atmospheric turbulence. It also addresses the problem of jointly estimating multiple dynamic features such as, for example, time-varying image aberrations and genuine image motion. A novel hybrid model of image aberrations is introduced which combines a frequency domain constraint with linearization in the spatial domain. A search is performed for homogeneous data blocks delimited in space, time and spatial frequency in which image aberrations and other dynamic image features are well described by a low-order model. In one embodiment, a windowed Fourier transform is used to convert the input data into a representation that is suitable for this type of hybrid modeling. A local linear parametrization of dynamic image features is introduced, leading to a fast linear estimation algorithm. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135221 | Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container - The invention relates to a Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container (FIBC) having a body made of flexible woven fabric, and integral handling devices, wherein the fabric is woven from opaque oriented polyethylene terephthalate (PET) strips having a density of from 500 to 1300 kg/m | 2011-06-09 |
20110135222 | Bag Opening Attachment - A spill inhibitor for a container includes a spill inhibitor body configured to be releasably secured to or integral with a container. The spill inhibitor body defines an opening therethrough and has a plurality of compliant finger projections extending from the spill inhibitor body. The finger projections are arranged to impede movement of an item through the opening of the spill inhibitor body for controlling passage of the item through a mouth of the container. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135223 | MULTILAYERED LIQUID CONTAINER - A multilayered liquid container having a discharge port welded under specified conditions to a sealant, which is constituted of a resin comprising a cycloolefin resin as a main component. The discharge port is composed of: an innermost layer constituted of a resin comprising a cycloolefin as a main component; and a surface layer whose main part is constituted of a resin comprising a specific type of polyethylene as a main component. According to the present invention, there can be provided a multilayered liquid container, which can prevent an effective component of a content fluid from being adsorbed onto or penetrating through not only the container body, but also the resin constituting the discharge port, and enables high temperature sterilization treatment, coupled with the discharge port having high welded strength and drop strength. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135224 | SLIDE ASSEMBLY - A slide assembly includes a first slide member having a guiding base and a lock portion, a second slide member having a first slide segment and a second slide segment, a third slide member movably mounted on the second slide segment, an aid-sliding member slidably connected between the first slide member and the first slide segment, and a positioning device connected to the second slide member. The positioning device includes an elastic member and a positioning member which is movable by a force of the elastic member, so that two ends of the positioning member are respectively located corresponding to the guiding base and the third slide member. The positioning member is engaged with the lock portion when the second slide member is moved relative to the first slide member, and is disengaged from the lock portion when the third slide member is retracted relative to the second slide member. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135225 | SLIDING MECHANISM AND SLIDING DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a sliding mechanism with which when a state of two connected members is changed to a plurality of states by sliding, the state can be changed from an arbitrary state to another arbitrary state without passing through the other state. The sliding mechanism of the present invention is disposed between a first member and a second member and includes a body to be guided arranged on the first member and a guide body arranged on the second member and guides the body to be guided. The guide body includes an annular guide groove which guides the body to be guided. The guide groove is a groove section composed of at least three sides including an arc-shaped side and a linear side. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135226 | LINEAR MOTION GUIDANCE APPARATUS - A linear motion guidance apparatus suppresses a waving phenomenon, and includes a track rail with rolling member rolling grooves along the longitudinal direction, a movable block with loaded rolling member rolling grooves that face the rolling member rolling grooves, and a plurality of balls rollably provided in loaded rolling paths formed of the rolling member rolling grooves and the loaded rolling member rolling grooves. The movable block can make reciprocating motion in the longitudinal direction of the track rail. The linear motion guidance apparatus is configured so that the diameter of each of the balls is 1/10 of the width of the track rail or smaller and the movable block has a block length compliant with ISO. The number L of endless circulation paths is L=4×N (N is a natural number greater than or equal to two), and in particular, the number of paths L is preferably eight. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135227 | SLIDE ASSEMBLY WITH SECURITY DEVICE - A slide assembly with a security device includes a first slide member, a second slide member, first and second stop members and an elastic member. The first slide member has a guiding passage. The first and second stop members are located on the first slide member. The first and second stop members each include an engaging portion and a stop portion. The engaging portions and the stop portions of the first and second stop members are in the guiding passage. The elastic member is connected to the first and second stop members. The stop portions contact against first and second stop walls. The first and second stop members are moved from the guiding passage when the second slide member is inserted in the first slide member via the guiding passage, so that the second slide member may be connected to the first slide member correctly. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135228 | SYNTHETIC RESIN-MADE THRUST SLIDING BEARING - A synthetic resin-made thrust sliding bearing | 2011-06-09 |
20110135229 | ROLLING BEARING - The present invention provides a rolling bearing in which a film formed on a surface of a cage is not likely to dissolve even when the rolling bearing is used in environment where the rolling bearing contacts lubricating oil containing sulfur-based additives and which is excellent in its sliding property and wear resistance. A needle roller bearing ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110135230 | RADIAL ROLLER BEARING, IN PARTICULAR FOR THE ROLLER BEARING MOUNTING OF SHAFTS IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - A radial roller bearing, which has an outer bearing ring and a multiplicity of cylindrical roller bodies which roll on the inner lateral surface of the outer bearing ring and the outer lateral surface of an inner bearing ring or a shaft. The roller bodies are held at uniform intervals by a bearing cage with inwardly directed radial rims for axial guidance. Lubricating openings, which lead from the outside into the bearing interior, supply lubricant, and are arranged on the outer or inner bearing ring axially at both sides. The lubricating openings are cutouts which are formed into one or both axial sides of the bearing rings, outside a load zone of the bearing rings, which extend into the outer or inner raceway of the roller bodies and in which the roller bodies are arranged so as to be partially freely accessible for receiving oil form the bearing surroundings. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135231 | Seal and a Rolling Bearing including the Seal - A seal is for a rolling bearing including inner and outer rings relatively rotatable about an axis. The seal includes a generally annular body having a radial portion with inner and outer ends. A static sealing portion at least partially surrounds one of the inner and outer ends of the body radial portion and is configured to form a static seal with a proximal one of the bearing inner and outer rings. A dynamic sealing rim extends generally axially from the other one of the inner and outer ends of the body radial portion, the rim being configured to form a dynamic seal with the other one of the bearing inner and outer rings and being spaced radially from the other one of the inner and outer rings so as to define an annular space for receiving a lubricant. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135232 | CLOSED END BEARING CUP - A cup bearing includes a cylindrical component having first and second axial ends and defining a lumen therethrough. The cylindrical component includes first and second end portions proximal to the first and second axial ends, respectively. The cylindrical component includes a corrugated portion disposed axially between the first and second end portions. The corrugated portion includes a plurality of corrugations extending radially inwardly. A corrugation of the plurality of corrugations includes a ridge defining a first inner radius of the lumen. The cup bearing further includes a first radial stop associated with the first end portion. The first radial stop defines a second inner radius greater than the first inner radius. The cup bearing also includes an end cap coupled to the second axial end of the cylindrical component. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135233 | APPARATUS WITH SECONDARY LOAD PATH FOR VEHICLE WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY - An apparatus is provided for a vehicle having a wheel and a wheel bearing assembly with bearing races supporting the wheel. The apparatus includes a first component mounted for rotation with the wheel and a second component spaced from the first component by a predetermined gap and not connected for rotation with the wheel. One of the first and the second components is displaced relative to the other upon a force to close the gap and contact the other of the first and second components to at least partially form a load path for the force that bypasses the bearing races. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135234 | Two-Piece Bearing Cage with Side Face Grease Carrying Cavities - A retainer portion of a cage of a bearing has a plurality of spokes and web sections extending between an outer ring section and an inner ring section with a plurality of cavities formed on an annular side face of the retainer portion. The cavities communicate with socket portions formed in the retainer portion to provide lubrication to rotational elements of the bearing. A latch and catch mechanism secures like retainer portions together to form a cage of the bearing. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135235 | BALL BEARING FOR A TURBOCHARGER - A ball bearing arrangement for a turbocharger. This ball bearing arrangement has a turbocharger shaft, which is to be mounted, and a housing part of the turbocharger. An inner raceway of the ball bearing arrangement is formed on an outer surface of the turbocharger shaft, an outer raceway of the ball bearing arrangement is formed on an inner surface of the housing part, and balls are inserted between the outer raceway and the inner raceway. The inner raceway and/or the outer raceway are/is fabricated from an M62 steel. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135236 | Reusable bearing and reuse method thereof - A reusable bearing that can be easily reused without accompanying any problem associated with reduction in performance is provided. The reusable bearing ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110135237 | Retained roller assembly - A retained roller assembly, capable of facilitating the lubricating functionality, includes a cylindrical roller retainer having a plurality of pockets defined therein and arranged in a circumferential direction thereof, rollers accommodated within those pockets, respectively, and a roller retaining projection formed in opening edges of side faces, opposite to each other in the circumferential direction and situated on an inner diametric side and an outer diametric side, respectively. A roller guide face for guiding the corresponding roller is provided at an axial position on the side faces of each of the pockets that are different from the associated roller retaining projection. An annular recessed portion is provided in axially opposed ends of an inner diametric surface of the retainer so as to deploy over the entire periphery of the retainer. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135238 | PLASTIC CAGE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTING A CAGE - A method for producing a cage of a rolling bearing, for receiving a rolling body. The body of the cage is a plastic material that can be cross-linked by radiation, and is provided with rolling bodies later during the method. The body of the cage is fitted with the rolling bodies only once the structure of the cage has been exposed to the radiation. Also, a cage is disclosed for receiving rolling bodies of a rolling bearing, which has a body consisting of a plastic material. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135239 | Bearing housing of washing machine and manufacturing method thereof - A bearing housing includes a bearing housing body, and a shaft support part formed at the center of the bearing housing body, wherein the shaft support part includes at least one rib groove to fix a bearing bush located on the inner circumferential surface of a front end of the shaft support part. The manufacturing method of the bearing housing uses a first mold and a second mold to form an external appearance of the bearing housing and a central core to form a shaft support part of the bearing housing, and includes inserting a bearing bush onto the outer circumferential surface of the central core, and fixing the bearing bush inserted onto the outer circumferential surface of the central core by at least one bush fixing rib formed on one of the first mold and the second mold. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135240 | WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY - A wheel support bearing assembly includes an outer member ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110135241 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE ELEMENT MODULE - Provided is an optical waveguide element module which suppresses reflection of a modulation signal and attenuation of a modulation signal, even when an impedance of a modulation electrode of an optical waveguide element and an impedance of a transmission line for inputting the modulation signal from the external of the optical waveguide element are different from each other. The optical waveguide clement module is provided with an optical waveguide element, which has a substrate ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110135242 | TRAVELING WAVE MACH-ZEHNDER OPTICAL DEVICE - A Mach-Zehnder modulator has an optical splitting element splitting an input optical signal into two optical signals that are conveyed by two optical waveguide arms, and an optical combining element combining the two optical signals into an output optical signal. Two traveling wave electrodes (TWEs) carry an electrical modulation signal to induce a change in phase of these two optical signals, and include a number of pairs of modulation electrodes positioned adjacent to the waveguide arms. At least some of the electrodes in one waveguide arm have a different shape (e.g., length or width) than the electrodes in the other waveguide arm to alter the effectiveness of the electrodes in inducing a phase change in the two optical signals. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135243 | ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICE - Provided is an electro-optic device. The electro-optic device includes an input Y-branch comprising a first input branch and a second input branch, an output Y-branch comprising a first output branch and a second output branch, a first optical modulator and a second optical modulator connected in series between the first input branch and the first output branch, and a third optical modulator connecting the second input branch to the second output branch. The first optical modulator comprises a PIN diode, and each of the second optical modulator and the third optical modulator comprises a PN diode. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135244 | Filtered fiber optic probe - A fiber optic probe assembly which incorporate a series of graduated shaped and nestable members, e.g. cylindrical annular members which enable uniform and repetitive construction and assembly of the probes resulting in a high degree of quality control. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135245 | MICROHOLE-STRUCTURED LONG PERIOD FIBER GRATING - An optical fiber with long period fiber gratings includes an optical fiber axis, a core region extending along the fiber axis, the core region having a core refractive index, a cladding region surrounding the core region, the cladding having a cladding refractive index, and a plurality of microholes perpendicular to the fiber axis with a portion of the core region removed, the plurality of microholes are spaced apart by a grating period. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135246 | BEND INSENSITIVE OPTICAL FIBER WITH IMPROVED HYDROGEN RESISTANCE - An optical fiber includes: a core including a photosensitive material disposed therein, the core having a first index of refraction; a depressed cladding surrounding the core and having a second index of refraction that is lower than the first index of refraction; and an outer cladding surrounding the depressed cladding and having a third index of refraction that is higher than the depressed cladding. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135247 | Fiber Splice Housing - Splicing optical fibers from cables running along an infrastructure involves passing the cables into a housing ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110135248 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to a printed circuit board element ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110135249 | OPTICAL TRANSMISSION MODULE, ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT, METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING OPTICAL TRANSMISSION MODULE, AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION METHOD - An optical transmission module has an optical transmission path in which optical transmission is performed between a first circuit board and a second circuit board disposed opposite the first circuit board. The optical transmission path has a folded structure having a bending radius. A circumferential portion drawn by the bending radius is provided substantially perpendicular to board surfaces of the first circuit board and the second circuit board. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135250 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF OPTO-ELECTRIC HYBRID MODULE AND OPTO-ELECTRIC HYBRID MODULE OBTAINED THEREBY - A manufacturing method of an opto-electric hybrid module which is capable of suppressing losses in cost, and an opto-electric hybrid module obtained thereby. An optical waveguide portion W | 2011-06-09 |
20110135251 | WAVELENGTH-TUNABLE OPTICAL TRANSMITTER - A first exemplary aspect of the present invention is a wavelength-tunable optical transmitter including: a semiconductor substrate ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110135252 | SILICON PHOTONICS CHIP - Provided is a silicon photonics chip that is thermally separated from a light emitting device. The silicon photonics chip includes photoelectric devices integrated on a silicon substrate. The photoelectric devices include an optical connection device optically guiding at least one signal light incident from a signal light generation device to transmit the signal light into the silicon substrate. The signal light generation device is thermally separated from the photoelectric devices, and is optically connected to the photoelectric devices. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135253 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR - An exemplary optical fiber connector includes a housing, and two lenses. The housing defines two first blind holes each configured for receiving an optical fiber. The two lenses are formed on the housing and each of the lenses is aligned with a corresponding first blind hole. The two second blind holes are defined on the housing and each of the second blind hole run through the housing to the bottom of a corresponding first blind hole allowing glue to accumulate on the bottom of the first blind hole. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135254 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A photoelectric connector assembly includes a first and a second connector and a photoelectric signal conversion module. The first connector defines a mating cavity, first terminals including contacting sections exposing to the mating cavity and a first light transmission module including convex lenses at a front thereof exposing to the mating cavity and first light ports at a rear thereof The second connector includes an insulating seat and second terminals. The seat defines a rear mating end loading the second terminals and a receiving cavity opening upwards. The conversion module is inserted in the receiving cavity and includes second light ports coupled with the first light ports of the first light transmission module and conductive pads touching with the second terminal. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135255 | ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR TRACK CARRIER AND AN OPTOELECTRONIC COMPONENT, AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH AN ARRANGEMENT - Arrangement comprising an electrical conductor track carrier and an optoelectronic component, and a method for producing such an arrangement | 2011-06-09 |
20110135256 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR - An optical fiber connector includes a housing, a plurality of lenses fixed to the housing, a plurality of optical fibers, and a glue. The housing defines a plurality of blind holes and receiving cavities. Each blind hole includes a first receiving hole portion. Each receiving cavity is in communication with the corresponding first receiving hole portion. Each optical fiber is received in the corresponding blind hole and includes a core portion. The glue is applied in each receiving cavity and fixes the optical fibers in the housing. Along a lengthwise direction of each blind hole, a projection of each receiving cavity on a plane perpendicular to the lengthwise direction covers that of the core portion. The glue surrounds the core portion, and a distal end of the core portion contacts an inner surface of the housing in the corresponding receiving cavity facing the respective blind hole. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135257 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR - An exemplary optical fiber connector includes a housing, and two lenses. The housing defines two first blind holes each configured for receiving an optical fiber. The two lenses are formed on the housing and each of the lenses is aligned with a corresponding first blind hole. The two second blind holes are defined on the housing and each of the second blind holes running through the housing to a corresponding first blind hole to allow adhesive to fill between the sidewall of the optical fiber and the inner wall of the blind hole. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135258 | OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER WITH A SHIELD MEMBER BETWEEN TWO OSAS - An optical transceiver provides a TOSA, a ROSA, a base member, a circuit board and a shield member. The shield member is formed by cutting and bending a metal sheet without welding or soldering. The shield member includes a center partition and a pair of sides, which forms two spaces each receiving the TOSA or the ROSA. The center partition has a V-shaped cross section which is able to be inserted into a cut of the circuit board so as to shield the ROSA from the TOSA. The shield member provides a frame ground by being in the bottom of the center partition in contact with the base member and also in contact with the cover. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135259 | Fiber Optic Cables and Assemblies and the Performance Thereof - A fiber optic cable having optical fibers such as a microstructured bend performance optical fibers disposed within a protective covering. The protective covering is highly flexible and the fiber optic cable has extremely low delta attenuation when aggressively bent compared with the conventional fiber optic cable designs. Other variations of the present invention include a connector attached to the fiber optic cable. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135260 | OPTICAL FIBER - An optical fiber includes a core ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110135261 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE, OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE MODULE AND METHOD FOR FORMING OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE - An optical waveguide comprising a core and a clad characterized in that a desired part is heated and transited to machining strain release state, the part transited to the machining strain release state is curved with a specified bending radius and transited to machining strain state. That part of the optical waveguide is heated to a temperature within a range between the bending point and softening point and transited to machining strain state. The optical waveguide is an optical fiber having the outer diameter not shorter than 50 μm. The optical waveguide has the outer diameter not shorter than ten times of the mode field diameter of the optical waveguide. The optical waveguide has a bending radius of 5.0 mm or less and difference equivalent of refractive index &Dgr; | 2011-06-09 |
20110135262 | Multimode Optical Fiber with Low Bending Losses and Reduced Cladding Effect - The present invention embraces an optical fiber that includes a central core having an alpha-index profile with respect to an outer cladding. The optical fiber also includes an inner cladding, a depressed trench, and an outer cladding. Typically, the alpha-index profile of the central core is interrupted at a point having a positive refractive index difference with respect to the outer cladding. The optical fiber achieves reduced bending losses and a high bandwidth with a reduced cladding effect for high-data-rate applications. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135263 | High-Bandwidth Multimode Optical Fiber Having Reduced Bending Losses - The present invention embraces a multimode optical fiber that includes a central core having an alpha-index profile, an inner cladding, a depressed trench, and an outer cladding (e.g., an outer optical cladding). Typically, the central core's alpha-index profile has a minimum refractive index at the central core's radius that corresponds to a refractive index difference with respect to the outer cladding. The optical fiber achieves reduced bending losses and a high bandwidth with a reduced cladding effect for high-data-rate applications. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135264 | Bend-Insensitive Single-Mode Optical Fiber - The present invention embraces a single-mode optical fiber that, at a wavelength of 1550 nanometers, has bending losses of 0.15 dB/turn or less for a radius of curvature of 5 millimeters. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135265 | METHOD OF FORMING WAVEGUIDE FACET AND PHOTONICS DEVICE USING THE METHOD - Provided are a method of forming a waveguide facet and a photonics device using the method. The method includes forming at least one optical device die including waveguides on a substrate, forming at least one trench in a lower surface of the substrate, and cleaving the substrate to form facets of the waveguides over the trench. The trench is formed along a direction crossing the waveguides under the waveguides. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135266 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING LIGHT SIGNALS - A device for transmitting light signals includes two electrode plates, a spacing structure, a cladding fluid, and a core fluid. The spacing structure, the cladding and core fluids are disposed between the electrode plates. The refractive index of the core fluid is higher than that of the cladding fluid. The core fluid is located on an electrode of one of the electrode plates, and its shape corresponds to the shape of that electrode. The shape and position is changeable and programmable by the electrodes of one of the electrode plates. The core fluid is further surrounded by the cladding fluid, forming an optical waveguide. Via these arrangements, the interface between the core and cladding fluids is much smoother than that between a fluid and a solid, so that the light signals are less likely to scatter while transmitted, in the core fluid. Therefore, the attenuation and reduction of the intensity of the light signals can be decreased. A method for transmitting light signals is also provided. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135267 | EXCHANGE CABLING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method of providing an interconnection between a network and service equipment, comprising:
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20110135268 | CABLE PULLING ASSEMBLY - A fiber optic cable assembly includes a fiber optic cable and a cable pulling assembly. The fiber optic cable includes a first end and an oppositely disposed second end. The fiber optic cable further includes an outer jacket and a strength member disposed in the outer jacket. The cable pulling assembly is engaged to the second end of the fiber optic cable. The cable pulling assembly includes an enclosure defining a cavity. The second end of the fiber optic cable is disposed in the cavity. An adhesive is disposed in the cavity. The adhesive secures the strength member of the fiber optic cable to the enclosure. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135269 | PHOTOCURABLE COATING COMPOSITION - Disclosed is a photocurable coating composition for an optical fiber. The photocurable coating composition can be used to produce an optical fiber having a low polarization mode dispersion (PMD) even by a non-spinning process. The photocurable coating composition includes a photopolymerizable urethane acrylate oligomer, a reactive monomer, a photoinitiator and an amine additive. Further disclosed is an optical fiber using the photocurable coating composition. The optical fiber has a polarization mode dispersion (PMD) of 0.1 ps/√km or less when produced by a non-spinning process. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135270 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program, and information processing system - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a search information notification section which notifies a search device of search information via a communication section, a search result acquisition section which acquires a plurality of search result pages retrieved from a plurality of search pages, respectively, in accordance with the search information, from the search device via the communication section, and a display control section which causes a display section to display one of the plurality of search result pages acquired by the search result acquisition section from the search device, and which causes the display section to display another one of the plurality of search result pages based on the operation information an input of which is accepted by an input section. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135271 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURE TRANSFER AND PLAYBACK OF MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - A method and apparatus for secure transfer and playback of multimedia content enables the secure transfer of multimedia content from a digital video recorder (DVR) to a personal computer (PC) and further to a handheld device. A DVR determines which devices on a Local Area Network (LAN) are authorized to share and/or retrieve content from the DVR. The DVR receives a connection request from a PC on the LAN, authorizes the connection request and establishes a secure connection between the DVR and the PC. Once the secure connection is established, the DVR receives a request for multimedia content from the PC, prepares the multimedia content for transfer and transfers the multimedia content to the PC. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135272 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH RECORDING FUNCTION - A portable electronic apparatus according to the present invention includes a main body with a front part on which a shooting lens is provided, wherein a moving image shooting button and a still image shooting button are provided at a rear part of the main body. A moving image shooting button and a still image shooting button are provided independent from the two aforementioned recording buttons on an upper face of the main body. The moving image shooting button and the still image shooting button provided at the rear part of the main body can be operated independently from the moving image shooting button and the still image shooting button provided on the upper face of the main body. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135273 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an image unit, a video recording medium configured to store video data generated by the imaging unit, and a controller configured to control recording of the video data in the video recording medium. The video recording medium includes a first recording medium having a data area in which data can be recorded, and at least one second recording medium having first and second data areas in which data can be recorded. The second data area can be written data at a higher speed than a speed for writing data in the first data area. The controller records video data and management data for managing the video data in the first recording medium, using whole data area of the first recording medium. The controller records video data in the second recording medium, using only the second data area of the second recording medium. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135274 | RECORDING AND REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND RECORDING AND REPRODUCTION METHOD - In the case where plural applications are executed at the same time, if each application instructs for different trick play to the same content, a difference is caused between an ideal reproduction state expected by each application and an actual reproduction state. The present invention makes it possible to keep the reproduction state unchanged as long as normal reproduction or trick play is not accepted, by including a moving picture trick play reproduction management unit which determines, in response to an instruction for one of normal reproduction and trick play, whether or not to accept, according to a rule, the instruction, and retains details specified by the instruction in the case of accepting the instruction, and a moving picture reproduction processing unit which reproduces a moving picture based on the details retained by the moving picture trick play management unit. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135275 | RECORDING-AND-REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND CONTENT-MANAGING METHOD - A recording-and-reproducing apparatus for managing content data recorded on a removable recording medium includes: a device configured to acquire reproduction information required for reproducing the content data; a device configured to generate a first management file for individually managing the content data; a device configured to register control information for the content data in a second management file collectively managing the content data. Further, the apparatus includes a device configured to read out the control information in the second management file recorded on the recording medium; a memory in which the control information of the second management file read out by the read-out device is expanded; a device configured to compare the control information in the second management file expanded in the memory and the content data recorded on the recording medium; and a device configured to update the control information in the second management file expanded in the memory. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135276 | CLOSED CAPTION TAGGING SYSTEM - A closed caption tagging system provides a mechanism for inserting tags into an audio or video television broadcast stream prior to or at the time of transmission. The tags contain command and control information that the receiver translates and acts upon. The receiver receives the broadcast stream and detects and processes the tags within the broadcast stream which is stored on a storage device that resides on the receiver. Program material from the broadcast stream is played back to the viewer from the storage device. Tags indicate the start and end points of a program segment. Program segments such as commercials are automatically replaced by the receiver with new program segments that are selected based on various criteria. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135277 | Method and Apparatus for Providing in a Receiver a Copy Protection Signal That Negates a Circumvention Device and or Provides Improved Playability - A receiving device provides a “new” copy protection signal which causes resistance to certain circumvention devices and includes improved playability. The new copy protection signal causes the certain circumvention devices to pass substantially the copy protection effects to a video recorder, or causes content control effectiveness on a compliant device. That is, the new copy protection signal from the receiver causes the circumvention device to add or enhance copy protection effectiveness, which is contrary to the circumvention device's original intent of removing or reducing copy protection effectiveness. The new copy protection signal is provided by inserting or adding one or more pseudo sync pulses or one or more pseudo sync/AGC pulse pairs immediately after, one line after, or less than two and a half lines after, a vertical sync signal in at least one television line. Thus, the receiver utilizes the new copy protection signal to thwart various intended functions of the circumvention device. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135278 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING INTERACTIVE CONTENT DURING WRITING AND PRODUCTION OF A MEDIA ASSET - Systems and methods for providing interactive content during writing and production of a media asset are provided. A script of a media asset that includes natural language textual annotations that define uniquely interactive content and timing contingencies during which to display the interactive content may be received. After the media asset corresponding to the script is produced, computer language instructions may be generated based on the natural language annotations. The computer language instructions and the media asset may be stored on a master storage medium. The media asset and computer language instructions may be transmitted to a media equipment device. Playback time codes may be transmitted with the media asset. When a playback time code corresponds to an event that identifies interactive content, the media equipment device may display the interactive content represented by the computer language instructions during a time interval defined by the computer language instructions. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135279 | METHOD FOR CREATING AN AUDIOVISUAL MESSAGE - A method for creating an audiovisual message from a subject includes the steps of providing an A/V recording space with a thematic setting; providing A/V recording equipment operable to create an audiovisual recording of a subject; providing computer apparatus including data storage means suitable to receive and hold audiovisual recordings and audiovisual messages of subjects, modem apparatus providing Internet connection, and computer software for processing audiovisual recordings to create audiovisual messages, managing multiple audiovisual messages stored on the data storage apparatus, and selectively making the audiovisual messages of subjects stored on the data storage apparatus available for remote access and at least one of viewing and downloading by remote users through the Internet connection; providing at least one interview script; interviewing the subject in accordance with the script; recording the subject with the A/V equipment during at least a portion of said interviewing step to create an audiovisual recording on the data storage means; processing the audiovisual recording to create an audiovisual message; and, storing the audiovisual message on the data storage means. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135280 | FRAMEWORK, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAPID DEPLOYMENT OF INTERACTIVE APPLICATIONS - Systems and methods are disclosed that provide a framework, e.g., a Java®-based toolkit, that provides various levels of abstraction according to the needs of the designer. The abstraction levels are each associated with a set of packages that provide functionality suitable to the level. A user or designer accesses the level packages within the framework and employs the same to create a desired computer-readable media, e.g., a Blu-ray® disc or “BD”. Other aspects may provide corresponding or complementary functionality. For example, the framework abstracts drawing or graphics primitives to higher-level entities, allowing the same to be easily employed in the creation of arbitrary graphical elements. In another example, a business logic module may be employed which can be customized by using settings files. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135281 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING FILES ON A DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER - Described herein are techniques for managing files of a digital video recorder. Responsive to a request to record content, a DVR identifies and stores information identifying the originator of a recording request. The identifying information may then be presented to a user to identify the origin of a recording timer or a recorded file. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135282 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING BROADCAST VIDEO WITH A SECONDARY AUDIO SOURCE - Embodiments of the disclosed invention include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for providing a video source with a secondary audio source. For example, in one embodiment, a method is disclosed that includes receiving a broadcast signal from a first source, the broadcast signal includes a video component and a first audio component. The method further includes receiving a second audio component from a second source, the second audio component providing audio corresponding to the video component of the broadcast. The method outputs the video component and the second audio component while suppressing the output of the first audio component. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135283 | Multifunction Multimedia Device - A method for interpreting messages, user-defined alert conditions, voice commands and performing an action in response is described. A method for annotating media content is described. A method for presenting additional content associated with media content identified based on a fingerprint is described. A method for identifying that an advertisement portion of media content is being played based on a fingerprint derived from the media content is described. A method of one media device recording particular media content automatically in response to another media device recording the particular media content is described. A method of concurrently playing media content on multiple devices is described. A method of publishing information associated with recording of media content is described. A method of deriving fingerprints by media devices that meet an idleness criteria is described. A method of loading, modifying, and displaying a high definition frame from a frame buffer is described. A method of recording or playing media content identified based on fingerprints is described. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135284 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVE ARCHIVAL OF MEDIA CONTENT - Described herein are techniques for selective archival of media content. A first entertainment device stores a plurality of media content files on a first storage medium. The first entertainment devices selects a portion of the media content files for backup based on characteristics of the media content files and transmits the portion of the media content files to a second entertainment device through a communication network. The second entertainment device stores the portion of the media content files on a second storage medium associated therewith. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135285 | IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, METHOD, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND PROGRAM - An image coding apparatus ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110135286 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING KEY FRAMES AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECORDING BROADCAST SIGNALS USING THE SAME - An apparatus and method for extracting key frames and an apparatus and method for recording broadcast signals using the same, the key frame extracting apparatus including a stream information analyzing unit and a key frame extracting unit. The stream information analyzing unit extracts frame information from a video stream. The key frame extracting unit extracts a key frame among frames of the video stream by using the frame information. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135287 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE WITH HUMIDIFYING FUNCTION - A power supply device with a humidifying function includes a body, a circuit board, and a heater. An accommodation space is defined inside the body, and a water reservoir is disposed inside the accommodation space for storing water. A steam vent is formed on a surface of the body for communicating the water reservoir. The circuit board is disposed on a bottom of the accommodation space and includes an input connector and an output connector disposed thereon. The circuit board receives an external power from the input connector, transforms the external power into a first output power and outputs the first output power via the output connector, or transforms the external power into a second out power. The heater is electrically connected to the circuit board and contacts the water reservoir, for receiving the second output power for the purpose of heating water and vaporizing the water into steam. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135288 | Furnace for Conditioning Preforms - A furnace for conditioning preforms with several heating chambers rotating in a circle for heating one preform each with infrared radiation, and having holding devices for holding the preforms during heating, so that a section of the preform to be conditioned is essentially arranged in the heating chamber, and a section not to be conditioned is arranged outside the heating chamber. Accordingly, the section to be conditioned can be heated in a controlled and effective manner, and the section not to be conditioned can be protected from undesired heating. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135289 | WATER HEATING SYSTEM WITH POINT-OF-USE CONTROL - A water heater system includes an intermediate water heater having a storage tank in which water is initially received at an initial temperature. The intermediate water heater is controllable to heat the water to an intermediate temperature that is higher than the initial temperature. The water heater system also includes at least one point-of-use water heater coupled to the intermediate water heater for receiving the water from the intermediate water heater after the water has been heated to the intermediate temperature. The point-of-use heater is controllable to heat the received water to a point-of-use temperature, the point-of-use temperature being higher than the intermediate temperature. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135290 | CAMERA ADJUSTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A camera adjusting system includes a control headgear, a gravitational sensor, a storing unit, a processing unit, a network unit, a signal sending and receiving unit, a drive unit, and a rail. The gravitational sensor detects motions of a head of a user and sends out an electronic signal. The storing unit stores a first instruction and a second instruction. The processing unit executes the first instruction to convert the electronic signal to displacement information and executes the second instruction to convert the displacement information to a control signal to control motions of a camera mounted on the rail. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135291 | CAMERA ADJUSTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A camera adjusting system includes a control headgear, a gravitational sensor, a storing unit, a processing unit, a network unit, a signal sending and receiving unit, and a drive unit. The gravitational sensor detects motions of the head of a user and sends out an electronic signal. The storing unit stores a first instruction and a second instruction. The processing unit executes the first instruction to convert the electronic signal to displacement information and executes the second instruction to convert the displacement information to a control signal to change a viewing angle and focus of a camera. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135292 | FOCUS DETECTING APPARATUS - Disclosed in a focus detecting apparatus comprising: a micro lens array arranged with a plurality of micro lenses, a photo detector that has a plurality of detecting elements provided in correspondence with the micro lenses and receives light flux from an optical system via the micro lenses; and a focus detector that selects a pair of groups of detecting elements from the plurality of detecting elements based on an F-value of the optical system and a brightness of the light flux from the optical system and detects a focus adjustment status of the optical system based on a pair of light receiving signals obtained in the groups of detecting elements. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135293 | LENS UNIT, CAMERA BODY, CAMERA DEVICE, AND IMAGING METHOD - A lens unit is detachably connected via a communication interface with a camera body having a strobe and constituting a camera device. The lens unit is configured to include an optical system including a lens; an imaging unit including an image sensor which photo-electrically converts light from a subject having transmitted through the lens; an image processor which generates image data from an output of the imaging unit; and a strobe controller which controls a flash operation of the strobe provided in the camera body in accordance with a release signal from the camera body. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135294 | Mirror retention structure and camera equipped therewith - A mirror retention structure to reduce rebounding of a sub-mirror and to prevent shifting of the mirror-down position. The mirror retention structure includes, a main mirror retention frame that retains a main mirror, a sub-mirror retention frame that retains a sub-mirror and is axially supported at the main mirror retention frame, and a receiving pin that abuts against the sub-mirror retention frame and sets an angle of the sub-mirror at a mirror-down position, wherein the sub-mirror retention frame is provided with a first abutting portion that touches against the receiving pin at the mirror-down position, and a second abutting portion, at a different position from the first abutting portion, that touches against the receiving pin at a position prior to the mirror-down position in a transition from a mirror-up position to the mirror-down position. | 2011-06-09 |