25th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110148969 | INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS AND INK-JET RECORDING SYSTEM - In an overlapping head including a plurality of recording head chips overlapped to each other, a color shift can occur between a color recorded by an overlapping region and a color recorded by a non-overlapping region, which cannot be corrected by a density correction using head shading or the like. To correct such a color shift, a test pattern is recorded by the overlapping region and the non-overlapping region and colors of the recorded test pattern are measured. Color correction data to be used in correction of colors of an image to be recorded is generated based on a result of the measurement of the colors. | 2011-06-23 |
20110148970 | INK JET PRINTING SYSTEM, INK JET PRINTING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention provides an ink jet printing system and method which allows high-quality images to be printed while improving the gloss of an image surface, as well as a relevant storage medium. According to the present invention, an image is printed using a print head including multiple nozzle arrays provided for ink in respective multiple colors and in each of which multiple nozzles configured to eject ink are arranged; the print head ejects the ink in the multiple colors onto the same print area on a print medium during multiple scans. The multiple types of ink are ejected from the print head so that the connectivity of ink dots formed on the front outermost surface of a print area is higher than that of other ink dots formed in the print area. | 2011-06-23 |
20110148971 | Feed control apparatus, recording apparatus, control method, and recording medium - A disclosed feed control apparatus includes a feed roller; a first detection unit detecting a rotational position of the feed roller; a sensor detecting plural marks arranged on a test chart; a difference calculation unit that calculates a difference between actual and theoretical positional information of a Nth mark when the feed roller rotates one revolution; a correction feeding amount calculation unit that calculates correction feeding amounts of the marks based on the difference and actual feeding amounts of the marks; an error calculation unit that calculates errors between the correction feeding amounts and theoretical feeding amounts by matching them to the corresponding rotational positions of the feeding roller; and a feeding amount control unit that controls the feeding amount based on a relationship between the rotational positions of the feeding roller and the corresponding errors. | 2011-06-23 |
20110148972 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND RECORDING METHOD - According to an embodiment, a recording apparatus includes at least one line-type recording head, a circulation path, and plural roller pairs. The recording head performs multi-pass image formation. The circulation path includes a first path facing the recording head, and a second path to connect a first end side to a second end side of the first path. The plural roller pairs exist in the second path. | 2011-06-23 |
20110148973 | Pre-Leveler Cooling Device for Continuous Feed Imaging Devices - A temperature leveling system for thermally conditioning ink deposited onto a print media includes a non-contact cooling device for reducing temperatures of ink deposited onto a print media to a first average temperature. A leveler includes a thermal control for maintaining the leveler at a second temperature that is different than the first average temperature. The leveler is configured to bring the temperatures of the ink to within a predetermined range about the second temperature after the reduction in temperature at the non-contact cooling device. A heater is positioned to heat the ink and media to a third temperature after the leveler, the third temperature being greater than the second temperature. | 2011-06-23 |
20110148974 | COMPUTER BASED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING PAGE PLACEMENT ON A CONTINUOUS FEED PRINT ENGINE - A system for adjusting page placement on a continuous feed print engine. The engine includes: a feed system for displacing a continuous sheet of material in a process direction; and at least one printhead with a plurality of ink ejectors. The system includes at least one specially programmed computer with a processor and memory element. The processor receives ejector data regarding a defective ink ejector. The ejector data includes a position for the ejector in a transverse direction. The memory element stores the ejector data. The processor: receives print data including positions, in the transverse direction, for pixels on the page; creates, using the processor and the print data, a logical page; and creates, using the processor and the ejector data, a logical sheet by positioning the logical page in the traverse direction such that the ejector and the respective pixels are out of alignment in the process direction. | 2011-06-23 |
20110148975 | Dot Missing Inspection Method of Printing Device and Printing Device - A method of inspecting presence/absence of dot missing in a printing device for discharging and impacting liquid droplets of a light curable ink from nozzles onto a medium, irradiating light to the impacted liquid droplets so as to cure the liquid droplets, and forming an image formed of minute dots on the medium includes, at the printing device, discharging and impacting the liquid droplets of the light curable ink from the nozzles onto the medium, irradiating light including a predetermined wavelength component for curing the light curable ink toward the liquid droplets impacted on the medium, at a light receiving unit, selectively receiving the predetermined wavelength component from reflected light of the irradiated light and outputting a received light intensity signal, and determining the presence/absence of the dot missing based on the received light intensity signal output from the light receiving unit and outputting inspection result data indicating the determination result. | 2011-06-23 |
20110148976 | RECORDING HEAD AND RECORDING APPARATUS, AND INSPECTION APPARATUS OF RECORDING HEAD AND METHOD THEREOF - A temperature detection circuit acquires first temperature data detected by a temperature sensor corresponding to a heater of a recording head in a state in which no electric current is flowed into the heater, and second temperature data for the heater in a state in which an electric current is flowed into the heater. Correction data for correcting the temperature data detected by the temperature sensor is obtained based on the first and second temperature data. The temperature data detected by the temperature sensor is corrected based on the correction data. | 2011-06-23 |
20110148977 | INKJET EMULSION INK - According to one embodiment, an inkjet emulsion ink includes an aqueous liquid, a color pigment dispersed in the aqueous liquid, an oil liquid, a white pigment dispersed in the oil liquid, and polyvinyl alcohol. The aqueous liquid content of the inkjet emulsion ink is W | 2011-06-23 |
20110148978 | INKJET EMULSION INK - According to one embodiment, an inkjet emulsion ink includes a pigment, an aqueous liquid, an oil liquid, and a polyoxyethylene hydrogenated castor oil. The polyoxyethylene hydrogenated castor oil emulsifies the aqueous liquid and the oil liquid. The oil liquid is at least partly an aliphatic monoalcohol having 6 to 9 carbon atoms. | 2011-06-23 |
20110148979 | Curable Phase Change Inks - Disclosed is a radiation curable solid ink composition comprising:
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20110148980 | OIL INKJET PRINTING METHOD AND INK SET - Pre-treatment solutions are provided, which can improve printing density and prevent bleeding and strike through when printing, particularly inkjet printing is performed with an oil ink on a printing medium that has been treated with the pre-treatment solutions. The pre-treatment-solution can be selected from the following (I), (II) and (III):
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20110148981 | DETECTING AND REMOVING FIBERS - In one embodiment, a method to detect and remove fibers comprises identifying blocked nozzles in a grouping of nozzles within a printhead, and triggering a fiber removal event if it is determined that a plurality of adjacent nozzles are blocked. | 2011-06-23 |
20110148982 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAINTENANCE OF INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a recording head having a nozzle and configured to discharge droplets of a recording fluid via the nozzle onto a recording sheet in an image forming operation; a sheet transport unit configured to transport the recording sheet in a sheet transport direction; and a maintenance unit configured to perform a maintenance operation for the recording head. The maintenance unit is configured to be moved in a forward direction corresponding to the sheet transport direction and a backward direction opposite the forward direction. The maintenance unit performs the maintenance operation when the maintenance unit is moved in the backward direction. | 2011-06-23 |
20110148983 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording apparatus includes a joint portion movable to a first position at which communication is established between a flexible tube connected to an ink tank and a recording head and a second position at which such communication is interrupted, a manipulating member rotatably provided on a carriage to take a first posture and a second posture with respect to the carriage, and a link mechanism that causes the manipulating member and the joint portion to operate in conjunction with each other such that the joint portion moves to either of the first position and the second position along with rotation of the manipulating member. The manipulating member is urged to be maintained in either of the first posture and the second posture by a restoration force of the tube. | 2011-06-23 |
20110148984 | Direct Remote Analog/Digital Printing Devices, Processes and Mediums - Direct remote digital/analog printing devices and mediums have been developed, which are capable of directly digitally printing on non-uniform or uniform substrate/mediums. Examples of devices are also capable of recognizing wireless digital or analog signals for processing and printing or directly scanning substrates using information (analog or digitally) encoded. The read/write devices can be remote and operate separately or can be attached to existing communications devices and products. | 2011-06-23 |
20110148985 | PARALLEL MOTION SYSTEM FOR INDUSTRIAL PRINTING - A microdeposition system includes a printhead carriage that moves along a first axis; a stage that holds a substrate; a rail located above the printhead carriage and extending along a third axis parallel to the first axis; and an accessory carriage that travels along the rail to remain above the printhead carriage. The printhead carriage includes a plurality of nozzles that deposit droplets of fluid material onto the substrate. | 2011-06-23 |
20110148986 | Liquid jet head and liquid jet apparatus - Provided is a liquid jet head ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110148987 | LIQUID EJECTION RECORDING HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method includes preparing a liquid ejection recording head that includes a substrate including an element generating energy used to eject liquid, a first supporting portion supporting the substrate, a wiring member including a plurality of electrode leads connected to a plurality of electrode pads provided for the substrate, and a second supporting portion supporting the wiring member, the wiring member including a vent that communicates with a region defined by the substrate, the first supporting portion, and the electrode leads and also communicates with an atmosphere, applying a sealing member to surfaces of the electrode leads, and sucking air in the region through the vent to introduce the sealing member into the region. | 2011-06-23 |
20110148988 | FLUID DROPLET EJECTING - A system for ejecting droplets of a fluid is described. The system includes a substrate having a flow path body that includes a fluid pumping chamber, a descender fluidically connected to the fluid pumping chamber, and a nozzle fluidically connected to the descender. The nozzle is arranged to eject droplets of fluid through an outlet formed in an outer substrate surface. The flow path body also includes a recirculation passage fluidically connected to the descender. The system for ejecting droplets of a fluid also includes a fluid supply tank fluidically connected to the fluid pumping chamber, a fluid return tank fluidically connected to the recirculation passage, and a pump fluidically connecting the fluid return tank and the fluid supply tank. In some implementations, a flow of fluid through the flow path body is at a flow rate sufficient to force air bubbles or contaminants through the flow path body. | 2011-06-23 |
20110148989 | INK EJECTION DEVICE EMPLOYING CORRUGATED THERMAL ACTUATOR - An ink ejection device for ejecting ink from a nozzle chamber includes an anchor block extending from a supporting substrate, the anchor block including a heating circuit; a first group of elongate corrugated arms attached at a first end thereof to the heating circuit, the first group of elongate corrugated arms being in a first horizontal plane; a second group of elongate corrugated arms attached at a first end to the anchor block and electrically insulated from the heating circuit, the second group of elongate corrugated arms being in a second horizontal plane different from the first horizontal plane; a cross arm joining the first group of at least two elongate corrugated arms and the second group of at least two elongate corrugated arms at a second end of the corrugated arms; and a paddle attached to the cross arm. A first edge of the elongate corrugated arms of the first group and a first edge of the elongate corrugated arms of the second group are in a common horizontal plane between the first and second horizontal planes. | 2011-06-23 |
20110148990 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head includes a flow channel forming substrate having pressure generation chambers communicating with a nozzle opening and arranged in parallel along a lateral direction. A piezoelectric element is provided on one surface of the flow channel forming substrate in correspondence to the pressure generation chamber, and has a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer provided on the first electrode and a second electrode provided on the piezoelectric layer. In a direction intersecting with the arrangement direction of the pressure generation chambers, in boundaries between an active section that is a substantial driving section and an inactive section that is not a substantial driving section of the piezoelectric layer, the first electrode includes a taper section of which a width is gradually decreased toward the boundary from the active section side. | 2011-06-23 |
20110148991 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head includes a flow channel forming substrate having a pressure generation chamber communicating with a nozzle opening and arranged in parallel along a lateral direction. A piezoelectric element is provided on one surface of the flow channel forming substrate in correspondence to the pressure generation chamber, and has a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer provided on the first electrode and a second electrode provided on the piezoelectric layer. In a direction intersecting with the arrangement direction of the pressure generation chamber, in boundaries between an active section that is a substantial driving section and an inactive section that is not a substantial driving section of the piezoelectric layer of the first electrode, an opening group is provided including at least one opening in the active section and the inactive section. | 2011-06-23 |
20110148992 | PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, LIQUID JET HEAD AND PRINTER - A piezoelectric element includes: a base substrate; a lower electrode formed above the base substrate; a piezoelectric layer that is formed above the lower electrode, and formed from a perovskite type oxide; and an upper electrode formed above the piezoelectric layer, wherein the piezoelectric layer is oriented to (100) crystal orientation in the pseudo-cubic crystal expression, and a crystal of the perovskite type oxide in a direction parallel to a lower surface of the piezoelectric layer has a lattice constant greater than a lattice constant of the crystal of the perovskite type oxide in a direction orthogonal to the lower surface of the piezoelectric layer. | 2011-06-23 |
20110148993 | Inkjet Ejector Having a Polymer Aperture Plate Attached to an Outlet Plate and Method for Assembling an Inkjet Ejector - A method forms apertures in a polymer aperture plate configured for use in a piezoelectric print head. The method includes bonding a polymer aperture plate to an outlet plate configured with outlets, and aligning a laser with the outlets in the outlet plate to ablate apertures in the polymer aperture plate that are aligned with the outlets. | 2011-06-23 |
20110148994 | Print Head Having a Polymer Aperture Plate and Method for Assembling a Print Head - A method for bonding a polymer layer to an outlet plate for an inkjet print head has been developed that enables the polymer layer to be attached to the outlet plate with little or no bowing of the polymer layer. The method includes aligning recesses in a bonding plate with channels in an outlet plate, interposing a polymer layer between the bonding plate and the outlet plate, and pressing the bonding plate against the polymer layer to bond the polymer layer to the outlet plate. | 2011-06-23 |
20110148995 | Inkjet print head, inkjet print head assembly and method of manufacturing inkjet print head assembly - There is provided an inkjet print head including: a head plate having nozzles arranged in a length direction, in which each of the nozzles ejects ink therethrough from a side surface of the head plate; an ink inlet provided in the lower portion of the head plate and drawing ink therethrough; a pressure chamber storing the ink drawn in through the ink inlet and communicating with the nozzle; and a piezoelectric element supplying the pressure chamber with driving force in a direction perpendicular to a direction of the ink ejected through the nozzle communicating with the pressure chamber and disposed on the pressure chamber having a membrane interposed therebetween. | 2011-06-23 |
20110148996 | METHOD FOR FILLING AN INKJET INK TANK - A method of filling an ink tank with ink for use with a printer, the method includes the steps of providing or obtaining an ink tank which ink tank includes both an ink supply port and an ink fill port that are enclosed within a rim that extends outwardly from the ink tank; providing an ink fill tube connected to a source of ink; connecting the ink fill tube to the ink fill port; flowing ink from the source of ink through the ink fill tube to the ink tank; removing excess air from the ink tank; and withdrawing the ink fill tube from the ink fill port. | 2011-06-23 |
20110148997 | INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an inkjet recording apparatus includes a plurality of inkjet heads, a common supply pipe, a common collection pipe and an ink tank device. The common supply pipe includes an upper inner wall from one end side in a longitudinal direction to the other end side, which is inclined with respect to a horizontal direction from the one end side to the other end side if an ink flow direction and opposite direction of a gravitational force are defines as positive axes. The common collection pipe is supplied with the ink from the common supply pipe at one end side in the longitudinal direction. The ink tank device supplies the ink to the one end side of the common supply pipe, and collects the ink from the common collection pipe. | 2011-06-23 |
20110148998 | LIQUID SUPPLYING AND COLLECTING APPARATUS - An ink supplying and collecting apparatus includes a case, ink cartridges detachably attached to the case, and a collecting container detachably attached to the case. The ink cartridges supply ink to a recording head of a printer via ink supply tubes. The collecting container collects ink drained from the recording head via an ink drain tube. The case is located outside of and is separate from the printer. Thus, the sizes and shapes of the ink cartridges and the collecting container can be freely designed. | 2011-06-23 |
20110148999 | INK FILL PORT FOR INKJET INK TANK - A detachably mountable ink tank for an inkjet printhead, the ink tank includes a housing for enclosing a reservoir for liquid ink; a rim extending outwardly from the housing; an ink supply port enclosed within the rim; and an ink fill port enclosed within the rim, wherein the ink fill port is configured to receive an ink fill tube to provide liquid ink to the reservoir. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149000 | INKJET PRINTHEAD MODULE WITH ADJUSTABLE ALIGNMENT - A microdeposition system includes a stage, a printhead carriage, and a controller. The stage holds a substrate. The printhead carriage includes N printhead modules, where N is an integer greater than one. Each of the N printhead modules includes a printhead and an alignment mechanism. The printhead includes a plurality of nozzles that deposit droplets of fluid manufacturing material onto the substrate while relative movement between the substrate and the printhead is along a first axis. The alignment mechanism adjusts the printhead with respect to the printhead module. The controller controls the alignment mechanisms of the N printhead modules to set effective nozzle spacing for the pluralities of nozzles to a uniform value. The effective nozzle spacing is defined as spacing between adjacent ones of the plurality of nozzles as projected onto a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149001 | Spreader Module for Duplex Continuous Feed Imaging Devices - A spreader module for use in an imaging device includes a housing configured for insertion and removal from a docking position of an imaging device frame, a spreader drum operably supported by the housing, and a pressure roller operably supported by the housing adjacent the spreader drum to define a spreading nip through which a web of media is fed. The spreader module includes a release agent application system supported by the housing for applying a first release agent to the spreader drum. A docking slot is positioned adjacent the pressure roll that is configured to releasably secure a release agent sub-module to the housing, the release agent sub-module for applying a second release agent to the surface of the pressure roller. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149002 | Low Force Drum Maintenance Filter - A drum maintenance system for use in an imaging device includes a sump having a bottom surface and a plurality of sidewalls which are arranged to accommodate a volume of release agent. A roller applicator is rotatably supported a first distance above the sump and partially submerged in the release agent in the sump. A foam layer is positioned on the bottom surface of the sump beneath the roller applicator that has a first thickness that is greater than the first distance such that the foam layer is compressed between the roller applicator and the bottom surface of the sump. A filter is sandwiched between the foam layer and the roller applicator. The compressed foam layer provides a compliance force that presses the filter against the roller applicator. The filter is configured to permit rotation of the roller applicator positioned on top of the foam layer while being pressed against the roller applicator by the foam layer. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149003 | INK-JET PRINTER - An image recording apparatus includes first and second drums configured to transfer a recording medium, first and second recording sections arranged in opposition to the first and second drums, respectively, and each including a recording head configured to record an image on the recording medium, and a main body frame configured to rotatably support at least the first and second drums, and when replacement of the recording head is to be carried out, each of the first and second recording sections is moved in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of a rotating shaft of corresponding one of the first and second drums, and in horizontal direction. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149004 | PRINTER INCLUDING POSITIONABLE PRINTING UNITS - A printer includes an array of rollers, an array of printing elements, and a positioning structure. The array of rollers is arranged in a first arc configuration to rollingly support a media web in a first orientation. The array of printing elements is arranged in a second arc configuration along the first orientation and movable relative to the array of rollers to selectively modify a space there between. Each respective printing element is aligned directly above one of the respective rollers to define a printing unit. A positioning structure is configured to releasably secure each printing unit at one position of a plurality of positions along the respective first and second arc configurations. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149005 | Variable Data Printing System - A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes a first printer to print a first type of data to a medium and to print a barcode on the medium including variable to be printed on the medium and a second printer to print the variable data to the medium based on the barcode. The second printer includes a barcode reader, transfer location and a medium path having a fixed distance between the barcode reader and the transfer location. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149006 | SELF-ASSEMBLING STRUCTURES FOR ELECTROSTATIC EXTRACTION OF PIGMENTS FROM LIQUID INKS FOR MARKING - A fabricated structure for use with an associated marking device is provided. In one form, the fabricated structure includes a self-lifting spring finger having a nib for marking. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149007 | WRITING ERASABLE PAPER USING THERMAL PRINTHEAD AND UV ILLUMINATION - A system for imaging erasable media includes a thermal print head on a first side of an erasable medium and a UV illumination source opposing the thermal print head and on a second side of the erasable medium. The thermal print head locally heats the erasable medium at a pixel level and the UV illumination source images the erasable medium only at the locally heated regions thereof. Thus the normal roles of uniformly heating the media and imaging with the UV source are reversed | 2011-06-23 |
20110149008 | Thermal head and printer - Provided is a thermal head capable of enhancing heat-insulating performance while maintaining mechanical strength of an upper substrate. A thermal head ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110149009 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus forms a pattern image on a sheet by irradiating a photosensitive body with laser lights emitted from first to eighth laser light sources based on timing set in a displaying/setting section. As the pattern image, a combined pattern image in which a plurality of combined images are arranged continuously in the sub scanning direction, in each of which combined images two first line images are arranged apart from each other in the main scanning direction, and the second line image is arranged therebetween. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149010 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALIGNMENT OF LASER PRINTERS - Laser printers are plagued with an assortment of alignment issues. In color laser printers the issues are exacerbated. Variations in distance from the mirror to the drum can lines in different color planes to vary in size. Variations in angles in the facets of the mirror can cause alignment issues between lines. Even lack of synchronization between the dot clock and start of line indication can cause misalignment between rows. In addition, a cosine distortion occurs due to the non-constant linear velocity of the laser scan of a single line. A very high speed master clock can drive the laser scanning unit. By using a very high speed clock, the control circuitry has the resolution to compensate for many of these distortion types, by appropriately counting clock cycles and indicating such to the laser modulator. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149011 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME CONVERSATIONAL TELE-EDUCATION SERVICE BASED ON VIDEO CONFERENCING SERVICE - A system and method for a tele-education service system based on video conferencing are provided. The tele-education service system includes a host terminal to manage a tele-education service system; at least one participating terminal to receive the tele-education service; and a media relay to acquire video images from the host terminal and the at least one participating terminal, to combine the acquired video images differently according to user information of the host terminal and the at least one participating terminal and the progress stages of video conferencing and to provide the differently combined video images to the host terminal and the at least one participating terminal, respectively. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149012 | VIDEOCONFERENCING TERMINAL WITH A PERSISTENCE OF VISION DISPLAY AND A METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF TO MAINTAIN EYE CONTACT - The disclosure provides apparatuses for videoconferencing and a method of operation thereof. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes: (1) a display substrate occupying less than an entirety of a viewing area, (2) an actuator configured to move the display substrate over the viewing area and (3) a camera having a field of view at least partially overlapping the viewing area and configured to capture a camera image through the viewing area. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149013 | Remotely Monitoring and Troubleshooting a Videoconference - System and method for performing a videoconference. One or more computers are utilized to passively monitor a videoconference call between a plurality of participants at respective participant locations, where the videoconference call is performed using a plurality of videoconferencing endpoints at respective ones of the participant locations, and where the monitoring includes monitoring one or more parameters from each of the videoconferencing endpoints. The videoconference call is actively monitored upon detecting values of the one or more parameters from a first videoconferencing endpoint indicating a lack of call quality, thereby generating active monitor data. The active monitor data is automatically analyzed to determine at least one problem causing lack of call quality, and at least one action is automatically determined and performed to address the at least one problem. The active monitoring may also be invoked manually, e.g., in response to user input. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149014 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND PRIVACY PROTECTION METHOD - A communication device and a privacy protection method receives an incoming call from a remote communication device, and transmits a preset substitute image to the remote communication device if a user of the communication device declining to share live video images with the remote user. When the user answers the incoming call, the method can check with the user as to determine whether to connect a live video. If the user of the communication device responds to include video, the method connects the video and transmit live video images to the remote communication device synchronously with voice communication of the call. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149015 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CAPTURING PANORAMIC IMAGES - An electronic device and a method enable capturing a 360° panoramic image by a digital camera having a fixed angle lens. A number of frames is set for capturing the 360° panoramic image of the digital camera unit. The electronic device receives an initial azimuth of the digital camera unit from an electronic compass and determines rotation points of the digital camera unit. A current azimuth from an electronic compass of the electronic device is received and the rotated angle of the digital camera unit is calculated. The electronic device captures at least one image if the digital camera unit rotates to one of the rotation points. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149016 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a motion compensation parameter calculation unit that calculates a parameter for compensating a relative motion in an image pickup apparatus between picked-up images, a first connection line setting unit that sets as a first connection line a central position in an overlapping area, a moving subject detection unit that generates subject information by detecting a moving subject using the images in the overlapping area, a subject information projection unit that projects the subject information in the overlapping area on a sweep axis, a second connection line setting unit that performs setting of a second connection line on the basis of the projected subject information, an image pickup condition detection unit that detects an image pickup condition in which a two-dimensional rotation is occurred, and a connection line selection unit that selects the first or second connection line as a connection line. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149017 | DISPLAY OF AN ARRANGEMENT OF A PANORAMIC VIDEO BY APPLYING NAVIGATION COMMANDS TO SAID PANORAMIC VIDEO - An arrangement of a panoramic video is obtained by applying navigation commands to said panoramic video. In accordance with the invention, the navigation commands are formed either by navigation commands given at will by the user, or by predefined navigation commands associated with said panoramic video. The choice of the type of navigation command used at a given instant is controlled either automatically or by the user. The invention thus permits to avoid a user losing the thread of the action when navigates freely through a panoramic video. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149018 | HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING MAGNETO-OPTICAL SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR - A holographic display device comprising at least one magneto-optical spatial light modulator (MOSLM). The holographic display device may comprise a first MOSLM and a second MOSLM, the first and second MOSLMs encoding a hologram and a holographic reconstruction being generated by the device. An advantage of the device is fast encoding of holograms. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149019 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED 2D VIDEO DISPLAY BASED ON 3D VIDEO INPUT - A video processing device may generate a two dimensional (2D) output video stream from a three dimensional (3D) input video stream that comprises a plurality of view sequences. The plurality of view sequences may comprise sequences of stereoscopic left and right reference fields or frames. A view sequence may initially be selected as a base sequence for the 2D output video stream, and the 2D output video stream may be enhanced using video content and/or information from unselected view sequences. The video content and/or information utilized in enhancing the 2D output video stream may comprise depth information, and/or foreground and/or background information. The enhancement of the 2D input video stream may comprise improving depth, contrast, sharpness, and/or rate upconversion using frame and/or field based interpolation of images in the 2D output video stream. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149020 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VIDEO POST-PROCESSING BASED ON 3D DATA - A media player may read three-dimensional (3D) video data comprising a plurality of view sequences of frames or fields from a media storage device, and may decimate one or more of the view sequences to enable transferring the video data to a display device. The media player may determine operational parameter(s) and/or transfer limitation(s) of a connecting subsystem used to transfer the video data to the display device. The decimation may be performed based on this determination of transfer limitation(s). The decimation may be performed temporally and/or spatially. The plurality of view sequences may comprise sequences of stereoscopic left and right view reference frames or fields. The decimation may be performed such that the removed data for each view sequence may be reconstructed, after reception, based on remaining data in the same view sequence and/or video data of other corresponding view sequences. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149021 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARPNESS PROCESSING FOR 3D VIDEO - A video processing device may enhance sharpness of one or more of a plurality of view sequences extracted from a three dimensional (3D) input video stream. The plurality of extracted view sequences may comprise stereoscopic left and right view sequences of reference fields or frames. The sharpness enhancement processing may be performed based on sharpness related video information, which may be derived from other sequences in the plurality of view sequences, user input, embedded control data, and/or preconfigured parameters. The sharpness related video information may enable classifying images in the 3D input video streams into different regions, and may comprise depth related data and/or point-of-focus related data. Sharpness enhancement processing may be performed variably on background and foreground regions, and/or on in-focus or out-of-focus regions. A 3D output video stream for display may be generated from the plurality of view sequences based on the sharpness processing. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149022 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING 3D OUTPUT VIDEO WITH 3D LOCAL GRAPHICS FROM 3D INPUT VIDEO - A video processing device may extract a plurality of view sequences from a three-dimensional (3D) input video stream and generate a plurality of graphics sequences that correspond to local graphics content. Each of the plurality of graphics sequences may be blended with a corresponding view sequence from the extracted plurality of view sequences to generate a plurality of combined sequences The local graphics content may comprise on-screen display (OSD) graphics, and may initially be generated as two-dimensional (2D) graphics. The plurality of graphics sequences may be generated from the local graphics content, based on, for example, video information for the input 3D video stream, user input, and/or preconfigured conversion data. After blending the view sequences with the graphics sequences, the video processing device may generate a 3D output video stream. The generated 3D output video stream may then be transformed to 2D video stream if 3D playback is not available. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149023 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSOR AND VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - Disclosed herein is a video signal processor including: a combining process section adapted to superimpose a first marker signal on a first video signal component at a specific position and superimpose a second marker signal on a second video signal component at roughly the same position as the specific position; and a control section adapted to control the condition of superimposition of the first and second marker signals so that an image appears to indicate that the first and second marker signals are combined correctly when the first and second video signal components are combined in a correct phase relationship, and so that an image appears to indicate that the first and second marker signals are combined incorrectly if the first and second video signal components are combined in an incorrect phase relationship. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149024 | Three-Dimensional Image Data Transmission Device, Three-Dimensional Image Data Transmission Method, Three-Dimensional Image Data Reception Device, Three-Dimensional Image Data Reception Method, Image Data Transmission Device, and Image Data Reception Device - [Object] To maintain consistency of perspective with each object in an image in the display of overlay information. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149025 | Three-Dimensional Imaging Method, Installation Implementing Said Method, Method for Configuring Such an Installation, Computer Programme Implementing Said Method - The invention concerns a method for three-dimensional imaging of a volume to be imaged executed by several computers connected in parallel: an emitting machine ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110149026 | 3D VIDEO TRANSFORMING DEVICE - A 3D video conversion device is operable to convert a first MPEG stream to a second MPEG stream. The 3D video conversion device includes an input module operable to receive a multiple-view stream, a conversion module operable to convert the multiple-view stream. The conversion module includes a decoding module operable to decode the multiple-view stream, a reformatting module operable to generate 3D views from decoded information, and an encoding module operable to re-encode the 3D views to an STB format stream, and an output module operable to output a reformatted stream. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149027 | Image processing method - An image processing method including the following steps is provided. First, a two-dimensional original image is received. Next, a plurality of depth values corresponding to the two-dimensional original image are received. Afterwards, a two-dimensional shifting image is obtained according to the depth values and a standard value. A plurality of shifting values exist between the two-dimensional shifting image and the two-dimensional original image, and the shifting values are determined by a plurality of differences between the depth values and the standard value. Thereafter, a three-dimensional image is produced according to the two-dimensional original image and the two-dimensional shifting image. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149028 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONIZING 3D GLASSES WITH 3D VIDEO DISPLAYS - 3D glasses may communicate with a video device that is used for playback of 3D video content to determine an operating mode used during the 3D video content playback and to synchronize viewing operations via the 3D glasses during the 3D video content playback based on the determined operating mode. Exemplary operating modes include polarization mode or shutter mode. The 3D video content may comprise stereoscopic left and right views. Polarization of the 3D glasses may be synchronized to polarization of the right and left views in polarization mode; whereas shuttering of the 3D glasses may be synchronized to the frequency of alternating rendering of right and left views in shuttering mode. Synchronization of the 3D glasses may be performed prior to start of the 3D video content playback and/or dynamically during the 3D video content playback. The 3D glasses may communicate with the video device via wireless interfaces. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149029 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PULLDOWN PROCESSING FOR 3D VIDEO - A video processing device may perform pulldown when generating an output video stream that corresponds to received input 3D video stream. The pulldown may be performed based on determined native characteristics of the received input 3D video stream and display parameters corresponding to display device used for presenting the generated output video stream. The native characteristics of the received input 3D video stream may comprise film mode, which may be used to determine capture frame rate. The display parameters may comprise scan mode and/or display frame rate. A left view or a right view frame in every group of frames in the input 3D video stream comprising two consecutive left view frames and corresponding two consecutive right view frames may be duplicated when the input 3D video stream comprises a film mode with 24 fps capture frame rate and the display device uses 60 Hz progressive scanning. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149030 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a display apparatus and a control method thereof. The display apparatus may include a signal receiving unit which receives a three-dimensional (3D) image signal, the 3D image signal including a left eye image and a right eye image; a converter which converts a format of the 3D image signal into a second transmission format if the format of the 3D image signal is of a first transmission format; a 3D processor which processes the converted 3D image signal for 3D display; and a display unit which performs the 3D display with regard to the processed 3D image signal. With this configuration, it is possible to convert a 3D image signal of a new standard into a format which can be processed by a system which processes a 3D image signal according to a previously existing standard. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149031 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE, MULTI-VIEW IMAGE, AND DEPTH IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a camera apparatus, including: a camera unit including at least two cameras to acquire a stereoscopic image; a camera control unit to adjust a view angle of the at least two cameras and an interval between the at least two cameras; a depth information obtainment unit to obtain depth information from the stereoscopic image; and an intermediate image generator to generate an intermediate image based on the stereoscopic image and the depth information. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149032 | TRANSMISSION AND HANDLING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO CONTENT - Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to transmission and handling of three-dimensional video content. An embodiment of a method includes receiving a multimedia data stream including video data utilizing an interface protocol and determining that the received video data includes three-dimensional (3D) video data, where each frame of the video data includes a first vertical synchronization (Vsync) signal prior to an active data region, the active data region including a first data region and a second data region. The method further includes converting the 3D video data from a 3D data format to a two-dimensional (2D) video format, where converting the 3D video data includes identifying a region between the first data region and the second data region, inserting a second Vsync signal between the first data region and the second data region, and providing an identifier to distinguish between the first data region and the second data region. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149033 | CODE STREAM CONVERSION SYSTEM AND METHOD, CODE STREAM IDENTIFYING UNIT AND SOLUTION DETERMINING UNIT - A code stream conversion system and method, a code stream identifying unit and a solution determining unit are provided. The code stream conversion method includes: receiving an original code stream format obtained by parsing an original code stream; and determining a transcoding solution according to a target code stream format and the original code stream format, and using the original code stream format to decode the original code stream and using the target code stream format to encode a decoded code stream according to the transcoding solution, thus completing code stream conversion, and obtaining a target code stream corresponding to the target code stream format. Through the code stream conversion system and method, the original code stream is parsed and the transcoding solution is determined, thus achieving mutual conversion between a three-dimensional video code stream and a planar video code stream. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149034 | STEREO IMAGE DATA TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND STEREO IMAGE DATA TRANSMITTIMG METHOD - [Object] To maintain perspective consistency among individual objects in an image in display of superimposition information in an image display apparatus. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149035 | STEREO IMAGE DATA TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, STEREO IMAGE DATA TRANSMITTING METHOD, STEREO IMAGE DATA RECEIVING APPARATUS, AND STEREO IMAGE DATA RECEIVING METHOD - [Object] To maintain perspective consistency among individual objects in an image in superimposition display of a caption (caption unit) in an ARIB method. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149036 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING 3D CAPTION AND 3D DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SAME - A 3D caption display method for harmoniously merging and displaying closed caption with 3D image in a 3D display apparatus, and a 3D display apparatus suitable for implementing the method. When the 3D display apparatus receives image signals of first and second images for implementing 3D image in a stereoscopic scheme, the 3D display apparatus receives closed caption data only for a base view determined from the first and second images. Then, the display apparatus determines the position of a closed caption for an extended view based on the closed caption data for the base view and a certain 3D caption information, and formats caption graphic data for the base view and the extended view to output 3D closed caption in a stereoscopic format. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149037 | Method and system for encoding a 3D video signal, encoder for encoding a 3-D video signal, encoded 3D video signal, method and system for decoding a 3D video signal, decoder for decoding a 3D video signal. - In a method for encoding and an encoder for a 3D video signal, a principal data layer, a depth map for the principal data layers and further data layers are encoded. Several data layers are combined in one or more common data layers by moving data segments such as data blocks from data layers of origin into common data layers and keeping record of the shift in an additional data stream. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149038 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF REPRODUCING VIDEO CONTENT INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF VIDEOS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - In a video processing apparatus, image information relating to a graphic image corresponding to a first video is converted using difference information calculated from first view-point information relating to a first video and second view-point information relating to a second video. A graphic image corresponding to the second video is generated based on the converted image information, and the generated graphic image and an image of the second video are synthesized. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149039 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING NEW 3-D VIDEO REPRESENTATION FROM 2-D VIDEO - The present invention relates to a device and a method for allowing a user to reproduce new 3-D scene from one or two or more given 2-D video frames that already exist. The present invention provides a device and a method for automating post-image processing requiring a lot of manual work, thereby making it possible to produce and edit new 3-D representation from the existing 2-D video. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149040 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERLACING 3D VIDEO - A video processing device may generate and/or capture a plurality of view sequences of video frames, decimate at least some of the plurality of view sequences, and may generating a three-dimension (3D) video stream comprising the plurality of view sequences based on that decimation. The decimation may be achieved by converting one or more of the plurality of view sequences from progressive to interlaced video. The interlacing may be performed by removing top or bottom fields in each frame of those one or more view sequences during the conversion to interlaced video. The removed fields may be selected based on corresponding conversion to interlaced video of one or more corresponding view sequences. The video processing device may determine bandwidth limitations existing during direct and/or indirect transfer or communication of the generated 3D video stream. The decimation may be performed based on this determination of bandwidth limitations. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149041 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CAMERA PARAMETER CALIBRATION - The present invention provides an apparatus and method for camera parameter calibration which is capable of easily and simply setting physical and optical characteristic parameters of a camera in order to acquire information on actual measurement of an image provided through the camera with high accuracy. The camera parameter calibration apparatus and method has an advantage of correct image analysis that it is capable of increasing accuracy of information of measurement through an image only with an intuitive interface manipulation, without taking a time-consuming and incorrect actual measurement procedure, by determining parameters of the space model corresponding to the image by displaying a 3D space model corresponding to a real space of the image on the image and changing and adjusting visual point parameters such that the 3D space model matches the display image, and regarding the determined parameters of the space model as camera parameters of the image. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149042 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE - Provided is a method for generating stereoscopic image fedback by the interaction with a real world. Even though the method according to the related art interacts the user with the virtual object or forms the stereoscopic image without interacting with the object in the user space by controlling the virtual object using a separate apparatus, the present invention feedbacks the interaction between all the object in the user space including the object and users in the virtual space to the video reproducing system to implement a system for re-processing and reproducing the stereoscopic image, thereby making it possible to produce realistic stereoscopic image. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149043 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES USING HEAD TRACKING - Disclosed herein are a device and method for displaying 3D images. The device includes an image processing unit for calculating the location of a user relative to a reference point and outputting a 3D image which is obtained by performing image processing on 3D content sent by a server based on the calculated location of the user, the image processing corresponding to a viewpoint of the user, and a display unit for displaying the 3D image output by the image processing unit to the user. The method includes calculating the location of a user relative to a reference point, performing image processing on 3D content sent by a server from a viewpoint of the user based on the calculated location of the user, and outputting a 3D image which is obtained by the image processing, and displaying the 3D image output by the image processing unit to the user. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149044 | IMAGE CORRECTION APPARATUS AND IMAGE CORRECTION METHOD USING THE SAME - Provided is an image correction apparatus. The image correction apparatus includes an image input unit, a region extraction unit and an image correction unit. The image input unit generates a plurality of images, and performs a preprocessing operation on the plurality of generated images. The region extraction unit receives the preprocessed images, detects distance information from the image input unit to an object, presence information of the object and motion information of the object which are included in the images, and synthesizes the detected information to extract an ROI. The image correction unit corrects an image which corresponds to the extracted ROI. The image correction apparatus only corrects an image for a user's ROI, increasing efficiency of image correction. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149045 | CAMERA AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CAMERA - The camera has a main sensor for capturing a first image of a scene having at least one object. A lens is provided for the main sensor. At least one auxiliary sensor, which is situated at a distance from the main sensor, is used to capture a second image of the scene at a viewing angle different from that of the main sensor. An evaluation device stereoscopically determines a distance to the at least one object on the basis of the first and second images. An autofocus system sets a focus of the lens in response to the determined distance. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149046 | MEANS AND FACILITY FOR 3D IMAGING - A means for 3D imaging takes two plane pictures of an object in different angles and respectively projects the correspondent images of the object toward users' eyes. Accordingly, the visual data would be transmitted to user's brain and integrated to construct a solid vision. A facility for 3D imaging comprises a multiple image projector consisting of a displaying unit installed on a refracting unit. Wherein, the displaying unit performs a plurality of images, and the refracting unit adopts an optical unit. Thereby, image beams generated by the displaying unit would travel through the refracting unit and deflect by a certain angle. Accordingly, the images shot from two different angles would be respectively projected into user's eyes, and a solid vision could be constructed. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149047 | 3D IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A three-dimensional (3D) image display device includes a liquid crystal display panel alternately displaying a left eye image and a right eye image every unit frame period, a data driving circuit, a gate driving circuit, a timing controller that divides the unit frame period into first and second sub-frame periods, repeatedly supply the same frame data to the data driving circuit during the first and second sub-frame periods, and control operations of the data and gate driving circuits using a frame frequency higher than an input frame frequency, backlight light sources generating light to be provided to the liquid crystal display panel, and a light source driving circuit that sequentially turns on the backlight light sources when liquid crystals of the liquid crystal display panel are kept in a saturation state. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149048 | 3D Image Contents Viewing System - 3D television set or its external speaker box has container for a plurality of 3D spectacles. Container can locate individual 3D spectacles therein. Each of 3D spectacles has unique modulation reflector of infrared synchronizing signal. 3D television set displays 3D image on 3D program upon use of 3D spectacles detected directly by the modulation reflection or indirectly by 3D spectacles not remaining in container. 3D television set displays 2D image on 3D program if nonuse of 3D spectacles is detected directly by the no modulation reflection or indirectly by 3D spectacles remaining in container. Upon detection of nonuse, recommendation display is made to ware 3D spectacles. During 2D commercial message, synchronizing signal is halted. Recommendation to put unnecessary 3D spectacles in container is made upon end of every program, or end of 3D program followed by 2D program, or right before power off of 3D television set. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149049 | RECORDING MEDIUM, REPRODUCTION DEVICE, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A main-view stream and a sub-view stream are recorded on a recording medium. The main-view stream is used for monoscopic video playback. The sub-view stream is used for stereoscopic video playback in combination with the main-view stream are recorded. The main-view stream includes a plurality of main-view pictures, and the sub-view stream includes a plurality of sub-view pictures. The main-view pictures and the sub-view pictures are in one-to-one correspondence. A B picture is not used as a reference picture for compression of any of the sub-view pictures whose corresponding main-view picture is one of an I picture and a P picture. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149050 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A stereoscopic image display device according to the present invention includes: an image generating section | 2011-06-23 |
20110149051 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE REPRODUCTION METHOD IN QUICK SEARCH MODE AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE REPRODUCTION APPARATUS USING SAME - A method, which forms a stereoscopic image by alternately displaying a left image and a right image, for reproducing a stereoscopic image in a trip mode, includes: reproducing a stereoscopic image; receiving a selection of a trip mode from a user while the stereoscopic image is being reproduced; and when the trip mode is entered, changing the stereoscopic image into a two-dimensional (2D) image by selectively displaying one of a left image and a right image. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149052 | 3D IMAGE SYNCHRONIZATION APPARATUS AND 3D IMAGE PROVIDING SYSTEM - A three dimensional (3D) image synchronization apparatus and a 3D image providing system are provided. The 3D image synchronization apparatus synchronizes at least one input 3D image using a single sync signal and outputs the synchronized 3D image. Accordingly, the plurality of display apparatus are synchronized with one another according to a single sync signal. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149053 | Image display device, image display viewing system and image display method - An image display device includes a display panel that periodically displays different images, a shutter control portion that generates timing signals for driving shutters for a right eye and a left eye, in synchronization with the periodical display of the display panel, with respect to glasses for viewing images, the glasses being provided with the shutters for the right and left eye, a backlight that includes a light guide plate of a size corresponding to a display area of the display panel and light sources that are provided on two opposing side faces of the light guide plate and that irradiates the display panel from a rear side of the display panel, and a backlight control portion that causes the respective light sources that are provided on the two opposing side faces to blink at different timings during an opening period of the shutters. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149054 | 3D GLASSES, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING 3D GLASSES, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER APPLIED THERETO - Three-dimensional (3D) glasses, a method for controlling 3D glasses, and a method for controlling an on/off operation of the 3D glasses are provided. The 3D glasses rotate a glass unit based on sensed motion information to maintain a polarization direction of the glass unit in a particular direction. Therefore, a user may view 3D images in various positions. In addition, a user manages the on/off operation of the 3D glasses using the sensed motion information, thereby conveniently viewing 3D images in various positions. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149055 | EXTERNAL MOUNTED ELECTRO-OPTIC SIGHT FOR A VEHICLE - An electro-optic display unit is disclosed. The electro-optic unit may be mountable to an exterior of a vehicle and may be rotatable about a single axis of rotation. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149056 | System and Method for Event Mapping and Analysis - A system and method for event mapping and analysis utilizes a portable event logging device including a geo-locating device, a processor and a plurality of dedicated event logging keys associated with unique event states. In use, a user utilizes the dedicated event logging keys to record event state data, such as a positive detection of explosives residue. The event state data is recorded as an event specific data set with associated geographic location data from the geo-locating unit. Additional data, such as bar code data recorded by an indicia reader of the logging device, is stored with the event specific data set. A collection of event specific data sets is uploaded into a computer system where it is processed and presented in the form of a map to reveal patterns and trends in event states, such as the presence of explosives residue in a particular geographic region. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149057 | Method for testing an optical investigation system - A method for testing an optical investigation system, with an imaging device, a video camera and a light source for optical investigation of an object, a reference surface with predetermined optical properties is illuminated with illuminating light from a light source. An image of the reference surface is recorded by the imaging device and the video camera. An operating condition of the video camera that prevails during the recording of the image is recorded. The functionality or another property of the investigation system is determined on the basis of the recorded operating condition. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149058 | INTRA-ORAL CAMERA WITH POLARIZED AND UNPOLARIZED LIGHT - An intra-oral imaging apparatus having an illumination system directing light symmetrically about an optical axis. A first array includes polychromatic light sources directing light over a first range of angles. A second array includes polychromatic light sources, each light source of the second array paired with a polarizer directing light over a second range of angles that is narrower than the first range of angles. A third array includes UV light sources directing the light over the second range of angles. Collection optics with an imaging lens system is disposed along an optical path direct reflected light to a detector that is disposed to form image data from the reflected light. An analyzer has its transmission axis oriented orthogonally to the polarizer to reduce specular reflection. A long pass filter blocks reflected UV light from the third array light sources. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149059 | Method and Device for Visual Compensation | 2011-06-23 |
20110149060 | ELASTICITY IMAGING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED CHARACTERIZATION OF SEED DISPLACEMENT CALCULATIONS - The identification of preferred seed calculations used to guide the determination of displacement vectors in elasticity imaging may evaluate seeds using a combination of a measure of the similarity of the data of the seed in pre- and post-compression data and continuity of the data in a path in the neighborhood of the seed. This dual evaluation helps avoid downstream error propagation. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149061 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING RETICULOCYTES WITHIN A BLOOD SAMPLE - A method and apparatus for identifying reticulocytes within a blood sample is provided. The method includes the steps of: a) depositing the sample into an analysis chamber adapted to quiescently hold the sample for analysis, and the chamber has a known or determinable height extending between the interior surfaces of panels, which height is such that at least one red blood cell, or an aggregate of red blood cells, within the sample contacts both of the interior surfaces; b) admixing a supravital dye with the sample, which dye is operable to cause reticulin to fluoresce when excited by light of one or more predetermined wavelengths; c) imaging the sample using light that includes the one or more predetermined wavelengths that cause reticulin to fluoresce; d) imaging the sample using light that is absorbed by hemoglobin to produce values of optical density on a per image unit basis; and e) identifying reticulocytes within the sample using the image of the sample created with light that causes the dyed reticulin to fluoresce, and using the per image unit optical density values. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149062 | Apparatus and Method for Aligning a Wafer's Backside to a Wafer's Frontside - Structures of a backside of a wafer can be aligned to structures of a frontside of the wafer for a lithographic treatment of the backside. The wafer is transparent for electromagnetic radiation of a specific wavelength. The wafer is placed on a wafer stage such that the frontside is facing the wafer stage and the backside is facing alignment optics. The backside is illuminated with electromagnetic radiation of the specific wavelength in a dark-field configuration, such that the electromagnetic radiation propagates through the wafer towards three-dimensional structures of a three-dimensional alignment target located at the frontside or inside the wafer and is scattered at the three-dimensional structures. The scattered electromagnetic radiation is captured with the alignment optics, and the backside is aligned to the frontside of the wafer based on the scattered electromagnetic radiation. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149063 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND METHOD OF DOUBLE-SIDED OPTICAL FILMS - The present invention provides a measurement device and a measurement method of double-sided optical films, wherein the device and the method make use of an illumination light source with well-designed bright fields and dark fields and a device with double-sided coincidence optics to obtain the variation information about the horizontal mismatch and the angular mismatch of double-sided optical films. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149064 | Information Provision Device Using Retro-reflecting Article - In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, an information provision device is presented. The information provision device may include an image searching unit configured to detect, from an image, a retro-reflective article and an article identification associated with the retro-reflective article. The device may also include a projecting unit configured to control projecting of an image pattern to the retro-reflective article. The device may further include a controller coupled with the image searching unit and the projecting control unit, wherein upon a determination that the retro-reflective article is relevant to a route, the controller is configured to generate the image pattern to be projected to the retro-reflective article. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149065 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE EDGE PROFILE OF BOTTLES OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS - The invention relates to a method and device for detecting the edge profile of bottles or similar containers that are moved past a measuring and/or receiving region of a measuring and/or receiving system, using at least one opto-electric receiver on one side of the measuring and/or receiving region and using at least one light-emitting device on the side located opposite of the receiver in the measuring and/or receiving region. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149066 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING LIGHT UNIFORMITY THROUGH AN OPTICAL LENS - A system for evaluating light uniformity through an optical lens includes an operating platform, an image processing device and a processor. The operating platform includes a mount and a holder. The mount is configured for mounting the image processing device. The holder is configured for holding the optical lens. The image processing device is configured for capturing an image of a light spot corresponding to the optical lens. The processor is electrically coupled to the image processing device. The mount is shifted back and forth along the direction towards and away from the holder for adjusting the size of the light spot of the optical lens. The processor is configured for calculating the light uniformity through the optical lens according to a minimal light spot image from the image processing device. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149067 | System for Optical Recognition, Interpretation, and Digitization of Human Readable Instruments, Annunciators, and Controls - A system for optically recognizing, interpreting, and digitizing human readable instruments, annunciators, and controls includes an image acquisition sensor operable to capture images of at least one of the instruments, annunciators, and controls; and a logic processing unit operable to decode the images captured by the image acquisition sensor and interpret the decoded images to determine a state of the at least one of the instruments, annunciators, and controls. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149068 | APPARATUS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONALLY MEASURING OBJECT SHAPE - An apparatus for three-dimensionally measuring an object shape includes: a number of line lasers configured to emit laser lines to a subject to be measured and create a closed-curve shape related to a sectional contour line of the subject; and a camera configured to obtain an image of the created closed-curve shape. | 2011-06-23 |