25th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
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20100157294 | SUB-MICROMETER FLUIDIC CHANNEL FOR MEASURING PHOTON EMITTING ENTITIES - A nanofluidic channel fabricated in fused silica with an approximately 500 nm square cross section was used to isolate, detect and identify individual quantum dot conjugates. The channel enables the rapid detection of every fluorescent entity in solution. A laser of selected wavelength was used to excite multiple species of quantum dots and organic molecules, and the emission spectra were resolved without significant signal rejection. Quantum dots were then conjugated with organic molecules and detected to demonstrate efficient multicolor detection. PCH was used to analyze coincident detection and to characterize the degree of binding. The use of a small fluidic channel to detect quantum dots as fluorescent labels was shown to be an efficient technique for multiplexed single molecule studies. Detection of single molecule binding events has a variety of applications including high throughput immunoassays. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157295 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH DEVICE FOR DECIDING MEASUREMENT START POINT - Provided is a measurement device. The measurement device includes a sensor, a wavelength-tunable light source, an additional light source, a coupler, and an optical power measurer. The sensor accepts a sample. The wavelength-tunable light source irradiates wavelength-tunable light to detect a reaction of the sensor. The additional light source irradiates wavelength-fixed light to detect an initial time of the reaction. The coupler combines the wavelength-tunable light source and the additional light source and irradiates the combined input light on the sensor. The optical power measurer detects the reaction of the sensor from an output light transmitted through or reflected by the sensor. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157296 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE TRANSPORT BEHAVIOUR IN THE PNEUMATIC TRANSPORT OF GRANULAR MATERIALS - The invention relates to a method of determining the transport behaviour in the pneumatic transport of granular materials, in which
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20100157297 | Apparatus and method of testing liquid crystal display device - A liquid crystal display (LCD) device testing apparatus that comprises a stage configured in an air-floating structure to feed a liquid crystal panel including combined upper and lower substrates, a backlight unit configured to include a light source for an emission of light disposed under the stage, a protective film formed to encompass and protect the light source, and a lower polarizing plate formed on the protective film to firstly polarize light emitted from the light source in a fixed axis direction, an upper polarizing plate separated from the upper surface of the liquid crystal panel by a fixed distance to secondarily polarize light from the liquid crystal panel in the fixed axis direction; and a charge couple device (CCD) camera disposed on the upper polarizing plate to scan an image on the liquid crystal panel using light secondarily polarized by the upper polarizing plate. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157298 | POLARIMETRIC IMAGING APPARATUS - A polarimetric imaging apparatus ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100157299 | Inspection Method and Apparatus, Lithographic Apparatus, Lithographic Processing Cell and Device Manufacturing Method - The simultaneous measurement of four separately polarized beams upon diffraction from a substrate is used to determine properties of the substrate. Circularly or elliptically polarized light sources are passed via up to three polarizing elements. This polarizes the light sources by 0, 45, 90 and 135°. The plurality of polarizing beamsplitters replaces the use of a phase modulator, but enables the measurement of the intensity of all four beams and thus the measurement of the phase modulation and amplitude of the combined beams to give the features of the substrate. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157300 | LIQUID SAMPLE ANALYSIS CHIP READING SYSTEM, AND ANALYSIS METHOD AND UBIQUITOUS READING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - Provided is a liquid sample analysis chip reading system. The reading system includes an analysis chip, a light emitting part, a plurality of light wave-guides, and a light receiving part. The analysis chip includes a plurality of detecting parts. The light emitting part includes three light sources emitting light having wavelengths (or colors) different from each other. The plurality of light wave-guides irradiate the light emitted from the light emitting part onto the plurality of corresponding detecting parts, respectively. The light receiving part includes a plurality of light receiving devices for receiving the light having a specific color reflected from each of the plurality of corresponding detecting parts of the analysis chip. The three light sources are discontinuously controlled to emit light onto the plurality of light wave-guides. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157301 | RUNNING YARN LINE INSPECTION METHOD AND CARBON FIBER MANUFACTURING METHOD USING THEREOF - A running yarn line inspection method inspects yarn lines running in parallel in the same surface. The running yarn line inspection method is provided with a first illumination means and a line sensor for imaging the yarn lines on the side of the first surface of the running surface of the yarn lines and a second illumination means on the side of the second surface, and comprises a data processing means which processes data obtained by the line sensor and a recording means which records data processed by the data processing means with time. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157302 | LIQUID FUEL PROPERTY DETECTION SYSTEM - A liquid fuel property detection apparatus includes a fuel passage, a light emitting device for emitting a light including a plurality of predetermined wavelengths toward the fuel in the passage, a light receiving device for receiving the light passing through the fuel, and a calculation unit for calculating the concentration of at least one of aroma, paraffin and olefin, which are hydrocarbon component components contained in the fuel. The calculation unit calculates the concentration of a specific component, which is one of aroma, paraffin and olefin, based on the reference transmittance of light in the specific component and the actual transmittance calculated from the amount of light emitted by the light emitting device and the amount of light received by the light receiving device with respect to each wavelength of the light. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157303 | LIQUID MEASUREMENT DEVICE - The liquid measurement device has a housing portion for housing a sensor chip having: an outer package, a reaction chamber that is disposed inside the outer package, a first induction path that introduces a sample liquid to the reaction chamber, a second induction path that is connected to the reaction chamber, and a cavity portion that is connected to the second induction path; a piston constituting a pressure reduction portion for reducing pressure inside the sensor chip; and a light source and a light receiving portion that serve as a measurement portion for measuring characteristics of the sample liquid. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157304 | LUBRICANT DETERIORATION DETECTING DEVICE AND DETECTING DEVICE INCORPORATED BEARING ASSEMBLY - A lubricant deterioration detecting device has a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit so arranged as to define a gap therebetween for accommodating a lubricant forming an object to be detected, and a determining circuit for determining a light transmittance of the lubricant in reference to an output from the light receiving unit to thereby detect a status of deterioration of the lubricant. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157305 | IN-LINE SELF SPACING OPTICAL SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR A PRINTER - An in-line optical sensor assembly that measures optical reflection density on a printed sheet horizontally conveyed and supported by a paper transport section of a printer is provided. The sensor assembly includes a densitometer having frame provided with a pair of tapered blades that engage the moving printed sheet, a light source disposed on said frame that illuminates a portion of said printed sheet at a continuous intensity, and a photo-detector mounted on the frame and positioned to receive light from the light source that is reflected off said printed sheet. The optical sensor assembly also includes a mounting that floatably mounts the densitometer in a position over the printed sheet. The mounting can be formed from an opening in a cover plate of the paper transport section that slidably receives the densitometer such that the pair of tapered blades continuously engages the moving sheet in ski-like fashion due to the weight of the densitometer. The floating mounting arrangement maintains a constant, predetermined distance between the photo-detector of the densitometer and the illuminated portion of the moving printed sheet regardless of vertical movement of the printed sheet within said paper transport section. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157306 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE - Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for detecting a surface plasmon resonance. The apparatus may radiate a polarized beam of light to a device, such as a surface plasmon resonance generator, and may measure variations in a temperature of the device to detect whether a surface plasmon resonance has occurred. The detection of a surface plasmon resonance may be associated with the presence of a particular material such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) or materials disrupting ozone, for example. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157307 | Sensor and an imaging system for remotely detecting an object - A sensor for remotely detecting an object, the sensor comprising:
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20100157308 | SINGLE FIBER ENDOSCOPIC FULL-FIELD OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY (OCT) IMAGING PROBE - A single fiber full-field optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging probe ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100157309 | SPECKLE REDUCTION IN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY BY PATH LENGTH ENCODED ANGULAR COMPOUNDING - Speckle, a factor reducing image quality in optical coherence tomography (“OCT”), can limit the ability to identify cellular structures that are important for the diagnosis of a variety of diseases. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention can facilitate an implementation of an angular compounding, angular compounding by path length encoding (“ACPE”) for reducing speckle in OCT images. By averaging images obtained at different incident angles, with each image encoded by path length, ACPE maintains high-speed image acquisition and implements minimal modifications to OCT probe optics. ACPE images obtained from tissue phantoms and human skin in vivo demonstrate a qualitative improvement over traditional OCT and an increased signal-to-noise ratio (“SNR”). Accordingly, exemplary embodiments of an apparatus probe catheter and method can be provided for irradiating a structure. In particular, an interferometer may forward forwarding an electromagnetic radiation. In addition, a sample arm may receive the electromagnetic radiation, and can include an arrangement which facilitates a production of at least two radiations from the electromagnetic radiation so as to irradiate the structure. Such exemplary arrangement can be configured to delay a first radiation of the at least two radiations with respect to a second radiation of the at least two radiations. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157310 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR CREATING INTERFERENCE BETWEEN PHOTONS - An optical system including: a photon source; first directing elements configured to direct photons to follow a first path through the optical system; second directing elements configured to direct photons to follow a second path through the optical system, wherein the second path is the reverse of the first path, photons travelling through the first path having a different polarization to those travelling through the second path; and a mechanism varying the relative phase shift between photons following the first path and photons following the second path. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157311 | OPTICAL IMAGE MEASUREMENT DEVICE - Such an optical image measurement device is provided that is capable of acquiring a clear image even when the intensity of an interference light is low. A fundus oculi observation device | 2010-06-24 |
20100157312 | METHOD OF RECONSTRUCTING A SURFACE TOPOLOGY OF AN OBJECT - The invention relates to a method of reconstructing a surface topology of a surface ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100157313 | Test Method for Surface Figure of Large Convex Mirrors - A method of testing a convex mirror surface figure in which an optical quality substrate material is used having a convex front surface and a rear surface polished to a precise optical figure to create a lens. The lens is then tested by a standard interferometric or wavefront lens-testing method and the convex surface coated once a desired curvature is obtained. Null testing may be attained by passing a collimated interferometer beam through a focusing lens shaped to counter the predicted spherical aberration introduced by a perfect convex mirror/lens. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157314 | Test Method For Surface Figure of Large Convex Mirrors - A method of testing a convex mirror surface figure in which an optical quality substrate material is used having a convex front surface and a rear surface polished to a precise optical figure to create a lens. The lens is then tested by a standard interferometric or wavefront lens-testing method and the convex surface coated once a desired curvature is obtained. Null testing may be attained by passing a collimated interferometer beam through a focusing lens shaped to counter the predicted spherical aberration introduced by a perfect convex mirror/lens. A nominal rear surface figure of the mirror/lens may be used if a precisely figured test window is contacted with the rear surface using a refractive index-matching substance with an index of refraction closely matching the index of refraction of the test optic. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157315 | HYBRID DIFFRACTION MODELING OF DIFFRACTING STRUCTURES - Diffraction modeling of a diffracting structure employing at least two distinct differential equation solution methods. In an embodiment, a rigorous coupled wave (RCW) method and a coordinate transform (C) method are coupled with a same S-matrix algorithm to provide a model profile for a scatterometry measurement of a diffracting structure having unknown parameters. In an embodiment, a rigorous coupled wave (RCW) method and a coordinate transform (C) method generate a modeled angular spectrum of diffracted orders as a prediction for how a diffracting photolithographic mask images onto a substrate. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157316 | PICOSECOND ULTRASONIC SYSTEM INCORPORATING AN OPTICAL CAVITY - A method for characterizing a sample is described. The method includes applying a first pulse of electromagnetic radiation to the surface of the sample and thus creating a propagating strain pulse within the sample. A second pulse of second electromagnetic radiation is applied to the surface of the sample so as to intercept the propagating strain pulse. The first and second pulses are applied through a structure, such as a reflector, that is disposed over the surface of the sample at a distance predetermined to form an optical cavity; the cavity having a width related to a wavelength of the second electromagnetic radiation. The method includes detecting at least one optical property of a reflection of the second pulse from the sample. The detected optical property(ies) of the reflection are associated with a characteristic of the sample. An apparatus, computer-readable medium and structure are also described. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157317 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING DIMENSIONS OF A CUTTING TOOL - A testing system for testing dimensions of a cutting tool chosen by a cutting tool choosing device, includes a controller and an optical sensor. The controller includes a cutting tool changing module, a cutting tool control module, and a dimension calculating module. The cutting tool changing module is configured for controlling the cutting tool choosing device to move the cutting tool to a tip initial position above the optical sensor. The cutting tool control module is configured for controlling the cutting tool choosing device to move the cutting tool from the tip initial to the height of a lightbeam of the optical sensor, and moving the cutting tool to pass through the lightbeam of the optical sensor from side to side. The dimension calculating module is configured for receiving the electrical signals from the optical sensor and calculating dimensions of the cutting tool. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157318 | CREATION AND PLACEMENT OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL BARCODE STAMPS ON PRINTED DOCUMENTS FOR STORING AUTHENTICATION INFORMATION - A document authenticating method is disclosed by which a plurality of two-dimensional barcode stamps are generated and printed on a back side of the document forming a pre-defined special pattern. The barcode stamps collectively encode the content of the document to be used for document authentication. Each barcode stamp encodes linking information indicating the position of the next barcode stamp. An index barcode may be printed on the front side of the document which encodes the position information for all of the barcode stamps on the back side. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157319 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING TRANSFORMATION MATRICES TO PROCESS RASTERIZED IMAGE DATA - A method and system render rasterized data by receiving non-rasterized page description language data and a corresponding transformation matrix representing transformation operations to be performed. The non-rasterized page description language data is rasterizing to create rasterized data. The corresponding transformation matrix is decomposed into a plurality of individual transformation operation matrices and a discrete transformation operation value, from each corresponding individual transformation operation matrix, is generated for each transformation operation to be performed upon the rasterized data. The transformation operations are performed upon the rasterized data based upon the generated discrete transformation operation values. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157320 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING TRANSFORMATION MATRICES TO PROCESS RASTERIZED IMAGE DATA - A method and system render rasterized data by receiving non-rasterized page description language data and a corresponding transformation matrix representing transformation operations to be performed. The non-rasterized page description language data is rasterizing to create rasterized data. The corresponding transformation matrix is decomposed into a plurality of individual transformation operation matrices and a discrete transformation operation value, from each corresponding individual transformation operation matrix, is generated for each transformation operation to be performed upon the rasterized data. The transformation operations are performed upon the rasterized data based upon the generated discrete transformation operation values. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157321 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING TRANSFORMATION MATRICES TO PROCESS RASTERIZED IMAGE DATA - A method and system render rasterized data by receiving non-rasterized page description language data and a corresponding transformation matrix representing transformation operations to be performed. The non-rasterized page description language data is rasterizing to create rasterized data. The corresponding transformation matrix is decomposed into a plurality of individual transformation operation matrices and a discrete transformation operation value, from each corresponding individual transformation operation matrix, is generated for each transformation operation to be performed upon the rasterized data. The transformation operations are performed upon the rasterized data based upon the generated discrete transformation operation values. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157322 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING TRANSFORMATION MATRICES TO PROCESS RASTERIZED IMAGE DATA - A method and system render rasterized data by receiving non-rasterized page description language data and a corresponding transformation matrix representing transformation operations to be performed. The non-rasterized page description language data is rasterizing to create rasterized data. The corresponding transformation matrix is decomposed into a plurality of individual transformation operation matrices and a discrete transformation operation value, from each corresponding individual transformation operation matrix, is generated for each transformation operation to be performed upon the rasterized data. The transformation operations are performed upon the rasterized data based upon the generated discrete transformation operation values. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157323 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING TRANSFORMATION MATRICES TO PROCESS RASTERIZED IMAGE DATA - A method and system render rasterized data by receiving non-rasterized page description language data and a corresponding transformation matrix representing transformation operations to be performed. The non-rasterized page description language data is rasterizing to create rasterized data. The corresponding transformation matrix is decomposed into a plurality of individual transformation operation matrices and a discrete transformation operation value, from each corresponding individual transformation operation matrix, is generated for each transformation operation to be performed upon the rasterized data. The transformation operations are performed upon the rasterized data based upon the generated discrete transformation operation values. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157324 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING TRANSFORMATION MATRICES TO PROCESS RASTERIZED IMAGE DATA - A method and system render rasterized data by receiving non-rasterized page description language data and a corresponding transformation matrix representing transformation operations to be performed. The non-rasterized page description language data is rasterizing to create rasterized data. The corresponding transformation matrix is decomposed into a plurality of individual transformation operation matrices and a discrete transformation operation value, from each corresponding individual transformation operation matrix, is generated for each transformation operation to be performed upon the rasterized data. The transformation operations are performed upon the rasterized data based upon the generated discrete transformation operation values. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157325 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING TRANSFORMATION MATRICES TO PROCESS RASTERIZED IMAGE DATA - A method and system render rasterized data by receiving non-rasterized page description language data and a corresponding transformation matrix representing transformation operations to be performed. The non-rasterized page description language data is rasterizing to create rasterized data. The corresponding transformation matrix is decomposed into a plurality of individual transformation operation matrices and a discrete transformation operation value, from each corresponding individual transformation operation matrix, is generated for each transformation operation to be performed upon the rasterized data. The transformation operations are performed upon the rasterized data based upon the generated discrete transformation operation values. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157326 | JOB CONTROLLING APPARATUS, JOB CONTROLLING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The amount of expansion or contraction of a sheet is derived from the sheet size before printing and the sheet size after the printing to adjust the position on the sheet where post-processing is performed based on the derived amount of expansion or contraction. Even if the sheet size is varied from a normal sheet size before the printing due to an image forming process in an MFP or the sheet that is left, it is possible to adjust the position in accordance with the variation in the sheet size. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157327 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FEED RATE OF A PRINTER, AND PRINTER EMPLOYING SAME - A method of controlling a feed rate of a printer, and a printer employing same, wherein the printer includes a feeder motor driving a feeder mechanism and a transport motor driving a transport mechanism. The method includes receiving image data for a first item of print media in a print job, processing the image data to create printable image data, and determining an image preparation time that is a time difference between the time when the printable image data is completed and the time when the start of the image data is first received. The method then further includes determining a current feeder speed based on at least the image preparation time. Following that that determination, the method includes: (i) turning the transport motor on, and (ii) setting a speed of the feeder motor equal to the current feeder speed and thereafter turning the feeder motor on. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157328 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND DRIVING FORCE TRANSFER CONTROL METHOD - This invention is directed to a printing apparatus capable of reliably performing a driving switching operation using movement of a carriage. In the printing apparatus, it sometimes cannot be determined to which of a clutch lever or the cap of a printhead the carriage abuts against. In this case, even if the carriage abuts against the cap, a position where the abutment was detected is regarded as the temporary home position of the carriage. When a conveyance motor is driven to transfer its driving force to a desired engaging destination, the cap is retracted from the moving path of the carriage. The driving force of the conveyance motor can thereby be transferred to the desired engaging destination. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157329 | METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING AND PROCESSING DOCUMENT DATA WITH MEDIA-RELATED COLOR MANAGEMENT RESOURCES - In a method or device to generate or process a resource-based document data stream with which an output of at least one document on an output medium can be controlled, the document data stream is provided with resource reference data related to at least one color management resource, and medium reference data related to the output medium. The resource reference data and the medium reference data are logically connected with one another such that when the medium reference data changes because the output medium has changed, then the resource reference data is automatically changed to another color management resource. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157330 | OPTIMIZED COLOR CONVERSION - Methods and systems herein provide for optimized color conversion. Such color conversion includes identifying color regions in the image data and identifying portions of the color regions that overlap. The color conversion also includes converting color values in the color regions to the color space of the output imaging device based on a plurality of numerical models. The color conversion further includes processing the overlapping portions of the color regions to remove abrupt transitions between the overlapping portions of the color regions. The numerical models may be generated based on human perception and a source of printer errors. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157331 | Color Smoothing Mechanism for an Ink Minimizing Profile Making Tool - An International Color Consortium (ICC) profile making tool includes a regression module to establish a dependency between a profile connection space (PCS) and a device color space, an optimization module to generate a first output profile based on an ink minimization mode and a second output profile based on a high accuracy mode and a smoothing module to prevent fluctuating transitions between colors occurring in the first output profile. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157332 | PRINTER AND PRINT CONTROL METHOD - A printer of the present invention prohibits print-media replacement or operations of the printer, when executing a profile creation mode of creating profile data that is used for color conversion processing performed on image data that is to be printed by a print unit. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157333 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - In an ink jet printing apparatus capable of performing a marginless printing, there is provided an ink jet printing apparatus and printing method of performing a dot count with accuracy. An ink jet printing apparatus includes a print medium edge position detecting device for detecting a position of at least any of a left edge, right edge, upper edge and lower edge of a print medium. Furthermore, it includes a replacing device for replacing an input data in a protruded region by a null data. Further, it includes a counting device for counting an ejecting dot number in a printing region after being replaced by a null data by using the replacing device. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157334 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A plurality of types of images corrected based on lookup tables set in advance in association with a plurality of types of light sources are printed as a chart displayed in association with a plurality of types of light sources. Evaluations by the user under viewing light sources corresponding to the plurality of types of images in the outputted chart are quantified. Evaluation values of the plurality of types of light sources are calculated. The calculated evaluation values are used to specify a light source from the plurality of types of light sources. Image data is corrected based on a lookup table corresponding to the specified light source. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157335 | Image Forming Apparatus, Image Forming System, and Head Device - An image forming apparatus includes: a plurality of controllers which controls a nozzle group forming an image on an image forming medium on the basis of image data; and a plurality of distribution units which is connected to one or more controllers and transmits the image data, which is used to control the nozzle group controlled by the controller, to the controller. A first distribution unit, which is the uppermost unit, to a second distribution unit, which is the lowermost unit, are connected such that upper and lower distribution units are connected to each other in a communicable way, and the first distribution unit is connected to an external apparatus in a communicable way. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157336 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An image forming apparatus sets one of a plurality of modes including a monochrome mode of forming a monochrome image, converts a multivalued luminance signal into signal values of color material amounts to be used to form the image and forms the image using color materials based on the signal values. The color materials used in the forming when the monochrome mode is set include an achromatic color material and at least two auxiliary color materials which have hues opposite to each other and a chroma larger than that of the achromatic color material. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157337 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing system comprising: a color conversion unit configured to perform color conversion from color data in a first color space into color data in a second color space by using a color profile; a correction unit configured to perform correction for the color data in the second color space by using correction data; a printing unit configured to print on a printing medium in accordance with the color data in the second color space that is corrected by the correction unit; a first changing unit configured to change the color profile; a second changing unit configured to change the correction data; and a selection unit configured to select, based on a color measurement result of a color chart for correcting a color of an image printed on the printing medium, one of processes including change of the color profile and change of the correction data. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157338 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A plurality of patch sets each including a patch formed by an achromatic ink and a patch formed by chromatic inks are formed by changing a combination ratio in first color conversion processing of executing color conversion of image data in correspondence with a first light source and second color conversion processing of executing color conversion of the image data in correspondence with a second light source. The information of a patch set selected by a user from the plurality of patch sets is acquired. The image data is color-converted by the first color conversion processing and the second color conversion processing corresponding to the combination ratio used to form the patch set selected by the user. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157339 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE - A data processing device is used for a printing device including a printing unit for printing an image based on image data using color material contained in a cartridge. The cartridge is detachably mounted in the printing device and has a storage unit storing processing data. The data processing device includes an original image data acquiring unit, a processing data acquiring unit, a first processing unit, a second processing unit, and a supplying unit. The original image data acquiring unit is configured to acquire original image data. The processing data acquiring unit is configured to acquire the processing data from the storage unit. The first processing unit is configured to generate first image data using the original image data based on the acquired processing data if the processing data acquiring unit acquires processing data. The first image data is used for producing a first image by the printing unit. The second processing unit is configured to generate second image data using the original image data if the processing data acquiring unit does not acquire the processing data. The second image data is used for producing a second image by the printing unit. The second image has a density higher than a density of the first image. The supplying unit is configured to supply one of the first image data and the second image data to the printing unit. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157340 | OBJECT EXTRACTION IN COLOUR COMPOUND DOCUMENTS - Disclosed is a computer implemented method of text extraction in colour compound documents. The method connects similarly coloured pixels of an image of a colour compound document into connected components (CCs); classifies each CC as either text or non-text; refines the text CC classification for each text CC using global colour context statistics; groups text CCs into text blocks; recovers misclassified non-text CCs into a nearby text block; and removes extraneous CCs from each text block using local colour context statistics to thereby provide the extracted text in the text blocks. Also disclosed is a computer implemented method of locating graphics objects in a colour compound document image. The method connects similarly coloured pixels of said image into connected components (CCs) and placing the CCs in an enclosure tree; classifies ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100157341 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus for supplying image data, to be formed by an image forming apparatus, to the image forming apparatus includes an obtaining unit for obtaining information on first environment light and second environment light different from the first environment light; a converting unit for converting data, defined by a color space independent of the image forming apparatus, of the image data into first image data defined by a color space dependent of the image forming apparatus depending on the first environment light and then for converting the first image data into second image data defined by a color space independent of the image forming apparatus depending on the second environment light; a discriminating unit for discriminating whether or not a color difference between the first image data and the second image data is a predetermined value or more in an area in which the first image data and the second image data correspond to each other; and a display controlling unit for controlling a display unit so that the image data is displayed on the display unit in an image area including an area in which the color difference is the predetermined value or more and including an area in which the color difference is less than the predetermined value. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157342 | METHOD FOR MEASURING DENSITY, PRINTING METHOD, METHOD OF CALCULATING CORRECTION VALUE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING CORRECTION VALUE - A method for measuring density, includes: forming on a medium a pattern that consists of a plurality of dot rows formed respectively in a plurality of row regions lined up in a direction intersecting a movement direction in which a plurality of nozzles move, by forming each of the dot rows in the row region arranged in the movement direction by ejecting ink from the nozzles; reading the pattern by a scanner; measuring density of each of the row regions of the read pattern; calculating respective modification values corresponding to each of the row regions, based on at least a part of a measurement result of the density of the plurality of the row regions; and modifying respective measured values of the density of each of the row regions based on the respective modification values corresponding to each of the row regions. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157343 | PRINT FUNCTION LIMITING METHOD AND PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS - A setting information editing unit of a printer driver changes the print setting of an input print job. Upon changing the print setting, a print function is limited by inhibiting selection of the print function provided by the printer driver in accordance with a print authorization processed by a print authorization processing unit. Since the resetting process after inputting the print job to a print control apparatus is also subjected to print function limitation, the print function can be limited upon print job input. Hence, consistent print function limitation can be done. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157344 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MINIMIZING RE-IMAGING PROCEDURES FOR AN IMAGING DEVICE - A method for minimizing re-imaging procedures for an imaging device is disclosed. A first set of imaging instructions for a hard copy of a document is received at an imaging device. The hard copy of the document is scanned in accordance with the first set of imaging instructions to create image data. The image data is retained in memory at an identified location until a purging event occurs. A second set of imaging instructions is received at the imaging device. It is then determined whether the hard copy of the document has been removed from the processing path of the imaging device since the scanning occurred using at least one sensor. If the hard copy of the document has not been removed, imaging output is produced in accordance with the second set of instructions using the image data without rescanning a hard copy of the document. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157345 | SYSTEM FOR AUTHORING EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENTS - An assessment authoring system implemented by an operative set of processor executable instructions configured for execution by at least one processor includes a user interface and an assessment generation component. The user interface communicates user input and the assessment generation component receives the user input from the user interface. The assessment generation component generates an assessment data structure for printing on a multifunction device. The printed assessment includes a marking region adapted to receive a human marking. The system may utilize a model or rubric that can be used to score the human marks when are processed by image processing. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157346 | METHOD AND PROGRAM TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY PRINT SETTING DEVICE WHICH SETS PRINT SETTING ITEM - When the printer selected by a user is judged to be one that has been searched out with using functional conditions, a PC as a print setting device reflects the functional conditions used as the search condition in the initial values of the print setting items for that printer. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157347 | MULTIFUNCTION PERIPHERAL, CONTROL METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR THE SAME - A multifunction peripheral that can set appropriate criteria of security levels for another device, and improves usability while lowering a risk of data alteration, information leakage and the like by including a holding part | 2010-06-24 |
20100157348 | PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND DEVICE DRIVER FOR CONVERTING COMANDS FROM ONE FORMAT TO ANOTHER - In order to allow any device to use a graphics device interface (GDI) driver without having to modify it once the GDI driver has been developed, the GDI driver is configured to create a spool format in a next-generation print path (NGPP) graphics engine specification and to convert drawing data in the spool format in the NGPP graphics engine specification into a page description language (PDL) by using an NGPP driver. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157349 | CATEGORIZED SECURE SCAN TO E-MAIL - A document identifier is added to print data sent to a printer connected in a network. Each page of the resulting printed document contains the document identifier, and the document identifier is associated with a security level and added to a database connected to the network. When a user later issues a scanning command to scan the document, the document identifier is obtained from the scan data and transmitted to a server. The server compares both the user and the document identifier to the database and depending on the results, either permits the scan operation to complete or aborts. If the scan operation is completed, the scan data is sent each of a set of one or more destinations that (1) are directed by the user and (2) has an appropriate security level to receive the scan data. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157350 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - To detect with high accuracy a particular pattern hardly disturbing eyesight by identifying a pixel where paper fiber cannot be identified, as a particular pattern pixel on the basis of an result of an of paper fiber from a particular color pixels. An image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a paper fiber identification unit configured to identify paper fiber from an original read signal, a particular color pixel identification unit configured to identify a particular color pixel from the original read signal, a particular pattern detection unit configured to identify a pixel where paper fiber cannot be identified, as a particular pattern pixel on the basis of an identification result of the paper fiber identification unit from the particular color pixel, and a control unit configured to control the image processing apparatus in accordance with a result of the particular pattern detection unit. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157351 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING PRINT DELAYS FOR PRINT JOBS - There is disclosed a printing system for processing an electronic document with an original stream having at least two printing related instructions. Responsive to reading the at least two printing related instructions with a controller; the original stream is split into two or more streams. A printer produces (1) one or more sets of prints from one or more of the two or more streams for storage in one or more inserters, and (2) a final set of prints from another one of the two or more streams, the final set of prints corresponding to a hardcopy stream with at least one gap. The one or more sets of prints are automatically stored in the one or more inserters and, pursuant to printing the final set of prints; the one or more inserters are used to insert at least one print from the one or more sets of prints into the at least one gap of the hardcopy stream. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157352 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF WYSIWYG FINISHING INSTRUCTIONS FOR SPECIALTY PHOTO MEDIA - A method and system for creating a visual representation of instructions required to finish a photo product that utilizes a specialty photo media. A photo job requesting the specialty photo media can be received and the photo job then rendered on the specialty photo media via a rendering device. An ancillary instruction document along with a number of thumbnails representing the photo job can also be rendered via the rendering device. The ancillary instruction document includes a number of instructions required to generate the final photo product on the specialty photo media thereby reducing wastage of very expensive media. The finishing instructions can be alternatively represented as animations on a graphical user interface. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157353 | Method and Image Forming Device for Generating Print Output - The invention describes a method and an image forming device for generating a print output. The image forming device analyzes an input image with respect to a target media sheet and identifies a white space region. Based on the identification, the image forming device generates a print output by automatically inserting one or more ruled-lines in the identified white space region. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157354 | CHOOSING THE NEXT DOCUMENT - In one example, a system may suggest an order in which to read documents in a set. When a person has read a document in the set, the system may suggest the next document to read. The next document may be selected based on criteria such as the document's dissimilarity from the document(s) that have already been read. Choosing, as the next document, a document that is dissimilar from documents that have already been read exposes the reader to new information, thereby enhancing the reader's return on investment for the time spent reading the documents. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157355 | Method For Printing A Handout For An Attendee Of A Meeting - One exemplary method of the present invention is for printing a handout on a printer for an attendee of a meeting of a type having a scheduled starting date and time stored in a storage device and having a meeting location, wherein the handout is stored in the storage device in association with at least the scheduled starting date and time and wherein the printer is adapted for communication with the storage device and is installable at the meeting location. The method includes in response to a printer command, activating the printer to communicate with the storage device to identify the meeting based at least on the stored scheduled starting date and time and on a current date and time. The method also includes in response to a printer command made at the printer, activating the printer to pull print the stored handout associated with the identified meeting. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157356 | System and Method for Inserting Advertisements - A method, computer program product, and print driver for receiving an indication, on a computing device, of content to be printed on a printing device. A portion of a printable area of the printing device is partitioned into at least two printable areas. A first of the printable areas is configured for including at least a portion of the content, and a second of the printable areas is configured for including one or more advertisements; thus defining a modified print job. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157357 | IMAGE PRINTING APPARATUS HAVING CLUSTER PRINTING FUNCTION, IMAGE PRINTING SYSTEM AND IMAGE PRINTING METHOD - An image printing apparatus includes an image printing unit which prints an image and has a cluster printing function in which a print job is shared with at least one other printing apparatus over a network. A registration unit registers in the memory unit paper type information of a recording sheet to be used in the print job. A communication unit receives over the network paper type information of recording sheets in each of the plurality of other image printing apparatuses. A determination unit selects at least one candidate image printing apparatus from among the plurality of other image printing apparatus based whether the paper type information received by the communication unit matches the paper type information registered in the memory unit. The image printing apparatus, during cluster printing, shares the print job with the at least one candidate image printing apparatus. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157358 | Distributed Global Object Cache - A method is disclosed. The method includes receiving an object at a first image transform within a control unit, the first image transform searching for the object in a local cache, retrieving the object from a second image transform upon a determination that the object been previously received at the control unit and processed at the second image transform; and the first image transform performing a raster image process on the object upon a determination that the object has not been previously received at the control unit. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157359 | Printer Driver Graphical User Interface - A printer driver includes a graphical user interface (GUI) having a plurality of function tabs each associated with a print option function. The function tabs include a quick tab that provides secondary shortcut tabs that enables customized function organization specific to a print job. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157360 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND TELEPHONE OPERATION SWITCHING METHOD THEREOF - An image forming apparatus and a telephone operation regulating method thereof, the image forming apparatus including a main body that is connectable to an external telephone communication line; a receiver comprising an audio output unit and an audio input unit, connected to the main body; and a sensing unit disposed inside the receiver, to determine whether the receiver is in an on-hook state or an off-hook state. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157361 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An image forming apparatus, receiving and processing data transmitted from an image processing apparatus, includes a determination unit, first requesting unit, first analysis unit, second requesting unit, second analysis unit, and image forming unit. The determination unit determines whether or not the data are receivable. The first requesting unit requests the image processing apparatus to transmit first data where the determination unit determines that the data are not receivable. The first analysis unit analyzes the first data received from the image processing apparatus. The second requesting unit requests the image processing apparatus to transmit second data serving as image information corresponding to the first data based on an analysis result provided by the first analysis unit. The second analysis unit analyzes the second data received from the image processing apparatus. The image forming unit forms an image based on an analysis result provided by the second analysis unit. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157362 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINTING CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In response to a request to open a user interface on which print setting is performed, a printer driver receives a change in print setting value set in initial setting. The printer driver processes a job according to the received print setting value. On the other hand, when a request to open the user interface has not been received, the printer driver performs print setting by using initial setting values set previously in relation to a determining condition that can be obtained from the job. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157363 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus stores user identification information of a first user, and sends a print instruction including the stored user identification information to a print managing server. The apparatus receives print data of the first user managed in association with the user identification information of the first user included in the sent print instruction, and prints the received print data of the first user. The apparatus receives user identification information of a second user while printing of the print data of the first user is being performed and discriminates whether interruption printing of print data of the second user can be performed, and performs interruption printing of the print data of the second user if the interruption printing can be performed. The apparatus restarts printing of the print data of the first user after interruption printing of the print data of the second user is completed. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157364 | PRINTING CONTROL METHOD AND PRINTING CONTROL TERMINAL DEVICE - A printing control method includes searching for an XML paper specification (XPS) attribute file from an XPS file if a command to print the XPS file is received, determining whether the searched XPS attribute file is located within a preset portion of the XPS file, adjusting a structure of the XPS file if the XPS attribute file is not located within the preset portion of the XPS file, and transmitting the XPS file of the adjusted structure to an image forming apparatus. Accordingly, the speed of the image forming apparatus recognizing the XPS file can be enhanced. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157365 | METHOD TO GENERATE DIGITAL SIGNATURE, PRINT CONTROLLING TERMINAL, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A print controlling method includes receiving a selection of at least one of XML paper specification (XPS) files, analyzing a digital signature structure of the selected XPS file, generating a digital signature of the XPS file according to the analyzed digital signature structure, and storing the XPS file in which the digital signature is generated. Accordingly, a user can easily generate a digital signature for a previously generated XPS file. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157366 | HOST APPARATUS CONNECTED TO IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND WEB PAGE PRINTING METHOD THEREOF - A host apparatus connected with an image forming apparatus and a web page printing method thereof. The method of printing a displayed web page includes capturing at least one area on the displayed web page, displaying the at least one captured area in a first area disposed adjacent to the displayed web page, editing the at least one captured area displayed in the first area, and executing the at least one captured and edited area. With this, it is convenient for a user to select, edit and print a desired area from a web page. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157367 | Method of transmitting changed printer information in real time and network printer using the same - A method of transmitting printer information which can inform a host of changed printer information in real time whenever printer information changes and a network printer using the method. The method includes determining whether or not the printer information has changed and transmitting the changed printer information in real time to a communications network or a predetermined program which communicates with the network printer. The network printer includes a printer information change determination circuit which determines changes in printer information, and a changed information notification module which transmits in real time the changed printer information to a communications network or a predetermined program which communicates with the network printer. The changed information notification module transmits the printer information to the communications network or the predetermined program when the network printer is turned on. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157368 | PRINT MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH DESTINATION PANEL - A method for managing printers, implemented in a print job management apparatus, is provided. The method includes determining availability of each of the printers in accordance with a pre-defined criteria, and displaying a list of the printers together with the availabilities of the printers on a display monitor. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157369 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - In a host-base printing system, it is intended to execute a continuous page printing of continuous print jobs with a maximum printing speed specific to a printing engine in a printing apparatus, without a loss in the printing speed. There is provided a host computer system in which a data generation unit generates a print job based on a drawing command entered from an application software, and transfers the generated print job for example to a printer, characterized in that a plurality of print jobs generated in succession are spooled in a system spooling unit, and a print control unit combines plural print jobs entered from the system pooling unit and transfers them as a single print job for example to a printer. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157370 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREFOR - Disclosed are an image forming apparatus and an image forming method for, in the halted state where trial copying of one set is completed, determining whether a mode has been changed, and for automatically changing a numeral accordingly. According to the present invention, an image forming apparatus comprises: an image input device, for entering an image; a storage device, for storing the image; an image forming unit, for reading the image from the storage unit and for forming the image; and a controller, for providing control for the image forming unit in accordance with a mode set for an image copying process, wherein a function is provided that can set a trial copying mode for an image forming process and can copy one set when the trial copying mode is effective, and that can thereafter temporarily halt the image forming process and enable a mode reset, and wherein for a copying operation performed after the trial copying mode is released, a numeral can be set to a predetermined value in accordance with a mode change effected during a halted state existing immediately before the copying. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157371 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROCESS CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM THEREOF - A workflow scheduler is provided in which highly correlated processes are scheduled so as to be continuously executed. The workflow scheduler analyzes an input print order, divides the print order into a plurality of processes to carry out the print order, arranges a schedule of the plurality of processes divided, groups a set of processes together from the plurality of processes into which the print order is divided according to grouping attributes of the plurality of processes, the set of processes being associated with each other by the grouping attributes, outputs the plurality of processes whose schedule is arranged by the schedule arranging unit in a recognizable manner, and arranges the schedule of the plurality of processes such that the set of processes is capable of being executed continuously. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157372 | OPTIMIZATION OF GRAY COMPONENT REPLACEMENT - Methods and systems herein provide for color conversion. Such color conversion includes a method of optimizing gray component replacement in a color image that includes receiving a color image from an input imaging device (e.g., a digital camera, scanner, etc), determining a color gamut of an output imaging device, such as a printer, and generating a CIELab to CMY numerical model to convert the color image to a color space within the color gamut of the output imaging device. The method also includes generating a CMYK to CIELab numerical conversion model, removing a portion of CMY color values generated from the CIELab to CMY numerical conversion model, and replacing the removed portion of the CMY color values with black color values. The method also includes optimizing CMYK color values via a multidimensional optimization using the CMYK to CIELab numerical model. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157373 | Method and system for correlating of uniformity compensations across halftone screens - A method and system are provided for characterizing performance of a printer across a plurality of halftone screens. A first non-uniformity profile is generated by measuring printer performance. Cross-position differences between the first non-uniformity profile and selected corresponding cross-positions of a second halftone screen are detected. A scaling factor is computed relating the detected differences. Printer performance with the second halftone screen is predicted by applying the scaling factor associated with the second halftone screen to the non-uniformity profile of the first halftone screen. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157374 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED COPY QUALITY IN A MULTIFUNCTION REPROGRAPHIC SYSTEM - A method and system reconstructs a contone image from a binary image by first tagging pixels to identify one of a multiplicity of image content types. The tag information and the pattern of bits surrounding the pixel to be converted to a contone value are used to reconstruct a contone image from a binary image. The pattern of bits in the neighborhood is used to generate a unique identifier. The unique identifier is used as the address for a lookup table with the contone value to be used wherein each lookup table corresponds to an image context type. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157375 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The image forming apparatus includes first and second reading portions which read images of first and second faces of an original, an image forming portion which forms an image on a sheet based on image data read by the reading portions, a calculation portion which calculates difference between respective image data, a correction portion which calculates correction data to decrease difference of the image data based on the image data difference, and a control portion which controls the image forming portion so that an image for correction to correct the reading accuracy difference is formed on a sheet based on the correction data; and the calculation portion calculates difference between respective image data when the image for correction formed on a sheet is respectively read by the first and second reading portions, and the correction portion recalculates correction data based on the image data difference calculated by the calculation portion. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157376 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INCREASING EDGE SHARPNESS IN COLOR PRINTED IMAGES - A device and method for enhancing edge sharpness and clarity of solid graphic shapes included in printed color images printed on low dot-per-inch color printers is presented. The improved printing is achieved by creating an additional image file, called a white file, which defines the solid graphic areas to be included in the printed image. This white file is combined with the data points in separate color image files to “cookie-cut” the alphanumeric characters and other solid shapes from the separate color image files created by the ripping process, leaving crisp sharp edges on alphanumeric characters and other solid graphic areas being superimposed on the printed color image. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157377 | UV FLUORESCENCE ENCODED BACKGROUND IMAGES USING ADAPTIVE HALFTONING INTO DISJOINT SETS - Systems and methods are described that facilitate generating a background image with a UV-fluorescent watermark for printing on a document. A binary watermark mask is generated to separate the background image into the UV-active and the UV-dull regions. Based on the assigned binary value of the watermark mask, each pixel is assigned a UV-active or UV-dull color using an adaptive halftoning technique, in order to generate a binary UV-active image and a binary UV-dull image. A binary watermarked background image is generated by combining the binary UV-active and UV-dull images, and is printed on a document. The UV-active and UV-dull colors have different UV intensities under UV light, but are indistinguishable under normal lighting conditions. In this manner, the background image is visible when exposed to visible light, and the UV-fluorescent watermark is visible when exposed to UV light. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157378 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURE DOCUMENT PRINTING - The invention relates to a method for devising a pantograph. The method includes the steps of defining a message to be displayed on the pantograph, forming a background pixel format and a foreground pixel cluster pattern. The foreground cluster pattern is devised from the background pixel formation. Adjacent pixels in the background pattern are combined to form pixel clusters. The foreground pattern of pixel clusters is used to fill the characters of a pantograph message. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157379 | METHOD OF PRINTING MICR ENCODED NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS SUCH AS CHECKS/DRAFTS FROM FACSIMILE TRANSMITTED CHECKS - An improved method for accurately and correctly encoding and printing complete checks on blank paper sheets from graphic check images. The method includes inputting into a computer a graphic image of a check. Scanning the graphic image, in computer memory, and identifying the MICR character codes with their locations. Printing said MICR codes with magnetic ink in MICR fonts in a designated “clear band”. Reformatting the scanned graphic image with the MICR images deleted and printing the reformatted graphic image above the “clear band” to provide a negotiable check instrument. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157380 | Image Reader And Method For Adjusting Magnification Accuracy Of Image Reader - Reference patterns disposed on a platen unit are read by optically scanning the reference patterns and stored in an image memory as pattern image data. An interval between the reference patterns, the interval being stored in advance, is compared with intervals between read images of the reference patterns to calculate correction scaling factors for scaling the intervals between the read images. Document image data read by scanning a document placed on the platen unit is multiplied by the calculated correction scaling factors to adjust magnification accuracy of an image of the document. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157381 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SCANNING BOUND DOCUMENT - An apparatus for scanning a bound document is provided. The apparatus comprises a casing, an image-capturing assembly, at least a sensor and a controller. The casing has a first platen and a second platen disposed adjacent to each other, wherein the first platen having a scanning region is provided to support the bound document. The image-capturing assembly is disposed under the first platen for capturing an image of the bound document within the scanning region and generating an image signal. At least a sensor is disposed on the second platen for detecting the presence of the bound document. The sensor transmits a detection signal responsive to detection of the document presence. The controller is electrically connected to the image-capturing assembly and the sensor for executing a book-scanning mode responsive to the detection signal received from the sensor. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157382 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image reading apparatus that reads an image. Image data generated by a scanner reading an original is stored in a RAM. The size of the image data and the size of a region for storing the image data in the RAM are compared with each other. The image data is divided when the size of the image data is larger than the size of the region for storing the image data in the RAM. One of a plurality of pieces of image data divided from the image data is stored in the RAM, and the format of the image data stored in the RAM is converted. One image file including image data obtained by converting each piece of the plurality of pieces of image data is generated. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157383 | IMAGE READING DEVICE - A reading device comprises: an irradiating unit that irradiates light onto a medium; an image forming unit that forms an image from irradiated light reflected from the medium; and an adjusting unit that causes an optical axis of irradiated light to be adjusted, under influence of weight of the irradiating unit, with respect to an optical axis of reflected light that occurs when the image forming unit forms an image of the reflected light. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157384 | SCAN TEMPLATES EXTENSION TO A WS-ENABLED SCANNER - Techniques are provided for extending a WS-enabled scanner. A client device sends a request for multiple scan ticket templates that the WS-enabled scanner maintains. A WS scan module, executing on the scanner, receives the request and forwards the request to a scan templates handler (STH). The STH invokes a routine of a scan templates manager (STM). The STM retrieves, in response to the invocation of the routine, a plurality of scan ticket templates. The STM sends the plurality of scan ticket templates to the STH, which forwards the plurality to the WS scan module. The WS scan module composes a response message that includes the plurality of scan ticket templates and sends the response message to the client device. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157385 | Image reader and method of reading image - An image reader reads an image on a document while transporting it along a transport path. The image reader includes an image-reading unit, a document guide member and a size detector. The image-reading unit reads the image in a predetermined line width and generates image data based on the image. The document guide member is disposed along the document path and has a first mark thereon. The first mark extends in a main scanning direction of the image-reading unit and has a width greater than or equal to the predetermined line width. The size detector detects the size of the document based on image data read by the image-reading unit at a size detection position where the document overlaps with the first mark. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157386 | IMAGE READER AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An image reader includes: an average calculation unit which calculates an average D | 2010-06-24 |
20100157387 | DOCUMENT READER - A document reader includes a housing which includes an opening in a reading surface, an image pickup unit which is disposed in the housing and reads a document via the opening, and a light-transmittable cover which covers the opening and includes a white reference region used in setting a white reference. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157388 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SCANNING AN OBJECT - A method for scanning an object is provided. The method involves placing the object on a scanning platform. The scanner has a plurality of cameras positioned around the object to be scanned. The scanned object can be a foot, among other things, and the scanner is positioned at a predetermined incline so that the foot is evenly supported. A positioning system including at least one sensor is used to determine if the foot is located within a predetermined scanning area. The method can be used to measure foot dimensions for the production of shoe lasts and construction of shoes. The method can be used in a system for selecting shoes that properly fit. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157389 | IMAGE READER - Disclosed herein is an image reader. The image reader can include a reading unit receiving light reflected from a document to thereby read image of the document and an automatic document feeder configured to supply the document to the reading unit. The automatic document feeder can include a channel defined within the automatic document feeder along which the document is supplied to the reading unit such that the reading unit is able to read the image of the document as the document moves along the channel. The channel can include a component having a surface tension that is less than or equal to about 40 dyne-per-centimeter. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157390 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus having a pickup roller rotated to pick up a printing medium. The image forming apparatus includes support members operated in connection with the rotation of the pickup roller, and the pickup of the printing medium is carried out under the condition that both sides of the printing medium are supported by the support members. The image forming apparatus thereby prevents jams generated in the process of picking up a deformed printing medium. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157391 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image reading apparatus enabling a user to place originals on any of sheet feed trays without confirming requested orientation of the originals, either front facing or back facing. Image data of an original fed from a first sheet feed tray and read by a first reading unit is processed handling as image data of a front surface of the original, and image data of an original fed from the first sheet feed tray and read by a second reading unit is processed handling as image data of a back surface thereof. Image data of an original fed from a second sheet feed tray and read by the first reading unit is processed handling as image data of the back surface of the original, and image data of an original fed from the second sheet feed tray and read by the second reading unit is processed handling as image data of the front surface thereof. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157392 | COPIER - A copier is provided. The copier is configured to copy an image of an original document, which has a storage medium, and the storage medium, wherein a process of copying the original document, which has the storage medium, has three operation modes (A), (B), and (C) of (A) copying the storage medium and the image of the original document, (B) copying only the storage medium, and (C) copying only the image of the original document. Further, the copier has a selection unit that selects an operation mode to be performed among the operation modes. | 2010-06-24 |
20100157393 | COLOR CONVERSION WITH TONER/INK LIMITATIONS - Methods and systems herein provide for color conversion. Such color conversion may be performed via a color conversion system that includes a converter operable to receive image data and convert color values of the image data to a color space for printing. The system also includes a color identification module operable to identify color regions in the image data for color component limitation and approximate color values in the color regions. The color identification module incorporates color limitations during these approximations computes numerical models based on the approximations that are used by the converter to convert the image data to the color space. | 2010-06-24 |