30th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130188138 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a fundus image acquisition unit configured to acquire a fundus image of an eye, a tomographic image acquisition unit configured to acquire a polarization-sensitive tomographic image of the eye, and a display control unit configured to cause a display unit to display, superimposed on a position in the fundus image which corresponds to a discontinuous portion in a predetermined layer of the eye shown in the polarization-sensitive tomographic image, a display form indicating the discontinuous portion. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188139 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An imaging apparatus includes a tomographic image acquisition unit configured to acquire a tomographic image indicating a polarization state of a subject based on beams of different polarizations obtained by splitting a beam into which a return beam from the subject irradiated with a measuring beam and a reference beam corresponding to the measuring beam have been combined, and a control unit configured to control an optical path length difference between the return beam and the reference beam according to positional information of a predetermined region in the tomographic image indicating the polarization state of the subject. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188140 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED ACCURACY IN OCT IMAGING OF THE CORNEA - Systems and methods for enhanced accuracy in optical coherence tomography imaging of the cornea are presented, including approaches for more accurate corneal surface modeling, pachymetry maps, keratometric values, and corneal power. These methods involve new scan patterns, an eye tracking mechanism for transverse motion feedback, and advanced motion correction algorithms. In one embodiment the methods comprise acquiring a first sparse set of data, using that data to create a corneal surface model, and then using the model to register a second set of denser data acquisition. This second set of data is used to create a more accurate, motion-corrected model of the cornea, from which pachymetry maps, keratometric values, and corneal power information can be generated. In addition, methods are presented for determining simulated keratometry values from optical coherence tomography data, and for better tracking and registration by using both rotation about three axes and the corneal apex. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188141 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - To ensure display of a region of interest on a fundus image and a tomographic image of an eye to be inspected in a correspondence manner, an apparatus for processing images of an eye to be inspected includes: a unit that acquires a fundus image of an eye to be inspected; a unit that designates an arbitrary point on the fundus image; a unit that acquires a tomographic image of the eye to be inspected; a unit that calculates a point on the tomographic image corresponding to the arbitrary point; and a unit that converts a coordinate system for displaying the tomographic image and the fundus image in association with each other on the basis of positions of the arbitrary point and the corresponding point. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188142 | MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS - A medical imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to capture an image of a subject, an imaging sequence registration unit configured to register an imaging sequence, and a display unit configured to display the imaging sequence registered by the imaging sequence registration unit. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188143 | VISION PRESCRIPTION, MEASURING METHOD AND MEASURING APPARATUS, AND A LENS PRODUCTION METHOD - A method for determining parameters of the vision of an eye of a patient. The method comprises: constituting a part of a process of making a prescription for a corresponding lens via which the patient is expected to gaze in at least two different directions; and measuring in one of the two directions all of the following parameters of the eye's vision: sphere power, cylinder and cylinder axis, and measuring in the other of the two directions at least two of said parameters. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188144 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - A control apparatus includes an irradiation unit configured to irradiate a measurement object with a measuring beam, a restriction unit configured to restrict the measuring beam from being incident on the measurement object and to reflect or scatter the measuring beam, and a polarization control unit configured to control, based on the measuring beam reflected or scattered by the restriction unit, polarization of the measuring beam. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188145 | THREE DIMENSIONAL LASER IMAGE PROJECTOR - A projection system is provided. The system includes a first light source emitting light at a first polarization. A second light source is provided adjacent the first light source, the second light source emitting light at a second polarization. A digital mirror device (DMD) is provided having a first axis. A mirror optically is disposed adjacent the DMD between the first light source, the second light source and the DMD. The first light source and second light source emit light that is reflected onto the DMD. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188146 | THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PROJECTOR - A method of projecting an image is provided. The method includes the step of providing a first light source, the first light source emitting light at a first polarization. A second light source is provided adjacent the first light source, the second light source emitting light at a second polarization. A digital mirror device is provided (DMD), the DMD having a first axis. A mirror is provided optically disposed between the first light source, the second light source and the DMD, the mirror being adjacent the DMD. A first light is emitted from the first light source. The first light is reflected with the mirror onto the DMD. A second light is emitted from the second light source after the first light is emitted. The second light is reflected with the mirror onto the DMD. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188147 | THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PROJECTOR WITH TWO COLOR IMAGING - A system provided for projecting a three-dimensional image. The system includes a first light source, emitting a light of a first color and a second light source emitting light of a second color. At least one polarizing beam splitter (PBS) is disposed adjacent the first light and the second light source, and at least one imaging device is disposed adjacent the at least one PBS. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188148 | THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PROJECTOR STABILIZATION CIRCUIT - A projector system that includes a first input device, a second input device, a control device, a sensor and a phase locked loop (PLL). A phase reference signal is created based on a signal rate of the first input device. A phase feedback signal is created based on the rotational speed of the second input device as it is measured by the sensor. The PLL compares the phase reference signal and the phase feedback signal to determine whether the first input device and the second input device are synchronized. A signal is sent to the control device for the second input device to change the rotational speed of the second input device in response to determining that the first input device and the second input device are not synchronized. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188149 | THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PROJECTOR - A system is provided for projecting a three-dimensional image. The system includes a first light source, the first light source emitting light in a first direction and a second light source emitting light in a second direction. A beam splitter device is disposed adjacent each light source and an imaging device is disposed adjacent the beam splitter device. Light from the first light source and the second light source travel a common optical path to a projector lens assembly. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188150 | THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PROJECTOR WITH CIRCULAR LIGHT POLARIZATION - A system is provided for projecting a three-dimensional image. The system includes a light source and a polarization conversion system for converting light emitted from the light source to circular polarization. A beam splitter device is disposed adjacent the light source to receive light, and an LCoS image device is disposed adjacent the beam splitter device. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188151 | THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PROJECTOR WITH CIRCULAR LIGHT POLARIZATION - A method is provided that includes providing a light source having a light emitting diode (LED) that emits a light. A polarization conversion system (PCS) is located adjacent the LED and has both a linear polarizer and a wave plate. A polarizing beam splitter (PBS) is adjacent the light source and an imaging device is adjacent the PBS. The wave plate of the PCS is rotated to a first position, and a first light is emitted by the LED in the first light source. This first light is converted to circular polarization. This first light travels to the PBS where it is reflected onto the imaging device. The wave plate is then rotated to a second position, and a second light is emitted by the light source. This second light is converted to circular polarization and reflects from the PBS onto the imaging device. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188152 | THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PROJECTOR WITH TWO COLOR IMAGING - A method for projecting a three-dimensional image, that includes providing a first light source and a second light source. A polarizing beam splitter (PBS) is disposed adjacent the first light source and the second light source. An imaging device is adjacent the PBS. A polarization flipping element is disposed adjacent the PBS opposite the imaging device, and a mirror is disposed adjacent the polarization flipping element. A first light is emitted from the first light source. The first light is polarized such that it reflects through the PBS to a polarization flipping element. The first light passes through the polarization flipping element twice such that it will reach the surface of the imaging device. The second light is emitted from the second light source after the first light is emitted. The second light is polarized such that the light passes through the PBS to the imaging device. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188153 | THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PROJECTOR - A method is provided for projecting a three-dimensional image. The system includes a first light source, the first light source emitting light in a first direction and a second light source emitting light in a second direction. A beam splitter device is disposed adjacent each light source and an imaging device is disposed adjacent the beam splitter device. Light from the first light source and the second light source travel a common optical path to a projector lens assembly. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188154 | Image Projection Apparatus - An image projection apparatus has a corrector that corrects angle distribution of illumination light such that, let, in a comparison in traveling direction between, of diffracted light resulting from light rays with the wavelengths λ | 2013-07-25 |
20130188155 | Projection Lens System Having Variable Magnification - A projection lens system is constructed as a zoom lens system which is for use with a laser light source and performs magnification variation by moving at least a lens group along the optical axis, and the projection lens system fulfills the following conditional formula: (|AC(B | 2013-07-25 |
20130188156 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS - This invention concerns an optical system for a projection display device that includes: a first lens which may emit light entering from a light source with a same angle to a single point; a second lens which is positioned in a way that the light collected from the first lens may be transmitted to a digital micromirror device (DMD) with a predetermined angle; a DMD which may reflect the light entering from the second lens; a prism positioned between the second lens and the DMD that transmits and transfers the light emitted from the second lens to the DMD, and transfers the light reflected from the DMD to a projection lens by totally reflecting the light; and a projection lens that is positioned in the optical path of the light totally reflected from the prism, to project the light onto a screen. According to this invention, as described above, by providing an optical system for a projection display apparatus that is asymmetrically positioned by implementing a symmetric lens that compensates for the optical path difference of light incident on a DMD from a light source, the manufacturing of the system becomes easy. In particular, the use of the symmetric lens makes the lens processing and tolerance management easier at a lower price during the lens production compared to the conventional asymmetric lens. Also, it is easy to set the placement between the symmetric lens and the prism. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188157 | THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PROJECTOR STABILIZATION CIRCUIT - A method for providing a feedback circuit for a three dimensional projector. First and second input devices and a sensor for determining the rotational speed of the second input device are provided. A control device for controlling the rotational speed of the second input device and a phase locked loop (PLL) are provided. A phase reference signal is created based on the signal rate of the first input device. A phase signal is created based on the rotational speed of the second input device. The PLL compares the phase reference signal and the phase feedback signal to determine whether the first input device and the second input device are synchronized. A signal is sent to the control device for the second input device to change the rotational speed of the second input device in response to determining that the first input device and the second input device are not synchronized. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188158 | RESIST COATING AND DEVELOPING APPARATUS, RESIST COATING AND DEVELOPING METHOD, RESIST-FILM PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RESIST-FILM PROCESSING METHOD - The present invention provides a resist coating and developing apparatus, a resist coating and developing method, a resist-film processing apparatus, and a resist-film processing method, capable of reducing a line width roughness by planarizing a resist pattern. The resist coating and developing apparatus comprises: a resist-film forming part configured to coat a resist onto a substrate to form a resist film thereon; a resist developing part configured to develop the exposed resist film to obtain a patterned resist film; and a solvent-gas supply part configured to expose the resist film, which has been developed and patterned by the resist developing part, to a first solvent of a gaseous atmosphere having a solubility to the resist film. A solvent supply part supplies, to the resist film which has been exposed to the first solvent, a second solvent in a liquid state having a solubility to the resist film. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188159 | LIQUID IMMERSION MEMBER, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METHOD, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A liquid immersion member forms a liquid immersion space between the member and a movable object such that an optical path of exposure light is filled with liquid. The liquid immersion member includes: a first plate that is disposed at least partially around the optical path; a second plate that is disposed at least partially around the optical path, and has an upper surface, opposed to at least a part of a lower surface of the first plate, and a lower surface which can be opposed to the object; and a collection port that is disposed outside the first plate with respect to the optical path, can be at least partially opposed to the object, and collects at least some of the liquid from a first space, which the upper surface of the second plate faces, and a second space which the lower surface of the second plate faces. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188160 | Optical System of a Microlithographic Projection Exposure Apparatus and Method of Reducing Image Placement Errors - A method of reducing image placement errors in a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus includes providing a mask, a light sensitive layer and a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus which images features of the mask onto the light sensitive surface using projection light. Subsequently, image placement errors associated with an image of the features formed on the light sensitive surface are determined either by simulation or metrologically. Then an input state of polarization of the projection light is changed to an elliptical output state of polarization which is selected such that the image placement errors are reduced. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188161 | SCANNING EXPOSURE APPARATUS USING MICROLENS ARRAY - A scanning exposure apparatus uses a plurality of microlens arrays to project a mask exposure pattern onto a substrate. A CCD line camera detects an image on the substrate at this time, and using a first-layer pattern on the substrate as a reference pattern, detects whether or not the mask exposure pattern matches the reference pattern. In a case in which the patterns do not match, the microlens array is tilted from a direction that is parallel to the substrate, and the mask exposure pattern is made to match the reference pattern by using the microlens array to adjust the exposure area on the substrate. When the exposure pattern deviates from the reference pattern, it is thereby possible to detect the deviation during exposure and to prevent an exposure pattern misregistration, thereby enhancing the precision of the exposure pattern in an overlay exposure. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188162 | Method for Operating a Projection Exposure Tool and Control Apparatus - A method for operating a projection exposure tool for microlithography is provided. The projection exposure tool includes an optical system which includes a number of optical elements which, during an imaging process, convey electromagnetic radiation. All of the surfaces of the optical elements interact with the electromagnetic radiation during the imaging process to form an overall optical surface of the optical system. The method includes: determining respective individual thermal expansion coefficients at at least two different locations of the overall optical surface; calculating a change to an optical property of the optical system brought about by heat emission of the electromagnetic radiation (during the imaging process upon the basis of the thermal expansion coefficients; and imaging mask structures into an image plane via the projection exposure tool with adaptation of the imaging characteristics of the projection exposure tool so that the calculated change to the optical property is at least partially compensated. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188163 | Mirror and Related EUV Systems and Methods - A mirror for EUV radiation includes a mirror body, which has at least one EUV radiation-reflecting region and at least two EUV radiation-permeable regions. A spatial separation of the illumination and imaging beam paths is possible with small angles of incidence and a large object-side numerical aperture. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188164 | DOUBLE DIPOLE LITHOGRAPHY METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FABRICATION - A method of photolithography including coupling a first aperture to a lithography system, then performing a first illumination process to form a first pattern on a layer of a substrate using the first aperture, thereafter coupling a second aperture to the lithography system, and performing a second illumination process to form a second pattern on the layer of the substrate using the second aperture. The first aperture includes a first pair and a second pair of radiation-transmitting regions. The second aperture includes a second plate having a third pair and a fourth pair of radiation-transmitting regions. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188165 | LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - A lithography apparatus includes: a rotation mechanism configured to rotate a substrate; a first measurement device configured to measure a position of an alignment mark formed on the substrate in a first direction with a first precision; a second measurement device configured to measure a position of an alignment mark formed on the substrate in a second direction with a second precision higher than the first precision; and a controller configured to control the rotation mechanism so that a direction, in which the substrate requires an overlay precision higher than another direction, is aligned with the second direction. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188166 | IMAGE READING AND WRITING USING A COMPLEX TWO-DIMENSIONAL INTERLACE SCHEME - The current invention relates to writing or reading a pattern on a surface, such as in microlithography or inspection of mircrolithographic patterns. In particular, Applicant discloses systems recording or reading images by scanning sparse 2D point arrays or grids across the surface, e.g., multiple optical, electron or particle beams modulated in parallel. The scanning and repeated reading or writing creates a dense pixel or spot grid on the workpiece. The grid may be created by various arrays: arrays of light sources, e.g., laser or LED arrays, by lenslet arrays where each lenslet has its own modulator, by aperture plates for particle beams, or arrays of near-field emitters or mechanical probes. For reading systems, the point grid may be created by a sparse point matrix illumination and/or a detector array where each detector element sees only one spot. The idea behind the use of large arrays is to improve throughput. However, the throughput does not scale with the array size, since above a certain size of arrays, previously known schemes fall into in their own tracks and start repeating the same data over and over again. This application discloses methods to scan workpieces with large arrays while preserving the scaling of throughput proportional to array size, even for very large arrays, in fact essentially without limits. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188167 | Using Multiple Waveforms From A Coherent Ladar For Target Acquisition - In one aspect, a method includes transmitting a tone waveform from a laser detection and ranging (LADAR) sensor, detecting a target using an echo of the tone waveform reflected from the target, determining a radial velocity of the target using the echo of the monotone waveform from the target, transmitting, from the LADAR sensor, linear frequency modulation (FM) chirp signals and determining a range to target using to echoes from the linear FM chirp signals. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188168 | FIBER OPTIC FORMATION DIMENSIONAL CHANGE MONITORING - Fiber optic monitoring of dimensional changes within a subterranean formation includes deploying a fiber optic cable assembly in a wellbore and attaching the cable assembly to first and second attachment points on either side of the formation. A surface fiber optic measurement system measures changes in the optical path length between the attachment points of the fiber optic cable assembly. The changes in optical path length are directly indicative of dimensional changes within the formation. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188169 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING COMMINGLING COMPATIBILITY OF FLUIDS FROM DIFFERENT FORMATION ZONES - An apparatus and a method including exposing a first fluid to a pre-filter, observing the first fluid, introducing a second fluid to the first fluid, exposing the first and second fluids to a filter, and observing the first and second fluids wherein the observing the first fluid and observing the first and second fluids comprise optical measurements and the first fluid comprises material from a subterranean formation. Some embodiments may compare the optical measurements of the first fluid and the first and second fluids and/or estimate the first fluid's likelihood of forming precipitants with other fluids and/or the first fluid's asphaltene content. An apparatus and method for characterizing a fluid property including a pre-filter in communication with a fluid from a formation, an optical sensor to observe the fluid from the pre-filter, a fluid combination device in communication with the fluid and a second fluid source, a filter in communication with the combination device, a second optical sensor to observe a third fluid from the filter, and a processor to compare data collected by the sensor and second sensor. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188170 | OPTICAL ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY - An optical absorption spectroscopy apparatus comprises a multi-pass optical cell ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130188171 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE PH VALUE OF A LIQUID AND SENSOR ARRANGEMENT - A system and method for determining the pH value of a liquid. The system and method excite the liquid molecules in the liquid by light with a predetermined wavelength and an intensity component, transmitted through the liquid in a predetermined wavelength range, of the light used for excitation is captured. This intensity component is used to produce a wavelength/intensity absorption characteristic and this absorption characteristic is related to a reference absorption characteristic associated with a specific pH value of the liquid. The system and method thus can be used to obtain drinking water from a fuel for aircraft. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188172 | MICROFLUIDIC CHIP ASSEMBLY - In one embodiment, an optical system includes a microfluidic chip assembly. The microfluidic chip assembly includes a first structure that provides a first wall of a fluid channel. A second structure provides a second wall of the fluid channel. The second structure includes a diffraction grating configured to provide, in the presence of incident light of a wavelength band of interest on a first surface of the second structure, a plurality of regions of high intensity light within the fluid channel. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188173 | WIDE FIELD OF VIEW OPTICAL TRACKING SYSTEM - An optical tracking system for determining the pose of a moving object in a reference coordinate system includes light emitters, optical detectors, and a pose processor. The processor is coupled with an optical detector and also with a light emitter. The processor determines the object's pose according to detected light. An optical detector and a light emitter are situated at a fixed position in the reference coordinate system. Other ones of the optical detectors and light emitters are attached to the object. One optical detector is a (WFOV) detector comprising an optical sensor and optical receptors. The receptors are spaced apart and optically coupled with the optical sensor. The sensor senses light received from a light emitter. Each receptors projects a different angular section of scene on the sensor. The pose processor associates the representation on the sensor, with a respective receptors which projected the light on the sensor. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188174 | Configurable Chiral Fiber Sensor - The inventive configurable chiral fiber sensor is readily configurable for use in a variety of applications (such as applications involving pressure and/or temperature sensing), and which is particularly suitable for applications in which the sensing of a presence or absence of the target sensed event (e.g., specific minimum pressure or minimum temperature) is required. Advantageously, the inventive configurable chiral fiber sensor utilizes light sources, photodetectors, and related devices for sensor interrogation. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188175 | Configurable Chiral Fiber Tip-Positioned Sensor - The inventive configurable chiral fiber sensor with a tip-positioned sensing element, is readily configurable for use in a variety of applications (such as applications involving pressure, temperature, and even axial twist sensing), and is particularly suitable for applications requiring highly precise and accurate sensor readings within corresponding predefined limited sensing ranges. Advantageously, the inventive configurable chiral fiber sensor with a tip-positioned sensing element, is operable to utilize a wide variety of light sources, photodetectors, and related devices for sensor interrogation. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188176 | MONITORING FOR DISTURBANCE OF OPTICAL FIBER - Problems of excessive fading in systems for monitoring single-mode optical fiber for physical disturbances are addressed by launching into the fiber polarized light having at least two different predetermined launch states of polarization whose respective Stokes vectors are linearly-independent of each other; downstream from the first location, receiving the light from the fiber; analyzing the received light using polarization state analyzer means having at least two different analyzer states of polarization that are characterized by respective Stokes vectors that are linearly-independent of each other and detecting the analyzed light to provide corresponding detection signals; deriving from the detection signals measures of changes in polarization transformation properties of the fiber between different times that are substantially independent of said launch states and said detection states; and, on the basis of predefined acceptable physical disturbance criteria determining whether or not the measures are indicative of a reportable physical disturbance. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188177 | MONITORING FOR DISTURBANCE OF OPTICAL FIBER - Problems of excessive fading in systems for monitoring single-mode optical fiber for disturbances are addressed by launching into the fiber polarized light having at least two different predetermined launch states of polarization whose respective Stokes vectors are linearly-independent of each other; downstream from the first location, receiving the light from the fiber; analyzing the received light using polarization state analyzer having at least two different analyzer states of polarization that are characterized by respective Stokes vectors that are linearly-independent and detecting the analyzed light to provide corresponding detection signals; deriving from the detection signals measures of changes in polarization transformation properties of the fiber between different times that are invariant under a non-reflective unitary transformation on either the launch states or the detection states; and, on the basis of predefined acceptable physical disturbance criteria determining whether or not the measures are indicative of a reportable physical disturbance. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188178 | METHOD OF AND MATERIAL PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR OPTIMISING THE FOCUS OF A FIBRE LASER; METHOD OF MEASURING CHANGES IN THE FOCUS OF A FIBRE LASER - A method of optimising the focus of a fibre laser is described, which comprises positioning the output of a fibre laser relative to a workpiece; measuring at least a portion of back reflected radiation from the workpiece (step | 2013-07-25 |
20130188179 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING SHAPE AND THICKNESS VARIATION OF A WAFER - The invention provides a new dual-sided Moiré wafer analysis system that integrates wafer flatness measurement capability with wafer surface defect detection capability. The invention may be, but is not necessarily, embodied in methods and systems for simultaneously applying phase shifting reflective Moiré wafer analysis to the front and back sides of a silicon wafer and comparing or combining the front and back side height maps. This allows wafer surface height for each side of the wafer, thickness variation map, surface nanotopography, shape, flatness, and edge map to be determined with a dual-sided fringe acquisition process. The invention also improves the dynamic range of wafer analysis to measure wafers with large bows and extends the measurement area closer to the wafer edge. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188180 | SIGHTING DEVICE - A sighting device ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130188181 | Systems and Methods for Spatial Heterodyne Raman Spectroscopy - The present subject matter is directed to a device for spectroscopy. The device includes an excitation source configured to illuminate a sample with wavelengths. The device also includes a spatial heterodyne interferometer configured to receive Raman wavelengths from the sample. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188182 | Raman Apparatus and Method for Real Time Calibration Thereof - A Raman spectrometer optically separates an optical signal scattered by a sample from an incident excitation light beam into an unshifted return component at a first wavelength and one or more Raman scattered components at shifted wavelengths characteristic of the sample. The unshifted return component—but not the Raman scattered components—is attenuated prior to impinging on an optical detector. The unshifted return then serves as the basis for real-time calibration to account for fluctuations in optical intensity, wavelength shift, and/or spectral peak width, based on a comparison of the unshifted return peak to a reference standard for stable reflectance. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188183 | Optical Multiplexer/Demultiplexer - An apparatus for optical spectrometry utilizes a simplified construction, reducing the number of independent optical elements needed while providing a sizeable dispersed spectrum. The apparatus provides a spectral intensity distribution of an input source wherein individual spectral components in the source can be measured and, in some embodiments, can be manipulated or filtered. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188184 | DEFECT INSPECTING APPARATUS AND DEFECT INSPECTING METHOD - A defect inspecting apparatus includes an irradiation optical system having a light source that emits illumination light and a polarization generation part that adjusts polarization state of the illumination light emitted from the light source, a detection optical system having a polarization analysis part that adjusts polarization state of scattered light from a sample irradiated by the irradiation optical system and a detection part that detects the scattered light adjusted by the polarization analysis part, and a signal processing system that processes the scattered light detected by the detection optical system to detect a defect presenting in the sample. The polarization generation part adjusts the polarization state of the illumination light emitted from the light source on the basis of predetermined illumination conditions and the polarization analysis part adjusts the polarization state of the illumination light emitted from the light source on the basis of predetermined detection conditions. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188185 | MINIATURIZED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS - A miniaturized spectrometer/spectrophotometer system and methods are disclosed. A probe tip including one or more light sources and a plurality of light receivers is provided. A first spectrometer system receives light from a first set of the plurality of light receivers. A second spectrometer system receives light from a second set of the plurality of light receivers. A processor, wherein the processor receives data generated by the first spectrometer system and the second spectrometer system, wherein an optical measurement of a sample under test is produced based on the data generated by the first and second spectrometer systems. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188186 | COLOR MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND COLOR MEASUREMENT METHOD - A color measurement apparatus that performs color measurement on a printout includes a measurement unit that can perform color measurement on a target by changing a light-receiving angle, and a controller that causes the measurement unit to perform color measurement at the light-receiving angle corresponding to an index value representing unique luster of the printout. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188187 | Signal and Detection System for Keying Applications - Systems and methods for differentiating the spectral response of various optical coatings between a transmitter and receiver. The system is effective in determining if an optical coating produces an authorized spectral response for determining if a product having that optical coating is authorized to be used with another product. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188188 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING TRANSMITTANCE - An apparatus for measuring transmittance which can realize reliability for measurement of the transmittance of a piece of patterned glass by post dispersion of light. The apparatus includes a light source which is disposed in front of an object that is to be measured, and directs light into the object. An integrating sphere is disposed in the rear of the light source and integrating light incident thereinto. The object is mounted on the front portion of the integrating sphere. A light dispersing part is disposed in the rear of the integrating sphere, and disperses light that has been integrated by and then emitted from the integrating sphere. An optical receiver is disposed adjacent to the light dispersing part, and receives light that has been dispersed by the light dispersing part. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188189 | APPARATUS FOR SENSING OF CHLORINE DIOXIDE - The instant invention provides apparatuses for measuring the level or concentration of chlorine dioxide gas in a sample and methods of using the same. One aspect of the invention provides an apparatus for measuring a concentration of a chlorine dioxide gas in a sample. The apparatus includes a light emitting diode (LED), a light sensor, and a flow path between the LED and the light sensor, and a filter configured to remove chlorine dioxide from a reference stream. The flow path is capable of containing a sample. The sensor is capable of measuring the level of chlorine dioxide in the sample and the reference stream. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188190 | OPTICAL LEAK DETECTION SENSOR - A leak detection sensor for detecting a leakage of an electrolyte solution in a flow battery system is provided. The sensor includes a sensor housing, the sensor housing being at least partially surrounded by a fluid and having mounted therein at least one light source. The device also includes at least one light detector, wherein light emitted from at least one light source is incident on a portion of the housing in contact with a fluid and is at least partially refracted by an amount which is dependent on a refractive index of the refractor lens and the surrounding fluid, such that the amount of refraction at the refractor lens and the surrounding fluid causes a loss in a power of light detected by the at least one light detector, the light detector determines the intensity of the detected light, determines the composition of fluid surrounding the device housing based on the based on the difference between the measured light intensity and the intensity of light produced by the light source, and determines a leak if the composition of fluid is determined to be an electrolyte solution. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188191 | Optical Analysis System For Dynamic, Real-Time Detection And Measurement - A system and a method for real-time processing and monitoring, the system including a light source to provide an illumination light and a calibration light are provided. The system includes an optical element to separate the illumination light and the calibration light; an optical element to direct the illumination light to a sample; an optical element to direct the calibration light to a first detector and a second detector; an optical element to collect light backscattered from the sample; an optical element to separate light backscattered from the sample into a first scattered light portion and a second scattered light portion; an optical element to direct the first scattered light portion through at least one multivariate optical element to the first detector; and an optical element to direct the second scattered light portion to the second detector. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188192 | Spectrometric Instrument - A spectrometric instrument comprising: a scanning interferometer having a beamsplitter for dividing incident optical radiation into a reflected beam, following a reflected beam path and a transmitted beam following a transmitted beam path; a monochromatic optical radiation source for launching a reference beam into the interferometer along a first propagation path to be initially incident on a first face of the beamsplitter; an observation optical radiation source for launching a divergent observation beam into the interferometer along a second propagation path to be initially incident on the first face of beamsplitter and overlap the reference beam at the first face; wherein the radiation sources cooperate to generate a first angle between the directions of propagation of the two beams along respective first and second propagation paths when initially and simultaneously incident at the first face which is larger than a divergence half-angle of the observation beam | 2013-07-25 |
20130188193 | GUIDED MATTER-WAVE SAGNAC INTERFEROMETER - The present invention provides an interferometer apparatus comprising a matter-wave guide enclosing an area, wherein a flux of particles may be guided in the matter-wave guide in at least two opposite paths, the matter-wave guide is rotatable relative to an inertial frame of reference; a first beam splitter to split the first beam to at least second and third beams, each of the second and third beams is to be guided in another path of the two opposite paths; and a second beam splitter allowing particles of the second and third beams to exit the matter-wave guide in a first probability and to stay in the matter-wave guide in a second probability. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188194 | BROADBAND, COMMON-PATH, INTERFEROMETRIC WAVEFRONT SENSOR - Hybrid sensors comprising Shack-Hartmann Wavefront Sensor (S-HWFS) and Zernike Wavefront Sensor (Z-WFS) capabilities are presented. The hybrid sensor includes a Z-WFS optically arranged in-line with a S-HWFS such that the combined wavefront sensor operates across a wide dynamic range and noise conditions. The Z-WFS may include the ability to introduce a dynamic phase shift in both transmissive and reflective modes. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188195 | Optically Corrective Microprobe for White Light Interferometry - An optically corrective microprobe for white light interferometry is disclosed. In white light interferometry which uses different spectral ranges, the dispersion-induced dependency of optical path differences on the wavelength between measurement light bundle and reference light bundle is compensated by an efficient, easily miniaturized arrangement. A reference beamsplitter with partially reflecting filters in at least two different spectral ranges for generating at least two transmitted measurement light bundles and associated reflected reference light bundles of nonoverlapping spectral ranges is arranged between the light output surface of the light-conducting fiber and the focusing optics. An axial distance between two partially reflecting filters is adjusted in such a way that a spectrally induced optical path difference to which the respective measurement light bundles are subjected when passing through dispersive elements in the light path to the object surface and back is present to the same magnitude between the respective reference light bundles. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188196 | LATERAL DISTORTION CORRECTED OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM - A lateral-distortion corrected optical coherence tomography system. The system can include an optical coherence tomography sensor, a light source, a fiber-optic system arranged to provide a reference beam and an observation beam, an optical detection system arranged to receive combined light from the reference beam and the observation beam and to provide detection signals, and a data processing system arranged to communicate with the optical detection system and receive the detection signals. The data processing system can be configured to assemble an image corresponding to a scanning path by constructing a plurality of A-scans from the detection signals, determining displacement information from the plurality of A-scans, and arranging the plurality of A-scans according to the displacement information. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188197 | INTERFEROMETRIC APPARATUS FOR DETECTING 3D POSITION OF A DIFFRACTING OBJECT - A position detecting apparatus includes a light source, which supplies a detecting light; a light-collecting optical system which collects the detecting light onto a diffracted light generating portion provided on the object; a light guiding optical system which guides, to a predetermined position, a diffracted measuring light generated from the diffracted light generating portion by receiving the detecting light and a reference light generated from a reference surface by receiving the detecting light; and a photodetector which is arranged at the predetermined position and which detects interference fringes generated by the diffracted measuring light and the reference light. Three-dimensional positional information of, for example, a mask pattern surface or an exposure surface of a photosensitive substrate can be highly accurately detected by a relatively simple construction. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188198 | ASPHERIC FACE FORM MEASURING METHOD, FORM MEASURING PROGRAM, AND FORM MEASURING APPARATUS - An aspheric face form measuring method calculates phase information of interference light from light intensity of a fringe pattern image obtained by detecting interference light that is formed by measurement light and reference light reflected off a subject aspheric face being overlaid. The method changes a relative distance between an optical system and the subject aspheric face and transitions a position of a null region. The method performs calculation of form data for a vertical incident region where measurement light is vertically incident to the subject aspheric face, using phase information and a scanning amount. The method performs calculations of form data, of the null regions, a non-vertical incident region that is outside of the vertical incident region. The method also composites a plurality of partial form data of the subject aspheric face previously calculated, using each of a plurality of the phase information and scanning amounts. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188199 | NORMAL VECTOR TRACING ULTRA-PRECISION SHAPE MEASUREMENT METHOD | 2013-07-25 |
20130188200 | Image Forming Apparatus Capable of Displaying Print Preview on Screen - An image forming apparatus includes: an image data generation unit configured to write at least one of image data for print output and image data for confirmation display based on intermediate data on an object included in print data and store the image data in a buffer; an intermediate data generation unit configured to generate the intermediate data based on comparing a resolution or gradation of a target object with an output resolution or output gradation that is defined based on a size of the buffer, adjusting a resolution to either the resolution of the target object or the output resolution and adjusting gradation to either the gradation of the target object or the output gradation; a printing unit configured to print using the image data for print output; and a display unit configured to display a print preview. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188201 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a communication interface unit to receives an XML paper specification (XPS) file, an XPS file processing unit which converts the XPS file into an output data corresponding to printing paper to print the XPS file using information regarding the height and width of a FixedPage in the XPS file, and a control unit which controls the image forming apparatus to print the output data. Accordingly, even when an XPS file does not include information regarding printing paper, a user can select and print printing paper suitable for the user's demand. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188202 | RECORDING DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR A RECORDING DEVICE, AND A RECORDING MEDIUM - A multifunction device has a recording controller that buffers image data for an image to be recorded on a medium to an image buffer, and starts recording the image from a specific start recording position on the medium based on the buffered image data; a media length detector that detects the length of the medium being conveyed; an image length calculator that calculates the length of the image; and a start recording position controller that sets the start recording position for recording the image to the medium based on the length of the medium detected by the media length detector, and the length of the image to be recorded on the medium calculated by the image length calculator. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188203 | NETWORK SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROLLING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM - The storage unit stores first ability information indicating an image processing ability of each of the plurality of image reading apparatuses and second ability information indicating an image processing ability of the image processing apparatus. The accepted job is instructed to execute by any one of the plurality of image reading apparatuses and specifies at least image processing. The selecting is performed on either an image reading apparatus instructing to execute the job or the image processing apparatus based on the first ability information and the second ability information. When the image reading apparatus is selected, the image reading apparatus is controlled to execute the image processing specified in the job. When the image processing apparatus is selected, the image processing apparatus is controlled to execute the image processing specified in the job on data read by the image reading apparatus. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188204 | METHOD FOR PRINTING AN IMAGE WITH LOW INK USAGE - A method for printing an image with colour pixels is disclosed. This method optimizes the print quality for a selected level of ink usage by maximizing a dot-off-dot strategy and separating between direct binary search dot patterns for a number of selected colorants in a printer comprising black colorant. Ink usage is controlled by determining the fraction of coinciding printer colorants that may be substituted by black colorant. The perceived error between the image pixels and the image dot pattern is minimized according to a human visual system model that excludes non-homogeneous patterns that affect the quality of the halftone textures. Dots for other colorants are processed independently and added to the obtained halftone dot pattern for the selected colorants. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188205 | PRINTING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In a printer controller, an obtaining unit automatically obtains the configuration of each station. Based on the obtaining result of the obtaining unit, a table creating unit creates a table of setting information for each data control unit as well as creates a table of setting information for an image output control unit; and sends the table of the setting information for the data control unit to the data control units and sends the table of the settings information for the image output control unit to the image output control unit. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188206 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus includes one or more print execution units each including a plurality of storage units configured to receive and storage pieces of image data transferred from a higher level apparatus via a first transfer path, respectively, a plurality of image forming units configured to form an image on a print medium in accordance with the pieces of image data stored in the storage units, and a selection unit configured to select a path for transferring a piece of image data stored in the storage units for each of the image forming units; and a print control unit configured to control the print execution units to print the image data in accordance with control information transferred from the higher level apparatus via a second transfer path. The selection unit selects the path in accordance with configuration information indicating configuration of all of the one or more print execution units. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188207 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, PRINTING DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device that changes the output format of the generated printout can dynamically change the output format of the printout using print data from an existing system. An image processing device that executes a process to change the output format of a printout has an output format selector that selects a template determining the format of the printout based on information contained in the print data for the printout, and a print data generator that changes the print data according to the selected template. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188208 | Image Registration Method, Recording Medium, and Data Processing Device - Logo data can be easily created and registered in a printer without requiring special knowledge. A host computer executes a dedicated tool starting step that starts a dedicated tool for logo editing when a first printer driver is selected from a printer selection field in a print window of an application; a print data output step that outputs print data generated by the application to the dedicated tool; an image editing step that edits the print data and produces logo data using the dedicated tool; and a registration command step that outputs the logo data and a registration command to register the logo data in a receipt printer using the dedicated tool. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188209 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes: an apparatus main body including a recording device that performs a recording operation on a medium; a scanner unit pivotably mounted on a top portion of the apparatus main body and configured to be openable and closable when the scanner unit is tilted; and an operation panel unit provided on the scanner unit so as to tilt together with the scanner unit. When the scanner unit is in a closed position, the operation panel unit defines a front face of the recording apparatus and a lower edge of the operational panel unit defines an ejection port that ejects the medium recorded by the recording device. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188210 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING AND READING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE READING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING AND READING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM FOR THE SAME - A printing medium on which a read and transport correction pattern whose longitudinal direction extends along the main scanning direction (the direction intersecting the forming and transporting direction) of a printer engine is set as a document M. The printing medium is transported such that the reading and transporting direction extends along the main scanning direction of the printer engine and is read, and read correction information for use in correcting a transport displacement of the document is set on the basis of a result of the reading. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188211 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing system includes a plurality of different rasterization processing units, a print image data acquiring unit, and a display image generating unit. The rasterization processing units each perform a rasterization process on print data to generate print image data. The print image data acquiring unit acquires at least one piece of print image data selectively using the plurality of rasterization processing unit. The display image generating unit generates a display image of each of the plurality of print image data. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188212 | Data Server, Network System, and Upload Method - A data server is connected to an image scanning device via a network. The data server performs the steps of: acquiring location information indicating a location of a service providing device in the network. The service providing device is operated in the network via a web page and the web page includes operating information for instructing the image scanning device to execute a scanning process. The data server also performs the steps of determining an image scanning device to which an operation signal for executing an image scanning process is transmitted, transmitting the operation signal to the determined image scanning device to cause the determined image scanning device to execute an image scanning process, storing scanned data obtained from the image scanning process, and instructing the service providing device indicated by the acquired location information to acquire the scanned data. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188213 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING RECENT EXPERIENCE COMMENT AND RECENT ACTIVITY LOG FEEDBACK IN IMAGE FORMING AND MEDIA HANDLING DEVICES - A data centric, cloud architecture for managing image forming device information through interactive communication with customer replaceable unit monitors (CRUMs) associated with customer replaceable units (CRUs) installed in image forming devices is provided. CRUM identifiers and a cloud data objects containing the same unique identifiers are used to aid a supplier or manufacturer in keying individual CRUs to particular installations in printers and/or other image forming devices. This association strengthens the ability to logistically control the CRUs. A cloud administration system is used to track an identifier for a CRU installed in a particular image forming device such as, for example, a printer, to determine whether the CRU identifier matches an associated cloud object identifier for that printer. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188214 | SYSTEM FOR SCALABLE PROCESSING OF FILES IN THE CLOUD - A system for transmission of files, which files are generated by a first user at a first client station, which first client station is connected by a first computer network such as a Local Area Network (LAN) to one or more local servers, which first server performs communication to a number of computer systems connected to the first LAN. Worldwide net scalable files transferring processes without the need for transferring the files over the wide area net, but to retain the user's full access to any file are achieved and storage of large files at a plurality of servers during and after data transmission prevented. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188215 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus which communicates with a first terminal device includes a first display unit which displays display data, a storage unit which stores first ability information relating to a display ability of the first display unit, an operation panel management unit which is provided at the first terminal device, obtains second ability information relating to a display ability of a second display unit which displays display data, and compares the obtained second ability information to the first ability information which is stored in the storage unit; and a control unit which determines whether to display display data as a display target on the first display unit, or on the second display unit. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188216 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - When an error occurs in communication between an access point and an image processing apparatus, it is determined whether a setting of the access point has been changed. When an error occurs in communication between the access point and the image processing apparatus, the error is notified to a user. If it is determined that the setting of the access point has been changed, resetting of a wireless LAN by a user is awaited, and then, connection between the access point and the image processing apparatus is started. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188217 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ONLINE COUPON PRINTING - A method and system that facilitates a coupon aggregator website that receives coupon objects corresponding to one of a plurality of distinct plug-ins stored on a plurality of remote servers. Each distinct plug-in is used in printing the coupon object corresponding to the plug-in. The method and system also facilitate hosting a batch installer. The batch installer corresponds to the distinct plug-ins stored on the remote servers. The method and system send the batch installer to the client computing device in response to a request from the client computing device. The batch installer causes one or more remote servers to send its plug-in to the client computing device, causes the installation of each sent plug-in on the remote computing device; and sends a coupon object to the client computing device in which the sent coupon object corresponds to one of the plug-ins installed on the client computing device. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188218 | Print Requests Including Event Data - A print request can include event data. The event data can be based on a user's input. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188219 | PRINT SYSTEM AND PRINT SERVER - According to one embodiment, a print system includes a client computer connected to a network and configured to generate a document as a print job, a print server connected to the network and configured to store, as an updated print job, the document generated by the client computer and additional information added to the document, a viewing terminal connected to the network and used to view the document stored in the print server and add information to the document, and a printer configured to print the document together with the added information according to a printing instruction. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188220 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER - In accordance with an embodiment, an image forming apparatus comprises a display unit, a display unit, a control unit and an image forming unit. The display unit displays a preview of the image of an object to be printed. The input unit accepts the designation of an area from user for the preview image displayed on the display unit. The control unit divides the area of the image of the object to be printed such that takes the area in the designated area as an area to be printed or a non-print area, the other area as a non-print area or an area to be printed. The mage forming unit forms the image of the object to be printed on a sheet in accordance with the division by the control unit. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188221 | PRINT SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, INTERMEDIATE PROCESSING DEVICE, WEB SERVICE PROVISION DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING PRINT SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming device provided in a print system displays a shared use request screen operated by a user other than a manager of the image forming device, and for a request shared use of the image forming device. The external print service provided in the print system receives the shared use request of the image forming device by the user through the shared use request screen, and generates a setting screen for setting by the manager of whether or not to approve the received shared use request of the image forming device. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188222 | PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINTING CONTROL APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORED WITH PRINTING CONTROL PROGRAM - A printing system includes a terminal apparatus and a printing control apparatus. The terminal apparatus includes a setting unit for setting a printing condition for a document, a generating unit for generating print data containing data of the document, setting data indicating the printing condition, and instruction information instructing to register the printing condition, and a transmitting unit for transmitting the print data. The printing control apparatus includes a storage unit for storing the printing condition and name information specifying the printing condition, a receiving unit for receiving the print data, a recognizing unit for recognizing that the print data contains the instruction information, and a registering unit for causing the printing condition indicated by the setting data to be stored in the storage unit if it is recognized that the print data contains the instruction information. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188223 | SERVER, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND PROGRAM - An apparatus and method for printing files sent from a portable terminal includes receiving mail with at least one attached file from a portable terminal, associating the at least one received file with a print ID, and sending mail including the print ID to the portable terminal. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188224 | CONTROL DEVICE - A control device that includes a connection device that connects via USB to a communication terminal that is able to perform communication based on a specific communication system, an acquisition portion that acquires configuration information, via USB, from the communication terminal connected to the connection device, the configuration information being information that is necessary for the communication terminal to perform communication based on the specific communication system and being set for the communication terminal, a reception portion that receives an instruction transmitted from the communication terminal, by performing communication with the communication terminal based on the specific communication system using the configuration information acquired by the acquisition portion, and a control portion that performs control in accordance with the instruction when the reception portion receives the instruction. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188225 | METHOD OF HALFTONING FOR ASYMMETRIC PRINT RESOLUTIONS AND A PRINTER - A method of printing an image by a printer having an asymmetric printer resolution includes multi-level halftoning the image by assigning a level out of a number of levels to each pixel of the image. The method further includes determining the number of levels on the basis of the asymmetric printer resolution, selecting for each level a collection of at least one binary pattern, each binary pattern consisting of a plurality of sub-pixels the number of which is determined by the number of levels, selecting for each pixel of the halftoned image a binary pattern from the collection selected for the level assigned to the pixel, transforming each pixel of the halftoned image into the selected binary pattern, and printing the binary patterns of the transformed pixels using the asymmetric printer resolution. A printer is configured to perform the method. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188226 | METHOD FOR SEMI-CORRELATED HALFTONING - A method for image processing a digital color image uses a single array of threshold values in a halftoning process if a total density value, which is found adding up the color density value for each of the process colors of a pixel, is lower than a predetermined density threshold. However, when the total density value exceeds the density threshold, the individual color density values are split in a basic part and an excess part, the basic parts adding up to the predetermined density threshold. In the halftoning process the basic parts still use the single array of threshold values, but the excess parts use uncorrelated arrays of threshold values that are associated with each individual process color. This provides for a balance between graininess at low color density and registration independent color rendering at high color density. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188227 | DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE, DATA TRANSFER SERVER, AND DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD - To make it possible for a user to easily send data, the invention is provided with: a candidate addressee display unit for receiving information relating to a candidate addressee from a data transfer server and displaying an addressee selection screen so that the candidate addressee can be selected; an addressee setting unit for notifying the data transfer server of a selection result from when the candidate addressee has been selected, and thereby setting the addressee; a data acquisition unit for acquiring data intended to be sent; and a transmission control unit for sending the data intended to be sent to the data transfer server and thereby causing the data intended to be sent to be transferred from the data transfer server to the addressee. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188228 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HANDLING FAXES SENT FROM DIFFERENT TIME ZONES - A Fax system for handling faxes sent from different time zones is provided. In one embodiment, a system is provided for handling faxes includes a mobile device representing as a fax sender, wherein the mobile device includes a cell phone, PDA, or a iPad, and wherein the mobile device is located on a first time zone; a first location device included in the mobile device; a second location device included in the fax receiver; a voice connection connecting from the mobile device to POTS; a data connection connecting from the mobile device to Internet; a fax receiver, wherein the fax receiver is located on a second time zone; a voice connection connecting from the fax receiver to POTS; a data connection connecting from the fax receiver to Internet; and a fax server handling reception of faxes on behalf of the fax receiver. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188229 | IMAGE FEEDFORWARD LASER POWER CONTROL FOR A MULTI-MIRROR BASED HIGH POWER IMAGER - A power saving apparatus and method for imaging modules in a variable data lithography system is provided. The imaging modules are arranged adjacent to each other to project a scan line of imaging data on a rotating imaging member in a variable data lithography system. The imaging module includes a look ahead buffer which stores imaging data and from which the stored data is read out for projection on the imaging member. The power saving apparatus uses an image look ahead concept to save part of the power consumed in the imaging modules in the projection mode of operation by selectively powering each laser source based on the imaging data in the look ahead buffer. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188230 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes a sheet feeding unit configured to sequentially feed documents loaded on a document positioning plate, a reading sensor configured to read a document of the plurality of documents fed by the sheet feeding unit, an acquisition unit to acquire an interval of the document between a trailing edge of a preceding document and a leading edge of a next document conveyed through the conveyance path, and a reading unit to execute a first reading mode using the reading sensor to read the document conveyed at a first conveyance speed, and a second reading mode using the reading sensor to read the document conveyed at a second conveyance speed that is lower than the first conveyance speed, wherein the reading unit executes the second reading mode after the first reading mode when the interval of the document is less than a predetermined interval. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188231 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF GENERATING HOLOGRAM BASED ON PATTERN REUSE - An apparatus and method of generating a hologram based on pattern reuse may include a pattern generating unit to generate an initial hologram pattern corresponding to a three-dimensional (3D) object in a 3D space, and a pattern transformation unit to determine a transformation hologram pattern by transforming the generated initial hologram pattern. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188232 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING IMAGE CROSS-SECTIONS OF AN OBJECT FROM RECEIVED ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - An apparatus and method to produce a hologram of a cross-section of an object includes an electromagnetic radiation assembly configured to receive a received electromagnetic radiation, such as light, from the object. The electromagnetic radiation assembly is further configured to diffract the received electromagnetic radiation and transmit a diffracted electromagnetic radiation. An image capture assembly is configured to capture an image of the diffracted electromagnetic radiation and produce the hologram of the cross-section of the object from the captured image. The hologram of the cross-section includes information regarding a single cross-section of the object. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188233 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FAST GENERATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) HOLOGRAM - An apparatus for generating a hologram that may generate a three-dimensional (3D) hologram pattern at a high speed may include a pattern setting unit to set points for which hologram patterns are to be generated with respect to a one-eighth area of an entire area for which a hologram pattern is to be generated, a calculation unit to calculate pattern values for a plurality of reference points selected with respect to the one-eighth area of the entire area, and to generate a pattern for the one-eighth area using recurrent interpolation, and a pattern duplicating unit to complete a pattern for the entire area by duplicating the generated pattern for the one-eighth area. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188234 | OPTICAL SCANNER - Optical scanner for scanning a target surface with a light beam includes: a light deflector deflecting the light beam; a scanning lens made of resin and condensing the light beam deflected by the light deflector onto the target surface to form an image thereon; a frame to which the scanning lens is fixed and having a coefficient of linear expansion smaller than that of the scanning lens. The scanning lens is fixed to the frame at a first attachment portion and at least one second attachment portion of the scanning lens using adhesives. The first attachment portion is located closer to a center portion of a scanning range in a main scanning direction of the scanning lens than the second attachment portion is. A first adhesive used for the first attachment portion has an elastic coefficient greater than that of a second adhesive used for the second attachment portion. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188235 | SWITCHABLE WINDOWS WITH MEMS SHUTTERS - An array of MEMS shutters may incorporate opaque and/or interference-based film stacks, to control light in a window. The shutter structure may include one or more layers with a controlled stress gradient, which makes a shutter arm curl out of plane and away from a defined aperture for light, thus permitting light to be transmitted through a transparent substrate and past the MEMS structure. To close the shutter, a voltage may be applied between an electrode in the shutter arm and an electrode covering a region on the substrate, rolling the shutter arm flat against the substrate electrode and placing the shutter arm over the aperture. The shutter arm may be configured to transmit selected wavelengths of light. In some implementations, the shutter arm may be configured to filter out infrared light. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188236 | LIGHT INTENSITY CONTROL APPARATUS - An arm member is capable of moving to a first position, a second position, a third position, and a fourth position, in order, by driving a stepping motor in one direction. A shutter blade is in a closed state and a light quantity adjustment blade is in an insertion state when the arm member is at the first position, the shutter blade is in an open state and the light quantity adjustment blade is in the insertion state when the arm member is at the second position, the shutter blade is in the open state and the light quantity adjustment blade is in the evacuation state when the arm member is at the third position, and the shutter blade is in the closed state and the light quantity adjustment blade is in the evacuation state when the arm member is at the fourth position. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188237 | EXTENDED FIELD OF VIEW EXTERIOR MIRROR ELEMENT FOR VEHICLE - An extended field of view exterior mirror element includes a reflective single glass element having a substantially flat inboard reflective glass portion and a multiradius curved outboard reflective glass portion. The substantially flat inboard reflective glass portion provides a first primary field of view rearward of the vehicle. When the driver-side exterior sideview mirror assembly is attached at the driver-side of the vehicle, the substantially flat inboard reflective glass portion provides to the driver of the vehicle a rearward field of view that subtends an angle that is not greater than approximately 20 degrees with respect to the driver-side of the vehicle. The multiradius curved outboard reflective glass portion provides a second auxiliary field of view rearward of the vehicle. The second auxiliary rearward field of view extends the first primary rearward field of view further outward from the driver-side of the vehicle. | 2013-07-25 |