31st week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140211176 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An exposure apparatus and method exposes a substrate via a projection optical system and a liquid supplied to an immersion area below the projection optical system. First and second movable members move below the projection optical system. The first movable member has a mount area that mounts a substrate located in a hole of an upper surface of the first movable member. The upper surface outside the hole can maintain at least a part of the immersion area outside the substrate mounted in the hole. A drive system drives the first and second movable members to move the first and second movable members below the projection optical system relative to the liquid immersion region to replace one member positioned below the projection optical system with the other member such that the liquid immersion area is maintained below the projection optical system. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211177 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An exposure apparatus exposes a substrate with an energy beam via a projection system and liquid and an immersion member forms an immersion area under the projection system with the liquid. A controller controls a stage system having first and second substrate holding members that hold first and second substrates, (i) to execute a relative movement between the first and second substrate holding members such that, while one of the substrate holding members is arranged opposed to the projection system, the other of the substrate holding members comes close to the one substrate holding members, and (ii) to move the close substrate holding members relative to the immersion member below the projection system such that the other of the substrate holding members is arranged opposite to the projection system in place of the one substrate holding members while substantially maintaining the immersion area under the projection system. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211178 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CAPPING LAYER COMPOSED OF SILICON OXIDE ON AN EUV MIRROR, EUV MIRROR, AND EUV LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS - A method for producing a capping layer ( | 2014-07-31 |
20140211179 | EUV MIRROR COMPRISING AN OXYNITRIDE CAPPING LAYER HAVING A STABLE COMPOSITION, EUV LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS, AND OPERATING METHOD | 2014-07-31 |
20140211180 | PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND EXPOSURE METHOD - A projection objective includes at least four curved mirrors, which include a first curved mirror that is a most optically forward mirror and a second curved mirror that is a second most optically forward mirror, as defined along a light path. In addition, an intermediate lens element is disposed physically between the first and second mirrors, the intermediate lens element being a single pass type lens. The objective forms an image with a numerical aperture of at least substantially 1.0 in immersion. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211181 | OPTICAL ELEMENT - In order to make possible both good laser resistance and good antireflection properties, an optical element, in particular for UV lithography, comprising a substrate and a coating on the substrate having at least four layers, is proposed, wherein
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20140211182 | PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND EXPOSURE METHOD - A projection objective includes at least four curved mirrors, which include a first curved mirror that is a most optically forward mirror and a second curved mirror that is a second most optically forward mirror, as defined along a light path. In addition, an intermediate lens element is disposed physically between the first and second mirrors, the intermediate lens element being a single pass type lens. The objective forms an image with a numerical aperture of at least substantially 1.0 in immersion. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211183 | PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND EXPOSURE METHOD - A projection objective includes at least four curved mirrors, which include a first curved mirror that is a most optically forward mirror and a second curved mirror that is a second most optically forward mirror, as defined along a light path. In addition, an intermediate lens element is disposed physically between the first and second mirrors, the intermediate lens element being a single pass type lens. The objective forms an image with a numerical aperture of at least substantially 1.0 in immersion. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211184 | Radiation Source - According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a radiation source comprising: a nozzle configured to direct a stream of fuel droplets ( | 2014-07-31 |
20140211185 | Inspection Apparatus, Lithographic Apparatus, Lithographic Processing Cell and Inspection Method - For angular resolved spectrometry a radiation beam is used having an illumination profile having four quadrants is used. The first and third quadrants are illuminated whereas the second and fourth quadrants aren't illuminated. The resulting pupil plane is thus also divided into four quadrants with only the zeroth order diffraction pattern appearing in the first and third quadrants and only the first order diffraction pattern appearing in the second and third quadrants. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211186 | FAST ILLUMINATION SIMULATOR BASED ON A CALIBRATED FLEXIBLE POINT- SPREAD FUNCTION - A way of predicting distribution of light in an illumination pupil, comprising:
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20140211187 | OPTICAL MODULE FOR GUIDING A RADIATION BEAM - An optical module includes a chamber capable of being evacuated and a mirror in the chamber. The mirror includes a plurality of individual mirrors. Each individual mirror includes: a mirror body including a reflection face; a support structure; and a thermally conductive portion that mechanically connects the support structure to the mirror body. For at least one individual mirror, the thermally conductive portion includes a plurality of thermally conductive strips arranged radially, adjacent thermally conductive strips being separated from each other, and each of the plurality of thermally conductive strips connecting the mirror body to the support structure. For at least one individual mirror, an actuator is associated with the mirror body, the actuator being configured to displace the mirror body relative to the support structure in at least one degree of freedom. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211188 | MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - A projection exposure apparatus for microlithography comprises illumination optics for illuminating object field points of an object field in an object plane is disclosed. The illumination optics have, for each object field point of the object field, an exit pupil associated with the object point, where sin(γ) is a greatest marginal angle value of the exit pupil. The illumination optics include a multi-mirror array that includes a plurality of mirrors to adjust an intensity distribution in exit pupils associated to the object field points. The illumination optics further contain at least one optical system to temporally stabilize the illumination of the multi-mirror array so that, for each object field point, the intensity distribution in the associated exit pupil deviates from a second adjusted intensity distribution in the associated exit pupil by less than 0.1 in at least one of an inner σ or an outer σ. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211189 | RADIATION MODULATOR FOR A LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS, A LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS, A METHOD OF MODULATING RADIATION FOR USE IN LITHOGRAPHY, AND A DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A radiation modulator for a lithography apparatus, a lithography apparatus, a method of modulating radiation for use in lithography, and a device manufacturing method is disclosed. The radiation modulator for a lithography apparatus may have a plurality of waveguides supporting propagation therethough of radiation having a wavelength less than 450 nm; and a modulating section configured to individually modulate radiation propagating in each of the waveguides in order to provide a modulated plurality of output beams. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211190 | Electrical Connector, Electrical Connection System and Lithographic Apparatus - An electrical connector comprises a high voltage pad and a high voltage plate. When connected to another electrical connector, the two plates, which are at the same voltage as the pads, form a region of high voltage in which the field is low. The pads are positioned in that region. An electrostatic clamp of an EUV lithographic apparatus may have such a pad and plate, for connecting to the electrical connector. By placing the interconnection in a low field region, triple points (points of contact between a conductor, a solid insulator and a gas) may be present in that region. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211191 | OPTICAL INDIVIDUAL-POINT MEASUREMENT - A distance measuring method for a point on an object is performed by emitting measurement radiation. When an optical measurement axis of the measurement radiation is aligned with the point to be measured, an optical measurement point region is defined by the beam cross section of the radiation on the object. The beam cross section may be, for example, a maximum of eight times the standard deviation of a Gaussian steel profile of the measurement radiation. The distance to the point on the object is determined by receiving measurement radiation reflected from the object. The method includes altering, at least once, a measurement direction as emission direction of the measurement radiation with respective emission and reception of the measurement radiation. Altering the measurement direction is carried out such that respective area centroids defined by the beam cross section on the object lie within the measurement point region. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211192 | DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR LEDS FOR TIME-OF-FLIGHT CALCULATION - An electronic driver circuit for LEDs and LASERs is provided for use in time-of-flight applications featuring a high efficiency of energy-conversion and a high precision of distance-measurements based on a dual conversion circuit. A voltage to voltage DC-DC conversion is hereby merged with a DC-voltage to pulsed-current booster, this booster operating at a time-of-flight modulation frequency. At the start of a new measurement cycle, the PWM signal for driving the DC-DC conversion is updated in response to currents observed during previous illumination periods. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211193 | Structured light and time of flight depth capture with a MEMS ribbon linear array spatial light modulator - A fast spatial light modulator based on a linear MEMS ribbon array enables a depth capture system to operate in structured light and time-of-flight modes. Time-of-flight depth information may be used to phase unwrap structured light depth information. Combined structured light and time-of-flight systems offer precise depth resolution over a wide range of distances. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211194 | COST-EFFECTIVE LIDAR SENSOR FOR MULTI-SIGNAL DETECTION, WEAK SIGNAL DETECTION AND SIGNAL DISAMBIGUATION AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A lidar-based apparatus and method are used for multi-signal detection, weak signal detection and signal disambiguation through waveform approximation utilizing a multi-channel time-to-digital converter (TDC) electronic circuit, with each TDC having an individually adjustable voltage threshold. This advanced TDC-based pulse width time-of-flight (ToF) approach achieves the low cost associated with the TDC-based pulse width ToF approach while solving the signal quality issues associated with the standard single-threshold TDC-based approach. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211195 | PLASMON RESONANCE BASED STRAIN GAUGE - A strain gauge or other device may include a deformable medium and discrete plasmon supporting structures arranged to create one or more plasmon resonances that change with deformation of the medium and provide the device with an optical characteristic that indicates the deformation of the medium. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211196 | ELECTRIC FIELD GENERATING APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SPECTROSCOPY - According to an example, an apparatus for performing spectroscopy includes a substrate on which a plurality of surface-enhanced spectroscopy (SES) elements are positioned substantially along a first plane. The apparatus also includes a first electrode positioned adjacent to the plurality of SES elements substantially along the first plane and a second electrode positioned adjacent to the plurality of SES elements substantially along the first plane and on a side of the plurality of SES elements that is opposite the first electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode are to generate an electric field around the plurality of SES elements when voltages are applied through the first electrode and the second electrode. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211197 | INFRARED OPTICAL SENSOR INCORPORATING A TRANSMISSION MEASURING CELL - Disclosed is an infrared optical sensor for the continuous analysis of a liquid flowing in a pipe. The sensor includes, in a housing, a central section of duct through which the liquid to be analyzed flows, and a spectral analysis device using a light beam, including an infrared source which emits a signal which is received by a receiving device having passed through the liquid, an optical component which allows the light beam to pass through the liquid, and a support plate which carries the infrared source and the receiving device. The liquid to be analyzed circulates through a loop formed by walls in the form of an arch of the optical component and by a projection of the housing in the optical component. A sealing gasket is compressed between the optical component and the housing, in order to prevent any diffusion of liquid on the interior of the housing. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211198 | METHOD OF FABRICATING SURFACE NANOSCALE AXIAL PHOTONIC DEVICES - A method of characterizing and correcting effective radius variations in a surface nanoscale axial photonic (SNAP) device that comprises a plurality of separate optical microdevices includes the steps of characterizing an as-fabricated SNAP device to determine local effective radius values of the plurality of separate optical microdevices, calibrating the as-fabricated SNAP device to determine a correction factor defined as a change in effective radius associated with a predetermined corrective treatment and then correcting individual microdevices by the application of a number of refractive index-changing treatments, the number of treatments applied to individual microdevices determined by the amount of correction required and the correction factor determined in the calibrating step. A number of iterations of the characterizing and correcting operations can be performed, achieving less than an Angstrom variation in effective radius variation. An apparatus for performing the method is also disclosed. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211199 | MULTIPLE CONCURRENT SPECTRAL ANALYSES - According to an example, apparatuses for performing multiple concurrent spectral analyses on a sample under test include an optical system to concurrently direct a plurality of light beams onto analytes at multiple locations on the sample under test, in which the plurality of light beams cause light in either or both of a Raman spectra and a non-Raman spectra to be emitted from the analytes at the multiple locations of the sample under test. The apparatuses also include a detector to concurrently acquire a plurality of spectral measurements of the light emitted from the analytes at the multiple locations of the sample under test. Example methods of performing spectral analysis include use of the apparatuses. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211200 | MULTI-LIGHT FIBER SOURCE FOR FIBER END-SURFACE INSPECTION - A fiber end-surface inspection device and method illuminates the fiber end-surface from at least 2 different illumination angles, taking observations at the different angles, for detection of fiber end-surface imperfections, scratches or the like. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211201 | FIBER FAULT SNIFFER - A fault detector for fiber optic cabling is provided in a hand held device for detecting fiber faults, presence/absence of signal and wavelength of light present on an optical fiber. Audible and visual indicators of the fault/status and wavelength are provided. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211202 | OPTICAL FIBRE SENSOR INTERROGATION SYSTEM - A monitoring system for monitoring a plurality of fibre Bragg gratings in an optical fibre, each fibre Bragg grating being sensitive to a different wavelength of light. The system comprises a broadband source for illuminating the optical fibre; at least one optical interferometer; light feeding means for feeding to an input of the interferometer light reflected from the fibre Bragg gratings, and a processor for processing the output from the interferometer to determine the wavelength of the reflected light. The light feeding means comprise a wavelength division multiplexer operable to separate light received from the optical fibre into a plurality of wavelengths, each associated with one of the fibre Bragg gratings and/or a time division mulitplexer operable to separate light received from the optical fibre into in a time separated series. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211203 | TESTING DEVICE AND TESTING LENS MEMBER FOR TESTING CAMERA MODULE - A device for testing a camera module with an actuator is provided. The testing device includes a light emitter, a testing lens member, a light receiver, and a processor. The light receiver emits test light to the camera module. The testing lens member serves as a lens unit of the camera module in a testing process. The testing lens member includes a first lens, and a second lens detachably connected to the first lens. The first lens and the second lens respectively insert into the camera module from two opposite sides of the camera module, and abut two opposite sides of the actuator. The light receiver receives test light emitted from the light emitter and passed through the camera module. The processor determines a quality of the camera module according to the test light received by the light receiver. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211204 | HAND-HELD WIRELESS PLATFORM AND OPTICS FOR MEASUREMENT OF DNA, RNA, MICRORNAS, AND OTHER MARKERS OF PATHOGENS, GENETIC DISEASES, AND CANCER - The present invention provides compositions for making and methods of using a hand-held nucleic acid amplification device, comprising a disposable biochip with a series of sample wells, each sample well having a novel optical arrangement that includes a light-emitting diode (LED) and a single light capturing element (e.g. a photodiode) for quickly measuring light emissions from biological samples such as nucleic acid amplification reactions. Such a device can utilize isothermal amplification for obtaining detectable yields of amplified nucleic acid product in short time periods, for example, within seconds. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211205 | MICRO-MOLDED CYTOMETER CARTRIDGE WITH INTEGRATED OPTICS - A cytometer cartridge insert includes a micro-molded component and a plastic laminate component. The micro-molded component is embedded in the plastic laminate component. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211206 | APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING MATERIAL TO BE SPECTRALLY ANALYZED - According to an example, an apparatus for collecting a material to be spectrally analyzed includes a body having a first end and a second end, in which the body is elongated along a first axis from the first end to the second end. The body also includes a hole having an opening formed in an external surface of the body at a location between the first end and the second end and extending at least partially through the body at an angle with respect to the first axis. The body further includes a plurality of surface-enhanced spectroscopy (SES) elements positioned inside the body. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211207 | Remote Optical Sensing of the Integrity of a Structure Using Reflected or Scattered Light - A method and device for remotely detecting structural integrity using reflections or scattering from windows or other portions of a structure. The long geometrical lever arm of a reflection on a building window, when viewed with suitable instruments, produces detectable modulation in the reflected light from minute vibrational changes upon the glass surface, revealing fundamental resonances and structural changes and failure in the building housing the window. By sensing very small changes in intensity and polarization, information may be obtained on fundamental resonances and structural changes, including failure or imminent failure of the structure. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211208 | DIAGNOSTIC METHOD FOR HIGH SENSITIVITY DETECTION OF COMPONENT CONCENTRATIONS IN HUMAN GAS EMISSIONS - A method for detecting component concentrations in human gas emissions such as breath and gas emitted from skin. A gas sample containing a specified component is collected into a gas cell using a pump and a series of valves to draw the gas sample into the cell and control the gas pressure within the cell. A tunable optical radiation beam is passed through the gas cell and the amount of energy absorbed by the specified component may be measured indirectly by taking the difference between the incident and emerging beam energy or directly by optoacoustic methods. Concentrations of the specified component as small as 0.1 ppB may be determined. Additionally, the tunable optical radiation beam may be multiplexed for use with a plurality of systems utilizing the beam for medical purposes. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211209 | GAS ANALYSIS APPARATUS - A gas analysis apparatus includes: a first reflector that reflects measurement light from a light emitting unit disposed outside a gas flue wall and transmitted through a sample gas. A light receiving unit outside the gas flue wall receives measurement light reflected by the first reflector. A second reflector outside the gas flue wall reflects measurement light toward the light receiving unit. A computing unit analyzes sample gas by allowing the measurement light to be reflected by the first reflector and performs correction or calibration of the gas analysis apparatus using known substances within an associated containing unit along the light path between the light emitting unit and the second reflector by allowing measurement light to be reflected by the second reflector. A switching unit outside the gas flue wall selectively removes or inserts the second reflector from the light path during component concentration analysis and correction or calibration, respectively. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211210 | FIBER OPTIC GYROSCOPE MIXED SIGNAL APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A system comprising a fiber optic gyroscope and a mixed signal application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) connected to the gyroscope is provided. The mixed signal ASIC comprises a digital logic unit, a relative intensity noise (RIN) analog-to-digital converter (ADC) coupled to the digital logic unit and configurable to receive a signal from a RIN detector, and a rate ADC coupled to the digital logic unit and configurable to receive a signal from a rate detector. The mixed signal ASIC also includes a light source digital-to-analog converter (DAC) coupled to the digital logic unit, and a thermo-electric cooler DAC coupled to the digital logic unit, both of which are configurable to send control signals to a light source of the gyroscope. The mixed signal ASIC further includes an integrated optical chip DAC, an eigen-frequency servo DAC, and a heater servo DAC, all of which are coupled to the digital logic unit. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211211 | RFOG WITH OPTICAL HETERODYNING FOR OPTICAL SIGNAL DISCRIMINATION - In one embodiment a system including a resonator fiber-optic gyroscope configured to measure rotation rate is provided. The resonator fiber-optic gyroscope includes a sensing resonator have a first resonance frequency for a first laser beam propagation direction and a second resonance frequency for a second laser beam propagation direction, an optical mixer coupled to an output of the sensing resonator and configured to mix an output of the sensing resonator with a reference laser, wherein the optical mixer outputs a beat signal, and a resonance tracking electronics coupled to the optical mixer. The resonance tracking electronics are configured to demodulate the beat signal at a frequency offset to produce first in-phase and quadrature demodulated information, generate R-squared information from a sum of squares of the first in-phase and quadrature demodulated information, and demodulate the R-squared information at a resonance tracking modulation frequency. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211212 | INNER SURFACE SHAPE MEASURING APPARATUS - An inner surface shape measuring apparatus that measures an inner surface shape of a tested object by using a light-section method includes: a projection section which includes an outer peripheral section having a tubular shape and having a slit that light is capable of penetrating and that is provided in a circumferential direction, and a light source unit having a light-emitting element and arranged in the outer peripheral section, the projection section projecting a luminous flux that has a predetermined thickness from the slit onto the tested object; and an imaging section which images the inner surface of the tested object with the luminous flux projected thereon. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211213 | OPTICAL MONITORING DEVICE FOR MONITORING CURVATURE OF A FLEXIBLE MEDICAL INSTRUMENT - The invention relates to a method for predicting kinking, breaking or fracturing of flexible medical instruments | 2014-07-31 |
20140211214 | MEASURING APPARATUS - A measuring apparatus includes a light projecting and receiving device configured to project and receive light, and measures an object based on the projected and received light. The measuring apparatus comprises a chamber configured to enclose a first space for accommodating the object; a partition configured to separate the first space from a second space which accommodates the light projecting and receiving device, and configured to transmit the light; a first regulator configured to regulate temperature of the first space to a first temperature by flowing a gas through the first space; and a second regulator configured to regulate temperature of the second space to a second temperature different from the first temperature by flowing a gas through the second space. The partition includes a plurality of partition walls disposed with a gap. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211215 | Projectors of structured light - Optical apparatus includes a beam source, which is configured to generate an optical beam having a pattern imposed thereon. A projection lens is configured to receive and project the optical beam so as to cast the pattern onto a first area in space having a first angular extent. A field multiplier is interposed between the projection lens and the first area and is configured to expand the projected optical beam so as to cast the pattern onto a second area in space having a second angular extent that is at least 50% greater than the first angular extent. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211216 | Projector and Projector System - A projector includes a projection portion including a laser beam generation portion and a scanning portion scanning a laser beam, projecting an image, a light detection sensor provided separately from the projection portion, including a light receiving portion receiving the laser beam reflected by a detection object, and a control portion acquiring the position of the detection object on the image on the basis of a detection result of the laser beam. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211217 | METHOD FOR PRINTING AT LEAST ONE CARRIER ELEMENT - A method for printing at least one carrier element, in particular at least one pack, in at least one printing operation includes sensing a position of the at least one carrier element, orienting at least one piece of information on the basis of the sensed position of the at least one carrier element, storing the at least one piece of information in at least one file, and printing the at least one piece of information onto the carrier element. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211218 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - When a license for setting a continuous copying speed of an image forming apparatus is installed in the image forming apparatus, a continuous copying speed identified from the license is set as the continuous copying speed of the image forming apparatus. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211219 | LICENSE MANAGEMENT SERVER, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A license management server issues a license required for setting a continuous copying speed of an image forming apparatus to a continuous copying speed specified by a license issuance request. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211220 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An image forming system includes a first image forming apparatus configured to form an image according to first setting information that is set to a first user; a second image forming apparatus configured to form an image according to second setting information that is set to a second user; and an administration apparatus that holds the first setting information and the second setting information and administers the first image forming apparatus and the second image forming apparatus according to the first setting information and the second setting information thus held. The administration apparatus includes a determining unit configured to determine whether a substitute apparatus for the first image forming apparatus is necessary; and an information setting unit configured to obtain the first setting information according to a determination result of the determining unit, and add the first setting information to the second setting information. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211221 | HALFTONING PRINTING WITH A PAGE-WIDE-ARRAY PRINTER - A page-wide-array printer has a print unit including an array of print-heads, wherein a printing direction is defined by a relative movement between the print unit and a print medium during a printing process. The page-wide-array printer receives a continuous tone image and divides the continuous tone image into a series of slices along a printing direction. Halftone image data is generated from each of the slices using error diffusion halftoning. The error diffusion halftoning comprises processing, with regard to error diffusion, each slice pixel-by-pixel following a processing pattern mainly oriented along a main processing direction which is parallel to the printing direction. The page-wide-array printer prints the halftone image data along the printing direction. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211222 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD USING MULTI-PROCESSOR - An image forming apparatus including a multi-processor and an image forming method thereof. The apparatus includes a data processing unit to divide input print data into a plurality of divided print data according to a predetermined criterion and to simultaneously process the plurality of divided print data using a multi-processor, and an image forming unit to form an image corresponding to the processed print data. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211223 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus converts first color values in a first color space to second color values in a second color space for an objective color. If the objective color is not within a color reproduction space of an outputting device, the searching unit searches for a set of color values as base color values in the color reproduction space so that the set of color values minimizes a value of the color difference formula for the first color values. As the second color values, the searching unit determines a set of color values in a predetermine neighbor space of the base color values so that the determined set of color values minimizes a difference between property values on a color property of which the allowed color difference is smallest among the allowed color differences at the first color values. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211224 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PRINTING THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGES - Systems and methods for printing a 3D object on a three-dimensional (3D) printer are described. The methods semi-automatically or automatically delineate an item in an image, receive a 3D model of the item, matches said item to said 3D model, and send the matched 3D model to a 3D printer. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211225 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to the present invention, an image forming apparatus which performs a printing job and an erasing job is provided. Included is a control unit which, in a case of performing the other job after any one of the printing job and the erasing job, controls a transporting unit of the sheet so that the sheet for the other job is transported to a predetermined standby position from a sheet feeding unit while the one job is performed. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211226 | IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - An image formation apparatus includes: a tray selection unit configured, based on print size information designated in print data, to select one of medium trays; an edit region setup unit configured, when the size of the print medium in the selected medium tray is different from print medium corresponding to the designated print medium size, to analyze the print data based on an orientation of the print medium in the selected medium tray and to set an edit region of the print data; a drawing unit configured, on the basis of the print data and the edit region, to create image data within the edit region; and an image formation unit configured to print the image data on the print medium fed from the selected medium tray. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211227 | Methods and Systems for Monitoring an Image Capturing Device - A method and system for monitoring an image capturing device determines a distortion of an image of a printing medium, wherein the image is captured by means of an image capturing device, such as an in-line camera or scanner, and wherein the image comprises a calibration pattern with a plurality of calibration marks printed on the printing medium. The calibration pattern comprises at least a first sub-set of calibration marks relating to a first separation and a second sub-set of calibration marks relating to a second separation. The distortion is determined by analyzing the first sub-set of calibration marks, and the image is corrected based on said determined distortion. The displacement of the second sub-set of calibration marks with respect to the first sub-set of calibration marks may then be determined. The invention may be employed in a wide range of printers and presses. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211228 | DRIVERLESS PRINTING BY A TARGET PRINTER - Systems and methods of operating a computing system may involve providing a native format drier to a print client in order to print a document. In one example, a print document communication including a print document in native format may be transmitted to the target printer, and the print document may be converted from the native format to a target printer format at the target printer. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211229 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AN IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND AN IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - A print data processing apparatus | 2014-07-31 |
20140211230 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE HAVING VOLTAGE GENERATING UNIT OUTPUTTING CONTROL VOLTAGE - In the image processing device, a power supply unit outputs a drive voltage. The control unit is driven by the drive voltage and control the image processing unit. The monitoring unit performs a monitoring operation to determine whether the receiving unit receives the operation instruction. A monitoring unit outputs an activation instruction to the voltage conversion unit when the monitoring unit determines that the receiving unit receives the operation instruction. In response to the activation instruction from the monitoring unit, a voltage conversion unit performs a voltage conversion operation for converting a voltage applied by an external power source to the drive voltage. The voltage generating unit generates a control voltage based on a voltage applied by the external power source and applies the control voltage to both the monitoring unit and the voltage conversion unit. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211231 | Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Recording Medium Storing Data Conversion Program, Data Conversion Method, and Data Conversion Apparatus - A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores a data conversion program that converts pre-conversion type-format data for a first model of an image forming apparatus into post-conversion type-format data for a second model of the image forming apparatus. The data conversion program causes a computer to function as: i) a common-format conversion unit configured to convert the pre-conversion type-format data into common-format data of format independent of the model based on pre-conversion-data conversion rule information that indicates a rule for converting between the pre-conversion type-format data and the common-format data; and ii) a type-format conversion unit configured to convert the common-format data generated by the common-format conversion unit into the post-conversion type-format data based on post-conversion-data conversion rule information that indicates a rule for converting between the post-conversion type-format data and the common format data. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211232 | CUMULATIVE CONSUMABLE USAGE IN CLOUD-BASED PRINTING SERVICES - In one example, a cloud-based printing service that calculates cumulative usage data of a consumable. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211233 | CONFIDENTIAL-SENDER EMAIL ADDRESSES FOR PRINTING - In one example, an email address of a network-connected printer is stored. A print authorization code is stored. A confidential-sender email address is received and stored. After the receiving and storing of the confidential-sender email address, an email is received. The email is an email sent to the printer address, and includes a print job. Responsive to determining the email was sent from the confidential-sender address, the print job is stored. Responsive to receiving the print-authorization code, the print job is sent to the printer for printing. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211234 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR PRINTING OVER A NETWORK - Systems and methods for printing a document over a network are described. In one implementation, the printing system ( | 2014-07-31 |
20140211235 | Printing Control Device, Printing Control Method, And Printing System - A printing control device that sends print data to a printer can automatically configure the driver corresponding to the printer, and enables using a single printer driver to drive printers of the same model. A printing control device that sends print data to and controls printing by a printer includes: a storage unit that stores settings information for generating the print data; a configuration unit that acquires information set in the printer at a specific time, and stores the acquired information as the settings information in the storage unit; and a generating unit that generates the print data based on the settings information stored in the storage unit when printing by the printer is requested. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211236 | Printer, Printing Control Method, And Recording Medium Storing A Printing Control Program - A printer that receives requests to print on plural different media enables efficient system maintenance and system changes. A printer connected in a daisy chain to a host device or a first printer on one side and to a second printer on the other side has a communication unit that receives print request data from the host device or the first printer, and sends the print request data to the second printer; a print unit that interprets the received print request data and executes a printing control process based on the result of data interpretation; and a response unit that generates individual response data for the printer based on the result of the printing control process, generates unified response data from response data received from the second printer and the individual response data, and sends the unified response data to the host device or the first printer. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211237 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR - An image forming apparatus that facilitates management of information security policy even for an extended application installed from exterior. A scanning unit scans an original to generate image data of the original. A printing unit prints an image based on image data. A management unit manages applications dynamically installed. At least one of the applications executes a job using at least one of the scanning unit and the printing unit. A setting unit sets an operation mode for the image forming apparatus, based on security settings that are received from an external apparatus. A determination unit determines whether each of the applications supports the security settings. A control unit restricts an operation of an application that the determination unit determines that the application does not support the security settings. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211238 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE CAPABLE OF EXCHANGING PRINT DATA WITH ANOTHER IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREFOR - An image forming device capable of acquiring to-be-printed data from any of external image forming devices, without making inquiries about the presence or absence of the to-be-printed data to all the external image forming devices. An image forming apparatus receives, from another image forming apparatus that has received print data, bibliographic information containing identification information that identifies the another image forming apparatus, and registers the received bibliographic information. When receiving a bibliographic information acquisition request, the image forming apparatus transmits bibliographic information, among pieces of bibliographic information registered in the image forming apparatus, to the image forming apparatus that has transmitted the bibliographic information acquisition request. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211239 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, POWER SUPPLY METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided a power supply apparatus, an image forming apparatus, and a power supply system including a power supply unit configured to wirelessly supply power to an external device, a received power information reception unit configured to receive received power information representing the power received by the external device, and a power supply control unit configured to control the power supply unit to turn ON/OFF the power supply based on a set power set on the power supply unit and the received power represented by the received power information. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211240 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH SECURE PRINT FUNCTION, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus capable of flexibly controlling whether or not to perform user authentication when a user performs operations related to functions of the apparatus. When a user instructs the apparatus to perform any of operations related to a secure print job which is a print job executed by using a secure print function, when the apparatus is operated in a function-based authentication mode, it is determined whether or not a user-selected function of a plurality of functions including at least a secure printing function for printing data in response to an input of a password requires user authentication. When the secure printing function is specified as the user-selected function and it is determined that the user-selected function does not require user authentication, the user is allowed to use the secure printing function, even if the user is not authenticated. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211241 | AUTHENTICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In an embodiment, an authentication system includes a supply device having a data storage chip with identification (ID) bit memory cells. The ID bit memory cells comprising a measured cell, pointer cells to store address information that points to the measured cell, and analog cells that store factory-measured analog information about the measured cell. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211242 | PRINT JOB MANAGEMENT - A system for managing a print job is disclosed. Print job data is intercepted prior to being printed by a printer and a print job package is generated including the print job data as intercepted and metadata on the print job data, the print job data as intercepted being extractable from the print job package. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211243 | PRINTING FROM UNTRUSTWORTHY SOURCE - Disclosed herein are a system, non-transitory computer-readable medium and method for printing. A configuration is associated with a printing device. If a print request is received from an untrustworthy source, the print request is associated with the configuration such that the printing device handles the print request in accordance with the configuration. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211244 | PLUG-IN DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, PLUG-IN DISTRIBUTION CONTROL METHOD - A plug-in distribution system includes a distribution server and an image processing apparatus. The distribution server distributes a plug-in. The image processing apparatus is connected to the distribution server via a network and receives a plug-in from the distribution server and uses the received plug-in. In response to a request to distribute a plug-in from the image processing apparatus, the distribution server sets a function for the requested plug-in in accordance with function setting information which is set for each plug-in and for each distribution destination, and distributes the plug-in to the image processing apparatus. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211245 | CONTROL DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND CONTROL METHOD - A control device includes a storage unit in which a parameter group for setting an operational content of an electronic apparatus and functional information related to a function realized when the parameter group is set are stored in correspondence with each other; a reception unit that receives an operation; an extraction unit that extracts the functional information from the storage unit when a changing operation for changing at least one parameter is received by the reception unit, the functional information corresponding to the parameter changed by the changing operation; a presentation unit that presents the extracted functional information; and a setting unit that reads the parameter group corresponding to the presented functional information from the storage unit and sets the parameter group when the reception unit receives a usage confirmation operation for confirming that the function corresponding to the presented functional information is to be used. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211246 | Terminal Apparatus - A non-transitory computer-readable medium has a computer program stored thereon and readable by a computer of a terminal apparatus configured to perform wireless communication with a printer. The computer program, when executed by the computer, causes the computer to perform operations including: a position registration process of registering information, which indicates a first position for acquiring related information, with a storage unit in the terminal apparatus; a terminal position acquisition process of acquiring terminal position information indicative of a position of the terminal apparatus; an information acquisition process of acquiring the related information corresponding to a current status of the printer in a case where the position of the terminal apparatus is within a specific range that is defined on the basis of the first position; and an output process of outputting the acquired related information. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211247 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, PRINT SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A system comprises: a processing unit which performs layout processing on data of a job; a holding unit which holds, in a storage unit, identification information of an image forming apparatus, identification information of the job and content of the layout processing performed on the data of the job by the processing unit in association with each other; a unit which transmits the data that has undergone the layout processing to the image forming apparatus and obtains history information of the processed job; and a tally unit which performs tally processing with respect to the processed job, by using the history information and the content of the layout processing held in the storage unit in association with the identification information of the image forming apparatus corresponding to the history information and identification information of the job in the history information. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211248 | WEB SERVER APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - If a web service transmits a registration request to a web server apparatus, and if the same URL as the URL received from the web service is already registered in a web service management table of the web server apparatus, the web server apparatus registers the web server in the web service management table after determining that the extension determination condition received from the web service is not the same as an extension determination condition registered in the web service management table. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211249 | METHOD FOR DETECTING AND TRANSMITTING PROCESS-CONTROL DATA BEFORE AND/OR DURING A PRINTING OPERATION FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PRINTED PRODUCTS IN A PRINTING PRESS - With a method for transmitting process-control data before and/or during a printing process for the production of printed products in a printing press, the data are detected at least with the aid of at least one print mark that is effectively connected to a printed product. The data obtained from the print mark are transmitted and/or transferred to at least one processing unit that is arranged downstream of the printing operation. Within the printing process, the data obtained from the print mark are subjected continuously to at least one redundant check in at least one downstream-arranged processing unit, with respect to the data determined during the integral printing process and/or with respect to a further processing location for the printed products which is specified ahead of time. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211250 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a communication unit for receiving unmodified data and modified data obtained when the unmodified data is modified; an image-reading unit for reading a confirmation document over which commentary has been written, and generating scan data; a storage unit for storing the unmodified data, the modified data, and the scan data; a comparison processing unit for comparing the unmodified data, the modified data, and the scan data, and recognizing confirmation places of the modified data, which are modified places that correspond to the commentary and have been modified from the unmodified data; and a printing unit for printing only those pages of the modified data that comprise the confirmation places recognized by the comparison processing unit. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211251 | IMAGE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FACILITATING ADDRESS REGISTRATION - An image transmission system includes an image transmission apparatus and a client apparatus connected to a network. The image transmission apparatus distributes, via the network, a search message for searching for the client apparatus, transmits a request of the address information to the client apparatus that has transmitted a reply message for replying to the search message, displays one or more addresses included in address information that has been transmitted from the client apparatus, and transmits the image to the address among the one or more addresses. The client apparatus manages the address information, transmits the reply message to the image transmission apparatus that has transmitted the search message, and transmits the address information to the image transmission apparatus. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211252 | Terminal Apparatus and System - A terminal apparatus includes: a first position receiving unit configured to receive terminal position information indicating a position of the terminal apparatus; a receiving unit configured to receive a plurality of distance information corresponding to each of printers that are printer candidates to execute a printing, wherein each of the plurality of distance information is generated on the basis of coordinate information, which includes information of a latitude and a longitude indicating a position of the corresponding printer, and the terminal position information; a choosing unit configured to preferentially choose a printer having a short distance to the terminal apparatus from the printers based on the distance information; and a printing instruction unit configured to transmit a printing instruction for printing execution to a specific printer of the one or more chose printers. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211253 | Terminal Device, Printer and Storage Medium - A terminal device configured to support selection of a printer, the terminal device including: a first processor; and a first memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the terminal device to perform: registering area information which defines an area including a location of a printer and is for associating the area with the printer located in the area; acquiring the registered area information; acquiring terminal position information which represents the position of the terminal device; and specifying a candidate of a printer to be used based on the area information and the terminal position information, wherein the area is defined based on three or more positions. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211254 | Terminal Device and Storage Medium - A terminal device configured to perform: acquiring area information which defines an area including a location of a printer and is for associating the area with the printer located in the area; acquiring terminal position information which represents a position of the terminal device; determining whether the terminal device is positioned in the area based on the area information and the terminal position information; transmitting, when the terminal device is positioned in the area, a print instruction that instructs the printer located in the area to perform printing; and displaying, when the terminal device is not positioned in the area, printer-related information, which relates to a printer capable of performing printing based on a print instruction from the terminal device and is for selecting a printer for performing printing, on a display unit. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211255 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF A CONTROL SYSTEM - A POS system | 2014-07-31 |
20140211256 | MANAGEMENT SERVER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - There is provided a management server in which a print log analysis unit of a device management application analyzes a job log collected from an MFP device to detect a pair of reprint related jobs, determines whether a reprinted job is useless or useful for the detected pair of jobs, and a print log analysis result report generation unit generates an analysis result report based on a determination result to outputs the generated report. If a detection result includes a pair of jobs, in which one job has been printed based on default print settings and the other job has been reprinted based on changed print settings, it is determined that the job printed based on the default print settings is a useless job. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211257 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - An operation device receives information indicating an image processing job to be executed according to specific image processing settings and sends an execution check request to each one of a plurality of image processing apparatuses. The operation device displays, at a display, one or more image processing apparatuses capable of executing and currently available to perform the image processing job according to the specific image processing settings, based on responses respectively received from the plurality of image processing apparatuses. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211258 | OPERATION CONSOLE, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In an operation unit, a display panel displays a two-sided copy setting screen image including a still image display area on which a plurality of software keys (two-sided copy setting keys) corresponding to respective ones of a plurality of processes (one-sided/one-sided copy process, one-sided/two-sided copy process, two-sided/two-sided copy process and two-sided/one-sided copy process), for selecting any of the plurality of processes, are displayed. A touch-panel receives an input operation to the plurality of software keys. In response to the touch-panel receiving the input operation, a CPU displays, on a movie display area different from the still image display area of the two-sided copy setting screen image, an image representing contents of the selected process in a prescribed state. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211259 | PERIPHERAL DEVICE AND IMAGE READING DEVICE - The present invention is applicable to a peripheral device which performs processing based on information from an information processing device. The peripheral device of present invention is characterized by a storage unit, which stores in it a program of controlling of designated processing, and stores in it data for controlling the peripheral device, and by a communication unit which sends the program stored in the storage unit to the information processing device, and by a control unit which controls operation of the peripheral device based on an instruction information written into the storage unit upon execution of the program on the information processing device. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211260 | INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEM, INFORMATION SHARING MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AND INFORMATION SHARING METHOD - Provided is an information sharing system which allows setting information relating to a second communication device to be shared with a first communication device. The information sharing system includes an information collection device that retains the setting information and is communicatively connected to the first communication device, and a management device that makes a request for transmission of the setting information with respect to the information collection device. The management device includes a communication management unit that determines whether or not communication is established between the first and second communication devices when receiving the request for transmission of the setting information, and an information request unit that makes a request for transmission of the setting information with respect to the information collection device in a case where it is determined by the communication management unit that the communication is established between the first and second communication devices. The information collection device includes an information management unit that transmits the setting information to the first communication device in response to the request made by the information request unit. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211261 | WRITING CONTROL DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a writing control device including: a storing unit comprising N HDDs, N being an integer which is 2 or more; a data division unit configured to divide data to be written in the storing unit into N unequal division data; and a writing control unit configured to dispersedly store the N division data in the N HDDs in parallel, wherein the N division data include a first division data and a second division data having a larger data size than the first division data, and the writing control unit writes the second division data in tracks of a portion of the HDD, which is positioned on an outer side than a portion in which the first division data is written. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211262 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - In an image processing apparatus, a memory area management portion generates a descriptor for a block storage area allocated in each of a first work memory and a second work memory, and generates sub-band management data associated with the descriptor for the block storage area in which compressed sub-band data is stored, sequentially according to arrangement of the sub-band data in the primary scanning direction and the secondary scanning direction in image data. A data loading portion changes, according to a rotation angle, the association between the sub-band management data and the descriptor after the compressed sub-band data is stored in the second work memory. A decompression processing portion performs rotating process in the sub-band data according to the rotation angle. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211263 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a first determination unit determining an attribute of an image data described in a page description language; a second determination unit determining whether there exists a data having high color saturation in the image data; a third determination unit determining a main hue in the image data; and a determination unit determining an optimal printing method for printing the image data based on determination results by the first, the second, and the third determination units. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211264 | TECHNIQUES PERTAINING TO DOCUMENT PRINTING - Techniques pertaining to printing a document are disclosed. A computer server may receive decoded document metadata and locate a document in a document repository using the document metadata. The server may determine whether the document metadata is indicative of a most recent version of the document and, if not, retrieve the most recent version of the document. The server may also create a tag for the retrieved most recent version of the document comprised of up to date document metadata in which the tag data is embedded in a graphic that is merged with the most recent version of the document. The server may create a print job for the most recent version of the document and send the print job to a network enabled printer over a network connection. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211265 | ERASABLE PRINTOUTS INCLUDING ERASABLE FEATURES - A logic module is to identify whether to print a standard printout or an erasable printout. A print module is to print the erasable printout in response to the identifying by the logic module. The erasable printout includes an erasable feature not present in the standard printout. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211266 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE OUTPUT DEVICE - An electrophotographic image output device includes an image processor to receive input image data, and a line screen to represent halftone images and have multiple screen angles respectively allocated to different colors including yellow, magenta, and cyan. The line screen satisfies requirements of (A) a predetermined difference is secured between adjacent two of the multiple screen angles; (B) zero is not allocated to any of the multiple screen angles; and (C) among the multiple screen angles determined by the requirements (A) and (B), a screen angle closest to 90 degrees is allocated to yellow among yellow, magenta, and cyan. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211267 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH QUALITY PRINTING OF NON-SATURATED COLORED TEXT AND LINES - An embodiment implements a methodology for printing non-saturated text and lines in a way that removes the jagged edge problem. An embodiment uses a combination of two screens, e.g. AM screening and applying pure color. For example, according to the embodiment, the closer to the edge from the interior of text or lines, the less amplitude modulation half toning is applied and the more actual color or contone is applied. A particular algorithm for determining and using a blending parameter is provided. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211268 | CALIBRATION OF SCANNING DEVICES - Systems and methods for calibrating scanning devices are described. The method comprises dividing a dark scan image of a calibration strip into one or more regions. The dark scan image is further analyzed to obtain at least one data point from each of the one or more regions. Further, calibration values for each of the one or more regions are computed based on the at least one data point for calibrating the scanning device. The calibration values include mean and standard deviation of the data points for each of the one or more regions. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211269 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus includes first electronic circuit and one or a plurality of second electronic circuits. The first electronic circuit has a first buffer for storing information, and is configured to execute predetermined first information processing by reading out information from a memory connected via a first transmission path, and write the information processed by the first information processing into the memory. The one or plurality of second electronic circuits have a second buffer for storing information, and are connected to the first electronic circuit via a second transmission path different from the first transmission path, and the one or plurality of second electronic circuits are configured to execute second information processing different from the first information processing. The first electronic circuit is configured to execute the first information processing, using the second buffer of the second electronic circuit that is in an unused state and the first buffer. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211270 | READING UNIT AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS - A reading unit includes a carriage extending in a first direction, and an image sensor configured to be supported by the carriage, and having a case extending in the first direction and a plurality of light receiving elements contained in the case and arranged in the first direction. The carriage has a reference surface, a pair of supporting portions provided at two end sides in the first direction, and one end edge positioned on one side, with respect to the reference surface, in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and parallel to the reference surface, and the case has a pair of supported portions provided to correspond to the pair of supporting portions and configured to be supported swingably by the corresponding supporting portions. The case is configured to swing about a first axis between a first position and a second position. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211271 | SCANNER MODULE AND IMAGE SCANNING APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - A scanner module and an image scanning apparatus employing the same. The scanner module comprises an illuminator for illuminating light on an object to be scanned. The illuminator includes a light emitting diode, a light guide extending in a main scanning direction to change a direction of the light received from the light emitting diode, and at least one elastic member to elastically support at least one longitudinal end of the light guide. As the light guide is elastically supported by the elastic member, convex deformation or bowing of an emission face of the light guide due to thermal expansion can be reduced. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211272 | IMAGE READING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image reading device includes a light source, an imaging section, and a controller. The light source includes a plurality of light emitting elements. The light source irradiates light to an original document, while moving relative to the original document. The imaging section obtains scan data read from the original document by light irradiated to the original document from the light source. The controller controls the light source and the imaging section. The controller determines a read target region and a non-read target region in the original document, turns on a light emitting element out of the plurality of light emitting elements, which corresponds to the read target region, and turns off a light emitting element out of the plurality of light emitting elements, which corresponds to the non-read target region. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211273 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSING DEVICE, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A solid-state image sensing device includes: a photoelectric conversion unit that converts light into electrical signals for respective pixels and outputs the electrical signals; a signal separation unit that separates an offset signal, which is generated due to dark current, from each of the electrical signals outputted by the photoelectric conversion unit and outputs image signals which are electrical signals converted from light for the respective pixels; and a signal adding unit that adds the image signals, which is outputted from the signal separation unit, for each group of a plurality of pixels. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211274 | Sheet Feeding Apparatus - A sheet feeding apparatus includes a first tray, a frame member, and a feeder. The frame member includes a first wall portion facing in a width direction and a first tray portion disposed above the first tray and extending inward in the width direction from the first wall portion. The first tray has a first end on a side far from the feeder. The first tray portion of the frame member has a second end on the side far from the feeder and a third end on a side near the feeder. The second end is closer to the feeder than the first end. The first wall portion extends from the third end toward the first end. | 2014-07-31 |
20140211275 | Sheet Feeding Apparatus - A sheet feeding apparatus includes a first tray, a second tray disposed above the first tray, a feeding portion configured to feed a sheet in a feed direction, and a first wall portion disposed at one end of the second tray in a width direction and fixed relative to the first tray. The first tray has a first end on a side far from the feeding portion. The second tray has, on the side far from the feeding portion, a second end, which is closer to the feeding portion than the first end of the first tray. The first end of the first tray is located above the second end of the second tray. An upper end of the first wall portion is higher than the second tray, and extends from a side closer to the second end of the second tray toward the first end of the first tray. | 2014-07-31 |