| 31st week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
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| 20120194731 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus includes an image sensing unit that generates an image signal by performing a photoelectric conversion on an object image, a focus evaluation value calculation unit that calculates a focus evaluation value indicating a contrast of the image signal, a control unit that controls a position of a focus lens based on the focus evaluation value, a focus level calculation unit that calculates a focus level indicating a degree of focus using the focus evaluation value, and a detection unit that detects an exposure condition in taking an image of an object. The control unit determines a condition in terms of driving the focus lens based on the focus level corresponding to the exposure condition. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194732 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An apparatus includes a display control section configured to control display of image data for an image, the image data including flash reach information identifying at least one portion of the image corresponding to at least one region reached by light from a flash. Also described are a method and computer-readable storage medium for controlling display of image data for the image. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194733 | ADAPTIVE VIDEO CAPTURE DECODE SYSTEM - Devices, methods, and software are disclosed for an adaptive video capture decode system that efficiently manages a stream of image frames between a device display screen and a processor performing decode attempts on decodable features in the image frames. In an illustrative embodiment, a device assigns frames of image data from a stream of frames of image data to either a display subsystem or a decode subsystem. The display subsystem is operative for rendering the frames of image data on a display screen. The decode subsystem is operative for receiving frames of image data and performing an attempted decode of a decodable indicia represented in at least one of the frames of image data. None of the frames of data are assigned to both the display subsystem and the decode subsystem. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194734 | VIDEO DISPLAY METHOD - A method for video playback uses only resources universally supported by a browser (“inline playback”) operating in virtually all handheld media devices. In one case, the method first prepares a video sequence for display by a browser by (a) dividing the video sequence into a silent video stream and an audio stream; (b) extracting from the silent video stream a number of still images, the number of still images corresponding to at least one of a desired output frame rate and a desired output resolution; and (c) combining the still images into a composite image. In one embodiment, the composite image having a number of rows, with each row being formed by the still images created from a fixed duration of the silent video stream. Another method plays the still images of the composite image as a video sequence by (a) loading the composite image to be displayed through a viewport defined the size of one of the still images; (b) selecting one of the still images of the composite image; (c) setting the viewport to display the selected still image; and (d) setting a timer for a specified time period based on a frame rate, such that, upon expiration of the specified time period: (i) selecting a next one of the still images to be displayed in the viewport, unless all still images of the composite image have been selected; and (ii) return to step (c) if not all still images have been selected. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194735 | System And Method For An Image Sensor Operable In Multiple Video Standards - An image sensor system and associated method supporting multiple video output standards, such as NTSC and PAL, including a pixel array corresponding in size to the frame size having a smaller line number of the video standards, is described. System and method for resolving discrepancies between standards includes multiple crystal oscillators or frequency synthesis to derive a dot clock, and a standard-specific pixel read-out scheme that provides additional lines when outputting according to the frame size having a larger line number of the video standards. In an embodiment, additional line video data is derived by duplicating a line of image data, and in an alternative embodiment additional line video data is derived by digital vertical interpolation. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194736 | Methods and Apparatus for Interactive Media - A user can become involved in an Event presented to the user by a media stream. Suitable motion and location cameras and other sensors capture characteristics information on objects, environments, and people in the Event, and that information enables a virtual representation of the user to become a player in the media stream of the Event. Views are generated that include images or representations of one or more real objects in a real space and representations of viewers and that enable the viewers to interact with other images or representations of the objects. To put it another way, a viewer can interact with a TV broadcast of a sporting event, such as a baseball game, an automobile race, etc. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194737 | PROCESS AND MEANS FOR SCANNING AND/OR SYNCHRONIZING AUDIO/VIDEO EVENTS - A process for scanning and/or synchronizing audio/video events is described. According to the process, a signal is acquired and divided into a plurality of segments corresponding to different moments of the signal. A spectrogram is generated and peaks are located in the spectrogram. Transition peaks are located among said peaks, and the bands of such transition peaks are combined in one or more transitions to which hashes correspond. The hashes are associated with the time at which the transitions occur in the signal. Means for scanning and/or synchronizing audio/video events are also disclosed. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194738 | DUAL MODE PROJECTION DOCKING DEVICE FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A dual mode projection display apparatus for portable electronic device comprises: a projection device, a built-in screen, an input device and a wired or wireless connector to said portable electronic device. It has dual operation mode: in the first mode, it produces an image onto the built-in screen; in the second mode, it produces an image onto any external surface with substantially high reflectance/scattering. When connected with a smartphone, the apparatus provides a big screen and convenience input method for the user. The invention increases the functionality and utility of a smartphone. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194739 | Method and apparatus of automatically selecting audio format for output signal of a tuner in a television system - In a method of automatically selecting audio format for output signal of a tuner, a SAW filter is configured to a bandwidth of 5.5 MHz for filtering IF signal so as to generate CVBS signal and SSIF signal. Then, band-pass filters are used to detect a back porch of the CVBS signal thereby determining whether signal amplitude at a center frequency of 4.43 MHz is greater than that at a center frequency of 3.58 MHz. Finally, a bandwidth of 4.5 MHz is assigned to the SAW filter for filtering the intermediate frequency signal to re-generate the CVBS signal when the amplitude at 4.43 MHz is smaller than that at 3.58 MHz. Further, a video decoder decodes the CVBS signal to determine a video format from NTSC, PAL-M, and PAL-N formats, and an audio decoder decodes the SSIF signal to determine an audio format from MN, BG, DK, and I formats. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194740 | IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method of controlling a display device selectively displaying one of a first signal received from a first signal source and a second signal received from a second signal source is provided. The method includes the steps of: displaying the second signal; detecting whether the first signal is received; and displaying the first signal when the first signal is received by the display device. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194741 | DISPLAY APPARATUS CONNECTED WITH AT LEAST ONE DEVICE VIA INTEGRATED WIRE INTERFACE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention includes making a request for information for listing at least one content previously saved in a plurality of source devices sequentially connected via the integrated wire interface to a plurality of the source devices, receiving the information for listing the previously saved at least one content from a plurality of the source devices, displaying the received listing information on a 1 | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194742 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INTERACTIVE INFORMATION - A system and method for interactively presenting content related information to facilitate user setting modification. The method includes accessing content from a content source which comprises a plurality of information associated with the content and displaying a banner comprising a portion of the plurality of information. A piece of the plurality of information associated with the content is selectable by the user via on-screen elements. The method further includes receiving a selection of the piece of information of the plurality of information associated with the content and performing a function associated with the piece of information of the plurality of information associated with the content, e.g., modifying a television setting related to the selected information. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194743 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a video processing apparatus includes a content list display module, a content register and a controller. The content list display module is configured to display a list of contents capable of being acquired via a network. The content register is configured to register contents which are acquired via any of broadcasting, a recording medium and the network and on which any processing operation such as reproduction, record or reservation is performed. The controller is configured to change a display form of the contents registered in the content register into a different display form from other contents among the contents displayed in a list in the content list display module. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194744 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR SYNTHESIZING AND OUTPUTTING A PLURALITY OF PIECES OF VIDEO DATA, DEVICE FOR DETERMINING QUALITY OF VIDEO DATA TO BE SYNTHESIZED AND OUTPUT, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - A communication system that transmits a plurality of pieces of video data to be synthesized and output to a plurality of output apparatus after dividing into a plurality of pieces of video having different qualities, in which, in a case where the plurality of pieces of video data are transmitted to the plurality of apparatus to synthesize and output the data, it is so configured that a difference in video quality is made so as not to be remarkable even when each apparatus cannot receive the video data having the same quality, wherein a reception state of the video data in each output apparatus of the plurality of output apparatus is determined and the quality of the video data to be synthesized and output is decided according to the reception state of the video data in each output apparatus, thereby outputting the video data having thus decided quality. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194745 | DISPLAY DRIVING CIRCUIT - A display driving circuit comprising a video signal transformation circuit, a reference voltage generating circuit, a DAC and an interpolation operational amplifier is provided. The video signal transformation circuit transforms an input video signal into a transformed video signal with a higher bit depth. The transformed video signal comprises an upper n bits data and a lower m bits data, wherein n+m equals a bit depth of the transformed video signal. The reference voltage generating circuit generates reference voltages. The DAC selects a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage to interpolation operational amplifier from the reference voltages according to an upper n bits data of the transformed video signal. The interpolation operational amplifier outputs a driving voltage to display device according to the first reference voltage, the second reference voltage and the lower m bits data of the transformed video signal. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194746 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DC RESTORATION USING FEEDBACK - A feedback circuit for restoration of DC in electrical signals is presented. A sample pulse representing a DC portion of an electrical signal is generated. The sample pulse triggers a sample and hold circuit to acquire the correct offset voltage in the electrical signal during this DC portion. The offset voltage feeds back through a summing node to the electrical signal thereby restoring the video signal to the desired DC voltage level with respect to ground. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194748 | VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIGHT GUIDE MODULE - A video display device includes a light guide unit for guiding outgoing light from a light source unit to a pixel area of a display device. The light guide unit includes a rod integrator having an input opening through which the outgoing light from the light source unit enters and an output opening provided on a side opposite to the input opening, and a light shielding plate provided between the input opening of the rod integrator and the light source unit. The light shielding plate has a plurality of types of openings for passing the outgoing light from the light source unit to the rod integrator. The light shielding plate is arranged in a state where one of the plurality of types of openings, which has a shape similar to that of the input opening of the rod integrator which is actually mounted, is aligned with the input opening. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194749 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - It is an object to provide a display device in which a problem of light leakage from a liquid crystal element in black display is reduced or overcome and the contrast is improved. It is another object to provide a pixel circuit having a function to control a lighting state of a backlight based on each pixel. These objects are achieved by turning off a light-emitting element in display of a black gray scale, and by providing a light-emitting element in each pixel and providing, in a pixel circuit, a function to individually control lighting and non-lighting of the light-emitting element depending on a gray scale to perform display. When a backlight is provided in each pixel, a light-emitting element that is a backlight is turned off when a black gray scale is displayed, whereby reduction in contrast due to light leakage from a liquid crystal element can be prevented. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194750 | UNIVERSAL TELEVISION LIFT WITH ENCLOSURE - A universal television lift and enclosure suitable for outdoor use. A television lift assembly includes an enclosure including a housing having an opening, and a cover engageable with the housing to seal the opening; and a lift device including a first portion mounted in the enclosure, and a movable portion including a first end movably coupled to the first portion, an attachment portion configured to removably attach a television thereto, and a second end, the cover being attached to the second end, and the movable portion of the lift device being movable between a first position within the housing and in which the cover seals the opening for storing the television in the weatherproof enclosure, and a second position outside the housing for supporting the television in a viewable position. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194751 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE WITH CHANGEABLE BARRIER PATTERN - A stereoscopic display device with changeable barrier patterns includes a display panel and a parallax barrier device. The parallax barrier device is disposed on the display panel. The parallax barrier device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a plurality of barrier pixels. The first substrate and the second substrate are disposed oppositely to each other, and the first substrate is disposed between the display panel and the second substrate. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. Each of the barrier pixels includes at least one switch device for independently controlling each of the barrier pixels to generate a changeable barrier pattern. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194752 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY MODULE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEM THEREOF - A method for manufacturing a stereoscopic display module including following steps is provided. A display module is provided. A first retardation film is attached on the display module with a heat-resisting adhesive layer. After attaching the first retardation film on the display module with the heat-resisting adhesive layer, a partial region of the first retardation film is heated to vanish a phase retardation property. The partial region includes a plurality of sub-regions spaced at intervals. A stereoscopic display module and a manufacturing system thereof are also provided. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194753 | METHOD OF FORMING A VERTICAL ALIGNMENT LAYER, A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME, AND A DISPLAY APPARATUS MADE WITH THE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A method of forming a vertical alignment layer includes disposing a substrate on a stage, the substrate including an alignment layer, the alignment layer includes first areas and second areas alternately arranged in a first direction, and disposing a mask over the substrate, the mask including light blocking parts and light transmitting parts that correspond to the first areas. An exposure apparatus disposed over the mask provides light to the first areas when the substrate moves in the first direction to form a pretilt angle in the first areas. The stage is rotated so that the light transmitting parts correspond to the second areas, and the exposure apparatus provides light to the second areas when the substrate moves in the first direction to form a pretilt angle in the second areas. The pretilt angle formed in the first areas is different from the pretilt angle formed in the second areas. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194754 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF DRIVING SAME - There is disclosed a lightweight and small liquid crystal display which achieves low power consumption and in which the optical anisotropy of the liquid crystal material is compensated for in order to enhance the viewing angle characteristics and the response speed of the liquid crystal material. Display electrodes and a common electrode are formed on one of the substrates. The orientation of the liquid crystal material is of the HAN (hybrid alignment nematic) type. This compensates for the optical anisotropy of the liquid crystal material and improves the response speed. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194755 | Ultrafast twisted nematic liquid crystal display - A method for recovering a latent response time period of a TN liquid crystal cell may include determining a time period which may be related to a back flow effect of the TN liquid crystal cell. Recovering the latent response time period may be correlated to the time at which a voltage may be applied across the TN liquid crystal cell. The method may include applying the voltage to the TN liquid crystal cell during a display region in which both the right and left signals may be displayed or a region in which the content may not be appropriately viewable. By applying the voltage early to the TN liquid crystal cell, a resulting transmission “bump” may not optically contaminate the viewable content. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194756 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The number of photolithography steps used for manufacturing a transistor is reduced to less than the conventional one and a highly reliable semiconductor device is provided. The present invention relates to a semiconductor device including a circuit including a transistor having an oxide semiconductor layer over a first substrate and a second substrate fixed to the first substrate with a sealant. A closed space surrounded by the sealant, the first substrate, and the second substrate is in a reduced pressure state or filled with dry air. The sealant surrounds at least the transistor and has a closed pattern shape. Further, the circuit is a driver circuit including a transistor having an oxide semiconductor layer. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194757 | WIRING LAYER, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is an electrode layer and a wiring layer, which are free from peeling from a glass substrate. A wiring layer and a gate electrode layer are constituted by an adhering film which is a thin film made of Cu—Mg—Al formed on a surface of a glass substrate, and a copper film formed on the adhering film. When the adhering film includes Mg in a range of at least 0.5 atom % and at most 5 atom %, and aluminum in a range of at least 5 atom % and at most 15 atom %, assuming that the total number of atoms of copper, magnesium and aluminum is taken as 100 atom % , adhesion of the adhering film to the glass substrate becomes high, and the copper thin film is not peeled from the glass substrate. The wiring layer is electrically connected to a pixel electrode of a liquid crystal display device. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194758 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - It is an object of the present invention to apply a sufficient electrical field to a liquid crystal material in a horizontal electrical field liquid crystal display device typified by an FFS type. In a horizontal electrical field liquid crystal display, an electrical field is applied to a liquid crystal material right above a common electrode and a pixel electrode using plural pairs of electrodes rather than one pair of electrodes. One pair of electrodes includes a comb-shaped common electrode and a comb-shaped pixel electrode. Another pair of electrodes includes a common electrode provided in a pixel portion and the comb-shaped pixel electrode. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194759 | LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THEREOF - A liquid crystal module includes a housing, a light guide plate, at least one optical film, a liquid crystal panel, and a light bar. The housing includes a bottom plate with a bearing surface and a frame wall connected to the bottom plate. The light guide plate is disposed on the bearing surface and has a light emitting surface and a light incident side surface. The frame wall surrounds the light guide plate. The optical film is disposed above the light emitting surface. The liquid crystal panel is disposed above the optical film. The light bar includes a first circuit board and at least one light emitting element mounted on the first circuit board. The light emitting element is located opposite to the light incident side surface. The first circuit board located between the liquid crystal panel and the light emitting surface partially covers the light emitting surface. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194760 | LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULE - A liquid crystal module includes a rear frame, a molded frame, a light guide plate, a light source, a liquid crystal pane and a positioning structure. The light source is disposed along a first end face of the light guide plate. The positioning structure positions the light guide plate relative to the rear frame. The positioning structure has an engagement portion and a drawn protrusion that engages with the engagement portion. The engagement portion is provided on a second end face of the light guide plate with the second end face being different from the first end face. The drawn protrusion is provided on the rear frame by drawing a part of the rear frame with the drawn protrusion being integrally formed with the rear frame as a one-piece, unitary member. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194761 | LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal module has a rear frame, a light source, a liquid crystal panel, and a bezel. The rear frame includes a rear panel, a first side panel, a top panel, an attachment tab and a first flange. The attachment tab is located at an end portion of the first side panel with respect to a longitudinal direction of the first side panel. The attachment tab has a base plate with a pair of opposite side edges and a fastener insertion hole. The base plate extends perpendicular to the first side panel and outward of the rear frame relative to the first side panel. The first flange extends perpendicular to the first side panel and the base plate of the attachment tab and along a first side edge of the first side panel and one of the opposite side edges of the base plate of the attachment tab. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194762 | PHOSPHOR, LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A phosphor as a divalent europium-activated oxynitride green light emitting phosphor which is a β-type SiAlON substantially represented by a general formula (A): Eu | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194763 | REFLECTIVE AND TRANSPARENT LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A transflective liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal panel including a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, the first and second substrates arranged to face each other and the liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, a reflection polarizer and an absorption polarizer at opposing outer sides of the liquid crystal panel, and a backlight unit at an outer side of the liquid crystal panel and supplying light to the inside of the liquid crystal panel. A reflective axis of the reflection polarizer is parallel with a transmissive axis of the absorption polarizer, the transmissive axis of the reflection polarizer perpendicularly crosses the transmissive axis of the absorption polarize, and the liquid crystal layer includes liquid crystal molecules and a dichroic dye. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194764 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device ( | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194765 | INTEGRATED O FILM FOR IMPROVING VIEWING ANGLE OF TN-LCD, AND POLARIZER PLATE AND TN-LCD INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are an integrated O film for improving a viewing angle of a TN-LCD, and a polarizer plate and TN-LCD including the same. Also disclosed herein are a compensation film which is capable of improving a contrast characteristic at a front side and an inclination angle and minimizing a color variation according to a viewing angle in a dark state, and a polarizer plate and TN-LCD including the same. The integrated O film includes a transversely-stretched negative biaxial (B) film and a positive O film laminated on the transversely-stretched negative B film. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194766 | IPS OR FFS-MODE LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An IPS or FFS-mode liquid-crystal display device includes an optical compensatory film having a first retardation region and a second retardation region adjacent to the first retardation region, wherein a slow axis of the first retardation region is orthogonal to a slow axis of the second retardation region, retardation in-plane at a wavelength of 550 nm, Re(550) of the first retardation region is equal to or less than 20 nm, and retardation along the thickness-direction at a wavelength of 550 nm, Rth(550) of the first retardation region is from 20 nm to 120 nm, the second retardation region includes a retardation layer containing a vertically-aligned discotic liquid-crystal compound. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194767 | IPS OR FFS-MODE LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An IPS or FFS-mode liquid-crystal display device includes an optical compensatory film having a first retardation region and a second retardation region adjacent to the first retardation region, wherein a slow axis of the first retardation region is parallel to a slow axis of the second retardation region, retardation in-plane at a wavelength of 550 nm, Re(550) of the second retardation region is equal to or less than 20 nm, and retardation along the thickness-direction at a wavelength of 550 nm, Rth(550) of the second retardation region is from 20 nm to 120 nm, the first retardation region includes a retardation layer containing a vertically-aligned discotic liquid-crystal compound, and Re thereof at a wavelength of 450 nm, 550 nm and 650 nm, Re(450), Re(550) and Re(650) satisfy Re(450)/Re(550) of from 1 to 1.13 and Re(650)/Re(550) of from 0.94 to 1. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194768 | Wavelength plate, polarization conversion device using the same, illumination optical system, and image display apparatus - A wavelength plate includes: a first quartz plate unit including a plurality of quartz plates which have main surfaces disposed in the same plane and are jointed with each other; and a second quartz plate unit including a plurality of quartz plates which have main surfaces disposed on a main surface of the first quartz plate unit and are jointed with each other in a position different from a joint position of the first quartz plate unit. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194769 | Liquid Crystal Display and Display - A hand-held electronic device includes a liquid crystal display device having a first substrate, a second substrate bonded to the first substrate, with liquid crystal material held between the first substrate and the second substrate, and an upper polarizing plate affixed to the second substrate. A protective member is disposed over the upper polarizing plate, and an adhesive member is disposed between the protective member and the upper polarizing plate without an air layer between the protective member and the upper polarizing plate. The protective member is configured as a protective cover of the hand-held electronic device. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194770 | VERTICAL ALIGNMENT LAYER AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other; a pair of field generating electrodes disposed on the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and including liquid crystal molecules having positive dielectric anisotropy; and at least one alignment layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the alignment layer includes a main chain and at least one side chain connected to the main chain, and the side chain includes a vertical functional group or a polar group. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194771 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device capable of preventing image sticking on a display caused by a residual DC voltage in various display modes, and a method for manufacturing thereof. The liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer provided between the substrates, and an alignment film provided between the liquid crystal layer and at least one of the substrates, wherein the alignment film is formed by reacting an epoxy compound with a carboxyl group of one of a polyamic acid and a polyimide having a degree of imidization of less than 100%. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194772 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - In the liquid crystal display device of the present invention, it is difficult for short circuit between an active matrix substrate and a counter substrate to occur. The liquid crystal display device includes a conduction preventing member ( | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194773 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY SET HAVING THE SAME - A display apparatus includes: a substrate including display areas and a non-display area disposed around edges of the display areas; gate lines disposed in the display areas; data lines disposed in the display areas and crossing the gate lines; pixels disposed in the display areas and connected to the gate lines and data lines; and a gate driver disposed in the peripheral area, between the display areas. The gate driver is connected to the gate lines, to output gate signals to the gate lines. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194774 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes: first and second substrate opposite to each other; data lines on the first substrate which transmits a first voltage; a voltage transmitting line on the first substrate which transmits a second voltage; and first and second pixel electrodes on the first substrate and spaced apart from each other, where one of the first and second pixel electrodes is applied with the first voltage through the data lines, the other of the first and second pixel electrodes is applied with the second voltage through the voltage transmitting line, each of the first and second pixel electrodes includes a stem and branches electrodes extending from the stem, the branches of the first pixel electrode and the branches of the second pixel electrode are alternately disposed, and the stems of the first and second pixel electrodes overlap at least a portion of the voltage transmitting line. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194775 | LIQUID CRYSTALLINE COMPOUND, LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION, LIQUID CRYSTAL ELEMENT, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A novel liquid crystalline compound and/or a liquid crystal composition including the novel liquid crystalline compound that can be used for a variety of liquid crystal devices capable of exhibiting a blue phase with a wide temperature range are/is provided. A liquid crystalline compound represented by the general formula (G1) is provided. In the general formula (G1), n is an integer of 2 to 10 | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194776 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device is provided and includes pixel electrodes, each including a plurality of electrode sections which are arranged parallel to each other. Each electrode section is bent approximately in the middle along its extension direction in plan view. The pixel electrodes include a center connection portion adapted to connect together the electrode sections at their bent portions, and include end connection portions adapted to connect together the electrode sections at their end portions, and include protruding portions each of which is formed by extending the end connection portion in such a manner as to protrude from the arranged electrode sections. The display device also includes a substrate on which the pixel electrodes are arranged, an opposed substrate provided to face the side of the substrate on which the pixel electrodes are formed, and a liquid crystal layer filled and sealed between the substrate and opposed substrate. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194777 | Baby and toddler sunglasses - Baby and toddler sunglasses comprising frames having lenses. The frames are secured around the user's head by a band. The band is secured to the frames by a securing piece. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194778 | SEGMENTED DELTA TORIC LENS - A segmented delta toric lens is described. The segmented delta toric lens includes an optical area, a circumference area surrounding the optical area and a segmented delta protrusion formed on the circumference area. The segmented delta protrusion is located apart from the optical area and the edge of the circumference area. The segmented delta toric lens can further include a mark to indicate a direction of the segmented delta toric lens. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194779 | Materials For Use In Ophthalmic Applications And Methods - A lens body comprising at least one form of boronic acid, boronic ester or boronic anhydride is provided. The lens body is contacted with a solution comprising at least one form of TRIS. A contact lens package including the contact lens, and methods of producing and using the contact lens, are also provided. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194780 | Contact Lens Sets And Methods To Prevent Or Slow Progression Of Myopia Or Hyperopia - Methods for slowing progression of myopia or hyperopia of human patients include a step of providing contact lenses. The contact lenses have two or more refractive powers. A first refractive power provides clear visual acuity and a second refractive power provides a defocused retinal image to the human patient. The methods involve providing first and second sets of the contact lenses, the contact lenses of the second set have a different optical design than the contact lenses of the first set. With the present methods, an eye care practitioner is able to select one or more contact lenses from the second set of contact lenses based on one or more ocular parameters of the patient, one or more responses of the patient to the contact lens of the first set, or both, to provide an improved clinical benefit to the patient compared to the benefit provided by the first set of contact lenses. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194781 | AUTOFOCUSING EYEWEAR, ESPECIALLY FOR PRESBYOPIA CORRECTION - A pair of eyewear has transparent waveguides in each eyewear lens. An illumination subsystem directs a beam of light through the waveguides onto a wearer's eyes. A First Purkinje point imaging subsystem for each lens uses light reflected from the eyes through the waveguides. A controller calculates from the positions of the First Purkinje points the wearer's gaze parallax angle and/or the distance to an object of interest on which the gaze of the wearer's eyes converges. The output of the controller may drive variable-focus eyeglass lenses to enable a presbyopic wearer to focus on the object. Modified Alvarez variable-focus lenses are described. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194782 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a tomogram of an eye portion of a patient to be examined; an information acquisition unit configured to acquire information of a predetermined portion and position information of a predetermined tissue structure from the tomogram; and a calculation unit configured to calculate an evaluation value based on a relationship between the information of the predetermined portion and a position of the predetermined tissue structure. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194783 | COMPUTER-AIDED DIAGNOSIS OF RETINAL PATHOLOGIES USING FRONTAL EN-FACE VIEWS OF OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY - A system and methods of computer-aided diagnosis for ophthalmology are described that includes acquiring OCT data, determining an RPE fit from the OCT data, and displaying en face images based on the RPE fit. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194784 | IRIS IMAGE DEFINITION ESTIMATION SYSTEM USING THE ASTIGMATISM OF THE CORNEAL REFLECTION OF A NON-COAXIAL LIGHT SOURCE - An iris image definition estimation system using the astigmatism of the corneal reflection of a non-coaxial light source to assess both the resolution of the iris patterns and the direction of focus adjustment. The corneal reflection results in two virtual images on the meridional and the sagittal planes. These virtual images are formed behind the cornea and close to the iris. Yet, both are projected onto the same location and result in a composite glint area. In addition, the shape of the glint area of a non-coaxial light source varies with different camera focus settings. Furthermore, due to the high intensity of the glint area, the shape can be easily observed, and the size and the shape of the glint area can be used to determine the resolution of the iris image and the direction of focus adjustment, respectively. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194785 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING MOLECULAR COMPOSITION - The inside of an anterior chamber ( | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194786 | IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS - The image projection apparatus includes light modulation elements, a color separation/combination optical system (β) configured to, in a specific cross section, separate light source light into plural color lights, introduce the color lights to the corresponding light modulation elements, combine the modulated color lights and introduce the combined color lights to a projection optical system, a holding member holding the color separation/combination optical system, an electrical circuit substrate attached to the holding member parallel to the specific cross section and electrically connected to the light modulation elements, and an optical element insertable into and extractable from the color separation/combination optical system. The holding member has a configuration allowing, in a direction orthogonal to the specific cross section on an opposite side to an electrical circuit substrate side, the insertion/extraction of the optical element into and from the color separation/combination optical system. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194787 | Image Projection Apparatus - An image projector has a light source emitting blue, green, and red illumination light, a digital micromirror device forming blue, green, and red images, and a projection system enlarging the images, and fulfills the formula FP≦1/(2·sin {sin | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194788 | DISCHARGE LAMP, LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTOR - A discharge lamp includes a pair of electrodes for discharge and a discharge container having an inner space formed by quartz glass for separately placing the pair of electrodes and enclosing a discharge medium therein, a bulging part that surrounds the inner space, a pair of sealing parts that extend from ends of the bulging part and respectively support the pair of electrodes, an inner protective layer provided from a top portion opposed to a center of the pair of electrodes to a peripheral portion located at sides of the pair of sealing parts on an inner surface of the bulging part and having a thickness of the peripheral portion thinner than that of the top portion. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194789 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes: an external case which stores an optical unit; and a foot unit which projects from the external case, the foot unit includes: a first foot main body whose projection length from the external case is variable, a second foot main body whose projection length from the first foot main body in the same direction as the projection direction of the first foot main body is variable, a first adjusting unit configured to adjust the projection length of the first foot main body, and a second adjusting unit configured to adjust the projection length of the second foot main body. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194790 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An immersion lithography apparatus includes a liquid supply system configured to supply a liquid to a space through which a beam of radiation passes, the liquid having an optical property that can be tuned by a tuner. The space may be located between the projection system and the substrate. The tuner is arranged to adjust one or more properties of the liquid such as the shape, composition, refractive index and/or absorptivity as a function of space and/or time in order to change the imaging performance of the lithography apparatus. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194791 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING PRINTING SUBSTRATE WEB INTO PRINTED PRODUCTS - A method for processing a web to form printed products includes affixing a print mark assigned to a printed sheet of the web to a useful strip of the web. The print mark includes a coded print mark. An image is recorded that shows a region of the web in which the affixed print mark is located. The print mark in recorded image is searched for and identified. A position of the print mark in the recorded image is determined, and based on the determined position, the position of the print mark on the web is inferred. A correction value is determined for synchronizing a subsequent further processing of the web in dependence on the position of the print mark on the web. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194792 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO PREDICT LITHOGRAPHY FOCUS ERROR USING SIMULATED OR MEASURED TOPOGRAPHY - A method and system to predict lithography focus error using chip topography data is disclosed. The chip topography data may be measured or simulated topography data. A plane is best fitted to the topography data, and residuals are computed. The residuals are then used to make a prediction regarding the focus error. The density ratio of metal to dielectric may also be used as a factor in determining the predicted focus error. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194793 | OPTICAL APPARATUS FOR USE IN PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY - An optical apparatus includes an interchange mechanism and an optical assembly of an illumination system or a projection objective. At least one of the plurality of optical elements of the optical assembly is selected from among a plurality of ones selectable from the interchange mechanism which facilitates exchange of one for another in the beam path. To reduce transmission of vibration from the interchange mechanism to the optical assembly, the interchange mechanism is mounted on a structure which is substantially dynamically decoupled from the housing, and a selected selectable optical element is located at an operating position at which it is separate from the interchange mechanism. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194794 | Illumination System, Lithographic Apparatus and Method - An illumination system comprising an array of controllable mirrors configured to direct radiation towards a pupil plane and an array of lenses configured to direct radiation sub-beams towards the array of controllable mirrors, wherein a first lens of the array of lenses and a controllable mirror of the array of controllable mirrors forms a first optical channel having a first optical power and a second lens of the array of lenses and a controllable mirror of the array of controllable mirrors forms a second optical channel having a second optical power, such that a radiation sub-beam formed by the first optical channel has a first cross-sectional area and shape at the pupil plane and a radiation sub-beam formed by the second optical channel has a second different cross-sectional area and/or shape at the pupil plane. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194795 | OPTICAL ELEMENT - An optical element has at least one additional element fitted thereon which dissipates the vibrational energy of the optical element by friction. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194796 | LIGHT QUANTITY ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS LENS UNIT AND OPTICAL APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - This light quantity adjustment apparatus is provided with a pair of first and second boards each having, an exposure aperture, and a plurality of diaphragm blades supported between the pair of broads to be openable and closable to adjust a quantity of light passing through the exposure aperture, and each of the diaphragm blades is comprised of a blade substrate in which are formed a base end portion positioned outside the exposure aperture, and a blade portion that moves forward and backward with respect to the exposure aperture to form a diaphragm aperture, and an auxiliary substrate, having a joint surface to be joined to the base end portion, in which are formed a first shaft portion penetrating the base end portion from the joint surface, and a second shaft portion provided to stand on the side opposite to the joint surface. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194797 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING AN IMPROVED CONFIGURATION OF A LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A method to determine an improved configuration for a lithography apparatus, a computer-readable medium for use in carrying out the method, and a lithography apparatus are disclosed. In an example, the method involves intelligent selection of one or more device features to measure and use in a routine to optimize the configuration of the lithography apparatus. According to an example, the method comprises imposing a target error profile to one or more device features for which measurement data is not sufficient, for example in a regions where a selected device feature is sparsely distributed. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194798 | ACCURACY OF A LASER RANGEFINDER RECEIVER - A technique for providing range correction values in a laser rangefinder range processor uses return pulse width (rather than return pulse amplitude) for correcting amplitude (range walk) and speed of light problems. A plurality of range correction values may be generated in a test setup (by simulating return pulse delays) and stored in a lookup table based on return pulse width, nominal range (time of return), and other factors such as temperature and pressure. The technique is also capable of correcting other problems such as receiver delay. The technique allows for the use of a saturating preamplifier with the increased sensitivity that it offers, and is relatively simple to implement, as it may be embedded within a digital processor (DSP) or gate array that is normally present for a basic range counter implementation. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194799 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, LIGHT RECEIVING DEVICE, LIGHT RECEIVING SYSTEM, AND DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE - A first photoelectric conversion element for detecting light and converting the light into photoelectrons comprises one buried photodiode formed in a semiconductor substrate, and a plurality of MOS diodes each having an electrode formed on the semiconductor substrate with an insulator interposed therebetween. The buried photodiode has a comb shape, in which a plurality of diverging portions are disposed to diverge from one portion, when viewed from the top thereof, and the respective electrodes of the MOS diodes are disposed so as to be nested between the plurality of diverging portions of the buried photodiode when viewed from the tops thereof. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194800 | Optical Sensor for Rapid Determination of Particulate Concentration - This invention provides methods and devices to measure particle suspension concentrations through the side wall of a container. Particle back-scatter readings are taken at light wavelengths that do not travel far through the medium. Detected scatter is related to actual particle concentration or standard O.D. values. The methods and devices allow particle concentration readings through containers not normally intended for use in such assays. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194801 | MARKING AGENTS HAVING NARROW BANDS - A process for marking articles, wherein the article to be marked is contacted with at least one marker and the absorption spectrum of the at least one marker in contact with the article has at least one narrow band with a half-height width of <1500 cm | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194802 | METHOD FOR ELECTRONICALLY DETERMINING THE SHOOTING POSITION ON A SHOOTING TARGET - The invention relates to a method for electronically determining the shooting position on a shooting target. Said shooting position is determined in a first impact area (Z) on the shooting target exclusively in an opto-electronic manner and in a second impact area on the shooting target exclusively in an acousto-electronic manner. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194803 | Optical Sensing System And A Method Of Determining A Change In An Effective Refractive Index Of A Resonator Of An Optical Sensing System - According to embodiments of the present invention, an optical sensing system is provided. The optical sensing system includes a resonator arrangement including a first resonator, wherein an effective refractive index of the first resonator is changeable in response to a change in a refractive index of a cladding of the first resonator, and a second resonator to which a current or voltage being adjustable in response to a change in the effective refractive index of the first resonator is applied, wherein the optical sensing system is configured to determine the change in the effective refractive index of the first resonator based on a change in the current or voltage applied to the second resonator. Further embodiments provide a method of determining a change in an effective refractive index of a resonator of an optical sensing system. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194804 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER BASED INTRA-CAVITY OPTICAL MICRO-FLUIDIC BIOSENSOR - A semiconductor laser based intra-cavity optical micro-fluidic biosensor comprises a coupled-cavity semiconductor laser, a 2×2 coupler and a phase adjustment section on one input port of the coupler. The dominant mode of the coupled-cavity laser appears in one output port of the coupler, while the adjacent mode comes out from the other output port of the coupler. The resonant frequency interval of the sensing cavity is slightly larger or smaller than one half of that of the reference cavity. Part of the sensing cavity is the sensing section which is covered by an analyte. The refractive index change of the analyte will cause the lasing mode of the coupled cavity to switch to an adjacent mode, resulting in a π-phase change in the phase difference between the two output ports of the two resonance cavities. By applying the Vernier effect, the power ratio of the two output ports of the coupler will change and the refractive index change of the analyte can be derived. A detection limit of 10 | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194805 | DETECTION SYSTEM FOR DROPLET-BASED ASSAYS - System, including methods and apparatus, for light detection and signal processing for droplet-based assays. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194806 | APPARATUS FOR OPTICAL INSPECTION - An apparatus for optical inspection comprises a platform extending in a first direction, a transmitting unit for transporting at least one carrier in the first direction from an input port to an output port thereof, each of the at least one carrier to support one of at least one object to be inspected, a first detector disposed above the platform and extending in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction for inspecting the at least one object on the at least one carrier, the first detector including a first scanner extending in the second direction between the input port and the output port, and a first roller set between the first scanner and the input port to apply force onto a surface of each of the at least one object. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194807 | FLAW INSPECTING METHOD AND DEVICE THEREFOR - In order to maximize the effect of signal addition during inspection of foreign substances in wafers, a device structure including line sensors arranged in plural directions is effective. Low-angle detection optical systems that detect light beams in plural azimuth directions, the light beams being scattered in low angle directions among those scattered from a linear area on a sample illuminated by illuminating means, each include a combination of a first imaging lens group ( | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194808 | Appearance Inspection Apparatus - An appearance inspection apparatus analyzes a difference in detection characteristics of detection signals obtained by detectors to flexibly meet various inspection purposes without changing a circuit or software. The apparatus includes a signal synthesizing section that synthesizes detection signals from the detectors in accordance with a set condition. An input operating section sets a synthesizing condition of the detection signal by the signal synthesizing section, and an information display section displays a synthesizing map structured based on a synthesized signal which is synthesized by the signal synthesizing section in accordance with a condition set by the input operating section. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194809 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING DEFECTS - A method and apparatus for detecting defects are provided for detecting defects or foreign matter on an object to be inspected. The apparatus includes a movable stage for mounting a specimen, an illumination system for irradiating a circuit pattern with light from an inclined direction, and an image-forming optical system for forming an image of an irradiated detection area on a detector from the upward and oblique directions. With this arrangement, diffracted light and scattered light caused on the circuit pattern through the illumination by the illumination system is collected. A spatial filter is provided on a Fourier transform surface for blocking the diffracted light from a linear part of the circuit pattern. The scattered and reflected light received by the detector is converted into an electrical signal. The converted electrical signal of one chip is compared with that of the other adjacent chip. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194810 | Apparatus for inspecting printed circuit board - Disclosed herein is an apparatus for inspecting a printed circuit board. The apparatus includes a first laser light source; a first light condensing unit condensing a light emitted from the first laser light source onto a printed circuit board having a via-hole; a first dichroic beam splitting unit separating fluorescent light a fluorescence generated from the printed circuit board by the light condensed by the first light condensing unit from the light emitted from the first laser light source; and a determining unit determining an unplated state of the printed circuit board from the light passing through the first dichroic beam splitting unit, wherein the via-hole formed in the printed circuit board includes an internal side surface having an unplated part which is not plated, and the light emitted from the first light condensing unit is incident at a first angle with respect to the printed circuit board and condensed to the unplated part of the internal side surface of the via-hole. Through this apparatus, the defects of the printed circuit board can be promptly determined. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194811 | NANO PARTICLE TRACKING DEVICE, CHANNEL STRUCTURE OF THE NANO PARTICLE TRACKING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE CHANNEL STRUCTURE OF THE NANO PARTICLE TRACKING DEVICE - A nano particle tracking device includes a channel structure. The channel structure of the nano particle tracking device includes a pair of microchannels in which a specimen including nano particles is accommodated and which face each other, at least one nano channel which is between the pair of microchannels, which connects the pair of microchannels to each other and through which the nano particles in the specimen are moved, and a nano grating below the nano channel and crossing the nano channel perpendicularly. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194812 | PHASE DETECTION OF RAMAN SCATTERED LIGHT - An apparatus for phase detection of Raman scattered light emitted from a sample includes a first polarizer positioned along a first optical path containing a first beam and a second polarizer positioned along a second optical path containing a second beam. The first polarizer and second polarizer polarize the first beam and the second beam in one of mutually perpendicular and mutually parallel first and second directions. The apparatus also includes an optical phase modulator positioned along the second optical path to controllably modulate a phase of the second beam, a beam splitter positioned to join the first beam and the second beam together, and a spectrometer to receive the joined first beam and second beam and to measure a phase shift of the first beam and the second beam. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194813 | SENSOR CHIP FOR BIOMEDICAL AND MICRO-NANO STRUCTURED SUBSTANCES AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a sensor chip for biomedical and micro-nano structured substances and a method for manufacturing the same. The sensor chip includes plural metal nanoparticles and a porous anodized aluminum oxide film. The plural metal nanoparticles are completely contained in holes of the porous anodized aluminum oxide film and located at the bottom of the holes, and an aluminum oxide layer covering the second end of the holes has a thickness of 1 nm to 300 nm. When analytes such as biomedical molecules are provided in contact with the sensor chip, a Raman signal can be detected based on the Raman spectroscopy. The structure of the sensor chip of the present invention is uncomplicated and the manufacturing steps thereof are simple, and therefore the sensor chip of the present invention is of great commercial value. Also, a method of manufacturing the above sensor chip is disclosed. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194814 | Apparatus and Methods for Performing Raman Spectroscopy in Scattering Medium - An improved apparatus and method for performing Raman spectroscopy in a scattering medium, where the scattering induced phase modulation is compensated by using a spatial light modulator to shape the wavefront of the laser beam. This allows the laser beam to be focused to a spot inside the inhomogeneous material with low distortion, thus stimulating Raman signal from the focus point for spectral analysis. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194815 | MEASUREMENT OF RAMAN RADIATION - An apparatus comprises a plurality of detecting elements and a summer. Each detecting element receives and detects different bands of spectrum of Raman radiation formed in response to at least one optical excitation pulse directed to the object. The detecting elements and/or the summer receives a command to enable registration of detections in the detecting elements and a command to disable the registration during or after the Raman radiation. The summer registers separately the detections of the Raman radiation in at least two detecting elements for presenting data on the object on the basis of the detections. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194816 | Quality Assurance of a Solid-State Illumination Source - System(s), apparatus(es), and method(s) are provided for control of quality of light emitted from a group of solid-state light (SSL) sources that are part of an illumination fixture. The control is based at least in part on regulation of the spectral power distribution (SPD) of the light to match a SPD of a reference light source. A spectroscopic analyzer collects electromagnetic (EM) radiation emitted from the group of SSL sources and EM radiation substantially emitted from the reference light source. A first controller analyzes spectroscopic data related to SPDs of the group of SSL sources and the reference light source and, based on the analysis issues a configuration of the group of SSL sources. Implementation of the configuration causes the group of SSL sources to emit EM radiation with a SPD that nearly matches the SPD of the EM radiation substantially emitted from the reference light source. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194817 | MOVABLE BODY SPECTRUM MEASURING APPARATUS AND MOVABLE BODY SPECTRUM MEASURING METHOD - A movable body spectrum measuring apparatus includes a spectrum sensor mounted in a movable body to measure spectrum data containing information including wavelength information and optical intensity information of a measuring object, a processor mounted in the movable body to discriminate the measuring object by processing the measured spectrum data, and a signal transmission path for transmitting the measured spectrum data from the spectrum sensor to the processor. The movable body spectrum measuring apparatus further includes a data transfer device which acquires reconfigured spectrum data by reconfiguring the measured spectrum data so that selected information as predetermined information is selected from the information contained in the measured spectrum data. The data transfer device transfers the reconfigured spectrum data to the processor via the signal transmission path. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194818 | Gas Analyzer for Measuring the Mercury Content of a Gas - The invention relates to a gas analyzer for measuring the mercury content of a gas having an Hg light source which transmits transmitted light having wavelengths of at least one spectral line of the mercury, a measuring cell in which the gas to be measured is present, a light receiver, an evaluation unit and a test cuvette which can be introduced into the beam path for checking the operability. To provide an improved gas analyzer which can be calibrated in a simple manner as well as a corresponding improved calibration method, provision is made that the test cuvette contains benzol as a test gas. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194819 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SENSING OR IMAGING USING STACKED THIN FILMS - Technologies are generally described for methods and systems for sensing or imaging. The apparatus includes a stack of a plurality of thin films, such as polymer thin films. The stack has a substantially imaginary total reflectance coefficient. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194820 | GONIOPHOTOMETR FOR MEASURING 3D LIGHT INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION OF LIGHT SOURCE - A goniophotometer includes an arc reflector; a holder for positioning a light source at the center of the arc reflector; a stationary detector substantially disposed at the center of the arc reflector and aimed at an arc reflective surface of the reflector; a driving device for rotating the holder with respect to the reflector and the detector about an axis of the light source; and a computing unit configured to convert a detection result of the detector into a measurement value. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194821 | OPTICAL MODULE AND SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYZER - A colorimetric sensor includes an etalon including a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a fixed mirror formed on a surface of the first substrate facing the second substrate, and a movable mirror formed on the second substrate so as to face the fixed mirror with a prescribed gap therebetween, a light receiving element that receives a test subject light having passed through the etalon, and a holding member holding the etalon. The etalon includes a light interference area facing the first and second substrates in a plan view as seen in a thickness direction of the substrate, and a protruding area protruding from the light interference area. The holding member holds the etalon at one end side of the protruding area opposite to the light interference area. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194822 | Beamsplitter Configuration For Optical Subtraction of Self Emission with Fourier Transform Spectrometer in Dual Input Port Mode - A four port scanning Michelson interferometer suppresses self-emission by using either a beamsplitter that is uncoated or a beamsplitter that has reflection enhancing dielectric coatings in the splitting and combining areas of the substrate on opposite sides of the substrate. Both beamsplitters are fabricated from infrared optical materials that have a predetermined absorptivity in a predetermined wavelength interval which is from 2 μm (5000 cm | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194823 | Spectral Phase Analysis For Precision Ranging - Interferometric path length measurements using frequency-domain interferometry form the basis of several measurement techniques, including optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR), optical coherence tomography (OCT), and frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar and lidar. A phase-sensitive and self-referenced approach to frequency-domain interferometry yields absolute and relative path length measurements with axial precision orders of magnitude better than the transform-limited axial resolution of the system. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194824 | INTERFEROMETRIC HETERODYNE OPTICAL ENCODER SYSTEM - An encoder interferometry system includes an interferometer positioned to receive first and second beams having different frequencies, in which the interferometer has at least one polarizing beam splitting element for directing the first beam along a measurement path to define a measurement beam and the second beam along a reference path to define a reference beam. The encoder interferometry system further includes a encoder scale positioned to diffract the measurement beam at least once, a detector positioned to receive the measurement and reference beams after the measurement beam diffracts from the encoder scale, and an output component positioned to receive the measurement and reference beams before they reach the detector and deflect spurious portions of the first and second beam away from the detector. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194825 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THE DEFORMATION OF A SHAFT - A method for measuring deformation of a shaft by a device includes illuminating a pattern applied on the shaft before the deformation is applied; and detecting a first reference position by detecting the radiation reflected by the pattern, after the deformation is applied illuminating the pattern and detecting a second reference position by detecting the radiation reflected by the pattern. Based on the distance between the first and the second reference positions, the shaft circumferential deformation and/or torque is determined. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194826 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING OPERATION SCREEN ON CONSOLE SECTION BASED ON CONTENTS RECEIVED FROM EXTERNAL DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus improved in operability when a user operates forms (buttons) displayed on a web page and in display quality of the forms (buttons) displayed on the web page. An HDD stores a plurality of form images different in size. The form images are provided for displaying a button on an operation screen. A network section, a modem, or a communication section receives data including instruction information for instructing the button to be displayed and size information representing a size of an area for detecting that the button has been touched by the user. One of the form images stored in the HDD is selected based on the instruction information and the size information. A console section displays the button with the selected form image on the operation screen. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194827 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus multiplies a first clock to drive the apparatus, thereby forming a second clock, and holds (1) a frequency of a third clock used by a print unit of the apparatus, (2) a magnification setting of the multiplying, (3) a resolution of the print unit, and (4) a micro zoom ratio. The apparatus sets a magnification of the multiplying based on the held values, discriminates whether a pixel is a target pixel to which a micro zoom is executed by using the held micro zoom ratio, and switches a count comparison value of the second clock formed by the multiplying based on the discrimination, thereby forming the third clock. The apparatus then forms a pixel segment based on image data of the target pixel corresponding to the discrimination and inserts the formed pixel segment based on a period of the third clock. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194828 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus that prints a plurality of manuscript data onto sheets and folds the printed sheets into N (2≦N) equally sized divisions is equipped with: a manuscript size obtaining section that obtains sizes of the manuscript data; a reference size obtaining section that obtains a first reference size, set based on a unit size equal to the size of the sheets divided into N divisions, and M reference sizes, set based on the unit size multiplied by M (2≦M≦N); and an arrangement setting section that arranges manuscript data of the reference size or less at single surfaces from among a plurality of printing surfaces of the sheets formed by the sheets being folded, and arranges manuscript data of an (M−1)th reference size or greater and an Mth reference size or less at M continuous surfaces from among the plurality of surfaces. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194829 | IMAGE FORMATION DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORD MEDIUM - An image formation device capable of forming a plurality of reduced images on an output medium comprises an input data acquisition unit which acquires input data, a recognizability judgment unit which judges whether each reduced image to be formed corresponding to each piece of input data acquired by the input data acquisition unit is recognizable to a user or not based on the input data and size of the reduced image to be formed, and a reduced image formation unit which forms the reduced images that are judged to be recognizable by the recognizability judgment unit on the output medium while prohibiting the formation of the reduced images that are judged to be unrecognizable by the recognizability judgment unit. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194830 | PRINT JOB STATUS IDENTIFICATION USING GRAPHICAL OBJECTS - Methods and systems are provided for visually representing print jobs in a print queue. In one embodiment, a system comprising a print queue, a scheduler, and a Graphical User Interface (GUI) is disclosed. The print queue stores print jobs for a printer. The scheduler estimates a time to print each of the print jobs on the printer. The GUI displays a graphical representation of each of the print jobs in the print queue, where a size of a graphical representation of each of the print jobs is based on the estimated time to print each of the print jobs. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120194831 | CONVERSION ARRAYS FOR PRINT IMAGE DATA TRANSFORMATION - Systems and methods for using conversion arrays to transform image in print jobs to different color depths. In one embodiment, the system stores a plurality of conversion arrays for converting images of print jobs encoded according to a page description language. The system receives a print job encoded according to the page description language, locates an image in the encoded print job, and identifies an existing color depth of the image, a pel color range, and a desired output color depth for the image. The system further selects a conversion array from the memory based on at least one of the existing color depth of the image, the pel color range, and the desired output color depth, and converts the image from the existing color depth of the image to the desired output color depth using the conversion array. The system further transmits the converted image for printing. | 2012-08-02 |
