31st week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 29 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100195072 | Optical characteristic measuring method, optical characteristic adjusting method, exposure apparatus, exposing method, and exposure apparatus manufacturing method - There is provided an optical characteristic measuring method for measuring an optical characteristic of an optical system which forms, on a second plane, an image of an object arranged on a first plane, the optical characteristic measuring method including: arranging, on the first plane, a first area through which a measuring light passes or by which the measuring light is reflected; arranging a second area, through which the measuring light passes or by which the measuring light is reflected, on the second plane at a position corresponding to the first area; and detecting, via one of the first area and the second area, a light amount of the measuring light via the optical system and the other of the first area and the second area; wherein at least one of the first area and the second area has a shape such that a light amount, of the measuring light which passes or which is reflected via the optical system, is changed depending on the optical characteristic. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195073 | SCANNED WRITING OF AN EXPOSURE PATTERN ON A SUBSTRATE - An exposure pattern is written on a substrate, by scanning a light spot along a trajectory over the substrate and switching it on and off according to a desired pattern. Respective spot sizes of the light for illuminating the substrate in respective parts of the trajectory according to a geometry of the pattern. Respective pitch values between successive ones of the parts of the trajectory are selected, in relation to the spot size selected for the respective parts. The light spot is scanned over the substrate along the trajectory, with the selected pitch values between the trajectory parts and a position dependent spot size along the trajectory. In an embodiment a helical trajectory is used. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195074 | THERMAL REGULATION OF VIBRATION-SENSITIVE OBJECTS - An exemplary thermally regulated component is an optical element or chuck for holding an optical element, or a stage for same, or combination thereof. The component has first and second heat-transfer zones. The first has a first component surface that receives a heating influence such as incident electromagnetic radiation. The second has a second component surface. A conduit circuit extends in the component serially through the first and second heat-transfer zones, back to the first heat-transfer zone, and contains an electrically conductive liquid (e.g., liquid metal). A vibration-free pump (e.g., MFD pump) coupled to the conduit circuit induces flow of the liquid through the circuit. A heat-exchanger is in thermal contact, but not actual contact, with the second component surface. Thus, heat delivered to the second heat-transfer zone by the liquid flowing in the conduit circuit flows from the second component surface to the heat-exchanger. The pump can be powered by a periodically remotely charged power source. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195075 | PROJECTION OBJECTIVE HAVING MIRROR ELEMENTS WITH REFLECTIVE COATINGS - An optical system is disclosed that includes a plurality of elements arranged to image radiation at a wavelength λ from an object field in an object surface to an image field in an image surface. The elements include mirror elements having a reflective surface formed by a reflective coating positioned at a path of radiation. At least one of the mirror elements has a rotationally asymmetrical reflective surface deviating from a best-fit rotationally symmetric reflective surface by about λ or more at one or more locations. The elements include an apodization correction element effective to correct a spatial intensity distribution in an exit pupil of the optical system relative to the optical system without the apodization correcting element. The apodization correction element can be effective to increase symmetry of the spatial intensity distribution in the exit pupil relative to the optical system without the apodization correcting element. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195076 | OPTICAL MEMBRANE ELEMENT - An optical membrane element for an optical device in lithography, especially EUV (extreme ultraviolet) lithography, includes at least one membrane layer and a frame, which at least partially surrounds the membrane layer and at which at least part of the rim of the membrane layer is mounted. At least one tautening element is provided, which facilitates tautening of the membrane layer and wherein the optical membrane element can be used in a projection exposure system, especially for EUV lithography, such that the membrane layer of the membrane element can be adjustably tautened, such that the membrane layer is flat. A method for manufacturing a corresponding optical membrane element includes generating a tautening element lithographically together with the membrane layer. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195077 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM FOR A MICROLITHOGRAPHY PROJECTION EXPOSURE INSTALLATION - An illumination system for a microlithography projection exposure installation is used to illuminate an illumination field with the light from a primary light source ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100195078 | PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND PROJECTION EXPOSURE METHOD - Exposure areas are wholly overlapped by moving a gradient refractive index lens array in a direction perpendicular to a scanning direction, or by providing a plurality of gradient refractive index lens arrays, an optical filter having a density distribution of lightness and darkness to compensate light transmission nonuniformity of the gradient refractive index lens array is arranged, or an opening control plate for limitedly using only of a uniform portion is provided. Two or more means may be simultaneously provided among the aforementioned mean. Moreover, any one of a microscopic transmission shutter array, a microscopic reflection shutter array, and a microscopic light emitter array is used instead of a mask, or an illuminating device and the mask. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195079 | Exposure device and image forming apparatus - An exposure device includes a substrate on which a light emitting element array is provided, a focusing lens that focuses light emitted by the light emitting element array, a supporting member that supports the substrate and the focusing lens. The supporting member has a contact surface. A base is provided for forcing the substrate against the contact surface of the supporting member. The base has a first engaging portion that engages a second engaging portion formed on an inner wall of the supporting member. The base is mounted to the supporting member by the engagement of the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195080 | Clamping Device And Object Loading Method - The present invention relates to a c lamping device configured to clamp an object ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100195081 | Reticle Support that Reduces Reticle Slippage - A system and method substantially eliminate reticle slip during the movement of a reticle stage. The system includes a mask holding system, a mask force device, and a support transport device. The mask holding system includes a support device and a holding device where the holding device releasably couples a mask, e.g., a patterning device such as a reticle having a pattern, to the support device. The mask force device is releasably connected to the mask in order to provide an accelerating force to the mask, such that a projection optic in a lithographic apparatus may accurately project a pattern imparted by the patterning device onto a target portion of the substrate by using a radiation beam. The support transport device is coupled to and moves the mask support device concurrently with the mask force device. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195082 | Device, System, And Method For Multidirectional Ultraviolet Lithography - A system according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a movable stage having a top surface. A photosensitive material may be deposited on the top surface and a mask may be placed on the photosensitive material. A vessel, having a top portion, one or more flexible sides, and a transparent base, is configured to be placed adjacent to the mask. The base is configured to be movable relative to the top portion of the vessel. In this way, the movable stage, photosensitive material, and mask may move in conjunction with the base of the vessel. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195083 | Automatic substrate transport system - An automatic substrate transport system having adjustable mechanisms to guide and float substrates on a film of air along a sloped path, permits smooth movement with significantly reduced contact and abrasion damage to imaged surfaces on the substrates. This allows for the transportation of any substrates including those coated with somewhat tacky coatings, thus reducing machine downtime associated with clearing line blockages, as well as transport mechanism cleaning. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195084 | Substrate holding platen with high speed vacuum - A substrate holding platen has a top surface having a plurality of openings, an enclosed plenum area below the top surface, and a large orifice valve connecting the plenum area to a high flow vacuum pump. The plurality of openings may include snubber slots on the top surface, and/or openings for automatic shims. The high flow vacuum pump preferably pulls between 100-150 cubic feet per minute (cfm) of air from the plenum through the large orifice valve. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195085 | POSITIONING APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A positioning apparatus of the present invention performs a positioning of an object with a predetermined number of degrees of freedom. The positioning apparatus comprises a plurality of drivers whose number is more than that of the degrees of freedom, which are configured to drive the object, a calculator configured to calculate target positions of the plurality of drivers from a target position of the object using a measurement result of a shape of the object previously measured, and a controller configured to control the plurality of drivers so as to come close to the target positions of the plurality of drivers. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195086 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A DISTANCE FROM AN OBJECT - A method for determining a distance from an object may include emitting an emission light beam from a light emitter, receiving a reception light beam at a light receiver, and determining the distance on the basis of a propagation time of the emission and reception light beams. The reception light beam may arise as a result of reflection of the emission light beam at the object. The emission light beam may be amplitude-modulated with a rectangular-waveform modulation signal. The modulation signal may have a multiplicity of rectangular pulses which occur in a multiplicity of groups. The groups may occur at varying temporal intervals with respect to one another and have changing numbers of rectangular pulses. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195087 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A DISTANCE FROM AN OBJECT - A device for determining a distance from an object may include a light emitter for emitting an emission light beam, a light receiver for receiving a reception light beam, and an evaluation unit for determining the distance on the basis of a propagation time of the emission and reception light beams. The reception light beam may arise as a result of reflection of the emission light beam at the object. The light receiver may have a reception optical unit comprising a first lens element and a pinhole diaphragm. A light-impermeable element may shade a central region of the reception optical unit in such a way that the reception light beam is incident in the form of a light ring on the pinhole diaphragm. A second lens element, which is substantially hat-shaped in cross section, is arranged between the first lens element and the pinhole diaphragm. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195088 | DISTANCE MEASURING INSTRUMENT AND METHOD - A distance measuring instrument comprises at least one light source; at least one light detector; optics to direct measuring light emitted from the at least one light source towards an object and to direct measuring light received back from the object to the at least one detector; a signal delay module; a first signal analyzer; and a variable gain amplifier. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195089 | WIND VELOCITY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A wind anemometer comprises a light source for transmitting pulsed light signals, a receiver for receiving backscattered signals from airborne particles for each pulse of the transmitted pulsed light signals, a detector for detecting the received backscattered signals, and a processor to determine location of the airborne particles with respect to the anemometer based on the detected backscattered signals. The processor estimates wind velocity using changes in location of the airborne particles over at least one time interval. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195090 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING THICKNESS OF PAINT FILM IN NON-CONTACTING MANNER - A non-contacting type paint film thickness measuring device includes a paint film thickness measuring unit having a terahertz pulse light generating portion for generating a terahertz pulse light, a first optical system for collimating and focusing an incident terahertz pulse light that is the terahertz pulse light generated by the terahertz pulse light generating portion to an object whose paint film thickness is measured, a second optical system for receiving a terahertz echo pulse that is the incident terahertz pulse light collimated and focused to the object in the first optical system and reflected at the object, a pulse width shortening portion for shortening a pulse width of the terahertz echo pulse, and a detecting portion for detecting electric field amplitude-time resolved waveform of the terahertz echo pulse whose pulse width is shortened by the pulse width shortening portion. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195091 | SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE TURBIDITY OF WASH LIQUOR - A sensor device and method for detecting the turbidity of wash liquor. The sensor device includes an optical transmitter; an optical receiver, wherein the wash liquor to be tested flows between the transmitter and the receiver; and an electronic control and evaluation device to (a) carry out a reference measurement by means of the optical transmitter and receiver in order to determine a reference measured value; (b) carry out a turbidity measurement on the wash liquor to be measured by means of the optical transmitter and receiver in order to determine a test measured value; (c) relate the reference measured value to the test measured value; and (d) determine a characteristic value for a determined turbidity of the wash liquor therefrom and transmit the characteristic value as a measurement signal. The determination of the reference measured value and the test measured value include determining a gradient of the turbidity. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195092 | NONCONTACT FILM THICKNESS MEASUREMENT METHOD AND DEVICE - Noncontact film thickness measurement device includes an ultra short light pulse light source generating a repetitive ultra short light pulse laser, of which wavelength is in an area from visible region to near-infrared region, a light dividing device for dividing the ultra short light pulse laser into a pump light and a probe light, a light retarding device for controlling to retard the time of either one of the pump light and the probe light, a terahertz wave pulse generating device for generating a terahertz wave pulse by inputting the pump light and generating the terahertz wave pulse in a coaxial direction relative to a remaining pump light outputted without being used for generation of the terahertz wave pulse in the pump light, a light incident optical system for inputting the terahertz wave pulse to an object of which film thickness is to be measured, a light receiving optical system for receiving a terahertz echo pulse reflected from the object by inputting the terahertz wave pulse and a detecting device for detecting an electric field amplitude time resolved wave form of a terahertz echo pulse with the probe light. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195093 | CHARACTERIZATION OF OPTICAL SYSTEMS - An instrument and method is for characterizing the optical properties of an optical system, such as a lens, another optical device or the human eye, over an optical surface of the optical system. In one example, an incident beam is scanned over the surface of a lens to generate an emergent beam that is divided by a beam-splitter into two portions that are directed to respective two-dimensional detector arrays located at different optical distances from the lens. The detector arrays output the lateral coordinates of the points of incidence of the respective emergent beam portions so that the angle of emergent beam with respect to the optical axis or incident beam can be accurately determined. Determining the variation in the angle of the emergent beam over the surface of the lens allows many important optical characteristics of the lens to be characterized and mapped onto to the surface of the lens. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195094 | Inclination detection methods and appratus - Apparatus and methods for detecting inclination employ a point source of light from which light is emitted through a lens toward a reflective surface of a liquid contained in a vessel. Light reflected from the surface passes through the lens to form a defocused image of the point source on a two-dimensional array of detector elements. Data acquired from the array represents intensity of the light incident on each of the detector elements. A center of gravity representing inclination of the vessel is determined from the data. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195095 | FOREIGN MATTER INSPECTION METHOD AND FOREIGN MATTER INSPECTION APPARATUS - In a foreign matter inspection apparatus comprising: irradiating unit for irradiating inspection light to an inspection area of an article to be inspected; intensity detecting unit for detecting intensity of either reflected light or scattered light, which is generated from the inspection area by irradiating thereto the inspection light; position detecting unit for detecting a position of either the reflected light or the scattered light within the inspection area; and deciding unit for deciding whether or not a foreign matter is present within the inspection area; the foreign matter inspection apparatus is comprised of: display unit capable of displaying thereon both a threshold image in which the threshold value is indicated over an entire area of the inspection area, and a detection sensitivity image indicated by being converted from the threshold image. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195096 | HIGH EFFICIENCY MULTI WAVELENGTH LINE LIGHT SOURCE - Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatus and method for inspecting a substrate. Particularly, embodiments of the present invention provide apparatus and method for detecting pinholes in one or more light absorbing films deposited on a substrate. One embodiment of the present invention provides an inspection station comprising an illumination assembly having a first light source providing light of wavelengths in a first spectrum and a second light source providing light of wavelengths in a second spectrum, wherein light in the first spectrum and second spectrum can be absorbed by light absorbing films on the substrate. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195097 | Inspection device and inspection method for the optical examination of object surfaces, particularly of wafer surfaces - An inspection device and a method of inspection, for optical examination of object surfaces, particularly wafer surfaces, wherein the object surface is illuminated by a first illumination device and a second illumination device, wherewith the light reflected and/or scattered from irregularities on the object surface is detected by means of a “scattered light detector” operating in the dark field of the first and second illumination devices, and wherewith the object surface is illuminated by a first illumination device and a second illumination device, wherewith the first illumination device has a laser for illuminating a measurement point on the object surface. The second illumination device is disposed (and oriented) to illuminate the same measurement point on the object surface but with a larger image spot, with the use of light of lower coherence and/or with less anisotropy than that of the laser. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195098 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING LIGHT ABSORPTION OF LIQUID SAMPLES - Techniques for measuring light absorption of liquid samples are described herein. According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes an upper arm having a first measuring surface and a lower arm having a second measuring surface coupled to the lower arm via a hinge. The upper arm is capable of swinging via the hinge. One of the measuring surfaces is coupled to a light source while the other is coupled to a detector. The apparatus further includes an actuator configured to position the upper arm into a first measuring position. The first measuring surface of the upper arm and the second measuring surface of the lower arm are spaced approximately to contact and sandwich a liquid sample in between to form an optical path, such that light generated from the light source is received and detected through the light path by the detector for measuring light absorption by the liquid sample. Other methods and apparatuses are also described. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195099 | Efficient optical arrangement for illumination and detection of Label-Free biosensors and method to reduce interference fringes in label-free imaging - An optical arrangement for illuminating a surface of a biosensor is described. The biosensor is preferably a sensor having periodic surface grating structure. The arrangement includes a light source generating light, collimating optics for collimating the light from the light source, and first reflecting surface receiving light from the collimating optics and directing incident light onto a surface of the biosensor and a second spatially separated reflecting surface receiving light reflected from the surface of the biosensor. The arrangement further includes telecentric optics (e.g., telecentric lens) receiving light from the second surface of the prism. The telecentric lens directs light onto an entrance slit of a spectrometer. The arrangement increases the light collection efficiency at the spectrometer as compared to prior art to prior art arrangements. The use of an incoherent light source and an arrangement in which incident light impinges upon the biosensor surface at a non-normal angle of incidence parallel to the direction of the grating lines on the sensor eliminates undesirable interference fringes in peak wavelength value measurements of the sensor. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195100 | Optical Air Data Systems And Methods - Systems and methods for sensing air includes at least one, and in some embodiments three, transceivers for projecting the laser energy as laser radiation to the air. The transceivers are scanned or aligned along several different axes. Each transceiver receives laser energy as it is backscattered from the air. A computer processes signals from the transceivers to distinguish molecular scattered laser radiation from aerosol scattered laser radiation and determines air temperatures, wind speeds, and wind directions based on the scattered laser radiation. Applications of the system to wind power site evaluation, wind turbine control, traffic safety, general meteorological monitoring and airport safety are presented. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195101 | Method and Apparatus for Determining Concentration Using Polarized Light - An apparatus and method for determining the concentration of chiral molecules in a fluid includes a first polarizer configure to polarize light in substantially a first plane to provide initially polarized light. A second polarizer is capable of polarizing the initially polarized light in a plurality of planes, at least one of the plurality of planes being different from the first plane, to provide subsequently polarized light. One or more receivers are included for measuring an intensity of the subsequently polarized light in one or more of the plurality of planes. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195102 | IMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY - A method of determining the location of a lithographic substrate relative to an imprint template is disclosed. The method includes positioning the substrate adjacent to the imprint template such that an alignment grating on the substrate and an alignment grating on the imprint template form a composite diffraction grating, directing alignment radiation beam comprising radiation at a first wavelength and radiation at a second wavelength, the second wavelength being longer than the first wavelength, at the composite diffraction grating, detecting radiation diffracted from the composite grating during relative lateral movement between the imprint template and the substrate, using the detected radiation at the second wavelength to obtain information regarding a separation between the substrate alignment grating and the imprint template alignment grating, and using the detected radiation at the first wavelength to obtain information regarding the lateral position of the substrate alignment grating relative to the imprint template alignment grating. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195103 | COLOUR ASSESSMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method of colour assessment of a sample ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100195104 | MICROSCOPE AND AN OBSERVATION METHOD IN THE MICROSCOPE - In a cavity mode of a cavity, a diameter of a mode waist is decreased so that the diameter is similar to a wavelength of an electromagnetic wave resonant with the cavity mode, when a material is located in the cavity. The material includes a physical system having two quantum states. A relative position between the material and the mode waist is scanned along three-directions unparallel mutually. A laser coupled with the cavity mode is input to the cavity. An intensity of at least one of a reflected light and a transmitted light of the laser from the cavity is measured. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195105 | IMPROVED STABILITY FOR OPTICAL COMPUTING SYSTEM - The present subject matter relates to methods of high-speed analysis of product samples. Light is directed to a portion of a product under analysis and reflected from or transmitted through the product toward an optical detector. Signals for the detector are compared with reference signals based on a portion of the illuminating light passing through a reference element to determine characteristics of the product under analysis. Temperature within the analysis system is monitored and the output signals of the optical detectors are compensated or corrections are made within the analysis calculations to compensate or correct for the system temperature. The products under analysis may be stationary, moved by an inspection point by conveyor or other means, or may be contained within a container, the container including a window portion through which the product illuminating light may pass. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195106 | DETECTING ELEMENT, AND TARGET SUBSTANCE DETECTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF DETECTING TARGET SUBSTANCE USING THE SAME - To provide a detecting element which is applicable to a detecting device which can improve sensitivity of the detecting device detecting a target substance utilizing plasmon resonance. A detecting element used for a detecting device for detecting a target substance in a sample by utilizing plasmon resonance, wherein it comprises a substrate and a plurality of metal members provided on the substrate, said metal member constituting a columnar structure and said columnar structure being oriented in a long axis direction thereof is provided. According this, the detecting element applicable to the detecting device which can improve sensitivity of the detecting device for detecting a target substance utilizing plasmon resonance. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195107 | SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE MEASURING CHIP AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A surface plasmon resonance measuring apparatus is provided with a dielectric block, a metal film formed on a surface of the dielectric block, a light source for emitting a light beam, an optical system for making the light beam enter the dielectric block at various angles of incidence so that a condition for total internal reflection is satisfied at an interface between the dielectric block and the thin film layer, and a photodetector for detecting the intensity of the light beam satisfying total internal reflection at the interface. In the measurement chip to be utilized in the surface plasmon resonance measuring apparatus, the dielectric block is formed from a synthetic resin in which, when said light beam is p-polarized outside said dielectric block and then strikes the interface, the intensity of a s-polarized component at the interface is 50% or less of the intensity of the light beam at the interface. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195108 | MULTIPLE PASS IMAGING SPECTROSCOPY - A method of imaging an optically thin sample is described wherein a collimated beam is directed through the sample and then reflected back through the sample one or more times. The beam is then directed toward a detector which collects and analyzes the spatial and spectral composition of the beam. In some embodiments, the detector is a focal plane array with a large number of detector elements. In other embodiments the relative position of a single detector or a small detector array and the sample is altered and the process is repeated, thereby tracing out a large virtual detector array. In either case, the spectral information received by the detector elements can be related, by methods which are elaborated below, to information about the spatial distribution of absorption in the sample. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195109 | COAXIAL DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE READ HEAD - Improved performance in reflectance photometry is obtained by employing an optical fiber to direct collimated light to a test area and to return both diffuse and specular light from the test area. Specular light is prevented from reaching a light detector by a spatial filter, while diffuse light is collected and measured. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195110 | MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT OF OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR SAMPLE FLOWING IN PASSAGE - An optical property measurement apparatus | 2010-08-05 |
20100195111 | SPATIAL IMAGING/IMAGING SPECTROSCOPY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for spatial imaging and imaging spectroscopy system includes a sample holder for holding samples, an illumination system arranged to illuminate the samples, a wavelength isolation module configured to selectively isolate received illumination from the samples to a plurality wavelengths, a single matrix imaging device arranged to receive the isolated wavelengths from the wavelength isolation module through a single lens system, and a computing device configured to perform a spatial imaging and imaging spectroscopy process. The spatial imaging and imaging spectroscopy process includes acquiring image data corresponding to each of the isolated wavelengths, performing spatial imaging analysis based on the acquired image data, and performing imaging spectroscopy on the acquired image data. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195112 | INTERFEROMETER WITH SCAN MOTION DETECTION - An apparatus includes an interferometer configured to generate an interference pattern by combining test light from a test object with reference light reflected from a reference object, the interferometer being further configured to direct at least a first part of a monitor test beam to the test object at a first incident angle and at least a second part of a monitor reference beam to the reference object at a second incident angle, and recombine the first part and the second part of the monitor beams after they reflect from the test and reference surfaces to interfere with one another and form a monitor pattern, where the first and second angles cause the monitor pattern to have spatial interference fringes, and wherein a change in the position of the interference fringes is indicative of a change in a relative position between the test and reference objects. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195113 | MEASUREMENT OF MULTIPLE SURFACE TEST OBJECTS WITH FREQUENCY SCANNING INTERFEROMETER - A frequency scanning interferometer is arranged for simultaneously measuring multiple surfaces of a test object through a wide range of expected offsets. Knowledge of the expected locations of the test surfaces is compared with a sequence of ambiguity intervals based on a synthetic measurement wavelength to center the test surfaces within the ambiguity intervals. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195114 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE MEASURING APPARATUS, THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE MEASURING METHOD, THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE MEASURING PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An apparatus for measuring a three-dimensional shape of a target object by analyzing an optical pattern projected onto the target object has an optical pattern projecting device that projects the optical pattern onto a portion of a measurement surface on which the target object is placed, the optical pattern having brightness changing periodically according to a position, a first line sensor that images an optical pattern-emitted region onto which the optical pattern is projected, a second line sensor that images an optical pattern-non-emitted region onto which the optical pattern is not projected, and a processing device that calculates a phase of the optical pattern at a pixel included in an image obtained by removing background information from images taken by the first and second line sensors based on a brightness value of the pixel and a neighboring pixel in the image, and calculates height information based on the calculated phase. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195115 | DEFECT DETECTOR FOR CORRUGATED CARDBOARD FLUTES - A defect detector for corrugated cardboard flutes comprises an optical projector for projecting to traveling flutes an inspection light having an effective line of which the length is about one pitch of flutes inclined slightly so that a tip of a normal flute is positioned on or slightly under the posterior end of the effective line and simultaneously a slope of an adjacent normal flute is positioned on the anterior end side of the effective line, an optical receiver equipped with a light-receiving element for receiving the inspection light reflected by a flute to output information according to the light-receiving position, and normal or abnormal determining means which determines that the flute height is normal if the light-receiving position detected is within an allowable range Wp. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195116 | OPTICAL TRIANGULATION SENSOR - An optical e.g. laser triangulation sensor is disclosed in which a configuration of an output light beam is controlled using a mask ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100195117 | DEVICE FOR THERMAL ISOLATION OF A LASER TRACKER - In one advantageous embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a first plate, a second plate, and an isolation plate. The first plate may be capable of receiving a mounting member for a tool requiring an operating temperature that remains substantially constant for operation of the tool. The second plate may be capable of being secured to an object. The isolation plate may be located between the first plate and the second plate. The first plate, the second plate, and the isolation plate may be secured to each other. The insulating plate may be capable of thermally isolating the tool from the object. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195118 | SCALE, DISPLACEMENT DETECTION APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE SAME, AND IMAGING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A scale for a displacement detection apparatus includes a base, and reflection layers formed on the base in a lattice structure, wherein the scale is used as a member displaceable relative to a light-emitting element whose emission wavelength is approximately 1000 nm or less and a light-receiving element receiving the light that is emitted from the light-emitting element and is reflected by the reflection layers, and wherein the base is made of silicon. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195119 | PAPER SHEET STACKING DEVICE, AND BOOKBINDING DEVICE - To provide a paper-sheet-loading device that makes it easy to take out booklet or the like loaded on a tray. The paper-sheet-loading device | 2010-08-05 |
20100195120 | PUNCHING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A punching device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a conveying member that conveys a recording medium, a punching member that is provided with a blade to punch a hole or partial hole in the recording medium, and which can be moved to a first position where the blade punches all of the periphery of a portion of the recording medium and a punched piece is separated from the recording medium, or to a second position where the blade punches a part of the periphery of a portion of the recording medium and a partially punched piece remains connected to the recording medium, and a moving member that moves the punching member to the first position or the second position. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195121 | Adjusting measurements - A system for adjusting measurements is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes an optical sensor having a window marked with two fiducials and at least one processor coupled to the optical sensor. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195122 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BUILDING PAINTED THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a method for printing a painted three-dimensional object. Each layer of the object is printed so that only the external circumference of the layer contains colored material. The building material used may be transparent, and a white colored material may be used as a barrier between the building material and the colored material. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195123 | Image communication apparatus, image communication system, and control program for image communication - An image communication apparatus that includes an image-data receiving unit that receives image data, a storing unit that stores therein the image data received by the image-data receiving unit, and an output unit that outputs the image data stored in the storing unit, the image communication apparatus includes a scanning unit that scans the image data output by the output unit; a difference extracting unit that extracts a difference between the image data scanned by the scanning unit and the image data stored in the storing unit; a difference determining unit that determines whether the difference extracted by the difference extracting unit satisfies a predetermined condition based on condition information obtained together with the image data; and a control unit that controls so that a message is transmitted to a transmission source of the image data based on a result determined by the difference determining unit. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195124 | METHOD FOR THE CREATION OF A TEMPLATE - In a method or system to generate a template, the template is defined by content and layout information. Job chaperone data are associated with the template to control subsequent document processing processes. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195125 | IMAGE CONVERSION DEVICE, IMAGE CONVERSION METHOD, AND CONVERSION PROGRAM - Conversion data D from an original color space into a new color space is set to D=A·B | 2010-08-05 |
20100195126 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - In the case where a sheet on which a transparent toner image is to be formed has high glossiness, when the transparent toner image is formed in an area in which a user wishes to partly increase the glossiness, the glossiness in the area in which the user wishes to increase the glossiness is lowered. For that reason, a print as desired by the user cannot be obtained by fixing the transparent toner image in an area corresponding to the area in which the user wishes to increase the glossiness. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195127 | IMAGE PROCESSOR FOR CORRECTING IMAGE DATA - An image-processor includes an acquiring unit and a correcting unit. The acquiring unit acquires image data and ambient light data indicating a degree of a first color temperature with respect to a second color temperature. The first color temperature represents a color temperature for a first ambient light. The second color temperature represents a color temperature for a second ambient light. A first image, which corresponds to the image data, is perceived in the first ambient light as an image having one color appearance. The first image is perceived in the second ambient light as an image having another color appearance. The correcting unit corrects the image data such that a color appearance of the first image under the first ambient light are reproduced under the second ambient light. The correcting unit corrects the image data based on the ambient light data such that an image based the corrected image data is brighter as the second color temperature is higher than the first color temperature and such that the image corresponding to the corrected image data is darker as the second color temperature is lower than the first color temperature. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195128 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image formation controller judges whether or not a tint block has been detected by a tint block processor upon judging that an automatic color determination mode is set in a multi functional peripheral. The image formation controller causes an image forming section to perform a monochromatic image forming operation if the tint block is a chromatic tint block when the tint block was detected by the tint block processor. On the other hand, the image formation controller causes the image forming section to perform an image forming operation corresponding to a determination result by an ACS processor when no tint block was detected and when the tint block was determined to be a monochromatic tint block. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195129 | PRINTER AND METHOD FOR DETECTING MOVEMENT OF OBJECT - A printer includes an optical sensor configured to image a surface of a medium, and a contact member configured to provide a unique concavo-convex shape by contacting the surface of the conveyed medium on an upstream side thereof. A calculation unit calculates the movement amount of the medium by pattern matching calculation using a correlation window between a plurality of image data acquired at different timings by an optical sensor with the conveyance of the medium. The calculation unit searches in image data first acquired for a unique pattern reflecting the unique concavo-convex shape, and set a region including the unique pattern as a correlation window. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195130 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a recording-medium stacking portion, a recording-medium ejection portion and a suctioning/exhausting unit. The recording-medium stacking portion is provided in a body portion or an upper portion of the image forming apparatus. The recording-medium stacking portion stacks recording media on which respective images are formed thereon. The recording-medium ejection portion ejects the recording medium in a recording-medium ejection direction to the recording-medium stacking portion. The suctioning/exhausting unit is located with respect to the recording-medium stacking portion in a direction, which is perpendicular to the recording-medium ejection direction and parallel to a surface of the recording medium staked on the recording-medium stacking portion. The suctioning/exhausting unit suctions air emitted from the recording medium, which is ejected from the recording-medium ejection portion onto the recording-medium stacking portion. The suctioning/exhausting unit exhausts the suctioned air through a filter. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195131 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PRINT CONTROL METHOD - To reduce the workload involved in rearranging and printing a Web page in a desired layout, style sheets for realizing desired print layouts are saved in association with the URLs of Web pages, and when subsequently printing a Web page having the same domain name or a similar URL, a print layout to which a saved style sheet has been applied is presented as a candidate, and applied when printing the Web page. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195132 | PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS, PRINT CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A storage medium for storing a program that switches a plurality of printing apparatuses by changing a port of a logical printer for printout and is executed by a computer having a storage unit configured to associate the port with device settings for storing it, the computer comprising a reflecting unit configured to acquire the stored device settings corresponding to the changed port to reflect the stored device settings in the device settings held by the logical printer if the port is changed; and a changing unit configured to change print settings so as not to be inconsistent with the device settings to be reflected by the reflecting unit. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195133 | LICENSING METHOD FOR USE WITH AN IMAGING DEVICE - A licensing method includes the steps of establishing a licensing vendor; providing an imaging device that uses an imaging media in forming printed images on print media, the imaging media including an initial supply amount of an imaging substance; associating a usage license with at least one of the imaging device and the imaging media, the usage license defining a first usage threshold at which a consumer is prompted to acquire a new license; and providing a license monitoring mechanism communicatively coupled with the imaging device, the license monitoring mechanism performing the steps of tracking an amount of usage of the imaging media by the imaging device; determining whether the amount of usage of the imaging media by the imaging device has reached a usage threshold; and upon reaching the usage threshold, then prompting the consumer to acquire the new license from the licensing vendor. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195134 | PRINTING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM THEREFOR - A printing system includes an image forming device and an information processing device configured to transmit print data containing a plurality of pages of images to the image forming device and control the image forming device to print the images on sheets based on the print data. The information processing device includes a first transmitter configured to sequentially transmit, to the image forming device, print data of each of a main page and one or more ancillary pages to be printed in connection with the main page, and a second transmitter configured to transmit, to the image forming device, booking information regarding a number of the ancillary pages in association with transmission of the print data of the main page. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195135 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAMS - An information processing apparatus transmits a job, share user information indicating users who are permitted to access a shared folder, and access permission information defining the users' user authority level to use data stored in the shared folder, which is set for the shared folder, collectively to an image processing apparatus. Receiving these information pieces, the image processing apparatus generates job access authority information defining the users' authority level to use the received job, based on the access permission information, and records the job, the share user information and the generated job access authority information in a memory, with their connections. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195136 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PERFORMING IMAGE FORMATION ON PRINT DATA, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM INCLUDING PLURALITY OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSES, PRINT DATA OUTPUT METHOD EXECUTED ON IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PRINT DATA OUTPUT PROGRAM PRODUCT - In order to prevent leakage of confidential information, MFP includes a communication I/F to receive print data, an image forming portion to perform image formation on print data, and a CPU to prohibit the image forming portion from performing image formation on the print data before the print data is subjected to image formation by the image forming portion, when a prescribed time has passed since the print data was received or when an input of an instruction to protect the print data is accepted, and to store the print data in a storage device, and to allow the image forming portion to perform image formation on the print data in response to accepting a log-in instruction. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195137 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus including a processor configured to divide print data into a plurality of separated data pieces, and generate a transmitting unit for each of the plurality of separated data pieces. Each of the transmitting units is generated by combining a hash value and the separated data piece, and the hash value for a first transmitting unit is generated using an electronic signature and the hash value for each of transmitting units that is not the first transmitting unit is generated using the previous separated data piece. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195138 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING DATA BASED ON GOVERNANCE RULES AND POLICIES - A method and system suitable for controlling output capabilities of a plurality of multifunction devices (MFDs), including a data module for analyzing data related to a plurality of tasks sent to the plurality of MFDs by a plurality of users; and a storage station for storing the data gathered from the plurality of tasks sent to the plurality of MFDs; wherein the data is analyzed based on preexisting output governance rules related to the plurality of users and the plurality of MFDs. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195139 | PRINT RENDERING VERIFICATION - Print rendering verification is described. In embodiments, a PDL (Page Description Language) print file can be received where the PDL print file is generated when a print job of a printable image is initiated. A raster image can then be generated from the PDL print file. The raster image can be compared to a reference image that corresponds to the raster image, where the reference image is a comparative standard by which to evaluate print quality of the printable image. A determination can then be made as to whether the printable image is an acceptable quality based on the comparison of the raster image to the reference image. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195140 | METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING WORKFLOW FOR PRINT JOBS - A method automatically determines a workflow for a print job via analysis of PDF documents is disclosed. A job synopsis comprising hashed information of a historical print job's document content along with a PDF document-level and object-level metadata and information about workflow nodes and parameters can be stored in a database. The job synopsis of a new incoming print job can then be compared to the historical print job synopses database. If the new print job matches the historical print job within a certain predefined similarity limit, then workflow and parameter information associated with the historical job can be utilized to augment an initial workflow for the incoming print job. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195141 | PRINT JOB SCHEDULING - A printing system capable of concurrently processing and scheduling a plurality of job streams and including at least one marking engine and multiple print media destination is controlled by a controller that includes a jobs scheduler for determining a schedule for processing queued print jobs using the plurality of concurrent job streams. The job scheduler determines the schedule using a method including: determining a utility function dependent at least upon user preference delay criteria, and the schedule of the queued print jobs; and optimizing the utility function respective to the schedule of queued print jobs. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195142 | PRINT INFORMATION CONVERSION APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A print information conversion apparatus is provided, the print information conversion apparatus including: a print information acquiring portion that acquires print information in a page description language format; a conversion portion that converts the acquired print information in the page description language format into electronic document information in an electronic document format; an addition portion that adds restoration information to the electronic document information, the restoration information being used for restoring nonreversible information that is contained in the print information in the page description language format and that is not reversibly convertible to the electronic document information; and a print information generating portion that generates print information based on the electronic document information and the restoration information added to the electronic document information. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195143 | PRINTING METHOD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND WEB SERVER - A printing method includes a printing program causing: a web server to integrate a plurality of contents with each other to thereby generate a web page, and to transmit the generated web page to a client terminal via a network; the client terminal to transmit a request for printing the web page from a browser screen to the web server; the web server to call a print service of an image forming apparatus in response to the request; the image forming apparatus to transmit to the web server a request for generating a print page corresponding to the web page by the print service; the web server to integrate the plurality of contents with each other to thereby generate the print page and to transmit the generated print page; and the image forming apparatus to receive and to print the print page by the print service. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195144 | PRINT SYSTEM, RECORDING MEDIUM THAT STORES PRINTING PROGRAM CODES AND METHOD OF PRINTING - A print system includes a print server and a first printer. The first printer receives print job data and executes printing. The first printer includes a job-data communication unit that receives the print job data from the print server; a job-processing-result notification unit that provides the print server with page-by-page print completion information; and a transfer request unit that transmits a request to transfer print job data corresponding to interrupted print job to the print server. The print server receives the print job data from a terminal device and includes a job-related-notification communication unit that receives the page-by-page print completion information; a job-data accumulation unit that accumulates the print job data from the terminal device and the page-by-page print completion information along with the print job data; and a job-data transfer unit that transfers the accumulated print job data to the first printer in response to the transfer request. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195145 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR - An image processing apparatus that is capable of reducing a burden on a user when performing an input operation of a unique setting value to an image processing apparatus that is newly added to a system. An acquisition unit acquires a unique setting value from at least one selected from the other image processing apparatuses via the network, the unique setting value being unique to the selected image processing apparatus among setting values set to the selected image processing apparatus concerned. A display unit displays a setting screen that includes a reference area for displaying the unique setting value acquired by the acquisition unit as a reference value, and an input area for inputting the unique setting value that is set up to the image processing apparatus itself. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195146 | Image communication apparatus and image forming apparatus including the same - A CPU of an image forming apparatus executes a program including: the step (S | 2010-08-05 |
20100195147 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - When receiving a cancel request of a job from a user, a determination is made on whether or not the job as a target for the received cancel request is a virtual job to be processed by cooperating functions of a plurality of image processing apparatus. When it is determined that the job as a target for the cancel request is a virtual job, information regarding the plurality of image processing apparatuses which cooperates to execute the virtual job and an order in which the cancel instruction for the virtual job is to be transmitted to the plurality of image processing apparatuses are acquired, and based on the acquired order, a cancel instruction for the virtual job is transmitted to any of the plurality of image processing apparatuses. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195148 | DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVER AND DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVER CONTROL METHOD - A print control unit | 2010-08-05 |
20100195149 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a rendering time calculating unit configured to calculate rendering times for respective pieces of intermediate data, a rendering control unit configured to determine which of a pre-rendering process and a real-time rendering process is to be performed on the respective pieces of intermediate data based on the rendering times, rendering being performed before output of a piece of intermediate data in the pre-rendering process and rendering being performed in parallel with output of another piece of intermediate data in the real-time rendering process, and the rendering control unit further configured to allow a rendering unit to perform either of the pre-rendering process or the real-time rendering process, a reading unit configured to read the pieces of rendered data, and an output unit configured to output to a printer engine the pieces of rendered data read by the reading unit. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195150 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes: an applying device configured to generate an output signal and apply the output signal to an image forming device; and a controller configured to generate a control signal to supply to the applying device so as to control a value of the output signal so that the value of the output signal is within a predetermined target range and control the applying device using the control signal in a start-up mode and in a normal mode, the normal mode being subsequent to the start-up mode. In the start-up mode, the controller sets a start control signal value larger than a value of the control signal immediately after a first predetermined time, the start control signal value being the value of the control signal during the first predetermined time, the first predetermined time being from a start timing of the start-up mode. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195151 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - In an image processing apparatus, when converting an input image into vector data, converting the vectorized image into data in a file format which can be used in application software, and transferring the converted data in the file format, the image processing apparatus acquires information specifying a destination of the transfer and determines the file format into which the vectorized image is to be converted according to the acquired information specifying the destination. With this configuration, it is possible to provide the image processing apparatus and a control method for the same that allow transfer after conversion into an appropriate file format for each use case. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195152 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - If a position where a previous operator added information and a position where a next operator added information overlap each other with respect to a document, an image processing apparatus notifies the previous operator that information has been added by the subsequent operator, and also notifies the previous operator where the information has been added and the operator that added the information. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195153 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, PRINTING CONDITION SETTING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PRODUCT - The CPU of a personal computer displays a list of one-click icons, each representing one or a plurality of printing functions, in the icon display area, and selects one one-click icon from the list of the one-click icons displayed in the icon display area, to automatically set a plurality of printing functions corresponding to the selected one-click icons. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195154 | PRINT CONTROL METHOD AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A system includes a host; a transfer source apparatus; and one or more transfer destination apparatus. The host is configured to send a transfer information command to the transfer source apparatus for instructing the transfer source apparatus to transfer data to the at least one transfer destination apparatus, and to further send the transfer information command to the transfer destination apparatus. The transfer destination apparatus is configured to send confirmation information to the transfer source apparatus after receiving the transfer information command from the host. The transfer source apparatus is configured to start transferring the data to the transfer destination apparatus after receiving the confirmation information from the transfer destination apparatus. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195155 | MULTIPRODUCT PRINTING WORKFLOW SYSTEM WITH DYNAMIC CADENCE - A method and system for managing print jobs in a printing system, comprising assigning one or more printing resources including at least one printer to a print value stream, the print value stream capable of printing one or more parts from one or more print products, maintaining a prioritized queue of print jobs to be processed by the print value stream, dynamically updating a cadence rate that indicates the maximum number of print units to be printed by said print value stream during a specified period of time, and providing the print jobs from the prioritized queue in priority order to the print value stream at a rate so as not to exceed the cadence rate. The approach is related in principle to Takt Time or Taktzeit. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195156 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - When a plurality of images are combined together, a positioning error can occur. To correct positioning error, the images may be displayed on a display, and a user may specify a correction value using an operation device. However, in a case where the operation device does not have high performance or the display does not have a screen large enough to provide sufficiently high viewability, the correction of the positioning error is difficult. In the present invention, in view of the above, a sheet is printed and a user describes on the sheet a correction value in terms of relative position of a plurality of images stored in a memory. The sheet is read by a reading apparatus, and an image obtained is analyzed to determine the specified correction value. The relative position of the plurality of images stored in the memory is corrected based on the determined correction value. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195157 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD OF THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a stack tray moving mechanism to move a stack tray in a paper ejection direction of a recording medium by a specified length each time the recording medium folded by a sheet finisher is ejected, prints a fold line identifier on a surface of the recording medium which becomes an upper surface when the recording medium is folded and ejected, along a folded fold line, and at a position where, when the recording medium is stacked on the stack tray, the fold line identifier is not hidden by a subsequently ejected recording medium, and performs folding and paper ejection. Image formation of printed content is performed on the recording medium which is located inside when folding is performed. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195158 | Method of processing neutral gray color print jobs as monochrome black during billing detection and printing as a neutral gray composite black - A method of converting a RIPped K-only page or pixels to composite black in a digital print engine is included which executes the conversion process during current job workflow, while detecting the K-only page or pixels for billing purposes as K-only, and printed out as composite black. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195159 | PRINT CONTROLLER - A print controller controlling a print process in which black ink having permeability to a recording medium and a plurality of kinds of chromatic color ink having permeability to the recording medium different from the permeability of the black ink are used to form an image on the recording medium. The subject pixel setting unit sets, as a subject pixel, one pixel that satisfies conditions that the pixel is a black pixel and that peripheral pixels that are located adjacent to the pixel and that surround the pixel include at least one chromatic pixel. The reducing unit reduces a black component value of the subject pixel to a reduced black component value. The increasing unit increases chromatic component values of the subject pixel to increased chromatic component values. The print executing unit executes the print based on the reduced black component value and the increased chromatic component values of the subject pixel. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195160 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING DIFFERENTIAL GLOSS AND PRINT ITEM PRODUCED THEREBY - The invention describes a method to control differential gloss of halftone areas produced using substantially clear or low-pigmented toner. It is an objective of this invention to provide a method which allows to produce digital watermarks on paper without being limited in the gloss properties of the toner, the paper or and selected fusing technology. The present invention relates to a method producing clear, low density or highdensity watermarks using Glossmark technology using low-pigmented toner or clear toner. Glossmark technology is for controlling the differential gloss of an image using the steps selecting a first halftone image having a first anisotropic structure, selecting a second halftone image having a second structure different from that of the first halftone, applying the first halftone to at least some portion of the halftone image and applying the second halftone to another portion of the halftone image. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195161 | PRINT CONTROLLER - A print controller controls a print process in which black ink having permeability to a recording medium and chromatic color ink having permeability to the recording medium different from the permeability of the black ink are used to form an image on the recording medium. The subject pixel setting unit sets, as a subject pixel, one pixel that satisfies a first condition that the pixel is a black pixel, a second condition that a plurality of peripheral pixels that are located adjacent to the pixel and that surround the pixel include at least one chromatic pixel, and a third condition that gradation level of black changes discontinuously between the pixel and at least one of the at least one chromatic pixel. The bleed suppressing unit executes a bleed suppression process to a set of pixel data corresponding to the subject pixel to suppress bleeding of the black ink on the recording medium. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195162 | Color To Monochrome Conversion - A digital image processing method and system converts color images to monochrome images. Color image data is clustered. Centroids of clusters are mapped to monochrome values. The separation of the monochrome levels is adjusted, based on relative significance of corresponding clusters. Color pixels in the clusters are mapped to the adjusted monochrome levels, and the resulting monochrome pixels are rendered. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195163 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including an image forming unit which forms a toner image on an image carrier and transfers the formed toner image on a paper, a color conversion process unit to carry out a color conversion process to convert inputted image data to image data of an output color in the image forming unit, a paper type information obtaining unit to obtain at least one or more information among a size of a paper, a basis weight of the paper and whether the paper is coated or not and a control unit to control so as to change a maximum adhesion amount of a toner to a paper by selecting a color conversion process condition for the color conversion process unit based on the information obtained by the paper type information obtaining unit. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195164 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus that includes a latent image carrier on which a latent image is formed, an exposure head that has a first imaging optical system, first light emitting elements that emit light to be imaged by the first imaging optical system, a second imaging optical system, and second light emitting elements that emit light to be imaged by the second imaging optical system and which form the latent image on the latent image carrier at a position adjacent to the first light emitting elements in a first direction, an image processor that has an input unit to which image data are input, and a data giving unit that gives correction data to correct positional slippage of the latent image formed on the latent image carrier to the input image data. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195165 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING SHOW-THROUGH FROM SCANNED IMAGE - Provided are a method and apparatus for removing show-through from a scanned image. The method includes scanning at least one line in a medium at a first intensity in a first scanning operation; scanning the at least one line in the scanning medium at a second intensity different from the first intensity, in a second scanning operation; and removing show-through from an image obtained during the first scanning operation based on a difference in a show-through effect between images obtained during the first and second scanning operations. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195166 | Image Reading Apparatus, and Its Manufacturing Method - An image reader A | 2010-08-05 |
20100195167 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes: a document table; a light reception unit; light sources disposed such that positions at which the optical axes of the plurality of light sources cross a reception optical axis of the light reception unit are different from one another; and a read control unit. The image reading apparatus further includes: a light reception amount storage unit configured to store the light reception amount for each of distances; a distance calculation unit configured to calculate a distance between the placement surface and the document based on the light reception amount obtained by the read control operation for each light source by referencing the light reception amount stored in the light reception amount storage unit; and a correction amount determination unit configured to determine a correction amount based on the distance calculated by the distance calculation unit. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195168 | Image Illumination and Capture in a Scanning Device - Scanning devices and method of use that permit the capture of high resolution images of an original that is illuminated by a light source that is located outside of the optical field of view of an image detector. In one aspect, the image detector may be a monochrome sensor that sequentially captures different color plane images of an original that is illuminated by different colors. The different color plane images may be processed to generate a full color copy of the original. Light and images may be directed through tapered optical waveguides to minimize the volume of the scanning device. The image detector may include a first associated waveguide while the light source may include a second associated waveguide. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195169 | Arrangement for Reading from and/or Writing to Flexible Sheet Media in a Curved Configration and Method - An assembly for transferring information to and/or from flexible sheet media in a highly advantageous curved configuration is disclosed. The sheet material includes a length and a width defining first and second opposing surfaces. The assembly includes support means for supporting the sheet the curved configuration across its width, having the first surface inwardly oriented with respect to the curved configuration. Thereafter, moving means moves the flexible sheet material so supported in a direction along a read/write path generally parallel to the sheet material length and transverse to the direction of curvature. A read/write arrangement is provided which is configured for reading and/or writing information across the width of the first surface of the sheet as the sheet is moved along the path in the curved configuration. In one feature, means is provided for rotationally moving the read/write arrangement in a predetermined way in the housing such that the read/write arrangement is in a confronting relationship with the first, inwardly oriented surface and cooperates with the movement provided by the sheet material moving means so as to cause the read/write arrangement to sequentially read information from and/or write information to the inwardly oriented, first surface of the sheet as the read/write arrangement traverses the width of the flexible sheet material while the latter is on the read/write path in the curved configuration. In another feature, a read and/or write operation may be performed on the second, outwardly oriented surface of the sheet material. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195170 | RECORDING DEVICE, AND SUPPORT MECHANISM FOR SIDE GUIDE MEMBERS IN A RECORDING DEVICE - Recording devices with adjustable and lockable recording medium width guides, and support mechanisms for adjustable and lockable recording medium width guides are disclosed. A recording device includes a pair of recording medium width guides that control the widthwise position of a recording medium upon discharge from the recording device. A support mechanism supports the width guides and can lock the position of the width guides. The support mechanism includes a pair of sliding members individually coupled with one of the width guides, and a pressure member that clamps the sliding members together at a position where the sliding members overlap. The pressure member is configurable to clamp the sliding members together, and to unclamp the sliding members. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195171 | DOCUMENT READING APPARATUS - A document reading apparatus includes a white LED including an LED and a fluorescent material and configured to illuminate a document reading position with light, a reading unit having a color line sensor and a monochrome line sensor and configured to read an image of a document illuminated with the light emitted from the white LED, and a filter arranged on an optical path between the monochrome line sensor and the document, and wherein the filter is configured to suppress transmission of light at a peak wavelength of the LED so that, regarding an intensity of light to be received on the monochrome line sensor, the intensity of the light at the peak wavelength of the LED is smaller than the intensity of the light at the peak wavelength of the fluorescent material when the light emitted from the LED is received. | 2010-08-05 |