| 32nd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
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| 20130201223 | DRIVING SYSTEM FOR ACTIVE-MATRIX DISPLAYS - Raw grayscale image data, representing images to be displayed in successive frames, is used to drive a display having pixels that include a drive transistor and an organic light emitting device by dividing each frame into at least first and second-frames, and supplying each pixel with a drive current that is higher in the first sub-frame than in the second sub-frame for raw grayscale values in a first preselected range, and higher in the second sub-frame than in the first sub-frame for raw grayscale values in a second preselected range. The display may be an active matrix display, such as an AMOLED display. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201224 | WHITE BALANCE ADJUSTING METHOD - A white balance adjusting method is disclosed. The white balance adjusting method includes obtaining maximum spectral tristimulus values, minimum spectral tristimulus values and spectral tristimulus values of respective gray levels of a red color, a green color and a blue color; computing spectral tristimulus values Y of the middle respective gray levels; setting a chromaticity and setting polynomial functions which varied based on the gray levels in the spectral tristimulus values; establishing relationships between the spectral tristimulus values of three colors in a white field and the polynomial functions of spectral tristimulus values of a color field; utilizing an approximation method to obtain gray level numbers in the white field. In the present invention, since brightness exponentially varies with the gray level, the chromaticity of a white color dot is set to adjust the white field. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201225 | MULTIMEDIA PLAYER DISPLAYING PROJECTION IMAGE - A multimedia player for providing clear projection image includes; a projection unit displaying a projection image; a screen sensing unit sensing a color of a display plane on which the projection image will be displayed; and a virtual input unit for detecting and providing coordinates of a position being touched on the projection image, wherein a driving unit of the projection unit controls a focal length of a projection lens unit based on a projection image being captured by the screen sensing unit. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201226 | Liquid Crystal Display Driving Method and Display Device Using the Same - A driving method for a display device includes receiving a first image data corresponding to a display of the display device and composed of a plurality of frames; obtaining a first frame and a second frame neighboring to the first frame from the plurality of frames; calculating a plurality of sub-frames according to the first frame and the second frame; adjusting a brightness of at least one sub-frame of the plurality of sub-frames, to have an average brightness of the plurality of sub-frames be lower than an average brightness of the plurality of frames; sequentially inserting the plurality of sub-frames between the first frame and the second frame, to obtain a second image data; and driving the display device according to the second image data. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201227 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - The image display apparatus according to the invention is characterized by comprising a light source for emitting out parallel light, a light deflector capable of deflecting the parallel light emitted out from the light source, and a control unit operable to produce a scan signal for deflecting the light deflector periodically and produce a light intensity control signal in sync with the scan signal based on entered image information thereby controlling the light source. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201228 | SWITCHABLE SINGLE-MULTIVIEW MODE DISPLAY DEVICE - A 2D-3D switchable autostereoscopic display device has an imaging arrangement ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201229 | Focused illuminated guide for clearly identifying where a user should position a time card in a time clock to assure that the time clock provides a properly positioned printing on the time card - A time clock clearly identifies where a user should position a time card therein. The clock and a printer platen are fixed relative to a base, and has the time card rests thereon. A printing mechanism moves relative to the base and has a target area, it is traversable between a print position and an idle position, and it impresses the time indicia onto the time card while in the print position. A ribbon shield is fixed relative to the base. A focused illuminated guide is fixed relative to the base, and in combination with the ribbon shield, guides the time card with respect to the printing mechanism to clearly identify where the user should position the time card in the time clock. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201230 | LIQUID DROPLET JETTING APPARATUS - There is provided a liquid droplet jetting apparatus configured to jet liquid droplets onto an object, including: | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201231 | Printing Apparatus, Printing Method and Printed Matter - Provided is a printing apparatus including a first nozzle through which to eject a clear ink, a second nozzle through which to eject a color ink, a third nozzle through which to eject a glitter ink, and a control unit that controls ejections of the inks through the first nozzle, the second nozzle and the third nozzle, wherein the control unit performs control, at the time of forming a color image on a transparent medium, in a manner that ejects the clear ink onto the transparent medium through the first nozzle, ejects the color ink to be ejected onto the clear ink through the second nozzle to form an image resulting from the color ink, and ejects the glitter ink onto the clear ink and the color ink through the third nozzle. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201232 | Printing Apparatus, Printing Method and Printed Matter - A printing apparatus includes a first nozzle through which to discharge color ink to form a first dot, a second nozzle through which to discharge at least one of white ink, clear ink, and first glitter ink to form a second dot, a third nozzle through which to discharge second glitter ink, lower in diffuse reflection rate than the ink discharged from the second nozzle, to form a third dot, in which an image to be visually recognized from the opposite side of an image formation side via a printable medium is formed by forming a glittering base layer, resulting from the third dot, on a color image and the second dot, after forming the color image, resulting from the first dot, on the printable medium and forming the second dot on the first dot making up the color image. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201233 | System And Method For Compensating For Drift In Multiple Printheads In An Inkjet Printer - A method for calibrating in situ a plurality of printheads in an imaging device has been developed. Firing signals operate a plurality of printheads to form ink test patterns on an image receiving member. Reflectance measurements of light reflected from the test patterns and optical density measurements for a portion of the patterns formed by only one printhead in the plurality of printheads are used to adjust the firing signals and enable the printheads to print within a predetermined range about an average reflectance value and a predetermined optical density. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201234 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE RECORDING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - According to the present invention, recording density information indicating a recording density of a plurality of recording elements is acquired on the basis of a test chart for density measurement output to a recording medium after carrying out recording defect correction in respect of existing recording elements having a recording defect, recording elements which record in the periphery of a new recording element having a recording defect are extracted as correction hold recording elements on the basis of a test chart for recording defect detection output to the recording medium, predetermined density correction values are set in respect of the correction hold recording elements, density correction values calculated on the basis of the acquired recording density information are set in respect of recording elements other than the correction hold recording elements, and output image data is output to the recording medium on the basis of the set density correction values. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201235 | INKJET PRINTHEAD AND METHOD OF PRINTING WITH MULTIPLE DROP VOLUMES - A printhead and a method of ejecting liquid droplets are provided. The method includes providing a printhead operable to eject liquid drops having a plurality of drop volumes V | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201236 | INKJET PRINTHEAD AND METHOD OF PRINTING WITH MULTIPLE DROP VOLUMES - A printhead and a method of ejecting liquid droplets are provided. The method includes providing a printhead operable to eject liquid drops having a plurality of drop volumes V | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201237 | MULTIPLE PRINT HEAD PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A printing apparatus has a series of inkjet print heads spaced from one another in a transport direction. A continuous belt driven around a roller system is used to feed sheet media successively to the print heads so that a partial image printed by one print head is overprinted at a subsequent print head with registration of the partial images. A sheet medium is caused to become electrostatically tacked to the belt by passing the sheet past a charging device. Movement of the belt is tracked by a tracking sub-system and operation of the print heads is coordinated with the tracked belt movement to achieve precise registration of the partial images. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201238 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - This invention relates to suppression of density unevenness caused by occurrence of ink-landing position shifts between print scans. In an embodiment, upon printing by scanning an inkjet printhead including printing elements, the following control is executed. That is, in order to form an image by print scans of the printhead on a single print area on a print medium, image data are acquired in correspondence with the respective scans. Also, the printing elements are partitioned into plural groups each including continuously arrayed printing elements, and the printing elements in each of the plural groups are time-divisionally driven based on drive sequences. Then, the drive sequences upon time-divisional driving in respective scans are set to include elements having the same drive timings and those having different drive timings. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201239 | Printing Apparatus, Printing Method and Printed Matter - A printing apparatus includes a first nozzle through which to eject color ink, a second nozzle through which to eject clear ink, a control unit that performs control, in a manner that ejects the color ink onto a glittering layer through the first nozzle, and ejects the clear ink onto the color ink through the second nozzle, at the time of forming an image on a medium on which the glittering layer is formed, in which the control unit controls ejection of the clear ink through the second nozzle in such a manner that an amount of the clear ink to be ejected onto the color ink varies according to a light absorption rate of the color ink. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201240 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD AND PATTERN FORMING APPARATUS - A pattern forming method includes: a modification treatment step of, in accordance with a pattern to be formed on a pattern forming surface of a base body, applying a light beam having a width smaller than a diameter of each of dots to constitute the pattern, onto a treatment target region including at least outer edges on both sides in a width direction of a region where the pattern is to be formed in the pattern forming surface, thereby carrying out modification treatment on the treatment target region; and a droplet deposition step of ejecting and depositing droplets of a functional liquid by an inkjet method onto the region where the pattern is to be formed including the treatment target region where the modification treatment has been carried out. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201241 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND OBJECT CONVEYANCE CONTROL METHOD - A printing apparatus and a conveyance control method are provided, both capable of detecting a print medium conveying state highly precisely in an entire process of conveying the print medium being printed. For this purpose, the surface of the print medium placed on the belt and the surface of the belt are detected to acquire the moving distance or moving speed of the print medium. Based on the moving distance or moving speed thus obtained, the driving of the belt is controlled. Even in a situation where the object being detected switches from the print medium to the belt in the middle of the conveying operation, the measurement of the moving distance can be performed without interruption by the same detection method using the same optical sensor unit. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201242 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SUPPRESSING RISE OF TEMPERATURE OF INK STORAGE UNIT - A printing apparatus includes an ink storage unit; a print head unit which has an ink reception port, an ink discharging device, and an ink exhaust port; an ink return path which is connected to the ink exhaust port and which returns ink exhausted from the ink exhaust port to the ink storage unit; and a cooling device which is arranged in the ink return path and which cools ink which passes through the ink return path. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201243 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SUPPRESSING RISE OF TEMPERATURE OR PRINT HEAD UNIT - A printing apparatus includes an ink storage unit; a print head unit that includes an ink reception port, an ink discharging device, and an ink exhaust port; an ink circulation path that circulates ink which is exhausted from the ink exhaust port, and returns ink from the ink reception port to the print head unit; and a cooling device that is arranged in the ink circulation path, and cools ink which passes through the ink circulation path. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201244 | COLOR ANALYSIS - Techniques related to color analysis are disclosed herein. In an example, substrate locations on a printed pattern are selected based on a set of measurements related to substrate-height. Further, color of the printed pattern is determined at the selected locations. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201245 | METHOD OF PRINTHEAD CALIBRATION BETWEEN MULTIPLE PRINTHEADS - A method of identifying positions of a plurality of printheads in a printer is described. The printer identifies the positions of each of the plurality of printheads with reference to image data of a printed test pattern. The printer calibrates one or more printheads using only a single test pattern to correct registration errors in the printheads. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201246 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PAPER POSITION SENSING USING TRANSPARENT TRANSPORT BELT - A printing apparatus has a print head and a transport mechanism including a continuous transparent belt for transporting a sheet medium past a print head. The apparatus includes a through optical sensor operable to direct a sensing beam through the belt for sensing the position of the transported sheet medium when the sheet medium breaks the beam. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201247 | LIQUID CONTAINER, LIQUID SUPPLYING SYSTEM AND CIRCUIT BOARD FOR LIQUID CONTAINER - A liquid container detachably mountable to a recording apparatus to which a plurality of liquid containers are detachably mountable, wherein the recording apparatus includes an apparatus antenna and photoreceptor means, the liquid container includes a container antenna communicatable with the apparatus antenna without physical contact therebetween; an information storing portion capable of storing at least individual information of the liquid container; a light emitting portion; and a controller for controlling light emission of the light emitting portion in response to a correspondence between a signal indicative individual information supplied through the container antenna and the information stored in the information storing portion. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201248 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head includes a head body configured to eject liquid, a flow path member including a liquid flow path for supplying the liquid to the head body, and a circuit substrate held by the flow path member and including a temperature detection unit configured to detect a temperature. The flow path member includes a detection region, which has a thermal resistance lower than a thermal resistance of other regions and which is provided in a part of a partition wall that partitions the liquid flow path. The circuit substrate is fixed to the flow path member in a state in which the temperature detection unit faces the detection region. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201249 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid ejection head includes: a chip including a substrate having an energy generating element, an ejection orifice member, and an electrode terminal; an electric wiring board; a support member for supporting the wiring board, the support member having an opening surrounding the chip; a chip periphery sealing member which fills a gap between the chip and the opening; and an electrically connecting portion sealing member disposed in contact with the chip periphery sealing member and which covers an electrically connecting portion between the chip and the electric wiring board. The electrically connecting portion sealing member is a cured product of a material containing filler. The chip periphery sealing member is a cured product of a material containing at least one of specific siloxanes. The chip periphery sealing member and the electrically connecting portion sealing member has a difference in coefficient of linear expansion of 50 ppm/° C. or more. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201250 | POLYURETHANE DISPERSANTS BASED ON ASYMMETRIC BRANCHED TRISUBSTITUTED ISOCYANATE REACTIVE COMPOUNDS. - Polyurethane dispersants are provided based on asymmetric branched trisubstituted isocyanate reactive compounds. These polyurethane dispersants are used to disperse pigments and/or disperse dyes and inks containing pigments and/or disperse dyes dispersed with these polyurethane ionic dispersants. The polyurethane dispersants can have nonionic hydrophilic substituents. The pigments dispersed with these polyurethane dispersants can be used in the formulation of inks, especially ink jet inks. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201251 | PHOTO MEDIA - A photo media may comprise a substrate, the substrate having an image receiving side and a non-image receiving side, an extruded barrier layer disposed on the non-image receiving side of the substrate, and a laminate layer disposed on the image receiving side of the substrate after an ink layer is printed. The photo media may further comprise an image receiving layer disposed on the image receiving side of the substrate between the substrate and the laminate layer. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201252 | POST-TREATMENT LIQUID FOR INKJET RECORDING, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A post-treatment liquid for inkjet recording including a urethane resin, a fluorosurfactant, a water-soluble organic solvent and water. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201253 | LIQUID EJECTING METHOD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - After a gloss-based liquid is ejected from a liquid ejection head, which ejects liquid from nozzles of a nozzle row, to a predetermined position on a landing target to form a glossy layer, a white-based liquid is ejected onto the glossy layer to form a white layer, the ejection amount of the gloss-based liquid being greater than the ejection amount of the white-based liquid. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201254 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF INK FROM AN EXTERIOR OF A PRINTHEAD - In an inkjet printing apparatus, a heater heats a drib bib that is located below a plurality of inkjets in a printhead to a temperature that melts ink collected on a surface of the drip bib. Pressurized air is directed toward the surface of the drip bib to remove the melted ink from the surface of the drip bib. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201255 | MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY FOR FLUID-EJECTION DEVICE - A manifold assembly for a fluid-ejection device having multiple-fluid type fluid-ejection printheads organized in a page-wide array includes a lower-most deck and an upper-most deck. The lower-most deck is to supply a first type of fluid and a second type of fluid to the fluid-ejection printheads. The first type of fluid and the second type of fluid are exterior-most fluids ejected by the fluid-ejection printheads in relation to a direction of media movement through the fluid-ejection device. The upper-most deck is to supply a third type of fluid and a fourth type of fluid to the fluid-ejection printheads. The third type of fluid and the fourth type of fluid are interior-most fluids ejected by the fluid-ejection printheads in relation to the direction of media movement through the fluid ejection device. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201256 | PRINT HEAD DIE - A print head die includes rows of nozzles. In one implementation, an electrical interconnect is electrically connected to the print head die along a major dimension of the die. In another implementation, a cross connect electrically connects a first column of a of nozzles to print a first color to a second column to print a second color. The cross connect connects the first and second columns between first and second ends of the first and second columns. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201257 | NOZZLE ASSEMBLY WITH ELLIPTICAL NOZZLE OPENING AND PRESSURE-DIFFUSING STRUCTURE - A nozzle assembly for an inkjet printhead includes: an ink chamber having an elliptical nozzle opening defined in a roof of the ink chamber and an ink inlet; a heater element positioned in the ink chamber, the heater element having an elongate linear beam for generating a vapour bubble in the ink chamber, the elongate linear beam having a longitudinal axis extending parallel with a major axis of the elliptical nozzle opening; and a pressure-diffusing structure positioned relative to the ink inlet. The pressure-diffusing structure is configured for diffusing pressure pulses in ink supplied to the ink chamber via the ink inlet. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201258 | PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A configuration is provided in which at least one end of a piezoelectric body active portion is defined by an end of a second electrode, a portion of configuring the piezoelectric body active portion of a first electrode is covered with a piezoelectric body layer, the first electrode and the piezoelectric body layer are extended to the outside of the end of the second electrode which defines the end of the piezoelectric body active portion, the first electrode includes an exposure portion which is not covered with the piezoelectric body layer and extends further outside than the end of the second electrode, and on the end of the piezoelectric body layer which forms the exposure portion, an independent electrode which is electrically independent from the second electrode is provided. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201259 | INK JET PRINT HEAD WITH PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR - An ink jet print head, having a pressure generation chamber arranged for being in communication with a print head nozzle and an actuator membrane for delimiting the pressure generation chamber. The actuator membrane has a substrate and a piezoelectric actuator provided on the substrate, said piezoelectric actuator having a lower electrode, an upper electrode and at least one piezoelectric layer arranged between the lower electrode and the upper electrode; the substrate and the upper electrode are arranged on opposite sides of the piezoelectric layer, and the upper electrode has a Titanium-Tungsten film. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201260 | LIQUID CONTAINER, LIQUID CONTAINER SET, AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - A liquid container detachably mounted on a liquid consuming apparatus includes: a liquid including dispersed particles and a solvent in which the dispersed particles are dispersed; and an accommodation bag accommodating the liquid and provided with a discharge portion discharging the liquid, in which a ratio of a volume of the liquid with respect to a capacity of the accommodation bag when the accommodation bag is used from an initial period of filling is 95% or less. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201261 | INK TANK - An ink tank includes a light-emitting portion and a light-guiding portion for guiding light emitted from the light-emitting portion, wherein the light-guiding portion includes an output portion configured to output the guided light to project individual information about the ink tank and a display portion formed on a side surface different from the output portion and configured to display information about a status of the ink tank by outputting the guided light. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201262 | Ink Cartridge, Method for Manufacturing Ink Cartridge, Ink-Jet Recording Apparatus, and Ink-Jet Recording Method - An ink cartridge including:
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| 20130201263 | PRESSURE BAG - A pressure bag for in a fluid cartridge having an opening in open connection with a channel in a wall of the fluid cartridge. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201264 | OIL BASED INKJET PRINTING METHOD AND INK SET - The present invention provides high printing density and inhibits ink stain on rollers inside printing devices or on continuously printed printing paper when printing is performed with an oil-based ink, particularly when printing is performed at a relatively low resolution such as 300×300 dpi with a high-speed line head inkjet printer, by treating a surface of a printing medium with a coating solution comprising at least inorganic particles, a vinyl chloride-based resin emulsion and water to form an ink receiving layer, and performing printing with an oil-based ink on the ink receiving layer. The coating solution is applied in an amount of 2.0-6.0 g/m | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201265 | INK COMPOSITION, INKSET, RECORDING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING METHOD - The ink composition of the invention is applied to a region to which a color ink composition has been applied. The ink composition contains a weather resistance enhancer, is substantially free from a colorant, and is applied to a recording medium to form a coating film exhibiting an integrated value of light transmittance of not more than 2000 for each nanometer at wavelengths of 320 nm to 360 nm and an integrated value of light transmittance of not less than 36000 for each nanometer at wavelengths of 380 nm to 780 nm. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201266 | PRINTING APPARATUS USING PHOTOCURABLE INK AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRINTED MATERIAL - A recording apparatus that uses photocurable ink includes an ink discharge section that discharges photocurable ink onto a printing medium, a light irradiation section that irradiates curing light onto the photocurable ink that has been discharged onto the printing medium, a tension application mechanism that applies tension to the printing medium and a control section. The control section discharges photocurable ink onto the printing medium by controlling the ink discharge section, and subsequently applies a tension, which is greater than that at the time of ink discharge, to the printing medium by controlling the tension application mechanism, and irradiates curing light onto the photocurable ink that has been discharged onto the printing medium by controlling the light irradiation section in a state in which the tension is being applied to the printing medium. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201267 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND ASSEMBLY SYSTEM OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a sheet feed conveying unit having an outlet for a recording medium on one side; at least one image forming unit having an inlet for the recording medium on one side and an outlet for the recording medium on the other side; and a sheet eject conveying unit having an inlet for the recording medium on one side, wherein the sheet feed conveying unit, the image forming unit, and the sheet eject conveying unit are arranged along a conveying direction of the recording medium; the outlet of the sheet feed conveying unit matches the inlet of the image forming unit; the outlet of the image forming unit matches the inlet of the sheet eject conveying unit; and the sheet feed conveying unit, the image forming unit, and the sheet eject conveying unit are connected to each other in a separable manner. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201268 | PRINT MEDIA COMPRISING LATEX INK FILM-FORMING AID - The present invention provides for a print media comprising an image receiving layer comprising a latex ink film-forming aid. The present invention also provides for a method of forming an image using a latex ink and a print media coated with an image receiving layer comprising a latex ink film-forming aid. The present invention also provides for a printed product comprising a latex ink printed on a print media comprising an image receiving layer comprising a latex ink film-forming aid. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201269 | THERMAL PRINTER AND PROTECTION COAT PRINT METHOD - A thermal printer comprises a print unit which prints an image and forms a protection coat layer on a printed image, a designation unit which designates a glossy print mode or a matte print mode, and a control unit which controls the print unit, when the designation unit designates the glossy print mode, the control unit controls the print unit to execute printing of the protection coat layer without performing any preheating process, and when the designation unit designates the matte print mode, the control unit controls the print unit to perform the preheating process, and to then execute printing of the protection coat layer. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201270 | OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An optical scanning apparatus, including: a deflector including deflection surfaces and configured to deflect, by the deflection surfaces, light beams respectively emitted from light emitting portions for scanning in a main scanning direction; an imaging optical system configured to guide the light beams deflected for scanning by the deflection surfaces to a surface to be scanned; a light source including the light emitting portions arranged so as to be separated from each other in a sub-scanning direction perpendicular to the main scanning direction and an optical axis direction of the imaging optical system; and a controller configured to control the light source in such a manner that a difference between scanning start timings of the light beams at two adjacent deflection surfaces among the deflection surfaces is different from a difference between scanning start timings of the light beams at other two adjacent deflection surfaces among the deflection surfaces. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201271 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus generates a scanning instruction to send to a device for forming visible information by scanning a recording medium with a laser beam. The information processing apparatus includes an extracting unit for reading line information in which a scanning speed and a radiation output value of the laser beam are registered in advance for each line, and extracting all lines which are overlapping a target line in a line direction and positioned within a predetermined distance from the target line; and an adjusting unit for performing at least one of removing an extracted line from a scanning object, changing the radiation output value of an extracted line to a value lower than an initial value, and changing the scanning speed of an extracted line to a value greater than an initial value. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201272 | TWO MODE AGC FOR SINGLE AND MULTIPLE SPEAKERS - A control system for varying an audio level in a communication system, the control system comprising a receiving unit for receiving an audio signal and a video signal, a determining unit for determining a number of individuals speaking determined by performing recognition on either the audio signal or the video signal; and a gain adjustment unit for adjusting a gain of the audio signal based on said number of determined individuals that are speaking. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201273 | STREAMING VIDEO NETWORK SYSTEM - A distributed, digital, network-based, streaming video allows users to view live streaming digital video from multiple video sources in operating rooms at any location connected to a network. One or more video sources in an operating room are connected to a streaming video encoder capable of converting the video to a network packet stream. Once the digital video stream is available on the network, it may be accessed and routed through the use of a streaming video control server. The streaming video control server is responsible for user authentication and access for remote viewing and video source selection. The control server also provides audit logging services, operating room selection and overall system resource allocation. The video control server also provides a network-based remote control interface, which enables other systems to communicate on the streaming video network, and allows for remote control of visualization from an integrated operating room control system. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201274 | VIDEO TELEPHONY SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A video telephony system and a control method thereof are provided. The video telephony system includes a first mobile communication terminal and a second mobile communication terminal, wherein, during a video telephone call connection, the first mobile communication terminal receives a command from a user and sends the received command to the second mobile communication terminal and wherein the second mobile communication terminal executes the command received from the first mobile communication terminal and reconfigures multi-media data transmitted to the first mobile communication terminal. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201275 | METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING VIDEO CALL WITH BLUETOOTH-BASED HEADSET AND VIDEO COMMUNICATION TERMINAL FOR THE SAME - Disclosed are a method for implementing a video call with a Bluetooth-based headset and a video communication terminal. The method includes: looking up a Bluetooth headset; starting a VTCALL unit of the AP module and an AG unit; sending a VTCALL command and an AG command to the audio module; switching an audio channel to a BTVTCALL channel; starting a recording and playing mode of the video communication terminal, collecting uplink and downlink audio data, and transmitting the uplink and the downlink audio data to the Bluetooth module; transmitting the uplink and the downlink audio data to the Bluetooth headset; executing the data exchange with the Bluetooth headset for implementing a Bluetooth video call. The present invention implements the Bluetooth video call by modifying software, thereby using the current hardware resources and decreasing the cost. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201276 | INTEGRATED INTERACTIVE SPACE - Techniques for implementing an integrative interactive space are described. In implementations, video cameras that are positioned to capture video at different locations are synchronized such that aspects of the different locations can be used to generate an integrated interactive space. The integrated interactive space can enable users at the different locations to interact, such as via video interaction, audio interaction, and so on. In at least some embodiments, techniques can be implemented to adjust an image of a participant during a video session such that the participant appears to maintain eye contact with other video session participants at other locations. Techniques can also be implemented to provide a virtual shared space that can enable users to interact with the space, and can also enable users to interact with one another and/or objects that are displayed in the virtual shared space. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201277 | ViSTORE - ViSTORE is a video teleconferencing system used with networked devices and is capable of storing all or parts of video conferencing sessions on demand that can be played back at a later time. The system consists of a web portal, where all multimedia data is stored, and a software application hosted in the networked devices. The networked devices can be any wired or wireless devices such as laptops and smart phones. The system is capable of hosting multiple videoconferencing parties and each user is capable of storing any part of a given user video session. The system also can play concurrently video feeds, such as a live TV channel, or video clips, such as those of news websites. In addition, the system can display simultaneously multimedia such as photos and images. Finally, the system allows user to create and display notes and MS Office applications files. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201278 | INTEGRATED MODULE FOR WIRELESS NETWORK AND VIDEOCONFERENCE - A wireless network and videoconference includes a circuit board, a wireless local area network (WLAN) interface, a videoconference interface, and a transmission interface. The WALN interface is placed on the circuit board and electrically connected thereto. The videoconference interface is placed on the circuit board and electrically connected thereto. The transmission interface is electrically connected to the WLAN interface, the videoconference interface, and a mother board. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201279 | System and Method for Scalable and Low-Delay Videoconferencing Using Scalable Video Coding - Scalable video codecs are provided for use in videoconferencing systems and applications hosted on heterogeneous endpoints/receivers and network environments. The scalable video codecs provide a coded representation of a source video signal at multiple temporal, quality, and spatial resolutions. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201280 | VIDEO CALLS FOR EXTERNAL NETWORKS - A method for setting up a video communication session via an Internet Protocol (IP) network between a first correspondent and a second correspondent, the method having the steps of: the first correspondent placing a call through a public switched telephone network (PSTN) to the second correspondent to establish a PSTN communication session; the first correspondent sending a compatibility request via in-band signals to determine compatibility with the first correspondent for video communication; prompting the second correspondent to accept or decline an invitation for the video communication session; exchanging setup information via the PSTN for setting up the video communication session when the second correspondent accepts the invitation, the setup information comprising attributes of each of the correspondents; and setting up the video communication session via the IP network and terminating the PSTN communication session. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201281 | OPTICAL DEVICE FOR CAPTURING IMAGES ACCORDING TO A 360.degree. FIELD - An optical device ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201282 | METHOD FOR GENERATING AND REBUILDING A STEREOSCOPIC-COMPATIBLE VIDEO STREAM AND RELATED CODING AND DECODING DEVICES - A method for generating a digital stereoscopic video stream ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201283 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATION OF CAPTIONS OVER STEREOSCOPIC 3D IMAGES - Management of graphical overlays for use in stereoscopic video where the graphical overlay is positioned relative to depths associated with objects showing in the video. A disparity offset processor may be configured to facilitate generating overlay mapping information as a function of object depth maps in order to facilitate positioning one or move graphical overlays relative to corresponding objects. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201284 | EMBEDDING AND DECODING THREE-DIMENSIONAL WATERMARKS INTO STEREOSCOPIC IMAGES - Disclosed inventions relates to methods and systems for encoding at least one watermark into a stereoscopic conjugate pair of images. An example method comprises the step of encoding the at least one watermark by shifting selected pixels of said pair of images in one or more directions. The one or more directions include a horizontal direction. In the disclosed embodiments, ancillary information is not required to support decoding of encoded watermarks in addition to the transmitted left and right images. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201285 | 3-D GLASSES WITH ILLUMINATED LIGHT GUIDE - 3-D or other glasses with an illuminated light guide for tracking with a camera are presented. The light guide can be a light guide plate (LGP) or other transparent and/or translucent material that conveys light through its interior. LEDs embedded within the frames illuminate the light guide and optionally can be dimmed or brightened depending on ambient lighting. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201286 | CONFIGURABLE ACCESS CONTROL SENSING DEVICE - An access control device comprises at least one transit authorization request device, such as an ID sensor activated by access card or badge or a biometric sensor (fingerprint, retina), said transit authorization request device to be activated by a person requesting authorization to pass through said passageway or doorway and a presence detection and tracking device for detecting the presence of a person in the vicinity of said passageway or doorway and for tracking the movement of a person within or through said passageway or doorway. According to the invention, the access control device further comprises a control unit configured for assigning a virtual transit ticket to a person after authorization to pass through said passageway or doorway has been granted to said person, said virtual transit ticket being representative of the transit privileges granted to said person, i.e. the privileges regarding the transit direction through said passageway of doorway, and for controlling said presence detection and tracking device to track the movement of the person with the virtual transit ticket with respect to the granted transit privileges, said control unit comprising a processing module with a configurable decision table for generating an output control signal based on an output signal of said at least one transit authorization request device and an output signal of said presence detection and tracking device, said output control signal to be used for the controlling of the passage of persons through a passageway or a doorway. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201287 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A three-dimensional measurement system includes a projector | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201288 | HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE & DEPTH OF FIELD DEPTH CAMERA - In order to maximize the dynamic range and depth of field for a depth camera used in a time of flight system, the light source is modulated at a plurality of different frequencies, a plurality of different peak optical powers, a plurality of integration subperiods, a plurality of lens foci, aperture and zoom settings during each camera frame time. The different sets of settings effectively create subrange volumes of interest within a larger aggregate volume of interest, each having their own frequency, peak optical power, lens aperture, lens zoom and lens focus products consistent with the distance, object reflectivity, object motion, field of view, etc. requirements of various ranging applications. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201289 | LOW PROFILE DEPTH CAMERA - The use of one or more angled or curved and diverging light pipes or reflectors placed in a light source's, e.g. diode's, emission path at appropriate distances, angles and divergence, such that a diode's emission spot size is modified and or redirected from the diode's natural emission path to alternative planes at angle to the diode's natural emission path so that a diode emission safe spot size can be achieved on any plane at angle to the original diode natural emission path at minimum distances from the diode's point of emission. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201290 | OCCUPANCY SENSOR AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A device to detect occupancy of an environment includes a sensor to capture video frames from a location in the environment. The device may compare rules with data using a rules engine. The microcontroller may include a processor and memory to produce results indicative of a condition of the environment. The device may also include an interface through which the data is accessible. The device may generate results respective to the location in the environment. The microcontroller may be in communication with a network. The video frames may be concatenated to create an overview to display the video frames substantially seamlessly respective to the location in which the sensor is positioned. The overview may be viewable using the interface and the results of the analysis performed by the rules engine may be accessible using the interface. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201291 | HEAD POSE TRACKING USING A DEPTH CAMERA - Head pose tracking technique embodiments are presented that use a group of sensors configured so as to be disposed on a user's head. This group of sensors includes a depth sensor apparatus used to identify the three dimensional locations of features within a scene, and at least one other type of sensor. Data output by each sensor in the group of sensors is periodically input, and each time the data is input it is used to compute a transformation matrix that when applied to a previously determined head pose location and orientation established when the first sensor data was input identifies a current head pose location and orientation. This transformation matrix is then applied to the previously determined head pose location and orientation to identify a current head pose location and orientation. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201292 | Device For Monitoring At Least One Three-Dimensional Safety Area - The Invention relates to a device for monitoring at least one three-dimensional safety area, in particular a region in shared work areas of people and machines, comprising at least one capturing device that is pointed at the safety area and captures images of the safety area, and an analyzing device for analyzing the images that are captured by the capturing device in order to determine whether or not persons or objects have entered the safety area. At least onf projector Is arranged with respect to the safety area such that said projector projects lines or patterns as modulated light, said lines or patterns defining the safety area. The analyzing device analyzes the images for interruptions and/or changes of the projected lines. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201293 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - A hand-held image display apparatus includes a touch panel, a stereoscopic display apparatus, a first imaging section, and a second imaging section. The hand-held image display apparatus detects a marker from a real world image shot by at least one of the first imaging section and the second imaging section, and determines the relative positions of a virtual object and a pair of virtual cameras with respect to each other in a virtual space, based on the result of the detection. Then, the hand-held image display apparatus superimposes virtual space images drawn based on the first virtual camera and the second virtual camera, onto the real world images shot by the first imaging section and the second imaging section, and displays images that are stereoscopically visible by naked eyes, on the stereoscopic display apparatus. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201294 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus comprises a first imaging unit, a second imaging unit whose use frequency is lower than that of the first imaging unit, an exterior case for housing the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit, and a brace mounting section mounted to the exterior case so as to be partially exposed to an outside. The first imaging unit, the second imaging unit and the brace mounting section are arranged so that a distance from the first imaging unit to the brace mounting section is longer than a distance from the second imaging unit to the brace mounting section. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201295 | STEREO 3D FILMING - A mobile camera rig ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201296 | MULTI-CAMERA HEAD - A multi-camera head includes a plurality of stereo cameras mounted together and having their fields of view projecting in different directions, where the fields of view may or may not overlap. The cameras can be mounted to different sides of a frame and can be used in mobile contexts for mapping, navigation, or both, as examples. One or more of the cameras can be pitched at an angle, and a method may be provided for graphically viewing and analyzing field of view projections of the cameras considering the pitch angle. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201297 | LENSLESS COMPRESSIVE IMAGE ACQUISITION - Systems, structures, devices and methods for lensless compressive image acquisition are disclosed herein with which images may be obtained from a single detection element while performing fewer times than a number of pixels associated with the image. Advantageously such systems, structures, devices and methods may be adapted to acquiring images at wavelengths that are difficult or impossible with contemporary CCD or CMOS imagers. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201298 | APERTURE FOR INCREASING THE PARALLAX IN A SINGLE LENS THREE DIMENSIONAL CAMERA - A stereoscopic camera ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201299 | HANDS FREE LIGHTING DEVICES - There is provided headgear having a variety of components. In one form, the headgear includes a camera device mounted to a brim thereof. Camera accessories that can be mounted to the headgear can include a switch, a control panel, a view finder, one or more lights. The headgear can also include a heat sink mounted to the brim to dissipate heat, and can be configured to block radio frequency emissions, generated by powered components of the headgear, such as the camera, a circuit board, one or more lights, or the like. The headgear can also include a 3D camera device having first and second lens devices mounted to the brim in a spaced configuration. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201300 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus that can connect with a | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201301 | Method and System for Automatic 3-D Image Creation - Disclosed herein are methods, devices, and non-transitory computer readable media that relate to stereoscopic image creation. A camera captures an initial image at an initial position. A target displacement from the initial position is determined for a desired stereoscopic effect, and an instruction is provided that specifies a direction in which to move the camera from the initial position. While the camera is in motion, an estimated displacement from the initial position is calculated. When the estimated displacement corresponds to the target displacement, the camera automatically captures a candidate image. An acceptability analysis is performed to determine whether the candidate image has acceptable image quality and acceptable similarity to the initial image. If the candidate image passes the acceptability analysis, a stereoscopic image is created based on the initial and candidate images. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201302 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD, AS WELL AS PROGRAM - A stereoscopic imaging apparatus includes a photographing device for obtaining two images through photographing from different positions, a three-dimensional processing device for generating a stereoscopic image from the two images, a display device capable of both a two-dimensional display and a stereoscopic display, an input device for receiving an instruction to start changing a parallax level of the stereoscopic image and an instruction to change the parallax level, and a display control device for changing stereoscopic display of the stereoscopic image into two-dimensional display of the two images overlapped with each other in a response to the instruction to start changing the parallax level inputted when the stereoscopic image is stereoscopically displayed as a live view image, and two-dimensionally displaying the two images with changing the parallax level of the images in a response to the instruction to change the parallax level. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201303 | 3DIMENSION STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is a 3Dimension stereoscopic display device including a video image playback device | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201304 | System for Displaying Stereoscopic Images - The present invention relates to a system for displaying stereoscopic microscope images, including a display screen ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201305 | DIVISION OF A GRAPHICAL DISPLAY INTO REGIONS - The described examples provide a method and system to divide a main screen on a wireless device into two or more logical screens or regions. Each region is capable of presenting its own multimedia data or content without user intervention. In one example, the audio signal for a desired multimedia data is sent via wireless connections, such as Bluetooth® or other wireless personal area networks (WPAN), to each user. The described examples enable multiple content viewing on a single wireless device. Also described are eyeglasses capable of selecting which audio stream to receive based on a user's gaze position to the display that has been divided into multiple regions. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201306 | VIDEO-ASSISTED CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE - A video-assisted customer experience is disclosed. Generally, the experience includes a communications link between a user and a business representative facilitated by an external apparatus such as an ATM, mobile device, user's workstation, teleconferencing system, etc. The communications link may be a one or two-way video link such that the user may view video of the business representative or a representation of the business representative. The experience utilizes speech-recognition technology to incorporate subtitles in the video stream. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201307 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING IMAGES OF RECEIPTS - Systems and methods of processing images of expense receipts are provided. Images of expense receipts are received from an image capture device and an image filter is used to process the images. The filtered images are displayed to the user in a real-time preview portion of a user interface. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201308 | VISUAL BLIND-GUIDING METHOD AND INTELLIGENT BLIND-GUIDING DEVICE THEREOF - A visual blind-guiding method is disclosed, which includes the following steps: (1) shooting a black-and-white image, and extracting profile information from the black-and-white image to reduce detail elements and refine the image, so as to obtain an object profile signal; (2) according to ergonomic features, converting the object profile signal into a serial signal, and conveying the serial signal to an image feeling instrument, where the image feeling instrument converts the serial signal into a mechanical tactile signal to emit feeler pin stimulation, an intermittent picture touch mode is used with respect to the speed of touch for vision, and an appropriate human-sensitive feeler pin array is adopted with respect to the quantity, so that the blind can really touch a shape of an object. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201309 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope includes a bending operation knob inputting a bending operation of a bending section in first perpendicular directions, a touch surface which is exposed in an outer surface of a grip casing and on which a bending operation of the bending section in second perpendicular directions is input, and a positional information calculator calculating a positional information of a touched region with time, the touched region being a region that is touched in the touch surface. The endoscope includes a positional change detector detecting a positional change of the touched region when the bending operation of the bending section in the second perpendicular directions is input, and a drive controller controlling a drive state of a drive member in accordance with the positional change of the touched region. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201310 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE DATA OF IMAGE SENSOR FOR CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE - The present invention relates to a system for controlling an image data of an image sensor for a capsule endoscope, and more particularly, to a system for controlling an image data of an image sensor for a capsule endoscope, which controls the image data of a capsule endoscope system in which operations are changed using two image sensors of a capsule endoscope that are identically designed and manufactured in order to capture images of the inside of the human body. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201311 | APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING SHAPE OF INSERTION PORTION - An apparatus for estimating a shape of an insertion portion includes an insertion portion, an acceleration calculation unit calculating acceleration at measurement points, and a determination unit which determines whether the measurement points move. The apparatus further includes an attitude information calculation unit calculating attitude information of the measurement points in a resting state, an attitude estimation unit estimating a movement period attitude, a movement vector calculation unit calculating a movement vector of the measurement points, and a position calculation unit calculating a position of the measurement points. The apparatus further includes an image generation unit generating a display image expressing the position and the movement vector. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201312 | Endoscope System Using CMOS Image Sensor Having Pixels Without Internal Sample/Hold Circuit - An endoscope system includes a host device and an endoscope including a very small area CMOS image sensor having only four pads (power, ground, digital in, analog out), and including an array of 4T pixels and associated control circuitry for performing correlated double sampling (CDS) to generate analog reset level and analog signal level values associated with light detected by photodiodes in each pixel. Instead of processing the analog values on-chip, the analog reset values and analog signal values are transmitted in separate sets one row at a time along with interleaved synchronization signals by way of a single analog contact pad to the host device of the endoscopic system, which uses the synchronization signals to reconstruct the sensor's internal clock in order to process the analog values. The endoscope housing thus requires only four wires and is made very small. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201313 | CHILD SLEEP MONITOR - A child sleep monitor is disclosed. The device includes a base unit having a motion sensor. The base unit configured and arranged to play a pre-recorded message through the speaker when the motion sensor is activated. A camera and microphone are included in the base unit and are configured and arranged to transmit video and audio, respectively, to a monitor unit. The child sleep monitor may further include a projector that is configured and arranged to project images onto a surface for a predetermined time period. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201314 | PASSING CONTROL OF GESTURE-CONTROLLED APPARATUS FROM PERSON TO PERSON - A television (TV) includes a display and a processor controlling the display and receiving signals representing human gestures. The processor is programmed to respond to gestures from a first viewer to control the display. Also, the processor is programmed to respond to gestures from a second viewer to control the display only responsive to a determination that the first viewer has both looked toward the second viewer, and that the first viewer has confirmed, as a separate act from looking toward the second viewer, a desire to transfer control of the TV to the second viewer. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201315 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENT - A medical instrument is provided with: an image pickup section acquiring return light generated on the basis of light radiated to a subject; a frame rate setting section setting a frame rate of the image pickup section; a charge reading control section providing a blanking period between a period of reading pixels of the image pickup section and a next reading period, and controlling selection of pixels of the image pickup section to be read and a reading period on the basis of a value set by the frame rate setting section; and an illumination section providing the blanking period between the period of reading pixels of the image pickup section and the next reading period, and radiating special light to the subject during the blanking period provided by the charge reading control section. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201316 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SERVER BASED CONTROL - A system and method in a building or vehicle for an actuator operation in response to a sensor according to a control logic, the system comprising a router or a gateway communicating with a device associated with the sensor and a device associated with the actuator over in-building or in-vehicle networks, and an external Internet-connected control server associated with the control logic implementing a PID closed linear control loop and communicating with the router over external network for controlling the in-building or in-vehicle phenomenon. The sensor may be a microphone or a camera, and the system may include voice or image processing as part of the control logic. A redundancy is used by using multiple sensors or actuators, or by using multiple data paths over the building or vehicle internal or external communication. The networks may be wired or wireless, and may be BAN, PAN, LAN, WAN, or home networks. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201317 | BLOOD AND CELL ANALYSIS USING AN IMAGING FLOW CYTOMETER - Multimodal or multispectral images of cells comprising a population of cells are simultaneously collected. Photometric and/or morphometric image features identifiable in the images are used to identify differences between first and second populations of cells. The differences can include changes in a relative percentage of different cell types in each population, or a change in a first type of cell present in the first population of cells and the same type of cell in the second population of cells. The changes may be indicative of a disease state, indicative of a relative effectiveness of a therapy, or indicative of a health of the person from whom the cells populations were obtained. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201318 | LEARNING METHOD AND SYSTEM USING DETACHED SENSOR - One embodiment includes a computer-implemented method using a window environment of a display, with a detached imaging sensor, to enable a user to learn. Another embodiment includes a computer-implemented system helping a user learn using a detached imaging sensor. In yet another embodiment, a computer-implemented system monitors automatically more than once a user's behavior while the user is working on materials. Through monitoring the user's volitional or involuntary behavior, the system determines whether to change what is to be presented by the display. The change could include providing rewards, punishments, and stimulation; or changing the materials. The system can also react by asking the user a question. Based on the user's response, the system may change to more appropriate materials, or different presentation styles. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201319 | LEARNING METHOD AND SYSTEM USING DETACHED SENSOR - One embodiment includes a computer-implemented method using a window environment of a display, with a detached imaging sensor, to enable a user to learn. Another embodiment includes a computer-implemented system helping a user learn using a detached imaging sensor. In yet another embodiment, a computer-implemented system monitors automatically more than once a user's behavior while the user is working on materials. Through monitoring the user's volitional or involuntary behavior, the system determines whether to change what is to be presented by the display. The change could include providing rewards, punishments, and stimulation; or changing the materials. The system can also react by asking the user a question. Based on the user's response, the system may change to more appropriate materials, or different presentation styles. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201320 | Fluoroscopy Apparatus, Fluoroscopy System, and Fluorescence-Image Processing Method - A fluoroscopy apparatus including: an illumination unit having a light source radiating illumination light and excitation light onto an observation target, a fluorescence-imaging unit acquiring a fluorescence image by imaging fluorescence generated at the observation target by the excitation light, a white-light-imaging unit acquiring a reference image by imaging light returning from the observation target by the illumination light, and an image-correction unit obtaining a correction fluorescence image by raising the luminance value of the fluorescence image to the power of a reciprocal of a first and second exponent obtained by a power approximation of a distance characteristic of luminance versus observation distance, for the fluorescence image, and that obtains a corrected fluorescence image by dividing the correction fluorescence image by the correction reference image. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201321 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - Disclosed is a method for testing a light-emitting device comprising the steps of: providing an integrating sphere comprising an inlet port and a first exit port; disposing the light-emitting device close to the inlet port of the integrating sphere; providing a current source to drive the light-emitting device to form an image of the light-emitting device in driven state; providing an image receiving device and to receive the image of the light-emitting device, wherein the image receiving device is connected to the first exit port of the integrating sphere; and determining a luminous intensity of the light-emitting device according to the image. An apparatus for testing a light-emitting device is also disclosed. The apparatus for testing a light-emitting device comprises: an integrating sphere comprising an inlet port and a first exit port, wherein the light-emitting device is disposed close to the inlet port of the integrating sphere; an image receiving device connected to the first exit port of the integrating sphere for receiving an image of the light-emitting device; and a processing unit coupled to image receiving device for determining a luminous intensity of the light-emitting device. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201322 | FLUORESCENT MICROSCOPE FOR OBSERVING MULTIPLE FLUORESCENT IMAGES, FLUORESCENT IMAGE SURVEYING METHOD USING THE SAME, AND MULTIPLE FLUORESCENT IMAGE OBSERVING SYSTEM - A fluorescent microscope for observing multiple fluorescent images includes: a first optical module comprising a first light source for supplying first excitation light having a first wavelength, a first excitation filter for selectively transmitting the first excitation light supplied from the first light source, a first dichroic filter for reflecting the first excitation light having passed through the first excitation filter toward the survey object, an objective lens for condensing the first excitation light reflected by the first dichroic filter and transferring the condensed first excitation light to the survey object, a second dichroic filter for reflecting first radiation light radiated from the survey object, a first radiation filter for selectively transmitting the first radiation light reflected by the second dichroic filter, and a first image acquisition unit for acquiring an image by using the first radiation light having passed through the first radiation filter to be supplied; and a second optical module comprising a second light source for supplying second excitation light having a second wavelength, a second excitation filter for selectively transmitting the second excitation light supplied from the second light source, a second radiation filter passing through the second excitation filter and irradiated to the survey object to be radiated, to selectively transmitting the second radiation light EM | 2013-08-08 |
