| 32nd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
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| 20130201423 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE RESPONSE TIME OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS - The invention relates to a display device, comprising an illumination means and a liquid crystal display. The illumination means also serves to heat the liquid crystal display, and control means may control the brightness of an image displayed via the liquid crystal display. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201424 | BACKLIGHT SYSTEM AND LCD DEVICE USING THE SAME - A backlight system ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201425 | BACKLIGHT DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is a backlight device having: a light source element having LEDs and a lens expanding light from the LEDs; a housing containing the element; a diffuser plate covering an opening portion of the housing; and a reflection sheet reflecting light emitted from the element, toward the diffuser plate. The LEDs are arranged in one or more rows, at a central zone. The lens has an incident surface receiving light from the LEDs, and an exit surface from which the light goes out, being expanded. A plurality of the lenses are provided such that the arrangement intervals of the individual lenses at a center and edge regions of the light source element are narrow and dense, and the arrangement intervals of the individual lenses at intervening regions between the center and the edge regions are wide in comparison with those at the center and the edge regions. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201426 | BACKLIGHT DEVICE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND LENS - Provided is a backlight device having: a light source element having LEDs and a lens expanding light from the LEDs; a housing containing the element; a diffuser plate covering an opening portion of the housing; and a reflection sheet reflecting light emitted from the element, toward the diffuser plate. The LEDs are arranged in one or more rows, at a central zone. The lens has an incident surface receiving light from the LEDs, and an exit surface from which the light goes out, being expanded. The incident surface is a continuous concave surface, and the projected shape thereof as seen from an upper surface of the lens is an ellipse centered on an optical axis of the lens. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201427 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel, a first back light module (BLU), a polarizer, a second BLU and a pattern retarder. The first BLU is disposed below the liquid crystal display panel for emitting light. The polarizer is disposed on the first BLU, to convert the light into a first light. The second BLU is disposed between the liquid crystal display panel and the first BLU for emitting a second light. The pattern retarder is disposed between the liquid crystal display panel and the first BLU. The pattern retarder includes plural first and second polarizing regions with orthogonal polarization states, and the first and second polarizing regions are arranged in an interlaced order. Also, the polarization state of the first light is orthogonal to the polarization state of the second polarizing region. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201428 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device is provided with: a liquid crystal display panel ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201429 | Display With Color Mixing Prevention Structures - An electronic device may have a liquid crystal display having a backlight and color mixing prevention structures. The color mixing prevention structures may, in part, be formed from one or more arrays of color filter elements. The liquid crystal display may include first and second transparent substrate layers on opposing sides of a liquid crystal layer. The display may include a first array of color filter elements on the first transparent substrate layer and a second array of color filter elements on the second transparent substrate layer. One or more of the arrays of color filter elements may include a black matrix formed over portions of the color filter elements. The color filter elements may fill or partially fill openings in the black matrix. The display may include a collimating layer on the second transparent substrate layer. The color filter elements may include cholesteric color filter elements. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201430 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A new type of liquid crystal display (LCD) device with improved high transmittance and wide-view-angle characteristics while without gray-level inversion at an inclined viewing angle is provided. The LCD device includes a first substrate with common electrodes, a second substrate with at least one pixel unit, a liquid crystal (LC) layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first polarizer, and a second polarizer. The pixel unit has a pixel electrode, which is formed by at least one dense electrode area and at least one sparse electrode area. The LC molecules of the LC layer form a continuous-domain alignment after being driven by a voltage. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201431 | Liquid Crystal Display - A liquid crystal display includes a display panel having a plurality of pixels. The display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposing each other. A liquid crystal layer is positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate. A pixel electrode is positioned on the first substrate and positioned in one pixel of the plurality of pixels. An opposing electrode faces the pixel electrode with the liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween. At least one of the pixel electrode and the opposing electrode includes a liquid crystal inclination direction determining member. A transmission region of the pixel includes a first region and a second region that have different cell gaps of the liquid crystal layer from each other and extension directions of the liquid crystal inclination direction determining member in the first region and the second region are different from each other. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201432 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate; a pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a common electrode disposed on the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The common electrode includes a first cross-shaped cutout overlapping the pixel electrode, and a second cutout parallel to an edge of the pixel electrode, the second cutout being separated from the edge of the pixel electrode. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201433 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING WIDE VIEWING ANGLE - A tetragonal ring shape aperture is formed in the common electrode on one substrate and a cross shape aperture is formed at the position corresponding to the center of the tetragonal ring shape aperture in the pixel electrode on the other substrate. A liquid crystal layer between two electrodes are divided to four domains where the directors of the liquid crystal layer have different angles when a voltage is applied to the electrodes. The directors in adjacent domains make a right angle. The tetragonal ring shape aperture is broken at midpoint of each side of the tetragon, and the width of the aperture to decreases as goes from the bent point to the edge. Wide viewing angle is obtained by four domains where the directors of the liquid crystal layer indicate different directions, disclination is removed and luminance increases. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201434 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device capable of preventing occurrence of flickers. The liquid crystal display device including a first substrate and a second substrate disposed to face each other, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the liquid crystal layer includes a liquid crystal molecule having positive dielectric anisotropy; the liquid crystal molecule is perpendicularly aligned relative to a surface of the first substrate when no voltage is applied; the first substrate includes a pixel electrode to which an image signal is supplied, a common electrode to which a common signal is supplied, an insulating film, and a lower layer wiring connected to the pixel electrode; the lower layer wiring, the insulating film, and the common electrode are stacked in the stated order towards the liquid crystal layer side; the image signal is supplied to the pixel electrode through the lower wiring; the pixel electrode has a pixel comb-tooth portion; the common electrode has a common comb-tooth portion; the pixel comb-tooth portion and the common comb-tooth portion are planarly disposed to face each other in a pixel; the liquid crystal device has at least two regions having spacings of different lengths between the pixel electrode and the common electrode from each other in the pixel; the lower layer wiring overlaps the common comb-tooth portion and extends along the common comb-tooth portion; and a width of a part of the lower layer wiring which is overlapped with the common comb-tooth portion is substantially the same as or smaller than a width of a part of the common comb-tooth portion which is overlapped with the lower layer wiring. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201435 | LIQUID CRYSTAL CELL - A liquid crystal cell, a precursor of the liquid crystal layer, a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal cell, and use of the liquid crystal cell are provided. The liquid crystal cell may be manufactured simply in a consecutive manner using a roll-to-roll process. Also, the liquid crystal cell may be realized as a flexible device, and have an excellent contrast ratio. Such a liquid crystal cell can be applied in various applications including smart windows, window-protecting films, flexible display devices, active retarders for displaying 3D images, or viewing angle-adjusting films. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201436 | VARIFOCAL LENS - A varifocal lens including a first liquid crystal layer; a second liquid crystal layer disposed below the first liquid crystal layer; a common electrode disposed between the first liquid crystal layer and the second liquid crystal layer; a first electrode disposed above the first liquid crystal layer and having a curved shape; and a second electrode disposed below the second liquid crystal layer and having a curved shape. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201437 | VARIFOCAL LENS - A varifocal lens including a first liquid crystal layer; a first electrode portion disposed below the first liquid crystal layer and having a flat shape; a first non-uniform electric field generator which generates a non-uniform electric field in the first liquid crystal layer together with the first electrode portion, and the first non-uniform electric field generator including a second electrode portion having a flat shape. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201438 | MINIATURIZED ELASTIC HINGE, IN PARTICULAR FOR EYEGLASSES - An elastic miniaturized hinge used in eyeglasses. A first element fixed to the front portion of eyeglasses, and a second element fixed to a temple of the eyeglasses, said first and second elements are rotatably fixed to each other by means of a shaft. A first end portion of the shaft rotatingly fixed to the first element, a portion of the shaft adjacent to the first end portion housed in a through hole made in the second element. A second portion of the shaft is housed in the internal space of a helical elastic and fixed to the shaft, so that the rotation of the shaft and therefore of the second element with respect to the first element is counteracted by the action of the helical elastic. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201439 | ELECTRONIC EYEGLASS FRAME - The present invention generally relates to integrating electronic components into an electro-active frame for driving electro-active focusing lenses. This is accomplished in a cosmetically pleasing manner that allows a platform of frame systems to be built from a single electronic module. Specifically, the present invention discloses controlling an electro-active lens in a deliberate, hands free manner that gives the user control of the electro-active lens. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201440 | EYEWEAR SUPPORTING ONE OR MORE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - Techniques for providing eyewear with electrical components are disclosed. The electrical components can provide electrical technology to eyewear without having to substantially compromise aesthetic design principles of the eyewear. The electrical components can be partially or completely internal to eyewear. The electrical components can also be attached to the eyewear as an after-market enhancement. The electrical components can operate independently or together with other electrical components provided elsewhere. Apparatus for presenting after-market electrical components are also disclosed. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201441 | METHOD FOR PREPARING A THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE OF IMPROVED YELLOWNESS INDEX, AND OPTICAL ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM - Method for converting a composition into thermoplastic polyurethane, said composition comprising polyurethane resin, said method comprising the steps of combining the composition with a chemical compound, and converting said mixture into thermoplastic polyurethane, characterized in that said chemical compound is 1,4-Di(2,6-dibromo-4-methylphenylamino) anthracene-9,10-dione. Article obtained according to this method. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201442 | Multifocal Contact Lenses And Related Methods And Uses To Improve Vision Of Presbyopic Subjects - Multifocal contact lenses and methods and uses are described. The multifocal contact lenses include an optic zone. The optic zone has an aspheric power profile that provides a near vision refractive power and a distance vision refractive power, and provides an Add power that corresponds to the difference between the near vision refractive power and the distance vision refractive power. The multifocal contact lenses can improve binocular vision of presbyopic subjects by being prescribed such that the non-dominant eye contact lens is over-corrected for distance vision, and both multifocal contact lenses are under-corrected for the Add power requirement of the subject. Batches and sets of multifocal contact lenses are also described. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201443 | Multifocal Contact Lenses And Related Methods And Uses To Improve Vision Of Presbyopic Subjects - Multifocal contact lenses and methods and uses are described. The multifocal contact lenses include an optic zone. The optic zone has an aspheric power profile that provides a near vision refractive power and a distance vision refractive power, and provides an Add power that corresponds to the difference between the near vision refractive power and the distance vision refractive power. The multifocal contact lenses can improve binocular vision of presbyopic subjects by being prescribed such that the non-dominant eye contact lens is over-corrected for distance vision, and both multifocal contact lenses are under-corrected for the Add power requirement of the subject. Batches and sets of multifocal contact lenses are also described. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201444 | Multifocal Contact Lenses And Related Methods And Uses To Improve Vision Of Presbyopic Subjects - Multifocal contact lenses and methods and uses are described. The multifocal contact lenses include an optic zone. The optic zone has an aspheric power profile that provides a near vision refractive power and a distance vision refractive power, and provides an Add power that corresponds to the difference between the near vision refractive power and the distance vision refractive power. The multifocal contact lenses can improve binocular vision of presbyopic subjects by being prescribed such that the non-dominant eye contact lens is over-corrected for distance vision, and both multifocal contact lenses are under-corrected for the Add power requirement of the subject. Batches and sets of multifocal contact lenses are also described. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201445 | Apodized hybrid diffractive-refractive IOL for pseudo-accommodation - In certain embodiments, an ophthalmic lens comprises an optic. The optic has an optical axis and surfaces comprising an anterior surface and a posterior surface. At least one of the surfaces has an inner refractive region and a refractive-diffractive structure disposed outwardly from the inner refractive region in a direction away from the optical axis. The inner refractive region is adapted to contribute refractively to a distance focus optical power. The refractive-diffractive structure comprises one or more diffractive regions and one or more refractive regions. A diffractive region is adapted to contribute diffractively to a multi-zone optical power, and a refractive region is adapted to contribute refractively to the distance focus optical power. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201446 | Hologram - A substrate includes a diffracting structure providing a hologram which encodes one or more holographic images. Every image of the one or more holographic images has a holographic location at either a finite or substantially infinite effective optical distance. The hologram is to be used as an ophthalmic eye chart or an eye exercise device or to provide a scale for measuring distances. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201447 | REFRACTOMETER WITH A COMPARATIVE VISION CORRECTION SIMULATOR - A method and apparatus for vision testing and for simulation of eyesight correcting modalities is disclosed, the method including generating one or more images to be viewed by a patient, modulating the wavefront of each image by a differing amount and/or changing other optical attributes of one or more images by differing amounts, and selecting the preferred image based upon patient response. The apparatus includes devices for generating one or more images to be viewed by a patient, modulating the wavefront of each image by a differing amount and/or changing other optical attributes of one or more images by differing amounts, and devices for selecting the preferred image based upon patient response. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201448 | ABERRATION CORRECTION METHOD AND ABERRATION CORRECTION APPARATUS - To increase the speed of aberration correction, provided is an aberration correction method, including: a step of selecting a first polarized component of reflected light obtained by irradiating an object to be inspected with measuring light; a step of measuring an aberration of the first polarized component; a step of correcting the aberration of the first polarized component by controlling a first aberration correction unit in accordance with a measured value of the aberration of the first polarized component; and a step of correcting, in a case where a value of the aberration corrected in the first aberration correcting step is smaller than a predetermined value, an aberration of a second polarized component of the reflected light, which is different from the first polarized component, by controlling a second aberration correction unit based on a control for the first aberration correction unit in the case. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201449 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY DEVICE, METHOD, AND SYSTEM - In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, an optical coherence tomography instrument comprises an eyepiece for receiving at least one eye of a user is provided; a light source that outputs light that is directed through the eyepiece into the user's eye; an interferometer configured to produce optical interference using light reflected from the user's eye; an optical detector disposed so as to detect said optical interference; and electronics coupled to the detector. The electronics can be configured to perform a risk assessment analysis based on optical coherence tomography measurements obtained using the interferometer. An output device can be electrically coupled to the electronics, and may be configured to output the risk assessment to the user through the output device. The optical coherence tomography instrument can be self-administered, and the eyepiece can be a monocular system or a binocular system. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201450 | DETECTION AND MEASUREMENT OF TISSUE IMAGES - A system and method of measuring a tissue structure is provided. The method includes obtaining image data of the tissue structure. Also, an anatomical landmark in the image data is identified. A first geometric shape is applied to the image data of the tissue structure based on the anatomical landmark. For example, the geometric shape may have a linear portion, such as a square or diamond. The method also includes applying a second geometric shape to the image data of the tissue structure based on the anatomical landmark. The second geometric shape may be different than the first geometric shape, such as an arc or parabola. The method also includes segmenting a first substructure of the image data from a second substructure of the image data. These substructures may be, for example, a sclera and ciliary body of an eye. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201451 | Corneal Topographer - This invention describes a corneal topographer with a light source to project a pattern light on the cornea, imaging optics for collecting the reflection from the cornea and projecting it on to a photo-sensor, an optical mask to modulate the light beam such that focusing error of the corneal image results in displacement of its spatial spectrum relative to a reference spectrum. Defocus maps, depth-maps and a corneal topogram can be constructed by measuring and processing the spectral displacement corresponding different sub-regions of the cornea. The cornea topographer is compact and inexpensive. The corneal topograph can be used in refractive eye surgery and in contact lens fitting. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201452 | SUPRA-THRESHOLD TEST AND A SUB-PIXEL STRATEGY FOR USE IN MEASUREMENTS ACROSS THE FIELD OF VISION - One embodiment of the invention provides a method for performing a supra-threshold test of sensitivity across a visual field of a subject. The method includes presenting a stimulus at each location of a set of locations spread across the visual field and obtaining for each stimulus a result indicating whether or not the stimulus was seen by the subject. The method further includes determining for each location whether or not to re-present a stimulus at that location, wherein for a given location, the determining involves combining results obtained from multiple locations. These multiple locations are defined by a cluster associated with the given location, with the cluster being determined based on the paths of optic nerve fibre bundles across the visual field. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201453 | PEDIATRIC VISION TEST - Disclosed are a method and kit for testing visual acuity in a subject. The examiner displays a test thread at a set distance in front of the subject's face, and then determines whether the subject grabs or looks at the test thread. These steps are repeated using subsequent threads of varying thickness. The smallest thread to which the subject responds is charted as their best VA in standard notation. The visual acuity of a young child can be quantified using standard adult Snellen acuity levels. The device can be used worldwide, as it transcends language barriers, and in a variety of practice settings, including pediatric ophthalmologist offices, general ophthalmologist offices, optometric offices, pediatricians and family doctors who see young children or persons unable to read a conventional Snellen chart and/or verbalize their responses. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201454 | Multifocal Contact Lenses And Related Methods And Uses To Improve Vision Of Presbyopic Subjects - Multifocal contact lenses and methods and uses are described. The multifocal contact lenses include an optic zone. The optic zone has an aspheric power profile that provides a near vision refractive power and a distance vision refractive power, and provides an Add power that corresponds to the difference between the near vision refractive power and the distance vision refractive power. The multifocal contact lenses can improve binocular vision of presbyopic subjects by being prescribed such that the non-dominant eye contact lens is over-corrected for distance vision, and both multifocal contact lenses are under-corrected for the Add power requirement of the subject. Batches and sets of multifocal contact lenses are also described. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201455 | PROJECTOR AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A projector makes the light modulation device form the first image while keeping the second wheel adapted to separate the light into a plurality of colored lights corresponding to the second and third images in a state in which the second transmission region adapted to transmit the light including the plurality of colored lights is located on the light path, and rotating the first wheel adapted to separate the light into a plurality of colored lights corresponding to the first image when projecting the first image, and the light modulation device form the second and third images while keeping the first wheel in a state in which the first transmission region adapted to transmit the light including the plurality of colored lights is located on the light path, and rotating the second wheel when projecting the second image and the third image. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201456 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION ELEMENT, LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, AND PROJECTOR - A wavelength conversion element includes a substrate, and a fluorescent material layer disposed on the substrate. The volume concentration of the fluorescent material in the fluorescent material layer is equal to or higher than 15 vol %. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201457 | PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection display device includes an optical modulation element configured to modulate light outputting from a light source, and a projection unit configured to project light modulated by the optical modulation element on a projection screen. The projection display device includes an element control unit that controls the optical modulation element to display a test pattern image, an acquiring unit that acquires an image obtained by capturing the test pattern image from an image capture element that captures the test pattern image projected on the projection screen, and an adjusting unit that adjusts an image projected on the projection screen on the basis of the capture image acquired by the acquiring unit. The element control unit controls the optical modulation element such that a guidance image that guides focus adjustment of the image projected on the projection screen is displayed. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201458 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION ELEMENT, LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, AND PROJECTOR - A wavelength conversion element includes a phosphor layer that includes phosphors and a binder. The thickness of a phosphor region obtained by multiplying the thickness of the phosphor layer by the volume concentration of the phosphor is equal to or larger than 15 μm. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201459 | LASER PROJECTOR - A laser projector includes a laser light source to emit laser light modulated in accordance with image information, a scanner to drive the laser light along two axes in horizontal and vertical directions and make scanning two-dimensionally with the laser light, a scanning mirror drive part to produce a drive signal of the scanner, a light source data conversion part to change arrangement in a horizontal direction of data applied to the laser light source and a timing generation part to synchronize the scanning mirror drive part with the light source data conversion part, and a start direction of laser scanning in the horizontal direction is changed every frame of the image information. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201460 | EXPOSURE METHOD, EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND CLEANING METHOD - There is provided an exposure method for exposing a substrate by using an immersion exposure apparatus provided with a water-repellent area which has a water repellent film and which is at least a part of an area configured to make contact with a liquid so as to irradiate an exposure light onto the substrate via the liquid, the exposure method including: a measuring step of performing a measurement via the liquid with respect to at least a part of the water-repellent area having the water repellent film; and an exposure step of irradiating the exposure light onto the substrate via the liquid. In the measuring step and/or the exposure step, oxidation-reduction potential of the liquid is controlled to a predetermined value. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201461 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CHARACTERIZE PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY LENS QUALITY - Provided is a method of characterizing photolithography lens quality. The method includes selecting an overlay pattern having a first feature with a first pitch and a second feature with a second pitch different than the first pitch, performing a photolithography simulation to determine a sensitivity coefficient associated with the overlay pattern, and providing a photomask having the overlay pattern thereon. The method also includes exposing, with a photolithography tool, a wafer with the photomask to form the overlay pattern on the wafer, measuring a relative pattern placement error of the overlay pattern formed on the wafer, and calculating a quality indicator for a lens in the photolithography tool using the relative pattern placement error and the sensitivity coefficient. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201462 | METHOD OF DETERMINING OVERLAY ERROR AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC CONTROL OF RETICLE POSITION - A method of determining overlay error. The method includes transferring a pattern from a reticle to a wafer and selecting a first set of data points to measure the positional difference between features on the reticle and features on the wafer. The method also includes determining a second set of data points characteristic of the first set of data points but containing fewer data points. A control system for using the second set of data points to dynamically adjust the position of the reticle. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201463 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LITHOGRAPHY WITH LEVELING SENSOR - Disclosed is a lithography system. The lithography system includes a radiation source for providing radiation energy; a reticle stage configured to hold a reticle; an imaging lens module configured to direct the radiation energy onto a substrate to form an image of the reticle; and a leveling sensor configured to receive a leveling signal from an exposure field of the reticle secured on the reticle stage. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201464 | CHROMATICALLY CORRECTED OBJECTIVE WITH SPECIFICALLY STRUCTURED AND ARRANGED DIOPTRIC OPTICAL ELEMENTS AND PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An objective having a plurality of optical elements arranged to image a pattern from an object field to an image field at an image-side numerical aperture NA>0.8 with electromagnetic radiation from a wavelength band around a wavelength λ includes a number N of dioptric optical elements, each dioptric optical element i made from a transparent material having a normalized optical dispersion | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201465 | POSITIONING SYSTEM - A positioning system includes a first working platform, a second working platform spaced apart from the first working platform, and a carrier. The carrier is fixed on the first working platform or the second working platform. The carrier has at least one fixing member for fixing the substrate onto the carrier and fixing the mask onto the substrate. The substrate has at least one fixing hole formed thereon for receiving the fixing member, and the mask has at least one positioning hole formed thereon in alignment with the fixing hole. The fixing member is capable of inserting sequentially through the fixing hole of the substrate and the positioning hole of the mask. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201466 | Lithographic Apparatus and Device Manufacturing Method - A lithography apparatus includes a projection system configured to project a radiation beam onto a substrate, a detector configured to inspect the substrate, and a substrate table configured to support the substrate and move the substrate relative to the projection system and the detector. The detector is arranged to inspect a portion of the substrate while the substrate is moved and before the portion is exposed to the radiation beam. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201467 | LARGE-MESH CELL-PROJECTION ELECTRON-BEAM LITHOGRAPHY METHOD - A lithography method based on the projection of cells, notably direct-write electron-beam lithography. One of the main limitations of the methods of this type in the prior art is the writing time. To overcome this limitation, according to the method of the invention, the size of the cells is increased to the maximum aperture of the lithography device. Advantageously, this size increase is obtained by modifying the size of the apertures of the projection stencil level closest to the substrate to be etched. Advantageously, a strip is added to the outside of the block to be etched onto which is radiated a dose calculated to optimize the process energy latitude. Advantageously, this strip is spaced apart from the edge of the block to be etched. Advantageously, the projected cells are not adjoining | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201468 | LITHOGRAPHY METHOD WITH COMBINED OPTIMIZATION OF RADIATED ENERGY AND DESIGN GEOMETRY - A lithography method for a pattern to be etched on a support, notably to a method using electron radiation with direct writing on the support. Hitherto, the methods for correcting the proximity effects for dense network geometries (line spacings of 10 to 30 nm) have been reflected in a significant increase in the radiated doses and therefore in the exposure time. According to the invention, the patterns to be etched are modified as a function of the energy latitude of the process, which allows a reduction of the radiated doses. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201469 | Method for Analysis of Pathogenic Microorganisms in Biological Samples Using Raman Spectroscopic Techniques - A system and method for assessing the presence or absence of a pathogenic microorganism in a biological sample. the sample is irradiated to generate interacted photons which are used to generate at least one Raman data set represetnive of the sample. The Raman data set may comprise at least one of: a Raman spectrum and a Raman chemical image. The Raman chemical image may comprise a hyperspectral image. The method may further identify the pathogenic microorganism and associate it with a particular microbiome, such as the digestive system. The method may further associate the sample with a disease state and/or stage. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201470 | TARGET APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method is provided of obtaining the characteristics of a target by a device. The method includes providing the target having a target frame of reference, a retroreflector and a body. Providing a contact element rigidly fixed with respect to the body. A device is provided having a frame of reference and a light source, the device configured to measure a distance and two angles from the device to the retroreflector reference point. An identifier element located on the body. A workpiece surface is provided. The contact element contacts the workpiece surface. The retroreflector is illuminated with light from the light source and returns a reflected light. A distance and two angles are measured based at least in part on the reflected light. The first information is read with a first reader attached to the device. A three-dimensional coordinate of a point on the workpiece surface is calculated. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201471 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM FOR AIR BUBBLE AND EMPTY BAG DETECTION IN AN INFUSION TUBE - An optical imaging system for use with an infusion tube having a drip chamber and an output tube. The drip chamber includes a first portion with a drip tube, a second portion with an exit port, and a third portion between the first and second portions. The optical imaging system includes: an illumination system with at least one light source for emitting light, an optical system, and a memory element storing computer executable instructions. The optical system receives the light transmitted by the output tube or the second portion and transmits data characterizing the received light. The system includes at least one processor configured to execute the computer executable instructions to: detect, using the data, an air bubble in the output tube or the second portion; and determine a volume of the detected air bubble. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201472 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CANCELING ELECTRICAL CROSSTALK FROM MEASUREMENTS OF OPTICAL SIGNALS - An exemplary optical transmission system comprises an optical subassembly (OSA) coupled to an optical receiver via an optical fiber. The OSA comprises a laser diode configured to transmit optical signals across the optical fiber, and the OSA further comprises an avalanche photodiode (APD) configured to receive optical return signals from the optical fiber. The system further comprises a crosstalk canceller configured to estimate an amount of electrical crosstalk affecting measurements of the return signals in order to cancel such crosstalk from measurements of subsequent optical signals received by the APD. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201473 | POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION MEASUREMENT BY OBSERVATION OF DATA-BEARING SIGNALS - Embodiments of the invention include systems and methods for measuring or otherwise calculating polarization mode dispersion (PMD) of an optical fiber, or other device, by comparing the optical signal through the PMD element with the optical signal obtained directly from the transmitter, and calculating the PMD from the discrepancy between the two. Any distortions on the transmitter signal are effectively calibrated out, increasing measurement accuracy over conventional approaches. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201474 | Aberrometer for Measuring Parameters of a Lens Using Multiple Point Sources of Light - A device for measuring a lens, comprising apparatus for maintaining the lens at a location, at least a first point source, a second point source and a third point source, at least a first beam splitter, and a second beam splitter, and a wavefront sensor configured and arranged to receive a wavefront of light from the first source, a wavefront of light from the second source, and a wavefront of light from the third source after the light from each source has passed through the lens. The point sources and beam splitters are arranged such that the first source has a first object distance relative to the location, the second source has a second object distance relative to the location, the third source has a third object distance relative to the location, the first object distance, the second object distance, and the third object distance being different than one another. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201475 | SPECTROSCOPIC MEASURING APPARATUS WITH MONITORING CAPABILITY - A spectroscopic measuring apparatus with monitoring capability includes a first optical path that extends from a measuring object through an optical system and a slit of a slit-mirror block to a spectroscope main body and a second optical path that extends from the measuring object through the optical system and a mirror face of the slit-mirror block to a two-dimensional photographing unit. The slit and spectroscope main body are integrated into a spectroscopic unit. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201476 | OPTIMAL TINT IDENTIFIER/SELECTOR - A method for determining a paint formulation includes: obtaining target color information for a target color, identifying a plurality of toners and corresponding concentrations of the toners in a paint formula that can be used to produce a paint having a color that is similar to the target color, and modifying the paint formula by removing one of the identified toners having a lowest concentration to produce a modified paint formula that can be used to produce a paint having a color that is similar to the target color, and determining if the modified paint formula meets user specified acceptance criteria. An apparatus that can be used to perform the method is also described. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201477 | ELEMENTARY ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided herein is an elementary analysis apparatus allowing size and weight reduction and capable of performing atomic adsorption spectrometry by an electrothermal method and of forming plasma without using a gas. A sample is supplied from a liquid feed portion through a flow channel to an atomizing portion, and a voltage is applied between electrodes. When the voltage is applied to the electrodes, electric current and electric field are concentrated in the atomizing portion and bubbles are generated to cause a plasma in the bubbles, and element in the sample is atomized by the plasma. Light that irradiates the atomizing portion from a light source and is transmitted therethrough is received, for example, by an optical fiber or the like and split by a spectrophotometer. The amount of the split light is detected by a detector and analyzed by a computer. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201478 | SPECTROMETER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - There is provided is a spectrometer having a concave reflection type diffraction element, wherein, among surfaces other than a diffraction surface of the diffraction element, non-diffraction surfaces which are located outside the diffraction surface at the same side as the diffraction surface are a glossy surface, the spectrometer includes a light detection unit which is located at an imaging position of a first-order diffracted light diffracted by the diffraction element to receive the first-order diffracted light, and the light detection unit is disposed inside optical paths of light beams regularly reflected on the non-diffraction surfaces outside the diffraction surface. Accordingly, it is possible to effectively suppress a stray light reflected on the surfaces other the diffraction surface from being incident into the light detection unit and to detect the light spectrally diffracted by the diffraction surface at high accuracy. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201479 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING INTERFERENCE OBJECT IN SCATTER VOLUME OF OPTICAL FIRE DETECTOR AND OPTICAL FIRE DETECTOR - An interference object is identified in a scatter volume of an optical fire detector, which operates according to the scattered light principle. To achieve a higher level of interference protection using a simple structure in a compact fire detector, a common scatter volume is used instead of separate scatter volumes. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201480 | Integrated Laser Alignment Aid Using Multiple Laser Spots Out Of One Single laser - The present invention relates to light curtains, in particular safety light curtains, for monitoring a protective field. Furthermore, the present invention relates to optical units which are part of such a light curtain. An optical unit for an alignment system of a light curtain monitoring a protective field comprises an optical processing element for generating a defined radiation pattern from the radiation emitted by an alignment radiation source, and at least one optical wave guide for guiding radiation from at least one display radiation source to a surface of the optical element which is visible to an observer. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201481 | SORTING MATERIALS USING PATTERN RECOGNITION, SUCH AS UPGRADING NICKEL LATERITE ORES THROUGH ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSOR-BASED METHODS - A system and method of sorting mineral streams, for example laterite mineral ores, into appropriately classified valuable and waste streams for maximum recovery of value from the mineral stream, e.g., a stream of minerals includes receiving response data indicating reflected, absorbed or backscattered energy from a mineral sample exposed to a sensor, where the mineral sample is irradiated with electromagnetic energy. The system determines spectral characteristics of the mineral sample by performing spectral analysis on the response data of the mineral sample and identifies a composition of the mineral sample by comparing the spectral characteristics of the mineral sample to previously developed spectral characteristics of samples of known composition. The system then generates a sort decision for the mineral sample based on the comparison, where the sort decision is used in diverting the mineral sample to a desired destination e.g. pyrometallurgical treatment stages, or to a waste stream. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201482 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE IMAGING CHANNEL OPTICAL SENSING - An optical imaging system for use with an infusion tube including: at least one light source for emitting at least two of first, second, or third spectrums of light; an optics system including a single lens for receiving and transmitting at least two of the first spectrum light transmitted through a first portion of the chamber, the second spectrum light transmitted through a second portion of the chamber, or the third spectrum light transmitted through a third portion of the chamber. The system includes a sensor receiving the at least two of the spectrums from the lens and generating and transmitting data characterizing the at least two of the spectrums. The system includes a memory element storing computer readable instructions and a processor to execute the instructions to generate, using the data, at least two of first, second, or third images of the first, second, and third portions, respectively. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201483 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - Disclosed is a method for testing a light-emitting device comprising the steps of: providing a light-emitting device comprising a plurality of light-emitting diodes; driving the plurality of the light-emitting diodes with current; generating an image of the light-emitting device; and determining a luminous intensity of each of the light-emitting diodes with the image. An apparatus for testing a light-emitting device comprising a plurality of light-emitting diodes is also disclosed. The apparatus comprises: a current source to provide a current to drive the plurality of the light-emitting diodes; an image receiving device for receiving an image of the light-emitting device in the driven state; and a processing unit for determining a luminous intensity of each of the light-emitting diodes with the image. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201484 | OPTICAL DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - An optical detection system. The optical detection system includes a host node having (a) an optical source for generating optical signals, and (b) an optical receiver. The optical detection system also includes a plurality of fiber optic sensors for converting at least one of vibrational and acoustical energy to optical intensity information, each of the fiber optic sensors having: (1) at least one length of optical fiber configured to sense at least one of vibrational and acoustical energy; (2) a reflector at an end of the at least one length of optical fiber; and (3) a field node for receiving optical signals from the host node, the field node transmitting optical signals along the at least one length of optical fiber, receiving optical signals back from the at least one length of optical fiber, and transmitting optical signals to the optical receiver of the host node. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201485 | Flexible Waveguides for Optical Coherence Tomography - A system and method for depth-resolved imaging of a sample are presented. The system for depth-resolved imaging of a sample includes a substrate of substantially flexible material., a plurality of waveguides disposed on the substrate, an optical element disposed at a distal end of the plurality of waveguides, and one or more interferometers. Light is collected from the sample through the optical element and plurality of waveguides on the flexible substrate on its path to the one or more interferometers. The interferometers are configured to combine a reference light with the light received by at least a portion of the plurality of waveguides to resolve contributions from one or more depths of the sample. The system further includes a light guiding element coupled between the plurality of waveguides and the one or more interferometers, | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201486 | Level Sensor Arrangement for Lithographic Apparatus, Lithographic Apparatus and Device Manufacturing Method - Disclosed is a method of measuring a position of at least one substantially reflective layer surface on a substrate in a lithographic apparatus, and associated level sensor and lithographic apparatuses. The method comprises performing at least two interferometrical measurements using a broadband light source. Between each measurement, the component wavelengths and/or intensity levels over the component wavelengths of the broadband source beam is varied such that, where it is only the intensity levels that are varied, the intensity variation is different for at least some of the beam's component wavelengths. Alternatively, a single measurement and subsequent processing of the measurement to obtain measurement data whereby the component wavelengths and/or intensity levels over the component wavelengths are different can be applied as well to obtain the position. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201487 | DEVICE FOR OPTICALLY SCANNING AND MEASURING AN ENVIRONMENT - A device for optically scanning and measuring an environment is designed as a laser scanner having a light emitter that emits an emission light beam and a light receiver that receives a reception light beam which is reflected from an object in the environment of the laser scanner. The laser scanner also includes a control and evaluation unit which, for a multitude of measuring points, determines at least the distance to the object. The spot of the emission light beam temporarily moves along a prism of the laser scanner, the prism having at least two different brightness levels and/or colors. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201488 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE MEASURING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus includes at least an aperture plate that is provided with a plurality of confocal apertures which are two-dimensionally arranged to have a predetermined arrangement period, and an aperture plate displacement portion that displaces the aperture plate at a constant speed in a predetermined direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction. Further, the aperture plate is provided with a cover member which is moved integrally with the aperture plate and which includes a transparent body allowing the light beams from the light source to pass therethrough and to be irradiated to the plurality of confocal apertures, and protects the plurality of confocal apertures from dust. Further, an imaging optical system, by which each of reflected light beams is guided to a photo-detector, is designed in consideration of optical properties of the whole optical system including the transparent body of the cover member. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201489 | PROBE ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR USE IN INSPECTING A COMPONENT - A probe tip includes a plurality of light emitters and a control circuit that is coupled to the light emitters. The control circuit is configured to control a projection of a plurality of light patterns from the light emitters for performing a phase-shift analysis using a plurality of images of the light patterns that are projected onto a component being inspected. The control circuit controls the projection of the light patterns by receiving electrical energy from a drive circuit. At least one of the light emitters is identified for receiving a power input based at least in part on the electrical energy received from the drive circuit. The power input is transmitted to the identified light emitter, based at least in part on the electrical energy received from the drive circuit, to enable the activation of the identified light emitter. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201490 | DISPLACEMENT SENSOR - A signal processing unit (C | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201491 | Apparatus and Method for Calibrating Laser Projection System - In an embodiment of the disclosure, there is provided an apparatus for calibrating a laser projection system. The apparatus has a structural frame assembly extending along three mutually orthogonal axes. The apparatus further has a plurality of non-movable reflective targets disposed on the structural frame assembly. The apparatus further has at least three positioning stages coupled to the structural frame assembly respectively about each of the three mutually orthogonal axes. At least one movable reflective target is disposed on each positioning stage. The non-movable reflective targets and the at least one movable reflective target are each configured to reflect a laser beam from a laser projection system. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201492 | OPTICAL POSITION DETECTION DEVICE - An optical position detection device, includes: a light source adapted to emit at least one detection light beam toward one side in a Z-axis direction; a first detector having a light receiving section directed to the one side in the Z-axis direction; a second detector located at a position on the one side in the Z-axis direction, the position being distant from the light source and the first detector, and having a light receiving section directed to the one side in the Z-axis direction; and a position derivation section adapted to derive a position of a object located in a first space between the first detector and the second detector and a position of a object located in a second space on the one side of the second detector in the Z-axis direction based on a light receiving result in the first detector and the second detector. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201493 | COATING DIMENSION MEASURING APPARATUS - A coating dimension measuring apparatus may include: a camera that is positioned at a prescribed position distanced from a sheet to capture an image of a coating dimension of the sheet; a roller configured to transport the sheet; a scale that is disposed along a lengthwise direction of the roller to perform numerical calibration of the coating dimension; a scale holding unit configured to hold the scale over the roller, the scale holding unit being disposed so as to enable free insertion and removal of the scale. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201494 | CONFIGURATION OF PRINT DATA FOR PRINT JOBS BASED ON DOCUMENT-PROCESSING CAPABILITIES OF PRINTERS - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates the execution of a print job. During operation, the system obtains a set of document-processing capabilities from a printer associated with the print job and obtains print data for the print job. Next, the system selects a set of document attributes for the print job based on the document-processing capabilities and the print data, wherein the set of document attributes comprises a document format and a document size. Finally, the system configures the print data to conform to the document attributes to enable processing of the print job by the printer. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201495 | METHODS FOR IMPROVING COLOR DIFFERENTIATION BY DOT PLACEMENT MANIPULATION AND COLOR HUE ADJUSTMENT - A method that includes receiving an original image containing color pels; analyzing a placement of the color pels; and altering the placement of the color pels by applying at least one pattern on the color pels and creating a new image. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201496 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC COLOR DEFICIENT VISION CORRECTION OF AN IMAGE - A method that includes receiving an image, automatically determining at least one region of interest in the image based on at least one color deficiency type from a plurality of color deficiency types, modifying the image by correcting the at least one region of interest and producing an output of the modified image. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201497 | DENSITY DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A density detection apparatus includes the following elements. An image forming unit forms density detection images having different area ratios. A measuring unit measures an amount of reflected light. A storage unit stores reference values and also stores a representative value thereof. A determining unit determines a threshold for the area ratios of the density detection images on the basis of a variation among the reference values. A density obtaining unit obtains, for a density detection image having an area ratio which exceeds the threshold, a density level by using the amount of light reflected by the density detection image and the representative value, and obtains, for a density detection image having an area ratio which is equal to or smaller than the threshold, a density level by using the amount of light reflected by the density detection image, the associated reference value, and the representative value. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201498 | Methods for Improving Color Differentiation by Dot Placement Manipulation and Color Hue Adjustment - A method of improving color differentiation includes receiving an original image containing color pels of a plurality of colors, detecting at least one region of interest in the original image, and modifying the an original image to improve a contrast between a color pel of a first color and a color pel of a second color. The contrast may be improved by removing and/or adding a color pel of a first color. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201499 | CONTROL DEVICE, PRINT SYSTEM, PRINT DEVICE, PRINT CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - A control device which designates sequential number printing to print while updating character information, comprising: a sequential number setting unit which carries out sequential number setting to carry out the sequential number printing, on the character information; a current value designating unit which collectively designates a current value to all the character information with sequential number setting, in one document; and a print instruction unit which gives an instruction to start the sequential number printing at the current value that is designated. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201500 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus which allows a user to freely select a desired image quality is provided. The control unit | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201501 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a conversion unit configured to convert image data corresponding to a pixel of interest in an image into color material data corresponding to a color material amount of a chromatic color material, and a generation unit configured to generate color material data corresponding to a color material amount of an achromatic color material at the pixel of interest in such a manner that the color material data corresponding to the color material amount of the achromatic color material at the pixel of interest is different from color material data corresponding to a color material amount of the achromatic color material at a pixel adjacent to the pixel of interest. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201502 | IMAGE INPUT TERMINAL HAVING WEIGHING PLATEN - A scanner apparatus comprises a transparent platen having a top side and a bottom side opposite the top side, and an optical sensor unit positioned adjacent the bottom side of the transparent platen. The optical sensor unit scans an image of at least one item placed on the top side of the platen to produce an electronic scanned image of the item. Further, a weight sensor unit is connected to the transparent platen. The weight sensor unit senses the weight of the item placed on the top side of the platen to produce an item weight. A processor is operatively connected to the optical sensor unit and to the weight sensor unit. The processor combines the electronic scanned image of the item and the item weight to produce image and weight data, and the processor outputs the image and weight data. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201503 | FILTERING OF PRINTERS FOR DRIVERLESS PRINTING - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates the execution of a print job. During operation, the system identifies a set of printers providing a driverless-printing service in proximity to a portable electronic device associated with the print job. Next, for each printer from the set of printers, the system attempts to obtain a protocol key and a set of supported capabilities associated with the protocol key from the printer. If the protocol key and the set of supported capabilities exist for the printer, the system determines an eligibility of the printer for the print job based on the protocol key and the set of supported capabilities. If the printer is eligible for the print job, the system provides the printer to a user of the portable electronic device to enable subsequent selection of the printer for the print job. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201504 | ENABLING ACCESS TO SUPPORTED CAPABILITIES OF PRINTERS PRIOR TO INSTALLING PRINTER-SPECIFIC SOFTWARE FOR THE PRINTERS - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates use of a printer. During operation, the system obtains, on an electronic device, a set of supported capabilities from the printer. Next, the system provides, to a user of the electronic device, the set of supported capabilities within a workflow for using the printer without installing printer-specific software for the printer. Upon detecting a selection of a supported capability from the provided set of supported capabilities by the user, the system determines if the supported capability requires the printer-specific software. If the supported capability does not require the printer-specific software, the system enables use of the supported capability by the user without using the printer-specific software to provide the supported capability to the user. If the supported capability requires the printer-specific software, the system uses the printer-specific software to provide the supported capability to the user. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201505 | PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A print control apparatus includes a rendering unit, a sending unit, a distribution unit, and a saving unit. The rendering unit performs rendering in response to a print instruction described in a page-dependent page description language where details of a change of a print resource on a certain page are applied to other pages. The sending unit sends the entire print instruction including pages to the rendering unit. The distribution unit distributes, to the rendering unit, a process request specifying which of the pages is to be rendered. The saving unit saves a process state of the rendering unit after rendering a preset page. When executing rendering by extracting the print instruction of the page specified by the distributed process request to image data, if the process request is distributed in descending order, the rendering unit resumes the process state saved in the saving unit, and renders the specified page. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201506 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS, CENTER SERVER, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - There is provided a communication control apparatus, a center server, and a communication system capable of performing processing during a communication error at low cost without installation of any special functions. The communication control apparatus includes a call control unit which establishes communication connection with another apparatus by using SIP and a transmission and reception control unit which establishes communication connection with a predetermined center server which connects to the NGN if the other apparatus is not compatible with NGN data connection, transmits to the center server a command in which option values including target information of the other apparatus and a reroute processing request are designated, and transmits a file to the center server to cause the center server to transfer a file obtained by converting the file to the other apparatus. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201507 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CAPABLE OF SETTING VALUE ADJUSTEMENT AND SETTING VALUE ADJUSTMENT METHOD OF ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus comprises a storage apparatus configured to store a model-specific setting value information containing a name of machine, a setting item code that is the object for adjusting of the setting value and an outlier determination condition of the setting value, which is predefined every combination the model name and the setting item, and a self-apparatus setting value information containing a setting value of self-apparatus, the setting item code and the setting value, and a control panel configured to display a display unit for displaying the model-specific setting value information and the self-apparatus setting value information every setting item code, and an adjustment value input screen including a input unit for inputting a new setting value. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201508 | Automated File Generation Using a Multifunction Peripheral - There is disclosed multifunction peripheral and a method for automated file generation. The multifunction peripheral includes a network interface for accessing a data source including data to be inserted into a plurality of files generated using a template and the data source and for sending the plurality of files to the output destination. The multifunction peripheral also includes a user interface for receiving identification of template elements within an electronic document and for receiving selection of an output destination for the plurality of files generated using the template and the data source. The multifunction peripheral also includes a controller for generating the template from the electronic document using the identified template elements, for generating a preview of a file generated using the template and the data source, the preview visible on the display device and for generating the plurality of files using the template and the data source. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201509 | CONTROL DEVICE - A control device, which is used for a system including a content server configured to store a plurality of contents and a plurality of printers, includes: a determination unit configured to, when a first instruction for printing a specific content of the plurality of contents is input into a specific printer of the plurality of printers, determine specific print setting relation information relating to a specific print setting that is recommendable for the specific printer to print the specific content in accordance with specific type relation information relating to a type of the specific printer and specific content relation information relating to the specific content; and a print control unit configured to control a print execution unit of the specific printer to print the specific content by using the specific print setting in accordance with the determined specific print setting relation information. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201510 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention is directed to an image forming apparatus including a switch configured to shift the image forming apparatus from a power-off state to a first power state. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201511 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, OPERATION STANDARDIZATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM ENCODED WITH OPERATION STANDARDIZATION PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes an operating portion to output operation identification information in response to acceptance of an operation designated by an operation user, an application portion operative, in response to reception of one of process identification information items, to perform a process of the type corresponding to the received process identification information item, an association portion operative, at the stage when an application program is installed, to associate a plurality of types of processes determined by the application program respectively with sets of one or more operations among a plurality of types of operations, a process specifying portion to specify a process associated with the set of one or more operations specified by the operation identification information item(s) output from the operating portion, and an operation notification portion to output the process identification information of the specified process to the application portion. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201512 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes a first reception unit configured to receive a first type job via a network, a second reception unit configured to receive a second type job generated based on a user's operation received by an operation unit of the image forming apparatus, a setting unit configured to set a time at which shutdown processing for turning off the image forming apparatus is to be performed, and a control unit configured to, in a case where there is the first type job when the time set by the setting unit is reached, perform the shutdown processing without executing the first type job, and to, in a case where there is the second type job when the time set by the setting unit is reached, perform the shutdown processing with executing the second type job. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201513 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD AND PROGRAM OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a printing device includes an input unit for inputting a search condition for searching for a desired printing device, a display unit for displaying at least one printing device that satisfies the search condition, a selection unit for selecting a printing device from the at least one printing device displayed by the display unit, and a setting unit for setting the search condition input by the input unit as a printing setting for the printing device selected by the selection unit in accordance with selection of the printing device by the selection unit. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201514 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus which stores a table in which a destination group and a user having a browsing right to browse the destination group are associated with each other refers to the table based on user information, and displays a list of destination groups for which the user has the browsing right. The apparatus accepts, from the user, selection of a destination group from the displayed list, and displays destinations included in the selected destination group. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201515 | MOBILE DEVICE ACTUATION OF A MULTIFUNCTION PERIPHERAL DEVICE USING NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION - There is disclosed a method of, mobile device for and apparatus for using a mobile device to actuate a multifunction peripheral device using near field communication. The mobile device includes a user interface for receiving a selection of an electronic document and instructions regarding a selected document processing operation to be performed by the multifunction peripheral and for receiving a selection of an electronic address to which the electronic document is to be directed by the multifunction peripheral. The mobile device also includes a first near field communications transceiver for receiving input indicating that the mobile device is within range of a second near field communication transceiver, for receiving communication, at the first near field transceiver from the second near field communication transceiver, indicating that the first near field communication transceiver is ready to accept the electronic document, instructions pertaining to the selected document processing operation, and the electronic address. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201516 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus configured to enter in a first power state and a second power state, a reception unit configured to receive a power down command, an operation unit configured to receive an operation of a user, and a control unit configured, if the reception unit receives the power down command, in a case where an elapse time without operating the operation unit is less than a preset time, to execute shift processing for shifting the power state of the image forming apparatus from the second power state to the first power state after elapse of a predetermined time after receiving the data, and in a case where the elapse time without operating the operation unit is equal to or more than the preset time, to execute the shift processing before the elapse of the predetermined time after receiving the power down command. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201517 | CONFIGURING PRINT JOBS ASSOCIATED WITH UNSUPPORTED DOCUMENT FORMATS - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates the execution of a print job. During operation, the system obtains print data and a set of job options for the print job, wherein the print data is associated with a document format that is not supported by a printing protocol used to perform the print job. Next, the system obtains a set of document-processing capabilities associated with the document format from a printer associated with the print job. Finally, the system configures the print job based on the job options and the document-processing capabilities without converting the print data into a different document format that is supported by the printing protocol. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201518 | PRINT SERVICES SELECTION IN A NETWORKED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - Embodiments of the present invention provide an approach for selection of print services in a networked computing environment (e.g., a cloud computing environment). Specifically, in a typical embodiment, a request (e.g., comprising a print job) is received from a user, and a print template is identified. The print template generally comprises a set of parameters (e.g., paper size, colors, etc.) for printing the print job request. A location of the user will be determined, and a set of printers (e.g., within a predetermined proximity of the location) that is capable of printing the job in accordance with the set of parameters is identified. Thereafter, a particular printer will be identified from the set of printers based on a set of service level commitments (e.g., a desired distance from the location, a queue length, etc.). The job can then be sent to the particular printer for printing. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201519 | Bridging Non-Network Interfaces and Network Interfaces - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates the use of a device connected to a non-network interface. During operation, the system provides a bridge between the non-network interface and a network interface. Next, the system uses the bridge to enable communication with the device over the network interface. For example, the system may enable communication with a printer that is not configured for network printing over a network interface. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201520 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus which prints a printed product including a plurality of pages, the apparatus comprises: a display control unit which displays, when the setting for designating the paper sheet by a feed unit is made and a type of paper fed from the feed unit designated by the user is a predetermined type of paper, a screen for setting detail information of the predetermined type of paper, and displays, when the setting for designating the paper sheet by a paper type is made and a type of paper designated by the user is a predetermined type of paper, a screen for setting a feed unit which feeds the designated predetermined type of paper and detail information of the designated predetermined type of paper. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201521 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus which displays a preview of a relevance according to output forms between a plurality of pages upon outputting images of the plurality of pages, a control method thereof, and a program are provided. To accomplish this, this image forming apparatus analyzes a predetermined relevance according to output forms between pages based on setting information of print data, generates a preview image including a plurality of pages having the predetermined relevance as a group for a page for which the predetermined relevance is specified, generates a preview image of only a page for which the predetermined relevance is not specified, and displays the preview image including the plurality of pages as the group on a display unit. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130201522 | NETWORK PRINTER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, NETWORK PRINTER MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - In a network printer management apparatus, an inquiry regarding whether there exists a network printer that can execute a print job that was transmitted from a client computer is received from a print server. A network printer that can execute the print job and for which the distance from the client computer and a network printer power consumption amount satisfy a predetermined condition is then specified. If a network printer was specified, the print server is instructed to transfer the print job to that network printer. If a network printer was not specified, the print server is instructed to delay the transfer of the print job. | 2013-08-08 |
