| 32nd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
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| 20130202223 | BIODEGRADABLE RESIN AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - Provided is a biodegradable resin including a urethane bond generated by a reaction of a polyester polymer with a polyvalent isocyanate used as a chain extender. Particularly, provided is a method of preparing a biodegradable resin using a limited amount of the chain extender and having excellent properties, and a biodegradable resin in which nitrogen content is controlled. Therefore, the biodegradable resin which can reduce the use of a harmful component to the human body and environment in the process of preparing the biodegradable resin and can be safely used for packing materials for food or medicine is provided. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202224 | BEVERAGE AND FOOD CARRIER AND DISPENSING SYSTEMS THEREFOR - A carrier for carrying at least one beverage container includes a sheet of at least one layer of a polymeric material having an arrangement of at least one aperture for receiving a beverage container, and having a plurality of handle members for grasping by at least one finger or portion of a users hand for carrying the beverage container. A tray configuration is also provided for use with the carrier or in a separate manner, and a dispensing system for use with the carrier is set forth. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202225 | BEVERAGE AND FOOD CARRIER AND DISPENSING SYSTEMS THEREFOR - A carrier for carrying at least one beverage container includes a sheet of at least one layer of a polymeric material having an arrangement of at least one aperture for receiving a beverage container, and having a plurality of handle members for grasping by at least one finger or portion of a users hand for carrying the beverage container. A tray configuration is also provided for use with the carrier or in a separate manner, and a dispensing system for use with the carrier is set forth. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202226 | COMPARTMENTED PACKAGE WITH MULTIPLE DETACHABLE POUCHES - A multiple compartment bag having various detachable pouches. The disposable container has a first panel and a second panel. A plurality of sealing seams extend throughout the disposable container and define various detachable pouches. At least one of the pouches is surrounded about each side by other pouches. Each of the multiple detachable pouches includes a top, a bottom, two sides and an opening proximate the top of the detachable pouch to provide an entry for an item to be stored within the detachable pouch. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202227 | ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE FOR SEALING FLEXIBLE AND NON-RIDGED CONTAINERS - The present invention recognizes that there exits a need for articles of manufacture to seal flexible containers that have an opening. A first aspect of the present invention is an article of manufacture for sealing or resealing an opening of a flexible or non-ridged container. A second aspect of the present invention is a method of making an article of manufacture for sealing or resealing an opening of a flexible or non-ridged container, A third aspect of the present invention is a method of using an article of manufacture for sealing or resealing an opening of a flexible or non-ridged container. A fourth aspect of the present invention is to store, secure or maintain products inside a flexible or non-ridged container. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202228 | FITMENT FOR A POUCH - The present invention is an improved fitment assembly for a flexible pouch, the fitment assembly being sealed into the pouch as part of the pouch manufacturing process. The fitment assembly includes a fitment having a fitment threaded portion and a cap with threads. The threads on the fitment and the cap both have slots which allow pressure to escape from the pouch as the cap is unthreaded and the slots align. The fitment also includes specialized features such as extended tabs with notches in a canoe portion of the fitment that help to secure the fitment to the pouch. The fitment has parallel guide surfaces to aid in alignment and traverse of the fitment in a manufacturing line where the fitment is installed and the pouch is filled. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202229 | MULTI-LAYERED THERMOPLASTIC BAG WITH REINFORCED SEALS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - One or more implementations of a multi-layered bag with reinforced seals include an outer layer or bag and an inner layer or bag positioned within the outer layer or bag. The multi-layered bag further includes a draw tape positioned near the opening of the multi-layered bag. The draw tape can allow a user to at least partially close the multi-layered bag by drawing the layers of the bag together. The multi-layered bag further includes one or more tape seals that bond the draw tape to layers of the bag. The tape seals can be reinforced and include at least seven plies bonded together. One or more implementations further include methods of forming multi-layered bags with reinforced seals. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202230 | SAFETY EQUIPMENT BAG - The present invention relates to a bag for containing safety equipment. The bag includes a transparent surface and a slot. The surface has at least first and second lines of weakness. The slot is directly or indirectly associated with the lines of weakness. The first line of weakness and the second line of weakness converge. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202231 | COMPOSITE FILM BAG FOR PACKAGING BULK PRODUCTS - The present invention relates to a multi-layered composite bag used to store bulk type products such as pet food, seeds, fertilizer, cereals, grains, charcoal, sand, gravel, and other bulk products, including without limitation bulk products intended for human and non-human consumption, and provides a more efficient manufacturing process than using a paper/plastic structure. The present invention provides a bag comprising a middle layer of woven mesh tubing to which an outer layer of solid plastic film is adhered using polypropylene or other polylaminates. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202232 | HYBRID WIND TURBINE BLADE BEARING - Wind turbine blade pitch bearing device ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202233 | SUPPORT MEMBER - A support member with excellent contact with the member to which the support member is attached, that is, a metal support member which supports a shaft directly or through a bearing and which has a plurality of the projections at its outer circumferential surface, wherein the plurality of the projections are formed at the outer circumferential surface as a whole at the time of casting of the support member and wherein at least part of the projections have thin-waisted shapes or a plastic support member which supports a shaft directly or through a bearing and which has a plurality of the projections at its outer circumferential surface, wherein the plurality of the projections are formed at the outer circumferential surface as a whole at the time of molding of the support member and wherein at least part of the projections have thin-waisted shapes. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202234 | SLEWING BEARING STRUCTURE - There is provided a slewing bearing structure capable of maintaining favorable bearing performance by adjusting and changing rigidity thereof while minimizing the increase in the weight thereof for preventing distortion of a pressure pattern caused by structural deformation from unfavorably affecting the bearing performance. A slewing bearing of a rolling bearing, in which a rolling element is put between bearing rings and formed on an inner ring and an outer ring, has a slewing bearing structure in which a rigidity strengthening portion, at which rigidity of the inner ring and/or the outer ring is increased more than that at peripheral portions, is formed at a circumferential area where a bearing contact pressure is high. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202235 | Sensor Subassembly for a Vehicle and Device for Measuring Rotational Movements of a Wheel Bearing - A sensor subassembly for a vehicle has at least one sensor unit arranged in a cap-shaped plastic part. The cap-shaped plastic part is carried by a retaining bush and seals off the retaining bush at one end. An associated device is configured to measure rotational movement of a wheel bearing. A resilient sealing and compensating element in pressed in between the-shaped plastic part and the retaining bush, in a first sealing area for sealing off a first leakage path, so that the cap-like plastic part, in conjunction with the sealing and compensating element, seals off the retaining bush tightly at one end. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202236 | SLEWING APPARATUS - A slewing apparatus, comprising a slewing bearing means for the operation of a reel. A first slewing bearing ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202237 | ROLLING BEARING AND ROLLING BEARING ASSEMBLY - A rolling bearing includes rolling elements ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202238 | MULTI-ROW TAPERED ROLLER BEARING AND TRANSMISSION HAVING SUCH A BEARING - A bearing assembly includes at least first, second and third raceway elements that are each separable from each other and at least first, second and third rows of truncated-cone-shaped rolling elements. The first and second raceway elements are disposed side-by-side in an axial direction of the bearing assembly and oppoe the third raceway element in a radial direction of the bearing assembly. The first and second rows of rolling elements are disposed between the first raceway element and the third raceway element and the third row of rolling elements is disposed between the second raceway element and the third raceway element. The rolling elements of the first and second rows commonly roll on a first raceway of the third raceway element and the rolling elements of the third row roll on a second raceway of the third raceway element, which is not parallel to the first raceway. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202239 | TURNING BEARING WITH LOADING HOLE FOR INTRODUCTION OF SEPARATOR WITH ROLLER - A loading hole made in either of an outer ring and an inner ring is provided in two rows of raceways defined between the outer ring and the inner ring, one to each raceway. The loading hole is set out of the guide surface and, therefore there is no fear that a closure fitted in the loading hole causes any obstacle to the rolling movement of the rollers. The loading hole extends radially of the bearing at a location that a center line of the loading hole lies set-off or biased from a center of the roller. An opening edge of the loading hole is exposed to the raceway in a location out of the guide surface, so that the rollers are allowed to roll smoothly without touching with the innermost edge of the closure. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202240 | TURNING BEARING WITH ROLLERS BETWEEN OUTER RING AND INNER RING - An effective contact length in race surfaces formed on grooved races cut in an outer ring and an inner ring is made as greater as permitted to improve the load-carrying capacity, and correspondingly guide parts born against axially opposite ends of a roller are made as less as possible in width to reduce frictional contact resistance applied to the axially opposite ends of the roller, thereby preventing a skew of the roller. An inside circular surface on the outer ring is staggered or different in level on opposite sides of a outside grooved race to make greater the race surface than an effective contact length of circular rolling surfaces of the rollers and correspondingly less the guide part in width than the race surface. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202241 | ROLLER BEARING CAGE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A roller bearing cage includes ring portions and pillar portions extend in an axial direction to connect the ring portions and disposed along a circumferential direction to define pocket portions. The pillar portion includes a bent portion formed in the vicinity of an axial center of the pillar portion so as to protrude radially inwards of the ring portions. A ring portion thickness is larger than a bent portion thickness; a pillar end portion thickness is larger than the bent portion thickness; and the pillar end portion thickness is equal to the ring, portion thickness or more, where the ring portion thickness is a radial thickness of the ring portion; the bent portion thickness is a radial thickness of the bent portion; and the pillar end portion thickness is a thickness of a portion of the pillar portion connected to the ring portion and in the vicinity thereof. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202242 | Sealing ring with an elastic spring lip - The axial thrust bearing device, in particular for the suspension strut of a motor vehicle, comprises a bottom support cover, a top bearing cover, a rolling bearing axially disposed between said covers, and at least a sealing ring axially bearing against the bottom support cover and adapted to reduce any ingress of foreign matter between said covers. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202243 | Electro-optic Devices - An electro-optic device | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202244 | Electrooptical Digital Waveguide Modulator - A digital integrated optical modulator, in particular for a fiber optical signal transmission or measuring device, having two waveguide arms and electrodes that are arranged along both waveguide arms in or on an optical substrate, wherein the arrangements of the electrodes along the two waveguide arms are different from each other. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202245 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION APPARATUS, LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS, AND WAVELENGTH CONVERSION METHOD - In order to create a stable non-linear optical effect with high efficiency for a plurality of input lights having different wavelengths, according to a first aspect of the present invention, provided is a wavelength conversion apparatus comprising an input section into which input light is input; a wavelength converting section that includes a polarity inverting structure whose polarity inverts periodically and that, in response to the input of light having a wavelength corresponding to the period with which the polarity inverts, converts the wavelength of the light; and a direction changing section that changes a progression direction in which the input light passes through the polarity inverting structure, according to the wavelength of the input light, without changing relative positions of the input section and the polarity inverting structure. Also provided are a light source apparatus and a wavelength converting method. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202246 | ACTIVE ALIGNMENT OF OPTICAL FIBER TO CHIP USING LIQUID CRYSTALS - Devices and systems to perform optical alignment by using one or more liquid crystal layers to actively steer a light beam from an optical fiber to an optical waveguide integrated on a chip. An on-chip feedback mechanism can steer the beam between the fiber and a grating based waveguide to minimize the insertion loss of the system. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202247 | OPTICAL MODULE FABRICATED ON FOLDED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - An optical interface module includes a single flexible Printed Circuit Board (PCB) including conductive traces. An electrical connector, one or more opto-electronic transducers and ancillary circuitry are disposed on the flexible PCB. The electrical connector is configured to mate with a corresponding connector on a substrate. The opto-electronic transducers are configured to be coupled to optical fibers carrying optical signals. The ancillary circuitry is coupled by the traces to the opto-electronic transducers and the electrical connector so as to convey electrical signals corresponding to the optical signals between the opto-electronic transducers and the electrical connector. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202248 | OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An optical semiconductor device includes: a waveguide unit which is formed on a semiconductor substrate including a (100) plane and includes a core layer which propagates light; a spot size converting unit which is formed on the semiconductor substrate, is optically connected to the waveguide unit, and converts diameter of light propagated; and a pair of terraces which are formed on the semiconductor substrate and are opposed to each other while sandwiching the spot size converting unit. Interval between opposed units which are opposed to each other while sandwiching the spot size converting unit in the pair of terraces changes, and each of the opposed units includes a part whose orientation tilts to a [0-11] direction with respect to a [011] direction, and position of an upper end of the spot size converting unit is higher than that of an upper end of the waveguide unit. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202249 | ATTENUATED PRIMARY REFLECTION INTEGRATED OPTICAL CIRCUIT - An integrated optical circuit includes a substrate having an input face, an output face, a lower face and an upper face, at least one optical waveguide having a first waveguide end located on the input face of the substrate and a second waveguide end located on the output face of the substrate. The lower face of the substrate includes a first part that is planar and parallel to the upper face and an optical block, the optical block being positioned in the median plane and in the incidence plane, the optical block forming a protrusion at least at the primary reflection point of the integrated optical circuit with respect to the first planar part of the lower face and the optical block being capable of receiving and attenuating at least one non-guided optical beam propagating on the optical path of a primary reflection. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202250 | INTEGRATED OPTICAL CIRCUIT WITH AN OFF-CENTER GROOVE - An integrated optical circuit includes a substrate having an input face, an output face, a lower face and an upper face, an optical waveguide extending between a first end located on the input face of the substrate and a second waveguide end located on the output face of the substrate. The integrated optical circuit further includes at least one off-center groove, the off-center groove extending from the lower face to the inside of the substrate, the at least one off-center groove being located at a non-zero distance d from the median plane, the off-center groove replacing a central groove and the at least one off-center groove being capable of attenuating the non-guided optical beam transmitted by the substrate between the first end and the second end. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202251 | OPTICAL SWITCH - An optical switch ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202252 | Optical Fiber Plug For High Density Optical Fiber Connections - An optical fiber plug for high density optical fiber connections is proposed for matching with an optical fiber adapter, and includes a body with an elastic buckling member ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202253 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR - An optical connector includes a connector plate having a connecting face operable to mate with a different connecting face on a different optical connector. A slot can be formed in a side of the connector plate and have a length (L) extending from the connecting face to an opposite face in a direction substantially perpendicular to the connecting face. A groove can be formed in a portion of the bottom wall of the slot and can extend at least partially along the length of the slot. The groove can receive an optical fiber. The optical connector can also include a retaining block shaped to fit between side walls of the slot and between the connecting face and the opposite face to retain the optical fiber within the groove. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202254 | CONNECTOR SYSTEM WITH PHYSICAL SECURITY FEATURES - A connector set of discriminating receptacles and plugs, the connector set comprising a plurality of different receptacles and a plurality of different plugs for optically or electrically coupling with the different receptacles, each different plug having a unique first geometry, each different receptacle having a unique second geometry; wherein each unique first geometry corresponds to one, and only one, unique second geometry such that the plugs and receptacles having corresponding unique first and second geometries in the connector set are mating pairs; wherein each mating pair is marked with a matching visual identification different from the plugs and receptacles having different first and second geometries in the connector set, the visual identification being at least one of color, alphanumerical, or symbol. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202255 | Single Mode Fiber Array Connector For Opto-Electronic Transceivers - An apparatus for providing single mode optical signal coupling between an opto-electronic transceiver and a single mode optical fiber array takes the form of a lens array and a ferrule component. The lens array includes a plurality of separate lens element disposed to intercept a like plurality of single mode optical output signal from the opto-electronic transceiver and provide as an output a focused version thereof. The ferrule component includes a plurality of single mode fiber stubs that are passively aligned with the lens array and support the transmission of the focused, single mode optical output signals towards the associated single mode optical fiber array. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202256 | OPTICAL INTERCONNNECTION TRANSCEIVER MODULE - An optical interconnection transceiver module comprises a printed circuit board, a carrier, an optical interconnection device and a light-guiding module. The printed circuit board comprises a first area and a second area. The carrier is disposed at the first area of the printed circuit board to make the flexibility of the first area lower than that of the second area. The optical interconnection device is disposed on the carrier and electrically connected with the printed circuit board. The light-guiding module comprises a case disposed on the carrier and at least one reflective mirror. The case comprises a first accommodating slot, a first light channel and a second light channel in communication with the first accommodating slot and the first light channel. The reflective mirror is disposed at the first light channel, and the optical interconnection device is corresponded to the reflective mirror via the first light channel. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202257 | Fiber Optic Mechanical Splicer - A fiber optic mechanical splicer includes: a fiber connection base including a plurality of insertion parts, fiber connection parts, and auxiliary protuberances, the insertion parts being formed at lengthwise opposite sides of the fiber connection base, each of the insertion parts having an insertion hole through which an optical cable is inserted, the fiber connection parts being formed between and integrally with the insertion parts, the fiber connection parts having a connection groove formed at a central portion of the fiber connection parts and extending in a lengthwise direction of the fiber connection parts and insertion grooves formed at opposite ends of the connection groove, each of the insertion grooves being narrower in a downward direction, each of the auxiliary protuberance protruding upward from edges of the fiber connection parts; a base cover assembled with the fiber connection base while covering the fiber connection parts, the base cover being supported by the auxiliary protuberances; and one or more fastening clamps elastically fitted around the fiber connection base and the base cover through sliding in a state in which the fastening clamps are opposed to each other, the fastening clamps fixedly holding the fiber connection base and the base cover with each other while pressing the optical fiber seated in the connection groove. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202258 | OPTICAL FIBER WITH RESILIENT JACKET - An optical fiber with a resilient jacket is disclosed. The optical fiber includes a cushion layer overlying the optical fiber in which the cushion layer is formed from a plurality of cushion members. The cushion members can be tubes that are hollow or that are partially or completely filled with a soft thermoplastic material. A polymeric sleeve overlies the cushion layer. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202259 | COAXIAL CABLES WITH SHAPED METALLIC CONDUCTORS - The present invention provides a coaxial cable which comprises a cable core encased in a polymeric layer, enclosing the cable core with a pair of shaped conductors; extruding a layer of polymer over the shaped conductors; and cabling armor wire layer about the layer of polymer to form the coaxial cable. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202260 | FLAT DROP CABLE - An example fiber optic cable includes an outer jacket having an elongated transverse cross-sectional profile defining a major axis and a minor axis. The transverse cross-sectional profile has a maximum width that extends along the major axis and a maximum thickness that extends along the minor axis. The maximum width of the transverse cross-sectional profile is longer than the maximum thickness of the transverse cross-sectional profile. The outer jacket also defines first and second separate passages that extend through the outer jacket along a lengthwise axis of the outer jacket. The second passage has a transverse cross-sectional profile that is elongated in an orientation extending along the major axis of the outer jacket. The fiber optic cable also includes a plurality of optical fibers positioned within the first passage a tensile strength member positioned within the second passage. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202261 | SUBMARINE OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS CABLE AND PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURING THEREOF - It is disclosed a process for manufacturing a submarine optical communications cable. The process comprises the following steps: providing an optical core; providing a reinforcing structure consisting of at least one layer of wires onto the optical core, at least part of the wires being clad with a first metallic material; extruding an outer layer onto the structure, the outer layer being made of a second metallic material having a softening point substantially similar to the softening point of the first metallic material; and cooling the outer layer immediately after extrusion. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202262 | STRENGTH MEMBER SYSTEM FOR FIBER OPTIC CABLE - A fiber optic cable includes a strength member, a layer of polyethylene contacting the exterior of the strength member, and a yarn wound around the strength member. The yarn is between the strength member and the layer of polyethylene. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202263 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A NETWORK OF MICROLENSES AT THE ENDS OF A BUNDLE OF OPTICAL FIBRES, RELATED OPTICAL FIBRES AND RELATED USE - The present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing end microlenses of individual optical fibres which are part of a bundle or a multi-core fibre, including depositing a drop of a photopolymerisable solution on a first end of the bundle; adapting the size of the drop; applying light centred on a predetermined wavelength onto a second end of the bundle in order to selectively polymerise the drop; rinsing the first end using a methanol solution in order to obtain a network of individual optical fibres, each one of which is provided with a microlens at the first end of the multi-core fibre, the microlenses being physically separated from one another. The disclosure additionally relates to a bundle of microlensed fibres obtained by the method, as well as to the use of such a bundle, for example in medical or multiplexed imaging and/or in the coupling of optical fibres. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202264 | WAVEGUIDES HAVING PATTERNED, FLATTENED MODES - Field-flattening strands may be added to and arbitrarily positioned within a field-flattening shell to create a waveguide that supports a patterned, flattened mode. Patterning does not alter the effective index or flattened nature of the mode, but does alter the characteristics of other modes. Compared to a telecom fiber, a hexagonal pattern of strands allows for a three-fold increase in the flattened mode's area without reducing the separation between its effective index and that of its bend-coupled mode. Hexagonal strand and shell elements prove to be a reasonable approximation, and, thus, to be of practical benefit vis-à-vis fabrication, to those of circular cross section. Patterned flattened modes offer a new and valuable path to power scaling. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202265 | Video Viewing Angle Selection - A method including identifying a plurality of common objects-of-interest in each of a plurality of videos, where each of the plurality of videos has a different viewing angle of the plurality of objects-of-interest; and automatically selecting a first one of the videos to send to a user based, at least partially, upon a selection by the user of one of the objects-of-interest. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202266 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - An image capturing device ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202267 | INTERACTIVE VIDEO REFLECTION SHOPPING AID - An internet enabled electronic display with integrated cameras, microphone, scanner and other optional features that can connect a shopper to additional information about the products and to others not located in the same place. The device provides a shopper the ability to view herself in real-time on the display performing as a virtual mirror as well as recording still and video for later playback or transmission. The device interacts with others directly or via social network where feedback from others is presented the shopper. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202268 | Blu-ray karaoke player - A blu-ray karaoke player includes a main housing and a central processing unit. The main housing has a vocal signal inlet for connecting to a microphone to obtain a vocal voice signal from a user, and a karaoke signal outlet for connecting to a display device and a speaker. The blu-ray player is supported in the main housing, and is adapted for reading a blu-ray disc for obtaining audio data and video data therefrom. The central processing unit is configured to decode the audio data and the video data obtained from the blu-ray disc, and process the vocal voice signal obtained from the microphone, and to output, through the karaoke signal outlet, the audio data, the vocal voice signal, and the video data to the display device and the speaker for allowing the user to perform karaoke activity through playing the blu-ray disc. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202269 | VIDEO TABLET AND DOCKING STATION AND METHOD OF USE - A unit that includes a docking station and a tablet. The docking station includes a base having first and second docking recesses defined therein and docking station contacts positioned in at least the first docking recess. The tablet includes a housing having a video screen, a memory, at least one switch, and a power source positioned therein. The video screen, memory, at least one switch, and power source are in electrical communication and the housing includes first and second docking portions. At least the first docking portion includes tablet contacts thereon. The first and second docking portions of the tablet are positioned in the first and second docking recesses and the tablet contacts are in electrical communication with the docking station contacts. The tablet is removable from the docking station. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202270 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT HAVING SUBTITLE DATA - In accordance with an example embodiment a method and apparatus is provided. The method comprises enabling rendering of a rasterized image of at least one word in a subtitle data of a multimedia content. Further, the method comprises updating a count associated with the at least one word in the subtitle data for a portion of the multimedia content based on the rendering. Moreover, the method comprises updating information associated with the rasterized image of the at least one word in the subtitle data based on the count. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202271 | RECORDING APPARATUS, RECORDING METHOD, AND RECORDING SYSTEM - A moving image recording apparatus generates first moving image data and second moving image data having less number of pixels than that of the first moving image data, records a moving image file including generated moving image data into a recording medium, and in the case that the first moving image data is outputted to the external apparatus for recording the first moving image data, controls so as to generate the second moving image data concurrently with the outputting of the first moving image data and controls to record a moving image file including the generated second moving image data into the recording medium, wherein outputting an instruction for closing a moving image file including the first moving image data to the external apparatus is controlled in accordance with the moving image file including the second moving image data being recorded into the recording medium having been closed. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202272 | RECORDING APPARATUS, RECORDING METHOD, AND RECORDING SYSTEM - A recording apparatus of moving image data generates first moving image data and second moving image data having less number of pixels than the first moving image data, outputs the generated moving image data by using a plurality of output channels which conform with predetermined format, determines the number of the second moving image data to be generated on the basis of an output state of the moving image data which is output by using the output channels in the case where the first moving image data is output in accordance with the predetermined format, and generates the second moving image data of the determined number in parallel with the outputting of the first moving image data. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202273 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSITIONING BETWEEN AN IMAGE OF A FIRST VIDEO SEQUENCE AND AN IMAGE OF A SECOND VIDEO SEQUENCE - A method for transitioning between an image of a first video sequence and an image of a second video sequence, wherein an image of the video sequences corresponds to one sub-region of a respective image of the other video sequence, receiving one image from the first video sequence; providing, from the one image, one pre-transition image; for each one pre-transition image: determining a confidence region within the one pre-transition image based on a set of confidence values, each confidence value representing, for a respective block of the one pre-transition image, the level of reliability of determining one or more blocks of a corresponding image in the second video sequence; computing a transition image corresponding to the second video sequence, the transition image being a function of the determined confidence region of the pre-transition image; and displaying the transition image for a duration upon the reception of the second video sequence. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202274 | VIDEO CAMERA BAND AND SYSTEM - A video camera band includes left and right side portions, a bridge, at least one video camera, a processor, local storage and a network interface. Video recorded by the video camera band is transmitted via the network interface to a remote computing device. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202275 | Method for Calibrating a Drive Motor for a Toner Metering Device in an Imaging Apparatus - In an imaging apparatus having a toner container, a method of periodically calibrating a back EMF constant Ke used in a speed control circuit of a DC motor used for driving for a toner metering device. To adjust the value of the back EMF constant Ke, the method uses a plurality of sampled back EMF measurements together with a calculated actual speed of rotation of the toner metering device as measured using motion sensor. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202276 | SUPERHEATED-STEAM HEATING NOZZLE - A superheated-steam heating nozzle is provided that includes: first-fourth steam pipes concentrically disposed from inside to outside; an outlet connection is provided to the outlet side of the superheated-steam heating nozzle and receives steam from the first steam pipe; a blow-out nozzle is connected to the outlet connection; multiple electric heaters disposed in the gap between the second steam pipe and the third steam pipe and whose sealed sections at the tips traverse a temperature-rise-prevention section and protrude towards the superheated-steam heating nozzle; a first loop-back section on the outlet side connects the gap between the third steam pipe and the fourth steam pipe with the gap between the first steam pipe and the second steam pipe; and a second loop-back section on the inlet side connects the gap between the first steam pipe and the second steam pipe with the inside of the first steam pipe. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202277 | HEATED WATER ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - A water heating storage system and method for controlling a water heating storage system for energy storage is provided. A water heating storage system may be in communication with a power generation utility to control and maintain temperatures within a storage tank in order to maximize energy storage and minimize energy usage. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202278 | MICRO-FLUIDIC PUMP - A micro-fluidic pump comprises one or more channels having an array of resistive heaters, an inlet, outlet and a substrate as a heat sink and a means of cooling the device. The pump is operated with a fire-to-fire delay and/or a cycle-to-cycle delay to control the pumping rate and minimize heating of liquid inside the pump during its operation. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202279 | DYNAMIC FLOW HEATER - A fluid heater of the continuous flow type, comprising a fluid channel having a first fluid channel section ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202280 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an optical system, an imaging unit configured to capture an image incident thereon through the optical system, a shake detector configured to detect shake of the apparatus, a shake correction unit including therein a correction lens, and being configured to move the correction lens in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis of the optical system based on a result of the detection by the shake detector to shift an optical axis of the optical system, and a controller configured to control the shake correction unit to cause the correction lens to minutely vibrate, not based on the result of the detection by the shake detector. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202281 | FOCUS DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A focus detection apparatus that performs a first determination for determining whether a signal level indicating an amount of the electric charges accumulated in the photoelectric conversion element has reached a lower threshold, and a second determination for determining whether the signal level has reached a higher second. During a time period from when it is determined that the signal level has reached the lower threshold to when it is determined that the signal level has reached the higher threshold, the second determination is performed at a shorter time interval if an elapsed time from when the accumulation of the electric charges is started to when it is determined that the signal level has reached the first threshold is shorter than a reference time, and at a longer time interval if the elapsed time is longer than the reference time. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202282 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - After a shutter drive motor drives a shutter to a holding mode, if a first determination unit determines that a mirror is not ready to move to a mirror up mode, a control unit switches the shutter drive motor to a first braking mode. After the shutter drive motor is switched to the first braking mode, if the first determination unit determines that a mirror is ready to move to the mirror up mode before a second determination unit determines that the shutter drive motor is to be switched to a second braking mode, the control unit switches the shutter drive motor to an open mode until a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the first determination unit determined that the mirror was ready to move to a mirror up mode. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202283 | CAMERA - A camera includes a positioning member arranged to determine a mirror-down position of a mirror holder, a rotating member rotatably mounted to the positioning member, and an urging member arranged to urge the rotating member. The mirror holder includes a cam portion. The rotating member includes a follower portion arranged to be able to trace the cam portion. When the mirror holder is at the mirror-down position, the follower portion traces a first region of the cam portion to urge the mirror holder toward the mirror-down position by an urging force of the urging member. When the mirror holder is at the mirror-up position, the follower portion traces a second region of the cam portion to urge the mirror holder toward the mirror-up position by the urging force of the urging member. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202284 | CAMERA - A mirror holder includes a cam portion, and a rotating member includes a follower portion arranged to be able to trace the cam portion. When the mirror holder is at a mirror-down position, the follower portion traces a first region of the cam portion to urge the mirror holder toward the mirror-down position by an urging force of an urging member. When the mirror holder is at a mirror-up position, the follower portion traces a second region of the cam portion to urge the mirror holder toward the mirror-up position by the urging force of the urging member. When the mirror holder is at an intermediate position between the mirror-down position and the mirror-up position, a contact portion is contacted with an edge of a hole by the urging force of the urging member. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202285 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING ELECTRIC POWER AND PROVIDING OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATIONS UNDER SEA WATER - A network for transporting communication and power. The network comprises terminal stations branching units and subsea nodes connected to a branching unit, wherein at least one connection path between a terminal station and a first branching unit and between the first branching unit and a first subsea node is provided by means of optical fiber, and wherein said first subsea node is adapted to receive a plurality of wavelengths and provide at least one wavelength at an output thereof. The network comprises a first power supply connected to a first cable head of the trunk cable and at least a second power supply connected to a second cable head of the trunk cable. The first power supply and the at least second power supply, supply at least a minimum amount of electric current in the network either individually or in combination, under normal or faulty conditions. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202286 | Ethernet Passive Optical Network Over Coaxial (EPOC) Protection Switching - Protection switching methods, systems, and architectures are provided for hybrid Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON)-Ethernet Passive Optical Network Over Coaxial (EPOC) networks. Protection switching embodiments enable protection of the EPON portion and/or the EPOC portion of the hybrid network. In embodiments, protection switching may be initiated by an Optical Line Terminal (OLT), a coaxial media converter (CMC), or an optical network unit (ONU)/coaxial network unit (CNU) in the hybrid network. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202287 | CORRELATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH ERROR COMPENSATION - A correlation system, such as a correlation optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) system, transmits a correlation sequence, such as an M-sequence, and measures the returns of the correlation sequence over time. The system correlates the transmitted sequence with the returns to provide correlation measurement values that respectively correspond to different distances from the point of transmission. A correlation error compensation element estimates a correlation error floor based on at least one correlation measurement value corresponding to a point along the fiber beyond a finite impulse response (FIR) length from the transmitter. The correlation error compensation element adjusts each correlation measurement value estimate in order to cancel the contribution of the correlation error floor from the measurements to provide compensated measurement values that are substantially free of the effects of the correlation error floor. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202288 | OPTICAL SIGNAL CONTROL METHOD, OPTICAL SIGNAL CONTROL SYSTEM AND OPTICAL BACKPLANE SYSTEM - The present invention provides an optical signal control method, an optical signal control system and an optical backplane system, which belongs to the field of optical communications technologies. The method includes: detecting whether a circuit board is pulled out from an optical backplane; if the circuit board is pulled out, querying a transmitting port of another circuit board connected to a slot where the pulled out circuit board is located, transmitting a first control instruction to the transmitting port, and notifying of closing the transmitting port or adjusting output power of the transmitting port to make it below a preset threshold. The optical signal control system includes: a detection module and a control module. The optical backplane system includes the optical signal control system. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202289 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING ON-BOARD FAILURE LOGGING FOR PLUGGABLE OPTICAL MODULES - A method of capturing a failure log for an optical module may be provided. The optical module may have an optical monitoring circuit and a buffer memory. The method may include measuring environment variables of the optical module using the optical monitoring circuit, and storing the measured environment variables in the buffer memory. In addition, the method may also include receiving time of day information. The measured environment variables may then be associated with the time of day information. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202290 | Optical Line Terminal (OLT) And Method Therefore For Performing In-Band And Out-Band OTDR Measurements - An OLT operable in a PON and structured to perform OTDR measurements. The OLT comprises an electrical module for generating continuous downstream signals and processing received upstream burst signals according to a communication protocol of the PON; an optical module for transmitting continuous optical signals over a first wavelength, receiving optical upstream burst signals over a second wavelength, and transmitting optical upstream burst signals over a third wavelength, wherein the optical module further includes an ONU traffic processing module being electrically coupled to the optical module and the electrical module, wherein the ONU traffic processing module is configured to emulate one of a plurality of ONUs of the PON, to generate an analysis pattern to be transmitted as an optical upstream burst signal over a third wavelength, and analyze an analysis pattern received in an optical upstream burst signal for the purpose of performing the OTDR measurements. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202291 | DETERMINING ASYMMETRIES IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method for measuring asymmetry in propagation delay of first and second links which connect a first node to a second node of a communication network. The method comprises measuring ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202292 | POWER RECAPTURE IN AN OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - In an n-node optical communications system, energy harvesting photodetectors at each node receive extraneous electromagnetic wavelengths that are not used for communication or other purposes by the associated node. The energy harvesting photodetectors convert the unused electromagnetic energy into reusable electrical energy. The harvested electrical energy may be used as auxiliary power at the node or elsewhere in the communication system, or stored in a battery, capacitor, or other energy storage device. The system may be used in an “all-to-all” broadcast and select communication scheme or in some other broadcast and select interconnect system that has extraneous wavelengths at node receivers. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202293 | Systems and Methods for Ethernet Passive Optical Network Over Coaxial (EPOC) Power Saving Modes - Systems and methods for Ethernet Passive Optical Network Over Coaxial (EPOC) power saving modes are provided. The EPOC power savings modes allow an EPOC coaxial network unit (CNU) to enter a sleep mode based on user traffic characteristics. The sleep mode may include powering down one or more module of the EPOC CNU, including radio frequency (RF) transmit/receive circuitry and associated circuitry. In embodiments, the EPOC CNU may enter sleep mode based on instructions from an optical line terminal (OLT) or based on its own determination. Embodiments further include systems and methods that allow the EPOC CNU to maintain synchronization with a servicing coaxial media converter (CMC) when it enters a sleep mode. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202294 | G.709 BASED MULTI-STAGES MULTIPLEXING ROUTING CONTROL METHOD AND GATEWAY NETWORK ELEMENT - A G.709 based multi-stage multiplexing routing control method is provided in the present invention, which includes that: the multi-stage multiplexing capability of the gateway network element is carried in a link state advertisement data packet, and the multi-stage multiplexing capability of the gateway network element is advertised to a routing domain in which the gateway network element is located or a path computation entity through a routing protocol. A gateway network element is also provided in the present invention, the gateway network element is configured to: carry the multi-stage multiplexing capability of the gateway network element in the link state advertisement data packet, and advertise the multi-stage multiplexing capability of the gateway network element to the routing domain in which the gateway network element is located or the path computation entity through the routing protocol. With the above G.709 based multi-stage multiplexing routing control method and gateway network element, advertising the multi-stage multiplexing capability of the gateway network element to other network elements is implemented, thereby solving the problem of interconnection between new devices and old devices. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202295 | BI-DIRECTIONAL, COMPACT, MULTI-PATH AND FREE SPACE CHANNEL REPLICATOR - An apparatus for simulating radio frequency (RF) signal propagation characteristics in a wireless communication network is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first RF terminal and a second RF terminal. A first optical modulator is in electrical communication with the first RF terminal. An optical delay line is in optical communication with the first optical modulator. A first optical demodulator is in optical communication with the optical delay line and in electrical communication with the first RF terminal. A second optical demodulator is in optical communication with the optical delay line and in electrical communication with the second RF terminal. A second optical modulator is in electrical communication with the second RF terminal and in optical communication with the optical delay line. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202296 | OPTICAL NODE CONFIGURATION APPARATUS - A segmented optical node exploits a configuration module having arrayed all elements to go from a 1×4 to a 4×4 configuration, save optional redundant switches. A jumper board in the 1×, 2× path configures the node for 1×4 in one orientation and for 2×4 when flipped around 180 degrees. The 4×4 configuration is achieved by rotating the configuration module 90 degrees. In this orientation power to the module is also off, since the 4× configuration is passive. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202297 | MULTICAST OPTICAL SWITCH - A multicast optical switch includes a free-space optical assembly of discrete splitters, cylindrical optics, and a linear array of reflective switching devices, such as microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) mirrors, to provide low-loss, high-performance multicast switching in a compact configuration. The assembly of optical splitters may include multiple planar lightwave circuit splitters or a multi-reflection beam splitter that includes a linear array of partially reflecting mirrors, each of a different reflectivity. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202298 | OPTICAL SWITCH AND PROTOCOLS FOR USE THEREWITH - A method of establishing a data connection between terminal switching nodes in a network and switching nodes for implementing the method. The method involves switching nodes participating in a network layer wavelength routing (WR) protocol to determine the next hop switching node for every possible combination of terminal nodes based on the network topology. The method also involves the switching nodes participating in a network layer wavelength distribution (WD) once the data connection is to be established. The WR protocol determines the path used through the network, while the WD protocol assigns wavelengths on each link between switching nodes. The wavelengths may be different on different optical links. The switching nodes include wavelength converters with an optical switch or optoelectronic converters with a digital electronic switch. A digital electronic switch can also provide signal reformatting. Advantages of using potentially different wavelengths along various segments of a single end-to-end connection yields increased wavelength efficiency. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202299 | PATH COMPUTATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS IN OPTICAL NETWORKS - A path computation method includes defining photonic constraints associated with a network, wherein the photonic constraints include wavelength capability constraints at each node in the network, wavelength availability constraints at each node in the network, and nodal connectivity constraints of each node in the network, and performing a constrained path computation in the network using Dijkstra's algorithm on a graph model of the network with the photonic constraints considered therein. An optical network includes a plurality of interconnected nodes each including wavelength capability constraints, wavelength availability constraints, and nodal connectivity constraints, and a path computation element associated with the plurality of interconnected photonic nodes, wherein the path computation element is configured to perform a constrained path computation through the plurality of interconnected nodes using Dijkstra's algorithm on a graph model with the photonic constraints considered therein. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202300 | OPTICAL LINE TERMINAL (OLT) OPTICAL MODULE ADAPTED TO PERFORM OPTICAL UNIT NETWORK (ONU) FUNCTIONALITY - An optical line terminal (OTL) operable in a passive optical network (PON) including a plurality of optical network units (ONUs). The OLT comprises an electrical module for generating continuous downstream signal and processing received upstream burst signals according to a communication protocol of the PON; an optical module for transmitting continuous optical signals over a first wavelength and receiving burst optical signals over a second wavelength, wherein the optical module further includes an optical network unit (ONU) traffic processing module being electrically coupled to the optical module and the electrical module, wherein the ONU traffic processing module is configured to emulate one of the ONUs of the PON; and an interface for interfacing between the electrical module and the optical module. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202301 | Illumination System - The present invention allows flexible reinstallation of a region capable of communicating with a wireless LAN and a master and a repeater of a wireless LAN in conformity with a site to install an illumination system. Therefore, the present invention is an illumination system including an illumination unit using a device emitting a light by having a direct current power supplied thereto. The illumination system of the present invention includes: a general purpose terminal allowing to be connected to a communication system capable of communicating with an external device spaced apart from the illumination system, the terminal also capable of supplying an electric power to the communication system; and a conversion unit supplying the direct current power applied to the illumination unit to the general purpose terminal by converting the power to be used in the communication system. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202302 | OPTICAL LINE TERMINAL AND OPTICAL NETWORK UNIT - An optical line terminal which includes an observing unit that observes information of any one or all of an arrival interval of frames, an instantaneous bandwidth under use of a flow, a queue length of a queue temporarily storing the frames, and a traffic type, and a stop determining unit that dynamically determines a sleep time to be a period in which a sleep state where partial functions of the ONU are stopped is maintained, on the basis of the information obtained by the observing unit. The ONU is entered into a sleep state, immediately after communication ends, after a predetermined waiting time passes from when the communication ends, or after a waiting time determined on the basis of the information passes from when the communication ends. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202303 | HIGH-SPEED LOW-JITTER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Communication apparatus and techniques, such as for optical communication, can include providing a reference frequency derived from an atomic energy level transition or a molecular energy level transition, generating at least two specified optical carrier signals at least in part using the reference frequency, coherently modulating the specified optical carrier signals using respective baseband information signals to provide respective coherently-modulated optical subcarriers. A combined optical information signal comprising the optical subcarriers can be transmitted to a receiver, such as via a fiber optic cable. In an example, a received optical information signal can be optically Fourier transformed to provide respective coherent outputs, which can be coherently downconverted. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202304 | Ethernet Passive Optical Network Over Coaxial (EPOC) Physical Layer (PHY) Link Up and Tuning - Example registration procedures for Ethernet Passive Optical Network Over Coax (EPOC) are provided. The procedures are compliant with the Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) standard. The procedures cover initial coaxial media converter (CMC) registration; physical layer discovery and link up over a coaxial link of an EPOC network; and medium access control (MAC)-level discovery and link up over an EPOC network. As such, the procedures can he used to fully bring air EPOC network to user traffic readiness. In addition, the procedures, or a variation thereof, can be used to enable periodic maintenance of the coaxial link of the EPOC network, thereby maintaining adequate communication conditions over the coaxial link. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202305 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING RADIO FREQUENCY PHOTONIC FILTERING - A method and apparatus for providing RF-photonic filtering link. Specifically, one embodiment is an apparatus comprising a radio frequency (RF)-photonic filter for filtering an RF signal, where the RF-photonic filter comprises a loop comprising an electro-optical modulator, an optical fiber, a photo detector. Another embodiment is a method of operating an RF-photonic filter comprising applying a reference signal to the RF-photonic filter; selecting a reference frequency for the RF-photonic filter upon the RF-photonic filter locking to the reference frequency, disconnecting the reference signal; and applying an RF input signal to the RF-photonic filter to lock the RF input signal to the RF-photonic filter. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202306 | PHASED ANTENNA ARRAY INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF ELECTRO-OPTICAL CIRCUITS WITH AN ELECTRO-OPTICAL MODULATOR AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A phased antenna array includes a plurality of electro-optic (EO) circuits. Each EO circuit has a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) configured to receive a baseband signal, and an optical source comprising an optical source electro-optical (EO) modulator and configured to generate an optical signal. Each EO circuit also has an EO modulator coupled downstream of the DAC and to the optical source and configured to modulate an optical carrier signal based upon the baseband signal and the optical signal, and an optical combiner coupled downstream of the EO modulator and coupled to the optical source. In addition, there are a plurality of antenna circuits spaced apart from the plurality of EO circuits, each antenna circuit comprising at least one photodiode and an antenna element coupled thereto. Moreover, a plurality of optical fibers couple the plurality of EU circuits to the plurality of antenna circuits. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202307 | PHASED ANTENNA ARRAY INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF ELECTRO-OPTICAL CIRCUITS SPACED APART FROM AND COUPLED TO A PLURALITY OF ANTENNA CIRCUITS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A phased antenna array includes a plurality of electro-optic (EO) circuits. Each EO circuit has a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) configured to receive a baseband signal, and an optical source configured to generate an optical signal. Each EO circuit also has an EO modulator coupled downstream of the DAC and to the optical source and configured to modulate an optical carrier signal based upon the baseband signal and the optical signal, and an optical combiner coupled downstream of the EO modulator and coupled to the optical source. In addition, there are a plurality of antenna circuits spaced apart from the plurality of EO circuits, each antenna circuit comprising at least one photodiode and an antenna element coupled thereto. Moreover, a plurality of optical fibers couple the plurality of EO circuits to the plurality of antenna circuits. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202308 | PHASED ANTENNA ARRAY INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF ELECTRO-OPTICAL CIRCUITS HAVING AN OPTICAL SOURCE WITH AN OPTO-ELECTRONIC OSCILLATOR AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A phased antenna array includes a plurality of electro-optic (EO) circuits. Each EO circuit has a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) configured to receive a baseband signal, and an optical source comprising an opto-electronic oscillator configured to generate an optical signal. Each EO circuit also has an EO modulator coupled downstream of the DAC and to the optical source and configured to modulate an optical carrier signal based upon the baseband signal and the optical signal, and an optical combiner coupled downstream of the EO modulator and coupled to the optical source. In addition, there are a plurality of antenna circuits spaced apart from the plurality of EO circuits, each antenna circuit comprising at least one photodiode and an antenna element coupled thereto. Moreover, a plurality of optical fibers couple the plurality of EO circuits to the plurality of antenna circuits. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202309 | METHOD OF PERFORMING HANDOVER IN WIRELESS OPTICAL COMMUNICATION AND MOBILE STATION USING THE SAME - In a wireless optical communication system, while a mobile station including a wireless optical transmitting/receiving apparatus, i.e., an optical mobile station (OMS), is mounted in a moving object and moves, the mobile station performs handover from a previous optical base station (OBS) to a new OBS. Here, the mobile station may include at least one OMS, and when the mobile station includes two OMSs, soft handover is performed, and when the mobile station includes one OMS, hard handover is performed. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202310 | Modulation for coded light transmission - Coded light has been proposed to enable advanced control of light sources and transmit information using light sources. Sequences of channel symbols to drive the light source are determined from sequences of source symbols such that no visible flicker is present in coded light emitted by the light sources. Each source symbol is mapped to a composite channel symbol comprising at least one first channel symbol which may be identical to the current source symbol and at least one second channel symbol which may be a function of the current source symbol and at least one future and/or past source symbol. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202311 | FREE SPACE OPTICS BROADBAND HOME NETWORK - A system comprises a transmitter including a laser configured to generate a laser beam directed at a spot on a surface, and a laser driver connected to the laser and configured to modulate input data onto the laser beam. The system may further comprise a receiver including an optical detector configured to decode received light into raw data, a signal processor configured to decode the raw data into the original input data, and telescope optics configured to receive light reflected from the spot on the surface, collimate the light and converge the light onto the optical detector. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202312 | Arrayed Optical Device Block for Photonic Integration - Included is an apparatus comprising a first circuit component comprising a plurality of optical devices each having an optical input port and an optical output port. All of the optical input ports and all of the optical output ports are positioned on a first side of the circuit component. Also included is a circuit component comprising a plurality of optical devices. The circuit component further comprises a plurality of electrical inputs coupled to the optical devices and positioned on a first side of the circuit component. The circuit component also comprises a plurality of optical input ports coupled to the optical devices and positioned on a second side of the circuit component that does not share any edges with the first side. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202313 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM HAVING FANOUT OPTICAL BUSES - An electronic system includes a plurality of electronic nodes, each having a transmitter module and a plurality of receiver modules, in which the transmitter module is positioned at a same location with respect to the receiver modules in each of the electronic nodes, and a plurality of fanout optical buses, each fanout optical bus comprising a transmitter section, a plurality of receiver sections, and at least one substantially straight optical waveguide extending between the plurality of receiver sections, wherein each transmitter section is optically connected to a transmitter module of a respective one of the electronic nodes and wherein the receiver sections of each of the fanout optical buses is connected to respective ones of the receiver modules of the electronic nodes. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202314 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION USING PHOTONS (VARIANTS) - The invention relates to communications engineering and can be used in the transmission of information remotely on the basis of non-local quantum correlation between quantum particles, some of which are photons. The technical result to which the proposed invention (variants thereof) is directed consists in increasing the reliability of information transmission from a transmitting side to a receiving side of a communications channel. This technical result for the basic variant embodiment of the method for transmitting information using quantum particles is achieved in that, for each particle in a pair emitted by a coherent source of quantum particles, spatial paths, which are directed towards the transmitting and receiving sides, for the propagation of a superimposed state are formed with the possibility of producing mutual interference between the paired particles both on the transmitting and on the receiving side, wherein, corresponding to the binary signal transmitted, modulation on the transmitting side is performed with the aid of a physical action which changes the condition for the propagation of quantum particles in such a way that, in the case of a first value of said signal, there is a disruption to the interference pattern, while in the case of a second value of said signal, the interference pattern is restored on the receiving side, and, on the receiving side, the recovery of information is produced on the basis of the presence or the absence of the interference pattern | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202315 | OPTICAL TRANSMITTER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BIAS FOR OPTICAL MODULATOR - An optical transmitter includes a signal generator configured to generate a drive signal from input data, an optical modulator configured to have a voltage-to-light-intensity characteristic in which intensity of output light changes in response to an applied voltage, and to generate a light signal that corresponds to the drive signal, a multiplier configured to multiply the drive signal and an electric signal that is obtained from the light signal; and a control section configured to control, based on output of the multiplier, a bias voltage for the optical modulator. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202316 | OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DIFFERENTIAL PHOTORECEPTION, WITH AUTOMATIC COMPENSATION OF PHASE AND AMPLITUDE IMBALANCES - An optoelectronic device includes a photodetection means arranged for converting first and second complementary optical signals into first and second complementary currents, and a processing means arranged for processing these first and second complementary currents to output at least a first output voltage. This processing means includes i) a conversion means arranged for separately converting the first and second complementary currents into first and second operating voltages, ii) a balancing means arranged for balancing phase and amplitude of the first and second operating voltages, and iii) a differential amplification means arranged for applying a subtraction function to the first and second operating voltages with balanced phase and amplitude to produce at least the first output voltage, which is proportional to the difference between the first and second operating voltages with balanced phase and amplitude. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202317 | Image Forming Device Having Process Unit That Can Be Pulled Out Thereof - An image forming device includes a main body, and a support unit. The main body is provided with a first force receiving portion. The support unit is configured to receive a developer cartridge and be pulled out from the main body in a horizontal direction. The developer cartridge is configured to accommodate therein developer. The developer cartridge has a first force applying portion. The support unit has a transmitting member. The transmitting member includes a second force receiving portion configured to receive a force from the first force-receiving portion and a second force applying portion configured to apply the force received by the second force receiving portion to the first force receiving portion. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202318 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Patch detection ATR control is executed each time image formation of a predetermined number of sheets is performed, and a replenishment quantity of a replenishment developer to be supplied from a hopper ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202319 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a latent image carrier carrying a latent image, a developing device visualizing the latent image utilizing a two-component developer, a supply device supplying toner according to a change in toner density in the two-component developer inside the developing device, and a control device having an input side connected to a density sensor detecting a value of the toner density and an image information acquisition device acquiring information on an image formed on the latent image carrier, and an output side connected to a driving device driving the supply device. When the detected value is higher than a target value of the toner density stored by the control device, the control device performs control to stop the driving device or drive the driving device to supply toner in an amount less than a combined toner supply amount of first and second toner supply amounts. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202320 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A fixing device including a fixing member, an opposing member, a plurality of heat sources, and a voltage detector. The opposing member is disposed opposite the fixing member to contact the fixing member to form a nip portion at which an unfixed image on a recording medium is fixed. The plurality of heat sources heats the fixing member. The voltage detector detects an applied voltage of at least one of the plurality of heat sources. Upon detection of the applied voltage of the heat sources by the voltage detector, a voltage is applied to at least one of the heat sources. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202321 | METHOD OF MEASURING TOTAL AMOUNT OF LATENT IMAGE CHARGE, APPARATUS MEASURING TOTAL AMOUNT OF LATENT IMAGE CHARGE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A method of measuring a total amount of latent image charge includes: scanning a sample with a charged particle beam, the sample having a charge distribution on a surface of the sample, the charge distribution being caused by forming an electrostatic latent image by exposure; measuring a state of a surface charge distribution on the sample based on a detection signal obtained by the scanning; obtaining an electric potential at a potential saddle point, the potential saddle point being formed by the surface charge distribution of the sample; obtaining an electrostatic latent image area, the electrostatic latent image being formed by the surface charge distribution of the sample; and performing a calculation using the electric potential at the potential saddle point and the electrostatic latent image area to measure a total amount of electric charge of the electrostatic latent image. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202322 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a rotatable fixing member that heats a surface of a recording medium on which an unfixed image is carried, a rotatable pressing member that makes pressure-contact with the fixing member to form a nip portion therebetween, a heat source that heats the fixing member, a temperature detecting unit that detects a temperature of the fixing member, and a temperature control unit that controls turning-on/off the heat source in accordance with a predetermined duty for a predetermined control cycle in a turning-on/off cycle, based on input temperature information. The temperature control unit, during execution of a continuous image-forming job for continuously forming images on a plurality of recording media, sets the control cycle and a space between the recording media to be conveyed to the nip so that a number of turn-ons of the heat source is the same for all the recording media. | 2013-08-08 |
