| 36th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
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| 20080212916 | Polarization Maintaining Fiber Pigtail Assembly - The invention provides a fiber pigtail assembly wherein a polarization maintaining fiber is soldered directly to a mounting pad without a sleeve or a ferrule therebetween. A portion of the polarization maintaining fiber near a fiber end is embedded in a vertical slow axis orientation within an asymmetrical solder ball having a flat portion for adhering to the mounting pad. The vertical slow axis orientation of the polarization maintaining fiber within the solder ball enhances power stability and polarization extinction ratio properties of optical modules utilizing the invention. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212917 | Fiber Optic Temperature and Pressure Sensor and System Incorporating Same - A sensing system including a sensor having an enclosure that defines a chamber, a fiber optic segment extending from outside the enclosure into the chamber, and a sequence of optical processing elements within the chamber. The elements include a fiber Bragg grating, a polarizer, a side hole fiber, and a mirror. A light source is arranged to direct light to the sensor(s). A spectral analyzer is arranged to detect light reflected back from the sensor(s). The fiber Bragg grating substantially reflects a first spectral envelope while transmitting the remainder of the optical spectrum to the polarizer and side hole fiber. The polarizer, side hole fiber, and mirror cooperate to return an optical signal within a second spectra! envelope. The characteristic wavelength of a peak in the first spectral envelope is highly sensitive to temperature and relatively weakly sensitive to pressure. The period of the optical signal within the second spectral envelope is highly sensitive to pressure and relatively weakly sensitive to temperature. The spectral analyzer measures these spectral components to simultaneously derive a measure of temperature and pressure that effectively compensates for temperature-pressure cross-sensitivity of the sensor(s). | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212918 | Fiber Optic Sensor Device for Measuring Chromophoric Compounds in Biological Fluid - A fiber optic sensor device for detecting the presence of a chromophoric compound in a biological fluid is disclosed. The fiber optic sensor device includes at least one fiber optic member having an unclad portion, the fiber optic member having a proximal end and a distal end for transmitting light energy of a determinable wavelength, a light source means for generating light energy of determinable wavelength, said light source means operatively associated with a measuring means such that said light energy passes through said measuring means and said fiber optic member to the biological fluid, and measuring means operatively associated with said fiber optic member and said light source, for measuring the difference between said light energy generated by said light source and light reflected from the distal end of the fiber optic member, wherein the difference is related to the light absorbed by the chromophoric compound and indicative of the concentration of the chromophoric compound present in the biological fluid. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212919 | Optical Waveguide Chip And Method Of Manufacturing The Same - The present invention relates to an optical waveguide chip, etc., having a structure for effectively avoiding or suppressing peeling of an optical waveguide layer in a process of cutting a wafer. The optical waveguide chip comprises a substrate having a main surface, and an optical waveguide layer formed on the main surface of the substrate. The optical waveguide layer comprises a cladding portion and a core portion that is disposed inside the cladding portion and that has a higher refractive index than the cladding portion, and at least one of side surfaces of the optical waveguide layer is positioned at a predetermined distance toward a center of the main surface from an edge of the main surface. This arrangement includes an arrangement having a thin film portion at a peripheral region that includes the edge of the main surface. In the case that the optical waveguide layer has the thin film portion at its periphery, the optical waveguide layer has a side surface that coincide with the side surface of the substrate including the edge of the main surface and a side surface that is separated by a predetermined distance from edge of the main surface. By this arrangement, when cutting a wafer into chip units, even if chipping occurs at an edge of the main surface of the substrate to be cut, peeling of the optical waveguide layer, formed on the substrate, is suppressed effectively. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212920 | Optical Circuits and Circuit Elements and Methods of Forming Same - Circuits and circuit elements adapted to function at optical or infrared frequencies are made from plasmonic and/or nonplasmonic particles disposed on a substrate, where the plasmonic and nonplasmonic particles have respective dimensions substantially smaller than a wavelength of an applied optical or infrared signal. Such particles are deposited on a substrate in a variety of shapes and sizes from a variety of plasmonic and/or nonplasmonic materials so as to form resistors, capacitors, inductors and circuits made from combinations of these elements. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212921 | OPTICAL INTERCONNECT DEVICES AND STRUCTURES BASED ON METAMATERIALS - Improved optical interconnect devices, structures, and methods of making and using the devices and structures are provided herein. The optical interconnect devices, which can be used to connect components or route signals in an integrated-circuit or circuits, generally include an optical element having a metamaterial with a negative index of refraction. The optical element is configured to receive an optical signal from a first component and transmit the optical signal to a second component. Each interconnect device or structure can be fabricated to have a small size and complex functionalities integrated therein. Other embodiments are also claimed and described. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212922 | Switchable Optical Element - A switchable optical element has an optical axis. The element includes a chamber, a wave front modifier having a face defining an interior surface of the chamber (the face extending transverse the optical axis), a first fluid and a second fluid. The fluids are immiscible and in contact over an interface. The optical element is switchable between a first discrete state in which the first fluid substantially covers the face of the wave front modifier, and a second discrete state in which the second fluid substantially covers the face of the wave front modifier, wherein the chamber encloses both fluids in both discrete states, and the interlace extends transverse the optical axis in the first discrete state. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212923 | Plasmon gate - A variety of structures, methods, systems, and configurations can support plasmons for logic. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212924 | COUPLING OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL ELEMENT AND OPTICAL PICKUP APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a coupling optical system, an optical element, and an optical pickup apparatus. A coupling optical system is provided for use in an optical pickup apparatus and is arranged between a light source and an objective lens of the optical pickup apparatus. The coupling optical system includes: a first optical element with a power; and a second optical element with a positive power. The first optical element includes an optical surface, an out-effective-aperture section surrounding the optical surface, and a light-reduction structure arranged on the out-effective-aperture section. When a non-parallel light flux emitted from the light source enters into the out-effective-aperture section, the light-reduction structure reduces a light flux to be emitted from the second optical element in a direction getting closer to an optical axis of the second optical element. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212925 | FIBER BRAGG GRATING AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention provides an optical fiber for a fiber Bragg grating having a high reliability and superior performance. An optical fiber according to the present invention has a glass film containing micro porous bodies formed on the circumference of the optical fiber having a photosensitive core or both of the photosensitive core and a cladding. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212926 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - The present invention is directed to an optical fiber ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212927 | Optical Cable for Communication - An optical cable for communication includes at least one micromodule, wherein the micromodule is blocked with respect to the propagation of water. The at least ones micromodule includes at least one optical fiber, a retaining element for housing the at least one optical fiber, and a thixotropic filling compound arranged within the retaining element. The filling compound is thixotropic, has a viscosity higher than or equal to 700 Pa-s at zero shear rate and at a first temperature of 20° C., a loss modulus G″ lower than or equal to 3000 MPa at 1 Hz and at a second temperature of −45° C., and is compatible with the retaining element. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212928 | CABINET INCLUDING OPTICAL BULKHEAD PLATE FOR BLOWN FIBER SYSTEM - A cabinet is provided for managing the connections between a feeder cable and a distribution cable wherein the distribution cable is a blown optical fiber. The cabinet includes shelves for holding splices between the feeder cable and the distribution cable. The shelves also include microduct holders for holding each of the microducts associated with the distribution cable. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212929 | SPLICE HOLDER DEVICE - A splice holder device includes a tray mountable in a telecommunications closure, the tray including a splice mounting mechanism configured to receive a splice device. The splice holder device also includes first and second fiber clamps disposed on the tray, wherein the first and second fiber clamps are each configured to releasably secure a buffered portion of an optical fiber. The tray can include a single splice device, such as a mechanical splice, mounted therein or can include a plurality of splice devices mounted therein. The splice holder device can be configured to be securedly mounted in a telecommunications enclosure. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212930 | Holder for optical fiber ferrule end face grinding apparatus - There is provided a holder for an optical fiber ferrule end face grinding apparatus that can make good use of a grinding film, in which the number of optical fiber ferrules held by the holder is greatly increased. The holder includes a holder plate including a plurality of insertion holes into which each of the ferrules is inserted. In the holder plate, the insertion holes are arranged in an area of a certain size extending from the center to the periphery thereof. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212931 | Method and System for Integrating and/or Randomly Reproducing Images From an Information Storage Medium - The invention relates to a method for integrating images in an information storage medium. Images of a scene recorded by sensors placed at different locations offering shots at different angles are used for determining chronological series of images for each of the shots of the scene, and these chronological series are recorded on the tracks of the storage medium in a multiplexed or parallel manner. One or more randomly selected algorithms of these chronological series stored on the storage medium is/are determined, and this storage medium is programmed for enabling the successive display of these chronological series in an automatic and random manner by implementing the algorithm(s), the display being configured to stop after a specified time or by manual action. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212932 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING VIDEO BASED ON TOPIC AND METHOD USING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING VIDEO BASED ON TOPIC - A video management method and system based on a topic, and a video search method based on a topic. The video management system includes: a video topic management unit extracting a topic from information associated with a video, storing the extracted topic, and monitoring the video associated with the stored topic; a video storage management unit storing the video and information associated with the video, and managing a storage space based on the topic which is stored in the video topic management unit; and a topic video management unit generating a topic video of the monitored video when the video associated with the stored topic is monitored, and providing a search function and a navigation function of the video which is stored in the video storage management unit. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212933 | Multi-Zonal Video Editing System - The invention provides a network-based video editing system, in which video clips are made available on demand to servers located in a plurality of spatially separated zones linked only via the network. In order to ensure that cautionary or advisory information contained in signs or signals (“tags”) associated with certain video material is retained during transfer between servers in different zones, the invention provides that new tags associated with video material in any zone are broadcast generally to all other zones. Only tags associated with video information currently stored in any zone are retained in that zone, but all tags associated with information copied from a first zone to a second zone are supplied to the second zone. In a preferred system, the video material is time-stamped to permit conflicts in the content of multiple tags relating to the same video material to be resolved by making the most recent prevail. The invention also provides a method for operating such a system. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212934 | Apparatus For Forming A Select Talent Group And Method Of Forming The Same - An apparatus and method for analyzing selection criteria for forming a Select Talent Group. The apparatus includes an input device operably coupled to a Select Talent Group Selector having a computing circuit for computing scores of the individuals in the at least two talent groups based on the selection criteria and audition information. The apparatus includes a database operably coupled to the Select Talent Group Selector. The apparatus includes an output device, having displays listing the output of the output device. The method for forming a Select Talent Group, comprising: selecting subject matter to be performed from a data base; instructing each of a plurality of talent groups to perform the subject matter; forming the Select Talent Group by selecting the Select Talent Group from the plurality of talent groups competing in a first contest, wherein the selection of the Select Talent Group is based on predetermined criteria. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212935 | Playback apparatus, playback method, and program - A playback apparatus playing back video data and low-resolution data obtained by decreasing the resolution of the video data which are stored in a recording medium includes a reading unit configured to read the video data and the low-resolution data from the recording medium, a synthesizing unit configured to synthesize the read video data and the read low-resolution data, and a display control unit configured to, on the basis of synthesized data obtained as a result of the synthesis, simultaneously display source video corresponding to the video data in a first screen of a display device and low-resolution video corresponding to the low-resolution data in a second screen of the display device which is smaller than the first screen. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212936 | System and method for editing web-based video - A web-based video editing system configured to edit an interactive video is provided. The web-based video editing system includes an editing system configured to receive and process one or more user interactive video editing requests, wherein the editing system is configured to process the requests by generating information indicative of a linked list; a communication device configured to: receive the generated information; examine a current state of the interactive video; and generate information indicative of the examined current state of the video; and a graphical user interface in communication with the communication device and configured to display the edited interactive video. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212937 | Content Distribution System, Content Distribution Method, Content Distribution Server, Content Reproduction Apparatus, Content Distribution Program, And Content Reproduction Program - A content delivery system, that delivers content data including main story information into which advertisement information is inserted, is described which comprises a content delivery server | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212938 | Computer readable storage medium storing video contents display program and video contents display apparatus - A contents display control means displays video contents in a contents display screen area, a virtual space display control means displays a two-dimensional or a three-dimensional virtual space and an object appearing in the two-dimensional or the three-dimensional virtual space in a virtual space display screen area, and a motion control means controls, when the video contents is displayed in the contents display screen area, a motion of the object, with reference to additional information of the video contents and motion control information specifying the motion of the object when the additional information satisfies a certain condition. Accordingly, a novel video contents display method can be provided with the use of the additional information multiplexed into the video contents. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212939 | Communication apparatus - A mobile terminal includes a storage unit which stores content data which contains sequential content, a playback unit which plays back the content data stored in the storage unit, and a control unit connected to the storage unit and the playback unit, and the control unit executes the following control. That is, when a playback restart request is issued for the interrupted content data, whether a synopsis needs to be played back is determined based on a predetermined synopsis playback condition. When it is determined that the synopsis needs to be played back, the playback unit plays back synopsis data corresponding to the content data before an interruption position, and plays back the content data from the interruption position. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212940 | Portable Storage Device For Recording and Playing Back Data - The present invention provides a device for recording and playing back audio/video signals. A portable storage device ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212941 | Recording media content on different devices - A system for recording media content on different recording devices includes a metadata insertion device configured to annotate advertisement content with metadata, where the advertisement content references a media content, and where the metadata is configured to enable recording of the media content on the different recording devices. The system also includes a program finder server configured to determine the next broadcast of the media content available to the different recording devices and a recording server configured to access information pertaining to the different recording devices and configured to schedule a recording of the media content on one or more of the recording devices based upon data and protocols required by the one or more recording devices. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212942 | Automatic video program recording in an interactive television environment - Systems and methods for recording a broadcast video program are disclosed. The system is coupled to a television of a user. The broadcast video program is displayed on the user's television and includes associated user selectable material. The system has an input for receiving the broadcast video program and the associated selectable material. A user interface device operates with the system allowing a user to select the selectable material. In response to selection of the selectable material, a processing module requests interactive content related to the selectable material from a processing office. In response to the selection of the selectable material, the system causes a video recorder to automatically begin recording of the broadcast video program. The interactive content is then displayed on the user's television. When the user has finished interacting with the interactive content, the recorded video program is retrieved and displayed on the user's television at the point in the video program when the selectable material was requested. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212943 | TRIGGERING EVENTS FOR VIDEO RINGTONES - A system includes a unit to receive triggering events from a network operator and a unit to provide media content to a terminal for playing by a media player on the terminal in response to the triggering events. One embodiment is implemented with an IMS (IP multimedia subsystem). In this embodiment, the unit to receive is an application server of an IMS system and the unit to provide has at least one media resource unit of the IMS system and a community server. The community server associates media content with terminals of the IMS system and in response to triggering events and activates the IMS system to provide media content to a relevant terminal in response to a relevant triggering event. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212944 | Network system of media players sharing content - A portable wireless communications subscriber audio and/or video player apparatus and system and method for selecting, requesting, downloading, and playing audio and/or video data content files from an Internet-based database server. The wireless link is preferably implemented in accordance with the WiFi protocol, which allows connectivity to the Internet by being in proximity with a local base station or WiFi hotspot (i.e., publicly available local wireless access hub connected to the Internet). The portable wireless communications subscriber audio and/or video player apparatus and system preferably include a security means for monitoring and blocking unauthorized use of the player apparatus and system. The player apparatus further preferably has the capability to communicate with other neighboring player apparatus for the purpose of exchanging content data files, playlists and personal messages. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212945 | METHOD FOR ACQUIRING DIGITAL CONTENT - A portable wireless communications subscriber audio and/or video player apparatus and system and method for selecting, requesting, downloading, and playing audio and/or video data content files from an Internet-based database server. The wireless link is preferably implemented in accordance with the WiFi protocol, which allows connectivity to the Internet by being in proximity with a local base station or WiFi hotspot (i.e., publicly available local wireless access hub connected to the Internet). The portable wireless communications subscriber audio and/or video player apparatus and system preferably include a security means for monitoring and blocking unauthorized use of the player apparatus and system. The player apparatus further preferably has the capability to communicate with other neighboring player apparatus for the purpose of exchanging content data files, playlists and personal messages. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212946 | Personal Video Recorder With Storage Space Loans - Automated personal video recording for multi-user personal video recorders having a multiplicity of registered users, each user having allocated storage space on the PVR which allocated storage space for each user includes storage space upon which shows are recorded and storage space upon which shows have not been recorded (free space), including recording for a borrower a show owned by the borrower, the show having a storage space requirement exceeding the borrower's free space by a deficit amount; selecting, in dependence upon the deficit amount, one or more lenders, wherein the lenders are users, registered on the PVR, having free space; and borrowing, in dependence upon the deficit amount, from the lenders for the borrower, at least one loan amount of storage space. Embodiments include returning from the borrower to the lender the deficit amount after displaying the show to the borrower or upon repossession by a lender. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212947 | Device For Handling Data Items That Can Be Rendered To A User - A device (DVR) handles data items that can be rendered to a user. Such a device may be, for example, a digital video recorder. The device (DVR) comprises a network interface (NWIC, NWIM) that couples the device (DVR) to a network, which comprises other devices. A content analysis initiator (ECF) within the device (DVR) detects that another device, which forms part of the network, comprises a content analyzer. The content analysis initiator (ECF) causes the content analyzer (AVCA) of the other device to be applied to a data item (AVF). | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212948 | Remotely Accessed Virtual Recording Room - An audio/video stream recording, storage, and delivery system | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212949 | Advanced television system - A digital television recording method comprising: broadcasting a television program associated with a broadcaster set of parameters enabling access to a first set of predetermined portions of the program; operating an agent for determining whether to record the program and for associating with the program, upon recording of the program, an agent set of parameters enabling access to a second set of predetermined portions of the program; storing the program together with the broadcaster set of parameters and the agent set of parameters to generate an addressable program; retrieving at least a portion of the addressable program; displaying the at least a portion of the addressable program to a user; receiving from the user a user set of parameters enabling access to a third set of predetermined portions of the addressable program; editing the addressable program to include the user set of parameters enabling access to the third set of predetermined portions of the addressable program thereby generating an edited addressable program; and storing the edited addressable program. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212950 | Title Substitution on Dvd+Rw Video Format Discs - A navigation structure and method is provided to provide a user with additional information for better user-interaction and understanding of a DVD+RW (DVD-Rewritable) optical disc. More particularly, a user interacting with a menu system of a DVD+RW disc is provided with a visual and/or audible instruction or warning, in response to the user selecting a non-playable title ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212951 | Information Reproducing Apparatus - The present invention provides an information reproducing apparatus which can directly and intuitively designate a reproduction point, as desired by a user, on the basis of a change in level of a visually-provided information amount. An optical disk reproducing apparatus | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212952 | Copy Protection for Video Content Contained in the VOB File Structure - A digital video optical recording medium comprising an optical state change material in the VOB file structure. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212953 | Optical Disc Recording/Reproducing Apparatus - An optical disc recording/reproducing apparatus, comprises: a thumbnail data production portion for extracting the head pictures of all video data recorded, as thumbnail data; a memory portion of the thumbnail data; a thumbnail list production portion for producing thumbnail list display data upon the basis of the thumbnail data from the memory portion; and a thumbnail controller portion for controlling the above, wherein finalizing process is executed from a list displayed on a screen of the thumbnail pictures, thereby enabling a user to confirm the recorded contents on the pictures thereof. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212954 | Flow-through heater - A flow-through heater includes a heating element and a liquid-bearing tube connected to the heating element. The liquid-bearing tube has a flat area on which a thermostat is mounted. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212955 | Focus detecting device - A focus detecting device includes a focus detecting optical system which forms a plurality of object images. A photoelectric conversion element array includes a plurality of pixels and subjects each of the plural object images formed by the focus detecting optical system to photoelectric conversion. An electric charge transfer path transfers an electric charge obtained by the photoelectric conversion subjected by the photoelectric conversion element array. A focus detecting section performs focus detection with respect to a plurality of focus areas on the basis of a signal associated with an electric charge transferred by the electric charge transfer path. A plurality of effective pixel regions corresponding to the plural focus areas are arranged in the arrangement direction of the pixels of the photoelectric conversion element array, and ineffective pixel regions are arranged between the plural effective pixel regions. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212956 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE CAPTURING - An exposure parameter is determined based on an illumination condition by calculating a red divided by green (R/G) value, calculating a blue divided by green (B/G) value, and comparing the R/G and B/G values to a predetermined auto-white balancing map to determine the exposure parameter. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212957 | Camera with built-in projector and projector device - A camera with a built-in projector includes: a camera unit equipped with photographing components including an optical system; and a projector module equipped with a projecting optical system, with an optical axis extending along a longer side of the projector module running substantially parallel to an optical axis of the camera unit extending along a longer side of the camera unit. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212958 | Protecting Apparatus for Small Image Photographing Devices - Disclosed herein is a camera protection apparatus for preventing foreign matters from entering a camera. The protection apparatus includes a shield frame installed frontward of the camera lens and having a sliding space for opening the front side of the lens. A blade is slidably installed in the sliding space to open and close front side of the lens. The blade is formed with a protrusion. A rotary lever is rotatably coupled with the shield frame. The rotary lever has a central opening formed at the rotational center thereof for opening the front side of the lens. The rotary lever has a cam groove formed so as to be engaged with the protrusion such that rotation of the rotary lever causes the protrusion to move to open and close the blade. The camera protection apparatus exposes the camera when it is to be used, and otherwise to close the camera opening. Thus, foreign matters can be prevented from entering the camera. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212959 | Image Photographing Device Including Diaphragm - An image photographing device including a lens holder including a lens group and a coil unit that generates an electromagnetic force, a housing into which the lens holder is movably inserted, including a magnet that faces the coil unit, an image sensor, and a diaphragm formed of nonmetal and attached to the housing and elastically supporting the lens holder. Accordingly, the diaphragm has a predetermined elasticity although not reducing the thickness, the lens holder can properly follow the signal of the coil unit, the image photographing device is highly producible, and the possibility that the diaphragm is plastically deformed is small. Also, the terminal of the coil unit is connected to a separate terminal unit installed outside the diaphragm, such that the material used to form the diaphragm can be selected regardless of the conductivity, and foreign materials, such as, flux, can be prevented from contaminating the inside of the device and degrading the quality of an image. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212960 | Methods and systems for simultaneous real-time monitoring of optical signals from multiple sources - Methods and systems for real-time monitoring of optical signals from arrays of signal sources, and particularly optical signal sources that have spectrally different signal components. Systems include signal source arrays in optical communication with optical trains that direct excitation radiation to and emitted signals from such arrays and image the signals onto detector arrays, from which such signals may be subjected to additional processing. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212961 | METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING TANDEM CONCATENATION MONITORING AUTOMATICALLY AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A method for automatically implementing Tandem Concatenation Monitoring (TCM), includes: requesting a network management system for a required number of TCM levels; assigning an available TCM level to a pair of network nodes in a sub-network; performing TCM processing, mapping TCM use information into a corresponding overhead, transferring the TCM use information together with TCM overhead information downstream, and reporting TCM information to the network management system; and extracting TCM monitored information, determining transmission quality of each sub-network of a set of sub-networks, and locating a network failure. The invention also presents a device for automatically implementing TCM, including a controller, a TCM generator and a TCM terminator which cooperate with each other to automatically implementing a TCM function. The invention addresses the poor flexibility and complexity due to a static configuration by the network management system, and thus improves the flexibility of the TCM processing. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212962 | CHIRP MEASUREMENT METHOD, CHIRP MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND THEIR APPLICATION - A chirp measurement apparatus includes a splitting section for splitting input signal light to two paths; a first dispersion medium with a total dispersion amount of +D (≠0) at a used wavelength, and a second dispersion medium with a total dispersion amount of −D (≠0) at the used wavelength; | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212963 | Network operating system with distributed data architecture - A network operating system NOS for an agile optical network with a plurality of mesh interconnected switching nodes, manages the network using an object-oriented network information model. The model is common to all applications requiring the data stored in the network managed information base. The core model can be expanded for serving specific application areas. The NOS is organized in layers, at the optical module level, connection level and network level. A distributed topology server DTS organizes the physical, logical and topological data defining all network entities as managed objects MO and topology objects TO for constructing a complete network view. The network information model associates a network element NE information model, specified by managed objects MO and a topological information model, specified by topology objects TO. The MOs are abstract specific NE data that define network implementation details and do not include any topological data, while the TOs abstract specific topological data for defining a trail established within the network, and do not include any NE data. The models are associated in a minimal number of points to construct the model of a trial in response to a connection request. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212964 | METHOD FOR OPERATING PON USER TERMINAL AND A PON USER TERMINAL - A method for operating PON (passive optical network) user terminal and a PON user terminal equipment, when there is only few data service request in the PON, the PON user terminal operates in power saving manner which maintains low speed connection, the method comprises: a judgment condition that the PON user terminal changes to power saving state is set; the PON user terminal determines whether its own state meet the judgment condition changing to power saving state, if so, it transmits a request to change to power saving state to the OLT (optical line terminal); after the PON user terminal receives the respond that the OLT has accepted the request, it controls parts of the modules therein to change to power saving state, and intermittently switch over between power saving state and normal state. The invention allows saving power under the condition that keeps the low speed service uninterrupted, in the meanwhile alleviates the pressure of ONU terminal thermal design. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212965 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY ALLOCATING UPSTREAM BANDWIDTH IN PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKS - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates dynamic allocation of upstream bandwidth in a passive optical network which includes a central node and at least one remote node. Each remote node is coupled to at least one logical entity, which corresponds to a device or a user, that transmits upstream data to the central node and receives downstream data from the central node. The central node is coupled to an external network outside of the passive optical network through a shared out-going uplink. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212966 | Optimised Multiplexer/Demultiplexer Optical Structure - An optical demultiplexing structure and method for demultiplexing channels from a wavelength multiplexed optical signal comprising a first optical filter ( | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212967 | WDM Systems and Methods - A WDM optical system including a media converter module including a plurality of converter cards, each converter card being configured to convert a native signal into an optical signal. The system also includes a panel bracket having an opening and a plurality of fingers, and a cable management panel including a drawer having an interior space. The cable management panel includes a splitter/combiner module mounted in the interior space, and the cable management panel is positioned in the opening of the panel bracket so that a space is defined between the cable management panel and the media converter module. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212968 | Photonic Link With Improved Dynamic Range - A photonic link system for transmitting and receiving an optical signal in accordance with an input signal is disclosed. The system includes a photonic transmitter and a photonic receiver. The photonic transmitter includes a first signal path including a first photonic modulator for producing a first output optical signal modulated by the input signal and a second signal path in parallel with the first path photonic path where the second signal path also includes a second modulator for producing a second output optical signal modulated by the input signal. The relative gain of the first and second signal paths is different to provide first and second output optical signals of different relative gain. The photonic receiver includes a first input to receive the first output optical signal from the photonic transmitter and a second input to receive the second output optical signal from the photonic transmitter. The photonic receiver further includes a switch for selectively switching between the first and second inputs in accordance with a measure of magnitude of one or both of the first and second input optical signals. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212969 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING DISTRIBUTED ANTENNAS - A distributed antenna system for using distributed antennas provides for locating a plurality of distributed antennas on existing infrastructure such as existing utility poles, traffic lights/signals, streetlights, etc. Each of the distributed antennas is connected to a base station hotel using a fiber optic cable. The distributed antenna system allows users to access wireless services provided by a plurality of carriers and using a plurality of communication technologies using a truly shared network and without having to implement duplicative wireless infrastructure components. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212970 | NON-LINE OF SIGHT OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS - A non-line of sight (NLOS) communications system and method are provided. An ensemble of photodetectors is used to collect the light, scattered in the sky being illuminated by initial pulsed laser beam carrying information. Each detector collects scattered light from one area in free space along the initial light propagation line. The same bit of information is detected multiple times on multiple detectors during the pulse transmission along its propagation path. Signals received by multiple detectors are synchronized and processed in a digital signal processing unit. Improved system sensitivity and reliability is achieved by multiple registration of the same bit of information. Special selection of the areas in free space ensures detection of a single bit of information during the time equal to a bit period. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212971 | Wireless Infrared Multimedia System - A portable, data storage device, player, playback device, data streaming device, audio player, video player, audio and video player, satellite radio device, cellular phone (with an integrated audio and/or video player), PDA (personal digital assistant), PMP (portable media player), gaming device, handheld and/or mobile device, each embedded with inherent audio and/or video playing/playback capabilities, attached to a docking station or cradle via a single or plural audio/video connectors, wirelessly transmitting audio and/or video and/or control data via infrared optical signals to a set of remote wireless receiving device/s, speaker/s and/or video reproduction device/s. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212972 | MOLDED COMMUNICATIONS MODULE HAVING INTEGRATED PLASTIC CIRCUIT STRUCTURES - An embodiment disclosed herein relates to a communications module. The communications module includes a body composed of a plastic resin and a plurality of conductive traces and contact pads defined on a portion of a surface of the body. The module also includes at least one substantially vertical ridge defined on the body surface, and at least one pocket defined on the body suitable for receiving an electronic component. The communications module may also include a body composed of a plastic resin and conductive features defined on a surface of the body configured to render the communications module operable without implementing a printed circuit board as part of the body. Additional embodiments relate to systems and methods for attaching one or more optical transmit assemblies to the communications module and for electrically connecting conductive traces in a temporary fashion on the surface of the body of the communications module. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212973 | Bi-Directional Optical Module - Provided is a bi-directional optical module including: a transmission optical element including an SOA (semiconductor optical amplifier) aligned on an optical axis of an LD (laser diode) formed on a substrate; and a reception optical element comprising a PD (photodiode) including a light receiving surface perpendicular to the optical axis of the LD of the transmission optical element. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212974 | Electromagnetic Transmission/Reception System - An electromagnetic transmission and reception system comprises a transmitter section and a receiver section. The transmitter section has a first signal source, a second signal source at a lower frequency than the first signal source, and means for generating from the first and second signal sources a plurality of signals with fixed frequency spacing derived from the second signal source frequency. One or more pairs of the plurality of signals are selected, and for the or each pair, the signals of the pair are combined to derive an output signal having a frequency derived from the difference between the frequencies of the signals of the pair. The receiver section combines a received signal, which comprises a received version of the output signal, with a local oscillator signal for frequency down-conversion of the received signal. This local oscillator signal is generated by the transmitter section. This provides a system in which the generation of signals of the desired frequency is achieved by mixing signals of specific frequencies. The reception uses frequency down-conversion using the same signal sources as used for the transmission. This enables a low noise system to be implemented. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212975 | INTERCONNECTION NETWORK BETWEEN SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNALS - The invention relates to an interconnection network and an integrated circuit and a method for manufacturing the same. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for signal transfer between semiconductor structures. The invention is characterized in that a signal of a first semiconductor structure is supplied to a transmitter, which generates from the signal a plasmon wave, and couples the latter into a waveguide. The plasmons fed through the waveguide are received by a receiver, converted to an electric signal and forwarded to a second semiconductor structure. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212976 | OPTICAL RECEIVER AND OPTICAL TRANSMITTER - An optical receiver for receiving a transmission light signal which is subjected to an optical phase modulation based on a data signal to be transmitted and has a dither signal superposed thereon includes a delay interferometer to which the transmission light signal having the dither signal superposed thereon is applied and which converts the transmission light signal into a light intensity modulation signal based on a control signal, a photodetector for converting two light outputs of the delay interferometer into an electric signal, two current detecting sections for differentially detecting a photocurrent flowing to the photodetector as a detection voltage, a data clock reproducing section for outputting the data signal and a clock signal based on an output of the photodetector, two filter sections for extracting dither signal components of the differential detection voltages respectively, and a control section for determining the control signal and applying the control signal to the delay interferometer in such a manner that one of the differential detection voltages is a maximum and the other is a minimum, and both of the dither signal components which are extracted have a minimum amplitude. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212977 | FIBER OPTIC TRANSMISSION LINES ON AN SOC - An optical transmission method. Signal transmissions between cores of an integrated circuit are performed. Each signal transmission is between two cores of a different pair of cores of the integrated circuit. Each signal transmission includes transmission of an optical signal in the visible or infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum at a wavelength that is specific to each different pair of cores and is a different wavelength for each different pair of cores. There is no overhead for decoding or arbitration in preforming the signal transmissions that would otherwise exist if a same wavelength for the optical signals were permitted for pairs of cores of the different pairs of cores. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212978 | Optical Pulse Regenerator - An optical pulse regenerator comprising means for broadening the temporal widths and flattening the centre portions of an optical pulse in optical communication using a saturable absorber such as, an unbalanced optical interferometer, and with an optical amplifier. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212979 | OPTICAL TRANSMITTER AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION CONTROL METHOD - An exemplary aspect of the invention is an optical transmitter that emits a light signal, including: a light source; a Mach-Zehnder optical modulator; a modulator driver; a wavelength information holder; and a driving voltage controller, wherein the Mach-Zehnder optical modulator modulates the light intensity of output light from the light source by use of a modulator driving signal, the modulator driver outputs the modulator driving signal according to an input data signal, the wavelength information holder holds wavelength information on the output light of the light source, the driving voltage controller outputs, to the modulator driver, a control signal for setting the latest driving voltage, according to the wavelength information from the wavelength information holder. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212980 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR POLARIZATION CONTROL AND POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION COMPENSATION FOR WIDEBAND OPTICAL SIGNALS - An optical processing method includes: receiving an optical signal from an optical system, wherein the optical signal is distorted by frequency-dependent polarization effects in the optical system; spatially dispersing frequency components of the distorted optical signal on a spatial light modulator (SLM); and independently adjusting the polarization transfer matrix of multiple regions of the SLM to reduce the distortion of the optical signal. A related optical processing method includes: providing a precompensation signal indicative of frequency-dependent polarization effects in a downstream optical system; spatially dispersing frequency components of an optical signal on a spatial light modulator (SLM); and independently adjusting the polarization transfer matrix of multiple regions of the SLM to at least partially precompensate the optical signal for distortions caused by the frequency-dependent polarization effects in the downstream optical system. Another related optical processing method includes: providing a model of the frequency-dependent polarization effects; spatially dispersing frequency components of the optical signal on a spatial light modulator (SLM); and independently adjusting the polarization transfer matrix of multiple regions of the SLM based on the model to emulate the optical signal transmission. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212981 | OPTICAL RECEIVER AND VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A data signal to be transmitted is supplied to a modulator of a transmitter, and the modulator modulates the output of a blue light-excited white LED and outputs blue LED light and phosphor light. The modulated blue light enters to a photo-electric converter through an LED light transmission color filter. The modulated phosphor light on the other hand enters to another photo-electric converter through a phosphor light transmission color filter. The photo-electric converters convert incident light to electric signals. The converted signals are amplified by amplifiers. Then, equalizers emphasize the harmonic component therein according to the response characteristic of the blue light and the response characteristic of the phosphor light for reduction of the dullness of waveforms. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212982 | OPTICAL RECEIVER, OPTICAL RECEIVING APPARATUS USING THE OPTICAL RECEIVER AND OPTICAL RECEIVING METHOD THEREOF - An optical receiver includes an optical amplifier configured to amplify an input optical signal and output an amplified optical signal; and a light receiving element configured to convert the amplified optical signal into an electrical signal and output the electrical signal, and the optical amplifier controls an output-level of the amplified optical signal according to a wavelength of the input optical signal. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212983 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In an image forming apparatus and a control method thereof, it is determined whether an error has occurred in an output signal of a sensor for detecting a paper transferred in order to print an image, and a state change permission interval with respect to the output signal is newly set when the output signal is in an abnormal state, so that the detection time of the paper can be precisely recognized. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212984 | Image forming apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes: a replaceable constituent element; an information storage unit that holds information indicating a type of the constituent element received by a user interface; and a life calculation controller that, when at least one piece of the information stored in the information storage unit indicates a particular type, performs control to suppress calculation of a life of the constituent element. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212985 | Image Formation Apparatus and Image Formation System - The invention provides an image formation apparatus that includes: a containing section that contains a developer, the containing section having an opening; a developer carrier that is exposed at the opening and carries a developer, the developer carrier being capable of rotating, the developer carrier rotating on the basis of either a first speed mode or a second speed mode so as to develop a latent image that is formed on an image carrier, the first speed mode having a faster speed of rotation of the developer carrier, the second speed mode having a slower speed of rotation of the developer carrier; a replenishing member that replenishes a developer into the containing section; a detecting member that detects whether the height of a developer that is contained in the containing section is at a replenishment start level at which replenishment performed by the replenishing member should be started or not and further detects whether the height of a developer that is contained in the containing section is at a replenishment end level at which replenishment performed by the replenishing member should be ended or not; and a controlling section that controls the replenishment of a developer that is performed by the replenishing member, the controlling section commanding the replenishing member to replenish a developer until the detecting member detects that the height of the developer that is contained in the containing section is at the replenishment end level if the detecting member detects that the height of the developer that is contained in the containing section is at the replenishment start level when the developer carrier that rotates on the basis of the first speed mode develops the latent image, whereas the controlling section commanding the replenishing member to replenish a developer by a predetermined amount if the detecting member detects that the height of the developer that is contained in the containing section is at the replenishment start level when the developer carrier that rotates on the basis of the second speed mode develops the latent image. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212986 | Image forming method, image forming apparatus and toner image pattern - An image forming method exposes image bearing members by simultaneously reflecting light beams corresponding to different colors by different reflection surfaces of a polygon mirror, transforms electrostatic latent images formed on the image bearing members into toner images for correction, transfers the toner images in an overlapping manner onto a transfer body, and calibrates overlapping positions of the toner images based on an optical detection of the toner images. The toner images are arranged at positions on the transfer body such that the toner images of different colors have no overlap therebetween, even if the toner images shift in a direction perpendicular to the transport direction due to a color registration error. Two first toner images simultaneously formed by two corresponding light beams reflected by one reflection surface of the polygon mirror are arranged adjacent to each other in a transport direction of the transfer body, and are sandwiched by two second toner images simultaneously formed by the two corresponding light beams reflected by the one reflection surface of the polygon mirror along the transport direction. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212987 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image forming apparatus and a method of controlling the same. The contamination of a transfer roller is determined based on detection results of a peripheral environment using the measured resistance and the internal temperature of the transfer roller, the contaminated transfer roller is cleaned, and then an image corresponding to printing data stored when the transfer roller is contaminated is printed on a new fed sheet. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212988 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The level of toner color mixture in a developing device is maintained within the range not affecting the color shade of a final color image. In an image forming apparatus including four imaging units and placed along a moving intermediate transfer body, the imaging units having developing devices for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on a photoconductor to create a toner image and for collecting toner remaining on the photoconductor after transfer of the toner image, the developing device in the imaging unit performs forcible toner discharge operation when a toner mixture amount in the developing device of the imaging unit, which was computed from toner consumption of the imaging unit located on an upstream side, exceeds a predetermined value. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212989 | Control method of driving toner containers and image forming apparatus - The purpose is to provide a control method of driving toner containers for use in an apparatus including a plurality of toner containers each filled with toner and detachably mounted thereinto from a toner container covering structure; and a toner supply device for supplying toner to a developing unit while rotating the plurality of toner container. This method includes the step of detecting a first toner container whose toner has run out, among the plurality of toner containers. When the first toner container has been detected, this method makes a control including the steps of: opening the toner container covering structure; stopping the rotational motion of the first toner container; and continuing the rotational motion of a second toner container or containers other than the first toner container. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212990 | Energy Conserving Induction-Heated Fuser, Method, and Controller For Image Forming - A developer fuser, method, and controller are disclosed. The developer fuser may include a first coil for inductively transferring energy to a heating roller for fusing a developer to a media during a copy process. A controller may set the electrical power provided to the first coil to a first set-up power level upon initiation of the copy process, the first set-up power level determined, at least in part, by a physical characteristic of the media. The controller may vary the electrical power provided to the first coil in response to an input from a first temperature sensor to maintain a fixing temperature during the copy process, the fixing temperature determined, at least in part, by the physical characteristic of the media. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212991 | Image forming apparatus - An image forming apparatus which causes a long recording medium carrying a toner image thereon to pass between a fixing roller and a pressure roller to fix the toner image onto the long recording medium by means of the action of heat and pressure. The temperature of the fixing roller is prevented from being significantly reduced during operation of fixing the toner image, and thereby the occurrence of a toner image fixation failure is prevented. When the temperature of the fixing roller is reduced, in addition to a main heating member of heating means, electric power is also supplied from an auxiliary power source to an auxiliary heating member to cause the auxiliary heating member to generate heat. Furthermore, before print operation is started, it is determined, from the temperature of the fixing roller and the pressure roller and the remaining amount of electric power supplied from the auxiliary power source, whether the toner image can be fixed or not over the entire length of the long recording medium, and the print operation is started only when the toner image can be fixed. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212992 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE FOR IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - A process cartridge having a nonvolatile memory for storing prescribed information corresponding to addresses is detachably attached to a main body of an image forming device. The nonvolatile memory stores first destination information of “shipment destination” data to be used to control the printing operation by a control system of the main body of the image forming device and second destination information of “lot No.” data not to be used to control the printing operation by the control system. The nonvolatile memory allows the image forming device to perform an appropriate printing operation without changing a program of the main body of the image forming device even when a new destination is arisen for a reason of production management, marketing etc. after beginning to put the image forming device on the market. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212993 | Image Forming Device, Process Cartridge, and Developer Cartridge - A developer cartridge according to one aspect of the invention is attachable to a photoconductor unit that comprises a photoconductive drum. The developer cartridge comprises: a developing frame; a developing roller rotatably supported by the developing frame, and pressed to the photoconductive drum in a pressing direction when the developer cartridge is attached to the photoconductor cartridge; a memory unit attached to the developing frame; and a terminal electrically connected to the memory unit and disposed at an outer portion of the developing frame at a position substantially opposite to the developing roller with respect to the pressing direction. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212994 | User-Friendly Imaging Cartridge - An imaging cartridge, for use in an imaging machine, has a handle that centers a user's hand to the center of the cartridge when inserting or removing the cartridge from the imaging machine. Planar members on the cartridge are guided by slots in the imaging machine for smooth insertion of the cartridge into the imaging machine. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212995 | Detachable developer capable of maintaining nip - A detachable developer in which a photosensitive unit and a development unit are separately and independently installed in a main body. The detachable developer includes a first axis connection member extending from one end portion of the photosensitive unit toward a rotation axis of a developing roller and having a first guide slot formed therein in which one end portion of the rotation axis of the developing roller is inserted, and a second axis connection member extending from the other end portion of the development unit toward a rotation axis at the other end portion of a photosensitive drum and having a second guide slot formed therein in which the other end portion of the rotation axis of the photosensitive drum is inserted. The first axis connection member and the second axis connection member extend parallel to each other. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212996 | Developing cartridge detachable from image forming device - A toner cartridge for use in a printer includes a developing roller and an electrode. The toner cartridge is mountable in the printer by moving in a mounting direction and removable from the printer by moving in a removal direction. The developer roller supplies toner to a photosensitive member of the printer. The electrode is for electrically connecting with a bias supply electrode of the printer to supply a bias to the developing roller. The electrode moves, in a direction from outside the housing toward the interior of the housing and orthogonal to the mounting direction and the removal direction, under contact with the printer while the developing cartridge is being mounted in the printer. The electrode is electrically connected with the bias supply electrode of the printer while the developing cartridge is mounted in the printer. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212997 | Developer Cartridge and Developing Device - A developer cartridge includes a cartridge cabinet configured to accommodate developer. The cartridge cabinet includes a cartridge-side opening that allows communication between an inside of the cartridge cabinet and an outside of the cartridge cabinet, and a slope provided at a lower edge of the cartridge-side opening, the slope inclining in a direction crossing a horizontal direction when the cartridge-side opening is oriented in a horizontal direction. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212998 | TANDEM IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMINGAPPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A method of arranging a plurality of image forming sections, each of which includes a developing device and a cleaning device. The method includes arranging the plurality of image forming sections side by side along an inclined image carrier; and positioning the cleaning device above the developing device of other image forming sections in one of nearby ones of the plurality of image forming sections. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080212999 | LIGHT-AMOUNT DETECTING DEVICE, LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, OPTICAL SCANNING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A light-amount detecting device includes: a light source which emits a light beam; a branching optical element which divides the light beam emitted from the light source into a first light beam traveling in a predetermined direction and a second light beam traveling in a direction different to the predetermined direction; a light-condensing element which condenses the second light beam; a light-receiving element having a light-receiving surface which receives the second light beam condensed by the light-condensing element; and a detector which detects a light-amount of the second light beam received by the light-receiving element, and at least one of a direction of reflected light of the second light beam reflected from the light-receiving surface of the light-receiving element and spread of the reflected light of the second light beam reflected from the light-receiving surface of the light-receiving element is adjusted to control a light-amount of the reflected light of the second light beam returning to the light source. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080213000 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus that includes a plurality of image bearing members, a plurality of drive sources each including a drive gear, a plurality of driven gears, a visible image forming unit, an endless traveling member, a transfer unit, an image detection unit, and a controller. The controller controls rotation of the plurality of image bearing members according to a velocity fluctuation pattern of each surface of the image bearing members based on a detection time interval between predetermined visible detection images formed on the surface of the image bearing member and transferred therefrom to the endless traveling member detected by the image detection unit. Each of the plurality of driven gears includes a gear portion and an engaging portion integrated therewith. The gear portion includes a geared circumference and the engaging portion engages the image bearing member. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080213001 | Image printing apparatus - An image printing apparatus includes a control unit which controls a rotational speed of an image carrier; a detecting unit which detects data of the rotational speed; a storage unit which stores the rotational speeds up to n past rotation cycle of said image carrier; and a determining unit which determines whether a rotational speed difference between a latest rotational speed in a current rotation cycle and a rotational speed in n past rotation cycle before the current rotation cycle at a predetermined interval, which includes the same rotational position in respective rotation cycles and its near position, is more than a predetermined reference value, wherein said control unit controls the rotational speed of said image carrier by using the data of rotational speeds at a predetermined interval including the same rotational position in one or n past rotation cycle before the current rotation cycle, and further said control unit controls a rotational speed in a subsequent rotation cycle next to the current rotation cycle in accordance with a determination result obtained by said determining unit. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080213002 | Bubble creating method, bubble creating device, bubbly fixation fluid producing method, bubbly fixation fluid producing device, fixation fluid, image forming method, and image forming appaaratus - A bubbly fluid producing method configured to produce a bubbly fluid containing a bubble with a desired bubble diameter is disclosed, which comprises a step of applying a shear to a bubbly fluid containing a bubble with a bubble diameter larger than a desired bubble diameter so as to produce a bubbly fluid containing a bubble with a desired bubble diameter. A bubbly fluid producing device configured to produce a bubbly fluid containing a bubble with a desired bubble diameter is disclosed, which comprises a first member configured to apply a shear to a bubbly fluid containing a bubble with a bubble diameter larger than a desired bubble diameter so as to produce a bubbly fluid containing a bubble with a desired bubble diameter. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080213003 | PARTICLE SUPPLY APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND PARTICLE ACCOMMODATING UNIT TRANSPORTING METHOD - A particle supply apparatus for supplying particles to a supply destination is disclosed that includes a particle supply apparatus main frame, a particle accommodating unit that accommodates the particles, a gas spouting unit that is arranged at a bottom portion of the particle accommodating unit and is configured to spout gas toward the particles, and a conveying mechanism that applies suction to the particles accommodated in the particle accommodating unit and conveys the particles toward the supply destination. The particle accommodating unit is installed in the particle supply apparatus main frame and is arranged to rest on a face at the bottom portion side during operation, and the particle accommodating unit is detached from the particle supply apparatus main frame and is arranged to rest on a face other than the face at the bottom portion side during transportation. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080213004 | Developer Supply Container and Image Forming Apparatus - A developer supply container detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus includes a developer discharge opening to be disposed opposite to a developer receiving opening of the apparatus main assembly; an operation member capable of performing a moving operation in a mounted state of the container; an open/close driving force transmitting portion provided to the operation member; a driving force transmitting portion for transmitting a driving force, to a apparatus shutter member, from the open/close driving force transmitting portion through an open/close driving force relay gear train provided to the apparatus main assembly; and a container-side abutting portion for abutting against a gear-side abutting portion provided to at least one gear of the relay gear train. When the developer supply container is mounted into the apparatus main assembly, the container-side abutting portion abuts against the gear-side abutting portion to rotate the relay gear train toward an initial position. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080213005 | Developer cartridge and image forming apparatus - A developer cartridge includes a developer storage portion for retaining developer. The developer storage portion includes an opening portion. The developer cartridge further includes a shutter member for opening and closing the opening portion; and a first protrusion portion disposed on at least one of end portions of the developer storage portion in a longitudinal direction thereof. The first protrusion portion extends outwardly in the longitudinal direction. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080213006 | DEVELOPING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device is disclosed. The developing device includes a developing roller disposed to face an image carrier and a toner carrier capturing roller disposed to face the developing roller for capturing toner carriers adhered onto the image carrier. The developing roller generates a magnetic pole at a side facing the toner carrier capturing roller. A first virtual line, which connects a rotational center of the developing roller to a rotational center of the toner carrier capturing roller, passes through a region between a position where a magnetic flux density of the magnetic pole in the normal line direction is minimum on the developing roller at the upstream side in the rotational direction of the developing roller and a position where the magnetic flux density of the magnetic pole in the normal line direction is maximum on the developing roller. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080213007 | MAGNET ROLLER AND METHOD FOR THE SAME, MAGNETIC PARTICLE-SUPPORT MEMBER, DEVELOPMENT DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A magnet roller includes a cylindrical roller body including a side surface in which a groove is formed, a magnet body which is disposed in the groove, and a magnetic metal member which is attached to a surface of the magnet body, which is remote from an opening of the groove. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080213008 | Developing Device and Image Forming Apparatus - A developing device and image forming apparatus are provided. The developing device includes a chassis; a developer carrying member; a thickness regulating member; a supply member; and a conveying member. In a state in which the developing device is attached to a main body an opening of the chassis faces upward; the thickness regulating member pressure-contacts the developer carrying member from below the developer carrying member; the conveying member is disposed below the developer carrying member; the supply member overlaps a portion of the conveying member in a horizontal direction; and a portion of the conveying member is disposed within a vertical projection plane between a pressure-contact position of the thickness regulating member to the developer carrying member, and a contact position of the supply member to the developer carrying member. The image forming apparatus includes a main body; a plurality of photosensitive members; and a plurality of developing devices. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080213009 | Belt moving device and image forming apparatus using same - In a belt moving device that is capable of reducing belt speed fluctuation and positional deviation from a target belt position in a sub-scanning direction and performing highly precise position control in a main scanning direction, and an image forming apparatus that uses this belt moving device to prevent color shift in both the main scanning direction and sub-scanning direction of a formed image such that a high-quality image can be formed, belt shift control means reduce shift position variation within a single round trip of an endless belt by feeding back a target value for canceling out the shift position variation within a single round trip of the endless belt and feeding forward a value obtained by multiplying an inverse transfer characteristic of moving means by a transfer characteristic of a target value of the moving means in relation to the control content of the moving means. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080213010 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An exit blade is arranged on a downstream side of a transfer nip formed between a photosensitive element and a primary transfer roller, with an intermediate transfer belt being put therebetween, and brought into contact with an internal surface of the intermediate transfer belt. A neutralizing bias of the same polarity as that of the toner is applied to the exit blade, rather than a primary transfer bias voltage. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080213011 | Endless belt and image forming apparatus that uses the endless belt - A belt is entrained on a plurality of rollers and runs when the rollers are driven to rotate. A bead is attached to the belt and prevents the belt-like member from running crooked. The bead includes a first layer formed of a first material having a first hardness and a second layer formed of a second material having a second hardness. The second layer is laminated on the first layer. The bead is attached to the belt with the first layer being closer to the belt than the second layer. The first material and the second material expand simultaneously with temperature and humidity, and the first material and the second material contract simultaneously with temperature and humidity. The first hardness is higher than the second hardness. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080213012 | DISCHARGE GUIDE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A discharge guide of an image forming apparatus. The discharge guide includes: a guide body disposed between a fixing unit and a discharging unit of the image forming apparatus; and a guide member disposed on the guide body. The guide member includes a guide edge, which forms different amounts of gap with a central portion end portions of a heating roller of the fixing unit. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080213013 | IMAGE HEATING DEVICE - The present invention relates to an image heating device comprising, a first belt which heats an image on a recording material at a nip, a second belt which forms the nip with the first belt, a first pressure member and a first rotating member which press the first belt at the nip, the first pressure member and the first rotating member being provided while not being in contact with each other; and a second pressure member and a second rotating member which press the second belt at the nip, the second pressure member and the second rotating member being provided while not being in contact with each other. The nip is formed by a region where at least one of the first pressure member, the first rotating member, the second pressure member, and the second rotating member is in contact with the corresponding belt. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080213014 | METHOD OF PRINTING WITH A DUPLEXED PRINTHEAD PRINT ASSEMBLY - A method of printing with a duplexed printhead print assembly having first and second print engines arranged in an opposing in-line sequential configuration along a paper path. The method includes the steps of pushing a top sheet of paper from a paper tray of the print assembly past a paper sensor of the first print engine of the printhead, drawing said sheet into the first print engine, and sensing a position and size of the sheet using the paper sensor. The method also includes the steps of printing image data onto the sheet via the first and second print engines, and binding the printed sheet into a document using a binding assembly of the print assembly. | 2008-09-04 |
| 20080213015 | Order Separator for Photographic Order Fulfillment - The present invention discloses an apparatus | 2008-09-04 |
