38th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 90 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140268166 | OCT Medical Imaging System Using Gain Waveguide Array Swept Source - An optical coherence tomography system uses an optical source that comprises a series of gain waveguides that generate light at the frequencies at which the interference signal is to be sampled. In this way, the optical source generates a discretely tuned optical signal. This has the advantage that the tuning can be directly controlled by a controller that is also used to synchronize the sampling of the interference signal. This avoids the need for separate frequency clock synchronization. In embodiments, the gain waveguides are fabricated from one or more semiconductor edge emitting bars. In some implementations, the gain waveguides comprise periodic structures that define the frequency of operation of the waveguide. However in other implementations, the combiner comprises a dispersive element, such as a diffractive grating, that provides frequency specific feedback to each waveguide. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268167 | Calibration and Image Processing Devices, Methods, and Systems - In part, the invention relates to systems and methods of calibrating a plurality of frames generated with respect to a blood vessel as a result of a pullback of an intravascular imaging probe being pullback through the vessel. A calibration feature disposed in the frames that changes between a subset of the frames can be used to perform calibration. Calibration can be performed post-pullback. Various filters and image processing techniques can be used to identify one or more feature in the frames including, without limitation, a calibration feature, a guidewire, a side branch, a stent strut, a lumen of the blood vessel, and other features. The feature can be displayed using a graphic user interface. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268168 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY AND TWO-PHOTON LUMINESCENCE IMAGING - Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure include a combined catheter-based optical coherence tomography-two-photon luminescence (OCT-TPL) imaging system. Exemplary embodiments further include methods to detect, and further characterize the distribution of cellular components (e.g., macrophage, collagen/elastin fiber, lipid droplet) in thin-cap fibroatheromas with high spatial resolution in vivo. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268169 | WIDELY TUNABLE SWEPT SOURCE - A high-speed, single-mode, high power, reliable and manufacturable wavelength-tunable light source operative to emit wavelength tunable radiation over a wavelength range contained in a wavelength span between about 950 nm and about 1150 nm, including a vertical cavity laser (VCL), the VCL having a gain region with at least one compressively strained quantum well containing Indium, Gallium, and Arsenic. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268170 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING DEPTH OF BURIED DEFECT IN SUBSTRATE - Provided are an apparatus and a method for estimating a depth of a buried defect in a substrate. The apparatus for estimating a depth of a buried defect in a substrate includes a light source providing a source of light, an aperture through which only a part of the source of light passes, a reflecting mirror receiving and reflecting the source of light that has passed through the aperture as a first light, a lens receiving and condensing the first light, the substrate receiving and reflecting the condensed first light as a second light, a light sensor receiving the second light and sensing a brightness of the second light, and a position adjustment portion adjusting a distance between the lens and the substrate. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268171 | STAGE DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A stage device includes a stage configured to move in an X-axis direction and a Y-axis direction, an X-axis interference reflector spaced apart from the stage in the X-axis direction, a first X-axis interferometer disposed on the stage that is configured to measure an X-axis location of the stage using the X-axis interference reflector, and an optical movable element spaced apart from the stage in the Y-axis direction that is configured to shift in the X-axis direction a path of a light beam propagating in the Y-axis direction according to movement of the stage in the X-axis direction. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268172 | Enhanced Inspection and Metrology Techniques And Systems Using Bright-Field Differential Interference Contrast - A method of providing high accuracy inspection or metrology in a bright-field differential interference contrast (BF-DIC) system is described. This method can include creating first and second beams from a first light beam. The first and second beams have round cross-sections, and form first partially overlapping scanning spots radially displaced on a substrate. Third and fourth beams are created from the first light beam or a second light beam. The third and fourth beams have elliptical cross-sections, and form second partially overlapping scanning spots tangentially displaced on the substrate. At least one portion of the substrate can be scanned using the first and second partially overlapping scanning spots as the substrate is rotated. Radial and tangential slopes can be determined using measurements obtained from the scanning using the first and second partially overlapping scanning spots. These slopes can be used to determine wafer shape or any localized topography feature. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268173 | SHAPE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - An apparatus measures a shape of an object by detecting interfering light between reference light and test light. The apparatus includes a detector configured to detect the interfering light, an optical member located between the object and the detector and including a light attenuating part, and an adjusting unit configured to adjust a relative position and/or angle between the optical member and an optical path of the test light. A part of the test light from a second region, having surface roughness smaller than that of a first region in the region including the measured region of the object is attenuated by the light attenuating part. The detector detects interfering light between the reference light and test light from the first region and the second region after passing through the optical member. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268174 | Integrated Apertured Micromirror and Applications Thereof - An integrated apertured micromirror is provided in which the micromirror is monolithically integrated with a micro-optical bench fabricated on a substrate using a lithographic and deep etching technique. The micromirror has an aperture therein and is oriented such that the micromirror is optically coupled to receive an incident beam having an optical axis in a plane of the substrate and to at least partially transmit the incident beam therethrough via the aperture. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268175 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTICAL CAMBER MEASUREMENT OF FLAT SHEET MEMBRANES, FILMS, AND WEBS - A system, method, and device for measuring camber in a film is disclosed. The system generally includes: a flat surface with a longitudinal axis, at least three sensors spaced apart along the longitudinal axis, and a computing device operatively connected to each sensor. When the film is positioned in relationship to the sensors, the computing device computes the camber of the film. The flat surface may be a table with a film holder. At least one of the sensors may be a LED sensor. The computing device may have an output means, such as a monitor, a printer, or both. The computing device defines a straight line between the first and third sensor based on the position of the film, and the camber is a deviation of the film, measured by the second sensor, from the straight line. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268176 | NON-DESTRUCTIVE MAPPING OF SURFACE CONDITION TO EVALUATE WEAR CONDITIONS - A component, such as a cyclonic steam separator baseplate of a steam generator, includes a surface subject to degradation during operation of the system in which the component is disposed. A profile is acquired of the surface of the component using an optical surface profilometry system concurrent with an image of the surface. A condition, such as degradation of the component is classified based on the acquired profile and image of the surface of the component. Component conditions may be monitored over time, trended, and classified as requiring maintenance, repair, or replacement. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268177 | SHAPE MEASURING APPARATUS - A shape measuring apparatus includes: an irradiating part configured to irradiate work with a linear line laser, the irradiating part including: a light source configured to produce light; and an optical element configured to linearly spread the light from the light source and generate the line laser, the optical element being constructed rotatably around an optical axis of the line laser; and an imaging part configured to image the line laser reflected by the work. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268178 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ACQUIRING THREE DIMENSIONAL COORDINATES USING MULTIPLE COORDINATE MEASUREMENT DEVICES - A method is provided for determining the three dimensional coordinates of points on the surface of an object. The method includes providing a structured light scanner and a coordinate measurement device. The coordinate measurement device tracks the location and orientation of the structured light scanner during operation. The location and orientation data is combined with image frames captured by the scanner to allow registration of the image frames relative to each other. The three-dimensional coordinates of points on the surface of the object may then be determined in the frame of reference of the coordinate measurement device. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268179 | Methods and Apparatus for Position Estimation Using Reflected Light Sources - The invention is generally related to the estimation of position and orientation of an object with respect to a local or a global coordinate system using reflected light sources. A typical application of the method and apparatus includes estimation and tracking of the position of a mobile autonomous robot. Other applications include estimation and tracking of an object for position-aware, ubiquitous devices. Additional applications include tracking of the positions of people or pets in an indoor environment. The methods and apparatus comprise one or more optical emitters, one or more optical sensors, signal processing circuitry, and signal processing methods to determine the position and orientation of at least one of the optical sensors based at least in part on the detection of the signal of one or more emitted light sources reflected from a surface. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268180 | POSITIONAL CHANGE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, POSITIONAL CHANGE MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An objective is to achieve a positional change measurement device which measures positional change of a dynamic measured surface by using speckle patterns while easily reducing influence of fluctuations in a measurement environment temperature. Provided is a positional change measurement device including: a light source; an illuminating optical system configured to guide light from the light source to a measured surface; an imaging optical system; an image pickup device configured to acquire a speckle pattern by receiving reflection light from the measured surface via the imaging optical system; and detected-length compensation means for compensating for fluctuations in a detected length caused by temperature fluctuations. Positional change of the measured surface is measured based on a result of cross-correlation computation performed on multiple speckle patterns acquired at predetermined time intervals. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268181 | SPECTROMETRY EMPLOYING EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT MODULATION - A method for decomposing design shapes in a design level into a plurality of target design levels is provided. Design shapes including first-type edges and second-type edges having different directions is provided for a design level. Inner vertices are identified and paired up. Vertices are classified into first-type vertices and second-type vertices. First mask level shapes are generated so as to touch the first-type vertices, and second mask level shapes are generated so as to tough the second-type vertices. Cut mask level shapes are generated to touch each first-type edges that are not over a second-type edge and to touch each second-type edges that are not over a first-type edge. Suitable edges are sized outward to ensure overlap among the various shapes. The design shapes are thus decomposed into first mask level shapes, the second mask level shapes, and the cut mask level shapes. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268182 | THICKNESS MEASURING DEVICE - A thickness measuring device for measuring an object includes a thickness measuring component and a sensing determining means. The thickness measuring component includes a plurality of measuring members provided respectively in correspondence with a plurality of the objects. Each measuring member respectively measures one object by moving itself along an extending direction and/or by irradiating a light to the object. The sensing determining means retrieves an image of the measuring member and/or an image of the light reflected from the object to further obtain and display a thickness value of the object. The thickness measuring device of the present invention is more effective and inexpensive. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268183 | THICKNESS MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND THICKNESS MEASUREMENT METHOD - Thickness measurement apparatuses | 2014-09-18 |
20140268184 | PRINTING A DOCUMENT CONTAINING A VIDEO OR ANIMATIONS - A system and method for printing a multimedia document including a multimedia content in the form of video, animation or graphics. While printing a multimedia document including a video file, instead of printing the default poster view, a set of frames extracted from the video file is printed. In one embodiment of the invention, the frames are extracted from the video file using a frame extraction algorithm and temporary layout of the set of frames is created for printing. User can configure to print the set of frames in the same area of the video file in the multimedia document, or can configure to print them in a separate page. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268185 | INDIVIDUALIZING REDUCTION OF ORIGINAL PAGES IN N-UP COPYING OR PRINTING - In response to N-up instructions methods and systems analyze the sizes of printable items within full-size pages to be printed, and determine the minimum size to which each of the full-size pages can be reduced to keep all the printable items above a minimum print item or font size. Because different pages of the print/copy job can have differently sized printable items, at least two of the full-size pages can have a different minimum size to which they can be reduced. Such methods and systems automatically reduce the sizes of the full-size pages (as limited by each potentially different minimum size of each different full-size page) to produce reduced-size pages that will be combined on output pages. Again, because each different full-size page can have a different minimum size, at least two of the full-size pages can be reduced by different reduction amounts during the reduction process. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268186 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus that forms an image according to light emitted from a light source is provided. The image forming apparatus includes: a first image processor that performs image processing on image data having a first resolution and outputs the resulting image data; a resolution converter that acquires the image data having the first resolution output from the first image processor and converts the image data to image data having a second resolution that is higher than the first resolution; a modulation signal generator that modulates the image data having the second resolution according to a clock signal to thereby generate a modulation signal; a light source driver that drives the light source according to the modulation signal; and a second image processor that performs image processing on the image data having the second resolution to be modulated to the modulation signal. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268187 | SCOPE TURRET LABELING - Technology is described for generating a scope turret label. One method can include selecting scope information. A label image with a scale based on the scope information can be provided. A shooting condition can be selected. Scale numbering relative to the scale based on the shooting condition can be generated using a processor. The scale numbering can be provided on the label image. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268188 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING AN IMAGE TO BE PRINTED ON A MEDIUM THAT WILL BE EMBOSSED - A system adjusts an original image for printing on a location on a medium that will be bossed after printing the adjusted image on the medium. The system comprises an interface for receiving information concerning a bossment to be implemented on the medium after printing the adjusted image on the medium; and an adjustor that makes an adjustment to the received image based on the information received by the interface. A method for operating the system is also disclosed. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268189 | LARGE SHEET IMAGE ON PAPER REGISTRATION - An image registration system which helps to accurately produce an image onto an oversized media substrate in a large scale printer. The image registration system includes a rail support track, a printing zone, and a platen cart moveable along the rail support track through said printing zone. The image registration system also includes an image capturing apparatus for capturing a position of the media substrate in relation to the platen cart in order to ensure accurate image on media substrate reproduction. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268190 | LABEL FILES - A method including selecting a type of label to be printed, inputting information for the label to be printed, wherein the information includes label data defining content of an image to be printed, and parameter data defining at least one parameter of the label to be printed, saving the information for the label to be printed as a file in a memory, and providing the file with a file extension name indicative of the type of label. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268191 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND PROCESSOR-READABLE MEDIA FOR DYNAMICALLY DETECTING AND SWITCHING PROFILING CONFIGURATIONS - Methods and systems for dynamically detecting and switching profiling configuration in digital rendering. A set of color patches utilized for profiling can be rendered via a calibration engine and the color patches can be measured via inline/offline spectrophotometer. A high-accuracy MFD model can be built based on measurement from the color patches. A set of measurement values for a set of CMYK color probes can be obtained directly from the measurement and/or by processing through a MFD model. A classifier can be configured to determine a toner set based on the predicted and/or measured Lab values. The profiling procedure then automatically sets up a parameter set for the corresponding toner set to build a color look-up table via an inversion and optimization function. A destination ICC profile can be built based on the color LUTs. The system can handle multiple toner sets and produce optimized color outcome for each toner set. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268192 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY UPDATING A PROSE ATTRIBUTE ENTRY BASED UPON PRINT JOB PARAMETERS OF A PRINT JOB ORDER - A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for updating a prose attribute entry based upon one or more print job parameters of a print job order are disclosed. For example, the method detects a mismatch between the one or more print job parameters of the print job order and a prose attribute field of a print job request, presents an option to update the prose attribute entry in the prose attribute field corresponding to the one or more print job parameters of the print job order that are mismatched, receives a confirmation to update the prose attribute entry in the prose attribute field and updates the prose attribute entry to include the one or more print job parameters that were mismatched | 2014-09-18 |
20140268193 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLOR PRINT MANAGEMENT - In a color printing environment, functions for printing color management are dissociated. An abstraction layer is also provided to facilitate setting and evaluation of all factors relating to color print and prediction. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268194 | Method and System for Determining an Object Type from Raster Data in an Image Forming Apparatus - A method for determining a color profile from received raster data and printing the raster data is provided. Color profiles provide a mapping from a color space of the raster data to a color space of the printer, which typically uses CMYK toner or ink. A text color profile may be employed to print crisper text, or a photo color profile may be employed to produce better images. The raster data includes a plurality of raster scan lines containing digital pixel values. The method includes determining a number of sequentially repeated digital pixel values and a number of sequentially non-repeated digital pixel values for the plurality of raster scan lines. A color profile is selected based on a determination between the repeated and non-repeated digital pixel values. An example image forming apparatus that may carry out the method is also provided. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268195 | JAPANESE HYPHENATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PRINTING SYSTEM - A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium which has stored thereon Japanese hyphenation processing programs is disclosed. The programs which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to function as a first Japanese hyphenation information obtaining unit which obtains functional Japanese hyphenation information based on information on equipment capabilities obtained from an equipment unit and functional Japanese hyphenation setting information using the equipment capabilities; a second Japanese hyphenation information obtaining unit which obtains logical Japanese hyphenation information to be used by an application program from logical hyphenation setting information to be defined and used by the respective programs; a determining unit which determines a setting item to be inactive from setting items set for a print job based on the functional Japanese hyphenation information and the logical Japanese hyphenation information; and a transmitting unit which transmits information on the determined setting item to be inactive to the application program. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268196 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALIBRATING A PAPER SENSOR TO ACCOUNT FOR MEDIA HOLES - The image forming device includes an image forming section in which an image is formed on the prepunched paper; a paper feed path through which paper is fed to and from the image forming section during a process in which an image is formed on the paper; one or more sensors arranged along the paper feed path to monitor a flow of the prepunched paper as it is fed through the paper feed path; and a processor for receiving signals from the sensors and map data of the prepunched paper, and for analyzing the signals and the map data to determine if there is a paper jam along the paper feed path, wherein the map data indicates locations of all holes, cut-outs, and notches formed in the prepunched paper. A method of using the image forming device is also disclosed. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268197 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - Provided are an image forming apparatus and method in which, even when storage capacity becomes insufficient for a printing instruction of a plurality of copies, the printing instruction of the copies is able to be executed to the last. Included is an output control portion for, when a printing instruction of a plurality of copies is given and a storage capacity becomes insufficient while printing execution data of a predetermined page is being created, detecting available paper discharge trays and changing to output to the paper discharge trays. When the printing instruction of the copies is given and the storage capacity becomes insufficient, printing execution data which has been created is printed to output to the available paper discharge trays and printing execution data which has been printed is deleted to prepare for creating of printing execution data concerning pages which have not been created. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268198 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CALIBRATING AND UPDATING A POWER MODEL - A method and device for calibrating a power model for a multi-state device. The device includes a processor and a computer readable medium containing instructions to instruct the processor to perform the method. The method includes receiving a device state log comprising a time-based representation of multi-state device states for a first period of time and a power trace comprising a time-based representation of power consumed by the multi-state device for the first period of time; eroding the device state log to reduce potential noise present at state transitions within the device state log, thereby producing an eroded device state log; determining energy consumption for each state transition in the eroded power state log; creating an updated power model for the multi-state device based upon the eroded power state log; and storing the updated power model in a non-transitory computer readable medium operably connected to the multi-state device. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268199 | PDF File Preview Manipulation - A method for manipulating digital files, including the steps of processing all pages of a document from a remote server to generate page images for online displaying of the images, displaying a preview of the page images of the document on a local computer connected to the remote server via a network, temporarily saving information of a user modification, changing only the preview of the page images on the local computer according to the user modification without modifying the document itself on the remote server, and if the modification is confirmed, retrieving the saved information of the user modification and modifying the document according to the user modification. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268200 | MULTI-FUNCTION PRINTER - A multi-function printer (MFP) is provided. The MFP includes a control module, a print module and a pneumatic driving module. The control module is configured to serve as an operation core of the MFP. The print module is controlled by the control module, and configured to perform a print task in response to a print request. The pneumatic driving module is coupled to the control module and the print module, and configured to provide a first pneumatic power serving as the transmission power source of the print module in response to the control of the control module. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268201 | PRINTING SYSTEM - A printing system includes an allotment device, spooling devices, interpretation devices, and a print controller. The allotment device allots pages of print data to the interpretation devices in a distributed manner in a predetermined order without regard to a print output order corresponding to an imposition designation. The interpretation devices interpret the allotted pages to generate interpretation result data, and each cause a spooling device corresponding to that interpretation device to store the generated interpretation result data. The print controller acquires reference information indicating which spooling device stores the interpretation result data corresponding to each page and output order information indicating the print output order, acquires the interpretation result data for each page from the spooling device storing the interpretation result data for that page in the print output order, and imposes page image data based on the acquired interpretation result data in accordance with the imposition designation. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268202 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROLLING DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes: an image reading unit reading an image on a document at a predetermined image reading speed and generating image data; a memory including a first area temporarily storing the image data and a second area storing the image data read from the first area and subjected to processing; an image forming unit forming an image on a recording material based on the image data stored in the memory; a reducing unit that, in a case where an amount of the image data stored in the second area exceeds a predetermined amount, reduces an amount of the image data generated per unit time by the image reading unit; and an allocation unit that, in the case where the amount of the image data stored in the second area exceeds the predetermined amount, allocates a partial area contained in the first area to the second area. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268203 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - In response to detecting a wireless communication apparatus, an information processing apparatus acquires from the wireless communication apparatus setting information for causing a function corresponding to a display screen to be executed, and executes the function based on the acquired setting information. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268204 | MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE - A media processing device enables conveying media fed from different paths into a common path in a stable conveyance state to the scanning position of a scanner. A check processing device has a path switching member that selectively bridges a back path for conveying checks and a card path to a downstream path, which is a common path. The path switching member changes position and switches the connected paths in conjunction with movement of a shutter that covers the open part of a nozzle cap used to cap the nozzle face of the inkjet head at the back path. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268205 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LAUNCHING AN APPLICATION PROGRAM UPON ASSOCIATION OF A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE WITH A LOCAL AREA NETWORK - A system and method for launching an application program stored in a memory of a mobile computing device when the mobile device is associated with a local area network (LAN) is provided. The method may be programmed for execution in a computing environment, wherein the method comprises: providing a local area network; allowing the mobile computing device to associate with the local area network; providing a web page for display on the mobile computing device including terms and conditions of use of the local area network; allowing for the acceptance of the displayed terms and conditions of use of the local area network using the mobile computing device; providing for the detection of the application program in the memory of the mobile computing device; and if the application program is detected in the memory of the mobile computing device, launching the application program on the mobile computing device. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268206 | PRINT SYSTEM, PRINT JOB CREATING DEVICE, PRINT JOB CREATING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A non-transitory recording medium stores a print job creating program, which when executed by a processor causes a computer to execute a process. The process includes generating with a first print job generator a temporary print job based on a change of a setting value associated with printing received from a user, determining with a line breaking rule check unit whether execution of a post-process recorded in the temporary print job is acceptable in a printer, based on a definition of a line breaking rule representing acceptability of the post-process according to a combination of setting values that are not processed by the printer, presenting with a line breaking rule check result presenting unit a result of the determination to the user, and generating with a second print job generator a print job based on determination of a setting value associated with the printing received from the user. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268207 | IMAGE EXAMINATION APPARATUS, IMAGE EXAMINATION SYSTEM, AND IMAGE EXAMINATION METHOD - An image examination apparatus includes a generation unit configured to generate an examination image for examining a read image; an extraction unit configured to extract, from the examination image, multiple reference points used for alignment between the examination and read images; a calculation unit configured to calculate information on misalignment between positions of the reference points and positions corresponding respectively to the reference points in the read image; an excluding unit configured to exclude a reference point from the multiple reference points, based on the information on misalignment; an alignment unit configured to perform alignment between the examination and read images based on the reference points other than the excluded reference point; and an examination unit configured to perform examination for determining whether there is a defect in the read image on the basis of a difference between the read and examination images. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268208 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROLLING METHOD AND DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - A data processing apparatus connected to a terminal device and providing a service in response to a request from the terminal device, includes a processable condition storing unit that stores one or more services providable by the data processing apparatus and a position of a terminal device to which provision of the service is permitted in correspondence with each of the services; a receiving unit that receives a service request of requesting provision of a service and positional information of the terminal device sent from the terminal device; and a control unit that controls the data processing apparatus to provide the service requested by the service request when the position indicated by the positional information received by the receiving unit is included in the position that is in correspondence with the service requested by the service request received by the receiving unit in the processable condition storing unit. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268209 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A user touches an information processing apparatus with a contactless IC card, thereby storing information required for handing over a process in the card, and then touches, with the card, an information processing apparatus to which the process is to be handed over. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268210 | DATA TRANSMITTING METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING DATA TRANSMITTING METHOD - A method of transmitting data from an image forming apparatus, the method including: receiving identification information of a destination of the data; determining whether to transmit the data to the destination corresponding to the received identification information based on a security policy of the image forming apparatus; and transmitting the data to the destination in response to the destination being determined to be a destination to where the data is allowed to be transmitted, based on the security policy. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268211 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED CELLULAR MANUFACTURING WITH OUTSOURCING GROUP CONSTRAINTS - To preserve job integrity and minimize multi-site coordination overhead such as shipping, a technique to control the amount of outsourcing activities in a distributed manufacturing environment is provided. This approach to multi-site scheduling allows outsourcing control for distributed cellular manufacturing based on scheduling constraints called outsourcing group constraints. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268212 | BATCH CONFIRMATION OF DISTRIBUTED SCAN JOB SUBMISSION IN A BUSINESS PROCESSING SYSTEM - Methods and systems execute a first scan job using a scanner device to produce a first electronic scan item, and automatically transmit the first electronic scan item from the scanner device to a computerized device over a network. Exemplary methods herein start execution of a second scan job immediately after executing the first scan job (without waiting for confirmation that the computerized device received the first scan job) using the scanner device to produce a second electronic scan item. Further, such methods automatically generate a first scan receipt confirmation using the computerized device and automatically transmit the first scan receipt confirmation from the computerized device to at least one receiving device (e.g., the scanner device) over the network. Such exemplary methods can therefore automatically display the first scan receipt confirmation (on a graphic user interface of the at least one receiving device) after starting execution of the second scan job. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268213 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACCURATELY ESTIMATING POWER CONSUMPTION - A device and method for estimating power consumption at a printing device. The device includes a processor and memory containing a set of instructions, the instructions configured to cause the device to perform the method. The method includes polling the printing device at a plurality of intervals over a first period of time and receiving a polling for at each of the plurality of intervals. The method further includes determining a page count difference between each poll and determining a timer count between each poll. An estimated energy consumption for the printing device is determined based upon the page count difference for each of the intervals and the timer count for each of the intervals. A total estimated energy is determined for the first period of time based upon the estimated energy consumption of the printing device for each of the intervals. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268214 | PRINTING METHOD FOR HANDLING A PRINT JOB - A method of managing a print job is disclosed, the method includes receiving a print job on an image forming apparatus; calculating an estimated processing time and an estimated delay to print time for each page of the print job; processing each page of the print job when the estimated processing time for a page of the print job and the estimated delay to print time for the page of the print job are equal; sending each of the processed pages of the print job to a print engine associated with the image forming apparatus for printing; and printing each of the pages of the print job on the image forming apparatus upon receipt by the print engine. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268215 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UTILIZING PERSONAL COMPUTING RESOURCES FOR MOBILE PRINT CONVERSION AND ROUTING - A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for mobile print conversion and routing are disclosed. For example, the method receives at a mobile print server a print job request from a mobile endpoint device, determines at the mobile print server that a personal computing resource is available to convert the print job request, determines at the mobile print server to send the print job request to the personal computing resource and sends by the mobile print server the print job request to the personal computing resource for conversion of a document in the print job request that is to be printed. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268216 | Printing Method and Apparatus for Dividing Each of the Two or More Print Jobs into a Plurality of Sub-print Jobs - A method of managing plural print jobs is disclosed, the method includes receiving two or more print jobs on an image forming apparatus; dividing each of the two or more print jobs into a plurality of sub-print jobs for printing by a print engine of the image forming apparatus; determining an estimated processing time and an estimated delay to print time for each of the sub-print jobs; managing the printing of each of the two or more print jobs based on the estimated processing time and the estimated delay to print time for each of the sub-print jobs by determining a printing priority for the two or more print jobs based on a printing sequence, which reduces down time of the print engine of the image forming apparatus; and printing the two or more print jobs based on the determined printing priority. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268217 | OPERATION HISTORY IMAGE STORAGE APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING STORING OF OPERATION HISTORY IMAGE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An operation history image storage apparatus includes an imaging unit that captures an image of a specific area facing a processing apparatus which performs processing in accordance with an operation by an operator, a controller that controls the imaging unit to capture an image of an operation state with respect to the processing apparatus, an extracting unit that extracts a person image from the image of the specific area captured by the imaging unit, a masking unit that masks whole or a part of a background image other than the person image extracted by the extracting unit, and a storing unit that stores the image of the specific area after masking by the masking unit as operation history information of the operator operating the processing apparatus. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268218 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing device includes a first communication interface, a second communication interface, a detecting unit, and a controller. The detecting unit detects a notification received by the first communication interface. In a case where the detecting unit detects a notification transmitted from the second communication interface to a communication medium connected to the second communication interface and indicating that a device serving as a transmission source has been connected to the communication medium, the controller performs control so that communication is not performed by at least one of the first communication interface and the second communication interface. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268219 | Transmission of Facsimiles via Internet Protocol over Public Networks - A computer system maps unique addresses to the conventional fax numbers of conventional fax devices (such as conventional fax machines and computing devices having conventional fax capabilities). A transmitting user who is connected to the Internet may send an IP fax to a receiving user who is also connected to the Internet by addressing the receiving user using the receiving user's unique address, even if the sending user and receiving user are not within the same local network. A server outside of the receiving user's local network mediates the transmission of the IP fax from the transmitting user to the receiving user. The server may select a preferred transmission method of the recipient (e.g., conventional fax, IP fax, email, or secure document delivery) and transmit the fax to the receiving user using that preferred transmission method. Transmitted faxes may be in color and/or contain high-definition content. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268220 | Pull Copying using Document-File Identifiers - A method for printing a coded document includes receiving a print job, generating a document-file identifier, storing a document-file table entry into a document-file table, and printing a coded document. The document-file table entry includes the document-file identifier and the original document-file path. The coded document includes the received document-file data and the generated document-file identifier. A method for scanning a coded document includes receiving scan-document data indicative of a coded document, extracting the document-file identifier from the scan-document data, and searching a plurality of document-file table entries for the scanned document-file identifier. Each of the plurality of document-file table entries includes an entry document-file identifier and an entry document-file path, and may also include a table entry lifetime and/or a plurality of document-file variations. A pull-copy system includes an image forming apparatus, a storage unit, and a processor. The processor may perform the methods for printing and scanning a coded document. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268221 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication apparatus operable to perform communication with a communication terminal, and a method of controlling the apparatus. When a transmission is instructed, whether or not communication in a wireless communication mode for communicating wirelessly with a communication terminal, either the communication terminal or the communication apparatus having become an access point, is in process is determined. In a case that it is determined that communication in the wireless communication mode is in progress, an address of the transmission is set to a partner of the communication that is in progress by making a use of an address book invalid. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268222 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication apparatus (a printing apparatus | 2014-09-18 |
20140268223 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A communication apparatus includes a first communication unit for executing direct wireless communication between an external apparatus and the communication apparatus in which one of the external apparatus and the communication apparatus serves as an access point, and a second communication unit for executing communication between the external apparatus and the communication apparatus in a different way from the communication by the first communication unit. If it is determined that the communication which the communication apparatus is executing is the communication by the second communication unit, a selection screen is displayed so as to enable a user to select a desired service, and if it is determined that the communication which the communication apparatus is executing is the communication by the first communication unit, the selection screen is displayed so as to prevent the user from selecting the specific service. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268224 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention determines, in a case where a communication request for communicating with an external apparatus has occurred, whether direct wireless communication between a communication terminal and the communication apparatus with one of the communication terminal and the communication apparatus functioning as an access point is being executed or not. In a case where it is determined that the direct wireless communication is being executed, controls the communication apparatus to not communicate with the external apparatus based on the communication request until a communication method switches from the direct wireless communication to a different communication method, and causes communication with the external apparatus based on the communication request to be executed using the different communication method in response to switching of the communication method. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268225 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS CONTROL PROGRAM - An image processing system including an image processing apparatus and an information processing device. The information processing device includes a display controller to control displaying a screen on a display in accordance with user operation involving transition of the displayed screen and an operational information transmitter to transfer operational information on the user operation involving the transition of the displayed screen. The image processing apparatus includes an image processing apparatus screen transition processor to perform transition of screen on the image processing apparatus in accordance with receiving the operational information. The display controller acquires status on transitioning screen of the image processing apparatus in accordance with the user operation instructing to transition to a home screen as a starting point of the user operation and gets the screen displayed on the display back to status before the transition if the screen on the image processing apparatus is untransitionable. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268226 | APPARATUS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, APPARATUS MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An agent unit acquires apparatus status information that indicates a status of the electronic apparatus from an electronic apparatus. A remote maintenance server transmits an acquisition instruction of the apparatus status information to the agent unit and receives the apparatus status information from the agent unit if acquisition of the apparatus status information succeeded. The remote maintenance server (a) acquires operation schedule information on the electronic apparatus, (b) transmits an acquisition instruction of the apparatus status information to the agent unit, (c) registers a retransmission schedule of the acquisition instruction so as to transmit the acquisition instruction at a timing within an operation period of the electronic apparatus determined from the operation schedule if acquisition of the apparatus status information failed, and (d) transmits the acquisition instruction to the agent unit at the timing of the retransmission schedule. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268227 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a display control unit and a generation unit. The display control unit displays a job selection screen which displays a plurality of print jobs. The generation unit generates a combined print job in which first and second print jobs selected by using the job selection screen are combined, wherein the display control unit displays, on the job selection screen, information about the combined print job identifiable of each file format of the first and second print jobs prior to be combined, based on information indicating the file format of the first print job and information indicating the file format of the second print job. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268228 | TRANSFER SYSTEM AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A controller transfers first data to a first control circuit in correspondence with a single data line at a rising edge of a clock pulse on a single clock line, and transfers second data to a second control circuit in correspondence with the single data line at a falling edge of the clock pulse. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268229 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USB TUNNELING THROUGH USB PRINTER DEVICE CLASS - A USB tunnel apparatus is disclosed herein. In various aspects, the USB tunnel apparatus may include a USB printer class interface operatively received by an application specific USB peripheral. The USB printer class interface is configured to identify the application specific USB peripheral as a printer class device to the host during Plug and Play enumeration, and the USB printer class interface is configured to generate a response during Plug and Play enumeration that alters the process of PnP enumeration to create a partially instantiated printer driver stack on the host when the application specific USB peripheral is in USB communication with the host, in various aspects. Related methods and compositions of matter are also disclosed. This Abstract is presented to meet requirements of 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b) only. This Abstract is not intended to identify key elements of the apparatus, methods, and compositions of matter disclosed herein or to delineate the scope thereof. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268230 | IMAGE FORMATION DEVICE, IMAGE FORMATION SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMATION METHOD - An image formation device includes a communication unit configured to receive image data from an external device connected to the image formation device through a network, a control unit configured to set a priority order for the image data received from the external device by the communication unit, a print unit configured to print the image data from the external device and image data requested to be printed from within a local area of the image formation device, based on the priority order, and a timer unit configured to be activated when the priority order is set and detect an elapse of a set time. The control unit lowers the priority order after the elapse of the set time detected by the timer unit. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268231 | Printing Device, Mobile Terminal, and Computer Readable Recording Medium for the Same - A printing device includes a printing device side wireless communication unit configured to execute wireless communication with a mobile terminal, an operation acquisition unit configured to acquire user operation thereof, and a processor. The processor is configured to acquire operation data which is generated as the operation acquisition unit acquires a user operation, acquire establishment data which is generated as the printing device side wireless communication unit establishes a wireless communication with the mobile terminal, and issue a request control to control the printing device side wireless communication unit to transmit request data requesting the mobile terminal to transmit print data necessary for printing, via the wireless communication, when the establishment data is acquired, the request control being issued in accordance with the operation data as acquired. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268232 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication apparatus allows a user to set whether each of a plurality of services provided by the communication apparatus is or is not to be provided to an external device while the external device is connected with the communication apparatus via wireless communication. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268233 | Communication Apparatus - A communication apparatus includes: a processor; and a memory storing computer readable instructions causing the communication apparatus to: store a condition information in the at least one memory, the condition information representing a condition to transmit data and including a data identification information, and time information representing a target time; perform a determining process corresponding to the condition information, the determining process being performed every time the target time represented by the time information elapses and determining whether a value of the target data represented by the data identification information changes between the previous target time and the current target time; transmit the value of the target data to the management system when the value of the target data changes; and not transmit the value of the target data to the management system when the value of the target data does not change. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268234 | PRINTING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing apparatus has a sheet holding unit having a detection unit for detecting a size of a sheet which is held and a storage unit configured to store sheet information including at least a size of a sheet as information representing a sheet. The apparatus sets first sheet information selected by a user in association with the sheet holding unit from a plurality of items of sheet information stored in the storage unit and notifies the user of a mismatch in a case where a size of a sheet that the first sheet information set in the setting indicates, and a size of a sheet detected by the detection unit are mismatched. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268235 | METHODS TO MOBILE PRINTING AND DEVICES AND SYSTEMS THEREOF - The present invention discloses methods to mobile printing and devices and systems thereof. The mobile printing of the present invention allows a mobile device to wirelessly discover at least one printing device, wherein such discovery may be done with or without the mobile device knowing any existence and/or capability of the printing device. Also, the mobile device may or may not be connected to a same wireless network as the printing device. The printing device of the present invention supports such printing from mobile devices. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268236 | Relay Apparatus, Image Processing Apparatus and Communication System - A relay apparatus includes a processor and a network interface for performing communication with an image processing apparatus and a server apparatus through a network. The processor functions as: a server-request-information receiving unit for receiving server request information transmitted to the relay apparatus by the server apparatus; an establishment request information receiving unit for receiving establishment request information transmitted by the image processing apparatus for requesting establishment of a session between the relay apparatus and the image processing apparatus according to a session establishment type first protocol for enabling server-push for transmitting the server request information to the image processing apparatus; and a server-request-information transmitting unit for transmitting the server request information received by the server-request-information receiving unit to the image processing apparatus by using the session established between the relay apparatus and the image processing apparatus. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268237 | CLIENT APPARATUS, PRINTING SYSTEM, AND DISPLAY METHOD - Disclosed is a client apparatus connected to a printing server and configured to instruct the printing server to execute printing. The client apparatus includes a converting unit configured to convert a format of data to be printed into a printable format, an image generator configured to generate a preview image of the data to be printed adapted to a printing condition based on the data of the converted format, and a display unit configured to display the preview image. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268238 | PRINT SYSTEM, PRINT SERVER, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - A client terminal transmits a request to a printing apparatus for a registration web page for registering, in a print server, a printing apparatus used in a print service provided by the print server. The printing apparatus collects configuration information of the printing apparatus in response to reception of the request, and creates link information which contains the collected configuration information and is used to access the print server. The printing apparatus then generates a registration web page containing the created link information, and transmits it to the client terminal. The print server receives the configuration information of the printing apparatus transmitted from the client terminal via the registration web page transmitted to the client terminal. The print server creates printing apparatus information which associates the configuration information with user information of the user of the client terminal, and manages it in a storage medium. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268239 | LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS, PRINTER, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE PRINTER - A light emitting apparatus including: a plurality of light emitting elements; a drive circuit including a transistor and a capacitor having one end connected to a gate of the transistor; and a signal supply circuit for receiving a digital gradation signal and outputting an analog voltage signal to the drive circuit, including a computation circuit configured to correct the input digital gradation signal to generate a corrected digital gradation signal, in which the drive circuit is configured to conduct an auto-zero operation which reduce the gate-source voltage of the transistor to a threshold voltage by flowing the drain current to the capacitor, and the computation circuit is configured to generate the corrected digital gradation signal by multiplying a correction coefficient to the input digital gradation signal subtracted by a particular signal common to the plurality of light emitting elements. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268240 | System And Method For The Accelerated Screening Of Digital Images - Writing unscreened raster image data into a computing device that contains multiple elements capable of screening raster image data, and executing a plurality of processes within the multiple elements, wherein segments of the unscreened raster image data are simultaneously screened by the plurality of processes. The computing device could utilize graphical processing units, field programmable gate arrays, application specific integrated circuits or other processing devices. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268241 | IMAGE DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINT APPARATUS, AND PRINT SYSTEM - An image data processing apparatus processes previously halftoned data that has been halftoned so that a proportion of dot formation corresponding to gradation values of an image reaches a first dot generation rate, as image data representative of the image. The image data processing apparatus includes a re-halftone processing unit configured to carry out a re-halftone process by using an error diffusion technique based on first gradation values corresponding to ON-dots in the previously halftoned data, and an ON-dot gradation value setting unit configured to set second gradation values corresponding to the ON-dots in the re-halftone process using the error diffusion technique, such that the dot generation rate in the re-halftone process reaches a second dot generation rate different from the first dot generation rate | 2014-09-18 |
20140268242 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes an image density detector, an image forming device, a rotator, an image density controller, and a timing correction data obtainer. The image density detector detects a toner density of an image formed on an image bearing member. An image forming device forms the image using a density adjustable element that adjusts the density of the image. The rotator forms an image pattern while the density adjustable element is changed, and a density thereof is detected by the image density detector. The image density controller controls the image forming device using a density correction data for the density adjustable element corresponding to a rotational period of the rotator. The timing correction data obtainer obtains timing correction data for correction of driving timing of the image forming device based on a change in the density of the image pattern detected by the image density detector. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268243 | SECURE APPROVAL PROCESS - A method for obtaining one or more signatures on a document is disclosed, which includes: inputting information of a requestor and one or more approvers into an image forming apparatus and requesting signature approval on one or more documents; generating an e-mail from the image forming apparatus to the one or more approvers; forwarding the generated e-mail to the one or more approvers, wherein the one or more approvers can approve or reject the request for the signature approval from the requestor, forwarding the approval or rejection from each of the one or more approvers to the remote server upon selection of an approval or a rejection icon, and processing the approval or rejection of each of the one or more approvers on the remote server and generating a notification on the remote server, which is forwarded to the image forming apparatus. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268244 | REDACTING AND PROCESSING A DOCUMENT - An electronic document is produced from scanning a physical document that is to be subjected to redaction. The electronic document is sent to at least one device associated with at least one reviewer. Data relating to redaction input by the at least one reviewer is received. One of plural different options for processing the physical document is selected based on which of plural completion statuses has been marked for the electronic document. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268245 | Client device state collection and network-based processing solution - The presently described embodiments relate to a novel system and method to collect state as a snapshot from a potentially transient endpoint and transmit the state to a public or private network for storage and processing. This system and method allows for the synchronization and virtualization of the endpoint state image in the network for purposes of processing, analysis, and reporting, including but not limited to endpoint vulnerability auditing. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268246 | DOCUMENT PROCESSING APPARATUS, DOCUMENT PROCESSING METHOD, AND DOCUMENT PROCESSING COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A document processing apparatus performs image processing on document image data to thereby extract character information and assign a document name using the character information. The document processing apparatus includes: an acquiring unit that acquires a character code of characters displayable on a display unit; a determination unit that determines a document name character string that serves as a basis for the document name, from the character information; and a shaping unit that shapes the determined document name character string based on the acquired character code. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268247 | Systems and Methods for Efficiently Capturing High-Quality Scans of Multi-Page Documents with Hand-Held Devices - Capturing a sequence of images of a multi-page printed document is performed by a handheld device, such as a Smartphone. The device has one or more processors, memory, and a digital image sensor. The device monitors preview images of a first printed page of the multi-page printed document, where the preview images are generated by the digital image sensor. Without user indication of when to capture an image, the device captures a still image of the first printed page when a first quality metric of the preview images exceeds a first quality threshold. The device repeats the monitoring and capturing of additional pages until receiving indication from the user that capturing images is complete. In response to receiving indication from the user that capturing images is complete, the device concatenates the captured still images into a single digital document and stores the single digital document. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268248 | RELAY DEVICE, FACSIMILE COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A relay device includes a receiver that receives multiple facsimile transmission instructions via a private network from a client device that does not include facsimile transmitting functions, a facsimile communication unit that sequentially transmits facsimiles externally via a public network, on the basis of the multiple facsimile transmission instructions received by the receiver, a creator that creates communication result information regarding communication when the facsimile communication unit transmitted facsimiles, before the facsimile communication unit completes facsimile transmission for all of the multiple facsimile transmission instructions, and a transmitter that transmits the communication result information created by the creator to the client device from which the receiver received facsimile transmission instructions. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268249 | RELAY DEVICE, FACSIMILE COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A relay device includes a receiver that receives facsimile transmission instructions via a private network from a client device that does not include facsimile transmitting functions, a facsimile communication unit that transmits a facsimile externally via a public network, on the basis of the facsimile transmission instructions received by the receiver, a determiner that, on the basis of the content of the facsimile transmission instructions received by the receiver, determines whether or not to request another device connected via the private network to execute facsimile transmission, and a requester that, in the case where the determiner determines to request another device to execute facsimile transmission, sends a transmission request regarding some or all of the facsimile transmission instructions received by the receiver to another device. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268250 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECEIPT-BASED MOBILE IMAGE CAPTURE - Systems and methods of capturing data from mobile images of receipts implemented are provided herein. One of the most important tasks behind the mobile receipt capture technology is understanding and utilizing category-specific rules in the form of known document sizes, relationships between different document fields, etc. For example, knowledge that many receipts have 3 inch widths helps to alter an image to restore the actual size of a receipt, which in turn improves a printing function and, most importantly, accuracy of content extraction such as optical character recognition. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268251 | STARTUP OPERATION CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, STARTUP OPERATION CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A startup operation control apparatus includes a main-power-source operation unit, a determining unit, a memory, and a controller. The main-power-source operation unit is operated to supply and shut off power from a power source. The determining unit determines whether or not the main-power-source operation unit has been operated. The memory stores, every time an operation mode of a processing device that operates by receiving power supply from the power source changes, information representing the changed operation mode in an updating manner. If the determining unit determines, upon a shift from a power shutoff state to a power supply state, that the main-power-source operation unit has not been operated, the controller performs control so that the processing device operates in the operation mode represented by the information stored in the memory. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268252 | Optical Scanning System and Imaging Apparatus for Using Same - A scanning system includes a scanning member having at least one reflective surface and at least one light source for emitting at least one light beam to be incident on the at least one reflective surface of the scanning member during a scanning operation. At least one curved synchronization mirror deflects and focuses at least a portion of the at least one light beam that is deflected by the scanning member to indicate at least one of a start and an end of a scan line operation of the scanning operation. A sensor receives the at least one light beam deflected and focused by the at least one curved synchronization mirror. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268253 | MEMORY CONTROL DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a memory control device, including: an address mapping unit configured to assign a main scanning address and a sub-scanning address to a column address, a row address and a bank address of an SDRAM, to assign lower N bit(s) (N is a positive integer) for indicating an address corresponding to a burst size of a burst transfer among the main scanning address, to lower bit(s) of the column address, and to assign predetermined number of bit(s) arranged successively to an upper bit side of the lower N bit(s) among the main scanning address, to the bank address; and an access executing unit configured to read or write one line of image data in the main scanning direction by carrying out the burst transfer successively multiple times in a multibank operation while the sub-scanning address is changed at an end of the burst transfer. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268254 | LIGHT IRRADIATION SYSTEM, IMAGE SCANNING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A light irradiation system for irradiating light to an irradiation area extending in a main scanning direction of a document face when placed on an image scanning apparatus includes a light source; a light guiding member to guide light emitted from the light source; and a reflector to reflect a part of light exiting from the light guiding member to the document face. The irradiation area is irradiated by the reflection light reflected by the reflector and a direct light exiting from the light guiding member without reflection at the reflector. The light guiding member includes an incidence surface where the light from the light source enters; and an exit surface where the light entered from the incidence surface exits. The reflector is disposed at a position in a direction that light intensity of light emitting from the light source becomes the strongest. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268255 | IMAGE READOUT METHOD AND IMAGE READOUT APPARATUS - The number of encoder pulses of a linear encoder when an optical head is moved from a scanning start position to a scanning end position during image readout is obtained as a comparative pulse number. An image processing section corrects pixel positions in a direction corresponding to a main scanning direction X of an image based on the difference between a reference pulse number which is determined in advance and the comparative pulse number. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268256 | IMAGE READING DEVICE AND VERTICAL STRIPE DETERMINATION METHOD - An image reading device includes a reading glass moving unit that moves a reading glass; a determining unit that determines whether or not a read image obtained by the sheet-through reading unit includes a vertical stripe which represents linear images continuous in the original carrying direction; a determining unit that, when a vertical stripe is formed, determines matching/mismatching of the positions of the vertical stripe in read images of an original carrying member which are obtained before and after moving the reading glass; a determining unit that, based on determination indicating matching, determines that a causing matter of the vertical stripe is present on the reading glass and, based on determination indicating mismatching, determines that a causing matter of the vertical stripe is present on a portion other than the reading glass; and a determining unit that determines the type of the causing matter. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268257 | PAGE-TURNING READER DEVICE AND FEEDER DEVICE - In order to provide a page-turning reader device and a feeder device capable of continuously acquiring image data of each page of a plurality of booklets, the page-turning reader device ( | 2014-09-18 |
20140268258 | AUTOMATICALLY COMPENSATING FOR COLOR DIFFERENCES FROM SIDE 1 TO SIDE 2 OF A DOCUMENT SCANNING DEVICE - What is disclosed is a system and method for compensating for side 1 to side 2 differences in a document scanning device. In one embodiment, the present method involves selecting at least one solid area patch printed in at least one reference color of a color space. The scan head of side 1 scans the patch to capture a first set of color values. The scan head of side 2 scans the same patch to capture a second set of color values. A regression method generates a coefficient matrix which minimizes a ΔE color difference metric between the first and second sets of color values. An image processing module associated with the side 2 scanner is programmed with the coefficient matrix and uses the coefficient matrix to adjust a color response of the side 2 scanner to compensate for side 1 to side 2 differences. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268259 | IMAGE INSPECTION DEVICE, IMAGE INSPECTION SYSTEM, AND IMAGE INSPECTION METHOD - An image inspection device includes: a read-image acquiring unit that acquires a read image of a formed and output image; an inspection-image generating unit that generates an inspection image used for inspection of the read image on the basis of information of an image to be formed and output acquired from an image processing apparatus that corrects density of the image according to a state of an image forming apparatus, and generates the information; and an inspection-result acquiring unit that acquires a result of determination of a defect in the read image based on a difference between the inspection image and the read image. The inspection-image generating unit acquires density correction information in which densities before and after density of the image is corrected are associated, and generates the inspection image corresponding to density before corrected, on the basis of the acquired density correction information. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268260 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF INSPECTING IMAGE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE INSPECTION CONTROL PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus including a read image obtainer and a setting value calculator implemented by circuitry. The read image obtainer obtains a scanned determination image, including a plurality of different dot patterns output by an image forming apparatus on a recording medium. The setting value calculator, for each of the different dot patterns of the obtained scanned determination image, determines densities of different colors of the respective dot pattern and a total number of pixels influencing the density of each coefficient of a dot gain correction filter, with respect to each target pixel. The setting value calculator further configured calculates the coefficients of the dot gain correction filter based on the determined densities of the different colors of the different dot patterns and the total number of pixels, determined for each coefficient of the dot gain correction filter and for each of the different dot patterns. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268261 | DISPLAY MEMBER, TRANSFER FOIL, AND ARTICLE WITH DISPLAY MEMBER - A display member according to this invention includes a plurality of pixels. At least one of the plurality of pixels includes a relief structure formation layer including a first region configured to display a predetermined color on a condition, and a second region different from the first region, a first layer made of a first material, and covering at least the first region, and a second layer made of a second material different from the first material, and covering the first layer. The display member displays an image based on a distribution of the first region on the condition that the display member is observed in the oblique direction, and displays an image based on a distribution of the second region on a condition that the display member is observed with transmitted light. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268262 | Non-mechanical digital/holographic wide angle control of one or more lasers beams. - An apparatus including a laser generating a plane wave beam, a first beam splitter splitting the plane wave beam into a first reference laser beam and at least one ideal input beam, at least one second beam splitter, and an angle-magnifying optical element. The at least one second beam splitter reflects the at least one ideal input beam through the angle-magnifying optical element to generate at least one distorted input beam. The apparatus further includes a focal plane array receiving the first reference laser beam and the at least one distorted input beam and recording at least one interference pattern generated by the first reference laser beam and the at least one distorted input beam. The apparatus further includes a spatial light modulator generating the at least one recorded interference pattern, receiving the reference laser beam, and transmitting at least one time-reversed output beam through the angle-magnifying optical element. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268263 | MULTI-CHANNEL SIMULTANEOUS PHOTOSTIMULATION - A photomanipulation device is described that includes multiple spatial light modulators (SLMs). By having more than one SLM, this device can simultaneously photomanipulate different areas with different wavelengths and/or it can rapidly switch between different areas with speeds faster than a single device is capable of. This device is particularly useful for photostimulation of neurons where simultaneity and precision timing is required. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268264 | SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR, HOLOGRAPHIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MODULATING SPATIAL LIGHT - A spatial light modulator, a holographic image display including the same, and a method for spatially modulating light. The spatial light modulator modulates a phase of light that is incident on a plurality of pixels and includes a variable refractive index layer that has a refractive index which is variable based on one of an optical signal and an electrical signal, and a metal layer that is disposed on the refractive index-change layer, and a high refractive index layer on the metal layer. Light incident on the metal layer causes generation of a surface plasmon at an interface between the variable refractive index layer and the metal layer. | 2014-09-18 |
20140268265 | OPTICAL MODULE FOR LASER BEAM SHAKING - Apparatus for uniformizing light amount distribution by shaking line beams along a longitudinal axis direction is provided. The apparatus includes a mirror mount, a mirror, an actuator, and a deformation member. The mirror fixed to the mirror mount and includes a reflective surface. The actuator is disposed at a distance from the mirror mount and configured to repeat expansion and contraction along a first direction. The deformation member includes a plurality of blocks connected to each other by flexible joints and is coupled to the actuator and the mirror mount. The deformation member is configured to change a displacement in the first direction due to operation of the actuator to a displacement in a second direction that crosses the first direction, amplify the changed displacement, and transmit the amplified displacement to the mirror mount. | 2014-09-18 |