39th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120243005 | INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS AND RECORDING METHOD - A recording apparatus includes a processing unit configured to convert acquired image information into dot data, and an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recording medium based on the image information converted into dot data by the processing unit, wherein the processing unit enlarges an image of the acquired image information to a size protruding into margins formed at both side ends of the recording medium, then converts the image information into dot data, and then, based on side end position information of the recording medium detected by the detection unit, processes the image information converted into dot data so that image formation is not performed on portions of the enlarged image protruding into the margins. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243006 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION - An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires encoded information at a position specified on a medium, the medium having the encoded information and an image printed thereon, the encoded information including identification information of the medium, first coordinate information identifying in a first coordinate system a position where the encoded information is printed, and alignment determination information determining an alignment of the encoded information, and the image, printed on the medium, at a position predetermined by second coordinate information in a second coordinate system, an identifying unit that identifies the image corresponding to the encoded information by checking the first coordinate information included in the encoded information acquired by the acquisition unit against the second coordinate information of the images printed on the medium, and a determining unit that determines whether the first coordinate system matches the second coordinate system in alignment. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243007 | PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINTING DEVICE, AND PRINT CONTROL METHOD - The invention solves the problem of the layout of the printout being broken as a result of the host computer sending the next print data without knowing the current printing position after the printer automatically inserts a new line. In a printing system that communicates continuous print data and status information by command between a host computer and a printing device, the printing device prints while automatically inserting a new line in the continuous print data received from the host computer according to a print setting, and sends current position information as status information to the host computer. The host computer sends the next continuous print data based on the acquired current position information. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243008 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPECIFYING COLOR TOLERANCE INTENT AND IMPLEMENTATION AS PART OF A DIGITAL PRINT WORKFLOW - Systems and methods are provided for enabling submission of color accuracy requirements with the submission of a print job. More specifically, a print job analysis system may be configured to receive a print job request having a color accuracy requirement level directly from a customer (or from an operator on behalf of the customer). In addition, the print job analysis system may also be configured to determine an appropriate color accuracy requirement level for the print job request if no color accuracy requirement level is directly provided with the print job request. Furthermore, the print job analysis system may also be configured to provide an analysis of recommended color accuracy requirement levels to the customer and/or the operator if they are unsure of an appropriate color accuracy requirement level to be used for the particular print job. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243009 | UV AND IR SPECIALTY IMAGING METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Disclosed are methods and systems of processing work flow associated with a print job including Specialty Imaging such as UV and/or IR encoding. According to one exemplary embodiment, a printing system controller accesses a spatially structured ink composed of a plurality of non-overlapping primitive spot colors to render Specialty Imaging effects along with other images and text associated with the print job. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243010 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus is provided which performs a process on data stored in advance in accordance with operation by a verified user. The apparatus includes a user authentication portion for performing user authentication on a second user in a state where a first user is verified and logs in the image forming apparatus, an access control portion for, in a login state where both the first user and the second user are verified, giving a permission to perform a process on user data to which one of the first user and the second user determined based on a login order is granted access, and an operation control portion for, in the login state, accepting operation that relates to the user data and falls within at least one of an operation permission given in advance to the first user and an operation permission given in advance to the second user. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243011 | PROFILE CREATION METHOD, PROFILE CREATION PROGRAM, AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A second chromaticity feature is corrected and approximated to a first chromaticity feature, a new limit value for an ink amount is determined based on the second chromaticity feature after the approximation, optimization is performed by designating an ink amount which is equal to or less than the newly determined limit value when an ink amount reproducing a hue value represented by a lattice point is determined by the optimization of the ink amount with the use of an object function for evaluating image quality when the designated amount of ink is made to adhere to a first print medium, the ink amount determined by the optimization is converted with a conversion relationship based on the first chromaticity feature and the second chromaticity feature, and a profile for a second print medium, for which the converted ink amount has been defined, is created. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243012 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image is divided into first a second regions on the basis of inputted image data, and a comparison is made between the gradation values of pixels in the first region and threshold values corresponding to the pixels of the first region of a dither mask. The results of the comparison are referenced to determine whether or not dots are formed in the pixels of the first region. Errors are calculated based on the results of determining the first boundary pixels, which are in the first region near the boundary between the first region second regions. Some of the errors are distributed as diffusion errors to pixels in the second region near the boundary. The diffusion errors distributed from the first boundary pixels are added, and it is determined whether or not dots are formed by the error diffusion method in the pixels of the second region. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243013 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, PRINTING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - Provided is an image processing device for comparing a determination value adjusted by comparing the gradation values of pixels included in inputted image data and threshold values of a dither mask prepared in advance, and a corrected gradation value obtained by correcting the gradation value of the pixel by the diffusion error from an adjacent processed pixel; and adjusting a determination value; generating dot data which indicate the presence or absence of the dot formation by applying error diffusion; and reducing the width of the adjustment of the determination value used in determining the dot formation so that the width of the adjustment is smaller in comparison with non-edge pixels in the case that a pixel is determined to be an edge pixel for which the difference in gradation value in relation to an adjacent pixel is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243014 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus which may include a forming unit configured to form a mark for image adjustment, a conveyor member configured to convey the mark formed by the forming unit and a detecting unit configured to detect the mark conveyed by the conveyor member. Further, the image forming apparatus may include a removing unit configured to remove the mark conveyed by the conveyor member, from the conveyor member; and a control device. According to aspects of the disclosure, after the forming unit has formed a mark for image adjustment, the control device may be configured to determine whether the mark has been removed from the conveyor member and based on the determination of whether the mark has been removed from the conveyor member, begin printing of print data even when the mark has not been completely removed from the conveyor member. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243015 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a maximum document number decision part that decides a number of media that are carried simultaneously on a medium carrying path at the time of double sided printing, a memory part that stores image data of a document, a print data editing part that generates page data to be printed on the media from the image data in the memory part, a print page generation monitoring part that monitors a page data number generated by the print data editing part, a print start timing decision part that decides a print start timing from the number of media and the page data number, a print mechanism controller that starts printing based on the print start timing determined by the print start timing decision part. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243016 | CONTROLLER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM THAT STORES PROGRAM, AND CONTROL METHOD - A controller includes: a history storage unit that stores a history of setup information when executing a function of an image forming apparatus; an acquisition unit that when a first function is selected on a menu screen having a first display region where a screen for selection of a function of the image forming apparatus is displayed, acquires the history of setup information when executing the first function from the history storage unit; a display control unit that lists the history of the setup information, which is acquired from the history storage unit, in a region other than the first display region on the menu screen; and an execution unit that executes the first function using setup information selected by a user from the history of the setup information listed. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243017 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A control device includes: a search request receiving unit that receives a request to search for a first operation screen registered in a second image forming apparatus connected to a first image forming apparatus; a search unit that searches for the first operation screen among operation screens registered in the second image forming apparatus; a display control unit that controls to display the first operation screen on a display device provided in the first image forming apparatus; a receiver that receives an instruction for the second image forming apparatus having the first operation screen registered therein from a user through the first operation screen displayed on the display device; and a transmitter that transmits the instruction received from the user through the first operation screen to the second image forming apparatus having the first operation screen registered therein. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243018 | PERIPHERAL DEVICE USED WHILE BEING CONNECTED TO INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A peripheral device is selectively connected to an information processing apparatus including a first operating system and an information processing apparatus including a second operating system whose execution file is incompatible with that of the first operating system. The storage unit of the peripheral device stores a control program to be executed by the information processing apparatus. The control program includes a first control program to be executed on the first operating system and a second control program to be executed on the second operating system. After the peripheral device transmits the control program to the information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus writes instruction information in the storage unit of the peripheral device in accordance with the control program. The peripheral device operates based on the instruction information. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243019 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The sheet feeding apparatus is controlled so as to temporarily stop driving of a separation part that feeds sheets from a sheet container while separating the sheets one by one by means of a feeding roller and a retard roller, after passage of a predetermined period of time from the sheets being fed out. Then, when the temporarily-stopped driving of the separation part is resumed, the detection part detects whether or not a sheet exists in a separation nip part formed by the feeding roller and the retard roller, and if the detection part determines that a sheet exists, a second motor makes the retard roller temporarily rotate in a sheet feeding direction. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243020 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PRINT SETTING UNIT, AND MAKING PRINT SETTING METHOD - An image forming apparatus of the embodiments includes a display section, an input section, a controller, and a printing section. A plurality of first images in the form of sheets and a plurality of second images targeted for printing. The input section acquires information about a position designated by a user, the position being within a display region of the display section. The controller detects that one or two or more of the plurality of second images are selected on the basis of the information about the position. In response to release of the selected second image on one of the plurality of first images, the controller makes setting such that the released second image is categorized in one group, and makes print setting for each group. The printing section prints the second image on a sheet on the basis of the print setting made by the controller. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243021 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING A MOVABLE READING DEVICE - An image reading device is movable between a first position and a second position spaced farther apart from an image forming device than the first position, and a regulating member configured to regulate respective positions of two cables maintains, when the image reading device is at the first position, the two cables, respectively, in a bent state in a direction away from each other. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243022 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROCESSING CONTROL APPARATUS - An image processing system has a plurality of image processing apparatuses for performing RIP of a print job in a distributed manner and an image processing control apparatus that controls the image processing apparatuses. The image processing apparatus has a switching unit for switching the operating mode of the image processing apparatus from a normal mode to a power saving mode. And the image processing control apparatus has a control unit for causing unnecessary image processing apparatuses to switch from the normal mode to the power saving mode depending on the progress status of the print job. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243023 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE, LIGHT CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An optical scanning device controls outputs of laser beams with high accuracy by correcting the nonlinearity of a current-light characteristic. An electric current supply unit supplies a bias current or a driving current to a semiconductor laser. A detection unit detects light amount of the laser beam. A control unit controls the driving current based on the light amount detected. A constant current generation unit generates constant currents. A calculation unit derives an n-th degree approximate expression (n≧2) of a current-light characteristic based on the light amount by emitting a specific light emitting section according to the constant currents, and calculates a light emission start current start current for the specific light emitting section using the expression. A bias current generation unit generates the bias current based on electric current values obtained from results of light controls for other light emitting sections and the expression. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243024 | Information Processing Devices and Information Processing Processes - An image processing device includes a preview function including specifying a setting related to printing, generating a first processed image by using a target file by performing image processing corresponding to the specified setting, storing the generated first processed image, displaying the first processed image, and displaying, when the setting is changed, a second processed image that is generated from image processing of the first processed image and corresponds to the changed setting. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243025 | APPLICATION SERVICE PROVIDER SERVER, DATA SERVER, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM - An application server, a data server, and a printer are connected to one another via a communication network. The application server executes application software. Then, the application server generates print data for printing an interim result or final result of processing performed by the application software, and sends the print data to the data server. The data server provides the supplied print data to the printer. The printer performs printing in accordance with the provided print data. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243026 | Remote Print Processing Mechanism - A method disclosed. The method includes downloading a first print job data stream from a cloud computing network, transmitting the first print job data stream to a printer, monitoring a printing status of the printer to determine when the printer is ready to receive a second print job and downloading a second print job data stream from the cloud computing network upon determining that the printer is ready to receive the second print job. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243027 | Print Job Progress Display Mechanism - A method disclosed. The method includes initiating the printing of a print job data at a printer, displaying a graphics indication within a graphical user interface (GUI) of a printing progress of the print job while the print job is printing, detecting that a spacing operation has been performed on the print job and updating the printing progress of the print job at the graphics indication based on the spacing operation that has been performed. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243028 | USER INTERFACES FOR RULE-BASED WORKFLOW GENERATION IN A PRINT SHOP ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methods are provided for user interfaces that aid a user in rule-based workflow generation. The system accesses activities available at a print shop, displays the available activities to a user at a sequence bar that sorts the activities by their priority, receives input from the user defining a rule that relates to a print shop activity, and stores the rule in a memory. Further, the system determines that a workflow of activities to perform has been generated for a print job of the print shop based upon the rule, wherein the workflow comprises an ordered subset of the activities available at the print shop, accesses the workflow, and displays the workflow of activities to the user. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243029 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING A MOBILE CUSTOMIZABLE EIP INTERFACE TO ACCESS MULTI-FUNCTION DEVICES - A system for enabling at least one mobile device to communicate with at least one multi-function printer over a network, including at least one processor and a computer-readable storage medium in communication with the at least one processor, wherein the computer-readable storage medium comprises one or more programming instructions for: registering the at least one mobile device with a web-based service; accessing, via the at least one mobile device, a user interface program providing a plurality of Extensible Interface Platform (EIP) options and services; prioritizing, sorting, and ranking the plurality of EIP options and services based on user preference so as to create a customized mobile EIP User Interface (UI); and enabling the customized mobile EIP UI of the at least one mobile device to communicate with and be executed on the at least one multi-function printer. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243030 | ACHIEVEMENT-BASED COMPENSATION FOR A PRINT SERVICE PROVIDER - A method and system for tracking and calculating achievement-based compensation for a print service provider. The method includes determining one or more print services associated with a print job to be completed, receiving information indicating at least one of the one or more print services has been completed by a worker, updating a job ticket associated with the job to be completed to indicate that at least one of the one or more print services has been completed, and determining a compensation level for the worker based upon a rate of compensation associated with the one or more completed print services. The system includes various computer system for implementing the method. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243031 | GPU ACCELERATED COLOR ANALYSIS AND CONTROL SYSTEM - A graphic processing unit (GPU) accelerated image analysis and control system and method for implementing a process of managing parallel processing algorithms on one or more GPU devices. An exemplary embodiment of the process includes the steps of configuring the multiple GPU devices to enable multiple applications to be executed by the GPU devices, the multiple applications being used for GPU accelerated image analysis, assigning the multiple applications to the multiple GPU devices in accordance with the configurations of the multiple GPU devices, and having the multiple GPU devices execute the assigned applications in parallel, thereby performing the GPU accelerated image analysis. When a multi-GPU model is enabled on two or more GPU devices assigned to a printing application, a GPU distribution algorithm is invoked for performing the GPU accelerated image analysis simultaneously on the two or more GPU devices. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243032 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing system includes intermediate-data generating apparatuses and one or more drawing-data generating apparatuses. The intermediate-data generating apparatuses interpret data of pages forming PDL document data, the pages being assigned to the corresponding intermediate-data generating apparatuses, to generate elements of intermediate data of the pages. The drawing-data generating apparatuses each obtain assigned elements of the intermediate data and each draw the obtained elements to generate drawing data including information concerning pixels forming each obtained element. The drawing-data generating apparatuses each include a memory that stores intermediate data or drawing data of a common element used in the obtained elements. If the intermediate data or the drawing data of the common element is stored in the memory, the drawing-data generating apparatuses generate drawing data of the obtained elements using the stored intermediate data or drawing data. The number of drawing-data generating apparatuses is smaller than that of intermediate-data generating apparatuses. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243033 | IMAGE DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - An image data processing system, includes a plurality of first units that interpret data of assigned logical pages included in document data described in a page description language, generate intermediate data of the logical pages, divide the generated intermediate data of the logical pages into intermediate data on the basis of logical sections which are sections on the logical pages, and output the divided intermediate data; and a plurality of second units that correspond to physical sections which are sections on a physical page, generate print image data from intermediate data of a plurality of logical sections included in corresponding physical sections from among the intermediate data of the logical sections on the logical pages generated by the plurality of first units, and output the generated print image data to a printer. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243034 | PRINTING INFORMATION MANAGING DEVICE, PRINTER, PRINTING INFORMATION MANAGING SYSTEM, PRINTING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM RELATED THERETO - A printing information managing device includes: a storage processing unit that when printing information transmitted from a transmission device is received, stores the received printing information in a memory and deletes printed printing information from the memory; a batch print permission date and time setting unit that sets batch print permission date and time, which is end date and time of a period of batch printing when batch printing of the printing information stored in the memory is designated, for each item of the received printing information; and a controller that when the batch printing is designated, makes a control such that printing information not past the batch print permission date and time of the printing information stored in the memory is printed by a printer and printing information past the batch print permission date and time is not printed by the printer. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243035 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE READER, FILE UPLOAD SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit that acquires display data, which includes setup information regarding uploading of an image file, from a server apparatus; a display controller that displays a first screen for receiving a start operation of reading of an image on a display according to the display data acquired by the acquisition unit; a detector that detects the start operation while the first screen is displayed by the display; a reading controller that controls an image reading unit to read an image according to the setup information acquired by the acquisition unit when the start operation is detected by the detector, the image reading generating an image file corresponding to the read image; and an upload unit that uploads the image file generated by the image reading unit to the server apparatus. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243036 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes: a receiving unit that receives a screen update request including identification information of a screen and a job start request including identification information of a job; a database that defines a relationship between the identification information of the screen, the identification information of the job, and a polling interval corresponding to a degree of association between the screen and the job; a determining unit that determines the polling interval corresponding to the degree of association between the screen and the job on the basis of the identification information of the screen and the identification information of the job received by the receiving unit and the database; and a transmitting unit that incorporates information of the determined polling interval into screen data and transmits the incorporated screen data to an external apparatus that outputs the screen update request. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243037 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes: an acquiring unit that acquires a display request including a first external apparatus identification information and screen identification information; a storage unit storing external apparatus screen information; an update unit updating the first external apparatus screen information whenever the display request is acquired; a determining unit determining a polling interval for a first external apparatus on the basis of the stored external apparatus screen information; and a transmitting unit transmitting, to the first external apparatus, screen data which includes information of the determined polling interval, wherein, when a second external apparatus identification information item corresponding to the same screen identification information as that in the display request is stored in the storage unit, the determining unit determines the polling interval for the first external apparatus to be less than that for a second external apparatus indicated by the second external apparatus identification information item. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243038 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND MEMORY PRODUCT - A region of a predetermined range including a location of the image forming device is determined based on location data representing a location of the image forming device stored in the print server. If the print server obtains positional data concerning the position of a mobile phone, the print server transmits data to the image forming device if, for example, the mobile phone is within the region, based on the positional data, the location data and the region, and the image forming device performs image forming based on the data. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243039 | NONTRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A nontransitory storage medium storing an information processing program to be executed by an information processing device, the program being designed to have the device function as: a display controlling section for controlling a display portion to display icon images; a transmission controlling section for controlling a transmitting portion to transmit user-selected targeted data among data corresponding to the icon images; an obtainment controlling section for controlling an obtaining portion to obtain converted data created by an external device based on the targeted data; and a storage controlling section for storing reduced-size image data created using the targeted data, into a storage portion such that the reduced-size image data is associated with the targeted data. For each data with which the reduced-size image data is associated, the display portion displays a reduced-size image corresponding to the reduced-size image data as an icon image. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243040 | IMAGE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - An image communication apparatus configured to communicate with a server on a network, and configured to communicate with at least one external apparatus through a public network, includes: a destination receiving unit receiving a designation of a destination;
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20120243041 | TERMINAL DEVICES SELECTIVELY USING COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, METHODS OF CONTROLLING SUCH TERMINAL DEVICES, AND MEDIA STORING COMPUTER-READABLE INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUCH TERMINAL DEVICES - Non-transitory, computer-readable storage media, terminal devices, and methods are disclosed herein. The terminal device includes a processor and communicates selectively using one of many wireless communication systems comprising a first and second wireless communication system. The computer-readable media store computer-readable instructions therein. The instructions instruct the processor to generate first specific image data representing a first image when the first wireless communication system is specified. The instructions instruct the processor to store the first specific image data when the terminal device receives a first print instruction to print the first image while the first wireless communication system is specified. The instructions instruct the processor to provide first print data, based on the stored first specific image data, to the printing device when the wireless communication setting is changed from the first wireless communication system to the second wireless communication system after storing the first specific image data. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243042 | OPERATION PANEL DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED THEREWITH - An operation panel device with a display surface is provided with mounted on an image forming apparatus. The operation panel device includes first and second panels that are relatively movable along a plane parallel to the display surface. The first panel is fixed to the image forming apparatus. The second panel is disposed opposite to the image forming apparatus with respect to the first panel. A projection area of the second panel to the plane parallel to the display surface is smaller than a projection area of the first panel. Each of the first and second panels includes a first group of keys disposed in a region that is exposed independent from relative positions of the first and second panels. The first panel includes a second group of keys disposed in a region that is exposed only when the first panel and second panels do not overlap each other. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243043 | COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes: a data sharing unit configured to cause an application selected as a data output destination to process data which is output by an application which is a data output source; a process-object-data generation control unit configured to generate process object data in one of a first format and a second format based on image data acquired by an image information interface from an image information source; and an application-information display unit configured to display identification images for identifying applications which the data sharing unit can select as the data output destination if the data sharing unit is to process either data of the first format or data of the second format. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243044 | INFORMATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A system which can provide information in which usage of a user of an image forming apparatus can be easily comprehended by the user who uses the image forming apparatus connected to a network is provided. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243045 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus includes a communication unit communicable with a device via an access point which relays communication data and a controller. The controller is configured to store, in a first storage portion, setting information set for a processing in association with identification information of an access point to which the communication unit is connected. The controller is further configured to acquire the identification information of the access point to which the communication unit is connected. The controller is further configured to read the setting information stored in association with the identification information acquired from the first storage portion and to set the processing by using the read setting information. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243046 | Receipt Printing Processing Method and Receipt Printing Processing System - When a customer places a special order that changes the content of a product or processing thereof (non-standard order information), a receipt printing processing method and system also produces a special order seal in connection with printing the sales receipt. The receipt printing processing system has a receipt printer and a label printer that is in communication with the receipt printer. When the system receives transaction processing data generated by a POS register used to take orders, a control unit determines if non-standard order information is contained in the transaction processing data. If so, the control unit controls the generation of seal printing data for printing a special order seal, along with controlling the processing of receipt data and the printing of the receipt. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243047 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An image processing system includes plural intermediate data generators, a first memory, and plural drawing data generators. Each of the plural intermediate data generators interprets an assigned data portion of document data, written in a page description language, to generate intermediate data. The first memory stores the intermediate data generated by each of the plural intermediate data generators. Each of the plural drawing data generators reads out the intermediate data from the first memory and generates drawing data in accordance with the read out intermediate data. The drawing data includes information about each pixel included in a printed image. Once an amount of intermediate data stored in the first memory exceeds a first threshold that is set in advance, the plural drawing data generators start reading out the intermediate data from the first memory. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243048 | COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A recording medium storing an information processing program executed by a computer of an information processing system including a transmitting unit, a storing unit and a display unit, the program includes: a transmission control instruction that causes the transmitting unit to transmit first-kind data which is data having a first format designated as target data; a second-kind-data-storage control instruction that causes the storing unit to store second-kind data in association with a first data name of the first-kind data transmitted by the transmitting unit, the second-kind data being generated in a second format by converting the first-kind data transmitted by the transmitting unit, and being received from an external apparatus; and a first display control instruction that causes the display unit to display a display image generated using the second-kind data stored by the second-kind-data storing unit, together with the first data name associated with the second-kind data. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243049 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A printing apparatus has: a dot discrimination section that discriminates whether a print dot is present in a discrimination target area D including a cut position at which an elongated sheet is cut in a sheet width direction, the discrimination target area being at least either one of a front edge area D | 2012-09-27 |
20120243050 | MEDIA PROCESSING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD FOR MEDIA PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE - A media processing system enables producing a copy of media based on the state of media deterioration. An error rate measurement unit measures the error rate of recorded media after specific data is written to the media; an error rate evaluation unit determines if the media error rate measured by the error rate measurement unit is less than or equal to a preset threshold value; and a data recording unit that, when the error rate evaluation unit determines the error rate exceeds the specific threshold value, writes specific data recorded to the recorded media to other unused media. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243051 | METHOD FOR GENERATING PRINT DATA AND A COLOR PRINTER SYSTEM - A method for generating print data for digital color images uses a division of the images in windows. Each window is characterized as belonging to a predefined class, based on values of pixels in corresponding windows in at least two sub-images that are derived from the color image by a series of image processing steps. These sub-images are, e.g. a gradient sub-image in which the value of every pixel indicates the difference of that pixel with its local neighborhood and a non-uniformity sub-image in which each pixel determined to be comprised in a uniform area is provided with a predetermined value. The percentage of windows belonging to a class is calculated and compared to threshold values to identify an image type. This image type is used to select a conversion method to convert the color image into print data for printing on the printer system. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243052 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING METHOD, PRINTING DATA GENERATION PROGRAM, AND DITHER MASK GENERATION METHOD - A printing apparatus which forms dots, according to dot data generated through comparison of a grayscale value of each of pixels with each of threshold values of a dither mask. The printing apparatus forms the dots through division into a plurality of pixel groups having different printing conditions and performs at least a part of the dot formation by the pixel groups in a common region. The dither mask has a second threshold value disposition, with respect to a first threshold value disposition which is each of dispositions of the respective threshold values set such that distribution of dots formed in the common region has noise characteristics having a peak on a high frequency side, in a case where a relative position of the dots between the pixel groups is formed in a target positional relationship which is a target in at least a part of a printing grayscale region. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243053 | PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT BASED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A bifurcated interface for integrated use in a fax-to-email system provides an alternative or additional method for command entry a fax-to-email system preferably through a remote, commercially available, personal digital assistant or like device modified by software to perform the command entry functions. Delivery of commands, and other data, from the PDA is made, preferably, via infrared signals, but, alternatively, by direct cable syncing and other techniques. Thus, the interface is bifurcated having a portable traveler portion and a host portion in a more permanent connection with the fax function of the fax-to-email system. The PDA functions as the interface traveler portion, and becomes (at least temporarily) a specially programmed data entry tool with command communicating ability and a protocol shared by (or matched to) the interface host portion. The system can also be used in cooperation with Internet Web service for reporting, accounting, information services, and user interaction. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243054 | Method and System for Performing an Imaging Function by an Imaging Device - A method for reducing time in performing an imaging function by an imaging device. The method includes receiving at least one media sheet against an image capture window of the imaging device, detecting whether a lid for covering the image capture window is closed, capturing an image of the at least one media sheet in the image capture window in response to detecting a closed lid, receiving a start signal indicative of a user request to start an image capture operation after capturing the image, and sending a final image based upon the captured image to a destination. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243055 | Flexible Structure Descriptions for Multi-Page Documents - A method for processing a batch of scanned images is provided. The method comprises processing the scanned images into documents. For documents of multiple pages, the method comprises maintaining a page-based coordinate system to specify a location of structures within a page and joining the pages to form a multi-page sheet having a sheet-based coordinate system to specify a location of structures within the multi-page sheet. The method comprises performing a data extraction operation to extract data from each document, said data extraction operation including a page mode wherein structures are detected on individual pages using the page-based coordinate system and a document mode wherein structures are detected within the entire document using the sheet-based coordinate system. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243056 | PAPER-SHEET MANAGEMENT METHOD AND PAPER-SHEET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A first identification number obtained by performing character recognition of each of a plurality of digits of an identification number and allocating predetermined characters to digits where characters cannot be determined and a second identification number representing an identification number that is the target of character recognition processing or search processing are compared with each other by calculating a matching ratio between the two numbers. When the matching ratio is lower than a predetermined reference value, a shifted identification number obtained by shifting each character forming the first identification number one digit in a predetermined direction and the second identification number are compared with each other by calculating a matching ratio between the two numbers. If this matching ratio is equal to or higher than the predetermined reference value, subsequent processing is continued, so that the shifted identification number is treated as the first identification number. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243057 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes an execution period specifying unit, a first calculation unit, and a second calculation unit. The execution period specifying unit specifies an execution period of each of plural image processing operations executed by plural image processing apparatuses within a given period of time in the past. The first calculation unit calculates an amount of power estimated to be consumed by a replaceable image processing apparatus executing the plural image processing operations if it is assumed that the plural image processing apparatuses have been replaced by the replaceable image processing apparatus within the given period of time. The second calculation unit calculates a total amount of power estimated to be consumed by the replaceable image processing apparatus if it is assumed that the plural image processing apparatuses have been replaced by the replaceable image processing apparatus within the given period of time. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243058 | IMAGE READING DEVICE - An image reading device having: a light source unit for irradiating a document on a reading point; an image pick-up element for receiving light reflected from the document on the reading point; and a light absorber; wherein the light source unit comprises: a light source for emitting light; and an optical guide for guiding the light emitted from the light source and irradiating the document on the reading point with the light; wherein a prism is provided on a surface of the optical guide so as to reflect the light traveling in the optical guide to the reading point; and wherein the light absorber for absorbing light that was reflected from the document on a point different from the reading point, so that the light can be prevented from being reflected thereby and from traveling to the reading point. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243059 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus having: a transparent plate having a first principal surface and a second principal surface; a carriage unit that carries a document such that the document passes through over the first principal surface; a reading unit that is opposed to the second principal surface and reads the document passing through a reading position on the first principal surface; a bump member that forms a bump on the first principal surface at a position more upstream than the reading position in a document carrying direction; and an adjustment unit for adjusting a distance in the carrying direction between the bump and the reading position for image reading of the document. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243060 | READING APPARATUS AND READING METHOD - Provided is a reading apparatus that includes a light source that emits a light to a source material and a plurality of image pickup elements that each receive the light reflected by the source material, to thereby read the source material. The plurality of image pickup elements are each located at different positions and each mounted at different angles with respect to a surface to be read of the source material. The reading apparatus compares read values acquired from the image pickup elements, so as to decide the property of the image expressed on the source material. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243061 | READING APPARATUS AND READING METHOD - Provided is a reading apparatus that includes a light source that emits a light to a source material and an image pickup element that receives the light reflected by the source material, to thereby read the source material. The image pickup element is disposed so as to move to a plurality of positions at each of which the image pickup element is oriented at a different angle with respect to a surface to be read of the object to be read, and to perform reading at the plurality of positions. The reading apparatus compares read values obtained by the image pickup element at the plurality of positions to thereby decide a property of an image expressed on the object to be read. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243062 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image reading apparatus includes an automatic document feeder, a first reading unit to read a first side of a document fed by the automatic document feeder and to function as a main reading unit, a second reading unit to read a second side of the document fed by the automatic document feeder; and a control unit to operate the first and second reading units in order to perform an ADF two-sided reading mode. The control unit determines a point in time when the main reading unit is changed, based on a frequency in use of the ADF two-sided reading mode, and changes the main reading unit to the second reading unit at the determined point in time. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243063 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device includes an image forming device, collimating optical system, and optical device, with the optical device including a light guide plate, first diffraction grating member and second diffraction grating member which are made up of a volume hologram diffraction grating, and with central light emitted from the pixel of the center of the image forming device and passed through the center of the collimating optical system being input to the light guide plate from the near side of the second diffraction grating member with a certain angle. Thus, the image display device capable of preventing occurrence of color irregularities, despite the simple configuration, can be provided. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243064 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL OPTICAL DEFLECTOR INCLUDING ONLY ONE PAIR OF MEANDER-TYPE PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS AND ITS DRIVER - In a two-dimensional optical deflector comprising a mirror and a support body surrounding the mirror, first and second piezoelectric actuators of a meander-type are provided opposite to each other with respect to a first axis of the mirror. Each of the first second piezoelectric actuators comprising a plurality of piezoelectric cantilevers folded at every piezoelectric and connected from the support body to the mirror. Each of the piezoelectric cantilevers are in parallel with the first axis. Each of the piezoelectric cantilevers includes first and second piezoelectric cantilever elements in parallel with each other combined by a substrate. The second piezoelectric cantilever elements are divided into a first group of piezoelectric cantilever elements and a second group of piezoelectric cantilever elements alternating with the first group of piezoelectric cantilever elements. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243065 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL OPTICAL DEFLECTOR APPARATUS USING CURVED-TYPE SAW-TOOTH DRIVE VOLTAGES - In a two-dimensional optical deflector apparatus comprising an optical deflector and a driver for driving the optical deflector, the optical deflector includes a mirror, a first piezoelectric actuator for rocking the mirror with respect to a first axis of the mirror, and a second piezoelectric actuator of a meander type for rocking the mirror with respect to a second axis of the mirror perpendicular to the first axis. The driver generates a curved-type saw-tooth drive voltage and applies the curved-type saw-tooth drive voltage to the second piezoelectric actuator. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243066 | ACTUATOR, OPTICAL SCANNER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An actuator includes: a movable portion that can oscillate around an oscillation axis; a connection portion that extends from the movable portion and is torsionally deformed in accordance with oscillation of the movable portion; and a support portion that supports the connection portion. The movable portion forms a cross shape in a plan view from a thickness direction of the movable portion. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243067 | ELECTRO-OPTIC SYSTEM CONFIGURED TO REDUCE A PERCEIVED COLOR CHANGE - An electro-optic system is provided that includes a front element a rear element, and an electro-optic medium, the electro-optic medium is adapted to be in at least a high transmittance state and a low transmittance state. The electro-optic system further includes a display device in optical communication with the electro-optic element, the display device including at least one light source and is configured to emit at least a first primary and a second primary, the first and second primaries each having a first hue (h | 2012-09-27 |
20120243068 | ELECTROCHROMIC APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is an electrochromic apparatus. In particular, the apparatus is a multi-layer structure mainly having transparent glass substrates. An aerogel with multiple holes is packaged within the structure. The conducting materials are coated on the substrates. An electrochromic material is then packaged within the layers of conducting materials. By applying voltage onto the conducting materials, the property of electrochromic material may be changed, such as changing its transparency or color. Further, photocatalyst material may be coated upon the outside surfaces of the substrates. A solar energy power layer may be disposed on the substrate for supplying power to the apparatus or to others. In accordance with one further embodiment, an electrochromic composite material may be employed into the apparatus, especially packaged within the substrates. The composite material is made of the aerogel and the electrochromic material. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243069 | SECURABLE COVER FOR VEHICLE LIGHTS AND METHOD - A cover for use in connection with one or more vehicle lights is provided. A lens of the cover contains an electrically activatable material that prevents the transmission of visible light from entering into and reflecting out from the one or more vehicle lights when the electrically activatable material is set to a light inhibiting state. A device holds the lens with the device configured to be releasably or removably secured over one or more vehicle lights. The electrically activatable material of the lens is configured to get to the light inhibiting state such that the lens prevents the transmission of visible light from entering into and reflecting out from the one or more vehicle lights to reduce the observability of the one or more vehicle lights. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243070 | DISPLAY USING A TRANSREFLECTIVE ELECTROWETTING LAYER - A display for displaying images that includes a transreflective electrowetting layer operable to a transparent-state where light passes through the transreflective electrowetting layer and a reflective-state where light is reflected by the transreflective electrowetting layer; a non-reflective layer underlying the transreflective electrowetting layer; and an emissive layer proximate to the transreflective electrowetting layer. The display combines light emitting elements such as OLED's with transreflective electrowetting elements to provide a display that can operate in high ambient light conditions without undesirably high power dissipation by the OLED's, and can operate under low ambient light or no ambient light conditions. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243071 | ELECTRO-WETTING DISPLAY DEVICE - An electro-wetting display device is provided. The device includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite thereto. A plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of corresponding second electrodes are disposed on the first substrate and face the second substrate. A barrier layer is between the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes, such that the plurality of first electrodes is electrically insulated from the plurality of second electrodes. A plurality of ribs is on the first substrate to form a plurality of pixel regions. A polar liquid and a non-polar liquid are between the first and second substrates. The barrier layer is between the polar liquid and at least one of the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes, and the non-polar liquid is in direct contact with the barrier layer in each pixel region. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243072 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a manufacturing method of a display apparatus, a substrate including a first area, which includes a first pixel, and a second area different from the first area is prepared. Then, a first capsule layer having first display capsules is formed on the substrate, and a first photolithography process is performed on the first capsule layer to remove the first capsule layer from the second area and to form a first capsule pattern on the first area. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243073 | ELECTROPHORETIC ELEMENT, DISPLAY, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electrophoretic element includes an electrophoretic particle, and a porous layer formed of a fibrous structure having a non-electrophoretic particle with different optical reflection characteristics from optical reflection characteristics of the electrophoretic particle. A difference Δ | 2012-09-27 |
20120243074 | SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER - A semiconductor optical amplifier includes an input-side optical amplifier waveguide section that has a first active core layer. An output-side optical amplifier waveguide section connects to the input-side optical amplifier waveguide section and has a second active core layer that is wider than the first active core layer. The width of the first active core layer and relative refractive index difference between the first active core layer and adjacent clad section in the width direction of the first active core layer, and the width of the second active core layer and relative refractive index difference between the second active core layer and adjacent clad section in the width direction of the second active core layer are set such that the carrier density and optical confinement factor in the first active core layer are higher than the carrier density and optical confinement factor in the second active core layer. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243075 | GAIN-CLAMPED SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS - A gain-clamped semiconductor optical amplifier comprises: at least one first surface; at least one second surface, each second surface facing and electrically isolated from a respective first surface; a plurality of nanowires connecting each opposing pair of the first and second surfaces in a bridging configuration; and a signal waveguide overlapping the nanowires such that an optical signal traveling along the signal waveguide is amplified by energy provided by electrical excitation of the nanowires. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243076 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR AMPLIFYING A BURST OPTICAL SIGNAL - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, an apparatus, and a system for amplifying a burst optical signal. The method includes: monitoring an input status of a signal light; when no signal light is input, controlling output power of a pump light so that a gain medium has output optical power and the output optical power is less than a maximum optical power that the gain medium is capable of outputting when a signal light is input; inputting the pump light into a wavelength division multiplexer so that the wavelength division multiplexer combines the signal light and the pump light and inputs the combined light into the gain medium. With the preceding manners, when no signal light is input, the power of the pump light is controlled. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243077 | OPTICAL MEMBER, NEAR INFRARED CUT FILTER, SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, LENS FOR IMAGING DEVICE, AND IMAGING/DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - Disclosed is an optical member in the form of a film or a thin plate. The optical member contains near infrared absorbing particles comprising crystallites of an oxide containing at least Cu and P and having a number average aggregated particle size of at least 20 nm and at most 200 nm. Further, a near infrared cut filter, a solid-state imaging element, a lens for an imaging device and an imaging/display device are disclosed. They comprise a near infrared absorbing layer containing near infrared absorbing particles comprising crystallites of an oxide containing at least Cu and P and having a number average aggregated particle size of at least 20 nm and at most 200 nm. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243078 | MICROSCOPE OPTICAL SYSTEM - Observation over a superwide field of view is possible with a short, lightweight, and inexpensive eyepiece optical system and a binocular barrel. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243079 | DEVICE FOR HOLDING FILTERS FOR MICROSCOPES - A device for holding filters for a microscope includes a filter wheel ( | 2012-09-27 |
20120243080 | MICROSCOPE - A laser microscope that efficiently performs 3D imaging irrespective of the shape of a specimen, includes an area segmenting section that segments an observation range of a specimen in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis of an objective lens into many areas; a surface-position storing section that stores motorized stage positions in association with the specimen surface positions, for the many areas; a surface-shape estimating section that estimates the specimen surface shape from the motorized stage positions and the specimen surface positions for the many areas; a z-scanning condition determining section that determines the specimen surface positions at desired positions of the motorized stage from the specimen surface shape; and a light detecting section that detects light from the specimen over certain ranges specified with reference to the specimen surface positions, in the optical axis direction of the objective lens. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243081 | MICROSCOPE - A microscope includes: an objective lens radiating laser light and illumination light onto a specimen; a first detection optical system detecting first observation light produced from the specimen when the laser light is radiated; a second detection optical system detecting second observation light produced from the specimen when the illumination light is radiated; optical elements placed so as to be capable of being inserted into or removed from a light path of the first detection optical system or the second detection optical system; a rotating turret selectively switching the optical elements to be inserted into the light path; a storage section storing correction information about a relative misalignment between the first observation light and the second observation light caused when the optical elements are switched; and a control section correcting the relative misalignment between the first observation light and the second observation light based on the correction information. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243082 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SCREEN AND PARTIAL SCREEN - A screen is manufactured by a partial screen manufacturing process, a cutting process, and a bonding process. In the partial screen manufacturing process, partial screens adapted to constitute the screen and each having a plurality of lens elements arranged on a surface are manufactured. In the cutting process, the partial screens are each cut. In the bonding process, the partial screens are bonded to each other on the cutting surfaces of the partial screens thus cut. Thus, since the shape of the molding die for forming the screen can be made smaller, the manufacturing process can be simplified. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243083 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus including a display unit in which pixels configured from a group of a plurality of types of sub-pixels displaying different primary colors are arranged in a two-dimensional matrix shape in the row direction and the column direction; and an optical separation unit separating an image displayed on the display unit into images for a plurality of observation points, in which, when one of the primary colors displayed by the sub-pixels is expressed as a first primary color, the distance between the boundaries of respectively adjacent sub-pixel columns formed of sub-pixels displaying the first primary color is shorter than the distance between boundaries of respectively adjacent sub-pixel columns formed of the same type of sub-pixels displaying different primary colors to the first primary color. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243084 | DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A display panel includes a panel section having a display area in which a plurality of display pixels are two-dimensionally disposed and a ring-like frame area provided at the periphery of the display area, and a barrier section that is disposed at a position opposed to the panel section and has a barrier pattern composed of a light blocking area and a light transmissive area. Both the light blocking area and the light transmissive area are disposed in a first area opposed to the display area and a ring-like second area opposed to the frame area. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243085 | THREE DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND THREE DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY SYSTEM - Embodiments of the disclosed technology provide a three dimensional (3D) display device, comprising: an optical lens group, display panels, and a display plane, wherein the display panels comprises a first display panel and a second display panel for emitting image light with different polarization states, and wherein the optical lens group is used to refract polarized light emitted from the first and second display panels onto the display plane, so that the image light emitted from the first and second display panels forms images on the display plane. In addition, a 3D display system comprising the above 3D display device is also provided. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243086 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A three-dimensional (“3D”) image display device includes a backlight unit. The backlight unit includes a light guide part including a plurality of light guide units. Each of the light guide units includes a light guide plate including a light emission surface through which supplied light is emitted, a bottom surface which faces the light emission surface, and side surfaces which connect the light emission surface to the bottom surface, a plurality of light sources which emit light toward at least one of the side surfaces, and a band pass filter between the side surface to which the light is emitted and the light sources. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243087 | DEPTH-FUSED THREE DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Embodiments of the disclosed technology provide a depth-fused 3D (DFD) display device, comprising: a first display panel and a second display panel which are provided in parallel with each other and separated with a field depth therebetween; and a circular polarizer, provided between the first display panel and the second display panel, wherein the first display panel is a transparent organic light-emitting display panel and used to display a foreground image, the second display panel is used to display a background image, the second display panel has at least one light-emitting surface which faces the first display panel, and a forward direction of the circular polarizer coincides with the direction from the first display panel to the second display panel. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243088 | GAS CELL, GAS CELL MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, AND GAS CELL MANUFACTURING METHOD - A manufacturer of gas cells performs an arrangement process of arranging solid substances at positions corresponding to holes each of which is provided on each of a plurality of cells. Then, the manufacturer of the gas cells performs an accommodation process of accommodating gas in inner spaces of the cells through an air flow path connected to the holes. Further, the manufacturer of the gas cells performs a sealing process of sealing the spaces by melting the solid substances to close the holes corresponding to the solid substances. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243089 | POLARIZING MEMBRANE AND POLARIZING FILM - A polarizing membrane according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin membrane containing a dichromatic substance. The polyvinyl alcohol-based resin membrane has an Nz coefficient of 1.10 or more and 1.50 or less. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243090 | LIGHT TRANSPARENT DISPLAY AND AN IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An antistatic laminate is provided that simplifies the production of a polarizing plate and, at the same time, can satisfactorily meets requirements of IPS and VA modes. The antistatic laminate is adapted for use in polarizing plates and comprises a light transparent base material and an antistatic layer provided on the light transparent base material. The antistatic layer is located between the polarizing element of the polarizing plate and a light transparent display site while using a polarizing plate. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243091 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONCEALING SENSORS AND OTHER COMPONENTS OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A concealing structure to at least partially conceal a sensor, light emitter or other component by at least partially preventing reflection of external light by an underlying structure. In some examples, this function is performed by a two-component masking assembly, the masking assembly including a linear polarizer to cause linear polarization of light which passes from the exterior of the device to an underlying component, and a wave plate to shift the axis of any reflected polarized light. In many cases, a high density optical fluid will further be included within the masking assembly to minimize reflections from the other components of the assembly. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243092 | BARRIER LAYER AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE BARRIER LAYER - A barrier layer capable of preventing permeability of moisture, oxygen, other gases, solvents and volatile organic compounds is provided. The barrier layer includes a surface profile undulating in all directions. Further, the surface profile is characterized by the absence of non-undulating surface, straight lines and sharp edges. Further, the surface profile bends in reaction to at least one of thermal stress, mechanical stress, and load caused by deformation of an adjoining substrate or layer. This allows the barrier layer to stretch and shrink in all directions in a plane along the surface profile of the barrier layer and prevents cracking of the barrier layer. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243093 | LENS CLEANING APPARATUS - A vibratory assembly having a housing. A transducer is operably coupled with the housing and has a substantially cylindrical shape. An isolator is at least partially disposed between the housing and the transducer. A lens cover is operably coupled with the transducer. A power source includes contacts operably coupled with the transducer. The power source supplies power to the transducer at various frequencies swept around a resonance harmonic to account for mass changes resulting from debris accumulation on the lens cover. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243094 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING COLOR PATTERN BY MEANS OF DIFFRACTION GRATINGS - In the method for creating color patterns for technical applications and visible for the human eye by means of diffraction gratings through light irradiation, diffraction grating arrays are produced directly on a solid body surface in a laser microstructuring process by at least one laser installation in the nanosecond range or in the pico- or femtosecond range, each diffraction grating array being composed of subareas ( | 2012-09-27 |
20120243095 | CONFIGURABLE MICROMECHANICAL DIFFRACTIVE ELEMENT WITH ANTI STICTION BUMPS - The invention relates to a micromechanical unit, in particular, an adjustable optical filter, and also a method to manufacture the unit. The unit comprises a first device layer and a second substrate layer at least partially fastened to each other, where the device layer comprises a number of reflecting elements divided between a number of non movable, fixed reflecting elements, where the fixed elements are connected with the substrate, and where a cavity is defined between the substrate and each movable element and each movable element is set up to produce a spring-loaded movement into the cavity, and where a number of dielectric spacer blocks are placed in the cavities between each movable element and the substrate to avoid electric contact between them. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243096 | DIFFRACTION GRATING LENS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, AND IMAGING DEVICE IN WHICH THE SAME IS USED - A diffraction grating lens according to the present invention includes a lens body and a diffraction grating provided on the surface of the lens body, the diffraction grating including a plurality of annular zones having slopes inclined along a width direction and a plurality of step surfaces respectively located between the plurality of annular zones. At least one of the plurality of annular zones is light-transmissive across its entire area along the width direction, and in the at least one annular zone, a light transmittance near at least one of two ends along the width direction is smaller than a light transmittance near a central portion along the width direction. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243097 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL SYSTEM, IMAGING APPARATUS, OPTICAL INSTRUMENT, AND STAMPER - An optical system includes an optical element that has a surface on which a plurality of sub-wavelength structure bodies are formed; and an imaging device that has an imaging region which senses light via the optical element, wherein the surface of the optical element has one or two or more sections that scatter incident light and generate scattered light, and wherein a sum total of components of the scattered light reaching the imaging region is smaller than a sum total of components thereof reaching regions other than the imaging region. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243098 | OPTICAL SHEET ROLL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL SHEET ROLL, OPTICAL SHEET, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The disclosure provides an optical sheet roll which enables improvement of yield by reducing the parts that are not usable as an optical sheet when cutting out an optical sheet in an adequate size. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing the optical sheet roll; a method for manufacturing an optical sheet using the optical sheet roll; and a method for manufacturing a display device using the optical sheet roll. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243099 | BLACK CURABLE COMPOSITION, LIGHT-SHIELDING COLOR FILTER, LIGHT-SHIELDING FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, WAFER LEVEL LENS, AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A black curable composition for a wafer level lens is provided which exhibits excellent developability during formation of a pattern and imparts excellent adhesion with a lens to a formed light-shielding film. The black curable composition contains an inorganic pigment, a specific dispersion resin, a polymerization initiator, and a polymerizable compound. The inorganic pigment is preferably titanium black. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243100 | LINE ILLUMINATION APPARATUS USING LASER ARRAYS - A method for forming, onto a linear array light modulator, a line of illumination that extends in a linear direction, the method includes forming a first linear beam array and a second linear beam array, both linear beam arrays comprising a plurality of laser beams; forming a mixed illumination by aligning the first linear beam array and the second linear beam array in the linear direction and directing the first and second linear beam arrays along a propagation path; magnifying the mixed illumination from the propagation path in the linear direction and relaying the magnified mixed illumination toward the linear array light modulator; and focusing the mixed illumination in the cross-array direction that is orthogonal to the linear direction onto the linear array light modulator. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243101 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE WITH MICRO-LENS ARRAY - The noise occurring is made to decrease in a case of a reconstructed image being generated from a lightfield image captured by way of a plenoptic camera. An image capturing device | 2012-09-27 |
20120243102 | IMAGE RELAY OPTICAL SYSTEM AND VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An image relay optical system is provided with an optical coupling member before incidence of image light on a light guide member. Among a first light incident surface, a coupling member reflecting surface, and a first light emitting surface provided in the optical coupling member, the coupling member reflecting surface and the first light emitting surface are curved surfaces. Therefore, a large bright virtual image with reduced aberration can be displayed. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243103 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY SYSTEM - A head-mounted display system having a light source made up of a plurality of light-emitting diodes; a flat-panel display for producing an image on a flat-panel; a projecting mechanism having a cylindrical housing; and an eye-proximate optical system, wherein: the flat-panel display is secured within the housing so as to be inclined so that the normal direction to the flat-panel is not a pupillary axial direction; the light source is secured within the housing so that the direction of emission of the light that is emitted from each light-emitting diode is coincident with the pupillary axial direction and so that each light-emitting diode is at an equal distance from the flat panel; and a reflecting plate, for reflecting the light that is emitted from the light source, is formed so as to be at the inner peripheral face of the housing, placed between the light source and the flat-panel display. | 2012-09-27 |
20120243104 | Head-up Display - The present invention discloses a head-up display (HUD) comprising an image display element, a plurality of light sources and a set of light guide components, wherein after a light beam of each light source is projected into the set of light guide components, paths of all light beams are regulated by the light guide components to deflect and concentrate at a driver's viewing range to enhance the light intensity of each light beam, and each area of the image display element is illuminated by a portion of the light sources only, so as to reduce the quantity of required light sources and achieve an overall light and thin effect of the head-up display (HUD). | 2012-09-27 |