43rd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110261353 | OPTICAL PROBE AND OPTICAL OBSERVATION DEVICE - One aspect of this invention provides an optical probe ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110261354 | TIME RESOLVED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY - System, method, and apparatus for determining the composition of a sample of material. In one embodiment, the method pertains to the counting of photons that were inelastically scattered by the sample, and for minimizing the effects of fluorescent or phosphorescent photons. In yet another embodiment of the invention, a sample is illuminated by a repetitive pulse of monochromatic light, and the resultant scattered photons from the samples are collected and counted during a predetermined integration period. Yet other embodiments pertain to a low-cost, computer-controlled system for repetitively counting inelastically scattered photons so as to create a Raman histogram and a Raman spectrogram of the photons. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261355 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS - Spectroscopic devices and techniques for determining the presence or absence of an analyte of interest or the presence or absence of desired characteristics of an object are provided. In an embodiment, a portable device or attachment for a smart phone or comparable device includes a light source and a detector. The detector detects light after reflection from a target surface and, based upon attributes in the detected light absent from the emitted light such as covariances among different wavelengths, determines the presence or absence of the analyte of interest. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261356 | SPECTROSCOPE - The spectrometer | 2011-10-27 |
20110261357 | OPTICAL SPECTRUM ANALYZER - An optical spectrum analyzer includes a diffraction-grating control unit configured to change an angle of a diffraction grating to change a wavelength of a dispersed light beam extracted from incident light, a calculator unit configured to calculate an angle of the diffraction grating such that the wavelength of the dispersed light beam has a sampling wavelength, and to store the data indicating the angle, a FIFO memory configured such that part of the data is inputted to it, for outputting the data at each reception of a trigger signal indicating timing of sampling, and an FIFO memory control unit configured to output the subsequent data to the FIFO memory, when a remaining data amount of the FIFO memory reaches a predetermined value or lower. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261358 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SPECTROMETER - A method of operating a spectrometer to determine the wavelength of an optical signal, in particular for determining the resonant wavelength of an optical fibre Bragg grating. The spectrometer comprises an array of photosensitive pixels each of which generates an output signal in response to the intensity of light incident on the pixel, and a refractive element arranged to direct light to a particular position in the array depending on the wavelength of the light. The method involves selecting a first group of pixels in the array by reference to an expected wavelength distribution of the optical signal and monitoring the output signals from the first group of pixels. On the basis of the output signals from the first group of pixels a second group of pixels is selected and the wavelength of the optical signal is determined from the output signals of the second group of pixels. The method has the advantage that the wavelength of the optical signal can be determined without scanning every pixel in the array individually. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261359 | GAS MONITORING DEVICE, COMBUSTION STATE MONITORING DEVICE, SECULAR CHANGE MONITORING DEVICE, AND IMPURITY CONCENTRATION MONITORING DEVICE - [Object] To provide a gas monitoring device etc. with which gas monitoring can be preformed at high sensitivity by using an InP-based photodiode in which a dark current is reduced without a cooling mechanism and the sensitivity is extended to a wavelength of 1.8 μm or more. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261360 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBJECT VIEWING, OBSERVATION, INSPECTION, IDENTIFICATION, AND VERIFICATION - In an object verifier having a housing and an object holder, an object may be placed in the object holder for observation by an operator. The object is illuminated using a collimated beam of white light that is generated by a light generator. The collimated beam of white light is passed through a beam splitter with the two portions of the collimated beam of white light presented to the object at a 90 degree angle one from the other. The interior of the housing includes a reflective surface for maximal illumination of the object. The observer may view the illuminated object through a viewing window and/or through a magnification window. The magnification window provides for the viewing of the object in greater detail. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261361 | System and Method for Effective Isolation of an Interferometer - An interferometer has its performance enhanced by being suspended in a housing that is optionally evacuated. The frame that supports the interferometer is secured to a cover for the housing with a plurality of studs having mechanical vibration isolators. The frame comprises a support flange with a foam layer beneath the interferometer. An optics tray is disposed above the interferometer and holds the assembly to the support flange. The fibers that are connected to the interferometer enter the side of the housing and the entry is sealed off to allow the interior of the housing to be evacuated. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261362 | METHOD FOR IMAGE CALIBRATION AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE ACQUIRING - The present invention relates to a method for image calibration and an apparatus for image acquiring. In the method for image calibration, the image formation position for an image acquiring unit of the apparatus is calibrated according to the relative location of the image acquiring unit to a objective lens of the apparatus, wherein the relative location is determined by calculating the focus index of the image acquired by the image acquiring unit so that a clear and sharp interferogram can be obtained for three dimensional surface profile measuring. In addition, it is possible to obtain a clear and sharp image without any interference fringe outside the coherent range by adjusting the image formation position, which is capable of being utilized for two dimensional defect detection and dimension measurement. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261363 | FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETER WITH A FREQUENCY COMB LIGHT SOURCE - An embodiment relates to a Fourier transform spectrometer comprising: a coherent light source; an interferometer adapted to separate the coherent light source into two or more parts in order to generate through frequency or phase-induced effects, interferences between the two or more parts; detection means adapted to detect the interferences, wherein the coherent light source comprises a frequency comb generator having a frequency repetition rate, and the detection means are adapted to detect the beating of pairs of frequencies of the frequency comb separated by the frequency repetition rate or a multiple of the frequency repetition rate. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261364 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN INTERFEROMETRIC LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE (ILSPR) SENSOR - The disclosure is directed at an interferometric localized surface plasmon resonance sensor (ILSPR) unit comprising an ILSPR sensor chip, the sensor chip including a localized surface plasmon resonance sensor (LSPR) layer; at least one light source for directing light through the ILSPR sensor chip at the LSPR layer; and a photodetector for sensing a level of light intensity after the light has struck the LSPR layer. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261365 | OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY DEVICE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF EMISSION SOURCES - The invention relates to a wavelength spectroscopy device comprising, on a substrate a filter cell CF constituted by two mirrors separated by a spacer membrane, the filter cell being made up of a plurality of interference filters. Furthermore, the device also comprises an emission cell CE comprising a plurality of emission sources, each of said sources being associated with one of said interference filters. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261366 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER-ACCESSIBLE MEDIUM WHICH PROVIDE MICROSCOPIC IMAGES OF AT LEAST ONE ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE AT A PARTICULAR RESOLUTION - Exemplary embodiments of systems and methods can be provided which can generate data associated with at least one portion of a sample. For example, at least one first radiation can be forwarded to the portion through at least one optical arrangement. At least one second radiation can be received from the portion which is based on the first radiation. Based on an interaction between the optical arrangement and the first radiation and/or the second radiation, the optical arrangement can have a first transfer function. Further, it is possible to forward at least one third radiation to the portion through such optical arrangement (or through another optical arrangement), and receive at least one fourth radiation from the portion which is based on the third radiation. Based on an interaction between the optical arrangement (or the other optical arrangement) and the third radiation and/or the fourth radiation, the optical arrangement (or the other optical arrangement) can have a second transfer function. The first transfer function can be at least partially different from the second transfer function. The data can be generated based on the second and fourth radiations. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261367 | Integrated Confocal and Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Microscope - Confocal microscopy and optical coherence tomography (OCT) are two components combined in a system using the same optical train that have significant potential applications, such as for real-time in situ view of tissue in a clinical setting. Preferably the two methods employ wavelength ranges that are different, and more preferably non-overlapping, allowing rapid switching between the two imaging techniques. The system illuminates multiple points of a sample and provides outputs indicative of sample properties at the multiple points simultaneously for confocal microscopy and OCT. When used in an endoscope, an optical fiber bundle inserted in an animal body is used to transmit light from the system to tissue and collect return light and deliver the return light for confocal microscopy and OCT imaging. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261368 | Laser Scanner - The invention provides a laser scanner | 2011-10-27 |
20110261369 | Surface shape measurement apparatus and method - Apparatus for indicating the departure of a shape of an object ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110261370 | OPTICAL SENSOR FOR PROXIMITY AND COLOR DETECTION - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for detecting proximity and/or color of an object. In one aspect, an optical sensor includes a plurality of transmissive interferometric elements, a plurality of detectors positioned to detect the presence and/or intensity of light transmitted through the elements, and a processor to determine the proximity of an object based at least in part upon input from the detectors. An optical signal can be sensed by selectively actuating certain elements in a set of transmissive interferometric elements in an array to allow transmission of optical signals within a first spectrum through the array, and detecting optical signals transmitted through the array. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261371 | Apparatus and Method for Monitoring a Thickness of a Silicon Wafer with a Highly Doped Layer - Apparatus for monitoring a thickness of a silicon wafer with a highly-doped layer at least at a backside of the silicon wafer is provided. The apparatus has a source configured to emit coherent light of multiple, wavelengths. Moreover, the apparatus comprises a measuring head configured to be contactlessly positioned adjacent the silicon wafer and configured to illuminate at least a portion of the silicon wafer with the coherent light and to receive at least a portion of radiation reflected by the silicon wafer. Additionally, the apparatus comprises a spectrometer, a beam splitter and an evaluation device. The evaluation device is configured to determine a thickness of the silicon wafer by analyzing the radiation reflected by the silicon wafer by an optical coherence tomography process. The coherent light is emitted multiple wavelengths in a bandwidth b around a central wavelength w | 2011-10-27 |
20110261372 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCURATE MEASUREMENT OF IMAGING SURFACE SPEED IN A PRINTING APPARATUS - According to aspects of the embodiments, there is provided methods and apparatus for sensing the movement of a moving surface by utilizing a plurality of reference patterns positioned on the surface, using the precision of the ROS Start of Scan Clock, and the uses of encoder and MOB sensors. The plurality of reference patterns are placed a known number of scanlines apart. The MOB sensor and encoder measure the distance between reference patterns. Increase accuracy is achieved by sampling the encoder signal with the ROS Master Clock and calculating a fractional encoder count at the first and last encoder counts of the measurement. The use of fractional encoder counts provides a speed measurement with greater tolerance for variations in encoder dimensions and belt thickness. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261373 | DATA GENERATION APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS AND DATA GENERATION METHOD - When a feeding amount for multi-pass printing is changed, the purpose related to an image quality using a binary data generation pattern can still be attained by, for example, a density pattern method. Specifically, a multi-pass printing mode is identified, and a density pattern selection matrix associated with a cycle of binary data generation is selected in accordance with the selected printing mode. That is, a density pattern selection matrix employed for binary data generation using a density pattern is changed to a size corresponding to the feeding amount designated by the selected printing mode. Thereby, a phenomenon that a unit used for image processing to gain a predetermined purpose related to an image quality does not match a unit area used for a printing operation is avoided, and an image printing purpose using a binary data generation pattern can be appropriately attained. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261374 | Image processing system, image processing apparatus and judgment apparatus - A judgment apparatus | 2011-10-27 |
20110261375 | Image Forming Apparatus, Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Recording Medium Having an Image Forming Program Recorded Thereon, and Image Forming Method - An image forming apparatus includes an additional image creating unit, a composite image creating unit, and a printing unit. The additional image creating unit is configured to create an additional image by using information associated with externally acquired software data if the externally acquired software data comprises specific software data. The composite image creating unit is configured to create a composite image in which the additional image and an image of an original are composited. The printing unit is configured to print the composite image. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261376 | Method For Enhancing Security Printing - A method for enhancing security printing includes determining fields associated with print job variability. Physical security information is entered, and a physical security data stream is generated from the physical security information. The physical security data stream is mapped to a data stream that is used to provide settings for the fields for the print job variability. The fields for the print job variability are set based upon the mapping the physical security data stream. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261377 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION-PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM CONTAINING PROGRAMS - Defect-free printing is achieved by previewing on a display prior to printing, device functions and print specifications. Preview of double-sided faces is concurrently provided when double-sided printing is specified. Display is performed by generation of data which allows print preview that reflects consideration of device information and document data. Data is generated for perspective-reverse-face preview when page-specification information is set for double-sided faces. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261378 | PRINTING PROCESSING SYSTEM, PRINTING PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The printing processing system of the present invention includes an image data generating unit for generating multiple types of image data, each of which corresponds to each individual purpose of document data, deriving from the document data; and a control unit for executing a control for performing a designated post-process on a sheet of paper on which an image is formed based on the specific type of image data among the multiple types of image data. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261379 | SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING PDF ELEMENTS | 2011-10-27 |
20110261380 | Image forming apparatus and method for providing user interface screen of image forming apparatus - An image forming apparatus and a method for providing a user interface (UI) screen of the image forming apparatus are provided. The image forming apparatus receives a UI screen to be displayed on a display unit thereof from a web server that is connected to a web browser of the image forming apparatus. In some embodiments, a UI screen corresponding to screen information of the display unit and apparatus information of the image forming apparatus is received from the web server and displayed. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261381 | Image Forming Apparatus - An MFP has: a receiving section receiving a FAX reception request and FAX data; and an image forming section capable of forming a color image. When an execution condition for acquisition processing of acquiring information used for adjusting the image forming section is satisfied, the MFP executes the acquisition processing in response to a trigger defined as start or end of processing of a print job. Further, when receiving a FAX reception request in a state that the execution condition for acquisition processing is satisfied, the MFP notifies function information concerning the function of the image forming section (e.g., information indicating that color image formation is not available), to a FAX device of sender. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261382 | Terminal Device and Image Printing Method - An image printing method to transmit a signal to an image printing device. The image printing device can be in either a normal print mode or a saving print mode, and maintains the selected print mode as standard mode information. The image printing method includes a step to obtain the standard mode information from the image printing device, a step to display a confirmation window including a print setting change button based on a user operation through a print start button while a print setting window including the print start button is displayed, a step to determine print settings for a print signal based on the standard mode information and a user operation through the print setting change button, and a step to generate the print signal including the determined print settings. The step to display the confirmation window determines whether the confirmation window is to be displayed or not based on the standard mode information. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261383 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND DATA OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD EXECUTED BY IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The image forming apparatus according to the present invention is controlled in such a way that it can generate from document data, original copy data for outputting an original copy of the document data and carbon copy data for outputting a carbon copy of the document data (S | 2011-10-27 |
20110261384 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREIN - In an image processing apparatus having a first image processing unit for operating at a first clock signal and a second image processing unit for operating at a second clock signal having a second frequency which is higher than the first frequency, if image data is supplied from the first image processing unit to the second image processing unit, the second clock signal is supplied to the second image processing unit when intra-line image data of the image data is being transmitted and pixel data to be processed in the image data exists. If the intra-line image data is being transmitted and no pixel data to be processed in the image data exists, no clock signal is supplied to the second image processing unit. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261385 | PRINTING APPARATUS, JOB PROCESSING METHOD, PRINTING SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM - A job processing method in a printing system having a printing apparatus which can accept a plurality of kinds of print jobs, wherein a print stop request of a print job which is to be printed by the printing apparatus is enabled by a user via a user interface section; and if a print job which is an object of a print stop is a print job which requires printing for a plurality of copies, the print stop processing of the print job is enabled by the printing apparatus in the print stop processing method based on a request from a user inputted via said user interface section in a plurality of kinds of print stop processing methods which can be executed in the printing apparatus. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261386 | IMAGE TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - An image transmission apparatus includes a destination setting unit configured to set a transmission destination of image data, a transmission unit configured to transmit the image data to the destination set by the destination setting unit, an authentication unit configured to perform processing for authentication required for the transmission unit to transmit the image data to the destination set by the destination setting unit, a storage unit configured to store a destination table in which authentication information required for the authentication unit to perform the processing for authentication is registered in such a manner that the authentication information is associated with the destination, a selection unit configured to select one of a first authentication mode, in which the authentication unit performs the processing for authentication using the authentication information stored in the storage unit when the transmission unit transmits the image data to the destination set by the destination setting unit, and a second authentication mode, in which the authentication unit performs the processing for authentication using authentication information entered by a user when the transmission unit transmits the image data to the destination set by the destination setting unit, and a limitation unit configured to limit a number of destinations to which the transmission unit transmits the image data when the selection unit selects the second authentication mode. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261387 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, NETWORK SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An information processing device includes: a user information obtaining part that obtains user information of users who use an image forming device; and an ID information configuration part that configures an ID for the user information obtained by the user information obtaining part and that configures, for the ID, functional restrictions that are specific for the ID with respect to the image forming device. The ID information configuration part configures, for different user information, IDs that are respectively provided for various functional restrictions. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261388 | AUTHENTICATION SERVER, MULTIFUNCTION APPARATUS, AND MULTIFUNCTION APPARATUS CONTROL SYSTEM - An authentication server | 2011-10-27 |
20110261389 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, IMAGE INPUT/OUTPUT APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A wireless communication system capable of selecting a wireless communication means most suitable for the user's usage environment among multiple wireless communication means, thereby improving user convenience. A wireless communication is established between a cellular phone | 2011-10-27 |
20110261390 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR IMPLEMENTING A PRINT SERVICES NETWORK - Disclosed are embodiments of a system, method and computer program product for implementing a federated print services network. The embodiments provide a central server that receives external print job requests from customers and, optionally, any backlog of internal print job requests from a participating print shop or any internal print job requests that are outside a participating print shop's current printing capabilities or that exceed the participating print shop's supply inventory. The server can selectively distribute those requests amongst the participating print shops in the network for fulfillment. Distribution is based on printing equipment utilization records in order to balance printing equipment utilization across the network and, if necessary, on printing capability records and/or supply inventory records. Thus, for participating print shops, the embodiments provide a means for increasing equipment utilization percentages during downtimes and, thereby a means to subsidize the cost of ownership. They also provide a means for abating any backlog of print job requests and fulfilling, as necessary, any internal print job requests. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261391 | Printer Data Collection Cable - Apparatuses, systems and methods are provided for managing and exchanging printer data. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261392 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING PDF ELEMENTS - A method for selecting a processing scheme for printing portable document format (PDF) elements ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110261393 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS DUAL-FEED SIMPLEX IN AN IMAGE PRODUCTION DEVICE - A method and apparatus for continuous dual-feed simplex in an image production device is disclosed. The image production device may include an image production section that includes a first media print path and a second media print path each of which produces simplex images on media, and a user interface that receives a request to print a first simplex print job and a second simplex print job, the first simplex print job being printed using the first media print path and the second simplex print job being printed using the second media print path, wherein the first simplex print job and the second simplex print job are printed at the same time. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261394 | PRINTER STAND - A printer stand includes a main body into which a base part and a support part are integrally formed, the base part being in contact with a surface on which the printer stand is set up, the support part being that to which a printer is detachably attached with its setup posture changed and a display part for displaying information. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261395 | SETTING APPARATUS FOR SETTING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR STORING BACKUP FILE AND SETTING METHOD THEREOF - A setting method to set an image forming apparatus is provided. The setting method includes: receiving a selection a backup file including user setting items, reading out the selected backup file from a storage medium, displaying a screen with all of a plurality of user setting items included in the read-out backup file, receiving a selection of at least one user setting item from all of the user setting items on the screen; and setting the image forming apparatus by restoring the selected user setting item selectively. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261396 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR MANAGING DRIVERS - A universal driver capable of controlling an image process in a plurality of types of image processing devices is installed in a control device. The control device includes a control unit, a first selecting unit, and a management unit. The first selecting unit selects a most frequently used image processing device among a plurality of image processing devices used under the control of the control unit. The management unit performs an installation prompting process for executing selected one of an installation of a first specialized driver, which is more specialized for the most frequently used image processing device than the universal driver and is capable of controlling the image process in the most frequently used image processing device, and an issuing of a notification for prompting the installation. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261397 | METHOD OF NOTIFYING JOB STATUS IN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a job registering unit, an address setting unit, a control unit, a detecting unit, and a transmitting unit. The job registering unit registers a job. The address setting unit sets an electronic mail address to be set as a transmission destination of a status concerning the job registered in the job registering unit. The control unit executes the job registered in the job registering unit. The detecting unit detects the status concerning the job executed by the control unit. The transmitting unit transmits an electronic mail including the status of the job detected by the detecting unit to the electronic mail address set by the address setting unit. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261398 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND A CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - With an information processing apparatus, if a user operates a “back” button of a web browser while a job is being executed, a script for controlling the job currently being executed is lost, and the job can no longer be controlled. An information processing apparatus of the present invention can communicate with a web server, and includes a web browser that displays an operation screen provided by the web server. This information processing apparatus manages the status of a job to be executed, and restricts acceptance of an instruction for screen transition from the user according to the managed status of the job while the job instructed by the web server is being executed. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261399 | Image processing apparatus and information processing system - A disclosed image processing apparatus includes process components configured to input, process, or output image data; and a registration unit configured to obtain a list of the process components available in the image processing apparatus, to display on a display unit a screen for selecting a plurality of the process components from the list and thereby defining a combination of the process components which combination implements an application program for performing an image processing task, and to register the combination with an identifier in the image processing apparatus. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261400 | Computer Readable Device Storing Print Control Program, Print Control Apparatus and Print Control Method - A computer readable device storing print control instructions to be executed by a computer communicatively connected to at least one printer via a network is provided. The print control instructions comprise at least a monitoring program. The monitoring program, when executed by the computer, causes the computer to function as: a monitoring module configured to monitor setting information in which location information of the printer on the network is written to detect writing of the location information, and a port setting module configured to, upon detection of the writing of the location information, set a logical print port having the written location information set therein as a print port to be used. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261401 | SERVER APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL APPARATUS - For a web application which takes time to execute processing, Internet connection between a web browser and the web application needs to be maintained until the completion of processing. In a web application server which provides conversion processing from document data into print data, the conversion processing itself is provided as a software process asynchronous with the web application. The web application only accepts a conversion processing execution request. The progress is confirmed using Comet communication, and the web server delays a response to an HTTP request. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261402 | PRINT SYSTEM - In one embodiment of a print system, a client terminal ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110261403 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - According to the present invention, an apparatus that communicates with a data management system sets a condition for acquiring data from the data management system, collects data of an image forming device, adds a key matching the set condition to the collected data, and transmits the data to which the key is added, to the data management system. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261404 | PRINTING CALIBRATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PRINTING CALIBRATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a printing calibration processing apparatus includes: a test-image output section configured to output plural patches for gradation characteristic generation to an image forming section as a test image; a gradation-characteristic-data generating section configured to read images on a printing surface and a rear surface of a test chart, which is obtained by the image forming section printing the test image on a print sheet, and generate gradation characteristic data of the printing surface and the rear surface; a gradation-correction-data creating section configured to determine a correction value of maximum gradation and create gradation correction data on the basis of gradation characteristics of the printing surface and gradation characteristics of the rear surface generated by the gradation-characteristic-data generating section; a gradation-correction-data storing section configured to store the gradation correction data created by the gradation-correction-data creating section; and a gradation correction section configured to subject image data output to the image forming section to gradation correction according to the gradation correction data stored by the gradation-correction-data storing section. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261405 | INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL AND POWER STATE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - The distance between an information processing terminal and each image forming apparatus is detected based on the position information of the information processing terminal and each image forming apparatus, and the difference in elevation and layout drawing are checked to determine whether or not the image forming apparatus is located in the same floor or room with the information processing terminal, whereby the image forming apparatus is selected, and a request to shift the power state to the power-on side is sent to the selected image forming apparatus. Further, the server device provides such power control as to acquire the information on the position and number of terminal devices in the started-up state and the information of the position of each image forming apparatus, and to select the image forming apparatus to be set to the power-on state out of plural image forming apparatuses, based on this information. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261406 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - In an image display apparatus, when image data is transferred from an LCD controller to an LCD through a transmission cable having a plurality of signal lines and is displayed on a screen, the image data is divided sequentially by a plurality of lines from a front line so as to correspond to the number of signal lines and allocates the divided image data to the signal lines such that image data of which signal change is larger is allocated to a signal line which is closer to the ground line to transfer the image data. Therefore, the entire radiation noise which is generated can be reduced while maintaining quality of signals. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261407 | PRINT SERVICE SYSTEM AND PRINT PROCESSING METHOD - A PODSS acquires from a job ordered from the client PC, limited access information for accessing an APSS. If a user selects the received job from an MFP, and if it is necessary to access the APSS, the PODSS notifies the MFP of the access information. The MFP then uses the notified access information to request the APSS for a corresponding application service. The PODSS receives processed service data and generates print data to be transmitted to the MFP. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261408 | RECEIVING APPARATUS, IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS, RECEIVING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - When receiving data in a unit of frame, each frame including a plurality of bits, based on a spread clock signal, a receiving time per bit of receiving data is calculated based on a receiving rate, and the change cycle of the spread clock signal is adjusted according to the receiving time per bit. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261409 | FIRST SHEET JOB OFFSET - An embodiment of the invention relates to a method for creating at least one first sheet job offset including polling a printing spool and determining whether at least one print job is queued in the printing spool, determining whether a first sheet of the at least one print job is ready to be outputted from a printing apparatus after the at least one print job is determined to be queued in the printing spool, configuring an outputting mechanism to accelerate the first sheet of the at least one print job out of the printing apparatus, and configuring the outputting mechanism to decelerate each remaining sheet of the at least one print job out of the printing apparatus. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261410 | Image Forming Apparatus Which Displays a Setting Screen - An operation device of an image forming apparatus, a display method, and an image forming apparatus. A display unit displays a basic screen including a setting information display area to display setting information and a button display area in which an icon is displayed as a setting button screen. A touch panel detects a contact position on a display screen of the display unit. A display control unit displays, on the display unit, a selection screen including a plurality of options corresponding to a setting particular of the icon displayed in a position where a contact is detected by the touch panel, displays a result selected in the selection screen as new setting information in the setting information display area in the basic screen, and displays a triangular graphic which associates the icon with the setting information corresponding to the setting particular of the icon. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261411 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH CONTROLLER AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHING DISPLAYS OF OPERATION PROCEDURE IN ROTATION - An image forming apparatus is provided with a display device for displaying an operation guide to an operator, and a display controller for causing the display device to display an operation procedure comprised of a plurality of operations as the operation guide while automatically switching the respective operations in rotation. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261412 | PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS, PRINT CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER-EXECUTABLE PROGRAM - A print control apparatus configured to process variable data includes a determination unit configured to determine an imposition method used for defining layout of the variable data including a plurality of pages where stationary content used for a plurality of records and variable content that differs for each record are arranged on one physical page, and a print data generation unit configured to generate print data used for arranging the layout of the plurality pages of the variable data on the one physical page by the imposition method determined by the determination unit and perform printing, and the print data generation unit generates the print data including information used for identifying each page of each record. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261413 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - There is provided an image forming apparatus including a print head adapted to form an image on a recording medium, a transport path for the recording medium, the transport path being provided on at least one of a feed side and a discharge side of the recording medium with respect to the print head, an image reading device provided on the transport path, the image reading device being adapted to read an image formed by the print head, a correction chart provided opposite the image reading device with the transport path interposed therebetween, the correction chart being adapted to correct a reading result of the image reading device, and a distance adjustment device adapted to increase or decrease the distance between the correction chart and the image reading device. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261414 | OPTIMIZING A SEAM FOR A PRINT JOB - A method for seam for a layout of a packaging printing job ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110261415 | IMAGE PROCESS APPARATUS - An invented image processing apparatus includes an image data storing unit for storing image data in a prescribed file format, an image data information producing unit for producing, in response to a request from a user, image data information corresponding to the image data stored in the image data storing unit, a requested format entering unit for entering a requested format of the image data designated by the user from the image data information, and a transmitting unit for transmitting the image data corresponding to the requested format. A user can obtain the image data stored in the prescribed file format with user's desired file format | 2011-10-27 |
20110261416 | Image Forming Apparatus, File Delivery System, and File Delivery Method - An image forming apparatus includes an image scanning unit, a metafile creating unit, a transmission file name creating unit, and a control unit. The metafile creating unit creates a first metadata file and a second metadata file. The control unit transmits image data files in units of a page, created by the image scanning unit, after transmitting the first metadata file to the file delivery apparatus. The control unit transmits the second metadata file after transmitting the image data files (in a unit comprising all the pages) to the file delivery apparatus. The control unit provides a transmission file name (including a common part created by the transmission file name creating unit) to the first meta data file, the image data file, and the second meta data file. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261417 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes a gain setting section that sets a gain of a signal from image sensor, a reference data reading section that reads white and black reference data, an image reading section, a correction data generation section that generates correction data by synthesizing a substring extracted from white reference data with a substring extracted from black reference data, and a correction section that performs shading correction of image data using the correction data, wherein in a case where the black reference data is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value, the gain setting section performs resetting to lower the set gain, the reference data reading section rereads the black reference data by the reset gain, and the correction data generation section generates correction data by synthesizing the substring of the white reference data with the substring of the black reference data that has been reread. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261418 | IMAGE SCANNING DEVICE - An image scanning device includes: a light source; a light guide for converting light from the light source into a linear light beam and applying the linear light beam onto a reading position; an image reading element for receiving the light beam reflected from the reading position; and a light intensity sensor for detecting an intensity of the light emitted from the light source. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261419 | IMAGE-READING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An image-reading apparatus and method for controlling the image-reading apparatus including a document plate where an original document is placed, a line image sensor that reads an image on the document plate by scanning to obtain image data, a reference-setting image that is placed outside a region of the document plate at a position where the line image sensor is able to read the reference-setting image, and a control unit configured to set a reference position when the image sensor reads the image, wherein the control unit detects the reference-setting image from the image data and, depending on a power-on state of the image-reading apparatus, selects the manner in which the reference position is set based on the reference-setting image. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261420 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes a light source unit, an image sensor, and a light guiding unit at least including a light reflector. The light guiding unit may include a first masking shield and a second masking shield. The light source unit irradiates light toward an original. The image sensor picks up an image of the original based on reflected light of the light by the original. The light guiding unit is provided on an opposite side to the light source unit to cause a part of the light to directly enter into the image sensor, when the original is not fed to the image sensor. The light guiding unit reduces light incident to the image sensor, among the light and light having transmitted through the original, at the time of picking up the image of the original by the image sensor. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261421 | SENSOR AND SENSOR CONTROL METHOD - A sensor includes a photoelectric conversion unit including a first photoelectric conversion element array and a second photoelectric conversion element array, each having an array of a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in a predetermined direction, a storage unit configured to store a charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit, a transfer unit configured to transfer the charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit to an outside of the sensor, a control unit configured to serially execute a first transfer control for transporting unit configured to transport a charge stored in the second photoelectric conversion element array to the transfer unit via the storage unit and a second transfer control for transporting unit configured to transport a charge stored in the first photoelectric conversion element array to the transfer unit via the second photoelectric conversion element array and the storage unit. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261422 | POSITION MEASURING DEVICE - A position measuring device including a code having a sequence of code elements of equal width B that is disposed in a measurement direction and includes a first property and a second property. The sequence of codes elements includes a first set of code elements having the first property and a second set of code elements having the second property, wherein the first and second sets of code elements are each being disposed aperiodically. The position measuring device further including a scanning unit having a plurality of detectors for scanning the code and obtaining scanning signals, wherein a code word defining an absolute position is defined from the scanning signals. The position measuring device including an arrangement for forming an incremental signal from the scanning signals, wherein the arrangement includes a converter device and a collection device arranged downstream of the converter device and wherein the collection device forms respective intermittently periodic partial signals from the scanning signals derived from scanning positions in a spacing matrix. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261423 | COVER DEVICE FOR AN IMAGE SCANNER - An image acquisition apparatus for acquiring an image of a document including a housing having an internal space, a substantially transparent window, a CCD sensor array, a light source for illuminating the document and an opaque cover device for blocking light from escaping the internal space of the housing through the transparent window. The cover device includes an opaque wall that combined with the document, operationally blocks the escaping of light from the internal space of the housing. The cover device further includes a primary insertion slit, a document removing mechanism and a removal slit for removing a small form document through the removal slit. Optionally, the cover device further includes a second insertion slit for inserting the small form document. The width of the second insertion slit is smaller than the width of the first insertion slit. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261424 | Image processing apparatus and image processing program - An image processing apparatus includes: a first image processing unit that carries out first image processing on image data depicting a first image; a first determination unit that determines whether the first image is a chromatic image or an achromatic image; a determination control unit that determines whether the second image is a chromatic image or an achromatic image based on at least one of two results, between which one is a result of a determination whether a second image serving as a target of second image processing to be performed after the first image processing is a chromatic image or an achromatic image, and the other is a determination result determined by the first determination unit; and a second image processing unit that carries out the second image processing on the second image based on a result of the determination control unit. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261425 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, IMAGE DATA OUTPUT PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE READING METHOD - Carried out are (i) an infrared light scanning process in which light is directed to a document in a state in which a visible light cut filter is provided in an optical path, in which the light is directed from a light source to the document, reflected from the document, and then received by a light receiving element, so that the light receiving element receives the reflected light from the document and prepares image data S | 2011-10-27 |
20110261426 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - When color data and monochrome data are mixed in a piece of bit map data rasterized from the job data, an image forming apparatus allows a user to set whether to perform pre-color conversion processing on the monochrome data to enable performing color conversion processing on the monochrome data using a color conversion table for color, or whether to disable printing the job data including the bit map data in which color data and monochrome data are mixed. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261427 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLOR MOTION HOLOGRAPHY - A method for producing and replaying a composite color hologram, the method comprising recording a first hologram containing primarily a green content of an intended composite hologram using a substantially collimated recording reference beam, recording a second hologram containing primarily a blue content of the intended composite hologram using a substantially collimated recording reference beam, recording a third hologram containing primarily a red content of the intended composite hologram, transmitting, using a first filter, at least a portion of wavelengths close to Ar at a broad range of angles about an intended viewing angle of the intended composite hologram, blocking, using the first filter, at least a portion of wavelengths close to Ar at angles close to Or, transmitting, using the first filter, at least a portion of wavelengths close to Ab only at angles close to Ob and/or Ag only at angles close to Og | 2011-10-27 |
20110261428 | MICROMECHANICAL COMPONENT AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING A MICROMECHANICAL COMPONENT - A micromechanical component has a light window; a mirror element adjustable with respect to the light window from a first position into at least one second position about at least one axis of rotation, an optical sensor having a detection surface designed to ascertain a light intensity on the detection surface and to provide a corresponding sensor signal. The light window, the mirror element in the first position and the detection surface are situated in relation to one another in such a way that a portion of a light beam reflected on the light window strikes the detection surface at least partially; and an evaluation unit designed to define, on the basis of the sensor signal, information regarding an instantaneous position of the mirror element and/or an instantaneous intensity of the deflected light beam. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261429 | LAMINATION OF ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE TO GLASS SUBSTRATES - Electrochromic device laminates and their method of manufacture are disclosed. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261430 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING ELECTROCHROMIC SUBSTRATES AND ELECTROCHROMIC ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM - The present invention provides a process for producing an electroactive substrate. The process includes providing a substrate having an oxidant layer on a surface thereof, exposing the surface containing the oxidant layer to a vapour containing an aryl or heteroaryl monomer that is polymerizable to form an electroactive polymer, and polymerizing the aryl or heteroaryl monomer in the presence of a volatile Lewis base to form a polyaryl or polyheteroaryl electroactive polymer film on the surface of the substrate. The invention also provides electroactive substrates formed by the process. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261431 | MICROMECHANICAL ELEMENT - A micromechanical element includes a plate-shaped micromechanical functional element, an inner frame and an outer frame. Thereby, a curvature of a main face of the plate-shaped micromechanical functional element is variable. The inner frame encloses the plate-shaped micromechanical functional element along an edge of the main face and is connected to the plate-shaped micromechanical functional element via a plurality of connecting pieces. The outer frame is connected to the inner frame via at least two holding elements. The inner frame is connected to the plate-shaped micromechanical functional element and the outer frame, such that a first angle between the main face of the plate-shaped micromechanical functional element and a main face of the inner frame is smaller than a second angle between a main face of the outer frame and the main face of the inner frame, when the main face of the plate-shaped micromechanical functional element is in a bent state. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261432 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electrophoretic display device, which includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and an electrophoretic element disposed between the first substrate and second substrate, includes a plurality of pixel electrodes provided on the first substrate and arranged in a row direction and in a column direction, and a counter electrode provided on the second substrate. In conjunction with the pixel electrodes, the counter electrode applies a voltage to the electrophoretic element. The counter electrode includes an opening portion extending in at least one of the row direction and the column direction at a location opposite an area between the pixel electrodes that are adjacent to each other. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261433 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY WITH ENHANCED CONTRAST - The present invention is directed to an electrophoretic display with enhanced contrast. The invention is directed to an electrophoretic display comprising: a first layer comprising a common electrode, a second layer comprising at least one collecting pixel electrode, a plurality of display cells which are sandwiched between the first layer and the second layer and are filled with an electrophoretic fluid comprising charged pigment particles dispersed in a solvent or solvent mixture; and a background layer. More specifically, the invention provides an electrophoretic display having the dark color state darker while maintaining the same intensity of the lighter color state. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261434 | INFORMATION DISPLAY PANEL - Provided is an information display panel, in which transparent stripe electrodes on a first substrate and stripe electrodes on a second substrate are orthogonally opposed to each other, and at least two kinds of display media configured as particle groups containing electrically charged particles are sealed in a space between the first substrate and the second substrate which are opposed to each other in the information display screen region while the line electrodes drawn from the stripe electrodes on the first substrate and the L-shaped line electrodes formed on the third substrate are electrically connected to each other, so that, in a configuration where the first substrate, the second substrate, and the film-like third substrate having the L-shaped line electrodes formed thereon are arranged as being superposed one another in the stated order, the stripe electrodes opposing to each other forms an electrode pair, to which a voltage controlled by the driver circuit is applied so as to generate an electric field for causing the display media to move, to thereby display information. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261435 | ELECTRONIC INKS AND DISPLAYS AND IMAGE DISPLAYING METHODS - An electronic ink containing charged particles includes a combination of resin particles, a pigment, and a charge director. The resin particles exhibit an average particle size less than 1.0 micron and contain a resin that exhibits a molecular weight of 500 to 20,000. The pigment is loaded on the resin particles. The charge director can physically associate with the resin particles. The charged particles may be negative or positive. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261436 | METHOD OF MODIFYING LIGHT WITH SILICONE (METH) ACRYLATE COPOLYMERS - A method of modifying light is disclosed and includes: providing an optical element having an oriented polymer network of a silicone (meth)acrylate copolymer and exhibiting a first phase and a second phase, the first phase and the second phase being chemically connected and having different refractive indices, the first phase being continuous, and the second phase comprising a plurality of structures dispersed within the first phase; illuminating the optical element with light from a light source; and detecting polarized or directionally diffused light transmitted by the optical element. Optical elements including the polymer network and a variety of additional layers are also disclosed, as are optical devices such as prisms, display panels, lenses, and the like. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261437 | Delay-Line-Interferometer for Integration with Balanced Receivers - This invention provides a DPSK demodulator and a DQPSK demodulator. Both of the demodulators are based on polarization delay-line interferometers. They can be integrated with photodetectors in fiber-optic communication systems. The demodulators consist of polarization beam shifter, polarization beam splitter and wave plates. Coupling of the demodulators with photodetectors can be through free space or fibers. Time delay generated in the interferometer can be controlled with a phase shifter, using either thermal, piezoelectric, mechanical or electrical means. Examples of phase shifter using a piezo bender and an actuator respectively are also disclosed. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261438 | BROADLY AND FAST TUNABLE OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATOR - A coherent light source is provided for producing narrow-linewidth output, continuously tunable within a broad (at least one-octave-wide) range of optical wavelengths. The source is based on type-I or type-0 near-degenerate optical parametric oscillator (OPO), which uses a nonlinear optical crystal with either birefringent phase matching or quasi phase matching. The pump wavelength is chosen such that the OPO degeneracy wavelength (at twice the pump wavelength), is close to the point of zero group-velocity dispersion. That results in an extremely broad OPO bandwidth. Fast OPO wavelength tuning is achieved by rotating an intracavity diffraction grating. In accordance with the invention, the choice of a nonlinear crystal and a pump source determines the overall tuning range. For example, the use of lithium niobate provides tuning over the range of 1.3 to 3 microns, ZGP—3.8 to 8 microns, gallium arsenide—4 to 12 microns, CGA—6 to 13 microns. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261439 | Device and Method for Selective Transmission of an Optical Signal - The present invention relates to a device and a method for selective transmission of an optical signal. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261440 | MODULATION OF FIBER LASER PUMPED DIFFERENCE FREQUENCY GENERATOR - Systems and methods for modulating the output of a difference frequency generator such as an OPO, OPA or OPG include a pump fiber laser having at least one internal, directly modulatible component, wherein the pump fiber laser produces a pump signal, and a difference frequency generator coupled to the pump fiber laser. The difference frequency generator is configured for accepting the pump signal of the pump fiber laser and producing an output signal, wherein parameters of the output signal are determined based on direct modulation of the internal, directly modulatible component of the pump fiber laser. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261441 | Spectral Filter - This invention relates to use of metamaterials for creating spectral selectors of electromagnetic radiation. Planar metamaterial films patterned on the sub-wavelength scale can be used in polarization filters instead of natural and synthesized bulk crystals. Characteristics and the quality factor of metamaterial filters is controlled by the geometry of the pattern. Various types of metamaterials and filter configurations are proposed. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261442 | Coated article having low-E coating with absorber layer(s) - A coated article is provided, having a coating supported by a glass substrate where the coating includes at least one color and/or reflectivity-adjusting absorber layer. The absorber layer(s) allows color tuning, and reduces the glass side reflection of the coated article and/or allows sheet resistance of the coating to be reduced without degrading glass side reflection. In certain example embodiments the absorber layer is provided between first and second dielectric layers which may be of substantially the same material and/or composition. In certain example embodiments, the coated article is capable of achieving desirable transmission, together with desired color, low reflectivity, and low selectivity, when having only one infrared (IR) reflecting layer of silver and/or gold. Coated articles according to certain example embodiments of this invention may be used in the context of insulating glass (IG) window units, monolithic windows, or the like. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261443 | HEAT RAY REFLECTIVE FILM AND LAMINATE THEREOF, AND COATING FLUID FOR FORMING HEAT RAY REFLECTIVE LAYER - Disclosed is a heat ray reflective film having a single layer structure, which has high heat ray reflectivity, can relatively control visible light absorption and visible light reflection and has excellent heat stability. Also disclosed is a heat ray reflective laminate which has high environmental durability and is suitable as a window material for buildings or automobiles. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261444 | Catadioptric Projection Objective With Mirror Group - A catadioptric projection objective for imaging an off-axis object field arranged in an object surface of the projection objective onto an off-axis image field arranged in an image surface of the projection objective has a front lens group, a mirror group comprising four mirrors and having an object side mirror group entry, an image side mirror group exit, and a mirror group plane aligned transversly to the optical axis and arranged geometrically between the mirror group entry and the mirror group exit; and a rear lens group. The mirrors of the mirror group are arranged such that at least one intermediate image is positioned inside the mirror group between mirror group entry and mirror group exit, and that radiation coming from the mirror group entry passes at least four times through the mirror group plane and is reflected at least twice on a concave mirror surface of the mirror group prior to exiting the mirror group at the mirror group exit. The mirror group entry is positioned in a region where radiation exiting the front lens group has an entry chief ray height. A second reflecting area is positioned in a region where radiation impinging on the second mirror has a second chief ray height deviating from the entry chief ray height in a first direction; and a fourth reflecting area is positioned in a region where radiation impinging on the fourth mirror has a fourth chief ray height deviating from the entry chief ray height in a second direction opposite to the first direction. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261445 | MICROSCOPE APPARATUS - A microscope apparatus configured to enlarge entrance pupils while maintaining the rotational symmetry of optical systems of a plurality of optical paths after ejection of light from an objective lens to bring out the performance of the objective lens. A microscope apparatus includes an objective lens having a function of collecting light from the object; and optical paths in which all lens groups are rotational symmetric systems and through which light exited from the objective lens passes, wherein when a sum of maximum diameters of entrance pupils of optical systems forming any two of the optical paths is set as ΣDi, and an axial luminous flux diameter determined from a maximum aperture angle α and a focal distance f of the objective lens is set as Dobj, a condition of the following expression is satisfied, ΣDi>Dobj where Dobj=2·f·sin α. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261446 | OPTICAL ARRANGEMENT FOR OBLIQUE PLANE MICROSCOPY - An optical arrangement for oblique plane microscopy includes a first optical subassembly having an objective lens that receives light from a sample in use, and configured to produce an intermediate image of the sample, and a second optical subassembly focused on the intermediate image. Optical axes of the first and second subassemblies are at an angle to each other at the point of the intermediate image, such that the second subassembly images an oblique plane in the intermediate image, corresponding to an oblique plane in the sample. An oblique plane microscopy method is performed by directing an incident light beam through the objective lens to illuminate or excite the oblique plane in the sample, and receiving light from the sample through the same objective lens. The incident light beam is incident on the sample at an angle of substantially 90° relative to the light beam received from the sample. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261447 | Optical Microscope System And Method Carried Out Therewith For Reconstructing An Image Of An Object - The invention is an optical microscope system ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110261448 | HOLDING APPARATUS, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND TELESCOPE - The present invention provides a holding apparatus for holding an optical element with an edge whose thickness increases or decreases inwardly, the apparatus including a barrel having an internal diameter larger than an external diameter of the optical element, a support configured to support and position the optical element relative to the barrel via a first surface of the edge in a direction of an axis of the barrel, and a restriction device including a regulation member which faces a second surface of the edge opposite to the first surface in the direction of the axis, is apart from the second surface if an amount of decentering of the optical element is less than a predetermined amount within a tolerance, and contacts with the second surface if the amount of decentering reaches the predetermined amount, and configured to restrict decentering of the optical element. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261449 | Lockable Adjusting Device for Adjusting a Reticle Device - A setting assembly to adjust components linked to it, in particular to adjust the reticle of a sighting telescope, comprising an adjustment cap system which is rotationally supported on a coupling and which drives said setting assembly, said coupling being designed to transmit adjustment cap system displacements to components that can be connected to the coupling in order to transmit their setting(s) and a first locking element mounted on the coupling being able to engage a second locking element in a way that the position of the adjustment cap system can be fixed in place relative to the coupling. The first locking element is an at least segment-wise externally toothed collar and the second locking element is an at least segment-wise internally toothed locking ring. A resiliently supported detent at the coupling may engage by detent recesses an associated detent ring at the adjustment cap system. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261450 | PROJECTION APPARATUSES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Projection apparatuses and associated methods are provided. A representative apparatus includes: a support frame defining a projection area; a polymeric screen of sheet material sized and shaped to span at least a portion of the projection area; a retention member operative to contact the polymeric screen along an edge thereof; and a tensioning assembly operative to apply tension to the screen via the retention member, the tensioning assembly being operative to selectively reposition the retention member relative to the support frame. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261451 | STEREOSCOPIC GLASSES AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are stereoscopic glasses and a display apparatus including the same which includes a prism lens to refract light corresponding to a | 2011-10-27 |
20110261452 | Stereoscopic Kaleidoscope and 3D Viewer - A binocular kaleidoscope for the purpose of combining the field of repeating patterns associated with kaleidoscopes with stereopsis. A mirror chamber with an object window at the distal end and viewing lenses at the proximal end is utilized, which provides stereopsis covering the entire visual field of both the source material and its reflections. Real depth is provided in an embodiment utilizing physical material such as beads or liquids contained in one or more stacked transparent compartments as the source imagery. Virtual depth is provided in an embodiment utilizing stereoscopic video as the source imagery, in which case a mirrored divider bisects the mirror chamber. The video can be either be previously produced footage or generated in real time by software which can be interactively manipulated by the user in order to change programs or such parameters as color, motion and timing. A handheld device can be used to display the video. The stereoscopic video kaleidoscope described herein may also be adapted for use as a stereoscopic 3D viewer in conjunction with a portable computing device displaying a pair of stereoscopically complementary images. In an improved stereoscopic 3D viewer, the pair of stereoscopically complementary images enter the left and right eyes of the user along substantially parallel paths, to eliminate or substantially reduce the need for the user to cross his or her eyes and to improve focus and sharpness of the images. In additional embodiments of the improved stereoscopic 3D viewer, baffles are provided to block the extraneous direct view of the pair of stereoscopically complementary images. | 2011-10-27 |