44th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140320822 | POLARIZING BEAM SPLITTERS PROVIDING HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGES AND SYSTEMS UTILIZING SUCH BEAM SPLITTERS - Polarizing beam splitters and systems incorporating such beam splitters are described. More specifically, polarizing beam splitters and systems with such beam splitters that incorporate multilayer optical films and reflect imaged light towards a viewer or viewing screen with high effective resolution are described. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320823 | VEHICLE PUDDLE LAMP ASSEMBLY GENERATING ANIMATED IMAGE AND METHOD - A vehicle puddle lamp assembly is provided and includes a plurality of light projectors located on a vehicle and configured to illuminate different lighted image patterns on a ground surface adjacent to the vehicle. The vehicle puddle lamp assembly also includes a controller for sequentially activating the plurality of light projectors to generate an animated lighted image on the ground surface. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320824 | MULTI-PROJECTION SYSTEM WITH PROJECTION SURFACE COMPRISING NON-SOLID MATERIAL - The present invention provides a multi-projection system including a plurality of projection surfaces arranged in a single theater so as not to be parallel to each other, wherein the plurality of projection surfaces may comprise a projection surface including a non-solid material. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320825 | MULTI-PROJECTION SYSTEM FOR EXTENDING VISUAL ELEMENT OF MAIN IMAGE - The present invention provides a multi-projection system for extending a visual element of a main image, the system including a main projection surface on which a main image is reproduced and an auxiliary projection surface arranged around the main projection surface, in which a visual element associated with the main image is displayed on the auxiliary projection surface. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320826 | OPTICAL UNIT AND PROJECTIVE DISPLAY DEVICE - In an optical unit of a projective display device which projects light source light reflected by a DMD, one prism of TIR prisms has a first boundary surface which is arranged in parallel to an emission surface of the light source light of other prism at a predetermined distance and on which the light source light from other prism is incident and a second boundary surface which is provided to face the DMD and emits the light source light illuminating the DMD and on which reflected light from the DMD is incident. When a swinging angle of minute mirrors of the DMD is set as ±θ, a refractive index of the prisms is set as n, an angle formed by the first boundary surface and the second boundary surface is set as β, and an emission angle of the light source light with respect to the DMD in the second boundary surface is set as α, the swinging angle θ, the refractive index n, the angle β, and the angle α satisfy a predetermined relation. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320827 | NON-LINEAR PHOTOMETRIC PROJECTOR COMPENSATION - The present disclosure is related to a method for calibrating a projector. The method includes receiving by a processing element one or more mapping images. After receiving the images, the method includes defining by the processing element a non-linear color mapping function, the color mapping function mapping pixels between the projector and a camera used to capture the mapping images. The method then includes determining by the processing element a compensation image using the color mapping function. The compensation image corresponds to an input image and takes into account variations in the surface onto which the input image is to be projected. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320828 | PERFORMANCE SYSTEM WITH MULTI-PROJECTION ENVIRONMENT - The present invention provides a performance system with a multi-projection environment including a stage installed for a performance and a plurality of projection surfaces arranged around the stage and arranged so as not to be parallel to each other, in which synchronized images are projected on the plurality of projection surfaces. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320829 | Multiple Laser Drive Method, Apparatus and System - A scanning projector includes a scanning mirror that sweep a beam in two dimensions. The beam is created by multiple laser light sources, at least two of which create light at substantially the same wavelength. A first of the two light sources is driven up to a transition point past which both of the two light sources are driven (equally or unequally). | 2014-10-30 |
20140320830 | LED LIGHT PROJECTOR WITH FRESNEL OR PLANAR-CONVEX LENS, IN PARTICULAR FOR CINEMA ILLUMINATION - An optical system for LED light projectors utilising a Fresnel or planar-convex lens that permits a considerable energy saving and an elevated quality of the illumination either in FLOOD or SPOT mode is described. The optical system has a mirror having a particular three-dimensional surface constructed by rotating a parabola and taking sectors so as to obtain a surface that is more closed than a pure parabola. A reflecting optical system for projectors utilising a Fresnel or planar-convex lens is also described. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320831 | ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM INCLUDING VACUUM SCAVENGE FOR AN IMMERSION LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS - A liquid immersion exposure apparatus includes an optical assembly having a final optical element, from which exposure light is projected through immersion liquid filling an optical path of the exposure light under the final optical element, a containment member surrounding a tip portion of the optical assembly, and a movable stage to hold a substrate and having an upper surface around the held substrate. An apparatus frame supports the optical assembly and the containment member, and an optical mount isolator, which has an actuator, isolates the optical assembly from vibrations of the apparatus frame. A first inlet of the containment member faces at least one of the substrate and the stage and collects fluid from a gap between the containment member and the at least one of the substrate and the stage. A gas supply outlet of the containment member supplies gas to the gap. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320832 | POSITION-MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS - Apparatus are disclosed for measuring the position of an object surface along an axis. An exemplary apparatus has at least one actuator coupled to a fixed member such as a metrology frame. At least one analog proximity sensor is coupled to the at least one actuator. The at least one actuator is controllably operated to position the at least one proximity sensor at a fixed distance along the axis from a surface that is fixed relative to the fixed me+mber. A controller, coupled to the actuator and to the proximity sensor, is configured to compute a position of the object surface along the axis based on a known location of the fixed surface along the axis, the fixed distance from the fixed surface, and position signals from the at least one proximity sensor. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320833 | OPTICAL ARRANGEMENT OF AUTOFOCUS ELEMENTS FOR USE WITH IMMERSION LITHOGRAPHY - A lithographic projection apparatus includes a projection system having a last element, by which an exposure light is projected onto an upper surface of a wafer through liquid locally covering a portion of the upper surface of the wafer. The last element has a lower surface from which the exposure light is emitted. The last element also has an outer surface which extends upwardly from an edge portion of the lower surface. The apparatus also includes a space along the outer surface of the last element, to which the liquid is supplied from above the lower surface of the last element. The space is defined by the outer surface of the last element and a surface opposing the outer surface of the last element. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320834 | EXPOSURE DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An exposure device includes an exposure member, a positioning member, and a movement restricting member. The exposure member includes multiple light-emitting devices arranged along a first direction, which is an axial direction of an image carrier that rotates. The exposure member exposes the image carrier to light by emitting light in a second direction, which is a direction from the multiple light-emitting devices to the image carrier. The positioning member determines a position of the exposure member in the second direction relative to the image carrier by causing the exposure member to abut against the image carrier in the second direction. The movement restricting member is disposed on an end portion of the exposure member in the first direction and restricts movement of the exposure member relative to the positioning member. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320835 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INSPECTING SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR, AND EXPOSURE METHOD AND DEVICE - A method for inspecting a spatial light modulator includes: performing such control that in an inspection target area in an array of mirror elements, the mirror elements in a first state in which incident light is given a phase change amount of 0 and the mirror elements in a second state in which incident light is given a phase change amount of 180° (π) become arrayed in a checkered pattern; guiding light having passed the inspection target area to a projection optical system with a resolution limit coarser than a width of an image of one mirror element, to form a spatial image; and inspecting a characteristic of the spatial light modulator from the spatial image. This method allows us to readily perform the inspection of the characteristic of the spatial light modulator having the array of optical elements. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320836 | LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS, LITHOGRAPHY METHOD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DEVICE - An apparatus includes an optical system configured to irradiate a surface of a substrate with a beam, a control unit configured to control a position of the irradiation of the beam, and a first measurement unit and a second measurement unit each configured to measure a position of a mark formed on the substrate. The second measurement unit is placed at a position closer to an optical axis of the optical system than the first measurement unit is. Based on a position measurement value measured by the first measurement unit and position measurement values measured at different timings by the second measurement unit, the control unit controls the position of the beam irradiated to the substrate. The position measurement values measured at the different timings are values obtained from the same mark or values obtained from two marks adjacent to a common shot area. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320837 | MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHOD PARTICULARLY USEFUL IN PHOTOLITHOGRAPHICALLY PROCESSING SUBSTRATES - Apparatus for processing substrates according to a predetermined photolithography process includes a loading station in which the substrates are loaded, a coating station in which the substrates are coated with a photoresist material, an exposing station in which the photoresist coating is exposed to light through a mask having a predetermined pattern to produce a latent image of the mask on the photoresist coating, a developing station in which the latent image is developed, an unloading station in which the substrates are unloaded and a monitoring station for monitoring the substrates with respect to predetermined parameters of said photolithography process before reaching the unloading station. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320838 | IMAGING OPTICAL SYSTEM - The disclosure generally relates to imaging optical systems that include a plurality of mirrors, which image an object field lying in an object plane in an image field lying in an image plane, where at least one of the mirrors has a through-hole for imaging light to pass through. The disclosure also generally relates to projection exposure installations that include such im-aging optical systems, methods of using such projection exposure installa-tions, and components made by such methods. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320839 | POSITION DETECTOR, POSITION DETECTION METHOD, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEVICE - A position detector ( | 2014-10-30 |
20140320840 | Exposure Apparatus and Exposure Method - To provide a mask aligner that can appropriately manage very small-quantity production and multiproduct production. The present invention is a mask aligner | 2014-10-30 |
20140320841 | HOLDING APPARATUS, PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides a holding apparatus for holding a substrate by an electrostatic force, the apparatus including a base including an electrode for generating the electrostatic force, a plurality of pins provided on the base, and a seal provided on the base and configured to seal a first space surrounding the plurality of pins, wherein a cavity and a first hole connecting the cavity and the first space is formed in the base, wherein a gas is sealed in the first space, the first hole and the cavity in a vacuum by holding the substrate on the pins and the seal by the electrostatic force. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320842 | IMPRINT METHOD, IMPRINT APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides an imprint method comprising a deformation step of deforming a pattern surface of a mold so that the mold is gradually brought into contact with the imprint material outward from a central portion of the pattern surface, an obtaining step of obtaining a shift amount indicating how much a mark on the mold shifts in a direction parallel to a substrate surface due to deformation of the pattern surface, a detection step of detecting the mark on the mold and a mark on the substrate while the pattern surface is deformed, and obtaining relative positions of the mold and the substrate from a detection result, and an alignment step of aligning the mold and the substrate using the shift amount and the relative positions while the pattern surface is deformed. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320843 | TIME-MULTIPLEXED BROADBAND AND MULTI-FILTERED ELECTRO-OPTIC SENSOR - An EO sensor is configured to time multiplex a primary optical channel that provides high detection sensitivity to maintain high SNR and a multi-filtered optical channel that provides detection in different measurement bands (e.g. spectral, polarization, amplitude or phase). The channels may, for example, be time multiplexed based on range to target or within each integration period of the EO sensor. The multi-filtered optical channel uses a field directing array to sample the FOV to form different optical sub-channels that are filtered by different optical filters. These sub-channels may be spatially multiplexed onto different sub-regions of the detector or may be time multiplexed onto the entire detector. The light modulator used to time multiplex the primary and multi-filtered optical channels may be used to time de-multiplex spatially overlapping regions of the FOV onto a pixel of the detector in order to detect high spatial resolution images with low resolution detectors. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320844 | Range Finder - A range finder includes a laser transmitter, an IR transmitter, a laser receiver, an objective lens, an image sensing device, a prism device, and a display device. At least one laser beam is emitted from a laser transmitter and reflected to a laser receiver by a measured object. An infrared ray is emitted from the IR transmitter and reflected to the image sensing device by the measured object. The prism device is disposed between the objective lens and the image sensing device, for guiding visible light and the infrared ray to the image sensing device and guiding the laser beam to the laser receiver. The display device displays the image of the measured object that is captured by the image sensing device. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320845 | OPTICAL MEASURING DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COVER DISC FOR A HOUSING OF AN OPTICAL MEASURING DEVICE - The invention relates to an optical measuring device ( | 2014-10-30 |
20140320846 | OPTICAL POSITION AND/OR SHAPE SENSING - An accurate measurement method and apparatus using an optical fiber are disclosed. A total change in optical length in an optical core in the optical fiber is determined that reflects an accumulation of all of the changes in optical length for multiple segment lengths of the optical core up to a point on the optical fiber. The total change in optical length in the optical core is provided for calculation of an average strain over a length of the optical core based on the detected total change in optical length. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320847 | Temporary optical wave diffusion-promoting film adhered to lidded MEMS wafer for testing using interferometer - A temporary optical wave diffusion-promoting film is adhered to a lidded microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) wafer. Testing is performed on the lidded MEMS wafer using an interferometer directed towards the temporary optical wave diffusion-promoting film applied to the lidded MEMS wafer. The temporary optical wave diffusion-promoting film is peeled from the lidded MEMS wafer to remove the temporary optical wave diffusion-promoting film from the lidded MEMS wafer after performing the testing. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320848 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING CRYSTALLIZING STAIN - An apparatus for detecting a crystallizing stain includes a support unit, a crystallized substrate disposed on the support unit, a light source which irradiates polarized light in a predetermined wavelength range to a portion of the crystallized substrate, and a detector which detects the crystallizing stain in the portion of the crystallized substrate, to which the polarized light is irradiated. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320849 | MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR MOLECULAR CAPTURE, MANIPULATION, AND ANALYSIS - Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for molecular capture, manipulation, and analysis. In one aspect, a device to aggregate and characterize particles in a fluid includes an electrically insulative substrate including a channel to carry an electrically conducting fluid containing particles, electrodes located in the channel forming a nanoscale opening and including an insulating layer over their surface at the opening, a first circuit to apply a non-uniform ac electric field and a dc bias signal across the electrodes, in which the applied non-uniform ac electric field produces a positive dielectrophoretic force to aggregate the particles in a trapping region including the opening and adjacent region, a second circuit to detect changes in a dc current caused by at least some of the particles in the trapping region, and an optical device that directs a coherent light beam on the opening to determine Raman spectra of the particles in the trapping region. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320850 | Assembly and method for measuring optical power in fiber lasers - A fiber laser system is configured with a power measuring assembly surrounding a splice between two fibers. The power measuring assembly is operative to maintain the splice at a substantially constant splice temperature and shield the spliced fibers from external bending stresses so as to provide for power readings of the laser system at the splice independently from the influence of multiple variable external factors. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320851 | LENS MODULE TESTING DEVICE - Lens module testing device for testing a lens module includes a testing platform, a light source, a testing board, a sensing element, a processor, a driving element, and a position feedback unit. The light source, the testing board, and the sensing element are arranged in order on the testing platform along an optical axis of the lens module. The lens module is positioned between the testing board and the sensing element. The light source emits testing light to the testing board, and the sensing element senses an image of the testing board and sends the image to the processor. The processor determines whether the testing board is in a focal plane of the lens module, controls the driving element to adjust a position of the testing board relative to the lens module, and obtains position information from the position feedback unit to generate a focal length of the lens module. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320852 | DEPOLARIZER, TELESCOPE AND REMOTE SENSING DEVICE AND METHOD - A light beam is applied to a front surface of an optical depolarizer. The depolarizer rotates the polarization of light received on different surface positions by different amounts, so that the average incoming polarization is scrambled. The depolarizer has a first and second body that transmit first and second polarization components of the beam with mutually different speeds of light. Each body has two wedge shaped parts of variable thickness, corresponding wedge shaped parts in the two bodies providing light paths of substantially position independent lengths, but with variable rotation of polarization. The wedge shape parts of the front body form a concave input surface for the incoming beam. This prevents cross-over of light between the different wedge shaped parts. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320853 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING DAMAGE TO AN ORGANIC LAYER OF A THIN FILM ENCAPSULATION - A method of measuring damage of an organic layer of a thin film encapsulation includes: preparing a thin film encapsulation structure in which an inorganic layer is stacked on an organic layer, in which a light-emitting material is mixed; irradiating light to the thin film encapsulation structure so that light is emitted from the light-emitting material, the intensity of light emitted from the light emitting material decreasing over time; detecting a light emission lifetime of the light emitted from the light emitting material; and determining a degree of damage to the organic layer based on the light emission lifetime. Accordingly, a degree of the damage to the organic layer due to plasma may be easily detected, and the damage to the organic layer may be minimized based on the detected degree of the damage by improving plasma process conditions for an operation of forming an inorganic layer. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320854 | OPTICAL FILTER, OPTICAL FILTER MODULE, SPECTROMETRIC INSTRUMENT, AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENT - An Etalon filter includes a first substrate, a second substrate which faces the first substrate, a first optical film which is provided on the first substrate, and a second optical film which is provided on the second substrate to face the first optical film. The reflective characteristic of the first optical film determined by the reflectance of light of each wavelength in a reflective band is different from the reflective characteristic of the second optical film determined by the reflectance of light of each wavelength in the reflective band. The first optical film can have a reflective characteristic with a first wavelength λ1 as a center wavelength, and the second optical film can have a reflective characteristic with a second wavelength λ2 different from the first wavelength as a center wavelength. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320855 | RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY METHOD OF MEASURING MELAMINE CONTENTS IN DAIRY PRODUCTS HAVING DIFFERENT MATRIXES - A raman spectroscopy method of measuring melamine contents in dairy products having different matrixes. The method includes: (a) establishing a database of characteristic curves of dairy products having different matrixes; (b) taking several copies of the dairy products having one certain unknown matrix and adding melamine standard solutions having different concentrations therein, to obtain a series of dairy product samples in which the relative concentrations of the melamine are known; (c) performing raman spectrum testing analysis and obtaining corresponding characteristic peak intensities to obtain a slope of the characteristic curve showing variation of the characteristic peak intensities with the relative concentrations of the melamine; (d) searching the database of step (a) using the slope of the characteristic curve of the dairy product samples to find a matching characteristic curve, and (e) calculating concentration of melamine in the dairy products by using the matched characteristic curve and the characteristic peak intensity. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320856 | CAVITY ENHANCED ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY WITH A LASER MODULATION SIDE-BAND FREQUENCY LOCKED TO THE CAVITY - A cavity enhanced absorption spectrometer (CEAS) and method for controlling the same. The CEAS includes a coherent electro-magnetic radiation source, an electro-magnetic modulator that creates a sideband with an adjustable frequency that is offset from the radiation source frequency by imparting an adjustable frequency modulation to the radiation. The CEAS also includes a RF source that drives the electro-magnetic modulator and a cavity enhanced absorption resonator (CEAR) that receives the sideband. A detector measures the proximity of the frequency of the sideband relative to the resonant frequency of the CEAR and generates a proximity detector signal, which is converted by a controller to a control signal that controls at least one of the RF source and the resonant frequency of the CEAR such that the frequency of the sideband and the resonant frequency of the CEAR are adjusted to maintain a predetermined proximity therebetween. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320857 | COLOR MEASUREMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING LATERAL MOVING MEASURMENT CARRAIGE - A color measurement system laterally determines chromatic characteristics of a printed substrate. A measurement carriage includes a measurement head for laterally moving across the printed substrate and a measurement magnetic coupler slidably mounts onto a measurement rail positioned on a first side of the printed substrate. A backing carriage includes backing surface(s) and backing magnetic coupler(s). Each backing magnetic coupler is associated with a respective backing surface. Each backing magnetic coupler can be coupled with the measurement magnetic coupler for coupling the measurement carriage with the backing carriage. The backing carriage slidably mounts onto a backing rail positioned on a second opposite side of the printed substrate. The measurement carriage or backing carriage includes a motor for moving across a respective measurement rail or backing rail. Another measurement carriage and backing carriage move across another measurement rail and backing rail by coupling with the first measurement carriage and backing carriage. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320858 | LOW-COST SPECTROMETRY SYSTEM FOR END-USER FOOD ANALYSIS - A compact spectrometer is disclosed that is suitable for use in mobile devices such as cellular telephones. In preferred embodiments, the spectrometer comprises a filter, at least one Fourier transform focusing element, a micro-lens array, and a detector, but does not use any dispersive elements. Methods for using the spectrometer as an end-user device for performing on-site determinations of food quality, in particular, by comparison with an updatable database accessible by all users of the device, are also disclosed. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320859 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - A measurement system ( | 2014-10-30 |
20140320860 | INSPECTION APPARATUS - An inspection apparatus comprising, a light source configured to emit an inspection light, a table configured to mount an inspection target thereon, an illumination optical system configured to direct the inspection light from the light source toward the target, an objective lens unit configured to gather transmitting or reflected light generated after the illumination optical system illuminates the target with the inspection light, a light receiving unit configured to capture an optical image formed from the light illuminated through the objective lens unit, a chamber configured to house the table, light receiving unit, illumination optical system and objective lens unit, a temperature adjustment unit configured to adjust a temperature in the chamber, and a gas supply unit configured to be connected to the objective lens unit to supply an inert gas at a predetermined temperature into the unit. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320861 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR THE COLLECTION OF LIGHT USING TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTANCE - Aspects of the present disclosure include a flow cell nozzle configured to propagate light emitted by a sample in a flow stream upstream by total internal reflectance. Flow cell nozzles according to certain embodiments include a nozzle chamber having a proximal end and a distal end and a nozzle orifice positioned at the distal end of the nozzle chamber where the flow cell nozzle is configured to propagate light emitted from a sample in the flow stream upstream through the flow cell nozzle orifice by total internal reflectance toward the proximal end of the nozzle chamber. Systems and methods employing the subject flow cell nozzles are also provided. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320862 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING REFLECTIVE ABSORBANCE AND INTEGRATED DEVICE FOR MEASURING REFLECTIVE ABSORBANCE AND LATERAL FLOW ANALYSIS - The present disclosure is related to a device for measuring reflective absorbance, a device for lateral flow assay, and a device comprising the same which is able to performing both absorbance measurement and lateral flow assay together. The present device for measuring reflective absorbance comprises a base member comprising a sample receiving part; and a cover member covering an upper portion of the base member; the cover member comprising a sample inlet through which a sample is introduced into the sample receiving part and a light transmitting member. The present integrated device for measuring reflective absorbance and lateral flow assay, the integrated device comprises a cover member and a base member, the cover member and the base member extending in one direction from the corresponding parts in the device for measuring reflective absorbance, wherein the cover member formed on the lateral flow assay device comprise a second sample inlet and a window, the base member formed on the lateral flow assay device comprises a strip receiving part, which may further comprises a window cover. The present devices provides convenient loading of a sample and also provides an accurate, reliable and reproducible result for example by measuring the reflective absorbance. Also the present integrated device provides further convenience by performing a lateral flow assay and absorption measurement in one device. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320863 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING SENSITIVITY OF OPTICAL SENSORS - A method for enhancing a sensitivity of an optical sensor having an optical cavity counter-propagates beams of pump light within the optical cavity to produce scattered light based on Stimulated Brullion Scattering (SBS). The properties of the pump light are selected to generate fast-light conditions for the scattered light, such that the scattered light includes counter-propagating beams of fast light. The method prevents the pump light from resonating within the optical cavity, while allowing the scattered light to resonate within the optical cavity. At least portions of the scattered light are interfered outside of the optical cavity to produce a beat note for a measurement of the optical sensor. The disclosed method is particularly applicable to optical gyroscopes. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320864 | INTERFEROMETRIC MILLIMETER WAVE AND THZ WAVE DOPPLER RADAR - A mixerless high frequency interferometric Doppler radar system and methods has been invented, numerically validated and experimentally tested. A continuous wave source, phase modulator (e.g., a continuously oscillating reference mirror) and intensity detector are utilized. The intensity detector measures the intensity of the combined reflected Doppler signal and the modulated reference beam. Rigorous mathematics formulas have been developed to extract bot amplitude and phase from the measured intensity signal. Software in Matlab has been developed and used to extract such amplitude and phase information from the experimental data. Both amplitude and phase are calculated and the Doppler frequency signature of the object is determined. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320865 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING A 3D STRUCTURE OF AN OBJECT - An apparatus for detecting a 3D structure of an object. The apparatus has first and second laser emitters which generate laser radiation having first and second wavelengths, respectively, the first wavelength being different from the second wavelength. Optical devices are disclosed, including a beam splitter, which splits the laser radiation of the laser emitters in each case into a reference radiation and an illuminating radiation. The illuminating radiation impinges upon the object to be measured, is reflected by the object as object radiation and interferes with the reference radiation. A detector receives the interference patterns. The laser emitters are located such that the illuminating radiation of the first and second laser emitters impinge upon the object at different angles of incidence. Also discussed is a measuring device which measures the two wavelengths of the laser radiation of the laser emitters and influences the recording of the interference patterns. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320866 | Shape Measuring Apparatus - A shape measuring apparatus ( | 2014-10-30 |
20140320867 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING WAFER - The invention provides a method for processing a wafer by inserting the wafer into a holding hole of a carrier to hold the wafer, and interposing the carrier holding the wafer between an upper turn table and a lower turn table to process both surfaces of the wafer simultaneously, including: before processing the wafer, detecting a height position of the upper turn table by a laser displacement sensor while interposing the carrier holding the wafer between the upper turn table and the lower turn table; and determining that the wafer is not normally held to redo the holding of the wafer if a difference between the detected height position and a reference position exceeds a threshold. The method can automatically detect accurately a failure in holding the wafer before processing to prevent the wafer from breaking and eliminate the necessity of operator's inspection using touch to improve operation efficiency. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320868 | PRINTER AND A METHOD OF PRINTING - According to one example of the present invention there is provided a method of printing, with a printer, an image on a substrate, the printer comprising a substrate support. The method comprises obtaining an image to be printed, determining an offset position of a substrate positioned on the substrate support relative to a predetermined reference printing position, and controlling the printer to print the image to be printed at the determined offset position. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320869 | LOG IMAGE CREATING SYSTEM THAT CREATES LOG IMAGE OF JOB IN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A log image creating system includes a job type determining unit and a log image creating unit. If the job type determining unit determines that the job is a heterogeneous multicasting transmission job for transmitting images created from the same draft by a plurality of communication methods, and is also a different-image heterogeneous multicasting transmission job, in which the plurality of communication methods include a plurality of communication methods in which at least one of a color and a resolution differs among images to be transmitted, the log image creating unit creates a log image in the different-image heterogeneous multicasting transmission job based on an image of a type selected under a specific condition from a plurality of types of images that are eligible for being transmitted in the different-image heterogeneous multicasting transmission job and mutually differ with respect to at least their color or resolution. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320870 | SUPPORT SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND SUPPORT METHOD - Having specified written information on a first card newly placed at a base A which is a first workspace and the position where the first card is placed, a PC ( | 2014-10-30 |
20140320871 | Image Process for Ensuring Visibility of Color Image in Black and White Printing - An image processing apparatus includes an image processing unit configured to set a background color in color line image data to one of white and transparent and express a line-drawing color of a line-drawing object by achromatic brightness when performing black-and-white printing based on the color line image data. The image processing unit includes: an origin setting unit configured to set a brightness of the background color to an origin on a brightness axis of a hue coordinate system in a case where the background color in the color line image data is a color other than white; and a first brightness setting unit configured to set a distance from the origin to a coordinate of the line-drawing color in the hue coordinate system as a brightness of the line-drawing object for the black-and-white printing. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320872 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus implements appropriate image processing on image data stored in a storage unit of the image processing apparatus easily and efficiently, and distributes the image data to an external apparatus. An image format conversion unit implements image processing such as resolution conversion processing, filter processing, γ correction processing, and halftone processing on image data stored in an HDD serving as an image data storage unit so that the image data conform to conditions, such as image quality and format, specified by an external client apparatus. The image-processed image data are then distributed to the external client apparatus. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320873 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a sheet feeding unit, an image forming unit, a first conveyance path configured to guide the sheet fed from the sheet feeding unit, a second conveyance path configured to guide the sheet on one surface of which an image has been formed by the image forming unit to the first conveyance path again, a document feeding unit configured to feed a document to the second conveyance path, an image reading unit configured to read the document, a third conveyance path branching off from the second conveyance path and configured to guide the document, a switch back conveyance unit configured to convey the document in the third conveyance path, a fourth conveyance path configured to guide the document conveyed by the switch back conveyance unit, and a document discharge unit configured to discharge the document guided by the fourth conveyance path. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320874 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCORPORATING SECURITY ELEMENTS IN PRINTED DOCUMENTS IN AN INSECURE ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methods for secured printing are provided. The method includes receiving a nominally print-ready document with the nominally print-ready document including one or more references to one or more security elements. The method also includes replacing the one or more references with one or more identifiers, to generate an intermediate document, and associating the one or more security elements with the one or more identifiers. The method further includes transmitting instructions to a printing device, with the instructions being configured to cause the printing device to associate the one or more identifiers with the one or more security elements. The operations further include transmitting the intermediate document to the printing device. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320875 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A data processing apparatus to acquire a job from an external apparatus via a network and process the job includes a storage unit, a selection unit, and a processing unit. The job includes a data and setting information to process the data. The storage unit stores a plurality of processing modules. The selection unit selects a plurality of processing modules to be used in processing the data, from the plurality of processing modules, based on setting information included in the job. The processing unit causes the selected plurality of processing modules to sequentially perform processing on the data. In a case where processing is to be sequential performed by a first processing module and then a second processing module included in the selected plurality of processing modules, the processing unit inputs information processed by the first processing module into the second processing module. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320876 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF AN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus has a printing section and a document reading section. The printing section prints on paper while transporting it. The document reading section includes a document transport portion which automatically transports, sheet by sheet, a document placed thereon. The document reading section generates image data by reading the document. The document reading section is operable in an ordinary reading mode in which it reads the document at a previously determined ordinary speed and in a quiet reading mode in which it reads the document at a quiet speed lower than the ordinary speed. The document reading section reads the document in the quiet reading mode when the printing section is not printing and in the ordinary reading mode when the printing section is printing. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320877 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a first conveying path guiding a sheet such that the sheet passes through the image forming portion, a second conveying path guiding the sheet on which the image is formed by the image forming portion to the first conveying path. A document is fed to the second conveying path and the image forming apparatus includes a first drive transmission portion transmitting a drive force to the image forming portion and a second drive transmission portion transmitting the drive force to a document feeding portion, a conveyance portion and a document discharge portion. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320878 | Image Forming with Save Mode for Reducing Color Material Cost - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a save mode setting unit, a reference cost obtaining unit, a minimum monetary-sum extraction unit, and a usage volume setting unit. The minimum monetary-sum extraction unit is configured to extract a minimum monetary sum for each tone from reference costs for a plurality of image forming modes. The usage volume setting unit is configured to: obtain a post-reduction cost where a reduced monetary sum by the save mode is subtracted from the minimum monetary sum; and set reference usage volume as usage volumes for the dark color material and the light color material in the save mode, the reference usage volume being obtained based on the reference costs for the image forming modes corresponding to the post-reduction cost. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320879 | PRINTER DRIVER SETTING PRINTING PROGRAM AND SETTING PRINTING METHOD - In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a printer driver setting printing program which pre-sets a display name of printing for each of a plurality of printer drivers which carry out printing, and carries out, when one of the display names of printing is selected to execute printing, printing using the printer driver which is pre-set in association with the selected display name of printing. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320880 | Image Forming Apparatus, Image Forming Method, and Storage Medium - An image forming includes a predetermined-act acquisition unit, an output control unit, and an image forming unit. The predetermined-act acquisition unit is configured to obtain a predetermined act by a user. The output control unit is configured to: output a page of print data where a security has not been set up among pages of the print data where the security has been set up in page units, and permit output of a page of the print data where the security has been set up if the predetermined act has been obtained by the predetermined act acquisition unit within a predetermined standby time. The image forming unit is configured to print a page for which the output has been permitted by the output control unit. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320881 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus, including: a display device; a coordinate detecting portion which detects a directed coordinate in a display area including a first area in which is displayed a hierarchy image including uppermost-level images and lower-level images; a first display control section; a second display control section to display at least one first button image; and a third display control section, the uppermost-level images including: a first image in which is displayed at least one second button image; a second image in which is displayed at least one third button image; and a third image, wherein, where the directed coordinate is one of coordinates corresponding to the first through third button images, the third control section displays a lower-level image corresponding to a button image corresponding to the directed coordinate, and wherein the first control section executes processing to display the one uppermost-level image so as to be changed. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320882 | PRINT CONTROLLER, PRINT CONTROL METHOD, PRINTER, AND PRINTING SYSTEM HAVING A PLURALITY OF RESOURCE SAVING FUNCTIONS FOR A PRINT - A print control program comprising:
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20140320883 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus performs printing processing using first identification information in a first system in a particular organization that performs first authentication, the first identification information being information that identifies a user in the first authentication. The image forming apparatus includes an obtaining unit and a controller. The obtaining unit obtains print data from a logical printer in a second system that is a cloud service system that performs second authentication. Setting information including the first identification information is set in the logical printer, and the image forming apparatus is set as an output destination in the logical printer. The controller controls printing processing of the print data obtained by the obtaining unit using the first identification information included in setting information set in the obtained print data. Identification information of the user, which is temporarily issued in the first system, is used as the first identification information. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320884 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus includes: a first receiving unit that receives pieces of user information on a plurality of users from a plurality of information processing terminals used by the users; an authentication processing unit that performs authentication processing of the users based on the pieces of user information; a first generating unit that generates screen information on a screen used to operate the information processing apparatus for each of the authenticated users; and a first transmitting unit that transmits the screen information to the information processing terminals used by the users corresponding thereto. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320885 | Power Supply System and Image Forming Apparatus - A power supply system includes a switching power supply configured to rectify and smooth an AC voltage of an AC power to generate a DC voltage, a controller configured to control the switching power supply to start or stop operating, and a low-capacity power supply comprising a power supply capacity smaller than that of the switching power supply. The low-capacity power supply is configured to supply power to the controller. The power supply system can further include a detecting circuit configured to detect an output voltage of the low-capacity power supply, and a permission circuit configured to permit a startup of the switching power supply when the output voltage detected by the detecting circuit is greater than or equal to a predetermined value. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320886 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - When a communication partner of wireless communication is identified, a user is prompted to ascertain whether to execute wireless communication with the identified communication partner. When the user has given an instruction to execute wireless communication, connection processing of wireless communication with a communication apparatus identified as the communication partner is executed. Furthermore, if the identified communication partner is a permitted device, connection processing of wireless communication can be executed without requiring the user to confirm. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320887 | Image Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Method and Storage Medium Storing Instructions for Image Processing Apparatus - An image processing apparatus includes an image processing device; a processor configured to control the image processing device; a reading device configured to read a piece of identification information on a reading medium and to output the identification information to the processor; and an operation device configured to accept an operation. The processor is configured to perform: a registration process for registering the identification information read by the reading device in a predetermined storage device based on the operation accepted by the operation device; and a login process for making the image processing device available in a case that the identification information read by the reading device has been registered in the storage device. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320888 | Apparatus and Method for Securing Confidential Information of Printed Document in Cloud Computing Environment - The present invention provides a client terminal for receiving a cloud computing service from a cloud server that provides the cloud computing service. The client terminal includes a character string information extractor configured to extract character string information from document data requested to print in a printer that is connected to the client terminal, a confidential information detector configured to detect confidential information from the extracted character string information and a controller configured to prohibit printing of the document data including the character string of the detected confidential information or to mask at least one or more characters of the character string of the detected confidential information, with predetermined specific characters. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320889 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SECURE DOCUMENT PRINTING - A secure document printing system is provided. A policy server is used to define access rules for a document, and select individual users and/or groups that will have access to the document. The policy server stores the access rules along with a document decryption key. The policy server's name and address are packed in the document, and then encrypted and sent to a print server which stores it for later access. A recipient is notified that the document resides on a particular print server. The print server retrieves the specified document, contacts the policy server named in the document, and requests the document decryption key and access rules for the user, print server, and document from the policy server which replies with the related decryption key and access rules. The print server decrypts the document and prints the document based on the access rules. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320890 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESETTING A COUNTER ASSOCIATED WITH A COMPONENT OF AN IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - Embodiments of the invention include receiving information indicating a component of an image processing device has been installed on the image processing device. Status information associated with the component is stored, the status information indicating the component has been installed on the image processing device. Information is received which indicates an operation performed on the image processing device is completed. In response to receiving the information indicating the operation performed on the image processing device is completed, the component is identified based on the status information. A counter associated with the component is identified and it is determined whether the counter has been reset. In response to determining that the counter has not been reset, an interface element is presented in a graphical user interface on a display of the image processing device, the interface element enabling a user to reset the counter by selecting the interface element. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320891 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REALLOCATING IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICES - Systems and methods for reallocating image processing devices receive usage data of each of a plurality of distributed devices, determine respective current usage rates of each of the distributed devices based on the usage data, calculate respective anticipated print counts of each of the distributed devices expected at a first predetermined time from the current usage rates, determine that one of the distributed devices is a high-usage device based at least on the anticipated print counts, determine at least one high-usage device and at least one low-usage device to reallocate so that the anticipated print count of the each of the distributed devices stays within a predetermined range of a target print count, and indicate the at least one high-usage device and the at least one low-usage device to reallocate. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320892 | RECOMMENDING AND INSTALLING SCHEDULED DELIVERY PRINT APPLICATIONS - A system and method for recommending and installing scheduled delivery (SD) print applications is disclosed. In one example, one or more SD print applications are determined based on prior usage of SD print applications in a printer application store by a user of a web connected computing device. Further, the determined one or more SD print applications are recommended by sending a notification to the web connected computing device and then to a web connected printer via an electronic messaging service. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320893 | WORKFLOW DETERMINATION - According to one example, there is provided a method of determining a workflow in a production environment that comprises a plurality of production resources. The method comprises receiving a job request and determining, based on the contents of the job request and on a stored workflow history of job requests previously processed in the production environment, a predicted workflow to be used when processing the received job request. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320894 | Intelligent Print Release - A print release environment includes a print server and pluralities of imaging devices. A user of a computing device sends to the print server a current print job for imaging operations. The print server analyzes metrics of the current print job relative to prior print jobs of the same user. Before the user makes a claim to pick up the current. print job from a specific one of the imaging devices, the print server predicts where the user will likely make their claim. The print server sends the current print job to the device in advance of the user's claim to speed processing. Further embodiments note techniques for making predictions. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320895 | Intelligent Print Release - A print release environment includes a print server and pluralities of imaging devices. A user of a computing device sends to the print server a current print job for imaging operations. The print server analyzes metrics of the current print job relative to prior print jobs of the same user. Before the user makes a claim to pick up the current print job from a specific one of the imaging devices, the print server predicts where the user will likely make their claim. The print server sends the current print job to the device in advance of the user's claim to speed processing. Further embodiments note techniques for making predictions. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320896 | PRINTING CONTENT OVER A NETWORK - Systems and methods for printing content over a network are described herein. The method comprises receiving, based on user instructions, the content to be printed on a printing media. A layout of the printing media is stored in a database. The method further includes retrieving metadata associated with the content and the printing media. The method also includes comparing the metadata associated with the content and the printing media to align the content on the printing media. Furthermore, the method includes printing the content on the printing media, based on the alignment. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320897 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a reception unit and a display controller. The reception unit receives an operation for selecting a destination from a transmission destination list containing a registered mail address of the destination to which an image is to be transmitted. The display controller displays an object image in a predetermined display region. The object image indicates a parameter of an image reading unit that reads the image. When the destination is selected by the operation, the display controller makes the display region display the mail address registered in the transmission destination list in place of the object image. When a preset time period elapses, the display controller sets the display back to the object image. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320898 | INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR PRINTING APPARATUS - Orientation information related to a orientation of an information processing terminal is acquired. Based on the orientation information, print setting related to a printing apparatus is decided on. Based on the print setting, a print job is generated. The print job is transmitted to the printing apparatus via a communication unit. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320899 | Time-Based, Intelligent Print Release - A print release environment includes a print server and pluralities of imaging devices. A user of a computing device sends to the print server a current print job for imaging operations. The print server analyzes metrics of the current print job relative to prior print jobs of the same user. Before the user makes a claim to pick up the current print job from a specific one of the imaging devices, the print server predicts when and where the user will likely make their claim. Techniques note actions to speed processing based on the predictions. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320900 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - Different destination information are assigned to a plurality of services which use a common communication protocol in an application layer, as services provided to a communication partner apparatus with which to communicate via a network. The communication partner apparatus is notified of the assigned destination information and their corresponding services. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320901 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, PRINT SETTING DISPLAY METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIIUM STORING PRINT SETTING DISPLAY PROGRAM - An information processing device, a print setting display method, and a print setting display program stored in a recording medium are provided. Each of the information processing device, the print setting display method, and the print setting display program accepts instructions for print settings that include special page print settings, generates a print setting list including the special page print settings, generates a preview image that reflects finished quality of printing based on the print settings, and displays the preview image on a display based on the print setting list and the print settings. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320902 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus (multifunction peripheral) includes an input portion and a job execution portion. The input portion includes an operation portion configured to accept user's setting input and stop of a job, and a communication portion, so as to accept a content confirmation input of a job to be executed. When executing a job for which the content confirmation input is not accepted, the job execution portion executes the job at lower speed for a predetermined number of sheets from first than a job for which the content confirmation input is accepted, and executes the job at the same speed after the predetermined number of sheets as the job for which the content confirmation input is accepted. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320903 | PORTABLE TERMINAL APPARATUS, METHOD OF DISPLAYING JOB EXECUTION SETTINGS SCREENS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A portable terminal apparatus has a first application and a cooperation application installed thereon. The portable terminal apparatus includes a display; a communication portion that performs communication with a job execution apparatus; an obtaining portion that obtains user information objects and settings information objects from the job execution apparatus; a screen data generator that generates job execution screens on the basis of the obtained information objects; a connecting portion that connects each of the screens to the cooperation application and a calling information object; a calling portion that calls the cooperation application by specifying the calling information object, the calling information object including the user information object of a user who operates the first application; and a display controller that identifies a screen connected to the calling information object including the user information object of the user who operates the first application and makes the display show the identified screen. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320904 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a job execution portion, an operation portion, and a storage portion. The job execution portion executes a job. The operation portion receives an operation of selecting a setting item used in a job to be executed, an operation of setting a setting value of a job to be executed, and an execution instruction for a job. The storage portion stores a content of a specific operation of making the operation portion into a state where a plurality of touch operations have been performed by one touch operation. The job execution portion makes a job execution speed different between a job for which the specific operation has been performed on the operation portion during setting operation, and a job set by only a normal operation without the specific operation during setting operation on the operation portion. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320905 | DATA MANAGING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE RESTORING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND DATA MANAGING METHOD - A controlling section of an image processing apparatus performs a data conversion process on image data according to a type that is set with the image processing apparatus, stores obtained converted data as well as address information of the image processing apparatus in the predetermined network into a storage medium, and transmits, when requested by an image restoring apparatus, identifying information used for identifying a reverse conversion method to the image restoring apparatus. A controlling section of the image restoring apparatus reads the address information from the storage medium, obtains the identifying information from the image processing apparatus corresponding to the address information, identifies the identified reverse conversion method on the basis of the identifying information, and restores the image data by performing a reverse conversion process on the converted data by implementing the identified reverse conversion method. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320906 | DATA READER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A data reader includes a memory board provided to a removable member and a reading member including a reading terminal. The memory board includes a positioning opening, a ground terminal provided to the positioning opening, and a contact terminal. The reading member includes an engagement projection that fits in the positioning opening and is disposed adjacent and parallel to the reading terminal. The engagement projection includes a uniform diameter portion, a tapered portion extending from the uniform diameter portion, and an apparatus-side ground terminal to contact the ground terminal of the memory board when the engagement projection fits in the positioning opening. The apparatus-side ground terminal includes a portion projecting laterally from the uniform diameter portion from an end of the uniform diameter portion toward a reading member base and an extended portion at the end of the uniform diameter portion, covered with the tapered portion. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320907 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - The preview unit displays on a display a preview image of image data in the image data retaining unit. The position receiving unit receives a position that user designates on the preview image displayed on the display. The selection receiving unit receives a user selection of additional information retained in the additional information retaining unit. The information imparting unit imparts the additional information received by the selection receiving unit to the position received by the position receiving unit. The image processing unit extracts a page imparted with the additional information from the image data in the image data retaining unit, and executes the processing associated with the additional information. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320908 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - The following processing is executed by a communication apparatus capable of performing wireless communication in a first communication mode in which communication is performed via an access point and a second communication mode in which communication is performed with a communication partner apparatus in a peer-to-peer mode. If communicating with the communication partner apparatus in the second communication mode, it is determined whether to concurrently execute operations in the first communication mode and the second communication mode. If it is determined to concurrently execute the operations in the first communication mode and the second communication mode, it is controlled to operate as a service providing source which provides a service in the second communication mode. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320909 | COMMUNICATING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A communicating apparatus includes a first communication unit configured to communicate with an external apparatus using a first wireless communication method, and a second communication unit configured to communicate with an external apparatus using a second wireless communication method different from the first wireless communication method. The second communication unit searches for an external apparatus which communicates by the second wireless communication method using a wireless channel used in communication by the first communication unit, and connects to the external apparatus. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320910 | COMMUNICATING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A communicating apparatus receives a request command which requires a response, and determines whether the communication mode of a partner apparatus corresponding to the request command matches a communication mode executed by the self communicating apparatus. If it is determined that the communication mode of the partner apparatus matches the communication mode executed by the self communicating apparatus, the communicating apparatus transmits a response command to the request command. If it is determined that the communication mode of the partner apparatus does not match the communication mode executed by the self communicating apparatus, the communicating apparatus transmits no response command to the request command. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320911 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication apparatus includes a retry notification portion, a first storage control portion, and a cancellation notification portion. The retry notification portion is configured to notify a transmission-side communication apparatus of a retry time period indicating a standby time period until retry of a communication process requested from the transmission-side communication apparatus, when the communication process is non-executable. The first storage control portion is configured to store identification information of the transmission-side communication apparatus which is a request source of the communication process, into a first storage portion when the communication process is non-executable. The cancellation notification portion is configured to notify the transmission-side communication apparatus corresponding to the identification information stored in the first storage portion, of cancellation of a non-executable state of the communication process when the non-executable state of the communication process is cancelled. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320912 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing system includes an image processing apparatus. A portable information terminal is communicable with the image processing apparatus. The image processing apparatus includes a first display section, a storage section, and a first control section. The storage section stores screen data to be displayed on the first display section. The first control section controls the first display section to display an image indicating a first region contained in a virtual display screen corresponding to the screen data. The portable information terminal includes a second display section and a second control section. The second control section controls the second display section to display an image indicating a second region generated correspondingly to positional relationship information indicating a relative positional relationship between the first display section and the second display section. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320913 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A processor performs receiving a print instruction of printing image files stored in a server; transmitting a first request to the server, the first request requesting the server to transmit, to the printing apparatus, attribute information with respect to each file, the attribute information being at least one of a property and a print setting with respect to each file, the property including at least one of a data size, a file type, and color information of each file; receiving the attribute information with respect to each file from the server; determining a priority order of each image file based on the attribute information; determining a sequence of downloading the files based on the priority order; transmitting a second request to the server based on the sequence, the second request requesting the server to transmit each file; receiving each file from the server; and printing images based on each file. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320914 | OPERATION INPUT APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR OPERATION INPUT PROGRAM - An operation input apparatus includes an imaging portion, an apparatus identifying portion, a recognizing portion, a display portion, and an operation input portion. The imaging portion is configured to be able to image an image forming apparatus installed in an installation location. The apparatus identifying portion identifies the image forming apparatus imaged by the imaging portion, based on specific identification information. The recognizing portion recognizes, by image recognition, the imaged image forming apparatus, according to the identification by the apparatus identifying portion. The display portion adds selection enabling information that enables a selection operation to the imaged image forming apparatus, based on the image recognition by the recognizing portion, and displays the image forming apparatus with the selection enabling information on a screen. The operation input portion receives an operation input to the image forming apparatus, according to a selection operation performed on the image forming apparatus on the screen. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320915 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes a display part that displays a screen; a display control part that displays one of a first display screen and a second display screen on the display part; a first operation key that is pressed by a user, and a control part that executes a first process when the first operation key is pressed by the user while the first display screen is displayed on the display part, and executes a second process when the first operation key is pressed by the user while the second display screen is displayed on the display part. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320916 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus performs density correction. An image forming section forms a density detection image on a belt. A light source irradiates the image with light. A light receiving section receives light reflected from the image and outputs a plurality of intensity signals of the received light. An intensity obtaining section drives the belt and the light source, thereby illuminating the image a first number of times at intervals of a first distance as the belt runs, and the light receiving section receives the light reflected from the image, the first number of times being determined by at least the first distance and a second distance in which the first distance lies. A selecting section selects a second number of levels of light intensity from the plurality of intensity signals. A density correcting section performs print density correction using the second number of levels of light intensity. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320917 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF EXECUTING APPLICATIONS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is an image forming apparatus that allows information to be shared between applications, while lowering the security risk. With this image forming apparatus, a service acquisition portion references the class information of applications at the time of installation of them to acquire services from a server, or the like. A service registration unit associates the services acquired by the service acquisition portion with the respective applications to store them in a service registry. Upon one of the application being executed, an information sharing control portion uses the shared data to cause the information to be shared with the other services on the basis of the management information of the services associated with the applications by the service registration portion. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320918 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, PORTABLE TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes: a storage that stores one or more files; a connector that connects the image processing apparatus to a portable terminal apparatus, the portable terminal apparatus including a display portion that remotely displays a screen of the image processing apparatus along with one or more application icons representing one or more applications installed on the portable terminal apparatus, the screen having: one or more file buttons and one or more file processing buttons; a receiver that receives display information from the portable terminal; a display data generator that generates remote screen display data on the basis of the display information, by moving the file processing button to a position at which the file processing button would be further away from the application icon; and a transmitter that transmits the remote screen display data to the portable terminal apparatus. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320919 | Electronic Device for Displaying a Print Preview - An electronic device in the present disclosure includes the following: an imaging device configured to scan a paper sheet, wherein the paper sheet comprises a first side and a second side, wherein scanning the paper sheet produces an image; a display device; a printing image acquisition unit configured to acquire a printing image; an image forming apparatus configured to print the printing image; and a display control unit configured to control the display device to display, if the produced image includes an image of a paper sheet, a composite image that combines the acquired printing image and the image of the paper sheet within the produced image. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320920 | Image Forming Apparatus, Image Forming Method - An image forming apparatus includes: an operation-suspended-period storage unit configured to store a start time and an ending time of an operation suspended period; a job-data storage unit configured to store a job including a start time of execution the job of which is reserved; a job-execution-period calculation unit configured to acquire the start time of execution of the reserved job from the job-data storage unit so as to calculate an execution period from the start time until the completion time of the execution based on a type of the job; and a job-execution-period changing unit configured to change the execution period of the reserved job to be prior to the operation suspended period when the calculated execution period of the reserved job overlaps the operation suspended period at a predetermined period of time before the operation suspended period stored in the operation-suspended-period storage unit. | 2014-10-30 |
20140320921 | PRINTING CONTROL SERVER AND PRINTING SYSTEM - A printing control server includes a storage section which stores a printer identifier and a network identifier so as to be linked, a search response section which acquires the network identifier from a transmission origin of a search request when the search request has been received and transmits information, which is able to determine the printer identifier stored so as to be linked to the acquired network identifier, to the transmission origin of the search request, a printing request reception section which receives a printing request which includes a printing target and is linked to a printer identifier, a printing data preparation section which prepares printing data based on the printing target, and a printing data transmission section which transmits the printing data to the printer which corresponds to the printer identifier which is linked to the printing request. | 2014-10-30 |