Abstract: A hologram recording method, which records signal light onto an optical recording medium as a hologram, includes: placing a signal light region, which generates signal light, and a reference light region, which generates reference light, symmetrically with respect to an optical axis of coherent light by displaying, on a spatial light modulator which spatially modulates the incident coherent light, a pattern which divides a modulating region into a plurality of regions; generating signal light and reference light by modulating the incident coherent light by the spatial light modulator; simultaneously and coaxially illuminating, onto a reflecting-type optical recording medium, the signal light and the reference light generated from the signal light region and the reference light region disposed symmetrically to one another; and recording the signal light on the optical recording medium as a hologram.

Abstract: Provided is a self-scanning light-emitting element array chip structured on a substrate using Si. A lattice mismatching buffer layer (32) is formed on a Si substrate (30). On the lattice mismatching buffer layer (32), successively stacked are an n-type AlGaAs layer (14), a p-type AlGaAs layer (16), an n-type AlGaAs layer (18), and a p-type AlGaAs layer (20) in this order. On the AlGaAs layer (20) provided is an anode electrode (22), on the AlGaAs layer (18) a gate electrode (24), on the bottom surface of the GaAs substrate a cathode electrode (26).

Abstract: Text, images, and/or graphics of electronic documents should be organized and laid out in a two-dimensional format for presentation to the viewer. The best such layout depends upon the content present, the creator's intent, the output device, and the viewer's interests. To analyze the qualitative nature of the layout in quantifiable terms, the electronic document is measure using various quantifiable factors; such as, balance, uniformity, white space management, alignment, consistency, legibility, etc.; that impact a qualitative nature of a document. Such quantifiable factors are then used to quantize the aesthetics, ease of use, eye-catching ability, interest, communicability, comfort, and convenience of the document.

Abstract: An LED spectrophtometer device for determining an aspect of the color of an object may include: a visible spectrophotometer comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes that emit light in the visible spectrum onto the object; at least one detector for detecting said light after being directed onto the object and for generating an output; and a UV light emitting diode assembly that emits light in the near ultraviolet spectrum and communicates with at least one detector for generating an output. The device may further include a processor that combines the outputs of the at least one detector of the visible spectrophotometer and the at least one detector in communication with the UV light emitting diode assembly.

Abstract: Methods for automated uniformity assessment and modification of image non-uniformities using an image measurement device capable of determining image reflectance and/or transmitter as a function of position, such as a spectrophotometer, a calorimeter, and/or a densitometer. One or more of these devices scan an image on a substrate, such as a sheet, thereby generating data representing image characteristics, such as, for example, image non-uniformity. The sheet may contain a reference/test pattern including one column, strip or patch intended to have a uniform density. This data generated by the device after the scan of the substrate is analyzed with signal processing algorithms for image characteristics assessment, including image spatial uniformity and compared to reference image characteristics including image spatial uniformity. An image modification profile may be generated to be applied to a marking system to thereby alter subsequent image data and improve image spatial uniformity of the marking system.

Abstract: An information provision method for providing information to deal with an abnormality occurred in a peripheral device, comprising: notifying the abnormality to a host apparatus which controls the peripheral device, obtaining a storage location for information corresponding to the abnormality occurred in the peripheral device from a database which holds the storage location for information corresponding to the abnormality, obtaining information located in the storage location from a server, and displaying the information obtained from the server on a display terminal of the host apparatus.

Abstract: Systems and methods for analyzing speech containing at least one lexical item, said analysis to determine an attitude of a speaker towards an entity, comprising determining at least one actual valence for the at least one lexical item by analyzing the at least one lexical item in context; determining the attitude based on the at least one actual valence; associating the speaker, the entity and the attitude; and wherein the at least one lexical item encodes attitude information about the entity.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for preparing a compound of the formula wherein R1 is an alkyl group having at least one ethylenic unsaturation, an arylalkyl group having at least one ethylenic unsaturation, or an alkylaryl group having at least one ethylenic unsaturation, R2 and R3 each, independently of the others, are alkylene groups, arylene groups, arylalkylene groups, or alkylarylene groups, and n is an integer representing the number of repeat amide units and is at least 1, said process comprising: (a) reacting a diacid of the formula HOOC—R2—COOH with a diamine of the formula in the absence of a solvent while removing water from the reaction mixture to form an acid-terminated oligoamide intermediate; and (b) reacting the acid-terminated oligoamide intermediate with a monoalcohol of the formula R1—OH in the presence of a coupling agent and a catalyst to form the product.

Abstract: A cooperative processing apparatus for executing a cooperative process of respective services based on cooperative instruction information representing an instruction for cooperating a plurality of services for respectively executing predetermined processes on document data, on a network, the cooperative processing apparatus includes: an error determining section that determines an error which occurs in a service in the cooperative process; a document detecting section that detects the presence or absence of document data processed by the cooperative process; and a cooperative control section that reexecutes the cooperative process based on the error determined by the error determining section and the presence or absence of document data detected by the document detecting section.

Abstract: A method for improvement of the consistency of color and brightness across boundaries of multicamera and/or multidisplayed overlapping or near overlapping composite images, reduction of objectionable artifacts at overlapping image seams of composite images, adjustment of color and brightness/intensity on either side of overlapping image seams, application of color correction across a composite image, reduction of color and intensity mismatches of composite images, gradual change of color across image seams of a composite image, including altering color outside of overlap regions is provided so that the seams are less discernible and to avoid sharp color changes across a composite or mosaic image are reduced or avoided.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing intercolor bleed to improve print quality is provided. This technique includes the detection of an edge between a black portion color portion of an image to be printed, the edge being disposed in a region of color pixels and black pixels to be printed in a first configuration of drops, modifying the first configuration of drops to obtain a second configuration of drops, and printing the image by ejecting the drops from a printhead based on the second configuration.

Abstract: The present invention provides an organic nonlinear optical material including an organic compound having nonlinear optical activity dispersed in or bonded to a polymer binder, wherein the material contains a tertiary amine derivative represented by the following formula (1) as the organic compound having nonlinear optical activity, and an organic nonlinear optical element using the same. In the formula, Z1 to Z3 are independently aromatic groups optionally having a substituent; L is a ? conjugated group optionally having a substituent; A is a ? conjugated electron-attractive group which includes a ring structure optionally having a substituent; m denotes 0 or 1; a ? conjugated system denoted by Z3-Lm has, from one terminal thereof to the other terminal, five or more unsaturated bonds which form one conjugated system; and at least two of Z1 to Z3, L and A may be connected so as to form at least one ring structure.

Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit which includes an optical device for performing optical communication and which exhibits a predetermined function. This semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first electricity supply portion, which is connected to the optical device, and a second electricity supply portion, which differs from the first electricity supply portion and is connected to the optical device.

Abstract: Parallel printing systems and methods incorporate inverter assemblies for not only inverting media during transport through the system but also to register the media and to provide a velocity buffer transport with different drive velocities. The inverter assemblies can include the capability to optionally deskew the media while providing lateral (cross-process) registration corrections. The method comprises simultaneously combining the inverting function selectively with deskewing, side registering, and/or velocity buffering functions.

Abstract: A method of extracting audio excerpts comprises: segmenting audio data into a plurality of audio data segments; setting a fitness criteria for the plurality of audio data segments; analyzing the plurality of audio data segments based on the fitness criteria; and selecting one of the plurality of audio data segments that satisfies the fitness criteria. In various exemplary embodiments, the method of extracting audio excerpts further comprises associating the selected one of the plurality of audio data segments with video data. In such embodiments, associating the selected one of the plurality of audio data segments with video data may comprise associating the selected one of the plurality of audio data segments with a keyframe.

Abstract: Techniques for determining user types based on multi-modal clustering are provided. The topology, content and usage of a document collection or web site is determined. The user paths are identified using longest repeating subsequence techniques and a multi-modal information need vector is determined for each significant user path. Multi-modal vectors for each document in the significant path, content, uniform resource locators, inlink and outlink multi-modal vectors are determined and combined based on path position and access frequency. Multi-modal clustering is performed based on a multi-modal similarity function and a specified measure of similarity using a type of multi-modal clustering such as K-means or wavefront clustering. The identified clusters may be further analyzed based on changes to the weighting of the corresponding content, url, inlinks and outlinks multi-modal feature vectors.

Abstract: A sheet feeder assembly for acquiring and conveying a sheet comprises a plenum connectable to a vacuum source and having an opening facing the sheet to be conveyed, and a slide plate covering the opening. The slide plate has an acquisition surface facing the sheet to be conveyed and defining apertures in communication with the plenum. A drive mechanism is connected to the slide plate and supported within the plenum, and is operable to translate the slide plate relative to the plenum to convey the acquired sheet while maintaining the vacuum through the apertures. The drive mechanism includes a motor and eccentrically driven link connected to a carriage supporting the slide plate. The motor is coupled to a cam element that drives a flapper valve disposed between the plenum and a vacuum duct. The cam element also drives a height sensing arm supported to contact the top of the stack.

Abstract: A design aid apparatus includes an input section, an antenna propensity determination section, an output section, and a memory storing design data for a plurality of structures comprising an electronic device to be designed. Conductivity of a structure is determined based on conductivity information of the structure read out from the memory. The antenna propensity determination section determines a contact relation, which expresses a state of electrical contact between a conductive structure having conductivity and another conductive structure, based on information relating to shapes and arrangements of structures stored in the memory. A length of a route between a reference conductive structure and the conductive structure is determined. The antenna propensity of the electronic device is evaluated based on the route length.