Abstract: A fuel sensor (20) includes a single capacitor (22) that operates in two different modes to obtain capacitance and conductance information when a fuel mixture flows between the electrodes (24, 26) of the capacitor. Two different oscillators (180, 182) are selectively used to obtain the conductance and capacitance information. In a disclosed embodiment, a capacitor includes an outer electrode (24) that is received around an inner electrode (26) such that there is a spacing between the electrodes through which the fuel flows. The fuel acts as a dielectric of the capacitor allowing the conductance and capacitance measurements to be made. The inventive fuel sensor can be readily incorporated into a variety of locations within a vehicle fuel supply system depending on the needs of a particular situation. In one example, a portion of the fuel rail (132) is used as one of the electrodes of the capacitor.

Abstract: A method of operating a sheet-fed printing press having a sheet guide module, removable from the sheet-fed printing press and then inserted back into the sheet-fed printing press again, and a machine control system, includes the steps of monitoring a position of the sheet guide module with respect to its correct operating position with the machine control system, and, based upon results of the position monitoring, the machine control system keeping the sheet-fed printing process in a first operating mode when the sheet guide module is located in the correct operating position, and keeping it in a second operating mode with at least one operating function that is restricted as compared with the first operating mode when the sheet guide module is out of the correct operating position. Also provided is a sheet-fed printing press suitable for carrying out the method.

Abstract: A machine for stencil printing includes: a control panel for setting an ink-saving printing mode; a stencil making section including a thermal print head performing an ink-saving stencil making corresponding to the ink-saving printing mode, and a thermal print head driving controller controlling the thermal print head; a printing section including a printing conditions adjustment section configured to adjust printing conditions corresponding to the ink-saving printing mode; and a control section controlling the stencil making section to perform the ink-saving stencil making corresponding to the ink-saving printing mode by the thermal print head and the thermal print head driving controller, and further controlling the printing section to control the printing conditions corresponding to the ink-saving printing mode and performs the printing processing by the printing conditions adjustment section, when the ink-saving printing mode is set up via the control panel.

Abstract: Disclosed is a “keyboard overlay” that sits on top of a touch-sensitive display screen of a computing device. After aligning the overlay on the display screen, the user types on the overlay. When the user presses a key on the overlay, the pressure is transmitted to the display screen below. That pressure is registered by the display screen as a touch. The keyboard overlay is formed to provide tactile finger-position feedback so that a user can keep his fingers oriented properly over the keyboard. The overlay may be opaque with keycap information displayed in the key areas. The overlay may be transparent, allowing a user to see a virtual keyboard painted on the display screen below. The computing device can detect the presence and type of an overlay. Applications may respond differently to different types of overlays. Different applications may be invoked depending upon the type of overlay detected.

Abstract: A tape printer that prevents shifting of a printed dot due to a reverse rotation caused by the DC motor stop when power supply to a DC motor is resumed. When the power supply to the DC motor is suspended, the DC motor often rotates in a reverse direction immediately before rotation of the motor stops. The amount of reverse rotation is detected by an encoder. This amount is compensated immediately after the power supply to the DC motor is resumed. After the amount of forward rotation identical to the amount of reverse rotation amount is detected, printing is resumed by the printing head.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for monitoring a capacitor bushing (1) to which an electrical operating voltage (UB) is applied and in which a voltage divider is formed with an electrically conductive insert (4), whereby at least one measured value (UM1) of an electrical measured quantity (UM) is recorded and stored by using a measuring tap (7), which is connected to the insert (4), and by using each potential. The aim of the invention is to improve the method so that it is only slightly influenced by changes in the operating voltage. To this end, the impedance (ZE) between the measuring tap (7) and the earth potential is modified after recording the at least one measured value (UM1), and at least one signal value (US1) of a measurement signal (US) subsequently formed is recorded and stored using the measuring tap (7) and the earth potential.

Abstract: A method for controlling a drive (3) of a first subsystem of a printing press (1) which is mechanically decoupled from a second subsystem of the printing press (1). In the method, a motion sequence is determined for the second subsystem in advance, the motion sequence being used as a reference curve for controlling the drive (3) of the first subsystem.

Abstract: A printer prints a black mark BM having a left mark edge BMa and a right mark edge BMb on a paper P. An encoder offset SH_L_EDG for the left mark edge BMa is set based on the difference between the carriage position (encoder value PR_ENC_L) that is detected when the print head 10 prints the left mark edge BMa and the carriage position (encoder value SEN_ENC_L) that is detected when the media sensor 68 detects the left mark edge BMa. Similarly, an encoder offset SH_R_EDG for the right mark edge BMb is set based on the difference between the carriage position (encoder value PR_ENC_R) that is detected when the print head 10 prints the right mark edge BMb and the carriage position (encoder value SEN_ENC_R) that is detected when the media sensor 68 detects the right mark edge BMb. In this way, the printer can suppress the effects of mounting error and can prevent a decline in accuracy when detecting edges of the paper P.

Abstract: A medium-edge setting device detects edges of a paper (S110) and acquires data for left and right edge candidate positions (S120). The medium-edge setting device determines whether the difference between left and right center-edge distances is less than or equal to a predetermined value (S150). If so (S150: YES), the right edge position is set to the right edge candidate position and the left edge position is set to the left edge candidate position (S160). If not (S150: NO), the paper is conveyed a predetermined amount (S190) and the paper edge detection is repeated. If the repetitions of the paper-edge detecting process exceed a predetermined number (S180: NO), then the larger of the left and right center-edge distances is set as the distance from the center of the paper to each edge position, and the left and right edge positions are set according to this distance (S200, S210, S220).

Abstract: A method (40) and apparatus (30) is described for performing image rendering of high resolution computer generated images using limited memory and constrained rendering architectures. An image is segmented into a plurality of tiles (110). A graphics renderer (17), which is usually used for rendering low resolution images onto a display device (19), is used to render one tile (110) at a time. The rendered tile images are combined to form a band of the image (101) and the image data of the band (101) is transferred to a printer engine (20) for printing. Each band (101) is rendered and transferred to the printer engine (20) until the whole image is printed.

Abstract: When a print process command is outputted from a port terminal, an MFP displays first print information related to the print process command of the port terminal on a display unit. On the other hand, when a print process command is outputted from a personal computer, the MFP receives authentication information, and displays second print information related to the print process command of the personal computer on the display unit only when the received authentication information matches pre-stored authentication information. Then, the MFP prints print data outputted from the personal computer on condition that the second print information is displayed on the display unit. For example, the staff in a shop can print the print data for business use by using an MFP for use by customers in the shop while ensuring security, and it is possible to prevent confusion between a plurality of customers and the shop staff in operating the MFP.

Abstract: When a sheet feeding/processing control part judges that when a sheet feed request of feeding a sheet by a sheet feed amount is present, an actual cutting position passes a cutter, it divides the requested sheet feed amount into first and second sheet feed amounts. To start, a sheet is fed by the first sheet feed amount, so that an actual cutting position just reaches the cutter. In a state that the sheet stops, a cutter motor is driven to operate the cutter and to cut the sheet at the cutting position. After the sheet is cut, a sheet feed motor is driven to feed the sheet by the second sheet feed amount. Also in feeding the sheet by the second sheet feed amount, a similar process is executed.

Abstract: There is provided a voltage detecting circuit in which a consumed electric current is small, accuracy is high, and an erroneous operation seldom occurs. In the voltage detecting circuit constituted by a bias circuit, a current mirror circuit, a load MIS transistor connected to the current mirror circuit in which current drive capability is changed by an output voltage of the bias circuit, and an amplifying inverter circuit, a potential change at an output node of the current mirror circuit at the time of detection and release of a power supply voltage is steeply changed, so that a leak current of the whole circuit can be decreased and a consumed electric current can be reduced.

Abstract: A device for supplying radiant energy of a wavelength in the near infrared onto a printing substrate (14) in a planographic printing press, including at least one radiant energy source (10) whose light (12) impinges on the printing substrate (14) on the path (16) of the printing substrate (14) through the printing press at a position (116) downstream of at least one printing nip (18) in a printing unit is described which has the feature that the radiant energy source (10) emits light (12) only in a narrow band, the wavelength of the light being non-resonant to absorption wavelengths of water and preferably being between 700.00 nm and 2500.00 run. Also disclosed is a method for supplying radiant energy. By supplying energy in this frequency range while avoiding absorption resonances of water, an unwanted drying or unnecessary heating of the printing substrate are advantageously reduced while providing energy to the printing ink for its particular drying process.

Abstract: A time domain reflectometer having a first impedance when in a first test mode and a second impedance when in a second test mode. The first impedance is substantially the same as the nominal characteristic impedance of a network link cable not connected to a network and the second impedance is substantially different from the impedance of a network link cable that is terminated into a network. A method for measuring the length of a terminated network cable includes the steps of determining that the network cable is terminated at a network, selecting a test mode suitable for testing the terminated network cable, and performing time domain reflectometry testing on the terminated network cable.

Abstract: An ergonomic keyboard having a Dvorak key layout. The keys are arranged in a V or U shape. The keyboard is tilted downward away from the user. The keyboard has a wrist rest, and a switch to change the key layout to QWERTY.

Abstract: An electronic system has at least two fans such as a first fan and a second fan. The first fan is controlled (e.g., on/off, speed) in response a system parameter (e.g., temperature, system operational state). Preferably, the second fan is controlled dependent on the operation of the first fan. The electronic system may be a computer system. In this case, the first fan preferably is a CPU fan and the second fan is a chassis fan.

Abstract: A printing system, a printing method and a recording medium are capable of conducting printing efficiently. Regarding the first printing means for printing images per one print in the first size and discharging these images, and the second printing means for printing images per multiple copies in the first size and discharging these images, the number of prints to be allocated to the first and second printing means is determined so that printing is finished in a minimum amount of time corresponding to the total number of prints of the first size to be printed. And, based on the determination result, the first and the second printing means are controlled.

Abstract: A blister packaging production line preferably includes an unmarked supply of backing for blister packaging, a printer for selectively printing on the backing and a host system controlling the printer and providing a variety of desired designs to the printer. The design being printed on the backing can be changed on-demand by transmitting a new design from the host system to the printer. Additionally, a blister packaging production line may include an unmarked supply of material backing for blister packaging, a printer for selectively printing on the material and a shaping device for forming recesses in the material that will receive items being blister packaged. The printed design can be of any desired length.

Abstract: A coil-on plug testing apparatus generates an output signal representing an ignition signal. The testing apparatus includes an inductive sensor for detecting an electromagnetic flux generated by a coil-on plug device during a firing event and generating and outputting a voltage in response thereto, and a signal processing circuit electrically connected to the inductive sensor for generating an output signal in response to variations in the voltage output by the inductive sensor. A method for determining burn time for a coil-on plug ignition includes disposing an inductive sensor adjacent to a coil-on plug ignition housing, using the inductive sensor to detect an electromagnetic flux output by the coil-on plug ignition during a period encompassing at least one firing section, and determining a burn time by identifying a firing line, identifying an endpoint of a spark line and determining a time period therebetween.