Abstract: A method for automatically creating spine image areas for book covers that were originally created for books without spines includes adding image areas between the front and back cover images to make a single image with the spine being a user-specified solid color or bitmap image. Alternatively, depending on user selection and cover design, the existing image is stretched anamorphically to accommodate a correctly sized spine. The user can optionally specify text to be added.

Abstract: A fragrance disperser in one form includes a single fan that passes air over a wicked single or double fragrance. A second form has the fan reversible to provide two different airstreams that evaporate respective different fragrances one after the other. Where two fragrances are provided, the evaporation may be by respective electrical heaters. A fragrance source may be formed by two sheets joined together to form two chambers each receiving a respective wick and having respective exposed wick portions. The source may incorporate a source of electrical power. An alternative source has a reservoir for fragrance and a wick located in an air passage forming part of the source so that an air flow is guided through the passage past the wick to evaporate fragrance. Where two fragrances are provided, the fragrance sources may be located side-by-side and matching fragrances may have, for example, matching indicia on the sources so that the match can be easily determined visually.

Abstract: A fragrance disperser in one form includes a single fan that passes air over a wicked single or double fragrance. A second form has the fan reversible to provide two different airstreams that evaporate respective different fragrances one after the other. Where two fragrances are provided, the evaporation may be by respective electrical heaters. A fragrance source may be formed by two sheets joined together to form two chambers each receiving a respective wick and having respective exposed wick portions. The source may incorporate a source of electrical power. An alternative source has a reservoir for fragrance and a wick located in an air passage forming part of the source so that an air flow is guided through the passage past the wick to evaporate fragrance. Where two fragrances are provided, the fragrance sources may be located side-by-side and matching fragrances may have, for example, matching indicia on the sources so that the match can be easily determined visually.

Abstract: An antenna comprising a photoconductive material (61) and a plurality of spaced apart electrodes (69, 71) provided on said photoconductive material (61), each electrode (69, 71) having at least one facing edge which faces a facing edge of an adjacent electrode, a physical barrier (67) being provided abutting a facing edge of at least one electrode (69, 71), said barrier (67) extending to at least the full height of said facing edge.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing print jobs for a printer is disclosed. The method may include receiving image data for printing a print job, the print job having more than one page and including one or more document and the image data being received only one time for each print job, receiving a signal to print the print job, wherein the received signal indicates that at least one page of the print job is to be printed in a different quantity than other pages in the print job, and printing the print job according to the received signal.

Abstract: A fragrance disperser in one form includes a single fan that passes air over a wicked single or double fragrance. A second form has the fan reversible to provide two different airstreams that evaporate respective different fragrances one after the other. Where two fragrances are provided, the evaporation may be by respective electrical heaters. A fragrance source may be formed by two sheets joined together to form two chambers each receiving a respective wick and having respective exposed wick portions. The source may incorporate a source of electrical power. An alternative source has a reservoir for fragrance and a wick located in an air passage forming part of the source so that an air flow is guided through the passage past the wick to evaporate fragrance. Where two fragrances are provided, the fragrance sources may be located side-by-side and matching fragrances may have, for example, matching indicia on the sources so that the match can be easily determined visually.

Abstract: A fragrance disperser in one form includes a single fan that passes air over a wicked single or double fragrance. A second form has the fan reversible to provide two different airstreams that evaporate respective different fragrances one after the other. Where two fragrances are provided, the evaporation may be by respective electrical heaters. A fragrance source may be formed by two sheets joined together to form two chambers each receiving a respective wick and having respective exposed wick portions. The source may incorporate a source of electrical power. An alternative source has a reservoir for fragrance and a wick located in an air passage forming part of the source so that an air flow is guided through the passage past the wick to evaporate fragrance. Where two fragrances are provided, the fragrance sources may be located side-by-side and matching fragrances may have, for example, matching indicia on the sources so that the match can be easily determined visually.

Abstract: A fragrance disperser in one form includes a single fan that passes air over a wicked single or double fragrance. A second form has the fan reversible to provide two different airstreams that evaporate respective different fragrances one after the other. Where two fragrances are provided, the evaporation may be by respective electrical heaters. A fragrance source may be formed by two sheets joined together to form two chambers each receiving a respective wick and having respective exposed wick portions. The source may incorporate a source of electrical power. An alternative source has a reservoir for fragrance and a wick located in an air passage forming part of the source so that an air flow is guided through the passage past the wick to evaporate fragrance. Where two fragrances are provided, the fragrance sources may be located side-by-side and matching fragrances may have, for example, matching indicia on the sources so that the match can be easily determined visually.

Abstract: A fragrance disperser in one form includes a single fan that passes air over a wicked single or double fragrance. A second form has the fan reversible to provide two different airstreams that evaporate respective different fragrances one after the other. Where two fragrances are provided, the evaporation may be by respective electrical heaters. A fragrance source may be formed by two sheets joined together to form two chambers each receiving a respective wick and having respective exposed wick portions. The source may incorporate a source of electrical power. An alternative source has a reservoir for fragrance and a wick located in an air passage forming part of the source so that an air flow is guided through the passage past the wick to evaporate fragrance. Where two fragrances are provided, the fragrance sources may be located side-by-side and matching fragrances may have, for example, matching indicia on the sources so that the match can be easily determined visually.

Abstract: An emitter for emitting radiation in a first range of frequencies comprising: a photoconductive material (11); and first and second contact elements (12, 13, 14) separated by a photoconducting gap provided by said photoconducting material (11), for applying a bias across said photoconducting gap, wherein at least one of said first and second contact elements (12, 13, 14) comprises a resistive element (14) for restricting current flow between said first and second contact elements in a second range of frequencies lower than the first range of frequencies.

Abstract: A fragrance disperser in one form includes a single fan that passes air over a wicked single or double fragrance. A second form has the fan reversible to provide two different airstreams that evaporate respective different fragrances one after the other. Where two fragrances are provided, the evaporation may be by respective electrical heaters. A fragrance source may be formed by two sheets joined together to form two chambers each receiving a respective wick and having respective exposed wick portions. The source may incorporate a source of electrical power. An alternative source has a reservoir for fragrance and a wick located in an air passage forming part of the source so that an air flow is guided through the passage past the wick to evaporate fragrance. Where two fragrances are provided, the fragrance sources may be located side-by-side and matching fragrances may have, for example, matching indicia on the sources so that the match can be easily determined visually.

Abstract: A semiconductor material with photoconductive properties and a method of the semiconductor, wherein a base material is grown and then annealed post-growth at a temperature of 475° C. or less. It has been found that be annealing at temperatures of 475° C., or less the carrier lifetime of the material and the resistivity can be optimized so as to obtain semiconductor with useful photoconductive properties.

Abstract: A fragrance disperser (10) in one form includes a single fan (101) that passes air over a wicked single or double fragrance (102). A second form has the fan (11) reversible to provide two different airstreams (29a, 29b; 60a, 60b) that evaporate respective different fragrances one after the other. Where two fragrances are provided, the evaporation may be by respective electrical heaters. A fragrance source may be formed by two sheets (31, 40; 47, 48) joined together to form two chambers each receiving a respective wick (37a, 37b; 56a, 56b) and having respective exposed wick portions. The source may incorporate a source of electrical power (45). An alternative source (81a, 81b) has a reservoir (82a, 82b) for fragrance and a wick (87a, 87b) located in an air passage (83a, 83b) forming part of the source so that an air flow is guided through the passage past the wick to evaporate fragrance.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of preparing production tickets that involves selecting order data from at least a first data field in an ordering system, feeding the selected order data to a workflow management system, and generating a production ticket for a print production job using at least a portion of the selected order data to name the print production job. One embodiment employs a join identifier to include several related files on the same production ticket. Corresponding configuration tools and workflow management systems also are disclosed.

Abstract: A method and system for performing a workflow on an electronic document are disclosed. A computer application may be used to access an electronic document. A representation for each of one or more workflows may be displayed for selection in the computer application. A selection for a workflow may be received, and the selected workflow may be performed on the electronic document. The selected workflow may include a plurality of operations.

Abstract: Methods and systems for maintaining color consistency in print-on-demand applications are disclosed. Initially, a plurality of default color settings applicable to a plurality of print-on-demand operations can be established. Thereafter, color consistency can be selectively imposed across a plurality of print-on-demand operations based on the plurality of default color settings applicable to the plurality of print-on-demand operations. Finally, a print-on-demand media product can be rendered in response to selectively imposing color consistency across the plurality of print-on-demand operations. An end-to-end print-on-demand workflow is therefore disclosed herein that describes how to create and print color books while maintaining color consistent at each step of in the work follow.

Abstract: A Schottky diode is fabricated by a sequence of fabrication by a sequence of fabrication steps. An active region of a semiconductor substrate is defined in which a Schottky diode is fabricated. At least first and second layers of insulating material are applied over the active area. A first layer of insulating material, having a first etching rate, is applied over the active area. A second layer of insulating material having a second, greater, etch rate is applied over the first layer of insulating material to a thickness that is about twice the thickness of the first layer of insulating material. The insulating material is patterned and a window is etched through the layers of insulating material to the semiconductor substrate. Metal is applied and unwanted metal is etched away leaving metal in the window forming a Schottky contact therein. One or more barrier layers may be employed.

Abstract: A Schottky diode is fabricated by a sequence of fabrication by a sequence of fabrication steps. An active region of a semiconductor substrate is defined in which a Schottky diode is fabricated. At least first and second layers of insulating material are applied over the active area. A first layer of insulating material, having a first etching rate, is applied over the active area. A second layer of insulating material having a second, greater, etch rate is applied over the first layer of insulating material to a thickness that is about twice the thickness of the first layer of insulating material. The insulating material is patterned and a window is etched through the layers of insulating material to the semiconductor substrate. Metal is applied and unwanted metal is etched away leaving metal in the window forming a Schottky contact therein. One or more barrier layers may be employed.

Abstract: A Schottky diode is fabricated by a sequence of fabrication by a sequence of fabrication steps. An active region of a semiconductor substrate is defined in which a Schottky diode is fabricated. At least first and second layers of insulating material are applied over the active area. A first layer of insulating material, having a first etching rate, is applied over the active area. A second layer of insulating material having a second, greater, etch rate is applied over the first layer of insulating material to a thickness that is about twice the thickness of the first layer of insulating material. The insulating material is patterned and a window is etched through the layers of insulating material to the semiconductor substrate. Metal is applied and unwanted metal is etched away leaving metal in the window forming a Schottky contact therein. One or more barrier layers may be employed.