Abstract: A method for printing a coordinate pattern on a medium includes assigning a pattern to the medium. The pattern is formed on the medium with fixer. A method of calculating a position of an object in relation to the medium using the pattern is disclosed. A predetermined wavelength of electromagnetic radiation is projected onto the pattern and a presence of absence of emittance from the fixer of the pattern is detected. A medium including a substrate having a coordinate pattern overlying at least one side of the substrate is further disclosed. The coordinate pattern includes a means for fluorescing when subjected to a predetermined wavelength of electromagnetic radiation. In another embodiment, a system for forming a substantially invisible coordinate pattern on a medium is disclosed.

Abstract: Two measurements spaced a shorter time apart than a stabilization period are made of a TV display and used to access a predicted white balance adjustment database to return white balance offsets for entry into the TV.

Abstract: A method for implementing a secure printing campaign to thwart counterfeiting is provided. The method includes the steps of selecting a first secure print technology and a second secure print technology that is distinct from the first secure print technology, selecting a first secure print variable for the first secure print technology and a second secure print variable for the second secure print technology, and establishing a first plurality of discrete values for the first secure print variable and a second plurality of discrete values for the second secure print variable.

Abstract: A method of reproducing an image, comprising: creating a, or using an already existing, bitmap-input image; finding zones in the input image containing text; determining colors of pixels, characters, or larger text items in the text zones; reproducing the image, wherein pixels, characters or larger text items with a color near to a primary color are reproduced in the primary color.

Abstract: The invention relates to a beam former which performs coherent composition of signals originating from a given propagation direction, which are received by an array of <I>N </I> receiving transducers. The inventive methodology and devices are suitable for use in the following fields: radar, sonar, acoustic, seismology, ultrasound imaging (echography and non-destructive testing) and others. According to the invention, the beam former employs arrays having elements which can be distributed randomly. In particular, the invention can be used for dynamic focusing with deflection of the beam in azimuth and elevation, using two-dimensional arrays.

Abstract: A color image processor is configured to locate at least two zones within a document. Within the zones, content types are recognized, wherein the content types may include: text and lines; graphic images; photographic images; and background. A color rendering intent is applied to each of the at least two zones based on the content type within the zone. The zones are then merged into an image.

Abstract: A voice messaging system sends a notification to a receiving unit that a message has been recorded and immediate attention is required for the proper person to listen to the message. Upon listening to the message a return notification may be sent to the unit from which the message originated to alert the sender that the message has been heard, and optionally that the listener has a return message. Additionally, the voice messaging system can provide patient status information (e.g., condition, course of treatment) telephonically in a confidential manner to a loved one. The system can also provide after-care information to a patient after hospital discharge.

Abstract: A method is provided of personalizing color reproduction of an output device by determining a user-specific color mapping. A user is enabled to individually select different color reproductions of a plurality of different test images according to the user's preferences, wherein the different color reproductions are associated with different color mappings. The test images are reproduced by the output device or a display device simulating the output device. The user-specific color mapping is determined by combining the color mappings of the selected color reproductions.

Abstract: A head restraint system and a method for producing a vehicle head restraint system include an in situ molding process that includes disposing at least a portion of a structural frame within a head restraint pad cover. An automatic return system is also disposed within the pad cover. An uncured polymeric material is introduced inside the pad cover such that it is applied to at least a portion of the frame, the automatic return system, and at least a portion of the inside surface of the pad cover. The polymeric material will then cure, forming a head restraint pad.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of producing a validated print-out comprising: (a) providing a printing apparatus comprising a memory, a processor, a printhead and a spectrophotometer, the printhead and the spectrophotometer being mobile along a scan axis; (b) loading an original virtual image data into the memory; (c) creating a modified virtual image which comprising the data from the original virtual image and a virtual original series of color patches representative of a color gamut, the modified virtual image being in the form of raster data; (d) provide 5 a print-out of the modified virtual image on a media using the printing apparatus to obtain a printed image comprising a printed series of the color patches representative of the color gamut; (e) scanning 6 the printed series of the color patches representative of the color gamut using the spectrophotometer to provide a spectrophotometer output; (f) analyzing 7 the output using the processor to compare the output to an admissible range stored in the

Abstract: Fixer is detected on a print media 22 by applying a predetermined pattern 200, FIG. 3, of fixer to the media, and over or under-printing it with a fill of coloured ink, and then optically detecting the predetermined pattern. For example, magenta ink may be applied over the fixer pattern on a glossy media, areas with both fixer and ink having a detectable increase in optical density compared to areas with ink alone. The pattern is scanned and the image information is used to check fixer nozzle functionality and fixer printhead alignment.

Abstract: A method of reproducing an image, comprising: creating a, or using an already existing, bitmap-input image; finding zones in the input image containing text; determining colors of pixels, characters, or larger text items in the text zones; reproducing the image, wherein pixels, characters or larger text items with a color near to a primary color are reproduced in the primary color.

Abstract: To check that nozzles of printheads 11-15 applying fixer or an ink to a print media 22 are operating correctly, the fixer or ink is applied to selected locations on a fluorescent print media which is then subjected to ultra-violet radiation; the reflectivities at these locations are detected in the visible spectrum and the information is analyzed using appropriate image processing algorithms. In an ink-jet printer, for example, applied fixer may be irradiated with ultra-violet light by a source 30 and applied inks may be irradiated with visible light, with a common detector in the visible light range being employed.

Abstract: Low molecular weight heparin salt with triethanolamine useful as a therapeutic-antithrombotic agent for local delivery, having at least 60% of its total mass a molecular weight of less than 8000 Da and an average molecular weight from 4000 to 6000 Da, said salt also having a content of organic sulfur from 6.1 to 7.5 weight % (theoretical 6.8%) and a triethanolamine content from 42.6 to 52.1 weight % (theoretical 47.4 weight %). The processes for preparing the heparin salt, eliminating hygroscopicity of said salt, and pharmaceutical compositions for use in local antithrombotic therapy and its uses are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for printing a coordinate pattern on a medium includes assigning a pattern to the medium. The pattern is formed on the medium with fixer. A method of calculating a position of an object in relation to the medium using the pattern is disclosed. A predetermined wavelength of electromagnetic radiation is projected onto the pattern and a presence of absence of emittance from the fixer of the pattern is detected. A medium including a substrate having a coordinate pattern overlying at least one side of the substrate is further disclosed. The coordinate pattern includes a means for fluorescing when subjected to a predetermined wavelength of electromagnetic radiation. In another embodiment, a system for forming a substantially invisible coordinate pattern on a medium is disclosed.

Abstract: A color image processor is configured to locate at least two zones within a document. Within the zones, content types are recognized, wherein the content types may include: text and lines; graphic images; photographic images; and background. A color rendering intent is applied to each of the at least two zones based on the content type within the zone. The zones are then merged into an image.

Abstract: Fixer is detected on a print media 22 by applying a predetermined pattern 200, FIG. 3, of fixer to the media, and over or under-printing it with a fill of coloured ink, and then optically detecting the predetermined pattern. For example, magenta ink may be applied over the fixer pattern on a glossy media, areas with both fixer and ink having a detectable increase in optical density compared to areas with ink alone. The pattern is scanned and the image information is used to check fixer nozzle functionality and fixer printhead alignment.

Abstract: A brake rigging system which adequately distributes the braking force among all its components, said brake rigging system comprising: a driving beam having a first and a second end; two driving levers having a first and a second end, each driving lever rotary coupled by its first end to an end of the driving beam, and the second end of each driving lever coupled to a brake head; and linking means for linking said driving beam, to driving means which apply a force to said driving beam to push or pull said driving levers together with the brake heads.

Abstract: To check that nozzles of printheads 11-15 applying fixer or an ink to a print media 22 are operating correctly, the fixer or ink is applied to selected locations on a fluorescent print media which is then subjected to ultra-violet radiation; the reflectivities at these locations are detected in the visible spectrum and the information is analysed using appropriate image processing algorithms. In an ink-jet printer, for example, applied fixer may be irradiated with ultra-violet light by a source 30 and applied inks may be irradiated with visible light, with a common detector in the visible light range being employed.

Abstract: A test pattern is scanned to find ideal print-medium advance for a pen (or other marking device). The pattern has a medium; and, marked on it, image patches each with overlapped swaths stepped by different distances. At best there are different-color pens; and for each distance a set of patches, each with a patch for each color (preferably area fills at sensitive tones by color). All patches in a set are best adjacent along a scan direction, with alignment lines above each set across the whole pattern, and a nozzle-conditioning patch at each image patch. A processor prints the pattern, operates a sensor and uses its signals to find optimum advance. The system finds and prints with ideal advance for a most-active pen; or weighs pen activity to find an optimum for all pens based on certain statistical and/or prospective choices.