Abstract: A system facilitates printing of microtext. A processing component allows a user to create one or more microtext characters, wherein the characters are output as a data packet. An SRE code store receives and associates one or more SRE codes with the data packet, each SRE code is representative of a bit pattern, wherein the bit pattern is a grid of bits that are filled to create a particular pattern. A font bank receives the one or more SRE codes from the SRE code store and defines such codes via a font. A raster image processor receives the font from the font bank, decodes the font and outputs instructions to print the microtext.

Abstract: A protein having luciferase activity and at least 60% similarity to luciferase from Photinus pyralis, Luciola mingrelica, Luciola cruciata or Luciola lateralis.

Abstract: A hybrid document automation system manages a hybrid printing job, such as PostScript (PS) job with a mix of color and monochrome (B/W) sheets containing variable data. The print job may contain any number of sets, each differing in size and ratio of color and B/W sheets. The system includes a color printer, a monochrome printer, a print manager, a splitter for separating color pages from monochrome pages in the print job and automatic jam recovery. A graphical user interface (GUI) may be provided to give a user/operator information on the status of the print job. The system may also include a document integrity system for insuring the correct output of the merged color and monochrome pages.

Abstract: An RFID transponder detector is provided having a coupled oscillator system. Coupled first and second LC of the system produce a detection signal each time a combination of pulses is applied to the LC pairs. Application of the pulses is repeated periodically to produce a sequence for detection signals having two different first and second detection frequencies. Transmitting the sequence of detection signals results in corresponding first and second response signals having the first and second detection frequencies at the LC pairs. Values of a preselected detection parameter for the detection signals are compared to the values of the detection parameter for the response signals to determine if a transponder having a transponder resonant frequency corresponding to the first or second detection frequency is present in a proximal space of the transponder detector.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention comprise an improved prescription medication bottle that has a viewing window. This “viewer window” will display one or more pills, thereby enabling the pills to be visible within the bottle to the patient and pharmacy staff. The bottle comprises an internal shelf structure which creates a viewing chamber. One or more pills will become “caught” by the shelf structure and be displayed in the viewing chamber when the pharmacist places all the pills into the vial. The viewing chamber is visible through the viewing window. The viewing window may have the capability to magnify the area in which the pill rests and thereby provide a magnified view of the pill.

Abstract: The present invention is generally directed toward a mobile device that can be used in a secure access system. More specifically, the mobile device can have credential data loaded thereon remotely updated, enabled, disabled, revoked, or otherwise altered with a message sent from, for example, a control panel and/or controller in the system.

Abstract: The present invention is generally directed toward a mobile device that can be used in a secure access system. More specifically, the mobile device can have credential data loaded thereon remotely updated, enabled, disabled, revoked, or otherwise altered with a message sent from, for example, a control panel and/or controller in the system.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for referencing a mutable out-of-line monitor for a shared object in read-only memory, comprising creating a lockword with a pointer field set to zero and a pre-set inflated bit when the object is stored in read-only memory. An out-of-line monitor table is referenced when encountering the lockword with the pointer field set to zero and the pre-set inflated bit. The desired monitor referenced in the out-of-line monitor table is identified based on the address of the lockword.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the expedient supply of differential gloss text into a document image, particularly as when desired in the employ of rendering variable data. A font character is selected and sub-sampled. The sub-sampled result is then scaled up into a full size result. A first halftone cell having a first anisotropic structure orientation is selected and applied to the full size scaled font result while a second halftone cell having a second anisotropic structure orientation is applied to the surrounding background around the full size scaled font result to create a gloss font character. This full gloss font character is then stored as a font representation as callable by the digital front end of a printing apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the expedient supply of differential gloss or other correlation mark text into a document image via a font definition, particularly as when desired in the employ of rendering variable data. A font character is selected and sub-sampled. The sub-sampled result is then scaled up into a full size result. A first halftone cell having a first anisotropic structure orientation is selected and applied to the full size scaled font result while a second halftone cell having a second anisotropic structure orientation is applied to the surrounding background around the full size scaled font result to create a gloss font or other correlation mark character. This full gloss font character or correlation mark character is then stored as a font representation as callable by the digital front end of a printing apparatus.

Abstract: A document printing method includes receiving a print job of electronic document data representing a document including a security character string with at least one character defined in the electronic document data in terms of a security mark creation font. The security mark creation font is a scalable outline based font, wherein the security character string is defined with a selected security effect, and wherein the security mark creation font provides an indication of the selected security effect without implementing the security effect. An SI Font is selected that corresponds to the security mark creation font of the at least one character of the security character string. The SI Font includes a bitmap representation of the at least one character of the security character string. The SI Font is suitable for printing the security character string with the selected security effect.

Abstract: A card retention assembly includes a shield and a retraction mechanism. The shield is essentially non-transmissive of radio frequency signals and encloses a card receptacle which retains an RFID card when the retraction mechanism is in a retracted position. The retraction mechanism includes a spool and a retention line connectable to the RFID card and connected to the spool. Manually withdrawing the RFID card from the card receptacle causes the retention line to unwind from the spool and transitions the retraction mechanism from the retracted position to an extended position. The retraction mechanism is biased to the retracted position causing the retention line to wind back onto the spool and automatically returning the RFID card back to the card receptacle when the RFID card is manually released. Radio frequency communication between the RFID card and a proximal card reader is prevented when the RFID card is within the card receptacle and is permitted when the RFID card is outside the card receptacle.

Abstract: A diffraction based overlay metrology system produces the overlay error independent of effects caused by local process variations. Generally, overlay patterns include process variations that provide spectral contributions, along with the overlay shift, to the measured overlay error. The contributions from process variations are removed from the determined overlay error. In one embodiment, the local process variations are removed by measuring the overlay pattern before and after the top diffraction gratings are formed. A plurality of differential spectra from the measurement locations of the completed overlay pattern can then be used with a plurality of ratios of differential spectra from measurement locations of the incomplete overlay pattern can then be used to determine the overlay error by either direct calculation or by fitting techniques. In another embodiment, the local process variations are removed with no premeasurement but with careful construction of the overlay patterns.

Abstract: A normal incidence reflectometer includes a rotatable analyzer/polarizer for measurement of a diffracting structure. Relative rotation of the analyzer/polarizer with respect to the diffracting structure permits analysis of the diffracted radiation at multiple polarity orientations. A spectograph detects the intensity of the spectral components at different polarity orientations. Because the normal incidence reflectometer uses normally incident radiation and an analyzer/polarizer that rotates relative to the diffracting structure, or vice-versa, the orientation of the diffracting structure does not affect the accuracy of the measurement. Thus, the sample holding stage may use X, Y, and Z, as well as r-? type movement and there is no requirement that the polarization orientation of the incident light be aligned with the grating of the diffraction structure.

Abstract: A system for generating a security mark includes a data reception component that receives information. A security mark generation component in communication with the data reception component generates at least one security mark configuration based at least in part upon the received information. The at least one security mark configuration includes at least one simulation mark which resembles a natural feature. An application component applies one configuration of the at least one security mark configurations to a recipient. The applied security mark configuration obeys at least one rule whereby the security mark is distinguishable from the natural feature which it resembles by a system for detection of security marks.

Abstract: A card retention assembly includes a shield and a retraction mechanism. The shield is essentially non-transmissive of radio frequency signals and encloses a card receptacle which retains an RFID card when the retraction mechanism is in a retracted position. The retraction mechanism includes a spool and a retention line connectable to the RFID card and connected to the spool. Manually withdrawing the RFID card from the card receptacle causes the retention line to unwind from the spool and transitions the retraction mechanism from the retracted position to an extended position. The retraction mechanism is biased to the retracted position causing the retention line to wind back onto the spool and automatically returning the RFID card back to the card receptacle when the RFID card is manually released. Radio frequency communication between the RFID card and a proximal card reader is prevented when the RFID card is within the card receptacle and is permitted when the RFID card is outside the card receptacle.

Abstract: A method, system and processor for substantially reducing the write penalty (or latency) associated with writes and/or destaging operations within a RAID 5 array and/or RAID 6 array. When a write or destaging operation is initiated, i.e., when modified data is to be evicted from the cache, an existing data selection mechanism first selects the track of data to be evicted from the cache. The data selection mechanism then triggers a data track grouping (DTG) utility, which executes a thread to group data tracks, in order to maximize full stripe writes. Once the DTG algorithm completes the grouping of data tracks to complete a full stripe, a fall-stripe write is performed, and parity is generated without requiring a read from the disk(s). In this manner, the write penalty is substantially reduced, and the overall write performance of the processor is significantly improved.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the segmentation of an image into a main area and a image segment for variable data differential gloss image control. A single color is selected. Two or more different color definitions are created by combining the selected single color with two or more halftones having anisotropic structure characteristics which are significantly different in orientation to each other while remaining identical in density. By alternatively assigning the color definitions to the image segment in accord with the variable data content, a variable data differential gloss image may be superimposed within an image having reduced data processing and storage requirements.

Abstract: Natural gas liquefaction system employing an enhanced nitrogen removal system capable of removing nitrogen from a relatively warm natural gas stream.