Abstract: An electric adjustable spanner comprises a spanner body, an adjustable jaw, a driving control circuit including an electromotor, a power supply, a switch and a gear transmission mechanism. the switch is a switch for controlling positive and reverse rotation of the electromotor. The switch comprises a button with two return springs at both ends respectively; the button has two parallel conductive contact blocks on the bottom of the button. A circuit board having metal foils on face and back sides thereof is located under the conductive contact blocks. The face metal foil forms a pair of output contact pieces, a pair of input contact pieces and a pair of transmission pieces at the lower part, and a pair of input terminals is riveted on the side of the circuit board against the button. When the button moves upward the output is positive and when the button moves downwards the output is reverse.

Abstract: A method and system for selecting an optimal set of S number of calibration patches for an image producing system. The method of selecting the S number of calibration patches includes acquiring a set of K number of basis eigen vectors and model parameters which represent the image producing system having G number of colors and computing the optimal set of S number of colors selected from the set of G number of colors. Each one of the computed set of S number of colors is used for one of the S number of calibration patches.

Abstract: A set top terminal is provided that includes a receiver/tuner for receiving (i) switched digital video (SDV) programs over a broadband access network, at least one of the SDV programs including a primary advertisement and (ii) a plurality of alternative advertisements that are each substitutable for the primary advertisement. The set top terminal also includes a processor operationally associated with the receiver/tuner. The processor is configured to selectively cause a first of the alternative advertisements to be rendered instead of the primary advertisement when the first alternative advertisement better matches a prescribed condition than the primary advertisement.

Abstract: A system for enabling depth perception of image content in a rendered composite image, wherein illuminant/colorant depth discrimination encoding provides encoding of first and second source images in a composite image, for the purposes of subsequent illuminant/colorant depth discrimination decoding. Composite image rendering allows for rendering the composite image in a physical form. Illuminant/colorant depth discrimination decoding allows recovery of the first and second source images, thus offering to an observer the perception of spatial disparity between at least one of the recovered source images and some or all of the remaining image content perceived in the rendered composite image.

Abstract: An electric adjustable spanner comprises a spanner body, an adjustable jaw, an electromotor, a power supply, a switch and a gear transmission mechanism the spanner body is provided with a fixed jaw at the front end, the fixed jar is connected with the adjustable jaw to form an adjustable jaw space, the adjustable jaw is equipped with worm gear at the bottom to be engaged with a worm for driving said adjustable jaw to move back and forth, the output end of the gear transmission mechanism is engaged with said worm, the shaft of the electromotor is connected with the input end of the gear transmission mechanism. The electromotor, power supply and switch form a driving control circuit. The electric adjustable spanner is featured by that the gear transmission mechanism has at least three pairs of reduction gears.

Abstract: A system removes a light sensor artifact from a light sensor in a printer that is used to obtain reflectance measurements from test patterns printed on an image substrate.

Abstract: Spatially dependent colorant interaction effects are identified and isolated from other aspects of spatially dependent colorant appearance nonuniformities. A decorrelating function for compensating for the identified spatially dependent colorant interaction effects is determined. Spatially dependent single colorant compensating functions for compensating for the other aspects of the spatially dependent colorant appearance nonuniformities may also be determined. Image data is processed through the decorrelating function, thereby generating colorant values that are compensated for spatially dependent colorant interaction effects. Optionally, image data is also processed through the spatially dependent single colorant compensating functions, thereby generating colorant values that are compensated for both aspects of colorant appearance nonuniformities. The two kinds of compensating functions may be determined, calibrated and/or stored at different spatial and temporal frequencies or resolutions.

Abstract: A system, method and computer readable medium are disclosed that allow a set top box to receive control messages transmitted using multicasting. The set top box is programmed with either an address or a URL that it uses to obtain the control messages directly, or obtain other messages that carry the multicast address. In other implementations, a specialized offer message is transmitted to the set top box in response to a discover message. Embedded within the specialized offer message is the multicast address being used to multicast the control messages.

Abstract: Disclosed here in the present utility model is a pattern cutter. The pattern cutter includes a base and blade. The blade is located on the base. The blade forms the shape of pattern to be cut. The said base and blade are of one-piece structure, which is machined to shape at one go through die-casting process. The height of the said blade is greater than or equal to 2.5 mm on the base. The angle of the cutting edge of blade is smaller than or equal to 60°. The said blade is surfaced with a plating coat. The present utility model is characterized by simple and rational construction, easy to make, low cost, high product accuracy and good consistency, with a wide range of adaptability and better market prospect.

Abstract: This invention reveals a crank roller paper cutting device, which comprises a base, a supporter, a handle part, a master roller, a slave roller, and a group of speed-reducing gears. Via the group of speed-reducing gears, handle part correlates to the master roller and slave roller at one terminal, both of the master roller and slave roller are captured by the open bores therewith on the supporter. While the other ends of master roller and slave roller are suspended in the air, where a removable positioning block is attached. Upon the above said positioning block, there are two open bores or blink holes in correspondence to the master roller and slave roller respectively. Around the master roller and slave roller are many removable regulating cylinders or one regulating cylinder in different thickness. This crank roller paper cutting device is reasonable in design, easy to use and safe in operation for a wide range of applications, particularly valuable for kindergarten enlightenment education.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for scaling graphics images using multiple graphics pages or surfaces. The method includes separating an input graphics page into one or more distortion-nonsensitive video page portions and one or more distortion-sensitive video page portions, scaling the distortion-nonsensitive pages using a first scaling algorithm, scaling the distortion-sensitive page portions using a second (distortion-free) scaling algorithm, and compositing the scaled page portions. The apparatus includes a plurality of scalers to scale the distortion-nonsensitive video page portions using the first scaling algorithm and the distortion-sensitive video page portions using the second, distortion-free scaling algorithm. The apparatus also includes a compositor to combine scaled distortion-nonsensitive and scaled distortion-sensitive video page portions.

Abstract: A method and device for converting graphics display information from a first display format to a second display format using partial scaling and area expansion and fill. The method includes scaling the graphics display information from the first format to an intermediate format that is larger than the first format but smaller than the second format. The method also includes expanding one or more dimensions of the intermediate display format and filling in the expanded areas in a manner that increases the scaled display information to that of the second display format. The device includes a scaler for scaling the display information from the first format to the intermediate format and an extender for increasing the display information from the intermediate display format to the second display format.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for spectrally-encoding plural source images and for providing the spectrally-encoded plural source images in a composite image, for rendering the composite image in a physical form, or for recovering a normalized version of an encoded source image from the rendered composite image such that the recovered source image is made distinguishable as a normalized color image.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for spectrally-encoding plural source images and for providing the spectrally-encoded plural source images in a composite image, for rendering the composite image on a substrate, or for recovering at least one of the encoded source images from the rendered composite image such that the recovered source image is made distinguishable. The rendered composite image includes at least a first source image that is encoded and rendered with use of a selected colorant so as to be visually discernible on the substrate during a plurality of modes of intended illumination as a “background” image, and a second, “narrow band” source image that is encoded in the composite image so as to be recovered when illuminated by at least a selected of the plurality of modes of intended illumination that employs complementary narrow band illuminant.

Abstract: A set top terminal is provided that includes a receiver/tuner for receiving programming content over a broadband communications network and a decoder for decoding the programming content provided by the receiver/tuner. The set top terminal also includes a database capable of storing a plurality of viewer profiles each containing at least one viewer preference associated with a registered viewer. The viewer preference reflects a programming or user configuration preference of the registered viewer. A processor is operationally associated with the receiver/tuner, the decoder, and the database and a user interface operationally associated with the processor. The processor is configured to operate in accordance with each of the viewer profiles.

Abstract: This invention reveals a crank roller paper cutting device, which comprises a base, a supporter, a handle part, a master roller, a slave roller, and a group of speed-reducing gears. Via the group of speed-reducing gears, handle part correlates to the master roller and slave roller at one terminal, both of the master roller and slave roller are captured by the open bores therewith on the supporter. While the other ends of master roller and slave roller are suspended in the air, where a removable positioning block is attached. Upon the above said positioning block, there are two open bores or blink holes in correspondence to the master roller and slave roller respectively. Around the master roller and slave roller are many removable regulating cylinders, or one regulating cylinder in different thickness. This crank roller paper cutting device is reasonable in design, easy to use and safe in operation for a wide range of applications, particularly valuable for kindergarten enlightenment education.

Abstract: Images that include halftone structures are sharpened. A copy of received halftone image data is blurred, thereby reducing a detectability of edges of the halftone structures. Edges remaining in the blurred image data are detected. An edge enhancement image is generated based on the detected edges. The original received halftone image data is combined with the edge enhancement image, thereby generating sharpness enhanced image data having halftone structures. The sharpness enhanced image data having halftone structures can be rendered through a halftone screen that is compatible with a halftone screen that was used to generate the originally received image data. Alternatively, the sharpness enhanced image data having halftone structures is rendered according to error diffusion techniques, such as, rank order error diffusion in order to achieve or maintain dot or halftone structure compaction.

Abstract: Image data is scaled, rotated and/or otherwise manipulated. Diffusive effects of associated interpolation and/or re-sampling are compensated for, or corrected, by applying an adaptive packing form of error diffusion to output data of one or more manipulating transforms. For example, rank order error diffusion is applied to output data of a manipulating transform, thereby restoring compaction to otherwise diffuse halftone structures (e.g., halftone dots, lines, etc), saturated text and/or other small, high contrast image elements.

Abstract: This utility model reveals a hinge-type three dimensional paper pattern embosser, which comprises two flat plastic sheets, with one side of each connected to form the hinge structure. There are interlocking groove and cam in the mutually jointing surfaces of the two flat plastic sheets, and the contour lines of the groove and cam are processed into pressed edges for pattern embossing. The two plastic sheets are interconnected by the plastic foil. This hinge-type three-dimensional paper pattern embosser can be used for creating vivid and lively three dimensional paper emboss work with obvious sense of layer with similar effect of the three-dimensional relief. Having fine decorative effect, the vividly created emboss work inspires and improves the cognition and distinction abilities of children. The hinge-type three-dimensional paper pattern embosser has compact configuration, shape, and volume leading to convenience in packaging, storage and moving.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for spectrally-encoding plural source images and for providing the spectrally-encoded plural source images in a composite image, for rendering the composite image in a physical form, or for recovering at least one of the encoded source images from the rendered composite image such that the recovered source image is made distinguishable. Source image confusion in a rendered composite image is controlled by application of a illuminant-neutral gray component replacement (GCR) technique to the darkness common to the different colorants under the multiple illuminants.