Abstract: A method including: imaging test light emerging from a test object over a range of angles to interfere with reference light on a detector, wherein the test and reference light are derived from a common source; for each of the angles, simultaneously varying an optical path length difference from the source to the detector between interfering portions of the test and reference light at a rate that depends on the angle at which the test light emerges from the test object; and determining an angle-dependence of an optical property of the test object based on the interference between the test and reference light as the optical path length difference is varied for each of the angles.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices can determine spatial relationships between a probe and a target surface. Specular reflections from the target surface vary dramatically with small changes in angle between the scanning beam and the target surface, and as the geometry of the beam scanner and light detector of the probe are often known, and as the angle of the light beam projected from a scanner for accurately generating an image, the pattern of spectral light reflected from the light beam directly back to the detector allows the distance between the probe and the target surface, and/or the angular relationship between the probe and the target surface, to be calculated.

Abstract: Methods for characterizing a semiconductor material using optical metrology are disclosed. In one respect, a electromagnetic radiation source may be directed in a direction substantially parallel to patterns on a semiconductor material. A polarized spectroscopic reflectivity may be obtained, and a critical point data may be determined. Using the critical point data, physical dimensions of the patterns may be determined. In other respects, using optical metrology techniques, a critical point data relating to electron mobility may be determined.

Abstract: A method of controlling the lithography process used to fabricate patterns on layers of a semiconductor wafer is disclosed. The method includes providing at least two scatterometry targets, each target having a first pattern formed in an upper layer substantially aligned with a second pattern formed in a lower layer. The targets are optically inspected. A theoretical model of each target is created, with each model including a plurality of unknown parameters defining the target and wherein at least one of the parameters is common to each of the targets. A regression analysis is performed wherein the measured optical response of the targets is compared to calculated optical responses generated by varying the values of the parameters applied to the model. During the regression analysis, a common value for the common parameter is maintained. The results are used to control the lithography process.

Abstract: A method of determining a number of sequentially ordered pages in an ordered media set. The method includes associating the ordered media set with an entry in a paper catalog in response to an input on an interface. The method also includes reading an identifier for the ordered media set from the entry. The identifier includes the number of sequentially ordered pages in the ordered media set.

Abstract: A method for printing including an image at a first resolution in a first direction, selecting pixels from the prepared image, reordering the selected pixels to create a translated image having a second resolution in the first direction, where the second resolution is different from the first resolution, and printing the translated image. Also included are a printing system and an article of computer readable code.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes an optical system having distortion aberration for expanding a central part and compressing a peripheral part of an object; a filtering device for cutting low-frequency components of each image signal; a filter setting device for assigning: first coefficients for cutting frequencies equal to or lower than a first frequency to an image area corresponding to the central part, and second coefficients for cutting frequencies equal to or lower than a second frequency higher than the first frequency to an image area corresponding to the peripheral part; a device for integrating each image signal and generating an evaluation value; a device for performing area division based on data relating to divided areas formed by dividing an effective image area, by setting each divided area for the integration device; and a device for controlling focusing based on the evaluation value with respect to each divided area.

Abstract: A book support apparatus for use with a copier machine having a scanner that has a top support surface and including a housing having a top, horizontally disposed planar opened wall constructed and arranged for receiving and supporting a glass sheet upon which a page is placed for copying, a sloping sidewall having an edge contiguous with an edge of the top wall and extending downwardly and outwardly at an angle from the top planar wall. The housing is mounted in a position in which it overlies the top support surface by at least a predetermined fixed distance. The scanner is supported to be moved in a plane at a position below and along the housing top wall and is adapted for raising and lowering the scanner between a lowermost home position under the sloping sidewall and an elevated position during the planar movement of the scanner.

Abstract: A printing device in which dots are made to implode, rather than explode when transformed into dye-laden gas. Each of the plurality of dots having a smaller cross-section on the object than on the source and each have a concave silhouette. The plurality of dots also have a ring-shaped surface prior to transfer to a source, such as a transfer paper. In preferred embodiments this is accomplished by converting the dot profile to a concave silhouette or a hollow dot, which implodes upon itself when transformed into gas state by heat. It is further contemplated that the device, such as an ink jet printer or an electrostatic printer to transfer the dots to a fabric. Preferably, the fabric is a clothing fabric, but can also include a wall paper fabric, and even carpet, paper, plastic, and powder coated metal.

Abstract: The present invention provides for determining a gamut boundary description for a color device, the color device being characterized at least by a destination transform which converts colors from a device-independent color space to a device-dependent color space and which reports out-of-gamut colors. A set of sample values is determined in the device-independent color space. For each of the sample values within the set of sample values, the destination transform is applied to the sample value, and in a case where the sample value is in gamut, the sample value is included within a set of gamut boundary values. The gamut boundary description is determined by forming a set of polygonal surfaces based on the set of gamut boundary values. Accordingly, a gamut boundary description is determined without necessarily having to sample additional color values as the number of colorant channels for the color device increases.

Abstract: An intelligent color gamut management method. The intelligent color gamut management method performs a saturation mapping and a luminance mapping separately according to a characteristic of a target device, thereby enabling the target device to represent a natural color image. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce color reproduction distortion of an image between different color devices having different color gamuts and also reproduce a natural color image, and also, secondary CMY colors, which vary depending on a color temperature, can be adjusted to be more natural. Since the color gamut boundary can be easily obtained, a memory capacity can be saved a freedom of algorithm can be increased.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for converting an input color space into a CMYK color space are provided. The method includes converting a color signal of a predetermined input color space into an sRGB color space, converting the color signal of the sRGB color space into an sRGB L*a*b* color space, and converting the color signal of the sRGB L*a*b* color space into a color signal of a printer-output CMYK color space (CMYKPrinter) using a lookup table.

Abstract: A first area extracting unit extracts a first document area from document image data by dividing the document image data in units of a document area. A language determining unit determines a type of a language used in the document image data. A second area extracting unit extracts a second document area by dividing or combining the first document area based on a rule corresponding to the type of the language determined by the language determining unit.

Abstract: It is possible to provide an information processing apparatus capable of appropriately processing a job for case binding without depending on the sequence of page data constituting the job, a method for controlling the apparatus and a program. To accomplish this, a job for case binding is inputted, and the inputted job is stored in storage means of the image processing apparatus. A bookbinding cover attribute is set for page data to be a cover, in the job stored in the storage means. The order of output of page data in the job is determined based on the set attribute. The page data in the job stored in the storage means are read and outputted to a printer unit in accordance with the determined output order.

Abstract: A printer is provided with: a detector, operable to output an output signal in accordance with a state of a printing medium transported within the printer; and a control signal generator, operable to generate a control signal in accordance with a level of the output signal relative to a threshold. In order to control the printer, the output signal is detected. A timing signal indicative of a timing to judge the state of the printing medium is detected.

Abstract: An input unit inputs RAW data. An image generating unit generates an image from the RAW data using a demosaicking processing. A print unit that prints the image.

Abstract: Methods for communicating data with a circuit associated with a consumable of a printing apparatus, wherein a signal used to communicate data comprises one of at least two states at an object associated with the signal. For example, one method involves receiving N signals and indicating a state on a signal S that uniquely corresponds to an ordered combination of the states corresponding to M of the objects associated with each of the N signals. At least one of M and N are greater than one, and a circuit associated with a consumable of a printing apparatus can receive the signal S and decode the state of the signal S to determine the ordered combination of the states corresponding to the M of the objects associated with each of the N signals. Also disclosed are consumables of a printing apparatus having a circuit associated with the consumable and data signals associated with the same and related embodiments.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a system and method for releasing multiple document processing operations. A document processing device first receives data representing a plurality of pending document processing operations. Identification data is then input by an associated user representing the identification of the user associated with the pending document processing operations. The pending document processing operations are then displayed to the associated user via an associated user interface by the document processing device. The user then selects one or more document processing operations, upon which a document processing operation is subsequently commenced by the document processing device.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus with increased convenience of setting an operation panel includes a touch panel LCD, an LCD controller, a video RAM, a control RAM, a panel CPU performing an operation for realizing the image forming apparatus based on data input from outside, a nonvolatile RAM a backup power supply, a flash ROM, a communication unit, a printer CPU performing communications for realizing image formation processing with the panel CPU through the communication unit, an input/output unit, a control RAM, an image RAM, a flash ROM, and an external I/F controller.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, for forming an image on recording material based on an input print job, includes an input unit adapted to receive user information for a second user while a first user is logged in with the image forming apparatus, and a processing unit adapted to perform, while the first user is logged in with the image forming apparatus, as a process for a print job related to the second user, whose user information has been received by the input unit, a preprocess that does not accompany image forming.

Abstract: A mobile telephone has a support structure and a camera device positioned on the support structure for electronically capturing and processing an image. A receptacle of the telephone body receives a detachable printing mechanism. The body engages a print media dispenser which dispenses print media to the printer.

Abstract: A device and method for controlling the initiation of an image forming apparatus are provided using a NAND flash memory. The device for controlling initiation of an image forming apparatus includes: a NAND flash memory for storing a boot program and system control programs for initiating the image forming apparatus; a random-access-memory (RAM) for temporarily storing an execution program and data; and a driving unit arranged to first read the boot program and an engine control program among the system control programs from the NAND flash memory, execute the boot program and the engine control program, then read remaining system control programs from the NAND flash memory and store the remaining system control programs in the RAM when the boot program and the engine control program are being executed.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing device which encourages a person who views an image to perform the following operations, thereby displaying information enabling execution of the operations. An image processing device 100 includes an input part 402 which accepts input of data, a detection part 404 which detects input for selecting an image, a generation part 406 which generates, for the selected image, an image file containing instruction of circulation in a group consisting of specific persons and other attribute information, and image data for thumbnail display, a storage part 416 which stores the data generated by the generation part 406, a sensing part 410 which senses a timing at which the image file is transmitted, a transmission control part 412 which executes an image file transmitting process, and a transmission part 414 which transmits the image file to a designated destination.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for Variable Data Printing that adds performance requirements to a raster image processor (RIP) memory optimization that employs memory bands within the page composition process. Documents containing both recurring elements as well as non-recurring elements are sorted into element lists depending on their frequency of recurrence and their layering position. The recurring elements are retained in rasterized form, while the non-recurring elements are rasterized as they are used in output memory. One pass assembly in raster image processing of the elements occurs when the recurring elements are blitted into memory and the variable elements are RIPped on the fly.

Abstract: A tone-conversion-characteristic determining apparatus determines tone-conversion characteristics for use in converting tone characteristics of original data so that targeted tone characteristics are obtained when display is performed by a display device. The apparatus includes a tristimulus value determining unit that, on the basis of tristimulus values corresponding to a tone value of each of a plurality of colors capable of being displayed by the display device, determines a tristimulus value which is greater than the other tristimulus values, and a tone-conversion-characteristic determining unit that, on the basis of the tristimulus value determined by the tristimulus value determining unit, determines the tone-conversion characteristics so that the targeted tone characteristics are obtained.

Abstract: An image processing method and apparatus for generating a gray level rendered pixel value that has been subjected to a halftoning process. In the method and apparatus a gray level pixel value of the pixel to be rendered by the halftoning process is provided as one input to a lookup table. A coordinate value that is determined from a pixel location in the image of the pixel to be rendered by the halftoning process is also provided as a second input to the lookup table. The first and second inputs represent an address in the lookup table of a rendered halftone value for halftone rendering of the pixel having the input gray value and the pixel location in the image.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for expanding bit resolution using local information of an image receives an input image. First, second and third threshold value used to enhance bit resolution, to detect a texture and to detect a pattern, respectively, are determined considering global information of the input image. A texture existing in a mask region composed of surrounding pixels within a predetermined range around a current pixel is determined using the second threshold value. A regularly repeated pattern existing in the mask region is determined using the third threshold value if no texture exists in the mask region. The first threshold value is decreased if a texture or pattern exists in the mask region. Values of mask region pixels are adjusted depending on the first threshold value, and bit resolution of the current pixel value is enhanced using a resultant value obtained by filtering the adjusted pixel values.

Abstract: A method of screening a continuous tone image into a halftone representation for a flexographic printing operation can compensate for characteristic printing problems in highlight areas by selectively placing non-printing dots or pixels proximate highlight dots. The non-printing dots or pixels raise the printing relief floor in the highlight areas providing additional support for marginally printable image features.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a digital photographic display frame including a processor, a telephone module, and a touch screen display. The touch screen display is responsive to the processor to display a digital photographic image and to provide a touch screen number pad interface. The telephone module is configured to initiate a telephone call in response to a number entered via the touch screen number pad interface.

Abstract: A digital photographic display frame includes a processor, a communication module responsive to the processor, and a touch screen display. The touch screen display is responsive to the processor to display a digital photographic image and to provide a touch screen number pad interface. The processor is configured to initiate a voice-over-internet protocol (VoIP) telephone call via the communications module in response to a number entered via the touch screen number pad interface.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an integrated implementation framework and resulting medium for knowledge retrieval, management, capture, sharing, discovery, delivery and presentation. The system is responsible for maintaining semantic information.

Abstract: The invention relates to a facsimile device and a facsimile device monitoring system. The result of a transmission can be promptly informed to the user. When an error occurs, the file of the memory transmission can be simply erased, or the address and the transmission property of the memory transmission file can be changed. The facsimile device monitoring system is constructed with the monitoring software and featured in that, when there exists a file of a communication error, the alarm message is displayed on the displaying panel of the personal computer, the (memory transmission) file can be deleted from the personal computer, and the address and/or the transmission property of the (memory transmission) file can be changed.

Abstract: A sheet supplying apparatus, comprising a sheet accommodating portion which accommodates stacked recording sheets such that the recording sheets are supported by a support surface thereof; a sheet supplying arm which is supported by a frame such that the sheet supplying arm is pivotable about a first axis line, and which is biased toward the support surface of the sheet accommodating portion; a sheet supplying roller which is supported by an end portion of the sheet supplying arm such that the sheet supplying roller is rotatable about a second axis line parallel to the first axis line, and which is pressed on the uppermost recording sheet, so that when the sheet-supply roller is rotated, the uppermost recording sheet is supplied from the sheet accommodating portion; a receiving portion which is provided in the support surface and which is covered by the recording sheets and is opened when a trailing end of the last recording sheet passes over the receiving portion; and a moving device including a detecting po

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a lensless optical device for acquiring an image. The device can include a light attenuating layer having a plurality of elements, where transmittance of each of the plurality of elements is controllable, and an image detector disposed at a distance from the light attenuating layer, the image detector configured to acquire an image with light that passes through the light attenuating layer. The device also can include a light attenuating layer controller configured to simultaneously control transmittance of each of the plurality of elements independent of each other. Methods of detecting and tracking an object in a scene are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a scanner for the scanning of articles comprising a scanning apparatus (10) having a scanning device (18) and a rotatable sample mount (14,420) whereby, the scanning device and mount are relatively displaceable along the rotary axis (48) of the mount, a receptacle (40,140,240,400) mounted on the sample mount, the receptacle being capable of securely accommodating an article (30), and an actuator (146,246) for linearly displacing the receptacle whereby, actuation of the actuator displaces the receptacle and any article secured thereto, with respect to the sample mount. The article may be elongate and the displacement by the actuator is along an axis defined by the elongate axis of the elongate article. Also disclosed is a method of scanning.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes (A) an image forming section, (B) a document reading section, and (C) a controller. The image forming section is for forming an image. The document reading section is capable of reading a document concurrently with an operation of the image forming section. The document reading section reads the document by successively shifting a reading position. The controller lowers a speed for shifting the reading position in the document reading section when the image forming section carries out a predetermined operation.

Abstract: An image device includes a movable member, a guide shaft, and a shaft bearing. The movable member moves back and forth inside the device along a guide shaft when reading or recording image information. The guide shaft includes an arc portion in at least part of a cross-section. The shaft bearing is penetrated by the guide shaft at two locations in the movement direction that differ from the center of gravity in the movable member. The shaft bearing includes two inclined faces contacted by the arc portion of the guide shaft in the cross-section. The respective two inclined faces of the shaft bearing are at an angle ?f (rad) and an angle ?r (rad) with the perpendicular direction. The angle ?f (rad) and the angle ?r (rad) satisfy the following inequality: cos {?/2?(?f+?r)}>0.

Abstract: In a method for determining color and/or density values for use in monitoring and regulating a printing process in a printing apparatus, specifically in a sheet-fed offset printing press, measuring areas of a printed sheet are measured photoelectrically during the printing process, directly in or on the running printing apparatus. From the measured values obtained in the process, the color and/or density values for the relevant measuring areas are formed. From the measurement, measured value deviations caused directly in the printing process with respect to a measurement outside the printing process can be corrected computationally.

Abstract: An image processing method and system wherein an operator may provide adjustments to tweak color saturation of a particular color in an image. In the method and operation of the system a first signal representing color separation continuous tone gray level image data of pixels is provided as one input to a lookup table. An operator adjustable color tweaking input data second signal represents an adjustment in color saturation and is provided as a second input to the lookup table. In response to the first and second inputs a third signal representing adjustment in color saturation in accordance with the operator adjustable color tweaking input is output from the lookup table. Thereafter, data represented by the third signal is subject to a halftone process to generate halftone rendered gray level data values for the pixels.

Abstract: The pitch of light beam spots on a light receiving surface of an address detector upon search of information recorded on a holographic recording medium is decreased to reduce a distance between the holographic recording medium and the address detector. In a holographic recording and reproducing apparatus 10, a reference beam having an elliptical beam shape transformed by a beam shaping optical system 30 and an object beam having an unchanged circular shape are projected onto a holographic recording medium 20 so that interference fringes are allowed to be formed only within the elliptical shape. Therefore, even when the distance of an address detector 28 from the holographic recording medium 20 is reduced, crosstalk is prevented between array-shaped two-dimensional photodetectors 28A, 28B, 28C, and so on constituting the address detector 28.

Abstract: The aim of the invention is to provide a method and an arrangement for carrying out said method, by which means optical holograms and interactive computer graphics can be harmoniously and uniformly combined, so that all components can be recognised in an optically sharp and separate manner and the holograms can be represented in a modified manner, especially also partially accentuated. According to the invention, the hologram is illuminated by an illumination image projected by the video projector, a holographic wave front that can be seen by the observer is reconstructed therefrom, and computer graphics are simultaneously displayed on the screen.

Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) display system and a method for use in the same are disclosed. The 3D display system includes: a display panel which includes a plurality of pixels, applies several-direction parallax image signals to the pixels according to regulations of a specific mode, and displays the several-direction parallax image signals; and a filter which is located at at least one of a front part and a rear part of the display panel, forms a predetermined barrier pattern according to regulations of the specific mode to implement a three-dimensional image, and separates the several-direction parallax image signals from each other.

Abstract: An image display device provided with a rectangular panel having a substrate 6 composed of glass or resin, a foreside laminated body 2 provided on the viewer side of the substrate 6 and a backside laminated body 7 provided on the backside of the substrate 6, wherein the foreside laminated body 2 has a polarizer 4, and the absorption axis 9 of the polarizer 4 is parallel to the short edge direction of the panel 1.

Abstract: A hologram imaging device for obtaining hologram images and associated document markings which are commonly being used for document verification is disclosed. The imaging device comprises a housing defining an imaging chamber, camera, hologram light source, document light source and imaging platform. The hologram light source consists of a series of illumination devices (e.g., LEDs) adjustably mounted in an arc or semicircular arrangement. An LED controller regulates the state of the LEDs by controlling whether each LED is on or off and adjusting the intensity of each LED in an on position. During use, a document is secured within the housing by the imaging platform such that a hologram or other document marking is positioned beneath a camera lens. Then, the LEDs of the hologram light source are regulated by the LED controller such that different images and/or colors of the hologram may be captured by the camera.

Abstract: A hologram recording medium includes a first element hologram and a second element hologram. On the first element hologram, main data is recorded such that the main data is converted into a two-dimensional image, object light of the two-dimensional image is interfered with recording reference light, and an interference fringe produced as a result of the interference is recorded on the first element hologram. On the second element hologram, simplified-form data representing the content of the main data using a smaller data size than the data size of the main data is recorded such that the simplified-form data is converted into a two-dimensional image, object light of the two-dimensional image is interfered with recording reference light, and an interference fringe produced as a result of the interference is recorded on the second element hologram.

Abstract: A document reading apparatus including: a document tray on which a plurality of document originals are placed; a document reading section for reading images of the document originals; a document feeding section for successively feeding the document originals placed on the document tray into the document reading section; a double feed sensor for detecting a double document feed; an image storing section for storing image data of the read images; an image controlling section for controling the document reading section and storage of the image data in the image storing section upon receiving an output of the double feed sensor; and an informing section for providing information to a user; wherein, when the double document feed is detected, the image controlling section stores image data of a preceding one of double-fed document originals, and causes the informing section to prompt the user to re-feed the other of the double-fed document originals.

Abstract: A light scanning apparatus includes light source means 1 which irradiates a light beam of which a wavelength is equal to or shorter than 450 nm, deflection means 5 which uses the light beams, for scanning in deflection, emitted from the light source means, an incidence optical system LA which makes the light beam incident on the deflection means, an imaging optical system 6 which guides the light beam deflected by the deflection means onto a surface 8 to be scanned, light intensity detection means 14 which detects fluctuations in spectral transmittances of the incidence optical system and of the imaging optical system, which are caused as a concomitant of a fluctuation in wavelength of the light beam, and control means 15 which controls an output of the light source means on the basis of a detection value detected by the light intensity detection means.

Abstract: An image scanning apparatus for realizing an image on a screen includes: a spatial light modulator module for diffracting light beams having different wavelengths into relevant modes; and an iris for limiting light beams of modes except a mode of 0th-order among the modes diffracted by the spatial light modulator module.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an optical multi-beam scanning device and an image forming apparatus which adopt a horizontal synchronization sensor and can suppress displacement in a horizontal scanning direction even when latent images are written on a surface to be scanned by a plurality of light beams tilting with respect to the surface to be scanned. In the optical multi-beam scanning device of the present invention, when the light beams are assumed to reach the surface to be scanned with the light beams not being folded, the horizontal synchronization sensor is tilted so as to output a horizontal synchronized signal when the light beams come to the same position on the surface to be scanned in the horizontal scanning direction. In another method, the horizontal synchronization sensor is not tilted, and the similar function is executed by setting a boundary position between a shielding portion and a non-shielding portion of a light shielding member provided on an upper stream side.

Abstract: An even number of reflection mirrors reflecting a light beam in the sub-scanning direction are disposed on an optical path from a deflecting reflection surface of an optical deflector to a corresponding surface to be scanned, for a light beam that is incident on the deflecting reflection surface from one side of a line normal to the deflecting reflection surface in the sub-scanning direction. An odd number of reflection mirrors reflecting the light beam in the sub-scanning direction is disposed on the optical path, for a light beam that is incident on the deflecting reflection surface from the other side of the line normal to the deflecting reflection surface in the sub-scanning direction.