Abstract: An exemplary backlight module includes a light source and a light guide plate. The light guide plate includes a light incident surface positioned for receiving light beams from the light source, a bottom surface adjacent to the light incident surface, reflective structures provided on the bottom surface, and a light emitting surface configured for emission of the light beams. Each of the reflective structures partially overlaps corresponding adjacent reflective structures at one side, and is partially overlapped by corresponding adjacent reflective structures at an opposite side. A liquid crystal display including the backlight module is also provided.

Abstract: A backlight module (1) includes a light source (121), a light guide plate (122) and a grating plate (123). The light guide plate includes a light incident surface (1221), a bottom surface (1223) adjacent the light incident surface. The light source is provided adjacent to the light incident surface of the light guide plate. The grating plate is provided adjacent to the bottom surface of the light guide plate. The grating plate is configured for reflecting light beams and polarizing the light beams.

Abstract: A photo-luminescence liquid crystal display 100 comprises: a display panel 104 and a radiation source 102 (blue or UV LED) for generating excitation radiation for operating the display. The display panel 104 comprises transparent front 110 and back 112 plates; a liquid crystal (LC) 114 disposed there between; and a matrix of electrodes 120 (array of thin film transistors) defining red, green and blue pixel areas of the display and operable to selectively induce an electric field across the liquid crystal 114 in the pixel areas for controlling transmission of light through the pixels areas. Red 130 and green 132 phosphor materials are provided on the back plate corresponding to the red and green pixel areas and respectively emit red (R) and green (G) light in response to the excitation radiation. The LCD can further comprise a blue phosphor material 134 on the back plate corresponding to blue pixel areas.

Abstract: A sensor is provided, which includes a substrate, an insulating layer formed on the substrate, a semiconductor formed on the insulating layer, an ohmic contact formed on the semiconductor, a sensor input electrode and a sensor output electrode formed on the ohmic contact, and a passivation layer formed on the sensor input electrode and the sensor output electrode. A sensor control electrode may also be formed between the substrate and the insulating layer. A thin film transistor array panel including the sensor and a liquid crystal display panel including the sensor are further provided.

Abstract: A mother display panel that is capable of being divided into multiple display panels precisely and efficiently is presented. The mother display panel includes a plurality of cutting mark groups which is arranged in a matrix pattern to serve as a position reference for corners of the plurality of display panels. The respective cutting mark groups include unit cutting marks that are spaced from each other.

Abstract: A novel optical compensation film is disclosed. The film comprises a transparent film having a ratio Re/Rth(450 nm) of Re and Rth at 450 nm of 0.4 to 0.95 times as large as Re/Rth(550 nm) at 550 nm, having Re/Rth(650 nm) at 650 nm of 1.05 to 1.93 times as large as Re/Rth(550 nm), and having Rth at 550 nm ranging from 70 nm to 400 nm, where “Re” is an in-plane retardation and “Rth” is a thickness-direction retardation; and an optically anisotropic layer having an in-plane optical anisotropy, formed of a composition comprising a liquid-crystalline compound, in which molecules of the liquid-crystalline compound are fixed in an alignment state, wherein the direction of orthogonal projection, onto a plane of the transparent film, of a mean orientation direction of molecular symmetry axes of the liquid-crystalline compound at the interface on the transparent film side is 45° with respect to the in-plane slow axis of the transparent film.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a viewing angle controllable liquid crystal display device. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a viewing angle controllable liquid crystal display device applied with TN mode LCD panel in which a narrow view angle mode is possible in bilateral symmetry.

Abstract: A novel polarizing plate is disclosed. The polarizing plate comprises at least a polarizing film, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and an optical compensation sheet, having an absolute value of Y, defined by the following equation, equal to or smaller than 6.0×10?4: Y=?7.0×105×Cn+4.3×10?13×E?1.34×10?3 where Cn (1/Pa) is photoelastic modulus of said pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and E (Pa) is modulus of elasticity of said optical compensation sheet.

Abstract: A transflective display panel and a display apparatus using the same are provided. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix. Each of the pixels includes a plurality of subpixels, and each subpixel within a pixel outputs a different color of light. In addition, each of the subpixels includes a transflective mode region which has a reflection mode region with a diffraction grating and a transmission mode region; a liquid crystal layer which adjusts a transmittance of incident light through electric control; and a sub color filter which transmits light within a wavelength band of the incident light. Because the display panel includes the reflection mode region where the diffraction grating is formed, it can display a high-quality image with good white balance, even while outdoors or under bright illumination.

Abstract: A liquid-crystal display includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite the first substrate, and a plurality of pixel areas formed on the first substrate, where each pixel area has red, green, blue, and white sub-pixel areas. Red, green and blue color filter layers are disposed on the red, green and blue sub-pixel areas, respectively, and an overcoat layer is disposed over the red, green and blue color filter layers, where a portion of the overcoat layer forms a white color filter layer in the white sub-pixel area. The overcoat layer is formed from a UV-curable liquid pre-polymer material, which includes monomers each having a mono-functional group, and at least a di-functional group or a tri-functional group.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprising at least a liquid crystal cell, and a polarizing plate (a first polarizing plate) disposed on at least one side of the outsides of the liquid crystal cell, wherein the liquid crystal cell comprises a pair of substrates which face each other, an electrode disposed on at least one of the pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the pair of substrates, and at least three pixel regions, a color filter showing wavelength selectivity in transmissivity is disposed on each of the at least three pixel regions is disclosed.

Abstract: An optically-compensatory film comprising: a cyclic polyolefin film satisfying expression (I); and a cellulose acylate film satisfying expressions (II) and (III), or a liquid-crystal display device comprising at least one cyclic polyolefin film satisfying expression (I) and at least one cellulose acylate film satisfying expressions (II) and (III): 35?Re(630)?350 and 70?Rth(630)?400, ??(I) 0?Re(630)?10 and |Rth(630)|?25, and ??(II) |Re(400)?Re(700)|?10 and |Rth(400)?Rth(700)|?35, ??(III) wherein Re(?) represents an in-plane retardation value (unit:nm) at a wavelength of ? nm; and Rth(?) represents a thickness-direction retardation value at a wavelength of ? nm.

Abstract: An optical film satisfies the following formulae (1) to (6): 150?Re(550)?400 ??(1) ?100?Rth(550)?100 ??(2) 0.1<Re(450)/Re(550)<0.95 ??(3) 1.03<Re(650)/Re(550)<1.93 ??(4) 0.4<(Re(450)/Rth(450))/(Re(550)/Rth(550))<0.95 ??(5) 1.05<(Re(650)/Rth(650))/(Re(550)/Rth(550))<1.90, ??(6) wherein Re(450), Re(550) and Re(650) are an in-plane retardation value (unit: nm) measured with light at a wavelength of 450 nm, 550 nm and 650 nm, respectively, and Rth(450), Rth(550) and Rth(650) are a retardation value in a thickness-direction (unit: nm) measured with light at a wavelength of 450 nm, 550 nm and 650 nm, respectively.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display having a positive A-film and a negative A-film between a top polarizer and a bottom polarizer to increase the viewing angle of the liquid crystal display by reducing or eliminating light leakage at voltage-off state when viewed from an oblique angle. Method of increasing the viewing angle of the liquid crystal display by reducing or eliminating light leakage at voltage-off stage when viewed from an oblique angle. The compensation is applicable to use with liquid crystal displays having a liquid crystal layer that is homogenously aligned at off-state when no voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer, such as IPS and FFS mode liquid crystal displays.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display (“LCD”) panel and manufacturing method thereof. The LCD panel in accordance with the present invention includes a lower substrate including a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode, an upper substrate including a common electrode facing the lower substrate, a liquid crystal layer formed between the upper and lower substrates, and an alignment layer formed of an inorganic substance containing silicon (Si), oxygen (O), and carbon (C) on the upper and lower substrates. The transmittance of light through the LCD panel is high and is practically independent of the deposition temperature of the SiOC alignment layer over a wide range of deposition temperatures. The deposition of the alignment layer can be performed over a wide range of deposition temperatures while maintaining high levels of light transmission.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate each including an active area and a non-active area; a black matrix on the first substrate in the non-active area; a color filter layer on the black matrix; a common electrode on the color filter layer and black matrix; an array element on the second substrate in the active area; a plurality of signal lines and a common bridge line in the non-active area; a protective layer on the array element, signal lines and a common bridge line; a transparent pattern connected to the common bridge line and extending to a border region between the active and non-active areas; a seal pattern formed in an edge portion of the first and second substrates; and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates.

Abstract: An exemplary multi-domain vertical alignment liquid crystal display (1) includes a common electrode, a pixel electrode and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the common electrode and the pixel electrode. The common electrode, the pixel electrode and the liquid crystal layer are regularly divided into pixel regions. Each pixel region includes a first sub-pixel region (201), a second sub-pixel region (202), a third sub-pixel region (203), and a fourth sub-pixel region (204). Each sub-pixel region includes a protrusion structure (116, 117) at an inner surface of the common electrode. The first sub-pixel region and the third sub-pixel region define a first slit (126) in the pixel electrode, respectively, and have different data voltages applied thereto. The second sub-pixel region and the fourth sub-pixel region define a second slit (127) in the pixel electrode, respectively, and have different data voltages applied thereto.

Abstract: An exemplary multi-domain vertical alignment LCD (200) includes a common electrode, a pixel electrode and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the common electrode and the pixel electrode. The LCD is regularly devided into a plurality of frist and second sub-pixel regions (250, 260). The first sub-pixel region corresponding to two of the first protrusions (241), one of the second protrusions (242), one of the first slits (281), and two of the second slits (282), a second sub-pixel region corresponding to two of the third protrusions (243), one of the fourth protrusions (244), one of the third slits (283), and two of the fourth slits (284), a first ratio of first distance between the first slit and the second slit to a first width of the first slit is less than second ratio of second distance between the third slit and the fourth slit to second width of the third slit.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates spaced apart from each other, on which a display area and a non-display area are defined, a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates, a seal pattern in the non-display area between the first and second substrates, a driver in the non-display area on the first substrate, column spacers in the display area between the first and second substrates, and a first auxiliary spacer between the driver and the second substrate.

Abstract: A source plate for a liquid crystal display, a fabrication method thereof, and a liquid crystal display produced by the method. The source plate includes a first substrate, including a plurality of pixel regions having first electrodes respectively disposed therein; a second substrate, including a plurality of pixel regions having second electrodes disposed therein, positioned to be in opposition to the first substrate; a sealing agent surrounding each pixel region, disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a liquid crystal inlet disposed at an opening in each of the sealing agents; an assistance sealing agent disposed between adjacent sealing agents; and a liquid crystal disposed in the pixel regions. The method includes forming the assistance sealing agents to prevent injected liquid crystal from entering a space between the pixel regions.

Abstract: A flexible display panel device includes a plastic substrate with a display region and a peripheral region, a plurality of ribs disposed in the peripheral region and/or the display region, a discontinuous buffer layer disposed on the plastic substrate, and an active matrix component layer on a pixel disposed on the discontinuous buffer layer. During the fabrication of the flexible panel, a plastic substrate is first disposed on a carrier substrate for performing device fabrication. After the panel is finished, the plastic substrate is departed from the carrier substrate to form a flexible panel. Through the integration design of the ribs and discontinuous buffer layer, the flexible panel has preferred warp resistance and low stress, thereby enhancing the reliability and life time of the panel.

Abstract: A polarizer-alignment dual function film. The film comprising an optically anisotropic material layer having a plurality of strips integrally formed thereon. The strips provide an alignment function for aligning the liquid crystal molecules while the optically anisotropic material provides a polarization function such that the two functions can be integrated into a single-layered film.

Abstract: The present invention provides parallax barrier layers on a first transparent substrate. A second transparent substrate is adhesively attached to the parallax barrier layer side of the first transparent substrate. The opposite side to the parallax barrier layers of the first transparent substrate is polished. Various kinds of functional films are formed on the polished first transparent substrate to form a counter substrate. The positional displacement between each parallax barrier layer and each pixel can be suppressed, and uniformity of the visual field angle and yield can be enhanced.

Abstract: To provide a polarizing plate including a polarizing layer containing anisotropic metal nanoparticles produced by reducing a metal ion in a liquid crystal matrix. An embodiment in which the liquid crystal matrix is characterized in that molecules of a liquid crystal compound are fixed in an alignment state of any one of substantially horizontal alignment, substantially vertical alignment, diagonal alignment, hybrid alignment and spiral alignment; an embodiment in which the reduction is at least one of photoreduction, thermal reduction and chemical reduction; and the like are favorable.

Abstract: Provided for is a control system for a welding helmet comprising: an electronically controllable lens configured to be mounted in a welding helmet shell, a microphone configured to receive an audible input and to generate a signal in response to the audible input received and an electronic control module coupled to the lens and to the microphone and configured to control the electronically controllable lens based upon the signal. Also provided for is a welding helmet implementing a control system and a method of manufacturing a welding helmet including a control system.

Abstract: Eyewear having forehead-ventilating provisions includes a laterally-elongated slat projecting at or slightly above eye level for the wearer. The eyewear provides a solid front extending between upper and lower margins as well as left and right ends. The slat is secured to either the upper margin or else the ends of the eyewear to project, as said, forward from the solid front at or slightly above eye level. The slat defines a trailing, laterally-elongated slot. The slat and slot are cooperatively formed to divert air that is incoming on relatively level paths for the solid front—or slat—onto angled paths aimed at streaming up and/or fanning out across the wearer's forehead. The slat and slot are scaled and proportioned to enhance forehead-ventilation and refreshing-comfort to wearers active in activities in which they are rushing themselves or being rushed forward at exhilarating but not fearsome rates of travel.

Abstract: Eyewear includes a pair of lenses and a case. A first lens includes a first face and a second face, and a second lens includes a second lens face. The second lens is adapted to nest with the first lens when the second lens face is in register with and placed against the first face of the first lens. The case houses the first lens and the second lens when the second lens is nested with the first lens, wherein the first lens is adapted to nest with the case.

Abstract: An eyeglass retainer for attaching to an eyeglass frame having a temple. The eyeglass retainer includes a temple arm, a retaining arm, and a spring pivot portion. The temple arm includes an open end and a pivot end. The temple is removably insertable into the open end, and the pivot end is attached to the spring pivot portion. The retaining arm includes a proximate end and an exterior surface. The proximate end is coupled to the spring pivot portion and the exterior surface engages an eyeglass wearer. The spring pivot portion resists relative movement between the temple arm and the retaining arm thereby retaining the eyeglass frame against the eyeglass wearer.

Abstract: Eyeglasses including two video displays having a surface substantially equal in area to that of a lens of the eyeglasses, that may be pivoted forwardly and outwardly to an open position for viewing, and may be folded rearwardly and inwardly to a stored position for retention by the temple members of the eyeglasses when not in use, is described. Telescoping arms permit adjustment of the distance between the video displays and the lenses to suit a user. The video displays may be mildly concave in shape so that when in the closed position against the temple members, the eyeglasses present the appearance and function of conventional eyewear.

Abstract: A series of spectacle lenses, where the position of use of the spectacle lenses in front of the eyes of the respective spectacle wearers, nominal variables at the intersection points of first lines of sight are essentially identical to the respective eye-sided or object-sided surfaces of the spectacle lenses. Each first line of sight is a predetermined, eye-sided line of sight, that intersects a pupil center point and an optical eye rotation point of the respective eye. All of the first lines of sight exhibit a predetermined, identical eye-sided visual angle.

Abstract: An ophthalmologic apparatus includes an imaging system that illuminates a retina of an eye, and images the retina of the eye based on reflective luminous flux from the retina, an aberration measurement part that measures optical aberration of the eye, an aberration compensation device disposed in the imaging system to compensate the optical aberration of the eye based on a signal from the aberration measurement part, a first focusing device disposed in an optical path of the imaging system to perform focusing of the image of the retina of the eye according to a refractive property of the eye, and a second focusing device disposed in the optical path of the imaging system to compensate infinitesimal spherical aberration generated by the aberration compensation device after adjustment by the first focusing device.

Abstract: A visual acuity testing apparatus includes a target presenting unit for displaying various targets to be presented to a subject's eye, an optical element arranging device for retaining various optical elements, and selectively arranging the optical element corresponding to a response from the subject between the subject's eye and the target presenting unit, an operation section which is operated for selecting each of targets and each of the optical elements, a display section for displaying an operation image illustrating an operation content of the operation section, a memory for storing a plurality of target data illustrating each of the targets and operation image data illustrating the operation image, an arithmetic control section for extracting the target data and the operation image data from the memory according to an operation of the operation section, and an image output section having at least two output ports.

Abstract: An apparatus for displaying information within a vehicle interior includes a surface having a coating for emitting visible light when excited by an ultraviolet (UV) light beam, and a laser projection device (LPD) for generating and directing the UV light beam onto the coating to display information on the surface. The LPD generates one or more UV laser beams, and the coating has one or more light-emitting layers each excitable by a different UV wavelength. Each layer emits a different color of light when excited. The surface is a transparent windshield or lens, or an opaque surface. A method for displaying information within a vehicle interior includes applying a light-emitting coating to a surface in at least one layer, and generating and projecting a UV light beam onto the coating to present information in at least as many colors as there are layers.

Abstract: Provided is an image projecting apparatus, including: a polarization separator having a polarization separation surface which transmits or reflects illumination light and reflection light reflected from a reflective image display unit according to polarization directions of the illumination light and the reflection light; and a polarization direction rotating member, disposed between the polarization separator and the reflective image display unit, which rotates a polarization direction of light passing twice through the polarization direction rotating member by 90° about an optical axis of the polarization separator.

Abstract: A two-dimensional image formation device of the present invention is provided with a spatial light modulation element (7) for modulating light having a linear polarization and emitted from a laser light source (1), and a depolarization means (21) for depolarizing the modulated light before it is incident on an image display surface. The light having a linear polarization is used before and after incidence of irradiated light to the spatial light modulation element (7), and the linear polarization of the irradiated light is depolarized after the modulation, whereby randomly polarized light is projected on a screen (11). Thereby, speckle noise is significantly reduced, and a high-definition image can be formed.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of reducing speckle in projection of images is provided that includes the elements or features of producing a first image and displacing the first image to produce a second image that will reduce speckle relating to the first image when the first image and the second image are displayed on a display medium.

Abstract: A method for compensating for a shift in color in a light source and a system of color illumination for a projection visual display (PVD) system.

Abstract: An imaging system (100) for displaying colour images is described. The imaging system (100) comprises an illumination source (102) for generating an illumination beam, an illumination splitting means (106) typically for generating different primary colour illumination beams and a plurality of image modulators (104a, 104b, 104c). The illumination splitting means (106) comprises a dynamic selecting means (108) adapted for, for a single colour image to be imaged, subsequently generating different sub-sets of primary colour sub-beams from said illumination beam and directing these sub-sets of primary colour sub-beams to a static selecting means (110).

Abstract: The display system separates reflected and transmitted light from a color wheel of the display system; and modulates the separated reflected and transmitted light components using separate spatial light modulators so as to achieve high brightness.

Abstract: The invention discloses a method for igniting a lamp of a projector. The method includes steps of: (a) sensing a first temperature difference in response to power-off of the projector; (b) in response to power-on of the projector, detecting an aftercooling time and judging whether it is smaller than a predetermined cooling time, if YES, perform step (c); otherwise, perform step (g); (c) sensing a second temperature difference; (d) judging whether a ratio of the second temperature difference to the first temperature difference is larger than a threshold, if YES, perform step (e); otherwise, perform step (g); (e) calculating a re-cooling time; (f) controlling a fan to operate for the re-cooling time to cool the lamp down; and (g) igniting the lamp.

Abstract: A rear projector for performing image projection includes: a screen and a projection optical system. The screen has a rotationally symmetric Fresnel lens. The projection optical system has at least one reflection surface formed of a rotationally asymmetric free curved surface. The projection optical system is nonaxisymmetric and makes a central principle ray incident obliquely on the screen in the image projection. The Fresnel lens has aberration that cancels out pupil aberration of the projection optical system so that principal rays of beams exiting from the Fresnel lens become substantially parallel to each other.

Abstract: A system and method of aligning a micromirror array to the micromirror package and the micromirror package to a display system. One embodiment provides a method of forming and utilizing a package that exposes regions of an alignment reference plane. The device within the package is mounted on the reference plane such that the exposed regions allow precise alignment with the device in a direction perpendicular to the reference plane. Alignment surfaces formed in a display system or other system contact the reference plane at the exposed regions to position the packaged device relative to other components of the system. One embodiment of the package 400 taught has laminated layers forming the package substrate 402 and providing a precision reference plane 416 relative to the position of the micromirror device 404. The package may be formed by laminating several layers of material in sheets to form several package substrates simultaneously.

Abstract: An exemplary light tunnel includes at least three reflectors arranged one adjoining the other in sequence, thereby forming a corresponding at least three-sided enclosed conduit structure. At each of a plurality of junctions where a first adjoining reflector and a second adjoining reflector adjoin each other, an end portion of the first adjoining reflector abuts an end face of the second adjoining reflector and extends beyond an outer surface of the second adjoining reflector. The two adjoining reflectors are joined to each other by adhesive. The adhesive extends between a extending part of the end portion of the first adjoining reflectors that extends beyond the outer surface of the second adjoining reflector and a part of the outer surface of the second adjoining reflector.

Abstract: A lighting system comprised of a central controller, a digital communications path, and a plurality of image projection lighting devices (IPLDs) is provided. The IPLDs contain cameras that can capture both visible light and infrared light. Address signals sent from the central controller first address a particular IPLD and then command signals sent from the central controller control an infrared blocking filter to be positioned in and out of a camera optical path of the particular addressed IPLD.

Abstract: A laser projector which controls power to a plurality of light sources and a method thereof are provided. The laser projector includes a plurality of light sources, a sensing unit, a power supply unit which supplies power to each of the light sources, and a control unit which adjusts the power supplied to the light sources, based on a sensing result of the sensing unit. Since the power supplied to the light sources is controlled based on the result of sensing at least one of a motion of an object and a slope of the projector, a user is protected from a laser beam emitted from the laser projector.

Abstract: System and method for thin projection display systems. An embodiment comprises a light source, an array of light modulators optically coupled to the light source, a lensed mirror optically coupled to the array, and a controller electronically coupled to the array and to the light source. The array produces images on a display plane by modulating light from the light source based on image data and the controller provides light commands to the light source and load image data into the array. The lensed mirror reflects modulated light from the array onto the display plane, the lensed mirror comprising a refractive portion and a reflective portion. The refractive portion of the lensed mirror helps to increase the light bending capability to help reduce the overall thickness of a projection display system.

Abstract: A laser projection apparatus includes: laser devices; incident optical systems, each of which is supplied with light beam from the laser device; a scanning device for two-dimensionally scanning the light beam; and a projection optical system for projecting the light beam from the scanning device onto a screen; wherein the scanning device includes a resonant drive mirror for performing deflection in a main scanning direction, and the projection optical system includes at least two nonaxisymmetric-shaped reflecting mirrors and a light source image is present between the first mirror, which is most closest to the scanning device, and the second mirror, thereby achieving a laser projection apparatus using a projection optical system which is easy to downsize, has velocity uniformity and has successful projection characteristics and brightness.

Abstract: A laser projection apparatus PJ includes: laser devices; incident optical systems, each of which is supplied with light beam from the laser device; a scanning device for two-dimensionally scanning the light beam; and a projection optical system for projecting the light beam from the scanning device onto a screen; wherein the scanning device includes a resonant drive mirror for performing deflection in a main scanning direction, and at least one light source image is formed in an optical path ranging from the scanning device to the screen SC, and the projection optical system includes two reflecting mirrors which has such a power that, with respect to the main scanning direction, a positive power thereof becomes increasingly greater toward peripheries of the main scanning direction, and each of the incident optical systems has a power in the main scanning direction and a power in the sub scanning direction, one power being different from another power, thereby achieving a laser projection apparatus using a pro

Abstract: A substrate support constructed to support a substrate for immersion lithographic processing is disclosed. The substrate support has a central part and a peripheral part positioned around the central part. The substrate support further includes a thermal decoupler arranged to decrease heat transport between the central part and the peripheral part.

Abstract: An imaging device for preparing a printing surface for a printing operation transfers information related to how the printing precursor should be processed to a processor. The processor is automated to make local adjustments according to the information provided. The information can be transferred for each printing precursor or only when changes occur. The transfer is automated.