Abstract: An automated studio and control system for taking photographs is disclosed that alleviates many exposure problems and simplifies variables with which the photographer must deal in order to achieve consistent high quality photographs. The studio includes a multi-light portrait lighting system, a subject location verification system and a system for varying backgrounds, all of which are tied to an integrated control system and synchronized to a camera.

Abstract: A video presenter of the invention includes: a table having a periphery with a substantially curved contour; a pivot member mounted at a side of the table; a support arm rotatably coupled with the pivot member and extended therefrom; and a camera rotatably coupled at an end of the support arm.

Abstract: A pop-up flash of a camera includes a flash unit movable between a retracted position, in which the flash unit is accommodated in a camera body, and a fully-lifted position, in which the flash unit projects from the camera body; a biasing device which biases the flash unit toward the fully-lifted position; and a speed-change mechanism for changing a speed of movement of the flash unit, which is driven by the biasing force of the biasing device, during movement of the flash unit in a projecting direction from the retracted position to the fully-lifted position.

Abstract: A method for turning on the power of a camera or camcorder includes storing the camera or camcorder in an unattached enclosure, the enclosure having at least one radio-frequency identification tag that sends a wireless signal that identifies if the enclosure is closed or at least partially open, and the camera or camcorder having a radio frequency identification tag sensor that can sense whether the tag identifies that the enclosure is closed or at least partially; unfastening a fastener or unzipping a zipper on the enclosure, changing the state of the enclosure from closed to at least partially open; the sensor sensing that the state has changed to at least partially open; then automatically turning the power on to the camera or camcorder regardless of the light level inside and outside of the enclosure; and then removing the camera or camcorder from the enclosure.

Abstract: A method and system for network wide fault isolation in an optical network are described. A single fault in a network can produce a large number of alarms at different points in an optical network. The described method and system identify the root cause alarm while masking all correlated alarms. In the embodiment of the invention, the method and system are based on a wavelength tracker technology allowing identification and tracking of individual channels in the optical network.

Abstract: A wireless communication system transmits data on multiple carriers simultaneously to provide frequency diversity. Orthogonality is provided by carrier interference, which causes a narrow pulse in the time domain corresponding to each transmitted data symbol. Selection of the frequency separation and phases of the carriers controls the timing of the pulses. Equivalently, pulse waveforms may be generated from an appropriate selection of polyphase sub-carrier codes. Time division of the pulses and frequency division of the carriers may be employed for multiple access. Received signals are processed by combining frequency-domain components corresponding to a desired user's allocated carriers. Individual data symbols are processed by providing polyphase decoding, matched filtering, or time-domain shifting the received carriers. Carrier Interferometry components may be used to build various signals corresponding to other transmission protocols.

Abstract: An optical transmission device improved in quality and reliability of OADM function and permitting configuration of highly-flexible, economical OADM networks. A wavelength tunable filter variably selects a wavelength according to a control frequency. A filter controller applies the control frequency to the filter while scanning wavelength over an entire signal bandwidth, to detect, from a reference wavelength monitor signal supplied thereto, a reference control frequency which permits the filter to select a reference wavelength and according to which wavelength is matched. On receiving a wavelength selection request, the controller obtains a target control frequency from the reference control frequency and the position of a target wavelength relative to the reference wavelength, and applies the obtained frequency to the filter. A reference wavelength filter transmits the reference wavelength therethrough. A light-receiving element monitors the transmitted reference wavelength to generate the monitor signal.

Abstract: In an adaptive optics module, wavefront sensing and data detection are implemented in a single device. For example, an optical-to-electrical converter converts a data-encoded optical beam to an intermediate electrical signal, which contains both the data encoded in the beam and also wavefront information about the beam. The data and wavefront information are later separated, for example by frequency filtering.

Abstract: An optical communications system, comprising a first node, first dispersion compensation fiber located in the first node, wherein the first dispersion compensation fiber induces dispersion onto optical signals passing through the first dispersion compensation fiber, a second node, a plurality of spans between the first and second nodes, and second dispersion compensation fiber located in at least one of the spans, wherein the second dispersion compensation fiber induces dispersion onto optical signals passing through the second dispersion compensation fiber, and wherein the dispersion induced by the second dispersion compensation fiber is opposite in sign to that induced by the first dispersion compensation fiber.

Abstract: A fiber optic communication signal link apparatus for performing fiber optic link communication including a transmitter apparatus and a receiver apparatus coupled by a fiber optic cable. The transmitter is capable of detecting and modulating data that includes at least one of position, light and audio data. An analog voltage signal representing the data is transmitted to the transmitter apparatus wherein the signal is detected, converted to a frequency signal and modulated through the fiber optic cable to the receiver apparatus. Subsequently, the frequency signal is detected, demodulated and converted back to a voltage analog signal in the receiver apparatus.

Abstract: A fiber optic communication system comprising: an optical signal source adapted to produce a binary amplitude modulated signal; and an optical spectrum reshaper adapted to receive the amplitude modulated signal and to change the instantaneous frequency of the signal at its 0-to-1 and 1-to-0 transitions so as to change the instantaneous frequency of the signal so that it is substantially constant across the 1 pulse. A method for transmitting a signal through a fiber, comprising: generating a second signal from the signal, wherein the second signal comprises a intensity profile and an adiabatic frequency profile; generating a third signal from the second signal, wherein the third signal comprises a intensity profile and a flat-topped frequency profile.

Abstract: A fiber optic transmitter comprising a digital driver adapted to adjust the crossing point of a digital base signal, an optical source adapted to receive the digital base signal and produce a frequency modulated optical signal, and an optical spectrum reshaper adapted to convert the frequency modulated optical signal to an amplitude modulated optical signal. A method for transmitting a signal, comprising: adjusting the crossing point of a digital base signal; providing the adjusted signal to an optical source to produce a frequency modulated optical signal; and providing the frequency modulated optical signal to an optical spectrum reshaper to convert the frequency modulated optical signal to an amplitude modulated optical signal.

Abstract: An optical receiver circuit is constructed to be immune to interference from external interference signals. The optical receiver circuit includes a differential amplifier having an optical reception device connected to one input of the differential amplifier. The optical receiver circuit also includes an electrical element for simulating the electrical behavior of the reception device in the illumination-free state. The electrical element is connected to the other input of the differential amplifier.

Abstract: An optical coherent receiver in one embodiment has a heterodyne configuration, and in another embodiment has a homodyne configuration, in each configuration employs multiple feedback signaling and analog/digital processing to optimize response to a modulated optical input signal, the provision of both individual RF I and RF Q channel outputs.

Abstract: An image processing system including an image processing device, a service supply unit and an information supply unit is provided. The image processing device includes a service search data transmission unit, a service determination unit, and a service requesting unit. The information supply unit including a service search data reception unit; a presumption unit that presumes a probability of each service based on the service search data received by the service search data reception unit and according to prescribed presumption rules; and a list supply unit that supplies a list generated by extracting services likely to be requested from the service supply unit from all the services executable by the service supply unit and a list generated by sorting the services executable by the service supply unit.

Abstract: A contextual fault handling method and apparatus in a printing system replaces a first diagnostic message with a second diagnostic message based on a measure of fault occurrence frequency. The first message includes information relating to a symptom of a first fault and the second message includes information relating to a root cause of the first fault. Printer usage log data is collected during operation of the printing apparatus. A trend analysis is performed on the print usage log data. Then, in response to a second occurrence of a first fault event and based on a result of the trend analysis, a second diagnostic message is displayed for providing information to the operator or end user relating to a root cause of the fault. The second diagnostic message could be displayed together with the first message or as a replacement for the first message.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image bearing body for bearing a latent image; a plurality of attach/detach sections to each of which a developer container for containing developer used for developing the latent image can be attached; and a container attachment mechanism for allowing a developer container containing developer of a certain color to be attached to any of the plurality of attach/detach sections, and a developer container containing developer of a color other than the certain color to be attached only to a predetermined attach/detach section of among the plurality of attach/detach sections.

Abstract: A replaceable unit that is removably coupled to a storage portion of a main body provided in an image forming apparatus, the replaceable unit having a first picture split provided on the replaceable unit that forms a finished picture with a second picture split provided on the main body of the image forming apparatus when the replaceable unit is coupled to the storage portion.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus having a developer controlling apparatus for a developing roller is provided to uniformly control an amount of developer deposited on the developing roller and a developer controlling method thereof. The apparatus includes a sensing part having a first sensor which senses a conductivity of a liquid developer and a second sensor which senses a density of the liquid developer. A control part controls a voltage applied to the developing roller and/or a deposit roller according to the conductivity and the density sensed by the sensing part.

Abstract: A detachable developer in which a photosensitive unit and a development unit are separately and independently installed in a main body. The detachable developer includes a first axis connection member extending from one end portion of the photosensitive unit toward a rotation axis of a developing roller and having a first guide slot formed therein in which one end portion of the rotation axis of the developing roller is inserted, and a second axis connection member extending from the other end portion of the development unit toward a rotation axis at the other end portion of a photosensitive drum and having a second guide slot formed therein in which the other end portion of the rotation axis of the photosensitive drum is inserted. The first axis connection member and the second axis connection member extend parallel to each other.

Abstract: A contact pressure setting method of setting a contact pressure between contact members of an image forming apparatus. A film member is inserted into a gap between the contact members and the contact pressure is set so that a pulling force to pull out the film member lies within a predetermined range. Thus, the contact pressure can be accurately and easily recognized and the contact pressure can be set to be uniform.

Abstract: A conductive rubber roller 10 has a conductive rubber layer 1, containing chloroprene rubber, and composes an outermost layer thereof. When an alternating current is applied to the conductive rubber roller 10 at a voltage of five and a frequency of 100 Hertz, the dielectric loss tangent is 0.1 to 1.8.

Abstract: A part of a toner supply path is formed in a setting unit, and a nozzle coupled to a toner container is provided, wherein the fitting direction of the toner container to the setting unit and the coupling direction of the nozzle to the toner container are different. There is a powder container having an upper section and a multi-part lower section. The multi-part lower section has an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion having an opening which is perpendicular to an opening of the upper portion. The upper and lower portions are rotatably engaged such that the upper portion and the lower portion are engaged with each other when rotated to a first position relative to each other, and the upper portion and the lower portion are unengaged with each other when rotated to a second position relative to each other.

Abstract: A development subsystem is used to develop toner particles transported by semiconductive carrier particles.

Abstract: A device including a developing roller having a magnet roller for transporting developer, and developing an electrostatic latent image, a regulating member regulating transportation amount of the developer transported to the electrostatic latent image with the development roller, and a reflux plate refluxing excess developer regulated by the regulating member away from the regulating member is constructed to comprise a rubbing member arranged to face the developing roller, at a second gap larger than a first gap defined by the developing roller and the regulating member, and rubbing developer transported to the first gap. The rubbing member carries out preliminary electrification on developer and then the regulating member carries out main electrification on the preliminarily electrified developer.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided that forms an image with liquid developer, and a method thereof. The image forming apparatus includes a plurality of photoconductors on which developer images having carrier rates different from each other are formed with corresponding liquid developers. An image transfer member is disposed to form transfer nips with the respective photoconductors in such a manner that the developer images of the respective photoconductors are overlappingly transferred onto the image transfer member according to a transfer order predetermined on the basis of the carrier rates thereof. The developer images from the respective photoconductors are moved to an image receiving medium.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus, which comprises an intermediate transfer belt (15), and a plurality of image-forming units (11) to (14) disposed along the intermediate transfer belt (15) and adapted to form toner images of different colors and sequentially transfer the toner images onto the intermediate transfer belt (15) in a superimposed manner so as to form a color toner image. The intermediate transfer belt (15) is laid across a drive roller (16), a driven roller (17) and a tension roller (18), in a tensioned condition. A rotation speed of the tension roller (18) adapted to apply a tension to the intermediate transfer belt (15) is detected to obtain a linear speed of the intermediate transfer belt (15). In a process of color-misregistration correction, a write-start timing for each toner image of the colors is adjusted based on the linear speed of the intermediate transfer belt (15).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrophotographic color image forming apparatus using a tandem-drum development, an indirect image-transfer method, and a vertical sheet supply path. An intermediate image-transfer member is angled relative to a horizontal line such that a rear side of the intermediate image-transfer member away from a recording sheet is lifted and a front side of the intermediate image-transfer member closer to the recording sheet is lowered. Further, image creating mechanisms of the tandem-drum development are aligned and arranged in parallel to a moving image transfer bed of the intermediate image-transfer member, such that one of the image creating mechanisms firstly forming an image faces the rear side of the moving image transfer bed and another one of the image creating mechanisms lastly forming an image faces the front side.

Abstract: An electrophotographic printing system having an apparatus for improving image fidelity is disclosed. The electrophotographic printing system includes a photosensitive drum, a first and second retractors and a paper presser. The first and second retractors position a sheet of printing paper within a first and second predetermined distances, respectively, from the photosensitive drum. The paper presser, which is operatively secured to the second retractor, presses the printing paper firmly against the photosensitive drum when developed toner images on said photosensitive drum are being transferred onto the printing paper.

Abstract: In a fixing device for causing a pressurizing roller to come in pressure contact with a heating roller including a central region heating heater for heating a central region and a side end region heating heater for heating a side end region on an outside of the central region, thereby fixing an unfixed toner, or an image forming apparatus comprising the fixing device, an outside of an image region of the heating roller is caused to have a peak of heat distribution of the central region heating heater and heat radiated from both side ends of the heating roller is compensated to flatten the temperature distribution of the image region, thereby preventing a deterioration in an image.

Abstract: A disclosed fixing device includes: a heat roller unit having a rotatable roller having an elastic body on a surface thereof and a heating unit heating the roller; a pad disposed along a circumference of the elastic body of the heat roller; a belt member disposed on a curved surface of the pad, the belt member rotating by following a rotation of the heat roller; and a pressure member pressing the belt member to the heat roller using the pad, the fixing device causing a conveyed recording medium carrying a visualized image to pass through a space between the heat roller and the pressure member so as to fix the visualized image on the recording medium, wherein a curvature of the curved surface of the pad is changed in a central portion and end portions in an axial direction of the heat roller.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image heating device comprising, a first belt which heats an image on a recording material at a nip, a second belt which forms the nip with the first belt, a first pressure member and a first rotating member which press the first belt at the nip, the first pressure member and the first rotating member being provided while not being in contact with each other; and a second pressure member and a second rotating member which press the second belt at the nip, the second pressure member and the second rotating member being provided while not being in contact with each other. The nip is formed by a region where at least one of the first pressure member, the first rotating member, the second pressure member, and the second rotating member is in contact with the corresponding belt.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cleaning device, a cleaning method and an image forming apparatus applied with the cleaning device and the cleaning method. The cleaning device includes a first cleaning member for removing waste developers remaining on one of a transfer belt and a photosensitive medium; a support bracket for supporting the first cleaning member; a second cleaning member being disposed in one side of the first cleaning member and serving a role in removing the waste developers remaining on the first cleaning member; a developer transfer member for transferring the removed waste developers; and a base bracket unit for receiving the developer transfer member. On the basis of the cleaning device and the cleaning method, the image forming apparatus is provided with an effect on improved cleaning efficiency.

Abstract: A waste toner transporting apparatus which transfers waste toner removed from a photosensitive drum to a waste toner housing is provided. The waste toner transporting apparatus includes a toner transporting plate arranged substantially above a cleaning blade. A transporting member is installed at one end of the toner transporting plate and has a cam follower arranged on an opposite side of the toner transporting plate. A driving cam contacts the cam follower and converts rotational motion into linear reciprocating motion to enable the toner transporting plate to reciprocate on the cleaning blade.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus is provided with a document glass stand on which a document is placed, and a document feeding portion having a platen roller for feeding out the document fed into the reading position of the document glass stand from the reading position and a pressure plate having elasticity and capable of pressing the document placed on the document glass stand against the document glass stand with the platen roller, and openable and closable relative to the document glass stand. A document reading sensor reads the document placed on the document glass stand while being moved below the document glass stand, and reads the document fed into the reading position while being stopped at the reading position. Design is made such that after the document feeding portion is closed and the document has been pressed against the document glass stand by the pressure plate, the platen roller presses the document against the document glass stand.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus a first fixing device fixing the toner image on the sheet; a second fixing device fixing the toner image, fixed on the sheet by the first fixing device; a fixing conveyance path guiding the sheet carrying the toner image fixed by the second fixing device; a detour conveyance path diverging from the fixing conveyance path on an upstream side of the second fixing device, and joining the fixing conveyance path at a joining point on a downstream side of the second fixing device so that the sheet is guided detouring the second fixing device; a joined conveyance path guiding the sheet on a downstream side of the joining point; a first curl applying unit disposed on the joined conveyance path and applying a curl to the sheet; and a second curl applying unit disposed on the detour conveyance path and applying a curl to the sheet.

Abstract: A waiting tray comprises left and right lower face support members for supporting both sides of a sheet and a distal end lower face support member for supporting a distal end lower face, wherein, even if a sheet is easily bent, the sheet is reliably retained on the waiting tray, and when a standby state of the sheet is released, release of the support of the left and right lower face support members and release of the support of the distal end lower face support member are carried out.

Abstract: A digital audio file reproduction apparatus, system and method having wireless transfer capability with a remote device. The apparatus includes a memory and a controller coupled to store and recall digital audio files with the memory. A transceiver operates to transmit and receive digital audio files according to a radio protocol. An audio circuit receives audio files from the controller and outputs the audio files for analog audio reproduction. The controller responds to the receipt of an in-range radio signal by the transceiver, from the remote device, to exchange digital audio files with the remote device via the radio protocol. A memory card slot is adapted to accept plural user-replaceable memory cards. The apparatus compresses and decompresses the digital audio files, which may be according to the MP3 format. A microphone circuit provided to enable the recording and storing of voice messages.

Abstract: A method for dynamically directing a wireless repeater is provided. A repeater will include an antenna, a mobile station modem, a processor and data storage. The processor will cause the antenna to sweep over a coverage area, possibly through increments. At each increment, the antenna will receive signals and pass the signals to the MSM. The MSM will then apply a rake receiver to identify characteristics in the received signals, such as PN offsets and signal-to-noise ratios (EC/IO) for each PN offset, and the processor will record in the data storage the PN offsets and corresponding signal-to-noise ratios at that increment. Given this data, the processor will then instruct the antenna to move to the increment where the MSM detected the strongest signal-to-noise ratio. As a result, the antenna of the repeater will point at a base station that is likely to supply the signal with the highest signal-to-noise ratio.

Abstract: A first radio transceiver is operated in close proximity to a second radio transceiver, even when the first and second radio transceivers operate in accordance with incompatible standards. Operation in this manner includes receiving a first signal that indicates whether the second radio transceiver is idle or busy and receiving a second signal that, when the second radio transceiver is idle, indicates when the second radio transceiver must have access to a second channel. Operation includes determining whether to enable the first radio transceiver to use a first channel based at least on the first signal.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to solve a problem that malfunction of communication is generated by varying a frequency of a clock due to noise from outside in a case where there is no supplied signal in a circuit which performs negative feedback control so that the supplied signal and the feedback signal can maintain a fixed phase relationship between the signals. The present invention provides a configuration including a PLL circuit and an oscillator circuit, where a switch for switching an output between a signal from the PLL circuit and a signal from the oscillator circuit to the signal output portion is provided to switch from a connection to the PLL circuit to a connection to the oscillator circuit in a case where there is no received signal.

Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus adapted to be mounted on an elevated surface having an electrical socket thereon. The apparatus includes a housing, a photocell and a transceiver. The housing at least partially defines an interior space and has a portion which is translucent. The photocell is supported by the housing in the interior space so that ambient light exterior to the housing passes through the translucent portion to the photocell. The transceiver is also supported by the housing and is positioned within the interior space of the housing.

Abstract: Capacity of radio links in an in-building cellular communication system is currently limited by bandwidth available for a communications link between a terminal and a single base station. The present invention mitigates this limitation by permitting the terminal to establish a number of communications links with a number of base stations. Content data is distributed in parallel over the number of communications links.

Abstract: A wireless communication system includes at least one repeater antenna assembly for providing adequate RF coverage within a building, such as a home. An example repeater antenna assembly has an automatically adjustable gain that is controlled responsive to a pathloss associated with a received signal to avoid base station transceiver desensitization and positive feedback. A disclosed assembly avoids base station desensitization and positive feedback. Another disclosed technique maintains a selected minimum link budget within the building.

Abstract: A modulation-demodulation apparatus of a relatively simple arrangement is able to prevent a bad influence caused due to interference between two local oscillators and a portable wireless communication apparatus uses this modulation-demodulation apparatus. In a modulation-demodulation apparatus using a local oscillator (105) for use in direct conversion type of a receiving system and a local oscillator (104) for use with a transmitting system, a ratio (C/D) between a reception frequency and an oscillation frequency of the reception local oscillator (105) and a ratio (A/B) between a transmission frequency and an oscillation frequency of the transmission local oscillator are made different from each other.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for digital processing of FM stereo signals are described. A carrier signal such as a 38 kHz carrier may be recovered and used to process a difference signal such as a left minus right signal. The left minus right signal and a left plus right signal may be used to generate separate left plus right signals.

Abstract: A synthesized alternative sensor signal is produced from an alternative sensor signal. The synthesized alternative sensor signal is computed using vocal tract resonances estimated based on the alternative sensor signal, and using a waveform synthesis technique that converts the estimated vocal tract resonance sequence into a spectral magnitude sequence. The synthesized alternative sensor signal and the alternative sensor signal are used to estimate a clean speech value.

Abstract: An integrated superheterodyne dual-conversion tuner upconverts a signal so as to place it outside a reception band, and then downconverts the signal with a non-zero intermediate frequency. A first filter of the bulk acoustic wave type is positioned between the up and down conversion and is calibrated in such a way as to accurately determine its central frequency. A second filter of a microelectromechanical type receives the downconverted signal and is calibrated in such a way as to accurately determine its central frequency.

Abstract: A method facilitates provisioning of pre paid wireless services. Credit refresh operations involving a pre paid wireless communication device involve SMS messages transmitted to the device over the air. The device uses tariff tables to keep track of a call's impact on available credit. The tariff tables are updatable at the service provider's discretion using SMS messages.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for placing a call between a client in one network and a client in another network. The IP network includes a SIP server and a network gateway configured to provide access to a public switched network. The method includes receiving a SIP call request message from the first client. The SIP call request message is authenticated to thereby identify an authentic originating client. Subsequently, a database is searched to find client billing tag corresponding to the authentic originating client. The call is completed if the client billing tag is obtained, and not completed if the client billing tag cannot be obtained. Thus, the present invention provides an efficient method for billing phone calls that are placed from SIP enabled devices to a telephone connected to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). The method of the present invention also substantially eliminates certain types of fraud.