Patents Issued in October 9, 2008
  • Publication number: 20080246947
    Abstract: An improved laser source for use in a distributed temperature sensing (DTS) system (and DTS systems employing the same) includes a laser device and drive circuitry that cooperate to emit an optical pulse train at a characteristic wavelength between 1050 nm and 1090 nm. An optical amplifier, which is operably coupled to the laser device, is adapted to amplify the optical pulse train for output over the optical fiber sensor of the DTS system. In the preferred embodiment, the laser device operates at 1064 nm and outputs the optical pulse train via an optical fiber pigtail that is integral to its housing. The optical power of the optical pulse train generated by the laser source is greater than 100 mW, and preferably greater than 1 W, at a preferred pulse repetition frequency range between 1 and 50 kHz, and at a preferred pulse width range between 2 and 100 ns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gareth P. Lees, Arthur H. Hartog, Peter C. Wait
  • Publication number: 20080246948
    Abstract: The invention is related to a camera device (10) for CCTV applications. The camera device (10) comprises a sensor (12) comprising a lens (14) for monitoring the scene in front of the camera device (10). At least one polarizer element (16) is assigned to said sensor (12), the at least one polarizer element (16) being rotatably mounted with respect to said sensor (12), or said polarizer element (16) uses opto-electric effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Sander-Willem Van Schaik, Jan Klijn, Peter Opmeer
  • Publication number: 20080246949
    Abstract: In one aspect the invention relates to an apparatus for analyzing the presence of a single molecule using total internal reflection. In one embodiment an apparatus for single molecule analysis includes a support having a sample located thereon; two sources of light at distinct wavelengths, a collimator for directing the light onto the sample through a total internal reflection objective; a receiver for receiving a fluorescent emission produced by a single molecule in the sample in response to the light; and a detector for detecting each of the wavelengths in the fluorescent emission. In another embodiment the apparatus further comprises a focusing laser for maintaining focus of the objective on the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: Helicos BioSciences Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy D. Harris, Philip R. Buzby, Mirna Jarosz, Jaime Gill, Howard Weiss, Stanley N. Lapidus
  • Publication number: 20080246950
    Abstract: A light source estimating device includes a light receiving section for receiving visible light and invisible light radiated from a light source, and a light source estimating section for estimating a type of the light source on the basis of an intensity of the received visible light and an intensity of the received invisible light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventor: Hiroaki ONO
  • Publication number: 20080246951
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for using below deep ultra-violet (DUV) wavelength reflectometry for measuring properties of diffracting and/or scattering structures on semiconductor work-pieces is disclosed. The system can use polarized light in any incidence configuration, but one technique disclosed herein advantageously uses un-polarized light in a normal incidence configuration. The system thus provides enhanced optical measurement capabilities using below deep ultra-violet (DUV) radiation, while maintaining a small optical module that is easily integrated into other process tools. A further refinement utilizes an r?? stage to further reduce the footprint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Phillip Walsh, Dale A. Harrison
  • Publication number: 20080246952
    Abstract: A fingerprint imaging system configured to capture an image of a friction ridge pattern of a subject (e.g., a fingerprint, a palm print, a hand print, a footprint, etc.). The system may include one or more components that reduce the impact of ambient light on the performance of the system. In some implementations, the system may reduce the impact of ambient light without requiring additional power (e.g., to generate an increased amount of radiation) and without including “external” hoods and/or covers designed to block ambient light prior to the ambient light entering system. Instead, the system may reduce the impact of ambient light on performance by blocking ambient light internally within the system along an optical path of radiation used to electronically capture an image of the friction ridge pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Richard Karl Fenrich, Lin Li
  • Publication number: 20080246953
    Abstract: A transmission concentration device capable of reducing environmental temperature effect comprises mainly a concentration detector arranged in the fluid communication space of a fluid circulating apparatus in a fuel cell system where the fluid temperature in the concentration detector and the fuel cell is equal to help minimize measurement error brought about by the effect of environmental temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: SYSPOTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: YUNG-LIEH CHIEN, CHUN-CHIN TUNG
  • Publication number: 20080246954
    Abstract: The fluorescence detector includes: a flow cell provided on a flow passage for flowing a sample; a sample temperature control block for keeping the flow cell and the flow passage located on the sample inlet side of the flow cell at a constant temperature; an excitation optical system; a fluorescence optical system having a photodetector and used for guiding fluorescence emitted from a sample flowing through the flow cell to the photodetector and detecting the fluorescence; a photodetector temperature control block for keeping the photodetector at a constant temperature; and a temperature control unit having a simultaneous temperature control block united with both the temperature control blocks and a temperature control system provided to be in contact with the simultaneous temperature control block to heat and/or cool the simultaneous temperature control block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Mitsuo Kitaoka, Ryutaro Oda, Masahide Gunji
  • Publication number: 20080246955
    Abstract: In a detection of an alcohol concentration, a first light and a second light are irradiated to a mixed liquid including a fossil fuel, an alcohol, and water, and the alcohol concentration is calculated based on amounts of the first light and the second light permeated through the mixed liquid. In the detection, a difference of a transmittance of the fossil fuel with respect to the first light and each transmittance of the alcohol and water with respect to the first light is larger than a first value. In addition, a difference of a transmittance of water with respect to the second light and each transmittance of the fossil fuel and the alcohol with respect to the second light is larger than a second value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicants: NIPPON SOKEN, INC., DENSO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Rie Osaki, Naoya Katoh, Noriyasu Amano, Tetsuro Serai, Akikazu Uchida, Yukihiro Tsukasaki, Keiichiro Aoki
  • Publication number: 20080246956
    Abstract: In a spectroscopic process a sample for producing a test spectral line or spectrum of at least one component contained in the sample is stimulated and the transmitted and/or emitted electromagnetic rays are used to create the test spectral line or spectrum. In order to improve such a spectroscopic process to such an extent that variations of certain parameters, which alter the shape and/or occurrence of a spectral line, are compensated, a comparison spectral line or spectrum of a known comparison material is produced under substantially the same parameters as the sample. The comparison spectral line or spectrum is compared with an ideal comparison spectral line or spectrum in order to calculate a transfer function, and the transfer function is applied to the test spectral line or spectrum in order to calculate a corrected test spectral line or spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Yongdong Wang, Bernhard H. Radziuk, David H. Tracy
  • Publication number: 20080246957
    Abstract: The subassembly includes a laser for emitting signals towards fibers to be monitored, a first photodetector for monitoring reflected laser signals from the fibers, a second photodetector for monitoring laser output power, and an optical fiber. The optical fiber has an angled fiber facet. The laser emits signals toward and through the angled fiber facet, whereby a portion of the laser signal illuminates the second photodetector, and another portion illuminates the fibers that are being monitored and reflects back to the first photodetector such that faults on the fibers can be detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventor: Mark W. Beranek
  • Publication number: 20080246958
    Abstract: A system for inspecting components is provided. The system includes a prism having a first end, a second end, a first reflecting surface, and a second reflecting surface. The first end of the prism is located in a plane that is parallel to and axially separated from a plane of one or more of a plurality of inspection pieces. An image data system is disposed beyond the second end of the prism and generates image data of one or more of the inspection piece that includes a top surface of at least one of the inspection pieces and at least one side of at least one of the inspection pieces. An inspection piece transportation system, such as a pick and place tool or conveyor, moves a plurality of inspection pieces past the first end of the prism through an inspection area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Ajharali Amanullah, Han Cheng Ge, Huek Choy Tan, Hing Tim Lai
  • Publication number: 20080246959
    Abstract: Excitation light is irradiated onto a GaN layer on a silicon carbide substrate constituting a layered product that is set on a stage. Then light is emitted from a defective part caused by a structural defect of the silicon carbide substrate out of the GaN layer. By using this light luminescence phenomena, a position of a defective part of the silicon carbide substrate can be detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Fumihiko Toda
  • Publication number: 20080246960
    Abstract: A fiber quality transducer includes an inlet mixing probe, a rotating valve sleeve, a camera and a sampling cell. Slurry from a pulp tube flow enters a mixing chamber in the inlet mixing probe. The amount of slurry entering the mixing chamber is controlled by the rotating valve sleeve. The sampling cell includes a first sampling lens and a second sampling lens retained in a sampling bore. The first and second sampling lens are spaced apart to form a sampling space to facilitate the flow of diluted slurry. The camera is retained behind the first sampling lens and a LED back light is retained behind the second sampling lens. The diluted slurry flows past the sampling space. The camera photographs the fibers in the diluted slurry flow. The images from the camera are sent to analyzing software, which determine the characteristics of the fibers in the diluted slurry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventor: Ola M. Johansson
  • Publication number: 20080246961
    Abstract: Biosensors are disclosed which include a surface for binding to sample molecule to the biosensor in the form of a porous, thin film of dielectric material, e.g., TiO2. In one example the porous, thin film is in the form of a multitude of sub-micron sized rod-like structures (“nanorods”) projecting therefrom. In one embodiment, the biosensor is in the form of a photonic crystal biosensor. The approach of depositing a thin film of dielectric nanorods may be applied to any enhanced fluorescence biosensor surface structure, including 1-dimensional photonic crystals, 2-dimensional photonic crystals, 3-dimensional photonic crystals, surface plasmon resonance surfaces, planar waveguides, and grating-coupled waveguides. The dielectric nanorod structures can be fabricated on the surface of a biosensor by the glancing angle deposition technique (GLAD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Wei Zhang, Brian T. Cunningham
  • Publication number: 20080246962
    Abstract: A coupler for coupling a linear fiber array to a spectrometer is provided, the coupler having a tube, a linear fiber bundle array inserted through the tube, an alignment mechanism for aligning the linear fiber bundle array with a slit on the spectrometer, and a locking mechanism for locking the linear fiber bundle array to the tube. Further, a method for coupling a linear fiber array to a spectrometer is provided, the method having the steps of inserting a linear fiber bundle array through a tube, aligning the linear fiber bundle array with a slit on the spectrometer, and locking the linear fiber bundle array to the tube once it is aligned with the slit on the spectrometer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: Lambda Solutions
    Inventor: Yongwu Yang
  • Publication number: 20080246963
    Abstract: A particle counting method is provided whereby a liquid sample is radiated by a laser light, scattered light produced by causing the laser light to hit a particle in the liquid sample is detected by a photoelectric conversion element, and a sample value which is the output of the photoelectric conversion element is sequentially compared to a threshold preset for each particle size range, thereby counting the number of particles for each particle size range, the method comprising: a timer start-up step for starting a timer of a predetermined time when the sample value becomes smaller than a threshold of a minimum particle size for the first time and for sequentially holding the maximum value of the sample value; and a timer extension step for restarting the timer to sequentially hold the maximum value of the sample value when the sample value at the time-out of the timer start-up step is larger than the threshold of the minimum particle size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: RION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsutomu Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20080246964
    Abstract: Conventionally, a particle/defect inspection apparatus outputs a total number of detected particles/defects as the result of detection. For taking countermeasures to failures in manufacturing processes, the particles/defects detected by the inspection apparatus are analyzed. Since the inspection apparatus outputs a large number of detected particles/defects, an immense time is required for analyzing the detected particles/defects, resulting in a delay in taking countermeasures to a failure in the manufacturing processes. In the present invention, an apparatus for optically inspecting particles or defects relates a particle or defect size to a cause of failure in an inspection result. A data processing circuit points out a cause of failure from the statistics on the inspection result, and displays information on the inspection result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicants: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Hidetoshi NISHIYAMA, Minori Noguchi, Yoshimasa Ooshima, Akira Hamamatsu, Kenji Watanabe, Tetsuya Watanabe, Takahiro Jingu
  • Publication number: 20080246965
    Abstract: The invention relates to particle sensors that are capable of passively cooling high-powered optical sources within the sensor, thereby extending the optical source lifetime without requiring additional power. The sensor detects particles within a sample fluid by optical interaction of the optical source with flowing sample fluid in the sample chamber. Sample fluid that exits the sample chamber is directed into thermal contact with the optical source, thereby cooling the optical source. Sample fluid that has come into thermal contact with the optical source is continuously removed from the sensor to ensure the optical source is adequately cooled. A variety of elements are used to facilitate thermal contact between the optical source and sample fluid including plenums, heat sinks, and airflow cavities. Provided are related methods for cooling a one or more heat-producing device within a particle sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventor: Rick Miller
  • Publication number: 20080246966
    Abstract: Defect inspection of repeated pattern on a surface is executed by reducing influence of a base layer. Thus, surface-inspecting apparatus and method include unit irradiating repeated pattern on specimen's surface with illuminating light, units setting an angle formed by direction on an incidence plane's surface including irradiating direction of illuminating light and a normal to the surface and repeated direction of repeated pattern to predetermined value except zero, a light detecting unit detecting regular reflected light from repeated pattern when illuminating light is irradiated and outputs information about light intensity of regular reflected light, and a detecting unit detecting the repeated pattern's defect on information, from light detecting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Takeo Oomori, Kazuhiko Fukazawa, Hideo Hirose
  • Publication number: 20080246967
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for reading a color symbol, which comprises a matrix of color filters arranged in front of a detector. Light received from the filters of some colors is used to locate the color symbol, while light received from all the filters is used to read and decode the located symbol. Preferably, the filters used for locating the symbol are of the colors to which the detector is most sensitive. Preferably, the filters for locating the symbol are dominant in number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: Optoelectronics Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazukuni Hosoi, Haruo Matsuoka
  • Publication number: 20080246968
    Abstract: This invention relates to a system and method related to an epifluorescence microscope based optical system equipped with a tunable filter to localize microspheres in bead-based assays based on a back-scattered light (also known as reflected light) image. A common optical path for reflected and emitted luminescence in conjunction with a tunable filter negates the requirement of an additional sensor employed in existing technologies for localizing microspheres based on light scatter measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: David M. Kelso, Abhishek Mathur
  • Publication number: 20080246969
    Abstract: An optical property measuring apparatus and an optical property measuring method of the invention determine a specified optical property of a sample by using a distribution function indicating a distribution of the amounts of reflected light incident on an optical sensor along a coordinate axis defined on a light-sensing surface of the optical sensor. Therefore, even when the optical sensor is a light-sensing device provided with a relatively small number of photosensitive elements, it is possible to measure the specified optical property regardless of a position error of the sample, if any, and reduce errors in measurement values caused by such a sample position error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventor: Kenji Imura
  • Publication number: 20080246970
    Abstract: A sensor device is formed from a metal film having a plurality of openings, a sensor material positioned within each of the openings, a light source that emits light having a first wavelength, and a light detector that detects light emitted from the light source and transmitted through or reflected from the openings. The plurality of openings are arranged periodically in a first direction in the metal film, and both a size of each of the plurality of openings and an interval thereof in the first direction are equal to or less than the wavelength of the light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryo Kuroda, Natsuhiko Mizutani, Takako Yamaguchi, Yasuhisa Inao, Tomohiro Yamada
  • Publication number: 20080246971
    Abstract: Methods are provided for using light reflection patterns to determine various properties of fibrous materials, such as wood. More specifically, the present invention relates to methods for determining a dive angle for grain. Further, the present invention relates to methods for using information in T2 plots, combined with knowledge of the microstructure of a wood sample surface, to find pith location and/or ring curvature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: Weyerhaeuser Co.
    Inventors: Chih-Lin Huang, Stanley L. Floyd, Mark A. Stanish, David N. Bogue
  • Publication number: 20080246972
    Abstract: A device for the tomographic imaging of an object to be analyzed, the device comprising a light source that emits a light beam with a coherence length substantially equal to the thickness of a slice of the object to be analyzed; and an interferometric imaging system comprising at least one objective, a reference mirror and a light-beam splitting means; wherein the interferometric system is arranged so that the objective defines a first focusing plane at the slice of the object to be analyzed and a second focusing plane at the reference mirror, and wherein the interferometric imaging system comprises at least a first compensating medium positioned between the second focusing plane and the splitting means, the thickness and the optical index of the at least one compensating medium having optical properties such that a first optical path of the light beam emitted from the light source between the first focusing plane and the splitting means is substantially equal to a second optical path of the light beam betwee
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Arnaud Dubois, Albert-Claude Boccara
  • Publication number: 20080246973
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining a lateral relative movement between a processing head and a workpiece during processing the workpiece as well as a device to carry it out. In the method a surface of the workpiece (12) is illuminated in the region of the processing head with an optical radiation (2). The optical radiation (3) reflected from the surface of the workpiece (12) in the region of the processing head is repeatedly detected in a locally resolved manner by an optical detector (9), which is firmly fixed mechanically to the processing head, to obtain optical reflection patterns. The repeated detection occurs in temporal intervals in which the temporally successive reflection patterns of overlapping surface regions of the workpiece (12) are obtained. The lateral relative movement is determined by comparing the temporally successive reflection patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicants: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWAND, RHEINISCH-WESTFALISHCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACH
    Inventor: Boris Regaard
  • Publication number: 20080246974
    Abstract: A portable optical measurement assembly for measuring the dimensions of an upper peripheral region of a wall structure of a swimming pool is provided. The assembly comprises an optical unit subassembly including an optical unit casing. The optical unit casing encloses a light source structured and arranged to direct a light beam onto an upper peripheral region of the wall structure of a swimming pool and a sensor structured and arranged to provide data indicative of the distance from the light source to the particular point on the upper peripheral region of a wall structure of a swimming pool surface. The portable optical measurement assembly also includes a mounting assembly for rotationally supporting the optical unit subassembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Jean Laurent Wilson, Thomas Edward Lucas, Jacques Lamond
  • Publication number: 20080246975
    Abstract: A method for annotating pages of a copy job includes scanning pages of a hardcopy document to generate digital image data for a copy job. A template is provided for a user to annotate in a selected region or regions. The template with an annotation applied by a user is scanned. An annotation image is derived from the scanned template and can be incorporated into the pages of the copy job. When printed as a hardcopy, each page of the copy job may thus include an image of the user's handwritten annotations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: John B. Poxon, Scott Potter, Pieter Mulder, Kirsty Greeen
  • Publication number: 20080246976
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes a storage part which, to save read image data, saves image data not subjected to image processing together with processing data for image processing to be performed by an image processing part at later image formation. Then, the image forming apparatus, at the time of printing out the image data, subjects the image data to image processing only once by using the processing data in accordance with setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventor: Tomohiro Kuwahara
  • Publication number: 20080246977
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a printing apparatus including a printing means for executing a print job and performing a printing process on recording paper, and a control means for controlling the printing means, the printing apparatus causing the printing means to execute a plurality of print jobs sequentially, wherein the printing apparatus further includes a recording paper detection means for detecting a size of recording paper fed to the printing means, and when a size of recording paper detected by the recording paper detection means is different from a size of recording paper set by a print job that is being executed by the printing means, the control means performs control such that a period of time until the recording paper is discharged is shortened to the minimum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shuhji Fujii, Nobuyuki Ueda, Atsuhiko Murakami
  • Publication number: 20080246978
    Abstract: Image forming devices, hard imaging methods, and methods of determining a transfer function are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Gregory Braveman, Ruth Bergman, Shlomo Harush, Eyal Shelef, Carl Staelin
  • Publication number: 20080246979
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for determining parameters relevant to the print quality of a printed product. A macroscopic photogram of a measuring field of the printed product is recorded using a camera having a macro lens. An actual value of a parameter relevant to the print quality is determined from the macroscopic photogram. The actual value is compared to a nominal value of the parameter relevant to the print quality. Whether the measuring field is printed with adequate quality is determined based on the comparison of the actual valve with the nominal value of the parameter relevant to the print quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Christian Gugler, Shahram Hauck
  • Publication number: 20080246980
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for generating a basic template utilized to form a screening mask. The method includes adjusting lines per inch or minimum pattern (such as cluster size or density) of a testing template, printing the adjusted testing template by an outputting device, determining if the gray level of the printing result matches a specific gray level, and continuously adjusting the setting of the lines per inch or the minimum pattern when it does not match the specific gray level, otherwise selecting the adjusted testing template as a basic template. The basic template is optimized according to the printing ability of the outputting device, so the printing performance of the outputting device when using the screening mask formed from the basic template can also be optimized, and the minimum color points can be printed faithfully thereby avoiding dropping of the carbon powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Wu-Jie Liao, Meng-Yun Ying
  • Publication number: 20080246981
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide an image processing system and the method thereof capable of maintaining gradient characteristics near a black point of an output image, when performing color matching in a color printer, even if a source profile has a lower minimum lightness value of output color gamut. In the present invention, when a condition is matched by comparing the minimum lightness points of the source profile and output color gamut, a correction color conversion table is generated by correcting the minimum lightness point of the output color gamut to a correction target value set in advance. Color conversion is performed for an input image using the correction color conversion table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoko Ido
  • Publication number: 20080246982
    Abstract: A printing control device which performs printing control for printing by using color materials of a plurality of types, includes: acquiring unit that acquires a color material set which is a combination of the color materials used for printing; and creation unit that creates a color conversion profile which prescribes conversion rules for converting image data expressed by a first color space into image data expressed by a second color space which differs from the first color space and which is a color space expressed by a color material amount set which is a combination of usage amounts for the respective color materials constituting the color material set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Nao Kaneko, Yoshifumi Arai, Takashi Ito
  • Publication number: 20080246983
    Abstract: A data structure is printed on a photograph using infra-red ink. The data structure includes a two dimensional array of data blocks. Each adjacent pair of data blocks is separated by a gap and each of the data blocks has a data region holding encoded data. Each data region is confined by clock-marks and borders to facilitate location of the data region and recovery of data from within the data region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Kia Silverbrook, Paul Lapstun, Simon Robert Walmsley
  • Publication number: 20080246984
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus for creating image data, comprises a setting unit adapted to set an operation condition of a print unit, a generation unit adapted to generate image data having undergone distortion correction by using distortion correction information corresponding to the set operation condition, and a transmission unit adapted to transmit the generated image data and information of the operation condition to the print unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Atsushi SHOJI
  • Publication number: 20080246985
    Abstract: In client-server architectures, systems and methods for XPS based printer redirection are disclosed. In an implementation, a client computing device issues a print command to print an application hosted on a server computing device. The server computing device implements a generic printer driver to emulate exact properties of a client printer driver installed in the client computing device. The generic printer driver redirects one or more calls related to printer settings to the client printer driver. The client computing device returns the printer settings which are combined with the application (to be printed) to generate an XPS file. The XPS file is redirected to a printer connected to the client computing device for printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Makarand Patwardhan, Vladimir Stoyanov, Gaurav Daga, Mahadeva Alladi, Nelly Porter
  • Publication number: 20080246986
    Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for performing one or more printer device management functions in a network, in which affinities between printers are determined from job tracking data to indicate associations between printer devices and user devices, and the affinity data is used to perform one or more printer management functions such as determining printer connections for new or roaming user devices, print job redirection, and identification of underutilized printer device assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew Scrafford, Shawn Kammerdiener, Victor Ciriza, Pascal Valobra, Bruno Marquie, Kirk Pothos, Guillaume Bouchard, Francois Ragnet
  • Publication number: 20080246987
    Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for identifying potential printer failures in a networked printing enterprise, in which job tracking data is gathered for print jobs in the network, affinity data is derived from the job tracking data indicating associations between printer devices and user devices, and potential printer failures are identified based on changes in the affinity data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew Scrafford, Shawn Kammerdiener, Victor Ciriza, Pascal Valobra, Bruno Marquie, Kirk Pothos, Guillaume Bouchard
  • Publication number: 20080246988
    Abstract: A client node in a networked printing system outputs in response to a change to an individual print setting input by a user for a print job a real-time update of printing nodes selectable by the user to process the print job. By presenting a user of the client node with a pool of selectable printing nodes that automatically adapts to changes in print settings, inefficiencies of prior processes that require the user to individually assess compatibility of printing nodes with print settings and the pitfalls of prior processes that automatically select a “best fit” printing node that may be compatible with print settings but is undesirable from the user's perspective are avoided. Moreover, by providing a user with immediate feedback on the impact of a change to an individual print setting on the selectable status of printing nodes, the user is able to quickly and accurately determine a combination of print settings and printing node that is desirable from the user's perspective.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventor: Anthony Arnol Ashton
  • Publication number: 20080246989
    Abstract: There is described an image forming apparatus, which makes it possible to confirm setting contents of the job in a state that the job list is still displayed. The image forming apparatus includes: a job storage section to store job information including setting contents of the job in it; a display section to display a screen in which a first area and a second area are disposed in such a manner that those do not overlap with each other; and a control section to control contents to be displayed within the screen by the display section. The control section controls the display section, so that a job list based on the job information is displayed on the first area, and, at the same time, the setting contents of a specific job selected from the job list are displayed on the second area in parallel to the job list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventor: Shigeo KONUMA
  • Publication number: 20080246990
    Abstract: An automated hybrid mail system/method which sends a recipient document including one or more graphic image files from a sender to a recipient. The system/method includes receiving an electronic document transmitted from terminal, the electronic document includes a pack containing an ordered set of graphic image files. The graphic image files are obtained from one or more application documents. The system/method provides mixed colour printing of the recipient document including more than one page. The method includes sending the recipient document to a printer able to print the recipient document. Each page of the recipient document is previously assigned a colour mode prior to printing, the colour mode indicative of monochrome, colour or pattern printing. The colour mode indicative of pattern printing results in each page of the recipient document printing in either monochrome or colour according to the colour mode assigned to a section to which the page belongs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: EPIP PTY LTD.
    Inventor: Russell Allen Brockhurst
  • Publication number: 20080246991
    Abstract: A content managing system causing each content managed by a server connected to a communicating network to be able to be updated by a portable terminal which can be connected to the communicating network, comprising: a content updatable location registering device which previously registers a location which can be updated by the portable terminal for each of the contents in the server; a content selecting device which selects the desired content of each of the contents with the portable terminal; an updated location selecting device which selects the location to be updated with the portable terminal from the locations registered as the updatable location by the content updatable location registering device for the content selected by the content selecting device; an updated data inputting device which inputs the updated data of the location selected by the updated location selecting device with the portable terminal; and an updated content generating device which generates an updated content obtained by chang
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Norihisa HANEDA, Yoshiko Shiimori
  • Publication number: 20080246992
    Abstract: Print settings for input data for printing are acquired. A function group is created for each group of functions, between which contradiction due to change of an execution sequence does not arise, of functions executable in a printer. For each created function group, an execution sequence of functions belonging to the function group is set. Processes for functions designated by the acquired print settings are applied to the data for printing in accordance with the execution sequence set for each function group. Print data created by applying the processes are output to the printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masaki Yamamichi
  • Publication number: 20080246993
    Abstract: Upon reception of a job, a control unit of an image processing apparatus executes processing for judging whether any cancellation factor exists. If there is no cancellation factor, the control unit outputs pages relating to the job, stores page information thereof, and updates execution history information after outputting all the pages. If there is any cancellation factor, the control unit performs only preparation for output of the pages, stores page information obtained through the preparation, and updates cancellation history information after storing the page information of all the pages. A message as a result of evaluation of the cancellation history information is displayed on an operation panel. The message prompts an administrator to change management condition as needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Masakazu Murakami, Atsushi Ohshima, Tomonari Yoshimura, Masami Yamada, Takahiro Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20080246994
    Abstract: In an image forming device, when a priority of outputting input data determined by a priority determining unit is higher than a priority of in-process data during image expansion performed by one of PDL interpreter units, a PDL control unit determines whether the one of the PDL interpreter units supports an interruption process, and an output sequence changing unit changes an output sequence stored in an output sequence storing unit such that, when the one of the PDL interpreter units supports the interruption process, another of the PDL interpreter units performs image expansion of the input data earlier than the image expansion of the in-process data, and when the one of the PDL interpreter units does not support the interruption process, another of the PDL interpreter units performs the image expansion of the input data later than the image expansion of the in-process data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Yutaka Matsumoto, Hiroshi Gotoh, Satoshi Miyazaki, Takeshi Yoshizumi, Naohiko Kubo
  • Publication number: 20080246995
    Abstract: An information management device that manages the processing result of a print job processed by a print device through a network includes an information acquisition unit, an information output unit, a time setting unit, and a polling unit that performs an acquisition polling process in which the information acquisition unit acquires information on the print job that has been completed from the print device at a time when the information acquisition unit acquires the information on the print completion from the print device before the set waiting time elapses after the information output unit outputs the print job to the print device, and performs a checking polling process in which the information acquisition unit checks the print device for completion information at a time when the set waiting time elapses in a state that the information acquisition unit does not acquire the completion information from the print device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori MUKAIYAMA, Masashi Asakawa
  • Publication number: 20080246996
    Abstract: Information about a component in an image forming apparatus, such as the remaining life span thereof, is written into a memory attached to the component so as not to exert influences on a computation processing work by the image forming apparatus, such as a copying operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomoaki Kubo