Abstract: A measurement assembly (12) that directs a light beam (32) at a surface (16, 56) comprises a light source (20) and a fiber optic array (22). The light source (20) emits the light beam (32) that is directed at the surface (16, 56). Subsequently, the light beam (32) is reflected off of the surface (16, 56) to create a reflected beam (58). The fiber optic array (22) has a first array end (33B) that receives the reflected beam (58). Additionally, the fiber optic array (22) includes a primary fiber (234) and at least one auxiliary fiber (238) that is positioned substantially adjacent to the primary fiber (234) at the first array end (33B). A detector assembly (28) is coupled to the fiber optic array (22) to detect any light from the reflected beam (58) in the primary fiber (234) and the at least one auxiliary fiber (238).

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for reducing coherence effect in narrow line-width light sources through various modulation techniques. The systems and methods can include a narrow line-width laser source with a thermoelectric cooler thermally coupled thereto and a controller communicatively coupled to the thermoelectric cooler. The controller is configured to provide a varied input signal to the thermoelectric cooler to reduce coherence of the narrow line-width laser source by artificially broadening the narrow line-width on a time averaged basis. The systems and methods can also include direct modulation of the narrow line-width laser source. The systems and methods can include a narrow line-width Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR). The systems and methods can also include direct modulation of the narrow line-width laser source with or without the varied input signal to the thermoelectric cooler.

Abstract: A method for measuring an angularly resolved intensity distribution in a reticle plane (24) of a projection exposure apparatus (10). The apparatus includes an illumination system (16), irradiating a reticle (22) arranged in the reticle plane (24) and having a first pupil plane (20). All planes of the projection exposure apparatus which are conjugate thereto are further pupil planes, and the reticle plane (24) and all planes which are conjugate thereto are field planes. The method includes: arranging a spatially resolving detection module (44) in the region of one of the field planes (24, 30) such that the detection module is at a smaller distance from this field plane than from the closest pupil plane (20), radiating electromagnetic radiation (21) onto an optical module (42) from the illumination system, and determining an angularly resolved intensity distribution of the radiation from a signal recorded by the detection module.

Abstract: A method of measuring a refractive index distribution includes steps of setting a plurality of different arrangements by a translation movement in a state where an object is arranged in first and second media having refractive indices different from a refractive index of the object, measuring transmissive wavefront of the object for each of media and each of the plurality of arrangements by reference light entering the object (S400), obtaining wavefront aberration corresponding to a difference between each transmissive wavefront and a reference transmissive wavefront (S500), obtaining refractive index distribution of the object by removing an influence of a shape error of the object using wavefront aberration of two media in which the object is arranged at the same position (S70), and obtaining refractive index distribution information of the object based on a plurality of refractive index distributions corresponding to the plurality of arrangements (S80).

Abstract: A system for and methods of performing lateral measurements of a work fixed to an XY translation stage of a CNC machine comprises coupling a range-detecting laser scanner to a tool mount of the CNC machine that is translatable along the X, Y, and Z axes. The work is surrounded by reflectors that are coupled to the XY translation stage, preferably parallel to the X and Y axes. The laser scanner is initially positioned at a predetermined coordinate, and its laser output is directed toward one of the reflectors. The distance from the laser scanner to the work is measured and is correlated with the laser scanner position to determine a coordinate of the work. The scanner is then incremented along one of the X and Y axes and another coordinate of the work is determined. The periphery of the work is similarly scanned, and the lateral measurements are determined therefrom.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image reading section that reads an image on paper to generate image data, and an image forming section that forms on paper an image based on image data. The image forming section forms on paper a dimension correction image including marks. The image forming section includes a computation unit that performs computation using dimension correction image data, obtained by reading the dimension correction image, to generate dimension correction data, and a memory that stores the dimension correction data. The image forming section corrects image data using the stored dimension correction data and forms an image based on the corrected image data. The computation unit has a first computation mode of generating first dimension correction data based on distances between the marks and a second computation mode of generating second dimension correction data based on distances between edges of paper and the marks.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product are described herein for controlling a printing device. In an example embodiment, a print line is divided into frames and frame dot states are determined based on neighboring frame dot states. Maximum motor speeds of the printing device may be adjusted so that actual motor speeds change gradually during printing. The print engine may detect a printhead type by sending a signal to the printhead and receiving a response.

Abstract: Methods and systems receive a print job and determine whether the print job specifies one or more extended gamut color marking materials. The extended gamut color marking materials comprise marking materials having colorants other than standard colorants. The standard colorants consist of cyan, magenta, yellow, black (CMYK). When the print job does not specify one or more of the extended gamut color marking materials, the methods and systems determine whether the print job will perform better with one or more of the extended gamut colorants in addition to the standard colorants. The methods and systems print the print job use the extended gamut colorant(s) and the standard colorants when the print job specifies the extended gamut color marking material, and when the print job will perform better with one or more of the print system's extended gamut colorants in addition to the standard colorants.

Abstract: A method and system to generate a moiré-free to all-orders N-color screen-set by a lattice-based screen design the method including choosing a lattice in frequency space with basis vectors u1 and u2 such that (?{right arrow over (u)}1?,?{right arrow over (u)}2?,?{right arrow over (u)}1±{right arrow over (u)}2?)>f min, where f min is the minimum moiré invisible to the human eye, and choosing a set of N pairs of fundamental frequency vectors on the vertices of this lattice to be the screen vectors.

Abstract: The application discloses a method for double-sided printing with two colors. The method comprises a step of receiving two pages of original four-color page lattice according to a printing order each time, a step of extracting effective data of first and second colors in the two pages of original four-color page lattice, respectively and a step of writing the data of the first and second colors extracted respectively into data of first color, second color, third color and fourth color of a new page of four-color page lattice, respectively.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiment relates to system and method for separating background image from foreground text in one or more electronic pages. The one or more electronic pages are compared to check whether the background image in each of the one or more electronic pages are same. If it found that the one or more electronic pages have common background image, the common background image is subtracted from each of the one or more pages. The foreground text from each of the one or more electronic pages is recognized using an OCR. Finally, the recognized foreground text from each of the one or more electronic pages is consolidated in a file. The consolidated file can be printed or send to one or more recipients over an email.

Abstract: A printing and packaging work controller includes: an instruction receiving unit that receives and accumulates a print instruction including a delivery address of a printed material; a notification receiving unit that receives from a worker a start notification indicating that the worker is available to start new packaging work; a generating unit that, upon receipt of the notification, sorts unprocessed print instructions accumulated at the time of receipt of the notification into groups each having the same delivery address, to generate work units each including print instructions having the same address; a calculating unit that calculates, for each of the work units, a time required for printing and packaging work of the work unit; and an allocation controller that selects, based on the time required, the work unit to be allocated to the worker, and supplies the print instructions of the work unit to a printer corresponding to the worker.

Abstract: A print processing system includes a bidirectional communication part that carries out bidirectional communication with an information processing apparatus and an image processing apparatus; a command generation part that generates, based on a request received by the bidirectional communication part from the information processing apparatus, a request command to be transmitted to the image processing apparatus, depending on a print protocol of the image processing apparatus; and a response conversion part that converts a response that corresponds to the request command and has been received by the bidirectional communication part from the image processing apparatus, into a response that is to be transmitted to the information processing apparatus, and has a form that does not depend on print protocols.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a print server connected to a plurality of image forming apparatuses via a network includes: a print-command acquisition unit that acquires a print command containing designation of one of the image forming apparatuses as a printing-assigned apparatus and designation of to-be-printed data; a determining unit that determines whether or not the printing-assigned apparatus is a speed-oriented apparatus; a raster image processing unit that, when the printing-assigned apparatus is not the speed-oriented apparatus, obtains rasterized data by performing raster image processing on the to-be-printed data written in a page description language; and a transmitting unit that, when the printing-assigned apparatus is not the speed-oriented apparatus, transmits the rasterized data to the printing-assigned apparatus, but when the printing-assigned apparatus is the speed-oriented apparatus, transmits the to-be-printed data to the printing-assigned apparatus.

Abstract: On the basis of information indicating a recommended print setting that corresponds to a content, a display device is controlled to display, in a distinguishable manner, the recommended print setting that corresponds to a content to be printed and a print setting different from the recommended print setting. Also, according to the print setting designated by the user, an image based on the content is printed by a printing device.

Abstract: An ink jet printer is a multifunctional recording apparatus in which a scanner unit is coupled to a recording unit in a rotationally movable manner. The scanner unit includes a protrusion. A carriage, the protrusion, and a rotational movement shaft of the scanner unit are arranged in this order from the unit front side to the unit rear side in the unit depth direction.

Abstract: In an information processing apparatus controlling a scanner, a reading instruction and a reading setting made in the scanner is detected by the scanner driver. When the reading instruction is detected, reading to be performed according to the detected reading setting is acquired by an application via an operating system, and the scanner driver is instructed that the scanner executes the reading according to the acquired reading setting, with the application.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a method and device for controlling a composite scanning device, and a composite scanning system. The composite scanning system includes: a composite scanning device and a host which includes: an application module configured for performing a first capability setting on the composite scanning device, obtaining the scanned image data from the composite scanning device after the first capability setting, and processing the scanned image data in a first TWAIN session state; and a configuration module configured for performing a second capability setting on the composite scanning device according to the processing result of the application module in the first TWAIN session state. By the disclosure, the efficiency of capability setting in the composite scanning system which is compatible with TWAIN protocol can be improved.

Abstract: A communication apparatus having a wired interface configured to communicate with another communication apparatus via a wired communication includes a switching unit configured to switch between a first mode enabling a power-saving function in the wired interface and a second mode disabling the power-saving function, a processing unit configured to perform predetermined processing using data received via the wired interface from the other communication apparatus, and a limitation unit configured to limit the switching performed by the switching unit when the processing unit is performing the predetermined processing.

Abstract: Secure printer operation using a traditional card reader located at the printer. A print job is requested at a computer remote from the printer, the print job is stored at a server, and when a user scans an access card or fob at the reader, a signal is sent to the server, which then commands the printer to start printing.

Abstract: Each of controllers includes an error management section that generates an error command including an error code indicating the content of an error when the controller detects the error. A host apparatus includes a host controller. If the error command from the master controller and the error command from the slave controller are identical to each other, the host controller displays a single piece of error information on a monitor. Specifically, the single piece of error information includes the error code included in the error command and an error message corresponding to the error code.

Abstract: Mobile devices enable users to access data and documents in a convenient portable format. The disclosed method and system enables management of permissions associated with documents to be transferred/moved onto a mobile device for review or reference by making the transfer simple and straight forward so that it may be easy for non-technically literate users using a printer driver metaphor on a sending device such as a personal computer.

Abstract: An electronic appliance includes: an apparatus main body; a display device provided in the apparatus main body, the display device being displaceable with respect to the apparatus main body or being detachable from the apparatus main body; a receiving unit provided in the apparatus main body to receive predetermined information from a user, the receiving unit including plural push portions that are activated when being pushed by a user; and a detector that detects displacement of the display device with respect to the apparatus main body or detachment of the display device from the apparatus main body, wherein, in a case where the displacement of the display device with respect to the apparatus main body or the detachment of the display device from the apparatus main body is detected by the detector, a screen for receiving the predetermined information from a user is displayed on the display device.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that executes processes necessary for image formation in a distributed manner. An image forming module (304) executes a process assigned by a sub master control unit (330) and a slave control unit (331) which are connected to each other by a pair of serial communication buses (380tx, 380rx). The sub master control unit (330) transmits first data for executing a process assigned to the slave control unit (331) via the serial communication bus (380tx). The slave control unit (331) transmits second data to the sub master control unit (330) via the serial communication bus (380rx) in a period during which the slave control unit (331) does not receive the first data.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus wirelessly communicates with an information processing apparatus without passing through an access point, provides a print service in which predetermined printing is performed in response to a print request from the information processing apparatus via a wireless communication unit, and enables a setting that is used for providing the print service if the setting is disabled when the information processing apparatus establishes communication with the image processing apparatus via the wireless communication unit.

Abstract: In the case where display contents are converted according to a set value in a pixel data process, even in the case where there is a limitation in the number of instructions or the number of instructions suitable to be handled for one pixel data process is exceeded, setting contents are reflected on displayed pixel data. Conversion processing to be executed is divided into a plurality of pixel data processes so that the number of instructions falls within an appropriate range. The display controls are overlappingly arranged in the number same as the divided pixel data processes in an area to be processed, and by assigning the divided pixel data processes in a processing executing order to the display controls from the display control in the upper layer, the plurality of pixel data processes is reflected on display.

Abstract: Provided are a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions and a job managing apparatus, for managing jobs of an image forming apparatus. The instructions cause a processor to perform the following operations. The operations include acquiring information about data jobs stored in a storing section of the image forming apparatus, and creating a graph and a list based on the information about the data of the jobs. The graph indicates the amount of usage of the storing section for each job type. The list includes a job item including job contents such as information of a job type, for each job. The operations further include controlling a display unit to display a job managing screen including the graph and the list and update the graph on the job managing screen in response to an operation on the list to delete one or more jobs.

Abstract: If the processing result of the job which has not been notified is stored in the memory when a state of the apparatus has transited from a state incapable of communication with the job management apparatus to a state capable of communication in accordance with a user instruction, the processing result is read out from the memory and is notified to the job management apparatus.

Abstract: A print server includes a temporary storage portion to temporarily store externally received print data, an extraction portion to extract a set of one or more print data serving as a transmission target from the temporarily stored print data, a print data transmission portion to successively transmit one or more print data included in the extracted set without transmitting two or more simultaneously to a requestor apparatus that has transmitted a request, and a hold portion. If a plurality of sets are extracted by the extraction portion while print data is being transmitted, and if there exist one or more not-yet-transmitted data among one or more print data included in the same set as the print data being transmitted, the hold portion holds transmission of not-yet-transmitted data after transmission of the print data being transmitted is completed.

Abstract: A communication device may communicate a first establishing command with an external device via a NFC interface so as to establish a first communication link, receive first target data from the external device via the NFC interface by using the first communication link, process a specific command included in the first target data so as to create second target data, select one type of disconnection method according to information included in the first target data from among plural types of disconnection methods for disconnecting the first communication link, and disconnect the first communication link by using the selected one type of disconnection method. The communication device may communicate a second establishing command with the external device via the NFC interface so as to establish a second communication link, and send the second target data to the external device via the NFC interface by using the second communication link.

Abstract: When a print job is being processed in a print queue, a printer utility cannot update various statuses of a printer. To solve such a problem, an information processing method includes inputting, in the job management unit, a status acquisition job requesting to acquire a status of a printing apparatus and to store it in the status storing unit, inquiring the job management unit about the status stored in the status storing unit and acquiring it, acquiring a processing status of the status acquisition job, determining, based on the acquired status and the acquired processing status, whether to request cancelling of the status acquisition job, and requesting the job management unit to cancel the status acquisition job based on the determination result.

Abstract: An apparatus includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire timing information indicating timing at with which an object to be arranged to a template is output and corresponds to a combination of a plurality of types of attributes of the object, a first selecting unit configured to select an object corresponding to the combination, based on output timing at with which layout data is output and the timing indicated by the timing information acquired by the acquiring unit, a second selecting unit configured to select a template corresponding to at least one type of an attribute among the plurality of types, and an outputting unit configured to generate layout data with which the object selected by the first selecting unit is arranged to the template selected by the second selecting unit, and to output the generated layout data.

Abstract: In order to properly count the number of sheets printed which serves as the basis on which a charge is calculated, an MFP that acts as a designated printer includes a job accepting portion to accept a print job, a job executing portion to carry out printing based on the print job, a requesting portion to, when the job executing portion is not available for executing the print job, transmit an alternative instruction including the print job to an alternative printer, and an adding portion to add the number of alternative sheets printed by the alternative printer based on the print job included in the alternative instruction to the number of sheets printed by the job executing portion.

Abstract: An image input/output apparatus includes an execution unit configured to execute a job for inputting or outputting image data, a storage unit configured to store the image data or reference information referring to the image data as history information, an output unit configured to output image data identified based on history information, and a control unit configured to perform control not to store the history information in the storage unit if an attribute of the job indicates that the job is a media print job for printing image data stored in an external storage media and perform control to store the history information if the attribute does not indicate that the job is the media print job.

Abstract: This invention provides a technique for generating a layout which matches preferences of more persons by selecting images having high preference evaluation values including not only preference degrees explicitly set by the user but also access counts in response to browse instructions and the like. To this end, using both a value indicating a preference degree explicitly set for a given image by the user and an interest degree (automatic preference degree) determined based on a browse count, an importance degree (preference evaluation value) for that image is obtained. Then, images to be laid out on a template are determined according to the importance degrees.

Abstract: A book readout system and method for reading out information described in a book at a high speed, while the book, in a bound form, is flipped through. A page state measuring unit (2) measures a page state of a book being flipped through. A book image acquisition unit (1) comprises a plurality of first cameras (11) which respectively acquire book images with respect to a page of the book, from mutually different directions, for a plurality of number of times. A data processing unit (3) corrects the book image acquired by the book image acquisition unit (1) using the information of the page state of the book measured by the page state measuring unit (2).

Abstract: A scanner apparatus and method includes an optical scanner, at least one movable carriage associated with the optical scanner, and a point sensor that rides the movable carriage to measure a slow scan document width associated with a document scanned by the optical scanner. The point sensor moves in a slow scan direction with respect to the document scanned by the optical scanner. The point sensor also includes a single moving size sensor that improves a resolution by which a size associated with the document is determinable.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes: a housing; a cover pivotable with respect to the housing about a first pivot axis extending in first directions that are opposite each other; a first electric component provided in the housing; a second electric component provided in the cover; and an electric wire configured to connect the first electric component and the second electric component to each other. The electric wire includes: a first extending portion retained by the cover and extending in the first directions; and a second extending portion movable relative to the cover and extending from the first extending portion toward the housing.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus comprises a moving unit on which a reading unit is mounted and which slides on a guide, and a driving unit mounted on the moving unit and includes a pinion gear meshing with a rack which extends in a scanning direction and is disposed between the pinion gear and the guide. A slide contact portion between the guide and the moving unit includes a first slide contact portion on the rack side and a second slide contact portion. The first slide contact portion includes a first surface being inclined so as to displace the moving unit toward the rack. The second slide contact portion includes a second surface preventing the moving unit from being displaced toward the rack.

Abstract: An image reader is provided, which includes a housing, a document table, a reading unit disposed between the housing and the document table and configured to read an image of a document sheet on the document table, and a carriage configured to hold the reading unit and move along a moving direction, the carriage including a protruding portion formed to protrude toward the reading unit, on a bottom surface of the carriage that faces a lower surface of the reading unit.

Abstract: A document reading apparatus includes a reading unit configured to read the document being conveyed at a reading position, a white member disposed opposite the reading position, a reference value determination unit configured to determine a reference value from an output value of the reading unit obtained when the reading unit reads the white member, a detection unit configured to detect a shadow generated by a leading edge of the document from the reference value and an output value of the reading unit obtained before the leading edge of the document is conveyed, a streak pixel position determination unit configured to determine a streak pixel position from an output value of the reading unit corresponding to a position of the document which is determined based on a detection result by the detection unit, and a correction unit configured to perform a streak correction based on the streak pixel position.

Abstract: A sheet conveyer includes: a conveyance unit configured to convey a sheet along a conveyance path comprising an inversion path, which is configured to convey the sheet from a lower side to an upper side and is defined by an inner circumference side and an outer circumference side; and a guide provided in a downstream side in a conveyance direction of the inversion path, the guide provided between the inner circumference side and the outer circumference side so that the guide is to be displaced toward the outer circumference side by contacting with a front end of the sheet that is conveyed from an upstream side in the conveyance direction.

Abstract: A sheet conveying device includes: a conveying unit; and a controller. The conveying unit is configured to convey a sheet along a conveying path. The sheet has a leading edge and a trailing edge. The conveying path includes a segment that is curved. The controller is configured to control the conveying unit to convey the sheet, determine whether or not a halting condition for halting conveyance of the sheet is met, and halt, if the halting condition is met, conveyance of the sheet when either one of the leading edge and the trailing edge of the sheet is positioned in a segment of the conveying path different form the segment that is curved.

Abstract: In an image reading apparatus, an image reading unit performs a reading operation to generate image data defined by the reading region. The reading region includes a first region and a second region. The image data includes first data and second data. The first data corresponds to the first region. The second data corresponds to by the second region. The original document passes through the first region and not passes through the second region. A displacing unit displaces the opposing member farther away from the image reading unit when the original document is present in the reading region than a position of the opposing member when the original document is not present in the reading region. A controller determines that an edge reaches the reading position when the second data satisfies a prescribed condition.

Abstract: A method for single-write holographic imaging involves determining a layout of a plurality of holographic images on a substrate, the plurality of holographic images including at least a first holographic image having a first parameter set and a second holographic image having a second parameter set, inputting the parameter sets into a database and controlling an imaging apparatus to image the first and second holographic images on the substrate in a single session to create an integrated holographic pattern.

Abstract: Methods and an apparatus for color holographic display are provided. The method for color holographic display includes modifying a plurality of color component light beams by passing light from each of a plurality of color component light sources through a corresponding one of a plurality of color sub-hologram masks to generate a corresponding plurality of modified color component light beams. The plurality of modified color component light beams are color multiplexed to generate a multiplexed masked color light beam. The multiplexed masked color light beam is shined onto modulated computer generated holographic information corresponding to the object in order to reconstruct the object by diffracting each portion of the multiplexed masked color light beam to a location and at an intensity determined in response to a corresponding portion of the computer generated holographic information to create the object as a color holographic display.

Abstract: Iterating an optical phase conjugation of ultrasonically-modulated diffuse light emitted by a scattering medium includes illuminating the scattering medium with a light beam from a coherent light source, modulating the diffuse light transmitted through the scattering medium with an ultrasonic wave focused on a region of interest within the scattering medium, fixing a hologram, retro-reflectively illuminating the scattering medium using a phase-conjugated copy of the diffuse light that was ultrasonically modulated, moving the ultrasonic focus, and iterating until light is focused on the final target.

Abstract: A hologram recording apparatus is provided, including: a coherent light source; a beam splitter which splits a beam emitted from the coherent light source into a signal beam and a reference beam; a signal beam forming unit including a first optical element which splits the signal beam into a plurality of sub signal beams and deflects the plurality of sub signal beams in different directions. The signal beam forming unit further directs the plurality of sub signal beams onto a hologram recording medium. The recording apparatus also includes a reference beam forming unit which directs the reference onto a location on the hologram recording medium which overlaps with locations on the hologram recording medium on which the plurality of sub signal beams are incident.

Abstract: The present invention is a sweeping or reciprocating laser scanning device. The reciprocation or sweeping motion is cam driven. As the cam rotates, a lever arm is reciprocated or oscillated between two positions, which causes the laser or beam of light to move linearly, thus creating a triangular plane of light resulting in a reciprocating linear reference across the hypotenuse of the triangular plane of light.

Abstract: The present invention provides a scanning system (100) comprising a first port for receiving or emitting a stationary beam (60) of electromagnetic radiation, a second port for emitting or receiving a scanning beam of electromagnetic radiation, the scanning beam scanning in a main scanning direction, a scanning element (61) for relaying the stationary beam (60) into the scanning beam or vice versa, an optical system between the scanning element (61) and the second port, wherein the optical system comprises at least a first mirror (63) and a second mirror (64) having a rotationally symmetric curved mirror surface around their optical axis, at least one of the first and the second curved mirror surface having an aspheric shape, and wherein the first and the second mirror (63, 64) have an off-axis decentered aperture and are offset in position in a direction perpendicular to the main scanning direction.