Patents Issued in November 27, 2014
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Publication number: 20140347678Abstract: The invention relates to a method of measuring the inside diameter of a hollow body (2). According to the invention: the hollow body (2) is illuminated from one side by a diffuse light source (9) presenting two light boundaries (91, 92) that are spaced apart along the measurement axis (x) so as to create two light transitions in an image, which transitions are spaced apart from each other and diametrically opposite; from the side of the hollow body that is opposite from its illuminated side, the light rays that are reflected and refracted by the hollow body (2) are recovered to form at least one image in which there appear at least the two light transitions; and the image is processed in order to determine the distance between the two light transitions in order to determine a measurement for the inside diameter of the hollow body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2012Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: MSC & SGCCInventor: Marc Leconte
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Publication number: 20140347679Abstract: A gap measurement device 1 comprises a light source 5 for projecting light on a gap 3 to be measured, a lens optical system 6 for focusing on an imaging surface 7 a gap image 3A from light transmitted through the gap 3, and a light-receiving element 9 for receiving light of the gap image 3A formed on the imaging surface 7 of the lens optical system 6. A holed mask 8 provided with a light-transmitting hole 8a having a prescribed aperture size is arranged on the imaging surface 7, and the light-receiving element 9 receives the light of the gap image 3A via the hole 8a. A gap size at a point to be measured in an extended gap 3 can be measured by forming an image of the gap with the lens optical system 6 and placing the hole 8a of the holed mask 8 on the point to be measured on the imaging surface 7 of the lens optical system 6.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicants: Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.Inventors: Hideki HIRABAYASHI, Hiroki HANAOKA, Satoshi KIYONO
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Publication number: 20140347680Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for creating a print image using a computer processing system. The print image is then printed on an article. The methods include retrieving layouts and images, prompting a user to select a layout and images for placement in at least one bounded area; and sending layout, image, and placement information to a print server for creating a print image. The print server is connected to a printer for printing the print image on an article.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2013Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: Casetagram LimitedInventor: Pui-Sun Wesley NG
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Publication number: 20140347681Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain a background image object and a foreground image object to be rendered with an overlap with the background image object, the background image object partially overlapping a pixel which is partially overlapped by the foreground image object; a determination unit configured to determine whether or not there is a possibility that in the pixel, the background image object is rendered instead of the foreground image object, on the basis of a rendering rule for the foreground image object and the background image object, the rendering rule for an image object being determined by a kind of attribute of the image object; and a control unit configured to control a rendering so that the background image object does not to show up in the pixel, in a case where the possibility is determined to exist by the determination unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventor: Yohei Kiuchi
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Publication number: 20140347682Abstract: An image creating apparatus has a printing device configured to print a changed image on a recording medium; a difficult-to-recognize color arrangement storage unit configured to store a difficult-to-recognize color arrangement that is difficult to visually recognize; an object extracting unit configured to extract objects from an original image; a difficult-to-recognize object detecting unit configured to detect a difficult-to-recognize object; a representative color obtaining unit configured to obtain the representative color of the difficult-to-recognize object; a color arrangement changing unit configured to (i) change the color arrangement of the image so that the color arrangement of the periphery is changed from the difficult-to-recognize color arrangement in at least part of the difficult-to-recognize object and (ii) embed information about the representative color as dots; and a changed image printing unit configured to command the printing device to print the changed image with the changed color arrType: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventor: Yoshitaka KISHI
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Publication number: 20140347683Abstract: An image reading device includes a document transport controller and an operation portion. The document transport controller controls to discharge a document in one of two sheet discharging modes including a first sheet discharging mode in which the document is turned over again after both sides of the document have been read, and a second sheet discharging mode in which the document is discharged without being turned over again. The operation portion accepts an instruction to select one of the first sheet discharging mode and the second sheet discharging mode to discharge the document.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Toru NAKAYAMA
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Publication number: 20140347684Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a transport guide member, and a detection mechanism. The transport guide member guides a recording medium. The detection mechanism detects presence or absence of the recording medium. An actuator portion of the detection mechanism includes a shaft portion and a detection portion configured to swing about the shaft portion when abutting the recording medium. A first guide rib of the transport guide member is provided with a notch portion through which the shaft portion penetrates. The shaft portion is provided with a second guide rib configured to close an opening of the notch portion viewed from an axis direction of the shaft portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.Inventor: Yuzo ONISHI
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Publication number: 20140347685Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a power supply control unit that controls switching a power source to an auxiliary power supply that stores therein power from a main power supply when the main power supply is off, and to the main power supply when the main power supply is on; a detection unit that detects whether the power source is the main or the auxiliary power supply; a communication mode control unit that switches a data transfer rate from a first high-speed mode to a first low-speed mode allowing power consumption lower than the first high-speed mode when the power source is the auxiliary power supply; and a print mode control unit that switches a print speed from a second high-speed mode to a second low-speed mode allowing the power consumption lower than the second high-speed mode when the power source is the auxiliary power supply.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventor: Masahiko HISADA
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Publication number: 20140347686Abstract: A non-transitory recording medium includes an installer program that causes a computer within an information processing device to function as a device list generation unit, a display control unit, and an installation processing unit. The device list generation unit generates a device list. The display control unit causes the device list to be displayed in a first display area; causes a driver list to be displayed in a second display area; causes the device selected from the device list to be displayed in a third display area; and causes the driver selected from the driver list to be displayed corresponding to the device displayed in the third display area. The installation processing unit installs, into the information processing device, the driver displayed corresponding to the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Toshimitsu MORIMOTO
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Publication number: 20140347687Abstract: Complicating programs installed on a control device, and wasting recording media, are suppressed. A registration device driver that generates and outputs control commands instructing registering a static image in an inkjet printer based on input of information related to a static image from an application AP, and a device control driver that generates and outputs a control command to print the static image registered in the inkjet printer superimposed with the variable image based on input of information related to the variable image from an application, are installed on a host computer. An application calls the device driver appropriate to the process.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Kei Jintsugawa
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Publication number: 20140347688Abstract: A system and method for controlling a print job receive a request to print a print job; record, in the print job, a first time at which the request is received; obtain a second time at which the print job is sent to a printing device; calculate an elapsed time between the first time recorded in the print job and the second time obtained; determine whether the elapsed time is larger than a predetermined time period, and generate a notification based on the determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2013Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Chihsin Steven Young
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Publication number: 20140347689Abstract: The disclosure discloses a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program for executing steps on a computer. An operation terminal that is connected to a printed matter producing apparatus comprising a memory configured to store a database comprising a plurality of records each allocating character string data to a plurality of fields. The steps comprise an information acquiring, an object data determining, a print data creating, and a print data outputting. In the information acquiring, identification information of the field comprising a reference character string data is acquired and a plurality of offset values relating to each of a plurality of pieces of print object data are acquired. In the object data determining, the plurality of pieces of print object data is determined by using the identification information and by applying the plurality of offset values, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Tetsuya Nose
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Publication number: 20140347690Abstract: A system includes an image processing apparatus, a server apparatus, and an information processing apparatus. The system receives document data from the image processing apparatus. The document data includes identification information to be referred to in identifying a processing flow including sequentially continuing tasks to be executed on the document data. The system extracts the identification information from the received document data and transmits a processing flow execution request that includes the document data to the server apparatus, based on the extracted identification information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Tetsuya Sato
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Publication number: 20140347691Abstract: An image forming system includes a job execution unit and a log-image generating unit. The job execution unit is configured to execute a job. The log-image generating unit configured to generate a log image in the job. The log-image generating unit is configured to partially generate as the log image an image of a page output by the job execution unit among pages in the job.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Jumpei Takagi, Keiji Okamura, Toru Yasui, Ryota Arinobu, Rie Matsumoto, Masaki Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20140347692Abstract: A data processing system includes a first processor and a second processor and further includes an intermediate data generating unit that generates intermediate data; a first storage control unit that stores the intermediate data and identification data that identifies the intermediate data in correspondence with each other in a first storage area; a second storage control unit that stores the identification data in correspondence with the intermediate data in a second storage area; a process requesting unit that sends a request for processing the print data to an image processing apparatus; and an obtaining unit that obtains a processed result from the image processing apparatus based on the identification data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventor: Hirokazu IIDA
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Publication number: 20140347693Abstract: A printing system includes a storage unit that associates and stores print job data and post processing job data; a printing unit that prints a code regarding the association on media when an image is printed on the media based on the print job data; a code reading unit that reads the code that is printed on the media; and a post processing unit that selects the post processing job data that is associated from the storage unit based on the read code and performs the post processing with respect to the media based on the selected post processing job data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventor: Yoshihiko MATSUZAWA
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Publication number: 20140347694Abstract: A printer may comprise a command file storage unit, a receiving unit, a command file sending unit, and a first data sending unit. The command file storage unit may store a command file including a first command, a second command, and a third command. The first command is a command for sending a request for first data. The second command includes design data, and is a command for converting the first data into second data in accordance with the design data. The third command is a command for displaying a web page in accordance with the second data. The receiving unit may receive a request. The command file sending unit may send a response including the command file when a request for the command file is received. The first data sending unit may send a response including the first data when the request for the first data is received.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Naoki Otsuka
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Publication number: 20140347695Abstract: A network system has a printer with an internal web browser connected to a web server. The printer has a request unit that sends an HTTP request with printer status information embedded in the URL to the server, a data acquisition unit that gets HTML data from the server, and a print unit that executes a printing process based on the supplied HTML data. The server includes a request receiving unit that receives HTTP requests from the printer, a data transmission unit that sends HTML data to the client, and a status management unit that manages the printer status based on the status information embedded in the URL of the HTTP request.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Naruhide Kitada
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Publication number: 20140347696Abstract: A printer may comprise a command file storage unit, a receiving unit, a command file sending unit, and a first data sending unit. The command file storage unit may store a command file including a first command, a second command, and a third command. The first command is a command for sending a request for first data. The second command includes design data, and is a command for converting the first data into second data in accordance with the design data. The third command is a command for displaying a web page in accordance with the second data. The receiving unit may receive a request. The command file sending unit may send a response including the command file when a request for the command file is received. The first data sending unit may send a response including the first data when the request for the first data is received.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Naoki Otsuka
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Publication number: 20140347697Abstract: An image processing device comprises an image data input means 2, an image data storage means 12 for storing the image data being input, an image data processing means 6 having multiple processing modes for outputting the stored image data, and a image data erasing means for erasing the image data stored in the storage means 12. The device further comprises erase count control means 8, 14 for controlling the number of times for erasing image data capable of having the number of times of erase set arbitrarily according to the security level required for each mode, and capable of having the set number of times of erase changed in mid-flow. Confidentiality is protected by performing erase operations repeatedly to the region storing the unnecessary image data according to the security level.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventors: Atsuhiko Fukushima, Yuji Okamoto, Toshihiro Yamanaka, Toshihiko Fukuhara, Shuhji Fujii, Tatsuo Nomura, Syouichirou Yoshiura, Tsutomu Yoshimoto
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Publication number: 20140347698Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: an information storage that stores information; a request accepting section that accepts a predetermined request for the information; a setting section that, for each of the information, sets whether the predetermined request is allowed; a setting storage that stores a setting by the setting section; a determining section that, with respect to the information corresponding to a request accepted by the request accepting section, reads out a corresponding setting from the setting storage, and that determines allowance/non-allowance of the predetermined request; and a process executing section that, in a case where the determining section determines allowance of the predetermined request, executes a process corresponding to the predetermined request on the information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Masaki KUROKAWA, Eiji SHIMOICHI, Yuriko INAKAWA, Eiji NISHI, Noriyuki TATSUMA, Akira OKAMOTO, Takanari ISHIMURA, Yoshiyuki YODA, Akihide OSHIMA, Atsuhiro ITOH, Fumio HARADA
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Publication number: 20140347699Abstract: Methods are disclosed relating to the production of camouflage that include steps such as harvesting a set of objects that have a diversity of color from the environment, placing the set of objects within a scene, capturing a set of images of the scene, adjusting color in the set of images, assembling a composite image, printing the composite image, making color adjustments and reprinting the composite image.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: MUDDY WATER CAMO, LLCInventor: Stephen Michael Maloney
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Publication number: 20140347700Abstract: A multicolor image can include multiple overlaid items including a black region covering a color region. Raster image processing adds the color data to color pixels of the raster data print page uniformly across the area of the raster data print page that corresponds to the color region of the multicolor image, and adds the black data to over-print pixels (where the black region covers the color region in the multicolor image). Such over-print pixels include both the color data and the black data. The color data (but not the black data) is removed from the over-print pixels that are positioned a preset pixel distance from non-black color pixels. The raster data page is output from the processor device to a printing engine, and the printing device prints the raster data page on print media to produce a physically printed reproduction of the multicolor image.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2013Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventor: Xing Li
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Publication number: 20140347701Abstract: A present image communication apparatus performs voice communication with an external apparatus via a network, acquires image communication information indicating an image communication capability of the external apparatus, displays an operation screen that is related to image communication and includes at least information indicating whether or not voice communication can be continued when performing image communication based on the acquired image communication information, and controls image communication in accordance with user input that has been made via the operation screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventors: Eiji Ohara, Shigeru Koizumi, Daisuke Suga, Michio Fukushima
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Publication number: 20140347702Abstract: A method for printing object is provided. The method includes the following steps: directing a processing unit to identify an object within an initial document; based on the object, directing a printing apparatus to select a recording medium; and directing the printing apparatus to print data of the object on the recording medium. In addition, a printing apparatus using such method is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: AVISION INC.Inventor: CHUN-CHIEH LIAO
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Publication number: 20140347703Abstract: A network scanner and a method of providing a URL corresponding to an image of document, when a user scans a document in a network scanner that includes an IP address. The method includes scanning a document in the network scanner that includes the IP address, generating the image of the document, storing the image of the scanned document, generating a URL to connect to the stored image, and providing the generated URL.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Duk-yong KIM
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Publication number: 20140347704Abstract: Provided are an image reading apparatus, a compression-ratio determination method and a computer-readable, non-transitory medium that can determine a compression ratio such that the data amount after compression would be optimal. The image reading apparatus includes an image generator for generating an input image by reading a document, a document-type identification module for identifying a type of the document, and an image compressor for compressing the input image, wherein the image compressor determines a compression ratio for compressing the input image, based on the type of the document.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: PFU LIMITEDInventor: Shigeyuki Yokouchi
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Publication number: 20140347705Abstract: Provided is a document reading apparatus for identifying irregular shadow generated when reading document and for correcting the identified irregular shadow. Lights are irradiated toward the reading areas of the document from a plurality of directions with different light amount. Through the photoelectric conversion of the reflected light, the first image data of a target pixel and the second image data of the target pixel are obtained. Then, through the determination of the type of the document of the target pixel based on the first data and the second data of the target pixel and through the verification (re-determination of the document type) based on the type of the document of peripheral pixel adjacent to the target pixel, irregular shadow is accurately identified.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takashi Umemoto
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Publication number: 20140347706Abstract: A method for operating an electronic device is provided. The method includes detecting a touch of an external input device, determining at least one region associated with the detected touch, receiving scanning data from the external input device, and displaying the scanning data at the determined region.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyung-Hee LEE, Ki-Huk Lee, So-Young Lee
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Publication number: 20140347707Abstract: An input device including a function input unit to receive a request for scanning, a scanning unit to acquire a scan image of a target object through a scan area, a communication interface unit to communicate with a display device and a control unit is configured to control the communication unit to transmit the scan image to the display device, wherein a memory guide bar which represents remaining scan memory is outputted based on the transmitted scan image.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventors: Jungyong LEE, Bumsang LEE, Injik LEE
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Publication number: 20140347708Abstract: A light source driving circuit that drives a light source includes a driving electric current generator that generates a driving electric current including a predetermined electric current, a first auxiliary current, and a second auxiliary current; and a controller that sets values of the first and second auxiliary currents by using first and second lighting pattern signals, wherein each of the first and second lighting pattern signals is for controlling supply of the predetermined electric current to the light source. After setting a first value of the first auxiliary current, a second value of the second auxiliary current is set by using the second lighting pattern signal that defines a time period for stopping supply of the predetermined electric current to be shorter than a time period for stopping the supply of the predetermined electric current that is defined by the first lighting pattern signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventors: Atsufumi OMORI, Muneaki IWATA, Hayato FUJITA
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Publication number: 20140347709Abstract: A method and apparatus for acquiring a corrected digital image of an object includes a digital camera operable to capture a plurality of color component images, an imager body and a support arm. The support arm is coupled to the imager body and adapted to support the digital camera. An image processor is provided to produce corrected color component images and an image combiner is provided to combine the corrected color component images to form the corrected digital image. The camera is moveable to more than one position to enable to formation of three-dimensional images or images with increased depth of focus.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2013Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: STMicroelectronics, Inc.Inventor: Francis C. STAFFORD
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Publication number: 20140347710Abstract: An image-reading lens includes front-group and rear-group lens systems which are arranged on an object side and an image side, respectively. The front-group lens system includes equal to or less than 5 lenses which include at least one positive lens and at least one negative lens, and the rear-group lens system includes one negative lens. An angle of view of an entire system of the image-reading lens is equal to or more than 56°. The front-group and rear-group lens systems are structured such that with respect to a change in a distance between the front-group and rear-group lens systems, a change in a focal length of the entire system of the image-reading lens is small, and a change in an image plane is large, and by adjusting the distance between the front-group and rear-group lens systems, a required lens performance is obtained.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventor: Takuya NAGANO
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Publication number: 20140347711Abstract: An image scanner includes a stationary original plate on which a stationary original is placed and a moving original plate, over which a moving original is conveyed, aligned with the stationary original plate in a sub-scanning direction and tilted relative to the stationary original plate by a given angle. A reader is movable in the sub-scanning direction between a stationary original reading span disposed opposite the stationary original via the stationary original plate to read an image on the stationary original and a moving original reading position disposed opposite the moving original via the moving original plate to read an image on the moving original. The reader pressingly contacts the stationary original plate and the moving original plate as the reader moves in the sub-scanning direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Satoshi NARAI, Yasunobu YOUDA, Taku KUDOH, Takayuki ANDOH, Koji HATAYAMA, Yohei OSANAI
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Publication number: 20140347712Abstract: A reading unit of an image reading apparatus has a configuration in which a plurality of line sensors, including a first line sensor and a second line sensor that are arranged apart, are regularly arranged. The relation 0.95?L/(n×D)?1.05 (n=integer from 1 to 5) is satisfied where L is a distance between the first line sensor and the second line sensor in a sub scan direction. Before reading a document, the image reading apparatus detects an edge of the document, from which an image is to be actually read, using the first line sensor and the second line sensor to acquire correction information about document reading.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiromasa Yoneyama, Hideaki Matsumura
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Publication number: 20140347713Abstract: An image reading device having a conveying unit for conveying an irradiated member that has a hologram area in a conveying direction; a first light source for applying light to an irradiated part in the hologram area; and a second light source separated from the first light source along the conveying direction and applying light to an irradiated part in the hologram area when the hologram area is conveyed by a prescribed distance. An irradiation angle at which the irradiated part is irradiated with the light of the first light source is made to be different from an irradiation angle at which the irradiated part is irradiated with the light of the second light source when the hologram part is conveyed by the prescribed distance. Lights reflected by the hologram area are respectively received to detect an electric signal of the hologram area of the irradiated member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takafumi ENDO, Yohei NOKAMI, Shigeru TOYOTA
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Publication number: 20140347714Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating coherent light, and a display apparatus using coherent light are provided. A wide-angle coherent light generation apparatus may focus parallel light onto a focal point, and may generate coherent light at a wide angle, using an optical device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Dong Kyung NAM, Ho Cheon WEY, Seok LEE
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Publication number: 20140347715Abstract: A laser beam (L50) generated by a laser light source (50) is reflected by a light beam scanning device (60), and irradiated onto a hologram recording medium (45). On the hologram recording medium (45), an image (35) of a scatter plate is recorded as a hologram by using reference light that converges on a scanning origin (B). The light beam scanning device (60) bends the laser beam (L50) at the scanning origin (B) and irradiates it onto the hologram recording medium (45). At this time, scanning is carried out by changing the bending mode of the laser beam with time so that the irradiation position of the bent laser beam (L60) on the hologram recording medium (45) changes with time. Regardless of the beam irradiation position, diffracted light (L45) from the hologram recording medium (45) reproduces the same reproduction image (35) of the scatter plate at the same position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventor: Makio KURASHIGE
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Publication number: 20140347716Abstract: The present invention relates to an ink for an electrowetting element comprising colorant particles and a solvent, wherein the colorant particles have a specific gravity of 2 or less and an average particle diameter of 20 to 300 nm, and wherein the content of the colorant particles in the ink is 5 to 50% by mass.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2013Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventors: Yu Nagahara, Takeshi Wakiya
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Publication number: 20140347717Abstract: An electrophoretic display panel includes a driving substrate and an electrophoretic display substrate. The driving substrate includes a first base material, driving electrode patterns, conductive lines, and a shielding layer. The first base material has a first configuration region and a second configuration region. The driving electrode patterns are located inside the first configuration region. The conductive lines are respectively connected to the driving electrode patterns and respectively extend from the first configuration region to the second configuration region. The shielding layer shields the conductive lines and exposes the driving electrode patterns. The electrophoretic display substrate includes a second base material located opposite to the first base material, an electrode layer, and display media. The electrode layer is disposed on the second base material and between the first and second base materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventors: Hsu-Cheng Yeh, Ming-Chuan Hung
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Publication number: 20140347718Abstract: The invention provides an electrophoretic medium comprising at least two types of particles having substantially the same electrophoretic mobility but differing colors. The invention also provides article of manufacture comprising a layer of a solid electro-optic medium, a first adhesive layer on one surface of the electro-optic medium, a release sheet covering the first adhesive layer, and a second adhesive layer on an opposed second surface of the electro-optic medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventors: Gregg M. Duthaler, Karl Raymond Amundson, Barrett Comiskey, Holly G. Gates, Alberto Goenaga, John E. Ritter, Michael L. Steiner, Russell J. Wilcox, Robert W. Zehner, Anthony Edward Pullen
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Publication number: 20140347719Abstract: A system (100) for spatially addressing the synchronization of two light pulses (118, 120) having a respective wavelength. The system (100) includes two light sources (110, 114), each one generating one of the light pulses (118, 120) in response to receiving a respective source trigger. The light pulses (118, 120) are combined and then distributed in many light guiding elements (104) in which propagation at the first and second wavelength takes a different amount of time, the differences between the propagation times at the first and second wavelengths differing between the light guiding elements (104). The source triggers are separated from each other by a variable delay in order to cause simultaneous arrival of the first and second pulses (118, 120) at the output of only one of the light guiding elements (104).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2012Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventor: Alain Villeneuve
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Publication number: 20140347720Abstract: In the method for processing a signal light from free-space by amplifying said signal for free-space optical communications. wherein the improvement includes the steps of (a) pre-amplifying said signal light with low noise; and (b) coupling said signal light into a multimode filter which reduces coupling hisses compared to single mode filters.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventors: Robert T. Carlson, Daniel J. Creeden
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Publication number: 20140347721Abstract: A film element of an EUV-transmitting wavefront correction device is arranged in a beam path and includes a first layer of first layer material having a first complex refractive index n1=(1??1)+i?1, with a first optical layer thickness, which varies locally over the used region in accordance with a first layer thickness profile, and a second layer of second layer material having a second complex refractive index n2=(1??2)+i?2, with a second optical layer thickness, which varies locally over the used region in accordance with a second layer thickness profile. The first and second layer thickness profiles differ. The deviation ?1 of the real part of the first refractive index from 1 is large relative to the absorption coefficient ?1 of the first layer material and the deviation ?2 of the real part of the second refractive index from 1 is small relative to the absorption coefficient ?2 of the second layer material.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventors: Boris Bittner, Norbert Wabra, Sonja Schneider, Ricarda Schneider, Hendrik Wagner, Christian Wald, Rumen Iliew, Thomas Schicketanz, Toralf Gruner, Walter Pauls, Holger Schmidt
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Publication number: 20140347722Abstract: The present invention relates to a substrate bearing a solar-control multilayer stack, and to a multiple glazing unit and to a laminated glazing unit incorporating at least one such substrate bearing a solar-control stack. The multilayer stack comprises three functional films, each film, starting from the substrate, being thicker than the preceding one, and four transparent dielectric coatings. The ratio of the optical thickness of the third dielectric coating, to the optical thickness of the final dielectric coating, lies between 2 and 3.2, and the ratio of the optical thickness of the third dielectric coating, to the optical thickness of the second dielectric coating, is either between 0.6 and 0.91 or between 1.15 and 1.7. The invention is applicable, in particular, to production of high-selectivity solar-control glazing units.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2012Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: AGC GLASS EUROPEInventor: Kadosa Hevesi
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Publication number: 20140347723Abstract: A STED microscope for producing a 3D image. The microscope has an excitation laser source for providing an excitation laser beam and a depletion laser source for providing stimulated emission depletion laser beam. The excitation beam is capable of exciting fluorescent markers in a sample placed in the sample region and the depletion beam is capable of inducing stimulated emission in the fluorescent marker in the sample in a region around the excitation beam to restrict the size of the region within which the fluorescent markers are excited and wherein the depletion laser source goes through an optical element which creates a cone refractive pattern which induces stimulated emission in the fluorescent marker in the sample. The shape of the light hollow of the cone refractive pattern varies at different distances from the source. This depth profile can be used to distinguish between positions at varying depths within a sample to create a 3D image.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2012Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventors: Edik U. Rafailov, David J. Carnegie, Grigorii Sokolovskii, Pablo Loza Alvarez, David Artigas
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Publication number: 20140347724Abstract: A projection system includes a projection screen defining a shape and a projector configured to project an image onto the projection screen. The projector may project a static or dynamic image that has substantially the same shape as the projection screen or otherwise block portions of the projected image that are projected outside of the projection screen with the aid of a physical mask.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: John C. Schultz, William J. Bryan
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Publication number: 20140347725Abstract: Provided is an image display device including: a display unit where the display elements are arranged in a matrix shape; a lens unit which is configured by arranging a plurality of lenses along an inclined row display element group including a plurality of display elements which are consecutively disposed in a direction inclined with respect to the array direction in the display unit, the lenses corresponding to the inclined row display element group, the lenses focusing output light of the display elements constituting the inclined row display element group; and light-shielding portions which prevent output light of unnecessary component output elements which are the display elements other than the display elements constituting the inclined row display element group corresponding to the lenses from being emitted from the lenses, so that it is possible to suppress the occurrence of crosstalk.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventor: Toshiro OHBITSU
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Publication number: 20140347726Abstract: A selective hybrid-type three-dimensional (3D) image viewing device and a display method using the same are disclosed. The selective hybrid-type 3D image viewing device includes a first left and right image separation module, a second left and right image separation module, and a mechanical unit. The first left and right image separation module visualizes a 3D image output from a first display so that a user can view this 3D image. The second left and right image separation module visualizes a 3D image output from a second display to which a left and right image separation technique different from that of the first display has been applied so that the user can view this 3D image. The mechanical unit is configured such that the first and second left and right image separation modules are integrated into the mechanical unit in a detachable manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Ung-Yeon YANG, Ki-Hong KIM
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Publication number: 20140347727Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive layer-attached optical film of the present invention comprises an optical film; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and made from an ammonia-containing water-dispersible pressure-sensitive adhesive, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has an ammonia content of 10 to 500 ?g per 1 g of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and shows a difference of 0 to 500 ?g per 1 g of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer in ammonia content before and after a heat durability test and humidity durability test, and the optical film includes a polarizing film with a degree of polarization of 99.99% or more. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer-attached optical film has optical properties which are less changeable even in a high-temperature and/or high-humidity environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2013Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Kunihiro Inui, Takaaki Ishii, Kazuki Murayama, Toshitsugu Hosokawa, Masayuki Satake