Abstract: A light guide includes an incident surface, an emitting surface, a reflecting surface, and a light guide section. The incident surface receives light from a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged at least in a first direction. The emitting surface outputs incident light from the incident surface. The reflecting surface includes a plurality of lenses having optical power in the first direction and a second direction different from the first direction and is provided to be opposed to the incident surface. The light guide section includes a surface including the incident surface, the emitting surface, and the reflecting surface, and causes the light that has entered from the incident surface to be reflected by the plurality of lenses of the reflecting surface to guide the light to the emitting surface.

Abstract: The grayscale of an input signal is converted without amplifying noise components thereof. A grayscale conversion portion performs grayscale conversion on an input signal IS to create a converted signal TS, a noise reduction degree determining portion determines a noise reduction degree NR that expresses a strength of noise reduction processing to be applied to the converted signal based on the input signal IS and the converted signal TS, and a noise reducing portion executes noise reduction processing on the converted signal TS based on the noise reduction degree NR. By doing this, it is possible to convert the grayscale of the input signal without enhancing the noise.

Abstract: The grayscale of an input signal is converted without amplifying noise components thereof. A grayscale conversion portion performs grayscale conversion on an input signal IS to create a converted signal TS, a noise reduction degree determining portion determines a noise reduction degree NR that expresses a strength of noise reduction processing to be applied to the converted signal based on the input signal IS and the converted signal TS, and a noise reducing portion executes noise reduction processing on the converted signal TS based on the noise reduction degree NR. By doing this, it is possible to convert the grayscale of the input signal without enhancing the noise.

Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, an energy converting unit receives light from an optical source and converts the light into electric power, and an electrical storage unit stores therein the electric power. The energy converting unit is arranged in such a manner that a relative position of the energy converting unit to the optical source is always constant when a reading unit is reading an image.

Abstract: Provided is an image reading apparatus including: a document holding section for holding a document; and a carriage which moves with respect to the document holding section, the carriage including: a rod-like light source for irradiating the document with light; a light source mounting base for supporting the light source; a housing provided with a sensor for reading image data of the document and the light source mounting base; and a reflection plate including: a reflection curved surface portion for partially surrounding the light source to collect light emitted from the light source toward the document holding section; and a light reducing portion for reducing an amount of light at a longitudinal center portion of the light source with respect to the document holding section.

Abstract: A data communication apparatus comprises a memory for storing plural data, a transmitter for transmitting the plural stored data, a display for displaying situations of the plural stored data, and a controller for performing, in case of displaying the situations, control to change order of display of the data being transmitted. Thus, the data being transmitted can be easily specified from among the plural stored data, the data being transmitted can be easily specified by changing display forms, the data being transmitted can be easily specified by shifting them to the head of a list and displaying this list, and the data being transmitted can be easily specified by automatically scrolling a display area thereof.

Abstract: A film scanner includes a cold cathode lamp for producing visible light to scan a film containing a plurality of photographic images, an infrared source for producing infrared light to scan the film, and a detector or light sensor for sensing the visible light. The infrared light transmits the film to produce corresponding image signals. The cold cathode lamp is disposed between the infrared source and the film and the cold cathode lamp is in contact with the infrared source. In this way, before arriving at the film the infrared light is substantially uniformized by passing through the cold cathode lamp.

Abstract: A line clocking arrangement is used in a scanner for synchronizing the line readout of a clocked imaging device with the motion of an object being scanned. The line clocking arrangement includes an encoder for sensing movement of the object being scanned and generating a sync signal in correspondence with a movement of the object, and a timing generation circuit for generating clock signals for controlling the clocked imaging device. The clock signals include a drain clock signal for controlling the dumping of charge into an overflow drain and an output clock signal for clocking image charge through an horizontal output register. The timing generation circuit receives the sync signal and times the duration of the drain clock signal and the beginning of the output clock signal to the occurrence of the sync signal, whereby the line readout time is dynamically adjusted to changes in velocity of the scanned object during a period when charge is being dumped into the overflow drain.

Abstract: An image apparatus with batch scan and real time display and a method of the same are provided. The method of the present invention comprises steps of utilizing a transmission device for transmitting pictures into the scanner sequentially, scanning a picture and storing digital data in memory, displaying a notify signal to notice the user simultaneously while the scan is finished, showing the scanned image in a display device and scanning next picture at the same time while the user changes a switch control device. It is provided for shortening the scanning time of an image and reducing the time of waiting by utilizing the ways of batch scan and real time display. The present invention can increase number and size of picture to be scanned and thereby promote the scanning efficiency without requiring the increase in size of a memory buffer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of providing an encodable layer on a glass object and on the resultant product. The layer is formed by providing a paste containing glass frit, pigment and a binder, on the hot glass. As a result, the glass frit melts, causing the pigment to adhere to the glass object. The binder, which is used to render the paste spreadable, disappears from the mixture.

Abstract: A photographic printer that uses a plurality of small CRTs, or multiple image segments displayed on a single CRT, to print wide format images. Within the printer, the multiple CRTs are positioned adjacent one another and display through lenses so that image segments displayed by adjacent CRTs join one another. The image segments of the single CRT also display through lenses, or mirrors and lenses, that join the segments. The printer may decompose each line of the image into horizontal image segments, or the printer may receive each image segment from a host computer system, and the printer displays the image segments on the CRTs such that they are exposed joined with one another on the photographic media. The printer also contains a closed loop calibration system to adjust the length of each image segment.

Abstract: A photographic printer that uses a plurality of small CRTs, or multiple image segments displayed on a single CRT, to print wide format images. Within the printer, the multiple CRTs are positioned adjacent one another and display through lenses so that image segments displayed by adjacent CRTs join one another. The image segments of the single CRT also display through lenses, or mirrors and lenses, that join the segments. The printer may decompose each line of the image into horizontal image segments, or the printer may receive each image segment from a host computer system, and the printer displays the image segments on the CRTs such that they are exposed joined with one another on the photographic media. The printer also contains a closed loop calibration system to adjust the length of each image segment.

Abstract: In a projecting unit of a projector, a projecting tube is sealingly attached to a projecting tube frame by means of a packing member, a projecting lens is sealingly attached to a projecting lens frame by means of a packing member, and an image on the projecting tube is projected on a screen by the projecting lens. A packing member is interposed between and in engagement with the frames such that the frames are sealingly attached, and can slide against said packing member. The frames are secured to each other for use of the projecting unit, or separated from each other to permit adjustment of the space between the frames.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube package includes a cathode ray tube assembly and a housing assembly including a deflection coil and/or at least one focus coil. The cathode ray tube assembly includes a collar (31) aligned with the electron beam, being arranged to mate with a mounting collar (41) carried on the housing assembly. The provision of the collar (31) enables the cathode ray tube assembly to be easily replaced at the end of the cathode ray tube's life within the housing assembly without the need for realignment of the coils.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a multi-power control system for scanners. The method of the present invention has a mode of warm up time, which is controlled by a software that is embeded in a computer. Users can choose a mode of warm up time to control the warm up duration when a cathode ray tube needs. After scanning, users can determine whether the scanner is to operate or in standby status. When the user chooses the latter, the luminosity of the cathode ray tube is according to the user's pre-set. This multi-power control system not only can reduce the warm up time but also can be in harmony with the concept of enviromental protection.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system having a memory mapped deflection to control the position of an electron beam within a CRT used to project a color image onto a photographic medium for printing. A horizontal position counter is incremented at a linear rate, and the counter value is translated, using a translation table stored in memory, into a current used to drive the yoke of the CRT. The translation introduces non-linearities into the output voltage which results in a linear forward sweep across the CRT. A sweep direction signal is used as an address bit of the translation table, to allow an optimized retrace motion profile which results in an improved linear beam motion across the face of the CRT during the forward sweep immediately following retrace.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system having a vertical position register and a horizontal deflection controller to position an electron beam within a CRT used to project an image onto a photographic medium for printing. When data is being displayed on the CRT, the beam is positioned vertically to the desired color phosphor row and then swept across the face of the CRT while the data is used to modulate the beam. During retrace, the beam is stopped at the center of the CRT and displaced vertically to a home position while waiting for the next dot row of information. The home position is located above the center of the phosphor area so that no leakage occurs if the beam remains in the home position for extended periods. Furthermore, while in the home position at the center of the CRT, the horizontal deflection amplifier dissipates a minimum amount of power.