Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8061793 | Mobile device that commences printing before reading all of the first coded data on a print medium A mobile device for printing onto a print medium in a print direction, the print medium including first coded data that encodes first information, mobile device comprising: a first sensor for sensing the first coded data; processing means for decoding the coded data... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7871140 | Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus includes an image recording unit that records an image on a recording medium; a supply unit that supplies a recording medium to the image recording unit; a discharging unit that discharges the recording medium having the image recorded t... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7726757 | Image forming apparatus and information processing method The object of the present invention is to easily select a file when a user prints. In order to achieve this object, according to this invention, an information processing method in an image forming apparatus which stores a printing history in a print process, includ... | 06/01/2010 |
| RE40435 | Modular copying system using light wave, electric wave, or sonic wave interconnections A modular copying system including combinations of printer, scanner, and system controller modules formed as independent frames. The scanner module includes devices for image reading, first data I/O and first synchronizing signal generation; the printer module inclu... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7391531 | Printer with replaceable ink cartridge and print quality IC A printer includes a processor. A replaceable ink cartridge includes a first integrated circuit (IC) containing print quality information and which is configured to be interfaced, in a releasable manner, to the processor. A replaceable printhead module includes a pr... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7371024 | Printhead assembly A printer includes a pair of opposed printhead assemblies for double-sided printing. Each printhead assembly includes first and second print modules having respective first and second elongate print heads. A single printhead circuit board controls both of the print ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369065 | Using operation codes to control a decoder to generate data from an input data stream into an output data stream Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for using operation codes to control a decoder to generate data from an input data stream into an output data stream. An encoder generates an input data stream for a decoder comprising at least one operation ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369681 | System and method for tracking positions of objects in space, time as well as tracking their textual evolution A system and method including cameras for monitoring objects such as documents, at multiple locations, and for recording the objects' movement through space and time. The objects are marked with unique identifiers, and the invention is adaptable for recording and re... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365869 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a first memory for storing image data, a second memory for storing image forming conditions, an image output unit for outputting the image data stored in the first memory under the image forming conditions stored in the second mem... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360852 | Image forming system and image forming apparatus An imaging apparatus which outputs image data to be processed by an image processing apparatus. The imaging apparatus includes an image acquiring unit, a storage, and a communication unit. The image acquiring unit is adapted to acquire image data from an image stori... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359077 | Printing apparatus, control method therefor, and program A CPU monitors the state of a printing apparatus, and controls transmission, to the host, of a control signal for controlling the data reception timing from the host. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357481 | Duplex printing system capable of ink removal A fluid ejection system includes a first fluid ejection head comprising a first nozzle plate that includes a first set of fluid ejection nozzles capable of ejecting first fluid drops and a second fluid ejection head comprising a second nozzle plate that includes a s... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351062 | Educational devices, systems and methods using optical character recognition Educational devices, educational systems, and methods of teaching and learning reading are provided. The devices, systems, and methods can include an indicium reader, such as an optical character recognition device, for reading indicium from objects. Such objects ca... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349577 | Image processing method and image processing system This invention provides an image processing method which allows easy re-use of image information that is stored to minimize deterioration of image quality and the storage capacity. Storage means is searched for original digital data corresponding to each input image... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341340 | Printed item having an image with a high durability and/or resolution A printed device is provided with an image printed thereon, having a relatively high durability and/or resolution. A printer and method are also provided to produce a high durability image by treating an item to be printed with plasma. In particular, a printer is pr... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7330286 | Apparatus, method and computer program product for providing output image adjustment for image files A CPU of a color printer performs gamma correction and a matrix operation M on an RGB color space image data derived by a matrix operation S. Using gamma correction value settings, the CPU performs gamma conversion of image data. Matrix operation M converts the RGB ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327490 | Image processing system via network The technique of the present invention ensures output of an image subjected to image processing, which does not depend upon the output environment but reflects the color reproduction characteristics of a shooting device and the intention of a photographer in shootin... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7314259 | Image processing apparatus and display control method for image processing apparatus In the image processing apparatus and display control method, a user can know a residual ink amount by a simple operation and hardware, such as a particular switch for displaying the residual ink amount, is not required. The image processing apparatus includes a mod... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311379 | Multi-print head printing device A plurality of print heads 60 and drive controllers 330 are installable on a carriage 1. A plurality of data processors 320 for transferring data to the drive controllers 330 are installable on the chassis 300 of the printin... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7313067 | Recording-medium identification device and method using light sensor to detect recording medium type A recording-medium identification device has a light-emitting element for applying light on the recording medium and a detection element for detecting diffusely reflected light reflected in a backward direction, that is, a direction opposite to the direction in whic... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310161 | Combined flat bed scanner/printer machine A combined flat bed scanner/printer machine having: a moving body; a scan module connected to the moving body to read a document; and a recording head connected to the moving body adjacent to the scan module, to print on a paper. The moving body is moved by a moving... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305209 | Sheet transport device, image reading device, and image forming device In an image reading device of a multifunction device, a sheet transport device is provided with a resist roller and a resist roller in a sheet transport path extending from a document tray on which a document as a sheet is placed to an image reading region where rea... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7290763 | Sheet feeding apparatus and image reading and recording apparatus provided with the same A first sheet feeding device and a second sheet feeding device for feeding sheets stacked on a first stacking portion and a second stacking portion, respectively, are driven by a driving force generated by a drive source. A controller controls the drive source so th... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289250 | [Operating method and changer for optical module/printer module system] A method of operating an optical module/printer module system through a changer such that either the optical module or the printer module is driven. A first module and a second module is defined such that if the first module is an optical module, the second module i... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286167 | Digital camera recording dynamic range compression information A digital camera has a feature to photograph a subject and record the image data onto a recording medium in a dynamic range wider than that required for printing, the digital camera further having a feature to store tag information into an image file, together with ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283281 | Processor circuitry for a pagewidth printhead Processing circuitry for a pagewidth printhead includes a bus. A processor is connected to the bus to control operation of the processing circuitry. Page data input circuitry is connected to the bus to permit compressed page data to be communicated to the processing... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278696 | Inkjet recording apparatus An inkjet recording apparatus ejects ink from recording heads to a recording paper, thereby attaching the ink to the medium for recording. The apparatus includes a carriage driving motor, a transfer motor, a scanner which reciprocates a carriage having the recording... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278795 | Modular printhead assembly with opposed sets of serially arranged printhead modules A modular printhead assembly includes a chassis. A pair of feed rollers is mounted on the chassis to feed print media along a feed path. A pair of printhead module sets is mounted on the chassis and positioned on respective sides of the feed path and adjacent the fe... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7259895 | Device and method for scanning a first image of a document and printing a second image on the document A device for scanning a first image on a document surface and printing a second image on the document surface comprising a mechanism operable to engage a document and drive the document along a feed path, a scanner apparatus operable to generate a scanned image of t... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7251030 | Digital workflow independent output matching The present invention provides for the creation and use of a non-linearized, paper specific, digital workflow independent color profile which can be used to create proofs based on the raw output data of the source process. Such a profile would have the advantage of ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7248376 | Printer module with a pen-like configuration A printer module includes a body that defines a print media feed path and a feed opening to permit print media to be positioned in the print media feed path. A pagewidth printing mechanism is positioned in the body to carry out a printing operation on the print medi... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246871 | Method and apparatus for compensating for printhead damage Micromechanical pagewidth printheads include a very large number of separately addressable thermal ink ejection actuators. Failure, or degraded performance, of actuators typically leads to white lines occurring down printed media. A method for addressing this proble... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7222929 | Printing oversize dots in images to provide printer fault tolerance A printing method identifies where parts of an image will not be printed correctly due to partial or total device failure and if possible adjusts the size of ink dots in adjacent rows or columns so as to lessen the visual effect of failure to print at the original l... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217046 | Double-sided print engine assembly A double sided print engine assembly includes opposed rollers to transport paper to be printed. Mounted adjacent the opposed rollers are corresponding opposed ink supply moldings. The ink supply moldings include arcuate portions that terminate proximal the nip of th... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213067 | System, apparatus and control method for monitoring system changes within a network configuration For making a host computer automatically recognize a composite apparatus used with switching between functions thereof, the host 102 recognized whether a device is connected, based on a potential of cable data1. With switching between the functions of ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7202970 | Method and system of printing identification card (ID) using an inkjet printer The present invention is embodied in a printing system for printing identification cards with durable full-color images using an inkjet printing device. In general, the present invention provides an inkjet printing device that is used to print images on a plastic id... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7196819 | Image data conversion apparatus, image data conversion program storage medium, and image data re-conversion program storage medium In an image data conversion apparatus for converting input image data of four colors consisting of cyan, magenta, yellow and black into output image data, there is provided a detection section for detecting an existence of a point or an area on an image in which any... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7195326 | Image outputting apparatus for printing an image on a recording material A photo print is produced from image data. A system controller classifies the photo prints on the basis of additional information of the image data under a classification condition recorded in a smart medium. The photo prints are discharged to sorting trays. The sys... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7190491 | Interactive publication printer and binder A combined printing and binding device which is designed to print and bind a multi-page interactive publication. The device includes a communicator which is designed to receive a set of page descriptions from a computer system. The page descriptions correspond to th... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7168789 | Printer with ink printhead nozzle arrangement having thermal bend actuator A printer has a printhead comprising an array of nozzles. A nozzle arrangement has an ink chamber formed in a wafer substrate and one wall of the chamber having at least one flexible portion. The ink ejection port is formed centrally on the wall with a rim surroundi... | 01/30/2007 |
