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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8078012 | Pattern inspection apparatus and method A pattern inspection apparatus includes a stage configured to mount a target workpiece to be inspected thereon, a sensor configured to include a plurality of light receiving elements arrayed in a second direction orthogonal to a first direction which moves relativel... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7953302 | Image processing method and image processing computer program Information indicating an area of an image and information indicating attributes of the image have been stored in an IC chip attached to an original paper. When a copying apparatus performs a character recognition process operation with respect to an image displayed... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7526145 | Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus using the same Provided is an optical scanning device, including a light source, an incident optical system for allowing a light beam emitted from the light source to enter a deflection surface of a deflector at a predetermined angle within a sub scanning section, and an imaging o... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7443520 | Imaging device configuration pages Configuration pages for imaging devices and methods are provided. A configuration page for an imaging device has a media sheet having hardcopy images printed thereon by the imaging device. The hardcopy images include one or more dormant options imbedded in the imagi... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440640 | Image data storage A system having a sensor array adapted to provide image data. A process node is connected to the sensor array, and analyzes portions of the image data. A job manager is connected to the process node, and instructs the process node to send the portions of the image d... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7428076 | Smart copying for variable cost, editable printouts Smart printing/copying techniques for controlling the printing/copying and editing of a document based on document-descriptive and control information embedded in the printed output. These “smart” printing/copying techniques and controls allow a document user to... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7423786 | Optical scanner with inclined platen An optical scanner including a housing having a top portion, a bottom portion, a front portion and a rear portion; a platen member forming a portion of the housing top portion, the platen member having a flat upper surface defining a platen plane; a scanner base pro... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7418159 | Document processing system with track allowing selective reprocessing of documents A document processing system includes a feeder stage and a transport stage. The document track assembly includes at least one feedback section forming a document return path that extends from an exit point at one part of the document track to a reentry point at anot... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7417774 | Method and apparatus for selective processing of captured images Methods and apparatus are disclosed for identifying intended response marks in an optically scanned image of a response sheet having key marks and response targets printed in the same color. Pixel darkness values assigned by a digital imaging scanner are used to loc... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7403644 | Fingerprint scanner with translating platen An input device with an optical scanner for use in capturing biometric images such as fingerprints. The user places the biometric image on the platen window. Movement of the platen window allows a scan head to scan the biometric image and capture a series of scan li... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7400748 | Method for assisting visually impaired users of a scanning device A method for assisting a visually impaired person with a document job. The method includes scanning a document that includes at least one sheet, detecting at least one characteristic of the scanned document, and providing a signal identifying the at least one charac... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7389152 | High speed image scanner A document image scanner; a camera having a field of view, for sensing differentiated information areas on each physical document as the physical document is transported; an image processing system associated with the camera, for producing a virtual image data file ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7372500 | Image signal processor for use with a solid-state imaging device A signal processor for reducing power consumption. The signal processor includes a signal processing circuit and a first regulator connected to the signal processing circuit. The first regulator receives an external regulated voltage from an external regulator conne... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369279 | System and method to restrict copying, scanning and transmittal of documents or parts of documents A document-security system, methodology, resulting secured documents, and related matters, regarding establishing flexible and versatile control over the acts of scanning, copying, faxing, e-mailing, or otherwise reproducing or converting into another data format, s... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369843 | Portable cellular phone having function of searching for operational function and method for searching for operational function in portable cellular phone A portable cellular phone having a search function to do a search for operational functions in which a focused search for a desired operational function by combining an icon search with a keyword search can be performed and the operational function for which the use... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7358965 | Tapping to create writing The present invention provides a method and system for tapping to create document structure, such as writing. A tapping gesture received from the user is interpreted by a writing application to indicate that the user is about to write in a certain location on the pa... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356205 | Image display member, image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program therefor Information indicating an area of an image and information indicating attributes of the image have been stored in an IC chip attached to an original paper. When a copying apparatus performs a character recognition process operation with respect to an image displayed... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355649 | Image sensing apparatus cleaning operation and control method of said cleaning operation Image sensing apparatus having an image sensing element for sensing an object of shooting is provided. According to one aspect of the invention, when a cleaning mode is designated and executed to remove a foreign substance in the neighborhood of and on the image sen... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7348565 | Illumination system particularly for microlithography There is provided a projection exposure apparatus for microlithography using a wavelength less than or equal to 193 nm. The apparatus includes an optical element with a pupil raster element, and a projection objective with a real entrance pupil. The optical element ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343042 | Method and system for identifying a paper form using a digital pen The present application describes systems and methods for composing documents using a digital pointing instrument. In further configurations, a user utilizes a pen to trace a form serial number that is utilized to identify a form template that is used to process inp... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339580 | Method and apparatus for integrating manual input Apparatus and methods are disclosed for simultaneously tracking multiple finger and palm contacts as hands approach, touch, and slide across a proximity-sensing, compliant, and flexible multi-touch surface. The surface consists of compressible cushion dielectric, el... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7317563 | Printing method and system for making a print from a photo picture frame and a graphic image written by a user An image of a picture frame photographed on a photo film is displayed on a screen of an image input device, or is printed out as a hard copy. A graphic image is written by a user in the image of the picture frame, and graphic data of the graphic image is detected fr... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7312257 | Polymer encapsulation of high aspect ratio materials and methods of making same Embodiments of this invention comprise a pigment comprising one or more substantially spherical-shaped beads, wherein each substantially spherical-shaped bead comprises one or more high aspect ratio particles encapsulated within an encapsulating material. Embodiment... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7305612 | Systems and methods for automatic form segmentation for raster-based passive electronic documents Systems and methods for automatically extracting form information (document structure, elements, format, etc.) from electronic documents such as raster-based passive documents, and storing such form information in a file in accordance with a predetermined DTD (docum... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7298901 | Scannable form and system A scannable form with a numeric value block, a plurality of response control marks, response receiving rows, and a zone for a bar code, optical character recognition (OCR) spaces and/or intelligence character recognition (ICR) spaces. The scannable form may be scann... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7295193 | Written command A handheld electronic device which is adapted to carry out at least one operation. The device is controllable by a user using the device as a pen and writing a command for initiating said operation, such as “dial the following telephone number”. A method ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7289685 | Paper based method for collecting digital data A method and apparatus for collecting digital data. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving data input by scanning a sheet of paper using a scanner on a machine, identifying the sheet of paper as a form having one or more fields of user entered data to val... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289240 | Method and apparatus to correct the length of an image in a flatten scanner A method and an apparatus to correct the length of an image in a flatten scanner. The method includes moving an image sensor by driving a motor; calculating a first number of pixels; calculating a difference between the first number of pixels and a second number of ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7280260 | Color converting apparatus and color converting method for converting input image data into converted image data For each paper type, a plurality of two-dimensional excitation characteristics tables Ti are provided in one to one correspondence with a plurality of colors i. The excitation characteristics table Ti for each color i contains a plurality of sets of excitation-refle... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7280149 | Method and apparatus for detecting optimum lens focus position The present invention is a technique for measuring optimum focus position of a lens to include the steps of capturing a digital image in the field of view, digitally compressing the image to provide a compressed file having a file size and providing a focus accuracy... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7280693 | Document information input apparatus, document information input method, document information input program and recording medium A document information input apparatus detects a position and an attribute of an area of a real document to be input designated by a user with high accuracy. Based on the detected position and attribute, the document information input apparatus recognizes an image o... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7268909 | Document processing method and apparatus According to this invention, a document processing method of documenting image data obtained by double-sided scanning of an original containing a single-sided printed part and a double-sided printed part includes a blank determination step of determining on the basi... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266230 | Method of providing an indication of quality of a document image and an apparatus therefor A method of providing an indication of quality of an image of a document comprises the steps of (a) storing apriori data which is representative of a line contained in at least one field associated with the document, (b) receiving image data which is representative ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7265878 | Method of shortening multiple-image scanning duration A method of shortening multiple image-scanning duration including setting the scanning parameters of each images in a pre-scanning operation, categorizing the images into groups, assigning images belonging to the same group to a scanning region and finally initializ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261238 | Method of locating imaged bar codes for an imaging-based bar code reader A method of locating an imaged bar code in a captured image frame for an imaging-based bar code reader. The steps of the method include: a) determining a mode of operation of the reader; b) if the reader is being operated in a hand-held mode of operation, utilizing ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259752 | Method and system for editing electronic ink A computer-implemented method and system for erasing and editing an electronic document. A goal for computing devices that support the use of a stylus that can record handwriting strokes and present them in an electronic document is to present electronic ink that be... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7257270 | Image processing device and method, and recording medium In an image processing device which carries out processing for detecting and correcting defective portions of an image, it is possible to pre-emptively prevent the defective portion detecting and correcting processing from causing a deterioration in image quality or... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7253931 | Form fixing structure and image recognition apparatus having the structure A structure holds a medium itself to be scanned flat on an installation base in a stand type image input device. The installation base of the image recognition apparatus is provided with a mechanism which clips a medium and straightens creases and curls in the mediu... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7227164 | Media width detecting apparatus What is disclosed: is a media width detecting apparatus comprising: a first media detecting section to detect media, a second media detecting section put downward from said first media detecting section, to detect media; wherein said second detecting section decide ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7224847 | System and method for real-time whiteboard streaming A system and method for streaming whiteboard content to computing devices in a networked environment. The invention is an extension of whiteboard image generation technology to provide network-based collaboration of a target meeting. In one aspect, each networked cl... | 05/29/2007 |
