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US-7,512,338 Method and apparatus for pulse generation and adaptive pulse generation for optical communications
One embodiment of the invention relates to producing optical pulses for use on a transmission link. A light source is configured to produce an optical signal. A...
US-7,512,337 Gigabit ethernet passive optical network having double link structure
A Gigabit Ethernet passive optical network (GE-PON) having a double link structure is disclosed. The GE-PON includes an optical line terminal (OLT), a plurality...
US-7,512,336 Optical failure detection using polarization
Systems and methods for evaluating an optical communication link are provided. The evaluation is based on a polarization analysis of received optical power. Such...
US-7,512,335 Image capturing apparatus, an image capturing method, and a machine readable medium storing thereon a computer...
It is an object of the present invention to provide an image capturing apparatus which can easily acquire a sound proper for a captured image. An image capturing...
US-7,512,334 Dust excluding packing sheet and method of integrating dust excluding sheet
A flexible sheet member having a first dust excluding packing and a first auxiliary piece is tackedly held by an exfoliating sheet by an adhering layer 8 at a...
US-7,512,333 Method and apparatus for powering a strobe for retinal imaging
A lightweight, small, high-voltage power supply for a xenon flash lamp or strobe permits rapid and reliable strobing for retinal imaging. In one embodiment the...
US-7,512,332 Camera with superimpose indication function
A camera has a viewfinder that forms a subject image to be observed, a multipoint auto-focus adjuster that focuses the subject image on the basis of multiple...
US-7,512,331 Apparatus for driving lens in camera
An apparatus for driving lens in a camera is disclosed, by which an auto-focusing and/or zooming function is supported using a piezoelectric element and by which...
US-7,512,330 Focus state detection apparatus and optical instrument
A focus state detection apparatus has a sensor that senses light rays that pass through a lens subjected to focus detection and is composed of a plurality of...
US-7,512,329 Image pickup method, image pickup apparatus, program for implementing the method, and storage medium storing...
An image pickup apparatus that is capable of achieving operating feelings desired by and providing an operability suited to user preference. Pulses are generated...
US-7,512,328 Image-taking apparatus and focusing method
An image-taking apparatus is disclosed which is capable of performing accurate focusing even when a shake occurs. The image-taking apparatus comprises an...
US-7,512,327 Image capturing device having blurring correction function and blurring correction method
An image capturing device and a blurring correction method in which an imaging unit or a blurring correction optical system is driven to correct blurring in...
US-7,512,326 Artificial foliage for underwater camouflage and decoy purposes
Artificial foliage is described for use in camouflaging underwater structures, and/or for serving as cover vegetation which attracts aquatic life. A preferred...
US-7,512,325 Method and apparatus for MPEG video processing
A method and an apparatus for processing a motion picture expert group (MPEG) video, used in a video reproduction apparatus, can prevent a non-reference picture...
US-7,512,324 Data recording apparatus, reproduction apparatus, recording/reproduction method, and imaging apparatus
The present invention provides a recording/reproduction apparatus and a method therefor with superior cost-effectiveness and data durability with respect to...
US-7,512,323 Information storage medium and information recording/playback system
There are provided an information storage medium capable of real-time recording/playback of digital moving picture information, and a digital information...
US-7,512,322 Recording medium, method, and apparatus for reproducing text subtitle streams
A recording medium, method, and apparatus for reproducing text subtitle streams are disclosed. A microcomputer initially reads a set of PlayItems and a...
US-7,512,321 Video recording/playback system and method for generating video data capable of providing information for...
A device enabling simultaneous recording and playback allows commercials to retain their advertisement function even if the commercials are skipped over during a...
US-7,512,320 Reproduction apparatus and reproducing method
A reproducing apparatus has three reproducing modes that are a first mode, a second mode, and a third mode. In the first mode, when a program that has been...
US-7,512,319 Synchronous information reproduction apparatus
In a synchronous information reproduction apparatus, a receiving section sequentially receives a clock signal. A storing section stores object information to be...
US-7,512,318 Apparatus and method which enables fully recording a fragmented program even with an operation after initial...
A broadcast storage unit 1, which receives a program to be broadcasted digitally and records the program, includes a DeMUX processing unit 12 that acquires...
US-7,512,317 System, apparatus, and method for recording images in a mountable recording medium enabled by executing program...
Program reservation information is input to a recording-medium image recording apparatus, and a recording medium is selected. In the event that automatic...
US-7,512,316 Signal processor, program signal recorder, display unit, television set, signal processing method and signal...
This application is a signal processor having a signal processing circuit for generating the data for displaying a program table in which a program being...
US-7,512,315 Managing time shift buffers
Systems and methods are provided for managing a time-shift buffer (TSB) that is used for buffering video presentations. One such method includes receiving user...
US-7,512,314 Recording/editing apparatus, recording/editing method, computer program product, and server for editing record...
A recording/editing apparatus is provided with an operation inputting device. A user uses this operation inputting device to input record-reservation...
US-7,512,313 System and method for automatically capturing user edits in a digital recording
A method and system for automatically capturing user edits in a digital recording are described. The method involves determining a beginning time stamp for an...
US-7,512,312 Audiovisual information data processing apparatus
An audiovisual information data processing apparatus includes: data forming unit for forming content list data representing lists concerning audiovisual...
US-7,512,311 Data output apparatus and method with managed buffer
A data output apparatus includes a disk drive for driving a magneto-optical disk. Compressed image data recorded on the magneto-optical disk is transferred from...
US-7,512,310 Backlight unit of a liquid crystal display device
A light guide member for guiding light received from a light source, the light source illuminating light toward the light guide member, the light guide member...
US-7,512,309 Polymer composition, plastic optical fiber, plastic optical fiber cable, and method for manufacturing plastic...
There is provided a polymer composition comprising 5 to 100% by mass of a unit (A) of a lactone compound represented by a general formula (1) and 0 to 95% by...
US-7,512,308 Optical fiber transition device
The present invention addresses the need for a stress relieving device and protective jacket for exposed fiber within a field-installed optical network...
US-7,512,307 Method of making optical connector ferrule, die for making optical connector ferrule, optical connector ferrule...
An optical connector ferrule molding die 1 for molding an optical connector ferrule having a plurality of optical fiber holes comprises an upper die 10, a lower...
US-7,512,306 Polarization maintaining fiber pigtail assembly
The invention provides a fiber pigtail assembly wherein a polarization maintaining fiber is soldered directly to a mounting pad without a sleeve or a ferrule...
US-7,512,305 Precision optical fiber clamp
A fiber clamp (220) for clamping an optical fiber (16) includes a first clamp section (228) and a second clamp section (230) that flexibly urges the optical...
US-7,512,304 Drop terminal with anchor block for retaining a stub cable
The drop terminal includes a plurality of fiber optic adapters having outer connector ports that are accessible from outside the drop terminal. The drop terminal...
US-7,512,303 Wafer scale method of manufacturing optical waveguide devices and the waveguide devices made thereby
The invention relates to a wafer scale process for the manufacture of optical waveguide devices, and particularly for the manufacture of ridge waveguide devices,...
US-7,512,302 All-optical logic gates using nonlinear elements claim set v
An all-optical logic gates comprises a nonlinear element such as an optical resonator configured to receive optical input signals, at least one of which is...
US-7,512,301 Image reader and image processor having a light source forming trapezoid-shaped illuminance distribution in...
An image reader for reading an image drawn on a paper or a sheet-like recording medium, an image processor provided with the image reader, such as a copying...
US-7,512,300 Compound optical and electrical conductors, and connectors therefor
A compound optical and electrical conductor includes a fiberoptic light transmitting element (multiple fibers or single solid rod) with at least one solar cell...
US-7,512,299 Fiber optic cable systems and methods incorporating a luminescent compound-containing layer to identify cracks
Fiber optic cable systems and methods incorporating a luminescent compound-containing layer to identify cracks. Exemplary embodiments include a fiber optic cable...
US-7,512,298 Optical sensing methods
An optical sensing system and method is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of detecting a scattering center includes the step of providing an optical sensing...
US-7,512,297 Polymide substrate bonded to other substrate
Polyimide substrates, and polymer laminates for optical and electronic applications are described. Single or multi-layer waveguide structures are deposited on...
US-7,512,296 Long cavity single-mode laser diode
Provided is a long cavity single-mode laser diode in which a ring waveguide is integrated such as a conventional array waveguide (AWG)-based laser or a concave...
US-7,512,295 Transmitter photonic integrated circuits (TXPICS) with directly modulated lasers and wavelength selective combiners
A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) chip comprising an array of modulated sources, each providing a modulated signal output at a channel wavelength different...
US-7,512,294 Polymer based distributive waveguide sensor for pressure and shear measurement
According to embodiments of the present invention, a distributed pressure and shear stress sensor includes a flexible substrate, such as PDMS, with a waveguide...
US-7,512,293 Header-replaceable hybrid waveguide sensor
A header-replaceable hybrid waveguide sensor comprises a header coupling section including a dielectric layer having an optical signal input section and an...
US-7,512,292 Multi-core strain compensated optical fiber temperature sensor
Methods and apparatus for discrete point temperature sensing include a temperature sensor that can be part of an array of temperature sensors for location in a...
US-7,512,291 Fiber bragg crating sensor interrogation method
The invention discloses multi-channel fiber Bragg grating (FBG) interrogation systems and manufacture thereof. The multi-channel fiber Bragg-grating sensor...
US-7,512,290 Image processing apparatus with SIMD-type microprocessor to perform labeling
An image processing apparatus includes a plurality of processor elements including registers and configured to process respective data items, a global processor...
US-7,512,289 Apparatus and method for examination of images
The invention relates to an apparatus for examination of images having an image storage device which is designed to store image data for images to be evaluated,...
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