35 results about "Mark sense" patented technology

This invention is directed to an optical mark sensing device known as a mark read scanner for reading marks on a form. This scanner is a stand-alone device that has an internal micro-controller with the controlling software therein. An external personal computer is not required to operate the scanner in its intended manner. "Graphic switches" are printed on the form to define the characteristics of a form to be scanned. The expense of replacing the internal program of a scanner when a user requests a variation of a test form that had not been pre-programmed into the original specifications of the scanner is eliminated.

A method of patent marking products comprises providing digital data identifying one or more patents related to predetermined products in a patent marking sense, and facilitating access to the digital data such that at least the numbers of the one or more related patents can be ascertained. One disclosed execution involves acquiring or developing a patent-product map which correlates product attributes, identifiers or other product data regarding predetermined products with the numbers of patents which relate to the products in a patent marking sense. The map is made available on a remotely accessible patent marking link such that upon accessing the link, patent marking information concerning the predetermined products can be ascertained. The maps are utilized to provide patent numbers correlated with products. In all more than 20 executions of the invention are disclosed.

An image scanning unit scans a mark-sense sheet to read editing information for specifying edit modes for editing image data to be output as one page of print data. On the basis of the read editing information, print data is generated from the image data. The editing information is read from grouping marks for grouping photo images, rotation marks, and the like. Photo images divided into groups by marking the grouping marks are output on one page of print data in orientations specified by marking the rotation marks.

An elevator includes a hoistway; an elevator car vertically movable in the hoistway; a rope connected to the elevator car movably together with the elevator car; a guide for guiding the rope along a path; and a device for determining position of the elevator car. The device for determining position of the elevator car including an elongated code mark pattern provided on the rope, which elongated code mark pattern comprises code marks distributed along the length of the rope; one or more sensors mounted beside the rope for sensing code marks of the code mark pattern; and an analyzer connected with the at least one sensor. The one or more sensors are arranged to sense code marks of the code mark pattern passing by them when the rope moves along its path, and the analyzer is configured to determine current position of the elevator car based on code marks sensed by the one or more sensors during movement of the rope.

A method and system for a first one of a plurality of labels on a roll of label stock is a full label. The method includes sensing a leading edge of the roll of label stock, sensing a location of a first one of a plurality of indicator marks that are printed on the back side of the roll of label stock, sensing a location of a second one of the plurality of indicator marks, sensing a location of one of a plurality of top of from marks that are printed on the back side of the roll of label stock. The method further includes determing whether the first one of the plurality of labels is a full label based on the leading edge of the roll of label stock, the location of the first one of the plurality of indicator marks, the location of hte second one of the plurality of indicator marks, and the location of the one of the plurality of top of from marks.

A method and system including a scanning subsystem for scanning a plurality of documents with a plurality of corresponding images is presented. The system further includes an image generation subsystem for automatically generating (1) a plurality of thumbnail images corresponding to the plurality of documents scanned with the scanner, and (2) a mark sense area corresponding to each one of the plurality of thumbnail images. A printing subsystem is included for producing at least one print including the plurality of thumbnail images and a plurality of mark sense areas. A thumbnail selection module is also included that causes at least one of the plurality of corresponding images to be replaced when both the at least one print with one or more marked mark sense areas and at least one of the plurality of documents are scanned with the scanning subsystem.

The invention discloses a Honglian type new gene restoring method which utilizes molecule marker to detect the three-line hybrid rice, comprising the steps as follows: first, the design of the specific marker primer; second, the trace extraction of DNA; third, the construction of standard PCR expansion system; forth, the detection analysis of the expanded molecule marker; fifth, the determination of new restoring gene. The Honglian type new gene restoring method is based on the molecule marker of restoring gene co-segregation; the rice germplasm material is screened fast, accurately and reliably in laboratory. The Honglian type new gene restoring method has the advantages of simple method, convenient operation, strong purpose and pertinence for breeding of new restoring line, and increased breeding efficiency of new restoring line.

The invention relates to a variable-size sensing system and a method for redefining the size of a sensing region thereof. The sensing system comprises four elements which are connected with each other to form a framework, a mark and two image sensing devices, wherein the lengths of two of the elements are variable to adjust the size of the framework; and the inner edge of the framework is used for defining a parallelogram sensing region. The sensing system has a first using state and a second using state, and the sensing region presents a first size and a second size correspondingly to the first using state and the second using state respectively, wherein the first size is decided internally, the second size is greater than the first size, and the mark is used for marking a fixed length. When the sensing system turns to the second using state from the first using state, the mark sensed by the two image sensing devices can be used for redefining the size of the sensing region.

A measurement apparatus includes: an imaging unit positioned with fixing with respect to a first member; a first detector configured to detect a position of a stage with reference to a second member; a second detector configured to detect fluctuation of a position of the first member with reference to the second member; and a control unit configured to obtain the position of the mark from an image of the mark sensed by the imaging unit while controlling a relative position of the stage relative to the second member so as to reduce fluctuation of a relative position of the mark relative to the imaging unit due to the fluctuation of the position of the first member based on detection results of the first and second detectors.

An image processing apparatus prints a mark-sensing sheet containing a plurality of entry fields. The image processing apparatus reads the mark-sensing sheet, determines a marked entry field entered by a user among the plurality of entry fields of the mark-sensing sheet, and stores information indicating the determined result. When the image processing apparatus rereads the mark-sensing sheet, the image processing apparatus compares the marked entry field entered by the user and information stored in a memory, thereby detecting the marked entry field that the user additionally enters for revision before rereading.

A mark sensing device of the present invention senses marks formed on a turnable body in a preselected periodic pattern in a direction of movement of the turnable body with light emitted from a light source. A slit mask is formed with slits for splitting the light emitted from the light source. A light receiving portion receives the light thus split and then incident on the mark. The slits of the slit mask each belong to either one of two regions one of which is shifted from the other by one-half of the period of the periodic pattern. The light receiving portion receives the light incident on the mark in each of the two regions and converts the light received to two electric signals. A control signal for controlling the amount of movement of the turnable body is produced from the two electric signals.

An apparatus for marking a dotted line for a wrapping paper comprises an EPC (Edge Position Controller), a slitter scrap, a wrapping paper transfer unit, a first tension control unit, a mark sensing unit, a dotted line forming unit, a dotted line protection film forming unit, a spacer unit, a second tension control unit, and a winding unit. Based on the embodiment of the present invention, materials of the supplied wrapping paper should be always supplied to a scheduled positive position to prevent producing inferior-quality products because of left/right bias of the supplied wrapping paper, and also prevent air, foreign materials and humidity permeating from the a cutting line position, so that can prevent metamorphism or decay of packed items.

A color registration apparatus and method capable of performing color registration without errors regardless of concentration of a developing agent is provided. The color registration apparatus determines a light emitting intensity irradiating onto a registration mark and a minimum light receiving intensity with which the registration mark is identified according to the concentration of the developing agent. The color registration apparatus includes a mark forming unit forming a concentration mark for each color and forming a registration mark for each color in response to a color registration control signal, a mark sensing unit sensing the concentration mark by emitting a plurality of first emitted lights comprising different intensities and sensing the registration mark by emitting second emitted lights, an examining unit comparing the intensities of first sensed lights with a predetermined reference value and generating the color registration control signal in response to the comparison results, a calculating unit that calculates the intensity of the second emitted light using the intensities of the plurality of first emitted lights and the intensities of the plurality of first sensed lights in condition that the intensities of second sensed light are greater than a predetermined value and a color registration unit performing color registration using the intensity of the second sensed light than a predetermined threshold value, wherein the first sensed light is a light reflected from the concentration mark, and the second sensed light reflected from the registration mark.