Methods and arrangements for providing and using printer configuration status information
    73.
    发明申请
    Methods and arrangements for providing and using printer configuration status information 有权
    提供和使用打印机配置状态信息的方法和安排

    公开(公告)号:US20050084314A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-04-21

    申请号:US11005134

    申请日:2004-12-06

    IPC分类号: G06F3/12 B41J11/58

    摘要: Methods and arrangements are provided for use in a printer and associated computer(s). The printer is configured to periodically and/or automatically detect when changes are being made to a print media supply tray and output/display the current configuration of the print media supply tray for use by the user and/or programs running on the computer. The current configuration of the print tray is determined using detectable mechanisms that are either hardware and/or software implemented. The configuration of the supply tray is displayed to the user via the printer display, a tray-mounted display, and/or though a graphical user interface (GUI) on the computer. The configuration is defined by at least the size and type of the print media associated with the supply tray.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于打印机和相关计算机的方法和装置。 打印机被配置为周期性地和/或自动地检测何时对打印介质供应托盘进行改变,并且输出/显示打印介质供应托盘的当前配置以供在计算机上运行的用户和/或程序使用。 使用可实现的硬件和/或软件的可检测机制来确定打印托盘的当前配置。 通过打印机显示器,托盘显示器和/或通过计算机上的图形用户界面(GUI)向用户显示供应托盘的配置。 该配置至少由与供应托盘相关联的打印介质的尺寸和类型来定义。

    High contrast reflective light valve
    74.
    发明授权
    High contrast reflective light valve 有权
    高对比度反光灯

    公开(公告)号:US06836309B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-12-28

    申请号:US09727092

    申请日:2000-11-30

    IPC分类号: G02F11337

    摘要: The invention involves a novel method and structure for utilizing homeotropic vertically aligned nematic liquid crystal cells in the production of high contrast microdisplays. Two circular polarizers are used in order to propagate circularly polarized, rather than planar polarized, light through a liquid crystal cell. The use of circularly polarized light eliminates the liquid crystal director alignment requirements for the transmittance of light necessary for planar polarized light. With no director alignment requirement, it is possible to use perfectly homeotropic vertically aligned nematic cells irrespective of domain size and shape because fringing field induced director tilt will not decrease the transmittance of the liquid crystal cell.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及在生产高对比度微显示器中利用垂直排列向列型液晶单元的新颖方法和结构。 使用两个圆偏振器以便通过液晶单元传播圆偏振而不是平面偏振光。 使用圆偏振光消除了平面偏振光所需的光的透射率的液晶指向器对准要求。 在没有导向器对准要求的情况下,与领域尺寸和形状无关,可以使用完全垂直排列的向列单元,因为边缘场感应导向器倾斜不会降低液晶单元的透射率。