1. An image recording system comprising an image recording apparatus and a portable terminal configured to perform data communication with the image recording apparatus, wherein the image recording apparatus comprises:
a memory configured to store an image-data file associated with authentication information;
a recording unit configured to record an image defined by the image-data file on a recording medium;
a display;
a display controller configured to control the display;
an input interface configured to receive input of the authentication information;
an authentication determination unit configured to determine whether the authentication information comprises predetermined information that corresponds to the portable terminal;
a portable-terminal identifying unit configured to identify the portable terminal that corresponds to the authentication information, when the authentication. determination unit determines that the authentication information input to the input interface comprises the predetermined information;
an apparatus-side interface configured to perform data communication with the portable terminal identified by the portable-terminal identifying unit; and
an apparatus-side communication controller configured to cause the apparatus-side interface to transmit specific identification information to the portable terminal identified by the portable-terminal identifying unit, the specific identification information comprising identification information for the image-date file associated with the authentication information that is determined by the authentication determination unit to comprise the predetermined information, and the portable terminal comprises:
a terminal-side display;
a terminal-side interface configured to perform data communication with the image recording apparatus; and
a terminal-side display controller configured to cause the terminal-side display to display the specific identification information, when the terminal-side interface receives the specific identification information.
2. The image recording system according to claim 1, wherein
the image recording apparatus further comprises a distance measuring unit configured to measure a distance between the image recording apparatus and the portable terminal; and
when the authentication determination unit determines that the authentication information input to the input interface comprises the predetermined information, the portable-terminal identifying unit identities the portable terminal that corresponds to the authentication information and for which the distance measured by the distance measuring unit is less than or equal to a predetermined value.
3. The image recording system according to claim 1, wherein, when the authentication determination unit determines that the authentication information input to the input interface comprises the predetermined information, and the portable-terminal identifying unit does not identify the portable terminal, the display controller causes the display to display the specific identification information.
4. The image recording system according to claim 1, wherein
the image recording apparatus further comprises a display-permission input interface configured to accept input indicating whether to permit the display to display the specific identification information; and
when the authentication determination unit determines that the authentication information input to the input interface comprises the predetermined information, and the portable-terminal identifying unit does not identify the portable terminal, the display controller causes the display to display an indication that the portable terminal is not identified and, after permission is input to the display-permission input interface, to display the specific identification information.
5. The image recording system according to claim 1, wherein
the image recording apparatus further comprises a user-authentication input interface configured to receive input of authentication information for users;
the authentication determination unit further is configured to determine whether the authentication information input to the user-authentication input interface comprises the predetermined information; and
when the authentication determination unit determines that the authentication information input to the user-authentication input interface comprises the predetermined information, the display controller causes the display to display the specific identification information stored in the memory.
6. The image recording system according to claim 1, wherein
the portable terminal further comprises an authentication-information memory configured to store the authentication information, and
the input interface is configured to automatically retrieve the authentication information stored in the authentication-information storage.
7. The image recording system according to claim 1, wherein the terminal-side display controller is configured to cause the terminal-side display of the portable terminal identified by the portable-terminal identifying unit to display the specific identification information stored in the storage and, thereafter, to cause the terminal-side display to display a preview of an image of defined by the image-data file.
8. The image recording system according to claim 1, wherein, when the terminal-side display controller causes the terminal-side display to display the specific identification information, the display controller causes the display to display an indication that the terminal-side display is displaying the specific identification information.
9. The image recording system according to claim 1, wherein the display controller is configured to cause the display to display, among image-data tiles stored in the memory, identification information for an image-data file that is not associated with the authentication information.
10. The image recording system according to claim 1, wherein the terminal-side display controller is configured to cause the terminal-side display not to display, among image-data files stored in the storage, identification information of image-data files that are not associated with the authentication information; and
the display controller is configured to cause the display to display, among the image-data files stored in the storage, identification information of the image-data files that are not associated with the authentication information.
11. An image recording system comprising an image recording apparatus, a server configured to perform data communication with the image recording apparatus, and a portable terminal configured to perform data communication with the image recording apparatus, wherein:
the image recording apparatus comprises:
a memory configured to store an image-data file associated with authentication information;
a recording unit configured to record an image defined by the image-data file on a recording medium;
a display;
a display controller configured to control the display;
an input interface configured to receive input of the authentication information;
a portable-terminal identifying unit configured to identify the portable terminal the corresponds to the authentication information input to the input interface;
an apparatus-side interface configured to perform data communication with one or more of the server and the portable terminal; and
an apparatus-side communication controller configured to control the apparatus-side interface,
the server comprises:
an authentication determination unit configured to determine whether the authentication information comprises predetermined information;
a server-side interface configured to perform data communication with the image recording apparatus; and
a server-side communication controller configured to control the server-side interface, and
the portable terminal comprises:
a terminal-side display;
a terminal-side-display controller configured to control display of the terminal-side display;
a terminal-side interface configured to perform data communication with the image recording apparatus; and
a terminal-side communication controller configured to control the terminal-side interface,
the apparatus-side communication controller is configured to cause the apparatus-side interface to transmit the authentication information input to the input interface to the server;
when the authentication determination unit determines that the authentication information received by the server-side interface unit comprises the predetermined information, the server-side communication controller causes the server-side interface to transmit the determination result to the image recording apparatus,
when the determination result is received by the apparatus-side interface, the portable-terminal identifying unit identifies the portable terminal corresponding to the authentication information and the apparatus-side communication controller causes the apparatus-side interface to transmit specific identification information to the portable terminal identified by the portable-terminal identifying unit,
the specific identification information is identification information of the image-data file associated with the authentication information that is determined to comprise the predetermined information, and
the terminal-side display controller is configured to cause the terminal-side display to display the specific identification information, when the terminal-side interface receives the specific identification information.
12. An image recording system comprising an image recording apparatus, a server configured to perform data communication with the image recording apparatus, and a portable terminal configured to perform data communication with the server, wherein:
the image recording apparatus comprises:
a recording unit configured to record an image on a recording medium;
a display;
a display controller configured to control display of the display;
an input interface configured to receive input of authentication information;
an apparatus-side interface configured to perform data communication with the server; and
an apparatus-side communication controller configured to control the apparatus-side interface,
the server comprises:
a memory configured to store an image-data file associated with the authentication information;
an authentication determination unit configured to determine whether the authentication information comprises predetermined information;
a portable-terminal identifying unit configured to identify the portable terminal that corresponds to the authentication information, when the authentication determination unit determines that the authentication information comprises the predetermined information;
a server-side interface configured to perform data communication with one or more of the image recording apparatus and the portable terminal; and
a server-side communication controller configured to control the server-side interface, and
the portable terminal comprises:
a terminal-side display;
a terminal-side display controller configured to the terminal-side display;
a terminal-side interface configured to perform data communication with the server; and
a terminal-side communication controller configured to control the terminal-side interface,
the apparatus-side communication controller is configured to cause the apparatus-side interface to transmit the authentication information input to the input interface to the server;
when it is determined by the authentication determination unit that the authentication information received by the server-side interface comprises the predetermined information, the server-side communication controller causes the server-side interface to transmit specific identification information to the portable terminal identified by the portable-terminal identifying unit,
the specific identification information is identification information for the image-data file associated with the authentication information that is determined to comprise the predetermined information, and t
he terminal-side-display controller is configured to cause the terminal-side display to display the specific identification information, when the terminal-side interface receives the specific identification information.
13. A computer-readable storage medium that stores a program for use in an image recording system that comprises an image recording apparatus and a portable terminal configured to perform data communication with the image recording apparatus, wherein:
the image recording apparatus comprises:
a memory configured to store an image-data file associated with authentication information;
a recording unit configured to record an image defined by the image-data file on a. recording medium;
a display;
an input interface configured to receive input of the authentication information; and
an apparatus-side interface configured to perform data communication with the portable terminal,
the portable terminal comprises a terminal-side display and a terminal-side interface configured to perform data communication with the image recording apparatus,
the program is configured to cause the image recording apparatus to function as:
a display controller configured to control the display;
an authentication determination unit configured to determine whether the authentication information comprises predetermined information;
a portable-terminal identifying unit configured to identify the portable terminal that corresponds to the authentication information, when the authentication determination unit determines that the authentication information input to the input interface comprises the predetermined information; and
an apparatus-side communication controller configured to cause the apparatus-side interface to transmit specific identification information to the portable terminal identified by the portable-terminal identifying unit,
the specific identification information is identification information of the image-data file associated with the authentication information that is determined by the authentication determination unit to comprise the predetermined information, and
the program further is configured to cause the portable terminal to function as a terminal-side display controller configured to cause the terminal-side display to display the specific identification information, when the terminal-side interface receives the specific identification information.
14. A computer-readable storage medium that stores a program for use in an image recording apparatus of an image recording system that includes the image recording apparatus and a portable terminal configured to perform data communication with the image recording apparatus, wherein:
the image recording apparatus comprises:
a memory configured to store an image-data file associated with authentication information;
a recording unit configured to record an image defined by the image-data file on a recording medium;
a display;
an input interface configured to receive input of the authentication information; and
an interface configured to perform data communication with the portable terminal,
the portable terminal comprises:
a terminal-side display;
a terminal-side interface configured to perform data communication with the image recording apparatus; and
a terminal-side display controller configured to cause the terminal-side display to display specific identification information, when the terminal-side interface receives the specific identification information,
the program is configured to cause the image recording apparatus to function as:
a display controller configured to control the display;
an authentication determination unit configured to determine whether the authentication information comprises predetermined information;
a portable-terminal identifying unit configured to identify the portable terminal that corresponds to the authentication information, when the authentication determination unit determines that the authentication information input to the input interface comprises the predetermined information; and
a communication controller configured to cause the interface to transmit the specific identification information to the portable terminal identified by the portable terminal identifying unit, and
the specific identification information is identification information of the image-data file associated with the authentication information that is determined by the authentication determination unit to comprise the predetermined information.
15. A computer-readable storage medium that stores a program for use in a portable terminal of an image recording system that comprises the portable terminal and an image recording apparatus configured to perform data communication with the portable terminal, wherein:
the image recording apparatus comprises:
a storage configured to store an image-data file associated with authentication information;
a recording unit configured to record an image defined by the image-data file on a recording medium;
an apparatus-side display;
an apparatus-side display controller configured to control display of the apparatus-side display;
an input interface configured to receive input of the authentication information;
an authentication determination unit configured to determine whether the authentication information comprises predetermined information;
a portable-terminal identifying unit configured to identify the portable terminal that corresponds to the authentication information, when the authentication determination unit determines that the authentication information input to the input interface comprises the predetermined information;
an apparatus-side interface configured to perform data communication with the portable terminal; and
an apparatus-side communication controller configured to cause the apparatus-side interface to transmit specific identification information to the portable terminal identified by the portable-terminal identifying unit, the specific identification information being identification information of the image-data file associated with the authentication information that is determined by the authentication determination unit to comprise the predetermined information,
the portable terminal comprises a display and an interface configured to perform data communication with the image recording apparatus, and
the program is configured to cause the portable terminal to function as a display controller and to cause the display to display the specific identification information, when the terminal-side interface receives the specific identification information.
16. An image recording apparatus configured to perform data communication with a portable terminal, the image recording apparatus comprising:
a memory configured to store an image-data file associated with authentication information;
a recording unit configured to record an image defined by the image-data file on a recording medium;
a display;
a display controller configured to control the display;
an input interface configured to receive input of the authentication information;
an authentication determination unit configured to determine whether the authentication information comprises predetermined information;
a portable-terminal identifying unit configured to identify the portable terminal that corresponds to the authentication information, when the authentication determination unit determines that the authentication information input to the input interface comprises the predetermined information;
an interface configured to perform data communication with the portable terminal; and
a communication controller configured to cause the interface to transmit specific identification information to the portable terminal identified by the portable-terminal identifying unit,
wherein the specific identification information is identification information of the image-data file associated with the authentication information that is determined by the authentication determination unit to comprise the predetermined information.
17. An image recording system including an image recording apparatus and a portable terminal configured to perform data communication with the image recording apparatus, wherein:
the image recording apparatus comprises:
a memory configured to store an image-data file associated with authentication information;
a recording unit configured to record an image defined by the image-data file on a recording medium;
a display;
an input interface configured to receive input of the authentication information;
an apparatus-side interface configured to perform data communication with the portable terminal; and
an apparatus-side controller configured to:
determine whether the authentication information comprises predetermined information,
identify the portable terminal that corresponds to the authentication information, when the apparatus-side controller determines that the authentication information input to the input interface comprises the predetermined information, and
cause the apparatus-side interface to transmit specific identification information to the portable terminal identified,
the specific identification information is identification information of the image-data the associated with the authentication information that is determined to comprise the predetermined information; and
the portable terminal comprises:
a terminal-side display;
a terminal-side interface configured to perform data communication with the image recording apparatus; and
a terminal-side controller configured to cause the terminal-side display to display the specific identification information, when the terminal-side interface receives the specific identification information.
18. An image recording apparatus configured to perform data communication with a portable terminal, the image recording apparatus comprising:
a memory configured to store an image-data file associated with authentication information;
a recording unit configured to record an image defined by the image-data file on a recording medium;
a display;
an input interface configured to receive input of the authentication information;
an interface configured to perform data communication with the portable terminal; and
a controller configured to:
determine whether the authentication information comprises predetermined information,
identify the portable terminal corresponding to the authentication information, when the controller determines that the authentication information input to the input interface comprises the predetermined information, and
cause the interface to transmit specific identification information to the portable terminal identified,
wherein the specific identification information is identification information of the image-data file associated with the authentication information that is determined to comprise the predetermined information.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. A microelectronic device comprising:
a base substrate having a bond pad;
an electrically conductive redistribution layer having a portion electrically connected to the bond pad and having a staircase shaped portion adjacent from the bond pad, and wherein the staircase shaped portion of the redistribution layer includes at least two steps and the wherein each step includes a riser and a tread.
2. A microelectronic device as set forth in claim 1 further comprising an electrically conductive bump electrically connected to another portion of the redistribution layer.
3. A microelectronic device as set forth in claim 2 further comprising a passivation layer overlying the base substrate including a staircase shaped portion underlying the staircase shaped portion of the redistribution layer.
4. A microelectronic device as set forth in claim 3 wherein the electrically conductive bump comprises a solder bump.
5. A microelectronic device as set forth in claim 2 further comprising an under bump metallurgy interposed between the electrically conductive bump and the other portion of the redistribution layer.
6. A microelectronic device as set forth in claim 1 further comprising a passivation layer overlying the redistribution layer.
7. A microelectronic device as set forth in claim 6 wherein the passivation layer overlying the redistribution layer includes a recess therein, and further comprising a planarizing layer overlying the passivation layer overlying the redistribution layer.
8. A microelectronic device as set forth in claim 7 further comprising an electrically conductive bump electrically connected to another portion of the redistribution layer.
9. A microelectronic device as set forth in claim 8 further comprising an under bump metallurgy interposed between the electrically conductive bump and the other portion of the redistribution layer and the under bump metallurgy extending through the planarizing layer and the passivation layer overlying the redistribution layer.
10. A microelectronic device as set forth in claim 1 wherein the base substrate comprises a semiconductor wafer.
11. A method of making a microelectronic device comprising:
providing a base substrate having a bond pad, a first passivation layer overlying the base substrate and at least a portion of the bond pad, and a second passivation layer overlying the first passivation layer;
forming a first sacrificial layer over the second passivation layer, and wherein the first sacrificial layer includes an opening therethrough aligned with the bond pad;
etching the exposed portion of the second passivation layer to provide a recess therein;
trimming a portion of the first sacrificial layer to enlarge the opening therein;
etching the exposed portion of the second passivation layer to provide an enlarged recess therein and a first riser, a second tread, a second riser and a second tread defined in the second passivation layer;
removing the first sacrificial layer;
depositing an electrically conductive redistribution layer into the enlarged recess in the second passivation layer and over the first riser, first tread, second riser, and second tread to form a staircase shaped portion in the redistribution layer.
12. A method as set forth in claim 11 further comprising depositing a third passivation layer over the redistribution layer.
13. A method as set forth in claim 12 further comprising forming an opening in the third passivation layer down to the redistribution layer and depositing an under bump metallurgy in the opening in the passivation layer so that the under bump metallurgy is electrically connected to the redistribution layer, and forming an electrically conductive bump over the under bump metallurgy.
14. A method as set forth in claim 12 wherein the third passivation layer includes a recess therein, and further comprising depositing a planarization layer over the third passivation layer, and further comprising forming an opening in the planarization layer and third passivation layer down to the redistribution layer and depositing an under bump metallurgy in the opening through the planarization layer and third passivation layer so that the under bump metallurgy is electrically connected to the redistribution layer, and forming an electrically conductive bump over the under bump metallurgy.
15. A method as set forth in claim 14 wherein the planarization layer comprises a polyamide material.
16. A method as set forth in claim 14 wherein the third passivation layer comprises silicon dioxide.
17. A method as set forth in claim 14 wherein the second passivation layer comprises silicon dioxide.
18. A method as set forth in claim 14 wherein the first passivation layer comprises silicon nitride.
19. A method as set forth in claim 14 wherein the redistribution layer comprises aluminum.
20. A method as set forth in claim 14 wherein the redistribution layer comprises copper.
21. A method as set forth in claim 14 wherein the redistribution layer comprises aluminum and copper.
22. A method as set forth in claim 14 wherein the bond pad comprises copper.
23. A method as set forth in claim 14 wherein the electrically conductive bump comprises solder.
24. A method as set forth in claim 11 wherein the etching of the second passivation layer comprises anisotropically etching.
25. A method as set forth in claim 11 wherein the etching of the second passivation layer comprises anisotropically etching to produce at least one of the risers with a substantially vertical profile.
26. A method as set forth in claim 11 wherein the etching of the second passivation layer comprises anisotropically etching to produce at least one of the risers with a tapered profile.
27. A method as set forth in claim 11 wherein the etching of the second passivation layer comprises reactive ion etching.
28. A method as set forth in claim 27 wherein the reactive ion etching is accomplished using CF4.
29. A method as set forth in claim 11 wherein the trimming of the first sacrificial layer comprises etching a portion of the sacrificial layer.
30. A method as set forth in claim 11 wherein the trimming of the first sacrificial layer comprises isotopically etching with ozone.
31. A method as set forth in claim 11 further comprising repeatedly trimming the first sacrificial layer and etching the second passivation layer so that a via extends through the second passivation layer down to the bond pad, and wherein the redistribution layer is deposited so as to be in electrical contact with the bond pad, and wherein the staircase shaped portion of the redistribution layer extends from the bond pad.