All The Claims

1. A color filter array, for an image sensing device, the color filter array comprising a plurality of filter patterns, wherein each filter pattern comprises:
at least one first filter, corresponding to a first wavelength range of a first color;
at least one second filter, corresponding to a second wavelength range of a second color;
at least one third filter, corresponding to a third wavelength range of a third color;
at least one fourth filter, corresponding to a first infrared wavelength range, wherein the first infrared wavelength range is an intersection of the first wavelength range and the second wavelength range; and
at least one fifth filter, corresponding to a second infrared wavelength range, wherein the second infrared wavelength range is an intersection of the first wavelength range and the third wavelength range.
2. The color filter array of claim 1, wherein the first color is red, the second color is green and the third color is blue.
3. The color filter array of claim 1, wherein each of the at least one fourth filter is realized by the first filter and the second filter.
4. The color filter array of claim 1, wherein each of the at least one fifth filter is realized by the first filter and the third filter.
5. The color filter array of claim 1, wherein the at least one second filter comprises the second filter located at a first row and a first column and the second filter located at a second row adjacent to the first row and the first column; the at least one fourth filter comprises the fourth filter located at the first row and a second column adjacent to the first column; the at least one fifth filter comprises the fifth filter located at the second row and the second column; the at least one third filter comprises the third filter located at the first row and a third column adjacent to the second column; and the at least one first filter comprises the first filter located at the second row and the third column.
6. The color filter array of claim 1, wherein the at least one second filter comprises the second filter located at a first row and a first column and the second filter located at a second row adjacent to the first row and a third column; the at least one fourth filter comprises the fourth filter located at the first row and a second column between the first column and the third column; the at least one fifth filter comprises the fifth filter located at the second row and the first column; the at least one third filter comprises the third filter located at the first row and the third column; and the at least one first filter comprises the first filter located at the second row and the second column.
7. The color filter array of claim 1, wherein the at least one second filter comprises the second filter located at a first row and a first column, the second filter located at a second row adjacent to the first row and the first column, the second filter located at a third row adjacent to the second row and the first column, and the second filter located at a fourth row adjacent to the third row and the first column; the at least one fourth filter comprises the fourth filter located at the first row and a second column adjacent to the first column; the at least one fifth filter comprises the fifth filter located at the third row and the second column; the at least one third filter comprises the third filter located at the second row and the second column; and the at least one first filter comprises the first filter located at the fourth row and the second column.
8. The color filter array of claim 1, wherein the at least one second filter comprises the second filter located at a first row and a first column, the second filter located at a second row adjacent to the first row and the first column, the second filter located at a third row adjacent to the second row and the first column, and the second filter located at a fourth row adjacent to the third row and the first column; the at least one fourth filter comprises the fourth filter located at the second row and a second column adjacent to the first column; the at least one fifth filter comprises the fifth filter located at the first row and the second column; the at least one third filter comprises the third filter locate at the third row and the second column; and the first filter comprises the first filter located at the fourth row and the second column.
9. The color filter array of claim 1, wherein the at least one second filter comprises the second filter located at a first row and a first column, the second filter located at a second row adjacent to the first row and a second column adjacent to the first column, the second filter locate at the first row and a third column adjacent to the second column, and the second filter located at the second row and a fourth column adjacent to the third column; the at least one fourth filter comprises the fourth filter locate at the second row and the first column; the at least one fifth filter comprises the fifth filter located at the first row and the second column; the at least one third filter comprises the third filter located at the first row and the fourth column; and the at least one first filter comprises the first filter located at the second row and the third column.
10. The color filter array of claim 1, wherein the at least one second filter comprises the second filter located at a first row and a first column, the second filter located at a second row adjacent to the first row and a second column adjacent to the first column, the second filter located at the first row and a third column adjacent to the second column, and the second filter located at the second row and a fourth column adjacent to the third column; the at least one fourth filter comprises the fourth filter located at the first row and the second column; the at least one fifth filter comprises the fifth filter located at the first row and the fourth column; the at least one third filter comprises the third filter located at the second row and the first column; and the at least one first filter comprises the first filter located at the second row and the third column.
11. An image receiving method, for an image sensing device, the image receiving method comprising:
receiving first image data of a first wavelength range corresponding to a first color;
receiving second image data of a second wavelength range corresponding to a second color;
receiving third image data of a third wavelength range corresponding to a third color;
receiving fourth image data of a first infrared range, wherein the first infrared range is an intersection of the first wavelength range and the second wavelength range; and
adjusting the second image data according to the fourth image data.
12. The image receiving method of claim 11, wherein the first color is red, the second color is green and the third color is blue.
13. The image receiving method of claim 11, further comprising:
receiving fifth image data of a second infrared range, wherein the second infrared range is an intersection of the first wavelength range and the third wavelength range; and
adjusting the third image data according to the fifth image data.
14. The image receiving method of claim 13, further comprising:
adjusting the first image data according to the fifth image data.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A vehicle charging port arrangement comprising:
a vehicle body including a vehicle cabin and a vehicle front end portion having an upper surface;
an electric charging port arranged on the vehicle front end portion, with the electric charging port being configured to receive an electric charging connector; and
a charging-in-progress indicator movably mounted to the vehicle front end portion to move in a vertical direction between a charging port access position that provides access to the electric charging port and a charging port blocking position that prevents access to the electric charging port, with the charging-in-progress indicator being visible from inside the vehicle cabin looking over the upper surface of the vehicle front end portion while the charging-in-progress indicator is in the charging port access position.
2. The vehicle charging port arrangement as recited in claim 1, wherein
the charging-in-progress indicator includes a charging port lid movably arranged with respect to the vehicle front end portion between an open position corresponding to the charging port access position and a closed position corresponding to the charging port blocking position.
3. The vehicle charging port arrangement as recited in claim 2, wherein
the vehicle front end portion includes a motor room hood with the upper surface of the vehicle front end portion being at least partially formed by the motor room hood, and
the charging port lid is at least partially positioned higher than a highest portion of the upper surface of the motor room hood while the charging port lid is in the open position.
4. The vehicle charging port arrangement as recited in claim 2, further comprising
at least one additional electric charging port arranged adjacent to the electric charging port with the charging port lid being a single common lid that simultaneously exposes the at least one additional electric charging port and the electric charging port while the lid is in the open position and simultaneously covers the at least one additional electric charging port and the electric charging port while the lid is in the closed position.
5. The vehicle charging port arrangement as recited in claim 4, wherein
the at least one additional electric charging port and the electric charging port are arranged horizontally side-by-side so as to be closely adjacent to each other.
6. The vehicle charging port arrangement as recited in claim 3, further comprising
at least one additional electric charging port arranged adjacent to the electric charging port with the charging port lid being a single common lid that simultaneously exposes the at least one additional electric charging port and the electric charging port while the lid is in the open position and simultaneously covers the at least one additional electric charging port and the electric charging port while the lid is in the closed position.
7. The vehicle charging port arrangement as recited in claim 6, wherein
the at least one additional electric charging port and the electric charging port are arranged horizontally side-by-side so as to be closely adjacent to each other.

1. A data processing method comprising:
an encoding step of encoding image data into a plurality of bit streams arranged in ascending order of resolution levels;
a first key generation step of generating a plurality of keys for respective resolution levels of the encoded image data, the first key generation step generating a key for the highest resolution level by converting a basic key with a predetermined function and generating respective keys for other resolution levels by repetitively converting a key for a preceding resolution level with the predetermined function;
an encryption step of encrypting each of the bit streams using a corresponding one of the plurality of keys;
a delivery step of delivering all of the encrypted bit streams in ascending order of resolution levels to a user with a key for a predetermined resolution level corresponding to the user;
a second key generation step of generating respective keys for resolution levels under the predetermined resolution level by repetitively converting the key for the predetermined resolution level with the predetermined function; and
a decryption step of sequentially applying the keys generated in the second key generation step in order of generation to the delivered bit streams in order of delivery, thereby decrypting the encrypted bit stream in the predetermined resolution level using the key for the predetermined resolution level and decrypting the encrypted bit stream in each of resolution levels under the predetermined resolution level using the respective keys.
2. A data processing method according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined function is a one-way function.
3. A data processing method according to claim 1, wherein an encryption method of the encrypted key is a private key encryption algorithm.
4. A data processing method according to claim 1, wherein an encryption method of the encrypted key is a public key encryption algorithm.
5. A data processing method according to claim 1, wherein the data having a hierarchical structure is image data.
6. A data processing method according to claim 1, wherein the data having a hierarchical structure is multimedia data.
7. A data processing method according to claim 1, wherein a key used for encrypting or decoding image data in a highest level of the hierarchy is specific private information or information dependent on the data.
8. A data processing method according to claim 1, wherein the hierarchical structure is a hierarchical structure based on resolution, and the resolution becomes higher as a level of the hierarchy is higher.
9. A data processing method according to claim 1, wherein the hierarchical structure is a hierarchical structure based on resolution, and a degree of importance becomes higher as a level of the hierarchy is higher.
10. A data processing method according to claim 1, wherein the hierarchical structure is a hierarchical structure based on SNR, and the SNR becomes lower as a level of the hierarchy is higher.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An apparatus to measure the speed of a moving imaging surface having a primary movement direction, the apparatus comprising:
marking means for providing a plurality of reference patterns formed of slant lines provided on the moving surface, wherein the marking means includes means for creating and developing an electrostatic image on the imaging surface;
a sensor to detect the plurality of reference patterns being moved on the moving surface, wherein the sensor produces a timestamp when it detects a reference pattern;
an encoder comprising at least one encoder roll associated with the moving imaging surface, the encoder generating encoder pulses;
an ROS master clock to generate discrete clock pulses; and
a logic circuit coupled to the sensor, the encoder, and the master clock to determine the speed of the moving surface by:
counting the number of encoder pulses generated by the encoder between a first timestamp and a second timestamp;
determining a leading fractional encoder count relative to the first timestamp;
determining a trailing fractional encoder count relative to the second timestamp; and
determining an elapsed interval of time between the first timestamp and the second timestamp;
wherein the reference patterns being spaced along the moving imaging surface by a predetermined distance substantially corresponding to a circumference of the encoder roll.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the logic circuit is at least one of field programmable gate array (FPGA), application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or complex programmable logic device (CPLD).
3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of reference patterns are arranged in a chevron pattern of regularly spaced stripes.
4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein determining a leading fractional encoder is counting the discrete clock pulses that occur between the first time stamp and a next encoder pulse.
5. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein determining a trailing fractional encoder count is counting the discrete clock pulses that occur between the second time stamp and a next encoder pulse.
6. The apparatus according to claim 3, the apparatus further comprising:
a controller to control a printing system based on the determined speed of the moving surface.
7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the moving surface includes a plurality of image panel zones each image panel corresponding to a page image desired to be printed, with successive panel zones separated by inter panel zones, wherein the controller provides a control parameter indicating whether an image to be generated on an upcoming panel zone is to be fixed to a first side or a second side of a print sheet.
8. A method to determine the speed of a moving surface having a primary movement direction, the method comprising:
receiving from a sensor a plurality of timestamps indicative of a plurality of reference patterns being moved on the moving surface;
receiving encoder pulses from an encoder associated with the moving surface;
receiving discrete clock pulses from an ROS master clock; and
processing with a logic unit the received timestamps, encoder pulses, and discrete clock pulses to determine the speed of the moving surface by:
counting the encoder pulses generated between a first timestamp and a second timestamp;
determining a leading fractional encoder count relative to the first time stamp;
determining a trailing fractional encoder count relative to the second time stamp;
determining an elapsed interval of time between the first timestamp and the second timestamp.
9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the logic unit is at least one of field programmable gate array (FPGA), application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or complex programmable logic device (CPLD).
10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the plurality of reference patterns are arranged in a chevron pattern of regularly spaced stripes.
11. The method according to claim 10, wherein determining a leading fractional encoder is counting the discrete clock pulses that occur between the first time stamp and a next encoder pulse.
12. The method according to claim 10, wherein determining a trailing fractional encoder count is counting the discrete clock pulses that occur between the second time stamp and a next encoder pulse.
13. The method according to claim 10, the method further comprising:
controlling a printing system based on the determined speed of the moving surface.
14. The method according to claim 13 wherein the moving surface includes a plurality of image panel zones each image panel corresponding to a page image desired to be printed, with successive panel zones separated by inter panel zones, wherein the controller provides a control parameter indicating whether an image to be generated on an upcoming panel zone is to be fixed to a first side or a second side of a print sheet.
15. A document processing system, comprising:
a photoreceptor that continuously moves along a closed path;
at least one raster output scanner (ROS) located along the closed path of the photoreceptor, the ROS operable to generate a latent image on a portion of the photoreceptor based on a clock input;
a clock providing a clock output signal to the ROS;
a sensor to detect a plurality of reference patterns being moved on the photoreceptor, wherein the sensor produces a timestamp when it detects a reference pattern;
an encoder coupled to the photoreceptor, wherein movement of the photoreceptor causes the encoder to generate encoder pulses;
a controller coupled with the ROS to selectively operate the document processing system according to a photoreceptor speed; and
logic circuit to determine photoreceptor speed from the encoder pulses, the timestamp, and the clock output signal by:
counting the number of encoder pulses generated by the encoder between a first timestamp and a second timestamp;
determining a leading fractional encoder count relative to the first time stamp;
determining a trailing fractional encoder count relative to the second time stamp; and
determining an elapsed interval of time between the first timestamp and the second timestamp.
16. The document processing system according to claim 15, wherein the logic circuit is at least one of field programmable gate array (FPGA), application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or complex programmable logic device (CPLD).
17. The document processing system according to claim 16, wherein the plurality of reference patterns are arranged in a chevron pattern of regularly spaced stripes.
18. The document processing system according to claim 17, wherein determining a leading fractional encoder is counting discrete clock pulses from the clock output signal that occur between the first time stamp and a next encoder pulse.
19. The document processing system according to claim 17, wherein determining a trailing fractional encoder count is counting the discrete clock pulses from the clock output signal that occur between the second time stamp and a next encoder pulse.
20. The document processing system according to claim 19, wherein the moving surface includes a plurality of image panel zones each image panel corresponding to a page image desired to be printed, with successive panel zones separated by inter panel zones, wherein the controller provides a control parameter indicating whether an image to be generated on an upcoming panel zone is to be fixed to a first side or a second side of a print sheet.