baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2005531509-A (JP)
Title: アミロイドβペプチドに対する特異性抗体、医薬組成物、及びその使用方法
IPC: C07K14/47
Filed: 2002-10-21
Abstract: 本発明は、アルツハイマー病患者の治療方法に関し、アミロイドβペプチド又はその断片をターゲットとする抗体分子を投与するステップを含んでいる。他の実施形態では、本発明は、アミロイドβ沈着を特徴とする病気又は障害の治療方法に関する。他の実施形態では、本発明は、アミロイドβペプチド又はその断片のＮ末端又はＣ末端に対する、遊離端に対して特異的な抗体分子、及びその抗体分子を含んでいる医薬組成物に関する。他の実施形態では、本発明は、Ｎ末端及び／又はＣ末端が切断されたアミロイドβペプチド断片の遊離Ｃ末端又はＮ末端をターゲットとする抗体分子に関する。
Patent JP-2005520327-A (JP)
Title: ポンプ型ファイバ増幅器の方法と装置
IPC: H01S3/06
Filed: 2003-03-11
Abstract: 本発明は、光学信号を増幅するため２波長ポンピング方式を利用した光学ツリウム・ドープ・ファイバ増幅器を提供する装置と方法に関係する。本発明による方法は、第１波長の放射によるポンピングによりファイバ増幅器にエネルギを第１配置し（ａ）、第２波長の放射によるポンピングによりファイバ増幅器にエネルギを第２配置する（ｂ）段階を含む。第１波長の放射は、単一光子吸収により、ツリウム・ドープ材の ３ Ｈ ４ レベルへの分布を誘起するよう配置され、第２波長の放射は、単一光子の励起吸収により、望ましくは ３ Ｆ ２ レベルへの強力な励起状態吸収により、 ３ Ｆ ４ レベルの分布を主減少させる。これらの段階は ３ Ｈ ４ と ３ Ｆ ４ レベルとの間に反転分布を生じ、電力効率の良い高利得増幅を容易にする。
Patent JP-2005520064-A (JP)
Title: サイズ調整付き野球帽
IPC: A42B1/24
Filed: 2003-03-11
Abstract: 【課題】  本発明の目的は、バイザー付き若しくはバイザー無しの野球帽であって、野球帽を被る人の額か後頭部にクラウン部の切断や調整機構が無く、見た目が良く逆方向に被ることができる野球帽を提供する。 【解決手段】  クラウン部の底部に沿って調整可能な頭周り部を有する調整可能な野球ないしはスポーツタイプの帽子を開示する。バイザー部はクラウン部の正面又は後頭部の部分に取り付けられる。調整用留め具はクラウン部の頭周り部のサイズを変更するために、クラウン部の各こめかみ部分の近くに備え付けられる。調整用留め具は被る人に併せて調整されたら隠れるか、若しくは、クラウン部の外部に取り付けられる。一実施例においては、前記調整用留め具は、その調整用留め具の一方を、隣接する三角部の一部を縫いつけないままにすることによりできる取り外し可能なフラップ部に埋め込むか、若しくはそれから出すことによって形成される。もう一方の調整用留め具はバイザー部分若しくは前方部の近くか反対側に位置する隣接するクラウン部に取り付けられる。
Patent JP-2005521288-A (JP)
IPC: H03K19/177
Filed: 2003-03-17
Abstract: A reconfigurable processing device comprises one or more reconfigurable processing units. At least one processing unit utilizes a computational unit having a preprocessing module for receiving n input signals, and s1 selection signals, and providing k output signals wherein k<n+s1. The computational unit further comprises an m-output look-up table being addressed by the k output signals of the preprocessing module and an output multiplexer for selecting one of the m output signals of the look-up table under control of s2 further selection signals.
Patent JP-2005520613-A (JP)
Title: 着脱可能なカバー付きマットレス
IPC: A61G7/05
Filed: 2003-03-20
Abstract: 第1の就寝表面と第2の就寝表面を有しており、かつ第1の就寝表面を覆うための第1の着脱可能な部分、第2の就寝表面を覆うための第2の着脱可能な部分およびマットレスカバーの前記第1と第2の着脱可能な部分をマットレスに着脱可能なように取り付けるためのマットレスの側方周辺部のまわりに置かれた第3の部分より構成されるカバー付きマットレス。
Patent JP-2005527551-A (JP)
Title: Ｄｈａおよびローズマリーのコビーズレットおよびそれらの使用方法。
IPC: A61K9/20
Filed: 2003-03-19
Abstract: 本発明は、眼の栄養状態を改善および維持するためにカスタマイズされた栄養補助食品の封入について有用な改善されたビーズレット処方物を提供する。本発明は、栄養補助食品中の封入にとって有用な改善されたビーズレット処方物を提供することによって、従来技術のこれらのまたは他の欠点を克服する。特に、この改善されたビーズレットは、ＤＨＡ（ドコサヘキサエン酸）；ローズマリーおよび／またはそれらの構成成分；ならびに賦形剤を含む。これらのビーズレットは、眼の栄養摂取状態を改善および維持するためにカスタマイズされた栄養補助食品における取り込みにとって特に有用である。
Patent JP-2005521587-A (JP)
Title: 自動車両
IPC: B62D23/00
Filed: 2003-03-01
Abstract: 【課題】  既に独国特許発明第3905650号明細書から、車体のフロアがＶ字形状に配設されている補強支柱により補強されている自動車両が知られている。本発明の課題は、高剛性を有する車体を備えた自動車両を創作することである。     【解決手段】  前記課題は次のことにより達成される。即ち、後補強支柱（２２、２３）のテール側の端部（２６、２７）が車両テール（４１）のフロア（２８、２９）における結合領域（３０）に固定されていて、この結合領域（３０）には、Ｖ字形状に延在するテール側の他の２つの補強支柱（３４、３５）の端部（３７、３８）が配設されていること、及び、テール側の補強支柱（３４、３５）が、車両テール（４１）の後端部（３３）の方向に斜め後方に向かい、且つ、車両テール（４１）のフロアに位置する後側の縦支持体（１２、１３）の方向に斜め外方に向かって延在し、後側の縦支持体（１２、１３）に固定されていること。
Patent JP-2005194764-A (JP)
Title: Tunnel connecting method
Inventor: KANAI MAKOTO
IPC: E21D9/04
Filed: 2004-01-07
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tunnel connecting method eliminating work outside a tunnel and allowing construction regardless of the construction depth of the tunnel.  <P>SOLUTION: This tunnel connecting method providing rigid beams 14 extended in a transverse direction to straddle tunnels, comprises a process for providing soil improved parts at the outer peripheral ground of predetermined connection parts of the tunnels 10, 12; a process for providing timbering to install both ends 14a, 14b of the divided rigid beams 14 at the upper and lower parts in the respective tunnels before and after forming the soil improved parts; a process for removing the side parts of the respective tunnels 10, 12 at the predetermined connection parts to excavate the ground between the tunnels; a process for connecting the side parts of the respective tunnels 10, 12 after excavation to form a closed cross-section structure in which the side parts of the tunnels are connected to each other; and a process for forming an intermediate part connected between both ends 14a, 14b to form the rigid beams 14 and then removing the timbering.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005195514-A (JP)
Title: Defect inspection device and its method
Inventor: FUSE TAKESHI
IPC: G02F1/13
Filed: 2004-01-08
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a defect inspection device for easily performing inspection even on a luminescent spot defect with a low luminance value.  <P>SOLUTION: A spatial filter having an emphasis coefficient is applied to an inspected pixel and to each of eight circumferential pixels existing on the circumference thereof to emphasize the luminance value of the inspected pixel further than the circumferential pixels, thereby determining whether the inspected pixel is a defective pixel or not.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005203394-A (JP)
Title: Manufacturing method of semiconductor device
Inventor: ENOMOTO TAKAYUKI
IPC: B24B37/00
Filed: 2004-01-13
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device for suppressing scratches and dishing by a CMP method using ceria slurry.  <P>SOLUTION: The method includes a process S1 for forming a first film at one portion of a semiconductor substrate, a process S3 for forming a second film on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a CMP process for flattening the second film by a CMP method using the ceria slurry with the first film as a stopper film. The CMP process comprises a first CMP process S4 until one portion of the first film is exposed, and a second CMP process S5. In the first CMP process S4, first ceria slurry with required abrasive concentration is used. In the second CMP process S5, second ceria slurry having lower abrasive concentration than it is used. The abrasive concentration of the ceria slurry is reduced by the second CMP method S5, thus reducing scratches, and reducing the polishing rate ratio to the first and second films, and suppressing dishing in the second film.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005201385-A (JP)
Title: Rolling device
Inventor: YABE SHUNICHI
IPC: F16H25/24
Filed: 2004-01-16
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rolling device, causing no variation in magnetic field in operation and keeping the environment clean.  <P>SOLUTION: A ball screw 10 includes: a screw shaft 11 having a thread groove 12 on the outer peripheral surface; a nut 14 having a thread groove on the inner peripheral surface; and a plurality of balls 13 interposed between both thread grooves 12, 16 to freely roll. The nut 14, a rolling element circulating tube 17, labyrinth seals 19, 19 at both end faces of the nut 14 and the screw shaft 11 are formed of anti-bacterial and funginert resin.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004236310-A (JP)
Title: Electronic apparatus user interface for maintaining setting
Inventor: BATTLES AMY E
IPC: G06F3/0482
Filed: 2004-01-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a simple and strong system for selecting maintenance setting in an electronic apparatus.  <P>SOLUTION: With the user interface for the electronic apparatus, a user turns off a switch of the electronic apparatus and then turns on the switch again or changes another operating mode to maintain setting of the apparatus. The selection of the user interface for maintaining setting is presented to the user simultaneously with the selection of setting itself. The user interface is occasionally implemented by using a control means for making possible horizontal and vertical scrolling such as a four-way locker switch or any equipment equal thereto, for example, as an option.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005209012-A (JP)
Title: Image processing method, apparatus and program
Inventor: NAKAJIMA JO
IPC: G06T1/00
Filed: 2004-01-23
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image processing method, apparatus and program capable of correcting image data so that a main subject of photography is in the proper brightness even if the image data is such that the main subject of photography is high in contrast or backlight.  <P>SOLUTION: Viewing image reference data coded using a brightness expansion color space and information about the time when the viewing image reference data was created are obtained. Based on the obtained information about the time when the viewing image reference data was created, scene reference image data is created from the viewing image reference data. The main subject of photography is extracted from the scene reference image data created. When the main subject of photography is either backlight or high in contrast, the cumulative brightness histogram of the scene reference image data is calculated. After the average value of brightness at which cumulative values on the shadow side and on the high-light side assume a predetermined value (particularly a value within the range of 0.1% to 0.4%) is specified as a black saturation point and a white saturation point, the brightness of the subject of photography is varied.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005216915-A (JP)
Title: Mounting structure, manufacturing method therefor, electrooptic device and electronic equipment
Inventor: NAITO KAZUHIRO
IPC: H01L21/60
Filed: 2004-01-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a mounting structure having the low height of the top of a solder, and a manufacturing method for the mounting structure.  <P>SOLUTION: The mounting structure is composed of a first wiring board 5 to which a first land 5g with a hole 5h formed thereat is formed; a second wiring board 2 having a second land 2k with the tip of one end 2m removed therefrom to form a space with a notch 2p formed thereat, and superposed on the first wiring board 5 so that the notch 2p and a part of the hole 5h of the first land 5g are superposed. The mounting structure is further composed of the solder 9 which is fixed on the first and second lands 5g and 2k and in which a part 9a is sunk into the hole 5h of the first land 5g.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005214262-A (JP)
Title: Obliquely contact ball bearing
Inventor: ITO IKUO
IPC: F16C35/06
Filed: 2004-01-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an obliquely contact ball bearing capable of avoiding a clogging of clearance and preventing occurrence of premature peeling by smoothly rotating a ball even if difference between temperatures of inner and outer rings occurs.  <P>SOLUTION: In the obliquely contact ball bearing 2, the curvature radius of a raceway 21 of an outer ring 10 in a cross section formed by cutting the outer ring 10 by a plane containing the center shaft of the outer ring 10 is reduced toward the bottom 21A of the raceway 21. As compared with the case that the curvature radius of the raceway 21 of the outer ring 10 is constant, therefore, a distance Δx1 between the bottom 21A of the raceway 21 of the outer ring 10 and the ball 12 can be increased by employing the obliquely contact ball bearing 2 without increasing a contact angle θ of the ball 12.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005215922-A (JP)
Title: Information retrieval system, information retrieval method, information retrieval apparatus, information retrieval program, picture recognition apparatus, picture recognition method and picture recognition program, and sales system
Inventor: ANDO HISATAKA
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2004-01-29
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate a stress in purchasing a commodity by providing succession to procedures, starting when a user becomes curious about the commodity and until the user purchases the commodity.  <P>SOLUTION: A user photographs the curious commodity by means of a camera function-bearing cellular phone terminal 1, and transmits, through the Internet 2, picture data 7 to a server 3. The server 3 has a DB (Database) 4 including registered pictures, including various commodities and persons, logos and a DB 5 including registered associated information on the picture data in the DB 4. The server 3 involves: conducting picture recognition processing for the picture data 7; retrieving data having the higher agreement with the picture data 7 from the picture data in the DB 4; and extracting corresponding associated information from the DB 5. The associated information is presented, through the Internet 2, to the user. the user obtains the associated information on the curious commodity by just transmitting the picture data 7, and obtains more detailed information by accessing a site 6 associated with the commodity based on the associated information, and purchases the commodity.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005215618-A (JP)
Title: Data processing method and data processing apparatus
Inventor: KURIYAMA KOJU
IPC: G03F1/68
Filed: 2004-02-02
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data processing method and a data processing apparatus, by which efficient graphic computing processing can be carried out, without being influenced by the density of input pattern data.  <P>SOLUTION: The data processing method for processing the layout data of a semiconductor includes the steps of dividing the layout data into temporary dispersion units in a first number and combining the temporary dispersion units in the first number to create dispersion units in a second number smaller than the first number. In the method, the data amount of the dispersion units are equalized, by combining the first temporary dispersion units, in such a manner that the variance in the data amount contained in each of the dispersion units in the second number is smaller than the variance in the data amount contained in each region, when the layout data is divided into regions of the same region in the second number.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005215646-A (JP)
Title: Electro-optical device and electronic equipment
Inventor: KOIDE SHIN
IPC: H01L51/50
Filed: 2004-02-02
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electro-optical device, having an element whose leakage current is small.  <P>SOLUTION: The electro-optical device has a light-emitting element having a light emission layer which is laminated on a substrate and emits light, a drive element which is an element for driving the light-emitting element and provided between the substrate and light-emitting layer and has a semiconductor layer, a 1st light-shielding layer which is provided between the drive element and light emission layer and blocks light incident on the semiconductor layer, and a 2nd light-shielding layer which is provided, at least partially, nearly in parallel to or oblique with respect to the laminating direction of the light-emitting layer and blocks the light incident on the drive element.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004242336-A (JP)
Title: System, method and logic for multicasting in high-speed exchange environment
Inventor: SHIMIZU TAKESHI
IPC: H04L12/56
Filed: 2004-02-06
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce or overcome the disadvantages and problems traditionally concerning with the multicasting in a high speed exchange environment.  <P>SOLUTION: The system for multicasting in a high speed exchange environment has a data memory logically divided into a plurality of blocks, a plurality of output ports and a center agent. The center agent decides whether all one or more output ports have read packets stored in one or more blocks. Each block of packets is added to a pool of effective blocks, when the last one of one or more output ports has read the packets from the blocks.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005228035-A (JP)
Title: Information browsing system and information managing apparatus
Inventor: MATSUO MITSUYASU
IPC: G06Q30/02
Filed: 2004-02-13
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system in which information is easily updated even when information is placed on a plurality of web sites by effectively utilizing the information.  <P>SOLUTION: The system is provided with: an information provider (1) who provides information; an information user (2) who performs business by using the information; the web sites (3a) and (3b) which make contracts with the information user (2) and on which information is placed; and an information managing apparatus (4) which can update the information to be placed by automatically sending update information to the web sits (3a) and (3b) specified by the information user (2) when receiving the update information from the information provider (1).  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005232205-A (JP)
Title: Molecularly imprinted cellulose and its manufacturing method
Inventor: KOBAYASHI TAKAOMI
IPC: C08K5/00
Filed: 2004-02-17
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a molecularly imprinted polymer which improves moldability, is usable as a template molecule for various compounds, and whose production cost is low, and its manufacturing method.  <P>SOLUTION: A molecularly imprinted cellulose is formed by molecularly imprinting a template molecule bondable to cellulose by a hydrogen bond, an electrostatic bond, a hydrophobic bond, a van der Waals bond or the like on the cellulose or a cellulose derivative. Preferred cellulose is a cellulose ester such as cellulose acetate, and a preferred template molecule is nicotine or the like.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005234068-A (JP)
Title: Image reading lens and image reader
Inventor: YAMAMOTO YOKO
IPC: G02B13/24
Filed: 2004-02-18
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a chromatic aberration excellent while obtaining a wide visual angle by employing specified 4-groups 5-pieces constitution as lens constitution and to obtain optical performance which is suitable for reading a color image while making the lens small-sized and inexpensive.  <P>SOLUTION: A lens system of five pieces in four groups comprises a positive lens L<SB>1</SB>which is convex to an object side, a negative lens L<SB>2</SB>which is concave to an image side, a stop 1, a negative lens L<SB>3</SB>, a biconvex lens L<SB>4</SB>, and a negative meniscus lens L<SB>5</SB>which is concave to the object side, L<SB>3</SB>and L<SB>4</SB>being cemented together. Here, five conditional expressions prescribing values of r<SB>1</SB>/f, ¾f<SB>2</SB>¾/f, f/r<SB>6</SB>, d<SB>8</SB>/f, and θ<SB>gd</SB>(where (f) is the focal length of the whole system, r1 is the radius of curvature of the object-side surface of L<SB>1</SB>, f<SB>2</SB>is the focal length of L<SB>2</SB>, r<SB>6</SB>is the radius of curvature of the object-side surface of the L<SB>3</SB>, d<SB>8</SB>is the air gap between L<SB>4</SB>and L<SB>5</SB>, and θ<SB>gd</SB>is the abnormal dispersion (N<SB>g</SB>-N<SB>d</SB>)/(N<SB>F</SB>-N<SB>C</SB>) of a constituent material of L<SB>1</SB>).  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005232729-A (JP)
Title: Tread for staircase, tread supporting structure, and staircase
Inventor: KAKIMOTO HIROBUMI
IPC: E04F11/02
Filed: 2004-02-18
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce noise at the time of climbing up/down a staircase, and particularly noise having a low frequency component, similar to a heavy-weight floor shock, caused by an impact which is soft and continues long.  <P>SOLUTION: There is provided a tread 6 which has a plurality of hollow portions 10 formed therein in lines, and each hollow portion 10 has a vibration control member 2 fixed thereto. In a preferred embodiment, the hollow portions 10 extend in a longitudinal direction A of the tread 6, and arranged in lines in a lateral direction B. For example, the tread 6 is formed of a plurality of square pipes 1 each having the hollow portion 10 and a connection jig 5 connecting the square pipes 1 together.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005233131-A (JP)
Title: Electronic remote controlling device for small vessel
Inventor: YODA MASUMI
IPC: F02D29/02
Filed: 2004-02-20
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To immediately inform a vessel operator of an irregular part when some irregularity of an engine or the like occurs.  <P>SOLUTION: This device is provided with a drive unit 50 driving a shift lever and a throttle lever of a port side engine 110 and a starboard side engine 120, a control head 20 outputting operation signal based on operation command to the engine input by the vessel operator, a control unit 40 connected to the control head 20 and the drive unit 50 and outputting drive signal of the drive unit based on the operation signal, and a sensor part 60 detecting driving states of the port side engine 110 and the starboard side engine 120. The control unit 40 is provided with a detection circuit 45 determining the irregular part based on information detected by the sensor part 60 and outputting alarm signal specifying the irregular part. The control head 20 is provided with a liquid crystal display part 23 indicating specific irregular part based on the alarm signal.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005236858-A (JP)
Title: Antenna
Inventor: KATO YOSHIHIKO
IPC: H01Q1/24
Filed: 2004-02-23
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small-sized antenna which is used in frequency bands lower than AM bands and includes a high gain and impulse resistance as well as is rich in flexibility and elasticity.  <P>SOLUTION: The small-sized antenna is an AM band antenna to be used for an additional function radio of a portable phone, in which a core material composed of a soft magnetic substance power and an organic binder and rich in flexibility and rubber elasticity is used as a material of a core 11 for antenna, said core material is disposed at both sides of a strap 13, and a winding 12 is applied. Furthermore, the soft magnetic substance powder is flattened and/or needle-shaped and insulating coating is applied to its surface. Moreover, the antenna uses the organic binder composed of a polyurethane resin or the like and a curing agent.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005138572-A (JP)
Title: Printer control system
Inventor: ITO ISAO
IPC: B41M5/26
Filed: 2004-02-24
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printer control system which can automatically explicitly indicate use termination timing of a leuco rewrite card without depending on personal judgement of a supervisor or the like.  <P>SOLUTION: The printer control system is comprised of a step in which according to information corresponding to ID information of the specific leuco rewrite card read by a reading means 15, and concerning a color development limit frequency and/or a discoloring limit frequency or a leuco rewrite card use limit time stored in a memory, if the card has reached the color development limit frequency and/or the discoloring limit frequency or the leuco rewrite card use limit time, use termination information such as letters, a symbol, a figure, or the like indicative of termination of use of the card is recorded in a rewrite region of the leuco rewrite card, by a printer 3.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004260829-A (JP)
Title: Simultaneous readout of cmos aps imager
Inventor: MCCAFFREY NATHANIEL JOSEPH
IPC: H04N5/378
Filed: 2004-02-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a new method of reading an imager.  <P>SOLUTION: The method comprises a step for providing an imager array 40 comprising n rows and m columns where a pair of rows can be read during a single row access time. A first image field is completed by sequentially reading and storing pixel values of pairs of adjacent rows of the imager array. The reading begins at a first row, and the reading stops when less than three rows are unread. Thereafter pixel values of the next row are read and not stored. Thereafter pixel values of the first row of the imager array are read and not stored. A second image field is completed by sequentially reading and storing pixel values of pairs of adjacent rows.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI