Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Fujitsu Corporation

Eiichi Matsuzaki

Hajime Morimoto

Kenichiro Ono

Toshiyuki Nobutani

Masami Shimakura

Junichi Tanahashi

Tatsuya Sakashita

Kenji Inoue

Hiroshi Nonoshita

Takashi Tsunoda

Hideaki Yui

Kenzoh Ina

Yoshitsugu Yamanashi

Takayuki Seki

Shuntaro Aratani

Kohei Inamura

Toru Koike

Mitsuru Tada

Kenichi Morikawa

Kousei Sugimoto

Taketo Hasegawa

Kenzo Ina

Masaharu Yamagishi

Isao Funaki

Toshiki Nakatani

Satoshi Kirihara

Aki Kita

Masaki Nakano

Akio Saito

Yuichi Matsumoto

Takashi Yamamoto

Kazumi Suga

Masamichi Ohshima

Toshiaki Itazawa

Makoto Uehara

Nobuharu Ichihashi

Tatsuya Nakajima

A back-end server acquires viewpoint information representing a position of a virtual viewpoint and a line-of-sight direction from the virtual viewpoint used to generate a virtual viewpoint image based on a plurality of images captured by a plurality of image capturing apparatuses, outputs a first virtual viewpoint image generated using three-dimensional geometric data representing the three-dimensional shape of an object for which the virtual viewpoint image is to be generated if the object is included in an area that is captured by the plurality of image capturing apparatuses, and outputs a second virtual viewpoint image generated without using the three-dimensional geometric data if the object is included in an area that is not captured by a subset of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium

The image processing apparatus includes a determination unit that determines whether a plurality of input images are a plurality of divided images or a plurality of independent images, an adding unit that adds a margin image to an edge portion of each input image, an image processing unit that performs image processing on the plurality of input images to each of which the margin image has been added when the plurality of input images are the plurality of divided images, and performs image processing on the plurality of images to each of which the margin image generated from another input image has not been added when the plurality of input images are the plurality of independent, and a synthesizing unit that generates one synthesized image by synthesizing the plurality of input images on which image processing has been performed by the image processing unit.

Image processing apparatus and control method thereof

A video processing apparatus that can be connected to a video playback apparatus includes an input unit configured to input video data from the video playback apparatus, an interpolation unit configured to generate interpolated frame image data of input video data, and an output unit configured to output the interpolated frame image data as interpolated video data, wherein the interpolation unit generates different interpolated frame image data according to a playback mode of the video playback apparatus.

Video processing apparatus and controlling method for same

A writing unit writes first and second divided images on a frame memory. A reading unit adds an end portion included in the second divided image to the first divided image and reads the result as a first read image from the frame memory. Also, the read unit reads the second divided image as a second read image from the frame memory. An image processing unit performs image processing for the first and second read images read from the frame memory. A cutting unit cuts a second sub-end portion from the first read image after the image processing and outputs the result, and cuts a first sub-end portion from the second read image after the image processing and outputs the result.

Image processing apparatus configured to perform image processing for plural images and control method thereof

A video processing apparatus comprises a signal input unit which receives a video signal, a shift detection unit which detects a shift period in shooting and a maximum shift amount during the shift period from the video signal input from the signal input unit, an effective area detection unit which detects an object area common throughout the shift period as an effective area on the basis of the shift period and the maximum shift amount, a correction unit which corrects a shift during the shift period by reading out data from the effective area, and a resolution conversion unit which performs enlarge processing to convert a size of the effective area read out by the correction unit into an output image size.

Video processing apparatus, video processing system, video processing method, and program

Disclosed are a selecting device, a selecting method, and a selecting program storage medium, which are configured to surely and easily select programs such as a drama series, even when a large number of programs are recorded. The selecting device includes: a designating section which designates a program from programs stored in a storage device in response to an operation; a searching section which searches the programs stored in the storage device for a program satisfying a predetermined correlation between itself and the program designated by the designating section; and a selecting section which collectively selects the program designated by the designating section and the program searched out by the searching section collectively.

Selecting device, selecting method, and selecting program storage medium

An image capturing apparatus determines an image frame to extract as a reference image frame from a plurality of image frames constituting a moving image, using a histogram, for example, and generates a reference image data file. An encoder unit encodes the plurality of image frames after reducing the resolution thereof, and generates an encoded moving image data file. A list associating the reference image frame with information specifying the corresponding reference image data file is generated with a content information list generating unit. The reference image data file, the encoded moving image data file and the list are then recorded.

Image capturing apparatus, image processing apparatus and control methods thereof with data conversion

An analyzer of a display control apparatus analyzes image characteristics of an image that has been pixel-converted by a pixel converter. A number-of-pixels determining unit compares the analysis result obtained by the analyzer with predetermined deterioration determination thresholds and determines the number of display pixels that is optimal for content. A pixel converter converts the number of pixels of the content into the determined optimal number of display pixels.

Display control apparatus and method for enlarging image of content and displaying enlarged image

A display device configured to display a list of programs stored in a storage device includes: a cutout image acquiring section which acquires a cutout image obtained by cutting out a scene in a program; a distribution date-time acquiring section which acquires distribution date and time when the program is distributed; and a three-dimensional display section which displays a three-dimensional space applying axes respectively of a time, a day of the week, and a week, and which arranges the cutout image acquired by the cutout image acquiring section in a position corresponding to the distribution date and time acquired by the distribution time-date acquiring section in the three-dimensional space.

Display device, display program storage medium, and displaying method

An information processing apparatus has the capability of making a registration for timer-controlled automatic viewing/recording not only in units of programs but also in units of sub-programs. The information processing apparatus includes a display control unit for displaying information on a display on the basis of the program information data such that when a program includes a plurality of sub-programs, sub-program information associated with sub-programs is displayed on the display, a processing unit for performing a specified process on sub-program content data of a sub-program included in the program content data received by the receiving means, and a timer-controlled automatic operation setting unit for specifying a sub-program indicated by the sub-program information displayed on the display and setting a timer-controlled automatic operation for the specified sub-program such that the specified process is to be performed on the specified sub-program at a specified time.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, broadcast system, storage medium, and computer program

Provided a resolution conversion method, which converts the resolution of an image by using orthogonal transform, and in which block noise reduction processing is performed according to the increasing magnification of the image.

Resolution conversion method and device

A video information processing apparatus capable of accurately making a motion decision is provided. The apparatus stores interlaced video information for a plurality of fields, generates motion information on each of the pixels contained in a plurality of fields from at least one of the interlaced video information and stored video information, and generates motion information on an interpolation pixel from motion information on pixels contained in the same field as the interpolation pixel among the generated motion information on each of the pixels. The apparatus also generates motion information on the interpolation pixel from motion information on the pixels contained in fields previous and next to the interpolation pixel at the same position as the interpolation pixel, and determines the motion information on the interpolation pixel from the motion information on these pixels.

Video information processing apparatus and video information processing method

The invention provides a pixel interpolating method including a step of discriminating, based on an input image signal, a similarity of a discrimination block constituted of plural pixels, and a reference block constituted of plural pixels, positioned close to the discrimination block and shifted upwards or downwards to a position by at least a line with respect to the discrimination block, and a step of outputting, as pixel information of an interpolation pixel positioned between a discrimination block and a reference block having a high similarity, pixel information based on pixel information of a pixel of the discrimination block and/or the reference block having the high similarity.

Pixel interpolaton apparatus and method with discrimination of similarity between a discrimination block and a plurality of reference blocks

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Eiichi Matsuzaki