Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Sony Corporation

Nec Corporation

Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha

Hiroshi Mikami

Makoto Nitta

Kenichiro Yokota

Naoki Noguchi

Yukichi Murata

Hiroaki Ishikawa

Hajime Nishihara

Hiroshi Takimoto

Yohei Fukuoka

Joji Nishikido

Shin Watanabe

Takashi Hirasa

Takeshi Fujisawa

Katsuaki Maeda

Masato Hamada

Yoshiyuki Arai

Takeshi Sano

Mariko Kimura

Kenshin Nakahara

Toshikazu Ishii

Shoji Toki

Toshio Kato

Norio Imai

Hirohumi Iwasaki

Toshihisa Koike

An image processing apparatus for generating data of an image and outputting the generated data to a display device, includes a meta data acquiring unit configured to acquire meta data used for a correcting process for correcting the image in the display device, a corrector configured to perform at least part of the correcting process on the image, using the meta data, and an image output unit configured to acquire data of the corrected image from the corrector and output the acquired data to the display device.

Image processing apparatus and image processing method

Disclosed herein is an image processing apparatus including: an image data acquisition section configured to acquire data of an image; a luminance conversion section configured to convert a luminance range composing a pixel value of the image so as to correspond to the luminance range capable of an output as a display image; and an output section configured to output the data of the image in which a luminance after the conversion is defined as the pixel value. The luminance conversion section acquires information regarding a linear luminance range capable of an output in the luminance that is proportional to a setting luminance in a display and determines a conversion rule at least on a basis of the information.

Image processing apparatus, display apparatus, and image processing method

An image processing apparatus includes a calibration section acquiring luminance characteristics of a display apparatus on a basis of a user manipulation for a calibration screen image displayed on the display apparatus, a luminance transforming section transforming a range of luminance composing a pixel value of an image into a range of luminance with which the image can be outputted as a display image on a basis of the luminance characteristics, and an output section outputting data associated with an image having the luminance after the transformation as a pixel value. The calibration section adjusts an initial state of the calibration screen image on a basis of information peculiar to the display apparatus, and then causes the calibration screen image to be displayed on the display apparatus.

Image processing apparatus, calibration method, and computer program

A preview generating sectiongenerates preview forming data within a predetermined data size by extracting at least a part of header information and at least a part of a mail body from an electronic mail obtained by a mail obtaining section. A cache sectioncaches the preview forming data. A display sectiondisplays a preview list on a display deviceusing the preview forming data cached by the cache section. When a preview included in the preview list is selected, a command transmitting sectionrequests a server to transmit the electronic mail identified by the selected preview.

Electronic mail receiving device and method

To provide a process for producing BPDA whereby high productivity is attained while high purity is maintained. A process for producing biphenyltetracarboxylic acid dianhydride, which comprises heating biphenyltetracarboxylic acid to produce biphenyltetracarboxylic acid dianhydride, characterized in that the heating is carried out at a pressure of from 1&#xd7;10Pa to 1.1&#xd7;10Pa to a maximum temperature in a range of from 210&#xb0; C. to 250&#xb0; C. in such a manner that the temperature rising rate is higher than 50&#xb0; C./hr for a period of at least &#xbc; of the time for the temperature rise from 60&#xb0; C. to 210&#xb0; C., and the temperature is maintained to be from 150&#xb0; C. to 250&#xb0; C. for from 0.5 to 10 hours.

Biphenyltetracarboxylic acid dianhydride and process for producing the same, and polyimide formed from the same and process for producing the same

A media player according to an embodiment includes: a data retriever configured to retrieve, from data recorded on a medium from which a content is run, data including an address that indicates a recording position on the medium of the content provided by the medium; and an ID determination unit configured to determine an ID for identifying the provided content in accordance with the retrieved data in order to acquire, from an external device that stores information related to the content, the information associated with the ID and related to the provided content, by communicating the ID to the external device.

Media player and content ID determination method

There is provided biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride containing biphenyltetracarboxylic monoanhydride in an amount of not more than 0.4%. By using the biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride as a raw material, it is possible to produce polyimide or polyamic acid having an increased molecular weight.

High-purity biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride and process for producing the same

In a group communication system, a mobile station that is not currently under a group communication can participate in a group communication. A location registration signal is transmitted to a base station upon turning on the power of a mobile station or when a mobile station moves between communication zones A group communication number is sent from the mobile station and is examined against a group-communication group number controlling register in a control station The examination determines the presence or absence of a group communication call corresponding to the group-communication number sent by the mobile station Notification information on a relevant call, if present, is sent to the mobile station, which can then participate in the group communication.

Group communication system having group number specified by mobile unit to permit intergroup calls

Disclosed is a treating method of a resin composition comprising: kneading a resin composition comprising a thermoplastic resin, 0 to 0.7 part by weight, based on 1 part by weight of the thermoplastic resin, of a treating agent having a capacity of hydrogenating a halogen and a halide, at 280 to 450&deg; C., in the presence of a metal compound which combines with a halogen atom to generate a metal halide compound having a boiling point or sublimation point not greater than 450&deg; C. at atmospheric pressure, to thereby convert the halide into a metal halide; and separating and collecting, from the resin composition, each of a mixture of the thermoplastic resin and the treating agent having a capacity of hydrogenating a halogen, and the metal halide. This makes it possible to treat a waste without conducting gasification or liquefaction of a resin by combustion or thermal decomposition, thereby removing and collecting the halogen such as bromine and the metal oxide therefrom in a high yield in a short time. The resin thus treated can be collected as a solid fuel in a high yield and can be provided for recycling use.

Method for treating resin composition

A group communication system is disclosed, that comprises at least one controlling station, at least one base station connected to the controlling station through a wired circuit or a radio circuit, and a plurality of mobile stations connected to the base station, wherein the controlling station or the base station has a means for managing group communication numbers of the mobile stations, wherein the mobile stations each have a means for transmitting a mobile station identification number and a group communication number to the base station when a radio zone of each of the mobile stations is handed over and thereby a location registration operation is performed, wherein the controlling station or the base station has a zone area presence determining means for determining whether or not a particular mobile station is present in a radio zone to which the particular mobile station has been handed over when the controlling station or the base station receives the group communication number from the relevant mobile station, and wherein the base station has a means for releasing a communication channel when the relevant mobile station is not present in the radio zone as the determined result of the zone area presence determining means.

Group communication system

A recording liquid containing an aqueous medium, a pigment and a polymer, wherein the polymer comprises at least one polymer containing a repeating unit A having at least one of a carboxyl group and an acid anhydride group and an allylether unit B of the formula (I), ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl group, R.sub.3 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkylcarbonyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkenylcarbonyl group, an aryl group, an arylcarbonyl group, an aralkyl group, an aralkylcarbonyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a cycloalkylcarbonyl group, a heterocyclic group or a carbonyl group having a heterocyclic group, and these groups other than a hydrogen atom may have a substituent, and n is from 1 to 50.

Recording liquid

A process for the production of a blood separating agent is disclosed which comprises supplying a mixture solution containing (a) a separation layer forming high molecular weight compound as the main component and (b) a thixotropy-providing agent selected from the group consisting of inorganic fine particles and organic gelling agents into a cylinder block of a homogenizer having the cylinder block equipped with a plunger capable of performing reciprocating movement and a valve body which is connected thereto and equipped with a valve member, a valve sheet and an impact ring, and applying a compressive shearing stress to the mixture in said homogenizer at such a temperature that viscosity of the solution becomes 1.times.10.sup.4 centipoises or less, thereby obtaining a blood separating agent in the form of a dispersion or a uniform gel. A blood separating agent having excellent storage stability can be obtained with improved productivity per unit time.

Process for producing blood separating agent

A flow modifier for a thermoplastic resin, which is a hydroxyphenyl-containing organophosphorus compound represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 each represents a hydroxyl group, ##STR2## a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; a, b, c, and d each represents an integer of from 1 to 3; n represents 0 or an integer of from 1 to 3; when n is 0 or 1, the compound contains one hydroxyl group or ##STR3## group per molecule; and when n is 2 or 3, the compound contains one or two, in total, of hydroxyl group and ##STR4## group per molecule and thermoplastic resin composition containing the flow modifier is disclosed.

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Tokyo, Japan

Hiroshi Mikami