Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Sony Corporation

Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

Sony Group Corporation

Masahiko Enari

Akio Aoki

Hideki Hosoya

Kazuo Minoura

Hiroshi Matsuoka

Mitsutoshi Kuno

Kazuhiko Matsuoka

Kenichi Suzuki

Masayuki Usui

Satoshi Shikichi

Fumiaki Kawaguchi

Shinjiro Okada

Shinichi Yamashita

Akihiro Shikakura

Hiroshi Takizawa

Yoshifumi Satake

Kenichi Nagasawa

Tsutomu Toyono

Yuushi Kaneko

Akira Tsuboyama

Shuzo Kaneko

Hideo Kanno

Osamu Taniguchi

Akio Fujii

Toshiya Yatomi

Yasuo Ono

Atsushi Mizutome

Motokazu Kashida

Yoshiyuki Osada

Makoto Shimokoriyama

Ikuo Watanabe

Satoshi Omata

Hitoshi Shindo

Hisanao Ito

Junichiro Kanbe

Hiroshi Abe

Hiroshi Inoue

Yoshihito Ishibashi

Yutaka Inaba

Hiroshi Okada

Akihiro Mouri

Katsuji Yoshimura

Tohru Takahashi

Noboru Murabayashi

Yoshiki Ishii

Isamu Shimoda

Tadashi Yamamoto

Hiroyuki Kimura

Kenji Yoshino

Hiroyuki Kitayama

Yoshitaka Takeuchi

Tetsuya Shimizu

Nobuhiro Hoshi

Yushi Kaneko

Hitoshi Yoshinobu

Seishiro Yoshioka

Kuniaki Kurihara

Makoto Oka

Machiko Matsushita

Noboru Shimada

Hisano Ito

The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a vegetation management system each capable of managing vegetation in such a manner as to maintain a high quality state and achieve uniform growth. In a vegetation management system, an image acquiring apparatus acquires an image in which vegetation corresponding to a target of management is captured. An analysis unit analyzes the image as at least input information and outputs a predetermined analysis result. Then, a determination unit determines work contents to be performed for the vegetation, according to the analysis result. A work apparatus performs a process for executing work for the vegetation according to the work contents. For example, the present technology is applicable to a management system that manages natural grass.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and vegetation management system

An electronic device includes: a communication unit to connect to a different device on a network, the different device storing contents; an output unit to connect to a display apparatus; a control unit; an operation input unit; and a reproduction unit. The control unit searches for contents stored in the different device on the network, generates a list of thumbnail images indicating the searched contents, estimates an error rate when each of the contents is received and reproduced, and outputs the list to the display apparatus, the control unit changing a state of each of the thumbnail images in the list according to the estimated error rate. The operation input unit receives reproduction instruction operation with respect to the content indicated by each of the thumbnail images. The reproduction unit receives the content, which is subjected to the reproduction instruction operation, from the different device, and reproduce the content.

Electronic device, content reproduction method, and program therefor

A system in which content usage conditions can be upgraded without the need for a service provider to control content-usage rights of a user. In the system in which encrypted content is distributed and is allowed to be utilized only by authorized users, the service provider receives a content usage-right certificate from the user, and on the condition that it is determined that data is not tampered with by verifying a digital signature of an issuing entity of the content usage-right certificate, the service provider obtains user information and content purchase information of the user from the content usage-right certificate, and performs upgrade processing by, for example, changing the usage conditions. It is thus possible to change the content usage conditions without the need for the service provider to possess usage control data.

Content usage-right management system and management method

An information source management systemperforms inventory management for CDs and a material information management progress programming systemperforms programming. An material information registration systemcompresses the musical numbers of the CDs for holding on a proprietary server and a proprietary serverof a multi-channel sending-out system. A large number of materials are held on the proprietary serverand read out from it. The read-out materials are converted in its format to a transmission format by a sending-out serverso as to be multiplexed by a multiplexer. The multiplexed data is QPSK-modulated by a modulatorand sent out via a selector. From the proprietary serverare read out data which is sent out via dedicated networkto a live PC where it is reproduced. This data is furnished again via dedicated networkand encoded by an MPEG encoderso as to be sent out at the sending-out server

Method and apparatus for sending out multi-channel digital data, method and apparatus for programming the information and method and apparatus for managing multi-channel digital data

Multichannel digital data sending device and method, information organizing device and method, and multichannel digital data managing device and method

A device for multiplexing multi-channel data includes a reference frequency generator as clock generation means for generating a master clock, a multiplexing section as multiplexing means for multiplexing a plurality of data into a packet, and a TSPP (transport stream packet pump) board having a buffer memory as storage means for storing the packet sent from the multiplexing section , so that a continuous packet stream is outputted on the basis of the master clock.

Transmitter for multichannel digital data and transmission method

An image processing apparatus separates input image data into low resolution image data and one or more auxiliary image data for interpolating the low resolution image data, and decrypts at least one of the separated auxiliary image data. The image processing apparatus also separates input image data into low resolution image data and at least one auxiliary image data for interpolating the low resolution image data and decodes the image data with at least one of the auxiliary image data being encrypted, and decrypts the encrypted auxiliary image data and synthesizes the low resolution image data with the auxiliary image data.

Method and apparatus for outputting a high definition image

In a scrambler used in the transmission side, a decryptor for generating a work key from a data key and system keys uses the same decryption algorithm as that used in a decryptor for encryption in the OFB mode. Under this condition, in a descrambler used in the receiving side, a decryptor for generating a work key from a data key and system keys can use the same decryption algorithm as that used in a decryptor for encryption in the OFB mode. In addition, another decryptor can use the same decryption algorithm. Therefore, one decryptor can serve as these three decryptors. The scale of the descrambler configuration can be reduced.

Encryption and decryption method and apparatus using a work key which is generated by executing a decryption algorithm

A video signal recording apparatus is capable of compressing the amount of information of a video signal sequentially containing a plurality of pictures correlated to one another. In this compression, the video signal recording apparatus can selectively assume an intrapicture coding mode for executing compression by using only a correlation within each of pictures of the video signal and an interpicture coding mode for executing compression by using a correlation between a plurality of pictures of the video signal. When a video signal the amount of information of which is compressed is to be recorded on a recording medium, the video signal recording apparatus starts recording with a video signal compressed in the intrapicture coding mode. When a video signal compressed by variable-length coding is to be recorded while sequentially forming a multiplicity of tracks on a recording medium, the video signal recording apparatus begins recording a picture to be recorded immediately after the start of recording, at the forefront of the tracks.

Recording apparatus able to control the recording of compressed image pictures so that pictures which are necessary to restore the last pictures are recorded

An image coder includes an input unit for inputting an image signal, a coding unit for coding the image signal by adaptively switching a first coding mode for performing intraframe coding and a second coding mode for performing interframe coding, and a command unit for outputting a command to the coding unit to forcibly execute the first coding mode. The command unit outputs a command at intervals controlled in accordance with the quantity of coded data generated when the image signal is coded. Alternatively, the image coder includes an input unit for inputting an image signal, a detection unit for detecting the activity of the image signal input by the input unit, a coding unit for coding the image signal by adaptively switching a first coding mode for performing intraframe coding and a second coding mode for performing interframe coding, and a command unit for outputting a command to the coding unit to forcibly execute the first coding mode. The command unit outputs a command at intervals controlled in accordance with an output from the detection unit.

Image coding apparatus

An image display apparatus for displaying an image corresponding to an image signal selectively inputs a first image signal and a second image signal having an aspect ratio different from that of the first image signal. When the second image signal is input, the second image signal is converted into an image signal corresponding to the aspect ratio of the first image signal, and the converted image signal is supplied to an image display unit for displaying an image corresponding to the aspect ratio of the first image signal. Thus, it is possible to display an image in a manner easy to observe, and to effectively utilize the display picture surface.

Image display apparatus

An image processing apparatus has plural memories each capable of storing image data of a picture frame, and combines the image data of the plural memories. A data bus transmits the output resulting from the combining, to the input of the plural memories.

Image processing apparatus having capability of synthesizing contents of

The information signal transmission system of the present invention is so designed as to convert the analog information signal into digital information data and to transmit these digital data after enciphering a part of the digital data. It can therefore maintain the secrecy of the transmitted information signal and can employ a low-speed enciphering process, thereby reducing the magnitude of hardware and reducing its cost.

Information signal transmission system

PID information and TSC information are extracted from a header of received data inputted to a terminal 1 and are supplied to an IDT (16). The IDT (16) receives these information and searches a data key from a DPMEM (17) by an indirect retrieving method and reads the data key. Plural data keys updated every predetermined period are non-synchronously written to the DPMEM (17). This writing operation is inhibited when the writing and reading operations of the DPMEM (17) are performed in the same timing and the same address. Thus, memory control of the DPMEM (17) can be easily performed. Accordingly, all decryption processings can be completed in real time on a reception side.

Decrypting method and electronic device

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Masahiko Enari