Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Masaki Ninomiya

Takehide Ohno

Haruo Shida

Kenji Namie

Atsushi Okada

Yohsuke Kusumi

Kiyoshi Kasatani

Toshiharu Murai

Kenji Kameyama

Masahiro Kuwata

Katsuyuki Omura

Yasuhiro Kuba

Takanobu Ricoh Company Ltd Ip Development Office Matsuba

A distribution management apparatus includes a generator configured to generate still-picture data from content data, a converter configured to convert the still-picture data into video data, and a distributer configured to distribute the video data to each of a first communication terminal and a second communication terminal, which are capable of playing back and displaying the video data. When first operation data indicating an operation of zooming into a partial region of the video data being played back and displayed on the first communication terminal is transmitted, the converter generates video data representing a partial region, which depends on display/playback capabilities of the second communication terminal, of the video data being played back and displayed on the first communication terminal, and the distributer distributes the video data representing the partial region generated by the converter to the second communication terminal.

Distribution management apparatus, distribution method, and program

A distribution management apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires terminal management information that indicates locations of multiple communication terminals, a determination unit that determines cutout position information of video data based on the terminal management information acquired by the acquisition unit and operation data received from any one of the communication terminals, a cutout unit that cuts out multiple pieces of video data from the video data based on the cutout position information determined by the determination unit, and a distribution unit that distributes the video data cut out by the cutout unit to each of the communication terminals based on the terminal management information. The determination unit modifies the cutout position information of the video data based on the operation data.

Distribution management apparatus for distributing data content to communication devices, distribution system, and distribution management method

An image processing apparatus includes a storage unit storing the OSD image data corresponding to plural subframes; a load storage unit loading and storing the OSD image data corresponding to the plural subframes; a reading unit reading out plural subframes of the OSD image data in parallel; and a controlling unit controlling to load in parallel the plural sunframes of the OSD image data into the load storage unit and to read out in parallel from the load storage unit and transmits the OSD image data to a combining unit to combine the OSD image data with the corresponding image data.

Image processing apparatus and image display apparatus

An information recording apparatus for recording information on an information recording medium that is recordable is disclosed. The information recording apparatus includes determining means for determining whether specific recording conditions for the information recording medium are recorded at a predetermined area of the information recording apparatus, or externally thereof; recording condition reading means for reading the specific recording conditions when such recording conditions are recorded; first recording means for recording the information based on the specific recording conditions; and evaluating means for performing trial writing test data on a trial writing area of the information recording medium based on predetermined default recording conditions when specific recording conditions are not recorded, and for evaluating a signal obtained by reproducing the test data.

Information recording apparatus and an information recording system

An optical information recording apparatus can maintain a stable recording quality when recording information on an optical information recording medium having a recording layer of a multilayer structure. An optical information recording medium of a rotating type has a plurality of recording layers each having an information recording area in which information is recorded using a laser beam. An inner power calibration area is provided in each of the recording layers at a location closer to a center of rotation of the optical information recording medium than the information recording area, and is used to perform a test write in an optimum power control process to acquire an optimum recording power of the laser beam. The outer power calibration area is provided at a location farther from the center of rotation than the information recording area, and is used to perform a test write in an optimum power control process to acquire an optimum recording power of the laser beam.

Optical information recording medium, an optical information recording apparatus, an information processing apparatus, program and information recording method

Prior to recording/reproducing information to/from an optical disk rotationally driven by a spindle motor, an optical pickup is moved to a plurality of measuring positions set beforehand in a radial direction of the optical disk. A relative tilt between the optical disk and the optical pickup is detected with the spindle motor being rotated so that a linear velocity at each of the measuring positions equals a linear velocity upon actually recording or reproducing the information thereat. The tilt detected at each of the measuring positions is stored as tilt detection data corresponding to each of the measuring positions.

Tilt correction method detecting tilt with same linear velocity as upon actually recording/reproducing at each radial position

An optical disk device and a tilt correction method capable of high precision tilt correction with a smaller number of measurement positions are provided. Prior to data recording and reproduction, a number of measurement positions are set in the radial direction on an optical disk with intervals between two adjacent measurement positions shorter and shorter from the inner region to the peripheral region of the optical disk. The tilt at each of the measurement positions is measured, and the resulting tilt data are stored in a memory. The tilt data are used for making tilt corrections when recording or reproducing data on the optical disk.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Masaki Ninomiya