Pioneer Corporation

Pioneer Electronic Corporation

Sony Corporation

Ishikawajima-harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.

Takeshi Nakamura

Yoshiaki Moriyama

Kazumi Sugaya

Hajime Miyasato

Michikazu Hashimoto

Toshio Tabata

Shinichi Gayama

Yukitaka Saito

Kouzou Morita

Yoshiaki Oriyama

Mitsuru Watanabe

The base member () has a light transmitting property. The light emitting element () is on the inner surface () of the base member (). The light emitting element () includes a light emitting portion () and a light transmitting portion (). A plurality of wirings () of the first sheetand a plurality of wirings () of the second sheet () are on the surface of the base member (). The plurality of wirings () of the first sheet () is electrically connected to an anode (first terminal ()) of the light emitting element (). The plurality of wirings () of the second sheet () is electrically connected to a cathode (second terminal ()) of the light emitting element ().

Light emitting system

A component mounting device which is provided with a transport unit which has a transport region and transports a substrate in the transport region; a plurality of supply regions which are lined up along the transport direction of the substrate due to the transport unit and are able to supply each component; a control unit which sets a mounting region which is a region where the component is mounted in the transport region of the transport unit according to the disposing of the supply region of the component which is necessary for the substrate out of the plurality of supply regions; and a mounting unit which takes out the component which is necessary for the substrate from at least one supply region out of the plurality of supply regions and performs mounting the component on the substrate in the mounting region which has been set.

Apparatus for mounting components on a substrate

An image processing apparatus includes a shot splitting unit that splits a moving image into a plurality of shots each including a plurality of sequential frames; a shot detecting unit that detects, among the shots, a second shot similar to a first shot that is to be encoded; a first shot-generating unit that generates a third shot by correcting a time length of the second shot; a second shot-generating unit that generates a fourth shot by performing motion compensation using at least one of the first shot and the third shot; and an encoding unit that encodes a difference between the first shot and the fourth shot.

Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable recording medium including shot generation

A target image of coding is separated into sequences of a plurality of frames, that is, shots, and differences between the shots and shots similar to the shots are coded (reference frames for each frame in the target shot of coding are frames corresponding thereto in a shot similar to the target shot). As shown in the figure, for example, a shot 'A' refers to a similar shot 'A' (prediction) and &#x201c;A&#x201d; or &#x201c;A&#x201d; refers to both shots &#x201c;A&#x201d; and &#x201c;A&#x201d; (bidirectional prediction), respectively for coding.

Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and image processing program

It is determined whether the broadcast program of the stored video signal is a broadcast program of a predetermined genre. A predetermined feature image portion of each of frames in the video signal of the broadcast program of the predetermined genre is detected from the stored video signal. Video data of only a feature image portion of a frame satisfying a predetermined appearance condition from the detected predetermined feature image portion is extracted. A video signal representing an image including a feature image portion represented by the video data is created and output as the menu, each time the video data is extracted.

Broadcast program contents menu creation apparatus and method

An apparatus for reproducing a television broadcast program digest which stores a broadcast signal indicative of contents of at least one television broadcast program and guide data of the at least one television broadcast program. The apparatus pre-stores a period of time and a weight point as data for at least one attribute concerning program contents every different television broadcast program. The apparatus reads the broadcast signal and guide data of the at least one television broadcast program when a digest reproduction is performed. In accordance with the guide data, the apparatus reads a period of time and a weight point for each attribute corresponding to a television broadcast program consistent in terms of content with or similar to the at least one television broadcast program. The apparatus reproduces a partial signal having a length of time based on the weight point and the period of time.

Method and apparatus for reproducing television broadcast program digest

A summary reproducing apparatus, which is capable of reproducing a summary accurately for each type of video information and of reducing a burden in generating digest information, provided with an audio feature amount extraction unit for obtaining a sound feature amount on the basis of a preset parameter from entered audio/video information, a genre information obtaining unit for obtaining genre information from additional information added to the entered audio/video information, a decision parameter setting unit for setting an optimum parameter for extracting a sound feature amount on the basis of genre information, and a control unit for deciding digest segments to be extracted in stored audio/video information on the basis of an audio feature amount suitable for the preset parameter and for controlling a reproduction unit on the basis of the digest segments, wherein a summary is reproduced by using a parameter optimized for each genre.

Video information summarizing apparatus and method for generating digest information, and video information summarizing program for generating digest information

A recording apparatus is provided with a receiving device which simultaneously receives a plurality of broadcast video signals; a multiplexing device which obtains a plurality of broadcast video signals from the receiving device, putts each of the plurality of broadcast video signals into packets and converts the packets into time-division multiplexed data; and a control device which records the time-division multiplexed data in a memory apparatus in packet units using a ring buffer method and in the order of recording position, and forms chapter units in the memory apparatus from a specified group of packets for the same program when performing records.

Recording apparatus and recording control method

An information serving system includes a broadcasting station module (TV), user module (RV), and advertising agency module (AD). The broadcasting station module (TV) broadcasts pieces of broadcast information including at least video information. The user module (RV) receives the broadcast information, selects an image component composing an image from the received broadcast information, and produces specification information indicative of the selected image component. The user module (RV) transmits the produced specification information, while receiving component information to represent the received component information. The advertising company module (AD) acquires the specification information, and transmits to the user module (RV) the component information indicating an image component specified by the acquired specification information. This allows a viewer viewing a broadcasted program to acquire detailed information about a desired image component in an easier and quicker manner, thus enhancing usability of a broadcasting business.

System for serving information in relation to video information broadcasted on electric wave

Provided is an image information summary device for reproducing the summary information, by which an operator is capable of grasping the image information appropriately by the use of the preliminary announcement information. A summary reproducing apparatus obtains the continuous voice image information which is provided in plural times and extracts a characteristic amount of each piece of voice image information. Simultaneously, upon carrying out the summary reproduction, the summary reproducing apparatus compares the object voice image information to be an object of the summary reproduction with the non-object voice image information having the preliminary announcement information in the object voice image information, detects the same shot from the object voice image information and decides the partial image information to be extracted on the basis of the same shot in this object voice image information.

Image information summary apparatus, image information summary method and image information summary processing program

A code quantity assignment apparatus used for compression encode data storing system is provided. In the apparatus, an image group code quantity assignment device assigns code quantity for every image group so that buffer occupation rate of an image group having a predetermined number of image frames included in a video signal is within the range of predetermined upper limit and lower limit of the rate. Then, a first frame code quantity assignment device assigns code quantity to an initial frame so that the buffer occupation rate of the initial frame within the image group does not exceed the predetermined upper limit of the rate. Further, a second frame code quantity assignment device assigns code quantity to a frame later than the initial frame within the image group, based on the code quantity assigned by the image group code quantity assignment device and first frame code quantity assignment device.

Code quantity assignment device and method

In a digital-watermark superposing apparatus and a digital-watermark detecting apparatus, a plurality of DCT coefficients for respective frequency components are generated by subjecting video data to a two-dimensional DCT transform for each pixel block consisting of a predetermined number of pixels, and the value of at least one of the DCT coefficients is quantized in accordance with a quantization rule corresponding to the information so as to obtain a quantized DCT coefficient. A two-dimensional inverse DCT transform is performed with respect to the DCT coefficients in which the at least one DCT coefficient thereof is replaced with the quantized DCT coefficient, so as to obtain digital-watermark superposed video data in which the digital watermark corresponding to the information has been superposed on the video data. At this juncture, the digital-watermark superposed video data is selected and outputted concerning a section in which a video pattern due to the video data is not flatter than a predetermined video pattern, while, instead of the digital-watermark superposed video data, the video data is selected and outputted as it is concerning a section in which the video pattern due to the video data is flatter than the predetermined video pattern.

Digital-watermark superposing apparatus and digital-watermarker detecting apparatus

There is presented a method of connecting a plurality of mandrels to one another to constitute an integral mandrel forming a fabric on the surface of the integral mandrel, and infiltrating the formed fabric with matrix. A plurality of products can simultaneously be manufactured, and this can remarkably reduce fiber loss and enhance productivity.

Manufacturing method of fiber reinforced composite member

An apparatus for superposing a digital watermark for superposing digital watermark information on an information data signal bearing original information superposes digital watermark information on an information data signal bearing original information, for each unit block consisting of a group of pieces of information data. This apparatus is provided with an auxiliary embedding circuit of or embedding second digital watermark information in the information data; a blocking circuit for dividing into the unit blocks the changed information data signal obtained by the auxiliary embedding circuit; and a main embedding circuit for embedding first digital watermark information in the changed information data signal for each of the divided blocks. The second digital watermark information bears information for identifying the position of the divided unit block in a predetermined section of the information data signal. On the basis of the second watermark information, a detecting apparatus effects proper blocking with respect to the information data signal with the watermark embedded therein, so as to detect the first watermark information.

Method and apparatus for superposing a digital watermark and method and apparatus for detecting a digital watermark

An apparatus for superposing a digital watermark for superposing digital watermark information on an information data signal bearing original information, superposes digital watermark information on an information data signal bearing original information, for each unit block consisting of a group of pieces of information data. This apparatus is provided with an auxiliary embedding circuit,for embedding second digital watermark information in the information data; a blocking circuit,for dividing into the unit blocks the changed information data signal obtained by the auxiliary embedding circuit; and a main embedding circuit,for embedding first digital watermark information in the changed information data signal for each of the divided blocks. The second digital watermark information bears information for identifying the position of the divided unit block in a predetermined section of the information data signal. On the basis of the second watermark information, a detecting apparatus effects proper blocking with respect to the information data signal with the watermark embedded therein, so as to detect the first watermark information.

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Takeshi Nakamura