Sony Corporation

Yasushi Tatehira

Tetsujiro Kondo

Nobuyuki Asakura

Wataru Niitsuma

Takuo Morimura

Takahide Ayata

Hideo Nakaya

Kei Hiraizumi

Kazutaka Ando

Satoshi Inoue

Masashi Uchida

Tsutomu Watanabe

Tetsushi Kokubo

Hirofumi Hibi

Masaaki Hattori

Hitoshi Mukai

Kenji Tanaka

Kazumasa Tanaka

Seiji Wada

Junichi Ishibashi

Yasuhiro Suto

Yoshiaki Oikawa

Takao Inoue

Tsuyoshi Tanaka

Yoshinori Watanabe

Yoshinori Takagi

Yoshihiro Takahashi

Yoshihiro Wakita

Michimasa Obana

Masahiro Yoshioka

Hiroyuki Morisaki

Takeyuki Fujii

Naohide Yamada

Kazutaka Uchida

Takashi Tago

Ryuhei Sakanoue

Junichiro Sakata

Takashi Aoki

Haruo Oba

Nobuyuki Nakamura

Takeshi Miyai

Tatsuya Ishii

Tsugihiko Haga

Akihiro Okumura

Ichiro Katagiri

Takaya Hoshino

Akihiko Arimitsu

Keiichi Totsuka

Junichi Shima

Shinsuke Araya

Masanori Yamanaka

Kohtaro Nemoto

An information processing apparatus including a user-information analyzing unit which analyzes user information and calculates a variation in parameter. A procedure selecting unit classifies, based on the calculated amount, the user into a predetermined group, and acquires, from a procedure database, a procedure corresponding to the group of the user. A basic part producing unit records, in a product's ROM, various set values. Based on the result of analysis by the user-information analyzing unit, a unique part producing unit records an initial parameter value in the product's ROM. A system controller controls a storage unit to store a characteristic amount extracted by an image-characteristic-amount extracting unit and setting conditions on the image processing which are supplied from a remote control signal receiving circuit so that both are associated to each other.

Information management system and method, center processing apparatus and method, program and recording medium used therewith, and information processing apparatus and method, and program and recording medium used therewith

An image display apparatus is disclosed. The image display apparatus includes a detection section, an image forming section, and a display process section. The detection section detects a user's watching state. The image forming section that forms a display image which is displayed on a screen based on a plurality of images and changes the display image based on a detected result of the detection section. The display process section which performs a process of displaying the display image formed by the image forming section.

Image display apparatus, image display method, program, and record medium

A space-dividing apparatus for a single-leaf section, a divider etc. A division plate section constitutes a single-leaf screen device and divides a space. On a front surface of the division plate section, nine TV receiving sets are arranged in a matrix shape and an attachable/detachable manner. On a back surface of the division plate section, nine image pickup elements are mounted to, for example, positions that correspond to the TV receiving sets respectively, when each are detached. An imaging direction of each of the image pickup elements can be automatically aligned with a line of sight of the user based on a position of the user (position of a remote controller). An image due to a video signal obtained by each of the image pickup elements can be displayed on the TV receiving sets, thereby permitting the user to observe the other side of the division plate section easily.

Space-dividing display apparatus

A multi-screen television receiver remote control system includes a multi-screen television receiver including a plurality of television receivers, and a remote controller for controlling the multi-screen television receiver. In the multi-screen television receiver remote control system, the remote controller includes a determining section, a manipulating section, a remote control command generating section, and a transmitting section. The multi-screen television receiver includes a receiving section, a recognizing section, and an executing section.

Multi-screen television receiver remote control system, remote controller and operation method, multi-screen television receiver and operation method, recording media, and program

A display device securing mechanism to which a plurality of display devices that are linearly disposed are mountable includes a plurality of housings to which the plurality of display devices are mounted, first rotating members which rotate the corresponding housings around a rotational axis extending vertically with respect to the display devices, and a second rotating member which rotates all of the housings together.

Display device securing mechanism and display system that rotates display devices around a rotational axis

A motion-vector detector determines the centroid of pixels on a reference frame that is identified with position information set in a database and associated with a feature address corresponding to a feature of a target pixel. The motion-vector detector detects, as a motion vector of the target pixel, a vector that has a starting point at a pixel on the reference frame which corresponds to the target pixel on a current frame and has an end point at the determined centroid. The present invention can be applied to an apparatus for generating a motion vector and allows prompt detection of a motion vector.

Image processing apparatus, method, storage medium, and program

The present invention relates to an image pickup apparatus, a method for capturing an image, and a method for designing the image pickup apparatus capable of realizing a fixed focal length image pickup apparatus of high resolution and fine resolution at a low cost by disposing a plurality of image pickup elements therein. An image pickup deviceis of a focal coincidence type having a plurality of image pickup elements, such as CCD sensors-to-, arranged in an array. That is, the image pickup devicehas an optical system including a first image formation systemfor forming an image of focal coincidence, a field lensdisposed in an image formation plane or in the vicinity of the image formation plane of the first image formation system, and a second image formation system group formed by a plurality of second image formation systems arranged in an array and including an image pickup element CCD sensor-K (K is a value between 1 and 3 in this example) for capturing the image formed on itself and a zoom lens-K for reforming a predetermined, part of the image formed on the image formation plane on the CCD sensor-K. The present invention is applicable to a digital still camera and a digital video camera including a plurality of image pickup elements.

Image pickup apparatus including a first image formation system and a second image formation system, method for capturing image, and method for designing image pickup apparatus

A communication apparatus includes: a casing into which liquid is injected; two metal plates disposed so as to come into contact with the liquid within the casing; and a transmission/reception unit configured to transmit/receive an electric signal with the two metal plates as antennas, and with the liquid as a medium; with the antennas transmitting/receiving the electric signal to/from a functional module mounted into the casing so as to come into contact with the liquid; and with the functional module being mounted such that the liquid can flow from one of the two metal plates to the other.

Communication apparatus and method, and functional module

An illuminating device is provided. The illuminating device includes a light source, a dividing unit, an optical unit and a light-distribution control unit. The dividing unit is configured to divide light emitted from the light source into light beams. The optical unit is configured to allow at least one of a travelling direction and a focal length of the light beams divided by the dividing unit to be variable. The light-distribution control unit is configured to control at least one of the travelling direction and focal length of light beams by acting on the optical unit.

Illuminating device, illuminating method, image signal processing device, image signal processing method, and image projecting apparatus

There is a need for being able to excellently audiovisually receive contents without disordering a room atmosphere. An audiovisual roomis provided with one wall including an inner walland an outer wall. Part or all of the inner wallforms a rear-projection screenC or a diaphragm (speaker unit)A. Equipment such as a projectorand an amplifier is placed in a space between the inner walland the outer wall. The space is large enough for a person to enter. Accordingly, a serviceperson etc. can enter the space to easily do works such as maintaining the equipment. The equipment such as the projector is not placed in the audiovisual room, making it possible to audiovisually receive contents without disordering a room atmosphere.

Audiovisual system including wall-integrated audiovisual capabilities

A power transfer apparatus includes: a casing into which liquid is injected; two metal plates disposed so as to come into contact with the liquid within the casing; and a power source configured to emit a current into the liquid with each of the two metal plates as an electrode; with power being supplied from the power source to a functional module to be mounted within the casing through the liquid such that each of two electrodes comes into contact with the liquid; and with the functional module being mounted such that the liquid can flow from one of the two metal plates to the other.

Power transfer apparatus with fluid transferring power to functional modules

A luminance signal Ya and a color-difference signal Ua/Va constituting an input image signal is transferred to a frame memory (first memory) in the unit of line synchronously with its horizontal synchronous signal and written therein. A memory TGreads out a read-out request RRQ. The cycle of this request RRQ is a time computed based on a single vertical effective period of an output image signal Sc and the number of lines objective for rate conversion of an input image signal Sa. The luminance signal Ya and color-difference signal Ua/Va are transferred in the unit of line from the frame memory to rate conversion units (second memory) through buffers. There occurs no deflection in this transfer cycle and in each transfer cycle, the stable data transmission band can be secured.

Memory controller, memory control method, rate conversion apparatus, rate conversion method, image-signal-processing apparatus, image-signal-processing method, and program for executing each of those methods

An information signal processor that is well suitable for use in conversion of an SD signal into an HD signal. The pixel data set corresponding to an objective position in the HD signal is extracted selectively from the SD signal. Class CL to which pixel data set of the objective position belongs is then obtained using the pixel data set. A coefficient production circuit produces coefficient data sets Wi for each class based on coefficient seed data sets and values of picture quality adjusting parameters h and v. A tap selection circuit selectively extracts the data sets xi from the SD signal and then, a calculation circuit produces the pixel data sets of the objective position in the HD signal using the data sets xi and the coefficient data sets Wi. It is thus possible to save on the storage capacity of the memory.

Information signal processor, method for processing information signal, image signal processor and image display apparatus using the same, coefficient seed data production device used in the same, method for producing coefficient seed data set and information-providing medium

An information processing apparatus, including a user-information analyzing unit which analyzes user information and calculates a variation in parameter. A procedure selecting unit classifies, based on the calculated amount, the user into a predetermined group, and acquires, from a procedure database, a procedure corresponding to the group of the user. A basic part producing unit records, in a product's ROM, various set values. Based on the result of analysis by the user-information analyzing unit, a unique part producing unit records an initial parameter value in the product's ROM. A system controller controls a storage unit to store a characteristic amount extracted by an image-characteristic-amount extracting unit and setting conditions on the image processing which are supplied from a remote control signal receiving circuit so that both are associated to each other. The present invention may apply to television receivers.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Yasushi Tatehira