Hitachi, Ltd.

Yo Takeuchi

Takeo Shiba

Toshiyuki Ono

Yoshiaki Toyota

Tatsuya Tokunaga

Takashi Sumiyoshi

Naoyuki Kanda

Hisashi Ikeda

Masao Ishiguro

Naohiro Furukawa

Kenji Nagamatsu

Kiyoshi Kumagai

Chisa Nagai

Shuhei Furuya

Kenji Ohya

In order to assist participants in thinking of an idea by acquiring audio data, it is provided a workshop assistance system, which includes a computer having an arithmetic apparatus configured to execute predetermined processing, a storage device coupled to the arithmetic apparatus, and a communication interface coupled to the arithmetic apparatus, the computer being configured to access solved problem case data including information of solved cases that correspond to problem data, the workshop assistance system comprising: a problem processing module configured to search, by the arithmetic apparatus, solved cases based on problem data that is generated from a discussion among participants; and an idea generation module configured to present, by the arithmetic apparatus, idea data including the generated problem data and information of the solved case found in the search to the participants.

Workshop assistance system and workshop assistance method

This invention provides an efficient image processing apparatus having merits as the handiness and visibility of paper and the multi-functionality of a computer, enabling trial and error with paper media without capturing all images previously. The apparatus comprises an image capturing unit for electronically capturing paper images by a photo-sensor; an image editing unit for editing such as clipping of partial image or scaling; a user interface unit for receiving user's commands regarding the image editing; an image memory unit for storing; and an image display unit for displaying the images in the image memory unit. An image displaying function is provided on a transparent plane. Photo-sensors are on the plane, and image capturing unit and image display unit are integrated to form an image capturing and display unit. A user gains an operability compatible with human instinct, ignoring a difference between paper and electronic medium.

Image processing apparatus

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Ikoma, Japan

Yo Takeuchi