Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi Global Life Solutions, Inc.

Yoh Miyamoto

Takashi Shinoda

Jun Furuya

Makoto Ito

Isshu Nakajima

Kunihito Kawamura

Kazuhiro Tsuchihashi

Yukie Motomiya

Yoshiyuki Yamanashi

Naohiro Kohmu

Mayuko Kobayashi

Nobuharu Miura

Gas sensor

An intended image data structure is assumed to have a color information storing region and a pixel information storing region as its components. First, consider that the color information storing region within the image data structure is divided into a plurality of subregions, and a corresponding bit value is defined for each of the subregions. Next, an index number stored for each of pixels within the pixel information storing region is changed to an index number belonging to a subregion corresponding to a bit value of information to be embedded. In this way, one bit or more of information can be embedded for each pixel. Thus, a large amount of information can be embedded into a small-size image composed of simple shapes and having a small number of colors without degrading the image quality, and the information can be extracted from the image in which it has been embedded.

Data embedding apparatus, data extracting apparatus, and method therefor, and recording medium having such methods recorded thereon

A system and a method for designing an accessory are disclosed. Upon selection by a user of a commodity including an accessory such as a necklace, a pendant, a finger ring, an earring or a bracelet which he/she wants to design, a multiplicity of photographic images of various types of parts making up the particular accessory constituting the commodity are displayed in order to enable the user to design the accessory by himself/herself. The user repeats the simulation of selecting a preferred one of the multiplicity of parts of various types on display, moving the selected part to a specified area in the display screen and appropriately combining each part thus moved. The user thus decides to produce an accessory of his/her own originality to his/her liking.

System and method for designing accessory

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Tokyo, Japan

Yoh Miyamoto