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20080232461 | Multi-Decoder and Method - A multi-decoder includes a plurality of decoders for different types of coding, an output buffer which stores and outputs the decoded output signal output from the decoders, an output switcher which selectively outputs the decoded output signal of the output buffer, and a controller which determines a coding scheme of the stream based on data of the header area of a stream inputted to each of the decoders, and outputs the stream to the corresponding decoder based on the determination result, and controls the output switcher to switch a decoded output signal of a sender to another decoded output signal, when inputting a stream switching signal. | 09-25-2008 |
20100325390 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROCESSING UNIT, AND IP ADDRESS MANAGING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes connectors to each of which position information is allocated, processing units configured to be connected to the connectors, each of the processing units is configured to read position information, and to output an IP address of the processing unit determined based on the position information and identification information which denotes a function of the processing unit via the connector, and a control unit configured to be connected with the connectors in compliance with a standard for a transmission line in an IP (internet protocol) network, and to manage the IP address and the identification information of the processing unit. | 12-23-2010 |
20110066883 | DATA STORAGE APPARATUS AND DATA WRITING/READING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a data storage apparatus includes a RAID controller, error detectors, and memory units. The RAID controller receives an encoded data stream, divides the encoded data stream into a predetermined number of data blocks and generates a block of parity data. The data blocks and the parity data block are distributed to the error detectors. The error detectors add an error detection code to the data blocks and the parity data block, respectively. The memory units receive the data blocks and the parity data block from the error detectors and set the data blocks and the parity data block to have the writable page units, respectively. Each of the memory units includes a plurality of memory chips and a memory controller. The memory controllers write the data blocks and the parity data block of the writable page units in the memory chips. | 03-17-2011 |
20110122320 | BROADCAST CONTENTS DATA TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND CONTENTS DATA TRANSMITTING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a broadcast contents data transmitting apparatus includes a switcher, transmission-side processors and reception-side processors. The transmission-side processor includes a transmitter is configured to transmit the contents data stored in the recording medium to the switcher, as data units smaller than one data block that is a management unit of contents data. The switcher includes a transmission buffer configured to store the contents data transmitted from the transmission-side processor and to transmit the contents data to the reception-side processor. | 05-26-2011 |
20110231737 | DATA STORAGE APPARATUS AND DATA WRITING/READING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a data storage apparatus including memory chips includes an error correction encoder, a RAID controller, error detectors and memory units. Each of the memory chips includes a semiconductor memory. The error correction encoder adds an error correction code to an encoded data stream. The RAID controller divides the encoded data stream from the error correction encoder into data blocks. The RAID controller generates a parity data block based on the data blocks. The RAID controller outputs the data blocks and parity data block to the error detectors, respectively. The error detectors add an error detection code to the data blocks and parity data block output from the RAID controller. Each of the memory units includes the memory chips. The memory units write the data blocks and parity data block from the error detectors to the memory chips. | 09-22-2011 |
20120163779 | VIDEO SERVER AND SEAMLESS PLAYBACK METHOD - According to one embodiment, a video server includes a storage unit, an output processing unit, and a decoding processing unit. The storage unit stores first video data items and second video data items. The output processing unit generates first and second data blocks based on the first video data items and the second video data item read from the storage unit, respectively. The output processing unit outputs the first data blocks in fewer frames than usual, and outputs the second data block in vacant frame. The decoding processing unit decodes the first data blocks to generate a first playback signals, and outputs the first playback signals. The decoding processing unit stores the second data blocks. | 06-28-2012 |
20120307911 | VIDEO SERVER AND DATA RECORDING AND PLAYBACK METHOD - According to one embodiment, a video server includes an analyzer and a storage. The analyzer detects a sequence parameter set (SPS) and a picture parameter set (PPS) in a stream of a data file includes picture slices, SPSs and PPSs. The analyzer stores the detected SPS and PPS. When the analyzer detects a first picture slice in a random access unit (RAU) in the stream, the analyzer generates an additional header including all SPSs and PPSs in the stream of the data file, which are stored before detection of the first picture slice. The analyzer inserts the additional header immediately before the RAU. The storage stores the data file in which the additional header is inserted. | 12-06-2012 |
20130287372 | MULTIFORMAT VIDEO PLAYBACK DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - According to one embodiment, a controller of a multiformat video playback device creates control information including a conversion instruction intended for an input processor, size specification intended for a scaler, and format specification intended for an output processor, and supplies the created control information to the input processor. A first delay section delays the control information supplied to the input processor by one frame, and supplies the delayed control information to the scaler. A second delay section delays the control information supplied to the scaler by one frame, and supplies the resultant control information to the output processor. | 10-31-2013 |
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20090304352 | VIDEO RECORDING AND PLAYBACK EQUIPMENT, VIDEO RECORDING METHOD, VIDEO PLAYBACK METHOD, AND VIDEO RECORDING AND PLAYBACK METHOD - A video recording and playback equipment which plays video data of a program memorized in an MXF file without playback delay is provided. It has a receiver, an analyzer, a playback information table, a program data memory and a decoder. The receiver receives the MXF file which includes the video data and metadata including information about an identification tag to identify the video data and data size of the video data. The analyzer judges whether the data contained in the file is the video data. If it is the video data, the analyzer analyzes a memory location where the video data is memorized in the file and memorize it on the playback information table as playback information, and also memorize the file to the program data memory. Only the video data is played by the decoder from the file based on the playback information. | 12-10-2009 |
20100290760 | MOVING IMAGE PLAYBACK APPARATUS - A moving image playback apparatus capable of starting within a short time to play back reverse direction moving images is provided. The apparatus includes two decoders and one output buffer. In standby, using I-picture in a specified GOP as a reference, a controller causes a storage device to sequentially read first coded image data of the pictures in a first GOP preceding a specified GOP and the pictures up to I-picture in the specified GOP, and causes a first decoder to decode the first coded image data. Moreover, during the decoding of the first decoder, the controller causes the storage device to sequentially read second coded image data of the pictures in the specified GOP and the pictures up to I-picture in a second GOP following the specified GOP, and causes a second decoder to decode the second coded image data. Thereafter, the controller causes the outputs from the first and second decoders to be written to the output buffer. Thereby, the decoded image data are outputted from the output buffer immediately upon start of reverse playback, and moving images are played back. | 11-18-2010 |
20110221958 | VIDEO SENDING APPARATUS AND CAPTION REPLACING METHOD - A reception processor converts an MXF file to internal content data pieces, and converts replacement caption data to internal caption data pieces and then stores the internal content data pieces and the internal caption data pieces in a memory. A separator separates a video data piece, an audio data piece and an ANC data piece from the internal content data piece received from the memory. When a caption replacer receives synchronously the internal caption data piece outputted from the memory and the ANC data piece outputted from the separator, the caption replacer replaces a caption data piece included in the ANC data piece with a replacement data piece in the internal caption data piece. Subsequently, the multiplexer multiplexes the video data piece and the audio data piece outputted from the separator, and the ANC data piece outputted from the caption replacer, and thus outputs an SDI signal. | 09-15-2011 |
20110222838 | VIDEO PLAYBACK DEVICE AND VIDEO PLAYBACK METHOD - According to an embodiment, a memory creates first packet data and second packet data which are identical to the first packet data, and adds the same serial number to the first packet data and the second packet data. The first packet data is supplied to one port of a decoder through one switch unit, while the second packet data is supplied to the other port of the same decoder through the other switch unit. The decoder checks on the first packet data and the second packet data provided with the same serial number, and thereby monitors whether or not an error occurs in the first packet data and the second packet data. Then, the decoder decodes normal packet data selected from the first packet data and the second packet data, and outputs the decoded data to a video switch. | 09-15-2011 |
20130188934 | MOVING IMAGE PLAYBACK APPARATUS - A moving image playback apparatus includes two decoders and one output buffer. In standby, using I-picture in a specified GOP as a reference, a controller causes a storage device to sequentially read first coded image data of the pictures in a first GOP preceding a specified GOP and the pictures up to I-picture in the specified GOP, and causes a first decoder to decode the first coded image data, during which the controller causes the storage device to sequentially read second coded image data of the pictures in the specified GOP and the pictures up to I-picture in a second GOP following the specified GOP, and causes a second decoder to decode the second coded image data. Thereafter, outputs from the first and second decoders are written to the output buffer, and outputted from the output buffer immediately upon start of reverse playback, and moving images are played back. | 07-25-2013 |
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20130286261 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF SAME - At least one green filter G having a filter characteristic for transmitting a green light component is formed in all of horizontal, vertical and diagonal directions in a block consisting of six optoelectronic transducers in each of the horizontal and vertical directions. Further, at least one blue filter B and red filter R having filter characteristics for transmitting a blue light component and a red light component are formed in the horizontal and vertical directions. Even an image obtained after ½ subsampling along each of the horizontal and vertical directions will contain pixels having a green component in all of the horizontal, vertical and diagonal directions in blocks of 6×6 pixels. The precision of reproducibility in interpolation processing is thus improved. | 10-31-2013 |
20140293122 | INTERCHANGEABLE LENS CAMERA, CAMERA BODY, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING MOUNTING OF LENS - An interchangeable lens camera includes a camera body and a lens unit. The camera body includes: a body-side mount section; a mounting determination section; a body-side communication section; and a body control section. The lens unit includes a lens-side mount section and a lens-side communication section. A specific body-side signal terminal among plural body-side signal terminals of the camera body is connected to a power supply through a pull-up resistor, and a specific lens-side signal terminal, which is capable of coming into contact with the specific body-side signal terminal, among plural lens-side signal terminals of the lens unit is grounded through a pull-down resistor. The mounting determination section determines that the lens unit is mounted on the body-side mount section when resistance values of both the specific body-side signal terminal at time of non-communication and a body-side detection terminal of the camera body are at low levels. | 10-02-2014 |
20140300768 | INTERCHANGEABLE LENS CAMERA, CAMERA BODY, LENS UNIT, AND BUSY SIGNAL CONTROL METHOD - An aspect of the present invention provides an interchangeable lens camera having a camera body and a lens unit that is freely attachable and detachable to the camera body. In the interchangeable lens camera, a communications unit in the camera body sends via communications terminals (MT_MOSI and MT_MISO) an INTR_BUSY control instruction that instructs whether to make notification with a busy signal (INTR_BUSY signal) for any operation out of a plurality of types of operations that can be executed, and the lens unit or camera body communications unit sets the busy signal (INTR_BUSY) to an ON state (low level) only during the period of operation of the type indicated by the INTR_BUSY control instruction. | 10-09-2014 |
20140327814 | CAMERA BODY, INTERCHANGEABLE-LENS CAMERA, AND METHOD OF DETERMINING MOUNTING OF LENS - A main CPU (a mounting determination part) in a camera body makes a determination by detecting voltage, at a lens detection terminal, n1 consecutive times at time intervals of dl, at the time of turning on a power supply with a power switch. After a result of the determination turns out to be non-mounting, the main CPU makes a determination by detecting voltage, at the lens detection terminal, n2 consecutive times at time intervals of d2 (where n2 and d2 are equal to or greater than to n1 and d1, respectively) on condition that any one of conditional expressions d111-06-2014 | |
20150146088 | INTERCHANGEABLE LENS CAMERA, CAMERA BODY, LENS UNIT, AND BUSY SIGNAL CONTROL METHOD - An aspect of the present invention provides an interchangeable lens camera having a camera body and a lens unit that is freely attachable and detachable to the camera body. In the interchangeable lens camera, a communications unit in the camera body sends via communications terminals (MT_MOSI and MT_MISO) an INTR_BUSY control instruction that instructs whether to make notification with a busy signal (INTR_BUSY signal) for any operation out of a plurality of types of operations that can be executed, and the lens unit or camera body communications unit sets the busy signal (INTR_BUSY) to an ON state (low level) only during the period of operation of the type indicated by the INTR_BUSY control instruction. | 05-28-2015 |
20150222804 | INTERCHANGEABLE LENS CAMERA, CAMERA BODY, LENS UNIT, AND BUSY SIGNAL CONTROL METHOD - An aspect of the present invention provides an interchangeable lens camera having a camera body and a lens unit that is freely attachable and detachable to the camera body. In the interchangeable lens camera, a communications unit in the camera body sends via communications terminals (MT_MOSI and MT_MISO) an INTR_BUSY control instruction that instructs whether to make notification with a busy signal (INTR_BUSY signal) for any operation out of a plurality of types of operations that can be executed, and the lens unit or camera body communications unit sets the busy signal (INTR_BUSY) to an ON state (low level) only during the period of operation of the type indicated by the INTR_BUSY control instruction. | 08-06-2015 |
20150227029 | INTERCHANGEABLE LENS CAMERA, CAMERA BODY, LENS UNIT, AND BUSY SIGNAL CONTROL METHOD - An aspect of the present invention provides an interchangeable lens camera having a camera body and a lens unit that is freely attachable and detachable to the camera body. In the interchangeable lens camera, a communications unit in the camera body sends via communications terminals (MT_MOSI and MT_MISO) an INTR_BUSY control instruction that instructs whether to make notification with a busy signal (INTR_BUSY signal) for any operation out of a plurality of types of operations that can be executed, and the lens unit or camera body communications unit sets the busy signal (INTR_BUSY) to an ON state (low level) only during the period of operation of the type indicated by the INTR_BUSY control instruction. | 08-13-2015 |
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20130243461 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The developing device includes a toner layer formation control unit instructing a voltage control unit to set a first voltage difference to form a toner layer on a surface of a toner supporting rotator, a stripping control unit that instructs the voltage control unit to, in a toner layer stripping mode, set a second voltage difference that moves substantially an entire amount of toner composing the toner layer to a developer supporting rotator, and a density detection unit detecting the toner density on a transfer member onto which a toner image is primarily transferred. When the toner remains on a surface of the toner supporting rotator, the stripping control unit causes the toner to fly to the surface of the image carrier, while outputting an instruction adjusting the second voltage difference to the voltage control unit in order to reduce the toner density detected by the toner density detection unit. | 09-19-2013 |
20140369705 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EMPLOYING TOUCHDOWN DEVELOPING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a developer carrier, a toner carrier, a bias voltage control unit, and a detection unit. The developer carrier carries a developer layer. The toner carrier supplies toner to the image carrier. The bias voltage control unit changes bias voltage setting from ordinary developing mode to toner removing mode when the detection unit detects toner adhesion in excess of a threshold value on the toner carrier. In the toner removing mode, the bias voltage control unit sets the bias voltage to be applied to the image carrier, the developer carrier, and the toner carrier in such a manner that only the additive remains on the circumferential surface of the toner carrier, and the developer layer carried on the developer carrier comes into contact with the circumferential surface of the toner carrier with a large force, as compared with the ordinary developing mode. | 12-18-2014 |
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20140070909 | ELECTRIC MAGNET DEVICE AND SWITCH PROVIDED THEREWITH - An aspect of the present invention provides an electric magnet device, in which a smooth movement of an armature is ensured and, even if a vibration or an impact is applied, an attraction state between a yoke and the armature is maintained to prevent a malfunction, and a switch provided therewith, where the electric magnet device includes: a coil adapted to insert through an armature and a yoke so as to attract surfaces of the yoke and the armature, which are opposed to each other, to receive a voltage, to excite for separating the surfaces of the yoke and the armature; the armature disposed on one end side of the coil; and the yoke disposed on the other end side of the coil and adapted to oscillate, such that an oscillation angle of the yoke is greater than that of the armature. | 03-13-2014 |
20140306554 | POWER-GENERATING MODULE - A power-generating module has a base, a power-generating unit that is placed in the base, a plunger that is placed in the base and that vertically reciprocates, and a drive section that interlocks with the reciprocation of the plunger and starts up the power-generating unit. The drive section is biased to a boost-up position where the plunger is boosted up. The drive section has at least two links that turn between the boost-up position and a press-in position where the power-generating unit is started up. Both ends of one of the links are turnably supported by the base. Both ends of another link are turnably supported by the plunger. The links turn in an interlocking manner by coupling to each other. | 10-16-2014 |
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20090116117 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes: a lighting device which includes two light source devices each of which has an ellipsoidal reflector and an arc tube having light emission center in the vicinity of a first focus of the ellipsoidal reflector and is disposed such that the two ellipsoidal reflectors face each other, a reflection system which has a reflection surface in the vicinity of a second focus of the ellipsoidal reflector and reflects illumination lights emitted from the two light source device substantially in the same direction, a converging lens which guides the illumination light coming from the reflection system to an optical element disposed downstream, a first lens array which has a plurality of first small lenses for dividing the light guided by the converging lens into a plurality of partial lights, a second lens array which has second small lenses corresponding to the first small lenses of the first lens array, and a superimposing lens which superimposes the respective partial lights released from the second lens array on an illumination target area; an electro-optic modulating device which modulates the light released from the lighting device according to image information; and a projection system which projects light modulated by the electro-optic modulating device. The two light source devices are disposed in such positions that the respective light source optical axes of the two light source devices are substantially perpendicular to the projection optical axis of the projection system. The reflection system is constructed such that the center axes of the respective illumination lights emitted from the two light source devices and entering the converging lens are inclined toward the illumination optical axis of the lighting device by a predetermined angle. | 05-07-2009 |
20090180081 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes a first light source section a second light source section, a light combining section adapted to combine the first light beam and the second light beam, an adjustment device adapted to adjust a light path of the first light beam and a light path of the second light beam, respectively, in two steps, an homogenizing optical system adapted to equalize the first light beam and the second light beam processed by the light combining section, a light modulation section adapted to modulate the light beam from the homogenizing optical system in accordance with image information, and a projection optical system adapted to project an image beam processed by the light modulation section. | 07-16-2009 |
20090195755 | PROJECTOR - A projector can form images of illumination system on respective optical paths at positions of corresponding liquid crystal display panels with respect to a light emission surface of a cross dichroic prism without relatively inverting the images and without increasing the number of lenses from the number of lenses included in a relay optical path structure in related art. Moreover, the projector can equalize the magnification of the images formed on the respective liquid crystal display panels by controlling relative image-forming conditions of the first and second optical paths in advance. Thus, deterioration of white balance and color unevenness of light projected by the projector can be reduced even when light emission distribution of a light source varies with elapse of time, for example. | 08-06-2009 |
20100177287 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS AND PROJECTOR HAVING THE SAME - An illumination apparatus includes: first and second lamps; and a combining mirror configured to combine emitted lights from the first and second lamps The combining mirror includes first and second reflection surfaces opposing the first and second lamps respectively, being abutted vertically with respect to each other, whereby forming an edge. Since optical axes of the first and second lamp are respectively inclined with respect to a reference axis being orthogonal to a system optical axis of the illumination apparatus, central axes of the lights from the first and second lamps are incident on a downstream optical system in a state of being slightly inclined with respect to the system optical axis after being reflected on the first and second reflection surfaces respectively. | 07-15-2010 |
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20130270862 | VEHICULAR INSTRUMENT-MOUNTING STRUCTURE - The present invention comprises side members ( | 10-17-2013 |
20140084627 | VEHICULAR INSTRUMENT MOUNTING STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to a vehicular instrument mounting structure in which an auxiliary battery is mounted so as to be as high as a power control device , for protecting the power control device by a protector even when the auxiliary battery interferes with the power control device. The power control device is fastened to the upper surface of a transaxle by a screw via a mounting foot provided in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. The protector for protecting a corner of the power control device is fastened to the power control device and the transaxle by screws for a power control device fastening part and a transaxle fastening part. The power control device has a power cable for supplying power and a discharger for rapid discharge at a time of emergency. | 03-27-2014 |
20140151086 | CABLE ROUTING STRUCTURE - A cable routing structure includes a drive train within which an electric motor is housed; a power control unit configured to supply alternating current to the electric motor, the power control unit being fixed to an upper portion of the drive train, and on-board components being arranged on both sides of the power control unit in a lateral direction of a vehicle; an electrical component being arranged on a side of a plane that the power control unit is on; and a first end of a first cable being connected to a side surface of the power control unit that faces toward a front or a rear of the vehicle, a second end of the first cable being connected to the electrical component, and the first cable being routed through a space defined by the power control unit and the drive train. | 06-05-2014 |
20140345960 | STRUCTURE FOR PROTECTING ON-BOARD DEVICE - The present invention provides a structure for protecting a corner of a case of an inverter (an on-board device), and provides the structure for protection having improved assembling efficiency. The present Description discloses the structure for protecting a corner of a case of an inverter. The structure includes a protector for covering the corner, and a receiving portion provided on the case. The protector is fixed at least at two points arranged on a straight line on a first surface adjacent to the corner. The receiving portion is provided on a second surface adjacent to the corner. The receiving portion is provided at a position where the receiving portion receives an edge of the protector when the protector rotates around a straight line Pv passing through at least two fixed points. | 11-27-2014 |
20150021114 | AUTOMOBILE WITH VEHICLE DRIVE MOTOR - A technology for mitigating a collision impact applied to a power controller positioned in a front compartment is provided. An automobile has a power controller and device in the front compartment. The power controller and the device are positioned side by side in an automobile lateral direction. A corner or protrusion of the power controller faces a lateral surface of the device. When the automobile collides with an obstacle, the lateral surface of the device comes into contact with the corner of the power controller. Because the lateral surface of the device is weaker than the corner of the power controller, the device breaks first. The device functions as a cushioning material to mitigate damage suffered by the power controller. | 01-22-2015 |
20150283955 | VEHICLE MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The vehicle mounting structure comprises an electronic device, a first bracket, a drive train and a first vibration isolating bush. The electronic device is fixed on the drive train via the first bracket, and the electronic device and the drive train define a gap therebetween. The first vibration isolating bush is provided between the first bracket and the electronic device. | 10-08-2015 |
20150375622 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An electric vehicle disclosed by the present specification, includes an inverter arranged outside frame members in a vehicle width direction, in a front compartment. An inner side of the inverter in the vehicle width direction is fixed to one of the frame members. An outer side of the inverter in the vehicle width direction is fixed to a cabin outer plate. Furthermore, a fixation strength of the inner side of the inverter is lower than a fixation strength of the outer side of the inverter. | 12-31-2015 |