Kimura, Kawasaki-Shi
Akihide Kimura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20130099106 | DISPLACEMENT DETECTING DEVICE, SCALE CALIBRATING METHOD AND SCALE CALIBRATING PROGRAM - A displacement detecting device includes: a scale which has an optical lattice; a detecting unit which is disposed so as to be movable in a scanning direction relative to the scale, inclusive of at least a first detection portion, a second detection portion and a third detection portion, arranged in the scanning direction for detecting position information from the optical lattice; and a calculating portion configured to obtain a self-calibration curve on graduations of the scale by specifying positions of the detection portions and calculating measurement error based on the position information detected by the detecting unit, wherein: the detecting unit is provided so that a distance between the first detection portion and the second detection portion and a distance between the second detection portion and the third detection portion are different from each other and do not form an integral multiple. | 04-25-2013 |
20130270428 | ENCODER - A first reference pattern has a plurality of patterns, which are arranged periodically in a measurement axis direction and have the same width in the measurement axis direction. The plurality of patterns have the respective different pitches. At least one of the plurality of patterns is smaller in pitch than a first main signal pattern. A second sensor has a plurality of detection regions which are in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of patterns of the first reference pattern. An addition calculating section calculates an addition signal by adding up output signals of the plurality of detection regions. A square calculating section calculates a squared signal from the addition signal. A judging section outputs a reference signal for determination of a reference position according to signal levels of the squared signal. | 10-17-2013 |
Eiichiro Kimura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20110136909 | METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING EXCESSIVE APPETITE - Agents for the inhibition, suppression, or prevention of overeating include glutamic acid and/or at least one of its salts, as is or in a carrier or base, and have superior safety at a low price and further have a favorable flavor and are suited for long-term use. Such agents will amplify or sustain a sense of fullness and, further, are effective against appetite stimulation that arises regardless of a sense of fullness with respect to foods that are, for example, sweet or delicious, especially for a person who has a drive for thinness. | 06-09-2011 |
20110151089 | COMPOSITION CONTAINING MAGNESIUM GLUTAMATE WHICH CAN ENHANCE THE SALTINESS OF FOODS AND DRINKS - A composition which enhances the saltiness and the salty flavor of food or drink, and a method for enhancing the saltiness and the salty flavor of food or drink are described. The composition contains magnesium glutamate, and can be used to improve a decrease in the taking ratio of a food or a drink, which contains sodium chloride in a reduced amount, because of the lack of the salty taste thereof. | 06-23-2011 |
Hideharu Kimura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20120018917 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING CRYSTALLINE RESIN FILM OR SHEET - A process and apparatus for manufacturing a crystalline resin film or sheet. This manufacturing apparatus includes: an extruder that melts crystalline resin while supplying it; a gear pump that is provided on the downstream side of the extruder; a die which is provided on the downstream side of the gear pump, and which has a slit-shaped aperture; a cooling apparatus which cools film-shaped or sheet-shaped crystalline resin (A) discharged in a melted state from the die to a temperature which is not less than the crystallization temperature but not more than the melting point; and a pair of pinch rolls that press-roll between them the film-shaped or sheet-shaped crystalline resin (B) which has passed through the cooling apparatus ( | 01-26-2012 |
Hiromi Kimura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20090148004 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - Prior to image output of output information, printing information is analyzed and an important inspection processing item regarding inspection to be performed on the image output, and an inspection point, are selected. Inspection instruction information including the important inspection processing item and the inspection point that have been selected is generated for inspection of the output results which are image-output. The generated inspection instruction information is then output. | 06-11-2009 |
20090213406 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - When transmitting a document file stored in a box of a device such as an information processing device to an image processing device via a network, reduction in transfer time of a document file is aimed at. The image processing device has a unit for reading a document and for generating original image data, and a unit for inputting transfer size information of a bitmap. The image processing device transmits the transfer size information in addition to a data transfer request of the document file to another device in accordance with document file information including data about the document from at least part of an area of the original image data. The image processing device extracts at least part of the original image data in accordance with metadata contained in the document file received, and converts the original image data extracted to vector data. | 08-27-2009 |
20110157637 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus selects attribute information in a predetermined layer based on a result of measurement of the number of appearances of attribute information included in print data, determines a priority order of the attribute information based on the number of times of references to a reusable object from a page corresponding to a record that includes the selected attribute information, serially selects attribute information based on the determined priority order, generates intermediate data for a page corresponding to the selected attribute information, and generates image data by rasterizing the generated intermediate data. | 06-30-2011 |
20140154030 | PRINTING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR - A printing system that is capable of producing a bookbound matter with good appearance when producing the bookbound matter by covering a first sheet bundle with a second sheet bundle. A determination unit determines whether it is specified so that images are printed on sheets of first and second sheet bundles in page order in which a bookbound matter is produced by covering the second sheet bundle folded by the first sheet bundle folded. A control unit controls so as to cut the first sheet bundle at a first position and to cut the second sheet bundle at a second position that is different from the first position, when the determination unit determines to be specified. | 06-05-2014 |
Keita Kimura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20080266420 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method and recording medium for electronic equipment including an electronic camera - A personal computer to which electronic equipment, such as, an electronic camera is connected reads recording units that are recorded in the electronic camera and displays a table consisting of recording information. In recording information such as a main image, a sub image and sound in the electronic camera, data within the electronic camera are inter-related by an index which indicates that the information is part of a common recording unit. The date having the same index are output and displayed in a same thumbnail area. When a recording unit for deletion is designated from the table, check boxes are displayed according to information contained in the recording unit. For example, an “x” is displayed in the check box of the information to be deleted, indicating that the information is a target of deletion. After the selection of information is completed and an “OK” button is pressed, the personal computer sends a control command to the electronic camera and deletes the designated information. Rather than deletion, the designated information can be read from the electronic camera into the personal computer. | 10-30-2008 |
20100253815 | Information processing apparatus, information processing system, image input apparatus, image input system and information exchange method - An information processing apparatus includes, an input device that inputs image data output from an electronic camera, a storage device that stores the input image data; and a control device. The image-processing device is capable of modifying the contents of a look-up table in the electronic camera by using a plurality of control points. The information processing apparatus is capable of exchanging the control points and the contents of the look-up table with the electronic camera and the camera is able to store the control points. | 10-07-2010 |
20100265338 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method and recording medium for electronic equipment including an electronic camera - A personal computer to which electronic equipment, such as, an electronic camera is connected reads recording units that are recorded in the electronic camera and displays a table consisting of recording information. In recording information such as a main image, a sub image and sound in the electronic camera, data within the electronic camera are inter-related by an index which indicates that the information is part of a common recording unit. The date having the same index are output and displayed in a same thumbnail area. When a recording unit for deletion is designated from the table, check boxes are displayed according to information contained in the recording unit. For example, an “x” is displayed in the check box of the information to be deleted, indicating that the information is a target of deletion. After the selection of information is completed and an “OK” button is pressed, the personal computer sends a control command to the electronic camera and deletes the designated information. Rather than deletion, the designated information can be read from the electronic camera into the personal computer. | 10-21-2010 |
Keite Kimura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20110228107 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method and recording medium for electronic equipment including an electronic camera - A personal computer to which electronic equipment, such as, an electronic camera is connected reads recording units that are recorded in the electronic camera and displays a table consisting of recording information. In recording information such as a main image, a sub image and sound in the electronic camera, data within the electronic camera are inter-related by an index which indicates that the information is part of a common recording unit. The date having the same index are output and displayed in a same thumbnail area. When a recording unit for deletion is designated from the table; check boxes are displayed according to information contained in the recording unit. For example, an “x” is displayed in the check box of the information to be deleted, indicating that the information is a target of deletion. After the selection of information is completed and an “OK” button is pressed, the personal computer sends a control command to the electronic camera and deletes the designated information. Rather than deletion, the designated information can be read from the electronic camera into the personal computer. | 09-22-2011 |
Makoto Kimura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20110262052 | IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Even in a case where there are a plurality of syntax elements, the invention reduces influence of the number of syntax elements and realizes high-speed encoding. An apparatus comprises N number of codes generation units arranged in parallel, which are configured to generate codes, including one or more codes, based on a transform coefficient; N number of first code concatenation units arranged in parallel, each of which is configured to concatenate the codes, respectively generated by the N number of codes generation units, for generating a code stream; N number of storage units arranged in parallel, each of which is configured to store the N number of code streams inputted from the N number of first code concatenation units; and a second code concatenation unit configured to read each of the code streams, which are stored in the N number of storage units, and concatenate the read code streams. | 10-27-2011 |
20120269448 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A variable-length code stream is read out from a position designated as a start position of an encoded stream of a block of interest, and the readout stream is decoded. Upon completion of the decoding of the variable-length code stream of the block of interest, a data length of a semi-fixed-length data stream of the block of interest is calculated. A position the data length behind the start position of the semi-fixed-length data stream is designated as a start position of an encoded stream of a next block to be decoded after the block of interest, and decoding of a variable-length code stream of the next block is started. | 10-25-2012 |
20140185688 | CODING SYSTEM TRANSFORM APPARATUS, CODING SYSTEM TRANSFORM METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A coding system transform apparatus includes a decoding unit configured to decode a first coded stream coded by a first coding system using a first coding parameter to acquire a decoded image, a coding unit configured to code the decoded image acquired by the decoding unit by a second coding system using a second coding parameter, and a parameter determination unit configured to determine the second coding parameter based on the first coding parameter, wherein the parameter determination unit includes a first size determination unit configured to determine a maximum block size of a second coding block size included in the second coding parameter among a plurality of coding block sizes possible in the second coding system to be a block size that is the same as a first coding block size included in the first coding parameter. | 07-03-2014 |
Masafumi Kimura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20090262425 | IMAGE BLUR CORRECTION APPARATUS, AND IMAGING APPARATUS OR OPTICAL APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH IMAGE BLUR CORRECTION APPARATUS - An image blur correction apparatus includes first and second lens units, a supporting unit aligning the first and second lens units in an optical axis direction, so that the first and second lens units can independently move in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis, a driving unit driving the first and second lens units in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis, a relative position detection unit detecting a relative position between the first and second lens units, a shake detection unit detecting a shake amount added to the image blur correction apparatus, and a control unit controlling the driving unit based on an output of the shake detection unit. The control unit performs closed-loop control based on an output of the relative position detection unit so that the second lens unit moves in a direction opposite to that of the first lens unit. | 10-22-2009 |
20100214426 | LENS DRIVING DEVICE, IMAGE STABILIZING UNIT, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A lens driving device having a simplified structure in which a holding member is moved relative to a stationary member with appropriate viscous damping is provided. The lens driving device includes the holding member configured to hold a compensation lens for image stabilization, the stationary member configured to support the holding member in a movable manner in a plane that is perpendicular to a light axis, a driving unit configured to change the position of the holding member relative to the stationary member, and a damping material disposed between the holding member and the stationary member. The damping material has a transition region in a frequency range between 0.3 Hz and 100 Hz. | 08-26-2010 |
20100253794 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing element which photoelectrically converts an object image formed by an image capturing optical system, a camera shake correction lens which moves the object image relative to the image capturing element, a camera shake detection sensor which detects a camera shake, a driving unit which drives the camera shake correction lens on the basis of the output from the camera shake detection sensor and a predetermined offset amount that changes in every image capturing, and a control unit which acquires a plurality of object images. | 10-07-2010 |
20110022403 | SOUND RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A sound recording apparatus having a driving unit generates a sound signal from an input sound, detects the level of the sound signal, adjusts the level of the generated sound signal at an amplification factor corresponding to the detected level, and processes the adjusted sound signal to prevent an amplified sound signal from containing a sound signal generated upon driving the driving unit. The sound recording apparatus controls to replace a sound signal in a predetermined period after instructing driving of the driving unit with a signal calculated from a sound signal in the first period after the predetermined period, and to substantially equalize an amplification factor when driving of the driving unit is instructed and that in the first period. | 01-27-2011 |
20110096171 | FOCAL POINT ADJUSTING APPARATUS, IMAGE-TAKING APPARATUS, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS, CONVERSION COEFFICIENT CALIBRATING METHOD, AND CONVERSION COEFFICIENT CALIBRATING PROGRAM - A focal point adjusting apparatus comprises: a photoelectric converting unit that photoelectrically converts at least a pair of optical images and outputs at least a pair of image signals; a phase difference detecting unit that detects the phase difference between the pair of image signals that is output by the photoelectric conversion unit; a conversion unit that carries out the conversion of a phase difference that is detected by the phase difference detecting unit into a defocus amount by using a conversion coefficient; a focal point moving unit that moves the focal point position based on the defocus amount resulting of the conversion by the conversion unit; and a calibrating unit that calibrates the conversion coefficient depending on the result of the focal point moving unit moving the focal point position when the operator photographs a subject. | 04-28-2011 |
20110134310 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING SAME - An image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor provided in the neighborhood of an image plane of a photographing optical system for forming the image of a subject; pupil dividing member for forming images of a pair of light beams that have passed through different pupil regions of the photographing optical system; focus detection sensors arranged two-dimensionally for photoelectrically converting images of the pupil dividing member; and a correlation calculation unit which, in order to obtain one focus measurement value from one pair of two-dimensional images generated by the focus detection sensors and extending in the pupil dividing direction of the pupil dividing member and in a direction perpendicular to the pupil dividing direction, calculates the correlation between the pair of two-dimensional images while shifting the pair of two-dimensional images in the pupil dividing direction. | 06-09-2011 |
20110228145 | FOCUS DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A camera has a focus detection sensor that includes a plurality of first focus detection pixels and a plurality of second focus detection pixels, and that has a plurality of focus detection pixel pairs each including a first focus detection pixel and a second focus detection pixel, and stores defect information indicating a defective pixel. The camera corrects a value of the defective pixel and a value of one of the first focus detection pixel and the second focus detection pixel that forms the focus detection pixel pair with the defective pixel based on a value of a focus detection pixel of the same type that is not the defective pixel. The camera detects focusing status based on a phase difference between a first focus detection image obtained from the first focus detection pixels and a second focus detection image obtained from the second focus detection pixels after the correction. | 09-22-2011 |
20110305351 | AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - When a first noise and second noise to be generated after the first noise are generated within a predetermined period, a noise reduction unit is controlled so as to execute a first noise reduction process for an audio signal in a period including the first noise and not to execute the first noise reduction process for an audio signal in a period including the second noise. | 12-15-2011 |
20120140103 | IMAGE PICK-UP APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A controller controls a first changing unit to intermittently drive an optical unit of an image pick-up unit, and while the image pick-up parameter is being changed, reduces the noise based on an audio signal obtained by a microphone unit in a period before or after a period the optical unit is being driven. | 06-07-2012 |
20120148063 | AUDIO PROCESSING APPARATUS, AUDIO PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An audio processing apparatus includes a first microphone, a second microphone, and a masking unit configured to mask movement of air from outside of the apparatus to the second microphone. A filter coefficient is estimated and learned so as to minimize the difference between the output signal of the first microphone and the output signal of the second microphone, thereby suppressing a reverberation component generated in the closed space between the masking unit and the second microphone out of the output signal of the second microphone. | 06-14-2012 |
20120207315 | AUDIO PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE AUDIO PROCESSING APPARATUS - An audio processing apparatus includes first and second audio pickup units. The second audio pickup unit includes an audio resistor provided to cover a sound receiving portion to suppress external wind introduction while passing an external audio. A first filter attenuates a signal having a frequency lower than a first cutoff frequency of the output signal of a first A/D converter. A second filter attenuates a signal having a frequency higher than a second cutoff frequency of the output signal of a second A/D converter. A third filter is provided between the first audio pickup unit and the first A/D converter to attenuate a signal having a frequency lower than a third cutoff frequency for suppressing the wind noise. | 08-16-2012 |
20120242891 | AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS - The controller controls the audio processor to perform the first reduction process, in a case where the type of the connected removable lens unit is a first type lens unit, the controller controls the audio processor to perform the second reduction process, in a case where the type of the connected removable lens unit is a second type lens unit. | 09-27-2012 |
20120257779 | AUDIO PROCESSING DEVICE - An audio processing device including a first audio collecting unit configured to convert an audio vibration into an electric signal and acquire an audio signal includes a shielding unit having a predetermined resonant frequency that shields the first audio collecting unit from an influence of airflow outside the device; and an acquiring unit configured to acquire, as a first audio signal, an audio signal in a predetermined frequency band lower than the resonant frequency of the shielding unit from among the audio signal acquired by the first audio collecting unit that is shielded from the influence of the air flow outside the device by the shielding unit. | 10-11-2012 |
20130141598 | AUDIO PROCESSING APPARATUS, AUDIO PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A processor combines a first predicted signal generated based on an audio signal in an interval preceding a noise detection interval, and a second predicted signal generated based on an audio signal in an interval succeeding the noise detection interval, based on the ratio between the periodicity of the audio signal in the interval preceding the noise detection interval, and the periodicity of the audio signal in the interval succeeding the noise detection interval. The processor replaces the audio signal in the noise detection interval with the combined signal. | 06-06-2013 |
20130141599 | AUDIO PROCESSING APPARATUS, AUDIO PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An audio processing apparatus including: an obtaining unit configured to obtain audio signals; and a processor configured to process the audio signals, wherein if it is not determined that the audio signals contain an abnormal value, the processor calculates a next sample value based on a predetermined number of sample values of the audio signals obtained by the obtaining unit, and wherein if it is determined that the audio signals contain an abnormal value, the processor uses the calculated next sample value so as to calculate a further next sample value. | 06-06-2013 |
20130162866 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image pickup apparatus includes a pupil division unit that restricts light of an optical image of an object arriving at each pixel of an image pickup element to light from a specific pupil area of a photographing lens and stores information of a pixel defect of the image pickup element and information for determining an angle of incidence of the optical image arriving at each pixel, and is arranged to set an image generation position where a re-formed image is generated, from the image signal, shift the image signal in accordance with the shift amount determined on the basis of the image generation position and the information for determining the angle of incidence, correct the defect image using the shifted image signal in accordance with the pixel defect information, and generate an image corresponding to the image generation position from the corrected image signal. | 06-27-2013 |
20130230189 | AUDIO PROCESSING APPARATUS - An audio processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire an audio signal, and an audio processing unit configured to reduce noise contained in the audio signal, wherein the audio processing unit complements an audio signal in a section containing noise of the audio signal with a signal generated based on an audio signal in a predetermined section before the section containing noise and an audio signal in a predetermined section after the section containing noise, and wherein, in a case where noise is contained in one of the audio signal in the predetermined section before the section containing noise and the audio signal in the predetermined section after the section containing noise, the audio processing unit complements the audio signal in the section containing noise with a signal generated based on the audio signal in a noise-free section. | 09-05-2013 |
20130230307 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND SOUND PROCESSING APPARATUS - A control unit controls a driving unit to drive an optical system in a first driving mode and controls a sound processing unit to process a sound signal in a first noise reduction processing mode in the case where a level of the sound signal obtained by a sound obtaining unit is lower than a predetermined level. The control unit controls the driving unit to drive the optical system in a second driving mode with a longer driving time than the first driving mode and controls the sound processing unit not to process the sound signal in the first noise reduction processing mode in the case where the level of the sound signal obtained by the sound obtaining unit is equal to or higher than the predetermined level. | 09-05-2013 |
20130329117 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS - An image capture apparatus comprises an imaging optical system, an image sensor, a pupil division unit which limits a light beam entering each pixel on the image sensor to a specific pupil area of the imaging optical system, an incident angle determination unit which determines an incident angle to each pixel on the image sensor, an image shift unit which shifts an electric signal obtained from the image sensor, based on the incident angle determined by the incident angle determination unit and a position of a plane on which image generation is performed, and an image generation unit which synthesizes electric signals obtained from the image shift unit. | 12-12-2013 |
20140050420 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS CAPABLE OF SHOOTING AT HIGH FRAME RATE, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus which is capable of obtaining a high-quality image at high speed even when frame rate is high. A frame rate control unit controls frame rate for the shooting. An image decimation unit samples a plurality of images at predetermined time intervals and selects at least two images among the plurality of images as decimation images. A moving vector detection unit detects a moving vector indicative of a moving direction and a moving amount of a subject between the decimation images. A decimation control unit changes decimation conditions according to an absolute value of the moving vector output from the moving vector detection unit. A synthesizing unit aligns the plurality of images based on the output from the moving vector detection unit and then synthesizes the aligned plurality of images to obtain the composite image. | 02-20-2014 |
20140146221 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - An image pickup apparatus which can perform an AF of a high speed and a high focusing precision by simultaneously realizing a phase difference AF and a contrast AF, decides arrange where a contrast evaluation can be performed on the basis of a correspondence relation between each pixel of an image pickup element which is restricted by pupil division means provided for restricting light of an optical image of an object which enters each pixel of the image pickup element to light from a specific exit pupil area of a photographing lens and the specific exit pupil area of the photographing lens, and decides a focus evaluation value of the object in accordance with the decided range from a contrast focus position or a correlation focus position. | 05-29-2014 |
20140192220 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image pickup apparatus for simultaneously realizing a phase difference AF and a contrast AF decides a shift amount of an image signal corresponding to a focus evaluation position every exit pupil area, generates an image corresponding to an image plane position by executing an arithmetic operation processing based on the decided shift amount to the image signal, calculates an evaluation value of a contrast of the generated image, and calculates an evaluation value of a correlation between the images corresponding to the different exit pupil areas in the generated image. | 07-10-2014 |
20140218591 | IMAGING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PICKUP METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM THEREFOR - An imaging apparatus comprises: an image pickup element including a two-dimensional array of a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, for outputting an electric signal of an optical image; a focus adjustment unit for adjusting a focus state of a photographing optical system; an image pickup control unit for obtaining electric signals from the image pickup element in a plurality of different focus states while changing the focus state by the focus adjustment unit; and a light ray determination unit for obtaining incident position information and incident angle information, which are light field information of the optical image of an object, by using the electric signals obtained in the a plurality of different focus states by the image pickup control unit. | 08-07-2014 |
20140368690 | IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image generation method is provided for generating an output image from an input image acquired by an image sensor that has an array of multiple pixels, each of which has arranged therein multiple sub-pixels that each receive a light beam that passes through a different pupil sub-area of an imaging optical system. The method includes a step of generating multiple parallax images that respectively correspond to the different pupil sub-areas; a step of generating multiple pixel shifted images by performing different shifting for each of the parallax images according to a virtual image forming plane of the imaging optical system; and a step of generating an output image that has a higher resolution than the resolution of the parallax images from the pixel shifted images through composition processing. | 12-18-2014 |
20150109522 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND ITS CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - The imaging apparatus has: a first exposure mode in which an exposure condition is determined based on pixel data generated by photoelectrically converting, by a plurality of pixels, light rays entering through a pupil division unit, a state of vignetting of the photographing optical system is determined based on information about a construction of a photographing optical system, and an exposure condition is determined based on the pixel data selected from the pixel data generated in accordance with the vignetting state; and a second exposure mode in which an exposure condition is determined based on data obtained by adding the generated pixel data with respect to the exit pupil area of the photographing lens. | 04-23-2015 |
Momoko Kimura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20110257236 | SOLID SOLUTION OF VALINE, ISOLEUCINE, LEUCINE AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - [Problem] A valine, isoleucine, leucine mixture which is excellent in the reduction of bitter taste and improved dissolution speed is provided. | 10-20-2011 |
Naoto Kimura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20120134538 | OBJECT TRACKING DEVICE CAPABLE OF TRACKING OBJECT ACCURATELY, OBJECT TRACKING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An object tracking device capable of accurately tracking an object as a tracking target. The device receives an image signal having a plurality of frame images and tracks a specific object in the image signal. The device sets a predetermined number of small areas in a reference area indicative of an area where an image of the object is formed in the preceding frame image. The object tracking device detects a motion vector of the object in each of the small areas, and determines a change of the object according to the motion vector to thereby obtain shape change information. The device corrects the location and size of the reference area according to the shape change information to thereby correct the reference area to a corrected reference area, and tracks the object using the corrected reference area. | 05-31-2012 |
20130222677 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus comprises an image capturing unit which captures a plurality of images having different in-focus positions; a defocus amount calculating unit which calculates a defocus amount of an image captured by the image capturing unit; a filtering unit which performs filtering on an original image according to the defocus amount calculated by the defocus amount calculating unit; and a displacement amount detecting unit which detects a displacement amount between the images having different in-focus positions using the image on which filtering was performed by the filtering unit. | 08-29-2013 |
20140218559 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image pickup apparatus capable of obtaining a natural image close to what is seen with eyes and broad in dynamic range. A plurality of object regions are determined based on image data, and representative brightness values of respective ones of the object regions are calculated. A first exposure condition is decided based on the representative brightness value of a first object region which is a main object region, and a second exposure condition is decided based on the representative brightness values of the first and second object regions. By using the first and second exposure conditions, a plurality of images for use in generating a synthesized image are acquired. | 08-07-2014 |
Noriyuki Kimura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20110058857 | TONER CONTAINER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME, AND CONNECTING STRUCTURE FOR CONNECTING TONER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner container includes a cylindrical container body, a cap having a toner outlet, and a shutter. The cap includes a primary positioning primary positioning hole, formed in a top front surface perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the toner container, extending in the longitudinal direction, to determine an installation position of the cap relative to the image forming apparatus, a secondary positioning hole, formed in a bottom front surface perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the toner container, extending in the longitudinal direction forward the toner outlet, to subsidiary determine the installation position of the cap, and a first restriction member to position the cap in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, projecting vertically upward from an outer circumferential surface of the cap and symmetrical about a virtual perpendicular line passing through a cross-sectional center position of the primary positioning hole perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. | 03-10-2011 |
20110081168 | POWDER CONVEYANCE DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING SAME - A powder conveyance device includes a powder container, a conveyance pipe extending downward and including first, second, and third conveyance portions disposed in that order, a first bent portion connecting together the first and second conveyance portions, bent in a direction to increase a horizontal gradient of the second conveyance portion from that of the first conveyance portion, and a second bent portion connecting together the second and third conveyance portions, bent in a direction to reduce a horizontal gradient of the third conveyance portion from that of the second conveyance portion, a powder conveyance member disposed inside the conveyance pipe, and a first powder regulator movably disposed inside the third conveyance portion of the conveyance pipe, to restrict an amount of powder discharged through the discharge port by varying a cross sectional area of a space present above a discharge port in the conveyance pipe. | 04-07-2011 |
20140119780 | TONER CONTAINER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME, AND CONNECTING STRUCTURE FOR CONNECTING TONER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner container includes a cylindrical container body, a cap having a toner outlet, and a shutter. The cap includes a primary positioning primary positioning hole, formed in a top front surface perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the toner container, extending in the longitudinal direction, to determine an installation position of the cap relative to the image forming apparatus, a secondary positioning hole, formed in a bottom front surface perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the toner container, extending in the longitudinal direction forward the toner outlet, to subsidiary determine the installation position of the cap, and a first restriction member to position the cap in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, projecting vertically upward from an outer circumferential surface of the cap and symmetrical about a virtual perpendicular line passing through a cross-sectional center position of the primary positioning hole perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. | 05-01-2014 |
Ryuji Kimura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20150142182 | ACTIVE ANTI-VIBRATION APPARATUS, ANTI-VIBRATION METHOD, PROCESSING DEVICE, INSPECTION DEVICE, EXPOSURE DEVICE, AND WORKPIECE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An active anti-vibration apparatus is provided that supports a wide range of vibration accelerations using only one type of anti-vibration mechanism. Upon occurrence of an excessive acceleration, the active anti-vibration apparatus performs switching such that an acceleration detection gain | 05-21-2015 |
Shunsuke Kimura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20140367576 | PHOTODETECTOR AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS - A photodetector according to an embodiment includes: a photodetector element unit including a first cell array including a plurality of first cells arranged in an array and a second cell array including a plurality of second cells arranged in an array, each of the first and second cells including a photoelectric conversion element, the second cell array being arranged to be adjacent to the first cell array; a first pulse height analyzer unit analyzing a pulse height of an electrical signal outputted from the first cell array; a second pulse height analyzer unit analyzing a pulse height of an electrical signal outputted from the second cell array; and a signal processing unit determining non-uniformity of a distribution of photons entering the first and second cell arrays using an output signal of the first pulse height analyzer unit and an output signal of the second pulse height analyzer unit. | 12-18-2014 |
20140368184 | ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SIGNAL PROCESSOR AND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DETECTOR - There is provided an electromagnetic wave signal processor configured to process an input pulse signal corresponding to an electromagnetic wave, comprising a signal processing unit including: a peak detecting circuit to detect peak values of each amplitude of the input pulse signal; an AD converter to convert the peak values into digital signals; a memory device comprising memory cells each having an address assigned in accordance with each of values capable of being taken by the digital signals of the peak values, and being able to have any one of a plurality of internal states representing detection frequencies of the peak values; and a writing circuit to change the internal state in the memory cell that has the address corresponding to the value of each digital signal converted by the AD converter, so as to increment the detection frequency represented by the internal state. | 12-18-2014 |
Susumu Kimura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20110066826 | IMAGE DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image data processing apparatus includes: a plurality of operational processing circuits each of which is configured to have a variable circuit configuration and to execute operational processing on image data; and a control section that controls each of the operational processing circuits such that each of the operational processing circuits executes one of a plurality of types of operational processing performed on image data in a predetermined order. The control section controls each of the operational processing circuits so that when image data to be newly given to one of the operational processing circuits is interrupted, said one of the operational processing circuits and another one of the operational processing circuits execute operational processing by taking partial charge of the operational processing. | 03-17-2011 |
Takushi Kimura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20110122951 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - A frame rate conversion apparatus compares a first frame image and a second frame image, detects a motion vector for each of blocks obtained by dividing a frame image into blocks, detects a scroll vector which indicates a uniform motion in an entire frame image based on the detected motion vector, and determines whether frame interpolation using the scroll vector is possible or not for each block in the first frame image, based on a correlation value in block matching of the block in the first frame image with an area obtained by shifting the block in the second frame image by an amount of the scroll vector, and a correlation value in block matching of the block in the first frame image with an area obtained by shifting the block in the second frame image by an amount of the motion vector. | 05-26-2011 |
20120127216 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image processing unit includes a filter unit which performs high frequency emphasis processing on a image signal of a first sub-frame among a plurality of sub-frames, and performs high frequency suppression processing on a image signal of a second sub-frame different from the first sub-frame; and a level adjustment unit which performs level adjustment processing on the image signal of the first sub-frame, and performs level adjustment processing different from the level adjustment processing on the image signal of the second sub-frame. Alight source control unit controls light quantity of a light source during a period of a sub-frame in which the image signal subjected to the level adjustment processing is outputted, in accordance with the level adjustment performed on the sub-frame. | 05-24-2012 |
20130257919 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image display apparatus of the invention includes a storage unit that stores representative point brightness data, which is data of brightnesses in predetermined representative points at the time when only one each of a plurality of light emission blocks is caused to emit light, and brightness distribution data, which is data showing a brightness distribution in individual positions between representative points at the time when only the one light emission block is caused to emit light. An amount of correction corresponding to each representative point is calculated based on an amount of light emission for each light emission block, and representative point brightness data, and an amount of correction for correcting a pixel value of each of pixels other than those at the representative points is calculated based on the amount of correction corresponding to each representative point, and the brightness distribution data. | 10-03-2013 |
20130265337 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus according to the present invention comprises: an acquisition unit that acquires, for each of division regions, brightness information; a decision unit that decides light emission brightness for each of the division regions; a light emitting unit; and a display panel, wherein the decision unit sets light emission brightness of a division region, in which a displayed image does not include a predetermined region, at light emission brightness according to brightness information of the division region, and sets light emission brightness of a division region, in which a displayed image includes the predetermined region, at light emission brightness lower than the light emission brightness according to brightness information of the division region. | 10-10-2013 |
20140092147 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A display apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a display unit configured to display an image based on image data; and an output unit configured to generate image data in which, among pixel values of image data generated by applying predetermined image processing to input image data, a pixel value outside a predetermined range is limited to a value within the predetermined range and a pixel value of a pixel around the pixel, the pixel value of which is limited, is adjusted such that a change in brightness due to the limitation of the pixel value outside the predetermined range is suppressed, and configured to output the image data to the display unit. | 04-03-2014 |
20150116376 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A display apparatus includes: a light emitting unit having a plurality of light sources; a display unit; a determination unit configured to determine, for each light source, a target brightness on the basis of a display image data in region corresponding to the light source; and a control unit configured to control the emission brightness of each light source to the target brightness, wherein when a brightness-insufficient light source is present, the determination unit adjusts the target brightness of light sources around the brightness-insufficient light source, to a value higher than a value corresponding to the display image data in regions corresponding to the light sources around the brightness-insufficient light source. | 04-30-2015 |
Toshihide Kimura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20090115315 | MULTI-COLOR DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is an organic light-emitting device having little apparent deterioration of a durable luminance. The organic light-emitting device includes a hole transport layer and a light-emitting layer which are located in a predetermined order between a reflection electrode for reflecting light and an electrode for transmitting light, the hole transport layer being in contact with the reflection electrode and made of an organic compound, and the light-emitting layer being made of an organic compound, wherein an optical film thickness L of the hole transport layer is set in a range of 0.25λ×(2 | 05-07-2009 |
20100041171 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - To provide a light-emitting device which can emit light with high luminance and high efficiency, and is excellent in durability. The light-emitting device includes an organic compound layer containing a phenanthroline compound represented by the general formula [I] and a carbonate. | 02-18-2010 |
20130057142 | ORGANIC LUMINESCENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Among end portions of a plurality of organic compound layers patterned by photolithography, an end portion in an area that is not located between luminescent elements and that is located in an area covered with a second electrode is formed to have a smaller inclination angle than that of an end portion located between the luminescent elements. | 03-07-2013 |
Toshiro Kimura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20090172266 | MEMORY SYSTEM - A memory system includes a NAND flash memory including a memory block containing a plurality of pages, and a controller which controls write of data to the flash memory, and includes a scrambling circuit which converts the data into a pseudo random number, wherein the scrambling circuit includes an initial value generator which generates an initial value for every segment, an initial value shifter which shifts the initial value by N bits for every page address, a pseudo random number generator which generates a pseudo random number sequence by an M-sequence by using the initial value shifted N bits, and a random number adder which adds the pseudo random number sequence to the data. | 07-02-2009 |
Yoshiharu Kimura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20090188122 | MEASURING APPARATUS - A scale base is fixed to a base in a plurality of locations which are aligned in a measuring direction (a Y direction) in which measurement by a scale is carried out, slits are provided in the scale base in positions lying between the locations where the scale base is fixed to the base, the scale is supported by the scale base in two or more of the locations where the scale base is fixed to the base, and the scale base has gaps between the base and the scale base in positions other than the locations where the scale base is fixed to the base and between the scale and the scale base in the positions other than the locations where the scale base is fixed to the base. | 07-30-2009 |
Yoshitomo Kimura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20090326213 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF CRYSTAL OF PURINE NUCLEOSIDE COMPOUND - Crystals of a purine nucleoside compound, particularly crystals of 2′,3′-dideoxyinosine, which have excellent storage stability and have a concentration of phosphate attached to the crystal of 25 ppm or more, may be produce by: (1) preparing an aqueous solution containing phosphate ion (PO | 12-31-2009 |
Yukimichi Kimura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20100214343 | PRINTER - An ink jet printer includes a platen including an attraction portion for attracting a sheet and a sheet support surface in which an collection opening for collecting ink discharged outside the sheet is formed, a negative pressure generation mechanism configured to be used in common to generate a negative pressure to be supplied to each of the attraction portion and the collection opening, a first duct configured to connect the negative pressure generation mechanism and the attraction portion, a second duct configured to connect the negative pressure generation mechanism and the collection opening, and an adjustment mechanism configured to ununiformly change a negative pressure to be supplied to the attraction portion through the first duct and a negative pressure to be supplied to the collection opening through the second duct. | 08-26-2010 |
20100214346 | INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink-jet recording apparatus includes a platen provided with a suction-collection section which sucks in and collects ink discharged deviating from an end portion of recording medium. The ink-jet recording apparatus includes a suction force generation unit for collecting ink configured to enable the suction collection section to generate a suction force, a collection flow path connecting the suction collection section to the suction force generation unit for collection, and a flow path control unit configured to vary an sectional area of the collection flow path. The sectional area of the collection flow path is varied according to an image forming time or a type of the recording medium. | 08-26-2010 |
20130083144 | INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink-jet recording apparatus includes a platen provided with a suction-collection section which sucks in and collects ink discharged deviating from an end portion of recording medium. The ink-jet recording apparatus includes a suction force generation unit for collecting ink configured to enable the suction collection section to generate a suction force, a collection flow path connecting the suction collection section to the suction force generation unit for collection, and a flow path control unit configured to vary an sectional area of the collection flow path. The sectional area of the collection flow path is varied according to an image forming time or a type of the recording medium. | 04-04-2013 |
20130135698 | READING APPARATUS AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A pressing unit configured to press a supporting surface for supporting a sheet, and a carriage configured to hold a sensor unit and to move on the pressing unit are integrated into one unit. There is provided a movement mechanism configured to move the unit between a first position in which the pressing unit presses the supporting surface during reading and a second position in which the pressing is released during movement of the sheet on the supporting surface. | 05-30-2013 |
Yumi Kimura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20100201746 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A print head is provided by which a temperature change depending on each region in the substrate can be suppressed. The print head has an ink chamber communicating with an ink supply port. Furthermore, the print head has: a plurality of nozzle groups each of which is formed as one unit by combining a plurality of: communication ports that are provided in the ink chamber and that communicate with the ink supply port; pressure chambers including heat generating elements, ink supply ports, and ejection ports. A plurality of nozzle groups are formed in the same substrate and form a plurality of nozzle group arrays that are formed by the nozzle groups and that extend in the same direction. The plurality of nozzle group arrays are formed to be offset from one another in the direction along which the nozzle group array extend. | 08-12-2010 |