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20080291476 | COLOR SIGNAL CONVERSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING MAPPING PARAMETERS - A color signal conversion apparatus for converting a color signal of an input gamut to a color signal of an output gamut is provided. First, a target gamut for gamut mapping carried out on the input gamut is set, after which an evaluation function is determined for evaluating the difference between the target gamut and the results of gamut mapping performed on the input gamut using initialized mapping parameters. Then, the mapping parameters are determined based on the evaluation function so that the difference is minimum. The color signal of the input gamut is then mapped to the output gamut based on the determined mapping parameters and constraining conditions. This makes it possible to achieve favorable gamut mapping based on optimal mapping parameters that have been determined automatically. | 11-27-2008 |
20090060538 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus which forms an electrostatic latent image on a photosensitive drum, serving as an image carrier, develops the image using toners of a plurality of colors, and transfers a toner image onto a printing medium in accordance with an electrophotographic process. A toner consumption amount detection unit detects the toner consumption amount of each of the toners of the plurality of colors, a decision unit decides a color to be calibrated, based on the detected toner consumption amount of each color, a patch sensor detects the density of a patch of the decided color by generating the patch at a predetermined position on the photosensitive drum serving as an image carrier, and an adjustment unit adjusts the printing density of the color decided by the decision unit, based on the detected patch density. | 03-05-2009 |
20090185199 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus is provided for performing image formation by developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an image bearing member using a recording material. The apparatus includes an input unit configured to input a color image to be formed, a specifying unit configured to specify an important color of the input color image, and a patch setting unit configured to set a patch on the basis of the important color. The apparatus also includes a calorimetric measurement unit configured to calorimetrically measure a developed patch obtained by developing an electrostatic latent image of the patch formed on the image bearing member, and a calibration unit configured to perform calibration on the basis of the calorimetric value obtained by the calorimetric measurement unit. | 07-23-2009 |
20090220261 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image forming apparatus is provided that uses a table generated in advance to correct a gradation characteristic of an image to be formed when carrying out image forming using an image carrier. A patch is formed in an area where an image is not formed on the image carrier. A density of the patch formed on the image carrier is measured. The table is modified based on the density of the patch that has been measured. The patch is formed concurrent with image forming to the image carrier. | 09-03-2009 |
20100026904 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - A moving area detecting circuit detects a moving area of image information S(i- | 02-04-2010 |
20110141367 | MOVING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM THEREOF - A moving image processing apparatus includes a brightness information acquisition unit configured to acquire, from an input video signal, brightness information indicating brightness of the video signal, an illumination information acquisition unit configured to acquire illumination information about an environment of the moving image processing apparatus, an adaptation coefficient calculation unit configured to calculate an adaptation coefficient for an observer based on brightness when the brightness indicated by the brightness information is less than a first threshold and the brightness indicated by the illumination information is less than a second threshold, a correction coefficient calculation unit configured to calculate a correction coefficient to be used for image correction of the video signal based on the adaptation coefficient calculated by the adaptation coefficient calculation unit, and an image correction unit configured to perform image correction on the video signal using the correction coefficient calculated by the correction coefficient calculation unit. | 06-16-2011 |
20120275801 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus which forms an electrostatic latent image on a photosensitive drum, serving as an image carrier, develops the image using toners of a plurality of colors, and transfers a toner image onto a printing medium in accordance with an electrophotographic process. A toner consumption amount detection unit detects the toner consumption amount of each of the toners of the plurality of colors, a decision unit decides upon a color to form a patch, based on input image data and the detected toner consumption amount of each color, a patch sensor detects the density of a patch of the decided color by generating the patch at a predetermined position on the photosensitive drum serving as an image carrier outside an area to form a color image, and an adjustment unit adjusts the printing density based on the detected patch density. | 11-01-2012 |
20130083169 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - Information for a camera unit not used for a stereoscopic view in the case of a display method having parallax only in a horizontal direction is used to thereby generate a multi-viewpoint image subjected to an image processing. Step S | 04-04-2013 |
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20090264198 | 3D GAME DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY METHOD, AND DISPLAY PROGRAM - A 3D game display system includes a 3D configuration unit for virtually configuring a 3D space and controlling an object coordinate, a window control unit for controlling displayed windows, a 2D configuration unit for causing a window to two-dimensionally display a 3D space according to the field-of-view range based on the window type, area and shape, a GUI control unit arranged in the window and controlling a GUI for performing display and operations concerning the game, an input interface for performing operations on the windows and the GUI, and an expansion/contraction control unit for changing the area or the shape of the windows according to the operations of the input interface. This enables the display of diversified game contents using multi-windows in a 3D game and maintains a balance between the display of the game content itself and the GUI while maintaining the GUI operability. | 10-22-2009 |
20100069153 | GAME DEVICE, INPUT METHOD AND INPUT PROGRAM FOR GAME DEVICE | 03-18-2010 |
20100130274 | SCREEN OPERATION SYSTEM, SCREEN OPERATION METHOD, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING NETWORK SERVICE - Provided is a screen operation method for operating a character in a virtually 3-dimensional space displayed on a 2-dimensional screen. The method includes: inputting a movement command for an object by an input device; displaying on a movement amount display unit, a change of an object movement amount in accordance with the movement command; displaying accumulated effect by the object movement on an accumulated effect display unit; and executing the next event process in the virtually 3-dimensional space by an event generation unit when the accumulated effect has reached a predetermined value. Thus, it is possible to provide GUI exhibiting higher reality in an operation of a simulation game and the like and provide a new business of an online game in which a virtual game world is linked with a real service. | 05-27-2010 |
20100203969 | GAME DEVICE, GAME PROGRAM AND GAME OBJECT OPERATION METHOD - [Problems to be Solved] In a game where a user's operation is input to an object such as a player or a ball in a golf game or the like by using a controller with a built-in acceleration sensor to proceed the game, it is possible to input such a value at timing as the user intends without losing a realistic operation. | 08-12-2010 |
20100285876 | GAME DEVICE, OBJECT DISPLAY METHOD IN GAME DEVICE, AND DISPLAY PROGRAM - A game device includes: a plurality of displays | 11-11-2010 |
20110122083 | INFORMATION TERMINAL - In information terminals, such as the cellular phone, the user interface for being adapted to enough in multi-functionalization is provided. The portable communication terminal with the touch panel on the surface of body, a display information generating section which generates the display information displayed on the touch panel, a manipulation position detector which detects the coordinate point specified on the touch panel, wherein the display information generating section divides the touch panel into a plurality of display ranges, and changes the ratio of a plurality of display ranges depending on the relative position detected by the manipulation position detector. | 05-26-2011 |
20110172017 | GAME MACHINE, GAME PROGRAM, AND GAME MACHINE CONTROL METHOD - [Problems] To provide a game machine comprising a controller including an acceleration sensor therein, personifiable and treatable as a mascot by using an information output function and expressiveness, and exhibiting an improved capability of entertaining the user gaming. | 07-14-2011 |
20130217452 | GAME SYSTEM, GAME CONTROL METHOD, GAME DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An exemplary embodiment sets the game background image with surface objects (bricks, coins, item closed box baffles, monsters, and the like) arranged therein in the middle of the tennis court within a virtual space for executing a tennis game containing the motion of hitting the tennis ball according to an operation by the player, and scrolls the surface objects arranged in the game background image. Then, there is provided an effect corresponding to the type of the surface object (benefit object, the hit map switching object, scoring object, or the like) arranged in a position of the game background image, where the tennis ball shot in response to a player-operation has reached. | 08-22-2013 |
20130217502 | GAME SYSTEM, GAME CONTROL METHOD, PORTABLE GAME DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An example game device automatically receives character data from another game device positioned nearby through wireless communication, and generates an other-player character based on the character data. Further, a game is executed with the other-player character which is automatically controlled and a player character. Acquisition information is generated which enables the other game device to acquire points according to a result of the game. After the acquisition information is generated, the wireless communication is automatically conducted with the other game device to transmit the acquisition information to the other portable game device. | 08-22-2013 |
20140171193 | GAME SYSTEM, COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN GAME PROGRAM, GAME PROCESS CONTROL METHOD, AND GAME APPARATUS - A first input image is displayed in a predetermined area on a touch screen, and a second input image in which images in a plurality of areas are drawn so as to be distinguishable from each other by a player is displayed in accordance with a touch input on the first input image instead of the first input image. It is determined whether a touch input has been performed on any of the images in the plurality of areas of the second input image, and a process is performed in accordance with the touched image in the area. Then, a predetermined object is controlled on the basis of a timing of the touch input on the second input image and a result of the process corresponding to the touched image in area. | 06-19-2014 |
20150319266 | COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - After presentation target information for presenting information of a predetermined content to a user has been newly received from a predetermined server, a first notification that urges the user to check the newly-arrived presentation target information is displayed. Thereafter, while the presentation target information has not yet been checked, a second notification that urges the user to check the unchecked presentation target information is displayed periodically or according to a predetermined time schedule. The presentation target information is displayed when an operation to check the presentation target information is performed to the first notification or the second notification has been performed. | 11-05-2015 |
20160101354 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An example system includes a server and multiple information processing apparatuses. The server includes a competition request acceptance unit accepting a competition request from the information processing apparatus, and an opponent decision unit deciding an opponent of a user concerning the request accepted by the competition request acceptance unit. The information processing system includes a history storage unit storing competition history information for a user in a tournament, an exchange processing unit performing processing of exchanging at least a part of the competition history information between competing users, based on the decision made by the opponent decision unit, and a competition processing unit performing processing concerning a competition between the users. The opponent decision unit decides an opponent based on at least a part of competition history information stored in the history storage unit. | 04-14-2016 |
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20100178988 | GAME APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING GAME PROGRAM - Provided is a game apparatus performing game processing using acceleration data outputted from an acceleration sensor that detects acceleration in directions of at least two axes with respect to an input device. Range setting means sets, for determining first acceleration relating to at least one axis among the at least two axes, a plurality of determination ranges for the first acceleration. Range control means changes, by using the acceleration data, at least one of the determination ranges according to second acceleration relating to at least one axis among the at least two axes, the at least one axis including at least a different axis from the at least one axis relating to the first acceleration. Determination means determines which determination range includes the first acceleration indicated by the acceleration data. Came processing means performs game processing according to a determination result provided by the determination means. | 07-15-2010 |
20110199511 | IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHING SYSTEM AND IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD - Provided is an information processing terminal provided with an imaging function of photographing an image. In the information processing terminal, based on positional information, time information and photographed contents, an image file is automatically classified, and burden on a user in image file management is reduced. An image photographing system is provided with: an imaging section which photographs an image; a photographing mode setting section which sets photographing mode of photographing to be performed by the imaging section; a photographing status information acquiring section which acquires, as photographing status information, positional information indicating the position of the terminal, and current time information at the time of photographing; an additional information processing section, which adds photographing mode setting set at the time of photographing the image data and the photographing status information, as attribute information relating to the contents of each image data, to the image data photographed by the imaging section; an image data storage section which stores image data with the attribute information added by the additional information processing section; and a display control section which, corresponding to the attribute information of each image, searches and displays the image data stored in the image data storage section. | 08-18-2011 |
20110200980 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE OPERATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD - Provided is an information processing device operation control system which records an operation history of a function module; analyzes the operation history; extracts a reserved function module; references tutorial information according to the extracted reserved function module; acquires a tutorial of the reserved function module; adds to schedule information, the type of the plan content based on the position information, the time information, and the use example contained in the tutorial information, as a user plan; and reports the use example of a plurality of function modules according to the schedule information, so as to start a tutorial. | 08-18-2011 |
20120231853 | INFORMATION TERMINAL AND INPUT CONTROL PROGRAM - In an information terminal such as a mobile phone, a movement function of a display screen is controlled in response to a type of user operation to prevent erroneous selection of selectable items and improve operability. The terminal is provided with a touch panel ( | 09-13-2012 |
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20130194823 | BACKLIGHT UNIT - A backlight unit includes a light source capable of emitting light, and a light guide plate including a peripheral surface on which the light from the light source is incident, a main surface provided to be connected with the peripheral surface, and a main surface facing the main surface with the peripheral surface interposed therebetween, the light guide plate including a reflection surface capable of reflecting the light that has entered from the peripheral surface toward the main surface, and a lens formed on the main surface capable of condensing the light reflected by the reflection surface and emitting the light to outside. | 08-01-2013 |
20140133181 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - This illumination device ( | 05-15-2014 |
20140146562 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A backlight unit comprises a light source, a light guide plate and a frame. The light guide plate comprises a light guide and a low-refractive-index layer. The refractive index of the low-refractive-index layer is less than the refractive index of the light guide. A plurality of prisms for gradually reducing the angle of incidence of light coming from the light source with respect to the rear surface of the light guide are provided to the front surface or rear surface of the light guide. A plurality of prisms for totally reflecting forward the light coming from the light source are provided to the rear surface of the light guide plate. The frame comprises walls for surrounding the light source and the light guide plate. The width of the upper side of the walls and the width of the lower side thereof are substantially equal. | 05-29-2014 |
20150131309 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided are an illumination device capable of improving the uniformity in brightness of the illumination light, and a display device using the same. An illumination device is provided with: a plurality of light sources arranged in a row in one direction; and a light guide plate which has, along a side edge face, a light receiving face facing the light source, guides light entering through the light receiving face, and outputs illumination light from a light emitting surface disposed on the front surface; the light guide plate having a plurality of prisms and a plurality of prisms provided in an indented manner on the front or rear surface and arranged in a row along the longitudinal direction of the light receiving face; the prisms being formed spanning between the light receiving face and the opposing face opposite the light receiving face; and the prisms being formed, between adjacent prisms, deeper than the prisms within a predetermined range in the vicinity of the light receiving face. | 05-14-2015 |
20150138487 | OPTICAL MEMBER, ILLUMINATION DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An optical sheet (optical member) includes: a sheet-shaped base material | 05-21-2015 |
20160054507 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A backlight unit includes LEDs, a light guide plate, a lenticular lens portion, a first prism sheet, and a second prism sheet. The lenticular lens portion includes cylindrical lenses that extend along a first direction and arranged parallel to one another along a second direction. The first prism sheet is disposed on a front side of the lenticular lens portion and includes first unit prisms arranged parallel to one another along the second direction and each extending along the first direction and having a triangular cross section. The second prism sheet is disposed between the lenticular lens portion and the first prism sheet. The second prism sheet includes second unit prisms arranged parallel to one another along the second direction and each extending along the first direction, having a triangular cross section, and having a vertex angle larger than a vertex angle of each first unit prism. | 02-25-2016 |
20160054508 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A backlight unit includes LEDs, a light guide plate, a reflection sheet, a prism sheet, and an anisotropic reflection portion. The light guide plate includes a light entrance surface opposed to the LEDs and light exit surface. The reflection sheet includes a reflection surface opposed to an opposite plate surface of the light guide plate opposite from the light exit surface. The prism sheet is formed on a side of the light guide plate opposite from a side on which the reflection sheet is disposed. The prism sheet includes unit prisms that extend along a first direction and are arranged parallel to one another along a second direction. The anisotropic reflection portion includes unit reflectors disposed on the reflection surface of the reflection sheet. The unit reflectors extend along the first direction and are arranged parallel to one another along the second direction. | 02-25-2016 |