Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080266319 | Video processing apparatus and method - A video processing apparatus stores video data in a memory, detects, from the video data, (a) a first display region of a first image object displayed for a first predetermined period of time or longer, (b) a first display interval indicating the start to end video frames in which the first image object is displayed, (c) a second display region of a second image object displayed within a predetermined range with reference to the first display region of the first image object, and (d) one or more second display intervals each indicating the start to end video frames in which the second image object is displayed, each second display interval being shorter than the first display interval, and generates a support data items used in at least one of a playback process, edit process, and search process of the video data, based on each second display interval. | 10-30-2008 |
20090052746 | APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING PICTURES - When groups of coordinates of face areas respectively contained in mutually different frames are within a predetermined error range, a face attribute assigning unit assigns mutually the same face attribute value to each of the face areas. In the case where a difference in the feature amounts between the frames is within a predetermined error range, a similar shot detecting unit detects that the shots from which the frames have respectively been extracted are similar shots to each of which mutually the same shot attribute value is assigned. In the case where it is judged that face areas that respectively appear in the frames contained in the similar shots and to which mutually different face attribute values have respectively been assigned represent the face of mutually the same person, the face attribute re-assigning unit assigns mutually the same face attribute value to each of the face areas. | 02-26-2009 |
20090052783 | SIMILAR SHOT DETECTING APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND SIMILAR SHOT DETECTING METHOD - If a difference between feature values of frames from different shots is within a predetermined error range, one or more target frames are selected from each of the shots. Based on face areas in the selected target frames, the feature values of the target frames are calculated. If a difference between the feature values of the target frames is within a predetermined error range, these shots, from which these similar frames are originally retrieved, are assigned with the same shot attribute and set to be similar shots. | 02-26-2009 |
20090104627 | METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY - A novel modified polysaccharide, a solid phase to which the polysaccharide is adhered, methods for detecting N-deacetylase activity, N-sulfotransferase activity and N-deacetylase/N-sulfotransferase activity in a sample which utilizes said solid phase, and detection kits thereof. | 04-23-2009 |
20090280502 | ANTI-2-O-DESULFATED ACHARAN SULFATE ANTIBODY AND ITS APPLICATION - An antibody that reacts with 2-O-desulfated acharan sulfate, a hybridoma that produces the antibody, a detection method and a detection kit to which the antibody is applied are disclosed. The antibody that reacts with 2-O-desulfated acharan sulfate can be produced by immunizing a mammal using as an antigen a substance obtained by chemically bonding a protein to 2-O-desulfated acharan sulfate. | 11-12-2009 |
20100017406 | DOCUMENT PROCESSING DEVICE AND PROGRAM - A switching information acquiring unit | 01-21-2010 |
20100054691 | Video processing apparatus and video processing method - A video processing apparatus calculates displayed time of two input segments having a telop area in a video on the basis of a time displayed area, determines whether or not the two input segments are a series of scene segments on the basis of the two displayed times, and outputs the two input segments determined as the series of scene segments as an output segment. | 03-04-2010 |
20100079673 | Video processing apparatus and method thereof - A video processing apparatus according to the invention detects telops displayed in an entered video, selects specific telops which satisfy arbitrary conditions from among the telops, acquires a plurality of specific telops within an arbitrary time range as one group from among the plurality of specific telops, coordinates two of the specific telops from the group, and extracts a specific segment interposed between the two of the specific telops. | 04-01-2010 |
20100272365 | PICTURE PROCESSING METHOD AND PICTURE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Shot groups that include face areas and satisfy a predetermined criterion are selected out of shot groups that are sets of similar shots. Face areas included in the same shot group are classified according to features. A classified face area group included in the same shot group is presumed to be that of the same person and selected as the face area group of a main character. Consequently, the main character is selected by combining similarity of shots forming a picture and face area detection. Therefore, even in a picture including a character whose face cannot be detected in a part of shot sections, it is possible to order and select characters and select a face of a main character more conforming to actual program contents in a television program than that in the related art. | 10-28-2010 |
20110097121 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EQUIPPED THEREWITH - A fixing device fixing a toner image on a recording material, includes: a first blowing section that blows air against a leading edge of the recording material that has passed through a nip portion formed by a heated fixing member and a pressing member kept in pressure contact with the fixing member, and a second blowing section that blows air against the recording material that has passed through the nip portion, wherein an air speed of air blown out from a first blowing outlet is higher than that of air blown out from a second blowing outlet, wherein an air flow amount from the first blowing outlet is less than that from the second blowing outlet, and wherein the first and second blowing outlets are arranged at the same position in a direction in parallel with a rotational axis of the fixing member. | 04-28-2011 |
20120067990 | Grinding type vertical grain milling machine - A grinding type vertical grain milling machine is capable of shortening a dimension of a machine body in the vertical direction and removing bran by evenly suctioning an entire bran removing chamber. The grinding type vertical grain milling machine includes a bran removing metallic mesh cylinder with a main shaft, an integral grinding type grain milling roll body, a bran removing chamber, and a bran discharge pipe that discharges bran to the outside of the machine. A fan-pulley is provided between the bran removing chamber and the bran discharge pipe. The fan-pulley rotationally drives the main shaft to which the grinding type grain milling roll is axially attached and generates a bran removing wind to convey bran produced by the grain milling action of the grinding type grain milling roll from the bran removing chamber toward the bran discharge pipe. | 03-22-2012 |
20120076357 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a video processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a first extraction unit, a generation unit, a second extraction unit, a computation unit and a selection unit. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire video streams. A first extraction unit is configured to analyze at least one of the moving pictures and the sounds for each video stream and to extract feature values. A generation unit is configured to generate segments by dividing each video stream, and to generate associated segment groups. A second extraction unit is configured to extract the associated segment groups that number of associated segments is greater than or equal to threshold as common video segment groups. A computation unit is configured to compute summarization score. A selection unit is configured to select segments used for a summarized video as summarization segments from the common video segment groups based on the summarization score. | 03-29-2012 |
20120213533 | FUSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a fusing apparatus including: a fusing section including a nipping section which conveys a recording medium while applying pressure and heat to the recording medium; an injecting section which is provided on a downstream side of a conveying direction of the recording medium with respect to the nipping section and which injects gas between a recording medium conveyed by the nipping section and attached to the fusing section and the fusing section; a detecting section which detects jamming of the recording medium in a conveying path of the recording medium; and a separating section which separates the injecting section from the fusing section when jamming of the recording medium is detected by the detecting section. | 08-23-2012 |
20130101324 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - The image forming apparatus includes a fixing-side member that comes into contact with an image-formation side of a sheet having a toner image formed thereon by an image forming section; a reverse-side supporting member that comes into contact with a reverse side of the sheet by being pressed toward the fixing-side member; a heat source that supplies heat to the sheet via the fixing-side member; an air separation section that discharges compressed air supplied by an air supply source, to a surface of the fixing-side member to separate the sheet from the fixing-side member; and a control section that controls a pressure accumulation operation in the air supply source. Moreover, the control section disables the pressure accumulation operation in the air supply source in a time period when an image forming process is not performed in the image forming section. | 04-25-2013 |
20130251341 | MOTION PICTURE PLAYING METHOD, MOTION PICTURE PLAYING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM - There is provided a motion picture playing method for playing a motion picture image on a display unit, and the motion picture playing method includes a motion picture image-obtaining step for obtaining the motion picture image, a character string-obtaining step for obtaining a character string scrolled and displayed in a predetermined direction overlaid on the motion picture image obtained in the motion picture image-obtaining step, and a control step for controlling a display mode for scrolling and displaying the character string based on a length of the character string in the predetermined direction obtained in the character string-obtaining step, and a playing time of the motion picture image obtained in the motion picture image-obtaining step. | 09-26-2013 |
20140062984 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes an array substrate, a counter-substrate, a liquid crystal layer and a signal line driver. The array substrate includes a signal line, a pixel electrode, and a thin-film transistor. The counter-substrate includes a common electrode. The signal line driver is configured to deliver video signals of a positive polarity and a negative polarity to the signal line and execute HV reverse driving. The signal line driver is configured to deliver, prior to delivering the video signals to the signal line, a precharge signal to the signal line in every 1 horizontal scanning period. | 03-06-2014 |
20140152573 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING THE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - One embodiment provides an information processing apparatus including: a display device; a display device; a touch panel provided on a front surface of the display device, the touch panel including a first changeover unit; and mechanical keys arranged in a rear surface of the display device. The information processing apparatus includes a memory, a determination module and a controller. The memory stores plural designation information each corresponding to a designation of functions to the mechanical keys. The determination module determines whether the first changeover unit is selected through the touch panel or not. And, the controller determines one of the plural designation information in accordance with a determination result by the determination module, and changes the designation of functions to the mechanical keys based on the determined designation information. | 06-05-2014 |
20140157399 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AUTHENTICATION METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND AUTHENTICATION PROGRAM FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - One embodiment provides an information processing apparatus equipped with a housing having a first surface and a second surface opposite thereto and with a touch screen provided on the first surface of the housing. The information processing apparatus has a first operation receiver and an authentication processor. The first operation receiver is provided on the second surface of the housing. And, the authentication processor performs an authentication process based on operation of the first operation receiver. | 06-05-2014 |
20140174302 | GRINDING TYPE VERTICAL GRAIN POLISHING MACHINE - A bran removing wire-mesh tube includes: bran removing wire-mesh tube parts | 06-26-2014 |
20140181183 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, WIRELESS TERMINAL, LAUNCHING METHOD OF PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING THEREOF - The present invention provides an information processing system including a portable information terminal having a plurality of functions and a wireless terminal which wirelessly communicates with the portable information terminal. The wireless terminal includes an acquisition unit for acquiring function information indicating a plurality of programs contained in the portable information terminal from the portable information terminal and a launch instruction unit for, in response to selection of a program of a plurality of programs indicated by the function information acquired by the acquisition unit, transmitting to the portable information terminal a launch instruction signal for instructing to launch the selected program. The portable information terminal includes a processing unit for starting execution of a program whose launch is instructed by the launch instruction signal following reception of the launch instruction signal from the wireless terminal. | 06-26-2014 |