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20090080033 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Disclosed is an image processing apparatus that receives image data scanned by first and second image scanning units and performs various image processing. The apparatus includes first and second blank-sheet detection units that detect whether the scanned image data represent a blank sheet. The image processing apparatus determines storage or deletion of the scanned image data based on detection results of the blank-sheet detection units. | 03-26-2009 |
20100165375 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus implements appropriate image processing on image data stored in a storage unit of the image processing apparatus easily and efficiently, and distributes the image data to an external apparatus. An image format conversion unit implements image processing such as resolution conversion processing, filter processing, γ correction processing, and halftone processing on image data stored in an HDD serving as an image data storage unit so that the image data conform to conditions, such as image quality and format, specified by an external client apparatus. The image-processed image data are then distributed to the external client apparatus. | 07-01-2010 |
20120062918 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus implements appropriate image processing on image data stored in a storage unit of the image processing apparatus easily and efficiently, and distributes the image data to an external apparatus. An image format conversion unit implements image processing such as resolution conversion processing, filter processing, γ correction processing, and halftone processing on image data stored in an HDD serving as an image data storage unit so that the image data conform to conditions, such as image quality and format, specified by an external client apparatus. The image-processed image data are then distributed to the external client apparatus. | 03-15-2012 |
20120327467 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR IMAGE PROCESSING CAPABLE OF ENHANCING USABILITY OF IMAGE DATA - An image processing apparatus includes a generator, a storage, an image data format converter, and a sender. The generator generates print image data for printing an image, based on image data sent from an external device. The storage stores the print image data. The image data format converter converts the print image data into image data in a format handled by an external device. The sender sends the converted image data via an IP (internet protocol) network to the external device. The image data format converter performs one of color space conversion, expansion, compression, resolution conversion, filtering, halftone processing, density gamma conversion, and noise removal in accordance with parameters determined based on at least one of property information of the print image data and property information requested by the external device. | 12-27-2012 |
20140320872 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus implements appropriate image processing on image data stored in a storage unit of the image processing apparatus easily and efficiently, and distributes the image data to an external apparatus. An image format conversion unit implements image processing such as resolution conversion processing, filter processing, γ correction processing, and halftone processing on image data stored in an HDD serving as an image data storage unit so that the image data conform to conditions, such as image quality and format, specified by an external client apparatus. The image-processed image data are then distributed to the external client apparatus. | 10-30-2014 |
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20090313137 | Trading System Based on Display of Information on Goods or Services - A trading system based on display of information, by which a customer may to access information on broad goods or services, and trade with a treating company directly or through an intermediate company, based on the information. The trading system based on display of information on a goods or services, includes providing a display shelf or display panel having divided areas and capable of displacing the divided areas in individual shops, stores, in each divided area, a document and/or an input recording medium for a computer according information on goods or services, and information for explaining a method for trading with treating companies of treating the goods or services, and attaching an identification display to individually identify each divided area, and a customer may acquire the information in a section selected through the identification display, and execute the trading method explained in the information. | 12-17-2009 |
20130159163 | SECURITIES TRADING SYSTEM AND DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a securities trading system comprises a plurality of order sharing devices and a plurality of ordering devices. The order sharing device sends each telegram to the ordering device of a master system and the order sharing device of a slave system. The order sharing device sends each of the telegrams to the ordering device of the slave system to switch from the slave system to the master system when a failure is detected in the ordering device of the master system. The ordering device calculates statistics from market information, and uses the statistics to judge whether to permit the placement of an order with the stock exchange apparatus in the case of the master system. | 06-20-2013 |
20130311352 | SECURITIES TRADING SIMULATION SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a market information simulator delivers a simulation time faster than a real time to a market simulator. The market information simulator delivers historical market information including the same time as the simulation time to an algorithm processor. The algorithm processor orders and determines the historical market information, and sends, to the market simulator, order information in which a time in the historical market information is added to order contents. The market simulator creates market board information from the historical market information. The market simulator determines the market board information and the order information by agreement. | 11-21-2013 |
20140180465 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A CUTTING PROCESS AUTOMATIC GENERATION TOOL OF CAM - In a conventional CAM apparatus, cutting regions and a tool axis angle by which the cutting time is minimized cannot be automatically set for a finish shape having a free formed surface shape. Accordingly, the CAM apparatus generates quadrangle-shaped patterns of cutting regions using coordinate data of a finish shape and an initial shape. Triangle-shaped cutting regions are generated for concave-convex faces of the finish shape. For cutting regions generated by subtraction by boolean operation with a subtract shape calculated by subtraction by boolean operation between the initial shape and the finish shape, the tool axis angle is set so that the tool does not interfere and the face is maximized. For other regions, the tool axis is set so as to satisfy a remainder standard and to minimize a tool path length. | 06-26-2014 |
20140188517 | MEDICAL INFORMATION TERMINAL - A medical information terminal for input and display of medical information of a patient comprises a position information obtaining unit that obtains position information of the medical information terminal, an information concealing level setting unit that sets an information concealing level for description contents of each item of the medical information, and an information concealing unit that determines an information display threshold value indicating a threshold value at which the description contents of each item are displayed according to the position information obtained by the position information obtaining unit and conceals the description contents of each item if the information concealing level of each item of the medical information is at the information display threshold value or more. | 07-03-2014 |
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20090207310 | VIDEO-PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM - A video-processing apparatus contains a region-setting-processing unit that sets a plurality of zoom regions each enlarging a part of an input video image and displaying the enlarged part of the input video image and creates viewpoint information indicating the set zoom regions. The input video image has a higher resolution than a display resolution. The video-processing apparatus also contains a video-data-extracting unit that extracts video data from video data of the input video image for every set zoom region, a video-data-converting unit that downconverts the extracted video data to video data of the display resolution, and an output unit that outputs the downconverted video data and the viewpoint information with the viewpoint information corresponding to the downconverted video data. | 08-20-2009 |
20120281927 | ENCODER, DECODER, ENCODER SYSTEM, DECODER SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION ADAPTER, ENCODING METHOD, DECODING METHOD, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An encoder includes: an image decomposition unit configured to input an image and decompose the input image into a first component capable of being used as a monitoring image and a second component other than the first component by frequency decomposition, the input image being restored by coupling the first component and the second component to each other; a first transmission unit configured to output the decomposed first component as a first-channel transmission image; a compression coding unit configured to compression-code the second component; and a second transmission unit configured to output the compression-coded second component as a second-channel transmission image | 11-08-2012 |
20120301036 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROCESSING IMAGE - An image processing apparatus includes a characteristic point extracting section and a signal processing section. The characteristic point extracting section is configured to analyze a frequency component of an inputted image and extracts a plurality of pixels characterizing the image as a plurality of characteristic points. The signal processing section is configured to perform signal processing for the plurality of extracted pixels corresponding to the respective characteristic points, produces an interpolated value based on a result of the signal processing, and rewrites a value of at least one pixel other than the characteristic points to the interpolated value. | 11-29-2012 |
20130028528 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, ENCODING DEVICE, DECODING DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - There is provided an image processing method includes: separating an image taken at a predetermined frame rate into a first frame and at least one second frame other than the first frame at intervals of 1/n, where n is an integer of 2 or larger; calculating a low-frequency-component difference between the separated at least one second frame and first frame; performing signal processing designated by a user on the first frame; decompressing, using a low-frequency component in the first frame being subjected to the signal processing and the low-frequency-component difference, a low-frequency component in the at least one second frame being approximately subjected to the signal processing; and decompressing, using the decompressed low-frequency component in the at least one second frame and a high-frequency component therein, the at least one second frame being approximately subjected to the signal processing. | 01-31-2013 |
20130224895 | CBD (CHEMICAL BATH DEPOSITION) FILM FORMATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING BUFFER LAYER - A support-heat unit that supports and heats a substrate from the back side of the substrate, a reaction bath having an opening for supplying a CBD reaction solution for forming a film onto a front surface of the substrate, which is supported by the support-heat unit, and a reaction bath forward-backward drive unit that can press the opening onto the front surface of the substrate by moving the reaction bath toward the front surface of the substrate, which is supported by the support-heat unit, and that can detach the opening from the front surface of the substrate by moving the reaction bath away from the front surface of the substrate are provided. | 08-29-2013 |
20140079328 | ENCODING APPARATUS, DECODING APPARATUS, AND SWITCHER APPARATUS - An encoding apparatus includes: an extraction unit to extract a boundary component from image data; a first frequency decomposition unit to perform frequency decomposition on the remaining image data to obtain a first low-frequency component and a first high-frequency component; a low-frequency signal processing unit to perform signal processing on the first low-frequency component; a high-frequency signal processing unit to perform signal processing on the first high-frequency component; a boundary component signal processing unit configured to perform signal processing on the extracted boundary component; a second frequency decomposition unit to perform frequency decomposition on the boundary component to obtain a second low-frequency component and a second high-frequency component; a coding unit to perform entropy coding on the first high-frequency component, the second low-frequency and high-frequency components; and a transmission unit to transmit the first low-frequency component, the coded second low-frequency component, and the coded first and second high-frequency components. | 03-20-2014 |
20140086504 | ENCODING APPARATUS, DECODING APPARATUS, AND SWITCH APPARATUS - Provided is an encoding apparatus including a frequency decomposition unit, a superimposition processing unit, and a transmission unit. The frequency decomposition unit is configured to frequency-decompose image data into a low-frequency-component: image and a plurality of high-frequency-component images. The superimposition processing unit is configured to superimpose the plurality of frequency-decomposed high-frequency-component images to generate a single superimposed high-frequency-component image. The transmission unit is configured to transmit the low-frequency-component image and the superimposed high-frequency-component image as compressed image data. | 03-27-2014 |
20140093182 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP CONTROL APPARATUS - Provided is an image pickup apparatus including: an image pickup unit configured to pick up an image; a frequency decomposition unit configured to frequency-decompose the picked-up image into one or more high-frequency images of high frequency components and a low-frequency image of a low frequency component; a first encoding unit configured to encode the high-frequency images to generate encoded high-frequency images; an image processing unit configured to subject the low-frequency image to image processing to generate an adjusted low-frequency image; a difference generation unit configured to generate difference information for the adjusted low-frequency image and the low-frequency image; a second encoding unit configured to encode the difference information to generate encoded difference information; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the encoded high-frequency images, the encoded difference information, and the adjusted low-frequency image. | 04-03-2014 |
20140119670 | ENCODING APPARATUS, DECODING APPARATUS, ENCODING METHOD, AND DECODING METHOD - An encoding apparatus includes: a base image generation unit to down-convert an input image at a predetermined first magnification to generate a base image; a first image component generation unit to generate first image component information, the first image component information being used to down-convert the input image at a predetermined second magnification different from the first magnification and being part of information used to restore the input image from the base image; a second image component generation unit to generate second image component information, the second image component information being used to down-convert the input image at a predetermined third magnification different from the first magnification and the second magnification and being used together with the first image component information to restore the input image from the base image; and an output unit to output the base image, the first image component information, and the second image component information. | 05-01-2014 |
20140333802 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit and a transmission unit. The imaging unit is configured to capture two images that are different from each other by a predetermined amount of an optical distance (focus) between an objective lens and an imaging device having a first resolution. The transmission unit is configured to transmit the captured images. | 11-13-2014 |
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20090052979 | BINDING DEVICE FOR FILES AND BINDERS - A binding device for files and binders in which rings to be inserted into binding holes of an object to be bound are openably and closeably secured to a base plate so as to be opened and closed by an opening-closing mechanism including a rotationally movable lever. In the binding device, a first ring member and a second ring member are configured such that they are interlocked with the opening-closing mechanism including the lever so as to be opened and closed about respective pivot portions and provided in the lower end thereof by rotationally moving the lever. In addition, the first ring member and the second ring member are secured in an opened state when opened, and the lever is secured such that the first ring member and the second ring member are maintained in the opened state. | 02-26-2009 |
20090053012 | BINDING DEVICE FOR FILES AND BINDERS - A binding device for files and binders includes rings to be inserted into binding holes of an object to be bound which are openably and closeably secured to a base plate so as to be opened and closed by an opening-closing mechanism including a rotationally movable lever. In the binding device, a first ring member and a second ring member defining the binding rings are configured such that they are interlocked with the opening-closing mechanism including the lever so as to be opened and closed about respective pivot portions provided in the lower end thereof by rotationally moving the lever. The base plate is provided with a lever shaft receiver for pivotally supporting the lever of the opening-closing mechanism, and the lever shaft receiver is formed by punching the base plate and bending the punched portion upwardly. | 02-26-2009 |
20090067914 | BINDING DEVICE - A binding device having a binding member that operates at a binding position of objects to be bound has a structure with which the bound objects do not readily come off. The binding device includes a board having a bearing plate. A spring member and an operation lever are attached to a shaft inserted in the bearing plate and a turned-up part. Protruding pieces of a binding member are inserted in through holes of turned-up parts formed in the board. One end of the spring member is secured to the operation lever, and the other end is fitted in a through hole of a turned portion at the distal end of the binding member. By closing the operation lever, the binding member rotates around a line connecting the protruding pieces at both ends, thereby pressing down sheets of paper placed on the board with a pressing portion. At this time, the other end of the spring member presses the turned portion, thereby biasing the pressing portion. | 03-12-2009 |
20090169288 | FILE - A binding device of a file is attached to a cover configured to be bendable at the central portion in the width direction of a spine. The binding device includes a synthetic resin first main body and a synthetic resin second main body which are arranged to be openable and closable. A synthetic resin locking member having two hook portions is integrally provided with the first main body, and a metal first prong member is mounted to the first main body. A metal second prong member is mounted to the second main body. Furthermore, a synthetic resin lever member is slidably provided in the second main body. | 07-02-2009 |