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20100220194 | Image processing device, image processing system, camera device, image processing method, and program - An image processing device includes: a detecting section configured to detect a plurality of objects by type from one input image; a generating section configured to generate image data on each of the objects detected by the detecting section as images of respective different picture frames by types of the objects; and a processing section configured to subject the images of the different picture frames, the images of the different picture frames being generated by the generating section, to processing according to one of a setting and a request. | 09-02-2010 |
20110317756 | Coding device, imaging device, coding transmission system, and coding method - A coding device includes: an obtaining section configured to obtain moving image data including a plurality of pieces of image data reproducible at a predetermined rate; a determining section configured to determine whether coding of each piece of the image data of the moving image data obtained by the obtaining section is necessary, and output an indicating signal indicating image data set as a coding object or image data not set as a coding object; and a coding performing section configured to be supplied with the indicating signal, and code the plurality of pieces of image data obtained by the obtaining section while discretely reducing the image data according to determination of the determining section. | 12-29-2011 |
20110317765 | Encoding apparatus, electronic device, imaging apparatus, and imaging system - Disclosed herein is an encoding apparatus including: an encoding execution block configured to encode moving image data in accordance with setting; and a setting block configured to make setting for the encoding execution block to execute the encoding. If an image of the moving image data is darker than usual, the setting block makes the setting so as to decrease a code amount of the darker image of the moving image data, and the encoding execution block encodes the darker image of the moving image data in accordance with the setting for decreasing the code amount of the darker image. | 12-29-2011 |
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20110072423 | FIRMWARE UPDATE APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - In a firmware update apparatus, a reference device specification part specifies one of a plurality of audio processing devices as a reference device. A version number acquisition part acquires version numbers of firmwares stored in the audio processing devices. A matching table storage stores a matching table defining a combination of compatible version numbers of firmwares from among combinations of version numbers of firmwares. An incompatible device display part performs display for specifying an audio processing device that stores a firmware that does not satisfy compatibility defined in the matching table with a firmware stored in the reference device. An update target type selection part specifies a firmware update target device type from among a plurality of device types. A firmware update instruction part transmits an update command instructing update of the firmware to one or more of audio processing devices belonging to the firmware update target device type selected by the update target type selection part. | 03-24-2011 |
20110075849 | Network System - A connecting node in a first sub-network system reserves a transmission channel in a connecting network, reads waveform data having a designated signal name from a TL frame in the first sub-network system, and writes the read waveform data into the reserved transmission channel in a TL frame in the connecting network, and a connecting node in a second sub-network system reserves a transmission channel in the second sub-network system, reads the waveform data having the designated signal name from the TL frame in the connecting network, and writes the read waveform data into the reserved transmission channel in a TL frame in the second sub-network system. | 03-31-2011 |
20110083178 | CONTROLLING ACTIVATION OF AN APPLICATION PROGRAM IN AN AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM - User operates a selection switch to instruct temporary activation of an application. For the application of which the temporary activation has been instructed, a CPU of a console allocates resources necessary for signal processing by a DSP of an engine and for a parameter editing function of the console. In the DSP, a bypass parameter is set to ON. Thus, there is provided a state capable of accepting various parameter setting operation related to the application, but the signal processing based on the application program is prevented from being started in a substantive manner. In response to a full activation instruction of an application via a full activation instruction switch, the bypass parameter is set to OFF, so that audio signal processing based on the application can be started. In this way, preparatory work for setting parameters related to the application can be performed efficiently. | 04-07-2011 |
20130010647 | Audio Network System and Display Method - In a top row on an audio network view screen, device images corresponding to devices composing a basic network are displayed in such a manner as to be arranged in a horizontal direction according to a connection order along with connection cable images indicative of connections between the device images according to connections between devices in the network. In display rows subsequent under the top row, other device images corresponding to devices composing another network which is connected to a connection node in the basic network with a full bridge are displayed in such a manner as to be arranged in the horizontal direction in a connection order along with connection cable images indicative of connections between the device images according to connections in the other network. As for a network connected to the basic network with a partial bridge setting, a partial bridge image is displayed in a display rows. | 01-10-2013 |
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20130242102 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND METHOD OF DETECTING VEHICLE ADJACENT THERETO - A driving assistance device includes a camera, a moving object detector, a candidate reflection region detector, a predetermined position brightness detector and a cause determiner. The moving object detector and the candidate reflection region detector sets a detection region for detecting, from image data captured by the camera, existence of an adjacent vehicle in an adjacent lane. The predetermined position brightness detector detects a candidate light projecting object which projects light with brightness equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value. The cause determiner determines whether or not there exists a candidate light projecting object which indicates existence of the adjacent vehicle in the detection region. | 09-19-2013 |
20130322688 | PERIODIC STATIONARY OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEM AND PERIODIC STATIONARY OBJECT DETECTION METHOD - A periodic stationary object detection system extracts a feature point of a three-dimensional object from image data on a predetermined region of a bird's eye view image for each of multiple sub regions included in the predetermined region, calculates waveform data corresponding to a distribution of the feature points in the predetermined region on the bird's eye view image, and judges whether or not the three-dimensional object having the extracted feature point is a periodic stationary object candidate on the basis of whether or not peak information of the waveform data is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold value. | 12-05-2013 |
20140146176 | MOVING BODY DETECTION DEVICE AND MOVING BODY DETECTION METHOD - A moving-body-detecting device is provided with an image capture unit, an image conversion unit, a three-dimensional-object-detecting unit, a turn detecting unit, and a control unit. The image capture unit captures images of the rear side of a vehicle. The image conversion unit performs viewpoint conversion of the captured images into bird's-eye view images. The three-dimensional-object-detecting unit generates differential waveform information based on a differential image of bird's-eye view images taken as different points in time, and detects three-dimensional objects based on the differential waveform information. The control unit suppresses detection of the three-dimensional object based on the differential waveform information, in cases in which turning of the vehicle has been detected as compared with cases in which the vehicle is not turning. | 05-29-2014 |
20140147007 | OBJECT DETECTOR AND OBJECT DETECTION METHOD - A solid object detection device detects solid objects in the periphery of a vehicle. A camera captures images including detection regions set in adjacent traffic lanes to the rear of the vehicle. A solid object assessment unit assesses whether or not a solid object is present in the detection regions. A lateral position detection unit detects a distance between the vehicle position and a dividing line that divides traffic lanes. A region setting unit enlarges the detection region on the side of the dividing line by a greater amount correspondingly with respect to an increase in the distance to the dividing line. A traffic lane change detection unit detects a traffic lane change made by the vehicle. Upon detecting a traffic lane change by the vehicle, a smaller enlarged amount is used when enlarging the size of the predetermined region outward in the vehicle-width direction. | 05-29-2014 |
20140168440 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE - A three-dimensional object detection device basically includes a three-dimensional object detection unit, a natural object assessment unit and a control unit. The three-dimensional object detection unit detects three-dimensional objects based on image information of a rear of a vehicle from a camera. The natural object assessment unit assesses that a detected three-dimensional object is a natural object, such as a plant or snow, based on an irregularity evaluation value calculated based on a first pixel number of first pixels representing a first predetermined differential in the differential image containing the detected three-dimensional object and a second pixel number of second pixels corresponding to the three-dimensional object and representing a second predetermined differential greater than the first predetermined differential. | 06-19-2014 |
20140169630 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD - A driving assistance device is provided with a turning state detection unit, an imaging unit, a solid object detection unit and a detection region modification unit. When the turning state detection unit detects that a host vehicle is in a turning state, the detection region modification unit alters a position of a detection region with respect to the host vehicle, or alters a shape or an area of the detection region based on the turning state of the host vehicle. For example, the detection region modification unit sets a shorter region length of the detection region as the turning radius of the host vehicle becomes smaller. Hereby, the region closest to the host vehicle is set, to a limited extent, as the detection regions. | 06-19-2014 |
20140363050 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE - A three-dimensional object detection device includes an image capturing unit, an image conversion unit, a three-dimensional object detection unit, a light source detection unit a degree-of-certainty assessment unit and a control unit. The degree-of-certainty assessment unit assesses a degree of certainty that a light source is headlights of another vehicle in two lanes over. The control unit sets a threshold value so that the three-dimensional object is more difficult to detect in a forward area of a line connecting the light source and the image capturing unit in the detection frame when the degree of certainty is at a predetermined value or higher, and sets a threshold value so that the three-dimensional object is more difficult to detect in progression from a center side toward front or rear ends of the detection frame when the degree of certainty is less than a predetermined value. | 12-11-2014 |
20150016681 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE - A three-dimensional object detection device includes an image capturing unit, an image conversion unit, a three-dimensional object detection unit, a movement speed calculation unit, a three-dimensional object assessment unit, a non-detection-object assessment unit and a control unit. The image conversion unit converts a viewpoint of the images to create bird's-eye view images. The three-dimensional object detection unit detects a presence of a three-dimensional object within the predetermined detection area based on difference waveform information. The movement speed calculation unit calculates a movement speed of the three-dimensional object. The non-detection-object assessment unit detect san amount of variability in the movement speed of the three-dimensional object, and assesses whether the three-dimensional object is a non-detection object based on the amount of variability. The control unit inhibits the three-dimensional object assessment unit from assessing that the three-dimensional object is the another vehicle based on the assessment results. | 01-15-2015 |
20150054920 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE - A three-dimensional object detection device includes an image capturing unit, an image conversion unit, a three-dimensional object detection unit, a three-dimensional object assessment unit and a control unit. The image conversion unit converts a viewpoint of the images obtained by the image capturing unit to create bird's-eye view images. The three-dimensional object detection unit detects a presence of a three-dimensional object within the predetermined detection area by vehicle width direction detection processing. The three-dimensional object assessment unit assesses whether the three-dimensional object detected is another vehicle that is present within the predetermined detection area. The control unit suppresses assessment by the three-dimensional object assessment unit that the three-dimensional object is a vehicle when a specified detection position has moved rearward within the detection area in a host vehicle progress direction and arrived at a predetermined position in the host vehicle progress direction within the detection area. | 02-26-2015 |
20150258988 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE - A driving assistance device improves the accuracy of driving assistance for parking. A traveling controller detects a line positioned on a road surface from a captured image captured by a camera. A parking frame is extracted from the detected line and acceleration suppression control of a vehicle is executed based on the extracted parking frame. At this time, the acceleration suppression control is cancelled if a crossing is detected based on the captured image. | 09-17-2015 |
20150284000 | Vehicular Acceleration Suppression Device and Vehicular Acceleration Suppression Method - Based on a parking frame certainty degree indicative of a degree of certainty about a presence is a parking frame in the travel direction of the vehicle and a parking frame entering certainty degree indicative of a degree of certainty about whether the vehicle enters the parking frame, a total certainty degree indicative of a total degree of the certainty of the parking frame certainty degree and the parking frame entering certainty degree is calculated. Acceleration of the vehicle is controlled depending on a manipulation amount of an accelerator pedal manipulated by a drive to instruct a driving force and is suppressed in a higher suppression degree as the total certainty degree is higher. Furthermore, the acceleration of the vehicle is suppressed in a lower suppression degree as the vehicle speed of the vehicle is higher. | 10-08-2015 |
20150291030 | Vehicle Acceleration Suppression Device and Vehicle Acceleration Suppression Method - A total certainty factor indicating a total degree of certainty of the parking frame certainty degree and the parking frame entering certainty degree is calculated based on a parking frame certainty degree indicating the degree of certainty that a parking frame is present in a travel direction of a vehicle, and a parking frame entering certainty degree indicating the degree of certainty that the vehicle enters the parking frame. When the total certainty factor is low, acceleration of the vehicle controlled according to an operation amount of an accelerator pedal for instructing a driving force by operation of a driver is suppressed with a low suppression degree, as compared with a case where the total certainty factor is high. Further, the acceleration of the vehicle is suppressed with a lower suppression degree as the vehicle speed of the vehicle is higher. | 10-15-2015 |
20150291031 | Vehicular Acceleration Suppression Device and Vehicular Acceleration Suppression Method - Based on a parking frame certainty degree indicative of a degree of certainty about a presence is a parking frame in the travel direction of the vehicle and a parking frame entering certainty degree indicative of a degree of certainty about whether the vehicle enters the parking frame, a total certainty degree indicative of a total degree of the certainty of the parking frame certainty degree and the parking frame entering certainty degree is calculated. Acceleration of the vehicle is controlled depending on a manipulation amount of an accelerator pedal manipulated by a drive to instruct a driving force and is suppressed in a lower suppression degree when the total certainty degree is lower than when the total certainty degree is higher. Furthermore, the acceleration of the vehicle is suppressed in the suppression degree decreased depending on the travel direction of the vehicle. | 10-15-2015 |
20150296108 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED CAMERA DEVICE - A vehicle-mounted camera device that is mounted on a vehicle and captures a surrounding image from which lights are collected by a lens, in which the lens is set so as to have the surface having a contact angle less than or equal to 100°, preferably less than or equal to 60° so that water attached on the surface is made into a form of a film. For this reason, the surface of the lens has high hydrophilicity, and if water droplets are attached when it is raining, the water droplets extend over the surface of the lens to form a water film. Thus, if mud or other attached matter is attached on the surface of the lens, it is possible to remove the attached matter without delay, and it is possible to always keep the surface of the lens in a clean state. | 10-15-2015 |
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20140368656 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE - A three-dimensional object detection device can enhance the accuracy in detecting a three-dimensional object regardless of the brightness in the detection environment. The device has an image capture means that captures an image of a predetermined area and an image conversion means that converts the image through a viewpoint conversion into birds-eye view image. A first three-dimensional object detection means aligns positions of bird's-eye view images at different times obtained by the image conversion means, counts the number of pixels that exhibit a predetermined difference on a differential image of the aligned bird's-eye view images to generate a frequency distribution thereby creating differential waveform information, and detects a three-dimensional object on the basis of the differential waveform information. A second three-dimensional object detection means detects edge information from the bird's-eye view image obtained by the image conversion means and detects a three-dimensional object on the basis of the edge information. | 12-18-2014 |
20150203076 | LENS CLEANING APPARATUS - A turbidity degree calculating unit calculates a degree of the white turbidity U on a surface of the lens based on a brightness gradient g of an image I (x, y), and a lens cleaning control unit sets a lens cleaning mode for spraying at least one of the cleaning fluid and the compressed air, which is performed by the lens cleaning unit, based on the calculated turbidity degree U. | 07-23-2015 |
20150220793 | Image Processing Device - An image processing device includes: an image acquisition unit that obtains a photographic image of an area outside of a vehicle captured and output by a camera; a sun decision unit that calculates a sun position which indicates, at least, a solar elevation and makes a decision as to whether or not the solar elevation is equal to or lower than a predetermined elevation; an opacity detection unit that detects clouding of a lens surface of the camera; a vehicle detection unit that detects another vehicle, different from the vehicle, based upon image information of a first image area in the photographic image; and a control unit that suspends detection of the other vehicle by the vehicle detection unit if the opacity detection unit detects opacity in, at least, the first image area and the sun decision unit decides that the solar elevation is equal to or lower than the predetermined elevation. | 08-06-2015 |
20150329083 | On-Board Device - An on-board device, that outputs a control signal to a cleaning control unit that controls accumulation removing units used to remove accumulations settled on a photographic lens in an on-board camera by adopting a plurality of methods, includes: an accumulation detection unit that detects an accumulation settled on the photographic lens from a photographic image output from the on-board camera when a vehicle speed input thereto is equal to or higher than a predetermined vehicle speed; a selection unit that selects an accumulation removing unit adopting a first method among the accumulation removing units adopting the plurality of methods; and a removal decision unit that makes a decision, based upon the photographic image, as to whether or not the accumulation has been removed from the photographic lens through a removal operation performed by the accumulation removing unit adopting the first method, which has been selected by the selection unit, wherein: if the removal decision unit decides that the accumulation has not been removed from the photographic lens, the selection unit selects an accumulation removing unit adopting a second method, different from the accumulation removing unit adopting the first method, based upon a number of times that the removal operation has been performed by engaging the accumulation removing unit adopting the first method. | 11-19-2015 |
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20130313627 | Multi-Level Contact to a 3D Memory Array and Method of Making - A method of making multi-level contacts. The method includes providing an in-process multilevel device including at least one device region and at least one contact region. The contact region includes a plurality of electrically conductive layers configured in a step pattern. The method also includes forming a conformal etch stop layer over the plurality of electrically conductive layers, forming a first electrically insulating layer over the etch stop layer, forming a conformal sacrificial layer over the first electrically insulating layer and forming a second electrically insulating layer over the sacrificial layer. The method also includes etching a plurality of contact openings through the etch stop layer, the first electrically insulating layer, the sacrificial layer and the second electrically insulating layer in the contact region to the plurality of electrically conductive layers. | 11-28-2013 |
20140367759 | MULTI-LEVEL CONTACT TO A 3D MEMORY ARRAY AND METHOD OF MAKING - A method of making multi-level contacts. The method includes providing an in-process multilevel device including at least one device region and at least one contact region. The contact region includes a plurality of electrically conductive layers configured in a step pattern. The method also includes forming a conformal etch stop layer over the plurality of electrically conductive layers, forming a first electrically insulating layer over the etch stop layer, forming a conformal sacrificial layer over the first electrically insulating layer and forming a second electrically insulating layer over the sacrificial layer. The method also includes etching a plurality of contact openings through the etch stop layer, the first electrically insulating layer, the sacrificial layer and the second electrically insulating layer in the contact region to the plurality of electrically conductive layers. | 12-18-2014 |
20150179663 | MULTI-LEVEL CONTACT TO A 3D MEMORY ARRAY AND METHOD OF MAKING - A method of making multi-level contacts. The method includes providing an in-process multilevel device including at least one device region and at least one contact region. The contact region includes a plurality of electrically conductive layers configured in a step pattern. The method also includes forming a conformal etch stop layer over the plurality of electrically conductive layers, forming a first electrically insulating layer over the etch stop layer, forming a conformal sacrificial layer over the first electrically insulating layer and forming a second electrically insulating layer over the sacrificial layer. The method also includes etching a plurality of contact openings through the etch stop layer, the first electrically insulating layer, the sacrificial layer and the second electrically insulating layer in the contact region to the plurality of electrically conductive layers. | 06-25-2015 |
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20100099548 | COMPOSITE SINTERED BODY - The composite sintered body of the invention is a composite sintered body, containing 20 volume % or more and 80 volume % or less of cubic boron nitride particles, and a binder; wherein the binder contains at least one selected from the group consisting of nitrides, carbides, borides, and oxides of elements in the group 4a, elements in the group 5a, and elements in the group 6a in the periodic table, and solid solutions thereof, at least one selected from the group consisting of simple substances of Zr, Si, Hf, Ge, W and Co, compounds thereof, and solid solutions thereof, and a compound of Al; and when the composite sintered body contains therein W and/or Co, the total weight of the W and/or Co is less than 2.0 weight % and further the composite sintered body contains therein one or more of the Zr, Si, Hf and Ge (hereinafter referred to as “X”), and when the composite sintered body contains the X, the amount of each of the X is 0.005 weight % or more and less than 2.0 weight %, X/(X+W+Co) is 0.01 or more and 1.0 or less and further the weight of Al is 2.0 weight % or more and 20.0 weight % or less. | 04-22-2010 |
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20120002067 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device including a subject frame setting section which, by operating a subject detector which detects a subject captured in an image, sets a subject frame which surrounds a predetermined range of the subject detected from the image; an acceptance frame setting section which sets an acceptance frame with a range wider than the subject frame according to the context of the image; a position detecting section which detects a specified position on an image which is specified by a user; and a recognizing section which recognizes a subject which is a tracking target based on the acceptance frame set by the acceptance frame setting section and the specified position detected by the position detecting section. | 01-05-2012 |
20120249810 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing device including: a color space selection unit that selects a color space based on designated color information; and a region specifying unit that specifies a region that includes a color that matches the color that is shown by the color information designated in the color space from a color region specified image that is provided for color region specification. | 10-04-2012 |
20130194480 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - There is provided an image processing apparatus including a display control unit that, when an object frame showing an object included in an input image and the input image are displayed on a display unit and a trimming frame showing a trimming region of the input image is further displayed on the display unit, changes display of the object frame. | 08-01-2013 |
20130195374 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - There is provided an image processing apparatus including a composition setting unit that, when a first trimming region in which an object included in an input image is arranged with a first composition is beyond a range of the input image, sets a second trimming region in which the object is arranged with a second composition. | 08-01-2013 |
20140029799 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device including a subject frame setting section which, by operating a subject detector which detects a subject captured in an image, sets a subject frame which surrounds a predetermined range of the subject detected from the image; an acceptance frame setting section which sets an acceptance frame with a range wider than the subject frame according to the context of the image; a position detecting section which detects a specified position on an image which is specified by a user; and a recognizing section which recognizes a subject which is a tracking target based on the acceptance frame set by the acceptance frame setting section and the specified position detected by the position detecting section. | 01-30-2014 |
20150085139 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device including a subject frame setting section which, by operating a subject detector which detects a subject captured in an image, sets a subject frame which surrounds a predetermined range of the subject detected from the image; an acceptance frame setting section which sets an acceptance frame with a range wider than the subject frame according to the context of the image; a position detecting section which detects a specified position on an image which is specified by a user; and a recognizing section which recognizes a subject which is a tracking target based on the acceptance frame set by the acceptance frame setting section and the specified position detected by the position detecting section. | 03-26-2015 |
20150319361 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus may include a trimming-decision processing to determine a trimming of an image based on motion information of an object appearing in the image and motion information of the image processing apparatus. | 11-05-2015 |
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20100173683 | HOLDING BASE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A holding base for removably holding a mobile phone has a first holding position in which the mobile phone is held under own weight, a second holding position in which the mobile phone is held by engaging a portion of the holding base, power supply terminals that are connected to the mobile phone in the first holding position and the second holding position, and signal terminals that are connected to the mobile phone in the second holding position, and at least one of which is separated from the mobile phone in the first holding position. | 07-08-2010 |
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20150061478 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a housing body, a dividing member that divides the housing body into a first compartment and a second compartment, a sealing member that divides the first compartment into a liquid-stopper region and an exterior communication region, one or more heat emitting components disposed in the liquid-stopper region, a fan disposed in the exterior communication region, and a ventilation pathway through which an airflow passes through the dividing member to the second compartment due to driving the fan. | 03-05-2015 |