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20090033766 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image processing apparatus reads a unit of first image data corresponding to a first region, a unit of pixels at a time, from a first memory storing image data in a band area and reads second image data to be used in processing of multiple processing object pixels corresponding to the first region from a second memory. The image processing apparatus processes each of the multiple processing object pixels by using pixels in a second region containing each of the multiple processing object pixels and stores data of pixels contained in the first image data to be used in processing of other multiple pixels in the second memory. | 02-05-2009 |
20090279151 | DATA CLASSIFYING METHOD, MULTI-DIMENSIONAL INTERPOLATION DEVICE, MULTI-DIMENSIONAL INTERPOLATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A data divider divides N-dimensional digital image signals into higher-order bit signals and lower-order bit signals. Reference values corresponding to all combinations of the divided higher-order bit signals are divisionally stored in 2 | 11-12-2009 |
20100141996 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL INTERPOLATION DEVICE, MULTI-DIMENSIONAL INTERPOLATION METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A data divider divides N-dimensional digital image signals into higher-order bit signals and lower-order bit signals. Reference values corresponding to all combinations of the divided higher-order bit signals are divisionally stored in 2 | 06-10-2010 |
20100296732 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PORGRAM - When processing image data by referring to at least one of reference image data and correction data, an image is processed in a unit of band area by dividing image data of a target image in a plurality of band areas. In this case, the minimum transfer unit of the image data is set. The minimum transfer unit of at least one of the reference image data and the correction data is obtained to process the image data in the minimum transfer unit. The transfer rate of the image data is determined so that the image data to be buffered fits in a capacity of a buffer available in image processing. The height of the band area to be created by division is determined based on the ratio of the transfer rate of the image data to the minimum transfer unit of the image data. | 11-25-2010 |
20100299498 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes: a first pipeline having first nodes, and moving data held in each first node to a first node located in a first direction; a second pipeline having second nodes corresponding to the first nodes, and moving data held in each second node to a second node located in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction; a first comparison unit arranged to compare data held in a node of interest with data held in a second node corresponding to the node of interest, where the node of interest is one of the first nodes; and a second comparison unit arranged to compare the data held in the node of interest with data held in a second node located one node on an upstream or downstream side of the second node corresponding to the node of interest. | 11-25-2010 |
20100309511 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus that applies image processing to image data read from a memory, the image processing apparatus including: an image processing input circuit that acquires a command list from the memory by direct memory access and that outputs a command based on the command list; and an image processing circuit that is connected to the image processing input circuit and that sets a register or executes processing of the image data in accordance with the command outputted from the image processing input circuit. The image processing input circuit uses an address instructed by a register control command to acquire image data from a memory by direct memory access if a data acquisition command for instructing data acquisition is acquired from the command list, generates a data processing command including the acquired image data, and outputs the command to the image processing circuit. | 12-09-2010 |
20110200253 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus for performing image processing for a plurality of band areas obtained by dividing image data is provided. The apparatus includes a dividing unit configured to divide the image data such that each of the plurality of band areas has an area overlapping an adjacent band area, and an image processing unit configured to perform the image processing for the band areas with respect to each of a plurality of planes that constitute the image data. A processing range within a band area used in the image processing by the image processing unit differs between at least two planes among the plurality of planes. | 08-18-2011 |
20110302373 | OPERATION APPARATUS, CACHE APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus comprising first holding units each of which includes first nodes connected in series and shifts first data in each first node in a first direction, second holding units each of which includes second nodes connected in series and shifts second data in each second node in a second direction is provided. Each first node corresponds to at least one of the second nodes. The apparatus further comprises an operation unit which executes, for a node of interest which is a first node, an operation using first data in the node of interest, and second data in at least one of the second nodes to which the node of interest corresponds, and an input unit which inputs, in parallel, the first data to at least two out of the first holding units, and serially inputs the second data to at least two out of the second holding units. | 12-08-2011 |
20120020551 | COLOR PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A data division unit divides N components of N-dimensional vector signals to upper bit signals and lower bit signals. A vertex data read-out unit obtains output signals of a unit solid or unit hypersolid corresponding to a combination of the upper bit signals of the N components from a plurality of multi-dimensional LUT units used to divisionally store output signals corresponding to vertices of unit solids or unit hypersolids that configure a lookup table in eight-vertex units. An interpolation computing unit makes interpolation computations of output signals for N-dimensional vector signals based on the obtained output signals and the lower bit signals of the N components. | 01-26-2012 |
20120030453 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CACHE APPARATUS, AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - A more efficient technique is provided in an information processing apparatus which executes processing using pipelines. An information processing apparatus according to this invention includes a first pipeline, second pipeline, processing unit, and reorder unit. The first pipeline has a plurality of first nodes, and shifts first data held in a first node to a first node. The second pipeline has a plurality of second nodes respectively corresponding to the first nodes of the first pipeline, and shifts second data held in a second node to a second node. The processing unit executes data processing using the first data and the second data. The reorder unit holds one of the output second data based on attribute information of the second data output from the second pipeline, and outputs the held second data to the second pipeline. | 02-02-2012 |
20120229876 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SIGNALS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A signal processing apparatus and method for processing N-dimensional signals where N is an integer not smaller than 4 are disclosed. The signal processing apparatus includes a memory unit that stores reference values corresponding to combinations of each component of the N-dimensional signals; the memory unit has (M+1)×2 | 09-13-2012 |
20120297143 | DATA SUPPLY DEVICE, CACHE DEVICE, DATA SUPPLY METHOD, AND CACHE METHOD - A data supply device includes an output unit, a fetch unit including a storage region for storing data and configured to supply data stored in the storage region to the output unit, and a prefetch unit configured to request, from an external device, data to be transmitted to the output unit. The fetch unit is configured to store data received from the external device in a reception region, which is a portion of the storage region, and, according to a request from the prefetch unit, to assign, as a transmission region, the reception region where data corresponding to the request is stored. The output unit is configured to output data stored in the region assigned as the transmission region by the fetch unit. | 11-22-2012 |
20130077867 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - When the processed pixel value is the last pixel value to be output for a unit region of interest, the apparatus stands by to output this pixel value until all pixels in the unit region of interest are input, and enables output of the pixel value on standby when all the pixels in the unit region of interest have been input. | 03-28-2013 |
20130077868 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A data processing apparatus obtains an input pixel region contained in image data, inputs a pixel value contained in the input pixel region into an image processor, obtains the image-processed pixel value from the image processor, and outputs an output pixel region. Data of the input pixel region and data of the output pixel region are temporarily stored, and the size of an input area that stores the data of the input pixel region and the size of an output area that stores the data of the output pixel region are set based on the number of pixels in the input pixel region and the number of pixels in the output pixel region. | 03-28-2013 |
20130271797 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - When processing image data by referring to at least one of reference image data and correction data, an image is processed in a unit of band area by dividing image data of a target image in a plurality of band areas. In this case, the minimum transfer unit of the image data is set. The minimum transfer unit of at least one of the reference image data and the correction data is obtained to process the image data in the minimum transfer unit. The transfer rate of the image data is determined so that the image data to be buffered fits in a capacity of a buffer available in image processing. The height of the band area to be created by division is determined based on the ratio of the transfer rate of the image data to the minimum transfer unit of the image data. | 10-17-2013 |
20140029361 | BUFFER, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BUFFER, SYNCHRONIZATION CONTROL DEVICE, SYNCHRONIZATION CONTROL METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - In a storage device including a plurality of storage regions, in order to synchronize input/output control of data into/from the storage region, a writing sequence or a reading sequence of the data into or from the storage region is stored, one of the storage regions to be accessed is selected in accordance with the stored sequence, and the synchronization control of input/output processing into/from an intermediate buffer is carried out, which allows an intermediate buffer control mechanism to be applied to various intermediate buffers. | 01-30-2014 |
20140204428 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - When processing image data by referring to at least one of reference image data and correction data, an image is processed in a unit of band area by dividing image data of a target image in a plurality of band areas. In this case, the minimum transfer unit of the image data is set. The minimum transfer unit of at least one of the reference image data and the correction data is obtained to process the image data in the minimum transfer unit. The transfer rate of the image data is determined so that the image data to be buffered fits in a capacity of a buffer available in image processing. The height of the band area to be created by division is determined based on the ratio of the transfer rate of the image data to the minimum transfer unit of the image data. | 07-24-2014 |
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20100219303 | STRUCTURE FOR CONNECTING DISPLAY AND SUPPORTER, DISPLAY, STAND, AND ATTACHMENT - A structure for connecting a display and a supporter, capable of supporting the display even if it is medium-sized or relatively large-sized, and being easily attached and detached. The structure has a structure for connecting the display and a supporter that is connected to the backside of the display and supports the display. The supporter has an upwardly fixed claw, a movable claw, and an operation unit for moving the movable claw. On the backside of the display are arranged an engagement hole with which the fixed claw engages and an engagement groove with which the movable claw engages. | 09-02-2010 |
20110249700 | METHOD FOR DETECTING DEFECT IN MATERIAL AND SYSTEM FOR THE METHOD - A defect on the surface or in the surface layer of a moving material can be detected by using a method comprising steps of: heating the surface of the material, obtaining thermal image data of the surface of the material using an infrared thermography camera while the surface of the material is being heated up at the heating step or being cooled down after heating, and detecting the defect by calculating Laplacian with respect to temperature of the surface represented by the thermal image data. When the thermal image data is obtained while the material is being heated up, a heating device and the camera is arranged so that thermal energy emitted from the heating device is reflected by the material to come into the camera. | 10-13-2011 |
20110261165 | MODEL FORMING APPARATUS, MODEL FORMING METHOD, PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD - The present invention provides a model forming apparatus that can simply and efficiently form a three-dimensional model of an object using previously obtained three-dimensional model data of the object as a starting point. The apparatus comprises a photographing section | 10-27-2011 |
20130121564 | POINT CLOUD DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, POINT CLOUD DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, POINT CLOUD DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND POINT CLOUD DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM - A point cloud data processing device is equipped with a non-plane area removing unit 101, a plane labeling unit 102, a contour calculating unit 103, and a point cloud data remeasurement request processing unit 106. The non-plane area removing unit 101 removes point cloud data relating to non-plane areas from point cloud data in which a two-dimensional image of an object is linked with data of three-dimensional coordinates of plural points that form the two-dimensional image. The plane labeling unit 102 adds labels for identifying planes with respect to the point cloud data in which the data of the non-plane areas are removed. The contour calculating unit 103 calculates a contour of the object by using local flat planes based on a local area that is connected with the labeled plane. The point cloud data remeasurement request processing unit 106 requests remeasurement of the point cloud data. | 05-16-2013 |
20130176305 | POINT CLOUD POSITION DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, POINT CLOUD POSITION DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, POINT CLOUD POSITION DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND POINT CLOUD POSITION DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM - The device includes a unit obtaining an object's point cloud position data, a unit obtaining the object's image data, a unit in which co-relationship between point cloud position data obtained in the point cloud position data obtaining unit through a primary viewpoint or image data obtained in the image data obtaining unit through the primary viewpoint and image data obtained in the image data obtaining unit through a secondary (different from the primary) viewpoint are identified, a unit forming a three-dimensional model by the data obtained in the point cloud position data obtaining unit, and a unit controlling displaying of the model formed in the model forming unit on a displaying device. The model forming unit forms a three-dimensional model having direction seen from the secondary viewpoint, depending on the co-relationship identified in the co-relationship identifying unit. Operators see the model seen from the secondary viewpoint as an image. | 07-11-2013 |
20130181983 | POINT CLOUD DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, POINT CLOUD DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, POINT CLOUD DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND POINT CLOUD DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM - A point cloud data processing device is equipped with a non-plane area removing unit | 07-18-2013 |
20140037194 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL POINT CLOUD POSITION DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, THREE-DIMENSIONAL POINT CLOUD POSITION DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL POINT CLOUD POSITION DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - A technique is provided for efficiently process three-dimensional point cloud position data that are obtained at different viewpoints. A projecting plane is set in a measurement space as a parameter for characterizing a target plane contained in plural planes that form an object. The target plane and other planes are projected on the projecting plane. Then, a distance between each plane and the projecting plane is calculated at each grid point on the projecting plane, and the calculated matrix data is used as a range image that characterizes the target plane. The range image is also formed with respect to the other planes and with respect to planes that are viewed from another viewpoint. The range images of the two viewpoints are compared, and a pair of the planes having the smallest difference between the range images thereof is identified as matching planes between the two viewpoints. | 02-06-2014 |
20140233202 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND BASE - A display apparatus has a friction surface which makes friction force between a base and a support surface on a lower surface of the base that supports the display body, in which the friction surface has a high friction surface having a relatively high friction coefficient and a low friction surface having a lower friction coefficient than that of the high friction surface, and the low friction surface protrudes further than the high friction surface. | 08-21-2014 |