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20090290805 | DECODING APPARATUS, DECODING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A selector selects one of a standard parameter corresponding to a filter strength contained in input movie image data and an original parameter originally set at the decoding side as a filter parameter to be used. A screen-display filter performs deblocking filtering using the filter parameter selected by the selector on decoded movie image data. A post-filter performs deblocking filtering using the standard parameter and stores the obtained decoded image data in a memory to allow it to be used in inter-frame compensation. | 11-26-2009 |
20100020224 | METHOD FOR SELECTING DESIRABLE IMAGES FROM AMONG A PLURALITY OF IMAGES AND APPARATUS THEREOF - An image processing method includes calculating a desirability score which indicates a desirability of the image, for each of a series of images captured in a time-sequential manner, based on a recognition result of the image, and selecting a plurality of images as best-shots in which desirability scores are a local maximum value in a time-sequence, from the series of images. | 01-28-2010 |
20100303296 | MONITORING CAMERA SYSTEM, MONITORING CAMERA, AND MONITORING CAMERACONTROL APPARATUS - A system includes a plurality of image capturing units configured to capture an object image to generate video data, a video coding unit configured to code each of the generated video data, a measurement unit configured to measure a recognition degree representing a feature of the object from each of the generated video data, and a control unit configured to control the video coding unit to code each of the video data based on the measured recognition degree. | 12-02-2010 |
20130058420 | DECODING APPARATUS, DECODING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A selector selects one of a standard parameter corresponding to a filter strength contained in input movie image data and an original parameter originally set at the decoding side as a filter parameter to be used. A screen-display filter performs deblocking filtering using the filter parameter selected by the selector on decoded movie image data. A post-filter performs deblocking filtering using the standard parameter and stores the obtained decoded image data in a memory to allow it to be used in inter-frame compensation. | 03-07-2013 |
20140029671 | IMAGE ENCODING OR DECODING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR ENCODING OR DECODING A PLURALITY OF IMAGES IN PARALLEL - An image encoding apparatus includes a first encoding unit configured to encode an N-th image of a plurality of images and a second encoding unit configured to encode an (N+1)th image, which is continuous to the N-th image, with reference to the N-th image. The processing system adaptively determines processing start timing based on a motion vector presence range of an initial processing target block of the (N+1)th image, which is a part of the N-th image. | 01-30-2014 |
20140105279 | IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS AND IMAGE ENCODING METHOD - An image analyzer divides an input image into first blocks in a coding unit and generates analysis information associated with intra-frame prediction of the input image for each first block. An intra-frame predictor divides the input image into second blocks in a predictive unit, and performs the intra-frame prediction to generate the prediction residual of each second block. A CODEC encodes a DC component or the prediction residual of the second block. An encoding controller estimates, for each first block, the coding result of the CODEC based on the analysis information and controls the intra-frame predictor and the CODEC based on the estimation. | 04-17-2014 |
20140153642 | IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, IMAGE CODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image coding apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of first values indicating an evaluation of each of a plurality of chrominance prediction modes which can be selected in coding of a chrominance component of a block to be coded and a plurality of second values indicating an evaluation of each of a plurality of luminance prediction modes which can be selected in coding of a luminance component of the block to be coded, and a determination unit configured to determine a luminance prediction mode to be used for the coding of the luminance component out of the plurality of luminance prediction modes, based on the plurality of first values and the plurality of second values acquired by the acquisition unit. | 06-05-2014 |
20140177709 | IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS, IMAGE ENCODING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - To reduce power consumption in an encoding process without extremely lowering encoding efficiency, a chrominance of each pixel of a prediction block is derived as a reference chrominance block according to a chrominance intra prediction mode from a reference chrominance sample representing a chrominance of a pixel necessary for intra encoding, a difference between the reference chrominance block and a chrominance sample of an input encoding block is derived as a chrominance prediction residual, and an evaluation value of the chrominance prediction residual is derived. This process is performed to a candidate of the chrominance intra prediction mode adoptable irrespective of a luminance intra prediction mode. The chrominance intra prediction mode corresponding to the evaluation value when this evaluation value is equal to or smaller than a threshold is adopted as the chrominance intra prediction mode of the prediction block. | 06-26-2014 |
20140301657 | IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS, IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image encoding apparatus includes a calculation unit configured to calculate a profile indicating a combination of processes which can be decoded by an image decoding apparatus and a level indicating a range of a parameter value which can be decoded by the image decoding apparatus, a determination unit configured to determine a number of horizontal pixels of a tile or a number of horizontal tiles with respect to a specific profile to be N or smaller (N>0) which is a maximum number of horizontal pixels defined in advance according to the level, and to determine a number of vertical pixels of the tile or a number of vertical tiles with respect to the specific profile to be M or smaller (M>0) which is a maximum number of vertical pixels defined in advance according to the level. | 10-09-2014 |
20140341549 | IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, IMAGE CODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image coding apparatus which divides each of one or more image frames into a plurality of rectangular tiles according to a predetermined tile division method and encodes each tile, the image coding apparatus includes an input unit configured to input from outside, tile division information indicating a divided state of the tiles and a preview area to be used in a preview in which an image is displayed in a smaller size as compared to a size of the frame, a determination unit configured to determine from the tile division information and the preview area to be used in the preview, preview tile to be used in a preview, a generation unit configured to generate tile preview information including identification information of tiles corresponding to the determined preview tile. | 11-20-2014 |
20150016539 | IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, IMAGE CODING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM, AND IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image coding apparatus that codes a moving image composed of a plurality of pictures, includes a determination unit configured to define a tile set in a manner that a size of the tile set including one or more tiles obtained by dividing a picture, which corresponds to a size of the tile set at which coding can be independently performed, is set to be smaller than or equal to a predetermined size, and a coding unit configured to code the picture on the basis of the tile set defined by the determination unit. | 01-15-2015 |
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20090025013 | INFORMATION NOTIFICATION APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM - An information notification apparatus includes a unit storing at least one determination rule including a determination condition and a type, the determination condition being for determining a first operation state to be executed on a computer by a user, and the type indicating one type of information notification corresponding to the determination condition, a unit acquiring a second operation state as operation state information, an information notification unit executing information notification corresponding to the determination condition to notify the user about the executed information notification if the second operation state matches the determination condition, and a unit registering a temporary determination rule including the second operation state and a corresponding type to the second operation state if the temporary determination rule fails to match the determination rule, and registering the temporary determination rule as a new determination rule if the temporary determination rule is used more than a threshold value. | 01-22-2009 |
20130179107 | MOVING STAGE ESTIMATION APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, a moving state estimation apparatus includes a sensor, a storage, a first estimation unit, a second estimation unit, a calculation unit and a correction unit. The sensor detects acceleration data. The first estimation unit estimates certainty degrees of the moving states. The second estimation unit calculates orientations of the terminal based on the acceleration data, and to estimate terminal states. The calculation unit calculates reliability degrees of the moving states. The correction unit corrects the certainty degrees in accordance with the reliability degrees, to obtain corrected moving states with the certainty degrees corrected. | 07-11-2013 |
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20090081582 | PHOTOSENSITIVE COMPOSITION - A photosensitive composition is provided, which includes a compound represented by the formula BP; and a photo-acid generator which generates an acid by the action of actinic radiation, | 03-26-2009 |
20090208866 | PHOTOSENSITIVE COMPOSITION - A photosensitive composition is provided, which includes a compound expressed by the formula T3 and a photo-acid generator which generates an acid by an action of actinic radiation. In the formula T3, R | 08-20-2009 |
20120238109 | METHOD OF FORMING PATTERN - According to one embodiment, a method of forming a pattern includes forming a monolayer on a substrate, selectively exposing the monolayer to an energy beam and selectively modifying exposed portions thereof to form patterns of exposed and unexposed portions, forming a block copolymer layer includes first and second block chains on the monolayer, and causing the block copolymer layer to be phase-separated to form patterns of the first and second block chains of the block copolymer layer based on the patterns of the exposed and unexposed portions of the monolayer. | 09-20-2012 |
20120244474 | METHOD OF FORMING PATTERN - According to one embodiment, a method of forming a pattern includes applying a block copolymer to a substrate, the block copolymer including a first block and a second block, the first block including polyacrylate or polymethacrylate having a side chain to which an alicyclic hydrocarbon group or a hydrocarbon group including a tertiary carbon is introduced, and the second block including polystyrene substituted with hydrocarbon or halogen at an α-position, causing the block copolymer to be phase-separated, irradiating the block copolymer with an energy beam to decompose the second block, and removing the second block with a developer to form a pattern of the first block. | 09-27-2012 |
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20080311164 | GELLING AGENT - Gelling agents which contain a specific N-acylamino acid monoamide monoalkyl ester have a melting temperature of about 100° C., are capable of solidifying a wide variety of oily base materials including silicones, and do not cause “sweating” while retaining a practical level of gel strength. When applied to skin, the resulting gels have a good feeling, good spreadability, and good fittability to skin. | 12-18-2008 |
20090030092 | THICKENING AGENT - Thickening agents which containing a specific N-acylamino acid (component A) and a specific amideamine (component B) are capable of generating, when used in combination with a wide variety of oily bases including a hydrocarbon oil and silicone, a creamy thickening composition having a practical dissolution temperature and a smooth feeling in use when applied to the skin. | 01-29-2009 |
20120071570 | NOVEL ACYL ACIDIC AMINO ACID ESTER - Provided is a novel oily material that spreads smoothly upon application and is free from stickiness, and also gives ungreasy and moisturized feeling after application, but does not give friction feeling peculiar to silicone. The invention was completed upon finding that a specific acyl acidic amino acid monosilicone monosterol ester can solve the foregoing problems. | 03-22-2012 |
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20090136257 | DEVELOPMENT DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A development device includes a developer carrier configured to carry developer and disposed in a development case, partly exposed from an opening of the development case facing an image carrier, a developer-transporting member configured to transport the developer to the developer carrier, and a discharging member housing a discharging space including a communicating path connecting to an area where the developer carrier faces the developer-transporting member, from which air is discharged into the discharging space, and a discharging port that opens in a longitudinal direction of the developer-transporting member, from which air is discharged from the discharging space. | 05-28-2009 |
20090245889 | DEVELOPING UNIT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE INCLUDING SAME - A developing unit includable in a process cartridge and in an image forming apparatus includes a developer bearing member including a magnetic field generator and a nonmagnetic hollow member, a developer container, an agitation/conveyance member, and a developer regulating member. The magnetic field generator has first and second magnetic poles to generate respective magnetic forces for removing the developer from the developer bearing member after the developer passes the development region. A developer-releasing region releases the developer from the developer bearing member using a release force. The developer is disposed higher than a surface of the developer in the developer storing chamber. A component of a magnetic flux density of the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generator in a direction normal to the developer-releasing region is directed to a same direction as the first and second magnetic poles across the developer-releasing region without forming a local maximum point. | 10-01-2009 |
20120163874 | DEVELOPING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - Developing devices, process cartridges and image-forming apparatuses, having a chamber for conveying recovered developer on the top of another chamber for conveying supplying developer, where the developer is conveyed by screws inside the chambers respectively, when mixing and conveying the developing agent, a shielding member which separates the chambers, a guide section is provided in the shielding member to guide a developing agent which has left a developing roller toward the screw in the upper chamber, and a third communication section is provided next to the guide section, at the back of where the guided developer contacts the screw wings in the upper chamber, and the third communication section communicates the chambers with each other, and the third communication section is provided from center to downstream in the conveyance direction of the developer by the screw upper. | 06-28-2012 |