Abstract: There is described a camera device for capturing the image of an object, the camera device comprising: a lens arrangement for focusing the image of the object onto an image capture device for capturing the image of the object; and a movable element operable to move the focussed light relative to the image capture device in one direction, wherein the amount by which the element is movable is determined by the amount of adjustment required to the position of the image on the image capture device in said direction, wherein the lens arrangement comprises at least one lens having an image circle whose size is dependent upon the maximum displacement of the movable element in said one direction.

Abstract: An image capturing system for capturing a stereo pair of images comprising a first image and a second image. The system comprises a first camera operable to capture the first image of the stereo pair of images, and a second camera operable to capture the second image of the stereo pair of images. The system further comprises a communication link operable to connect the first camera with the second camera so that the first camera can communicate with the second camera. The first camera is operable to transmit second camera control data to the second camera via the communication link so as to control functions of the second camera which relate to the capture of the second image.

Abstract: There is provided an image forming apparatus including a print head adapted to form an image on a recording medium, a transport path for the recording medium, the transport path being provided on at least one of a feed side and a discharge side of the recording medium with respect to the print head, an image reading device provided on the transport path, the image reading device being adapted to read an image formed by the print head, a correction chart provided opposite the image reading device with the transport path interposed therebetween, the correction chart being adapted to correct a reading result of the image reading device, and a distance adjustment device adapted to increase or decrease the distance between the correction chart and the image reading device.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus adapted to be connected for use to a media drive apparatus for recording data on or reproduced data from a recording medium having a file system includes a real file system acquiring section that acquires the file system of the recording medium from the media drive apparatus and a virtual file system providing section that converts the file system acquired by the file system acquiring section into a virtual file system having a directory/file structure different from the directory/file structure on the recording medium and provides it to an application program.

Abstract: A method of cutting between a first image sequence and a second image sequence displayable on a screen which defines a screen plane, wherein the first image sequence includes a stereoscopically viewable object perceivable by a viewer on a first image plane different to the screen plane and the second image sequence including a second object perceivable on a second image plane different to the first image plane, the stereoscopically viewable object comprising a first image at a first screen plane position and a second image at a second screen plane position, the method comprising: identifying the first screen plane position of the first image and the second screen plane position of the second image; inserting into a first post-cut frame of the second image sequence a first copy of the second object substantially at the first screen plane position and inserting a second copy of the second object substantially at the second screen plane position, and inserting the first copy of the second object and the second c

Abstract: An information recording apparatus with a capability of recording information to a plurality of non-contact recording media within a communicable range of the apparatus body, the apparatus including: a medium loading portion into which a non-contact recording medium is removably loaded; a medium detector configured to detect that a non-contact recording medium has been loaded in the medium loading portion; a first antenna for sending and receiving information to and from the non-contact recording medium loaded in the medium loading portion; a second antenna for sending and receiving information to and from the non-contact recording medium removed from the medium loading portion; and antenna switch for switching between the first antenna and the second antenna according to the detection output from the medium detector.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes an image transfer unit thermally transferring a plurality of color materials onto a recording medium to superimpose images in respective color materials, a medium conveyance unit conveying the recording medium through the image transfer unit using a stepper motor, a synchronism loss detection sensor detecting a loss of synchronism with the stepper motor, a reference position detection sensor detecting that the recording medium is located at a predetermined reference position, and a conveyance control unit making the medium conveyance unit repeat a forward conveyance and a reverse conveyance of the recording medium and, if the loss of synchronism is detected in the repeating process, making the image transfer unit resume the color printing on the recording medium through positioning the recording medium to the reference position and conveying the recording medium from the reference position to the transfer start position.

Abstract: A system and method to facilitate editing of content data. An update metadata identification block identifies metadata that is affected (or must be updated) by destructive edit processing by a material data destructive edit processing block. If the metadata is required for updating, a realtime metadata update block updates realtime metadata and a nonrealtime metadata update block updates nonrealtime metadata in correspondence with the destructive edit processing. A proxy data update block updates proxy data. A clip information file update block updates a clip information file. A clip write block records the data of each clip updated by the above-mentioned processing to an optical disc.

Abstract: In a recording control apparatus and method, in recording areas on an optical disk, consecutive empty areas for an ALLOCATION_UNIT are reserved as reserved areas. Multiplexed data in units of packets which can be recorded in the reserved areas is recorded in the reserved areas. A remaining part of the reserved areas in which the multiplexed data in units of packets is not recorded is freed as empty areas. Subsequently, multiplexed data is similarly recorded.

Abstract: A paper roll feed mechanism rotates a paper roll including recording paper wound in a cylindrical shape to unwind the paper. The paper roll feed mechanism includes the following components. A supporting mechanism rotatably supports the paper roll. At least one paper feed roller unwinds the paper, serving as the outer surface of the paper roll supported by the supporting mechanism, in the lengthwise direction of the paper. A skew correcting member presses a side surface of the paper roll, supported by the supporting mechanism, in the widthwise direction of the paper. The skew correcting member presses outer part of the side surface of the paper roll in a paper unwinding region.

Abstract: The recording apparatus of the present invention includes: a file generating section for receiving video data and audio data and generating a video data file and an audio data file; a dividing section for dividing the video data file into a plurality of video data elements and dividing the audio data file into a plurality of audio data elements, an arranging section for arranging data such that the video data elements and the audio data elements are recorded within a predetermined recording unit; and a recording section for recording the arranged data on an information recording medium.

Abstract: A recording apparatus, a recording method, a salvage apparatus, a salvage method, and a program for reading data from a recording medium that has failed to normally end a recording process. Each of salvage markers contains a recognition pattern for recognizing a salvage marker, and identification information for identifying files to which audio data “Audio”, and video data “Video” belong. If the recording process fails to end in a normal state, the salvage markers are detected from the recognition pattern contained in the salvage markers, and the file having the audio data and the video data belonging thereto is identified by the file identification information. The present invention is applicable to a video processing apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention provides a recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing any of video data, audio data, and realtime metadata corresponding to any of the video data and the audio data by use of a random-accessible recording medium. The recording and reproducing apparatus executes destructive editing on any of video data, audio data, and realtime metadata corresponding to any of the video data and the audio data recorded on the random-accessible recording medium on the recording medium.

Abstract: Video data of a plurality of different formats is mixedly recorded onto one disc-shaped recording medium so that they can be continuously reproduced. A clip is constructed by video data, audio data, auxiliary AV data, and time-sequential meta data which are time-sequentially associated. The data is managed by a directory structure. The data constructing the clip is collectively stored into clip directories under a directory CLPR. When the format of, for example, the video data is changed during the recording, the clip is divided at the changing position, a clip directory is newly formed, and a new clip is formed. The mixture existence of the formats among the clip directories is permitted. The mixture existence of the formats in the file stored in the clip directory is not permitted.

Abstract: A field editing system for editing materials in a material collecting place. Data for management of digital video and audio signals and data of an edit list are recorded on a disc-like recording medium together with the digital video and audio signals. Collected materials can be processed on the common disc-like recording medium from image pickup to editing.

Abstract: A real-time reproduction determination unit determines whether or not AV data recorded in recording areas on an optical disc can be reproduced in a real-time manner. If the AV data recorded on the optical disc cannot be reproduced in a real-time manner, a compile simulation unit and a compile execution unit respectively select extents from the AV data recorded on the optical disc and relocate the extents to a relocation area.

Abstract: A nickel-metal hydride secondary battery includes: a plurality of power generating elements each having a negative plate containing hydrogen absorbing alloy; a battery case provided with partition walls and a plurality of compartments arranged adjacently on both sides of each partition wall, each of the compartments accommodating each power generating element, and the compartments allowing gas intercommunication between compartments through communication holes formed in the partition walls; and at least one of safety valves placed on the battery case, the safety valves being less in number than the number of the compartments; wherein each of the communication holes has a hole sectional area per battery module capacity in a range 0.03 to 0.30 mm2/Ah.

Abstract: A clustered superscalar processor for reducing the miss rate of a register cache and reducing the possibility of miss penalties. The processor checks before storing an instruction in an instruction window whether there is a data dependency relationship between the instruction that will be stored in the instruction window and a previous instruction stored in the instruction window. When there is a data dependency relationship, the execution result of the previous instruction of one cluster is communicated to a register cache of another cluster that executes the instruction having a data dependency relationship with the previous instruction.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a file-time-code (FTC) sort unit and a logical block number (LBN) scheduling unit. The FTC unit sorts data items recorded on an optical disk based on the playback times of the pieces of data. The LBN scheduling unit sorts the data items recorded by the FTC sort unit based on the recording positions of the data items on the optical disk. The LBN scheduling unit also uses the sorting result as the result of scheduling the order of reading the data items from the optical disk.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus adapted to be connected for use to a media drive apparatus for recording data on or reproduced data from a recording medium having a file system includes a real file system acquiring section that acquires the file system of the recording medium from the media drive apparatus and a virtual file system providing section that converts the file system acquired by the file system acquiring section into a virtual file system having a directory/file structure different from the directory/file structure on the recording medium and provides it to an application program.