Abstract: A cup-shaped sleeve is made mainly of a resin and has an end where a plurality of pieces of a permanent magnet are insert-molded. An auxiliary ring made mainly of a resin is provided along an inner peripheral surface of the cup-shaped sleeve other than an inner peripheral surface thereof where the permanent magnet is provided. The auxiliary ring has its inner peripheral surface identical to the inner peripheral surface of the permanent magnet or located outside relative to the inner peripheral surface of the permanent magnet. When the cup-shaped sleeve is resin-molded, the resin which is a component of the cup-shaped sleeve is prevented from shrinking inward. Therefore, contact between the resin supporting the permanent magnet and the cylinder is prevented. Accordingly, a linear drive device is obtained in which the reciprocation of the piston is prevented from being hindered.

Abstract: A video signal processing apparatus for outputting an output video signal to a display unit and displaying an image based on an input video signal on the display unit includes a signal processor for dividing the input video signal into a predetermined number of signals and outputting the signals as the output video signal. The signals as the output video signal drive associated areas obtained by dividing a display-capable area of the display unit. In accordance with the display unit, the predetermined number of signals is set so that the clock frequency of each of the signals output as the output video signal is less than or equal to a clock frequency that can be processed by the display unit.

Abstract: The invention provides an image processing apparatus and an image processing method. An area to which image data belongs is discriminated, and a correction coefficient to be used for correction of a pixel value of the image data is produced based on a result of the discrimination. Then, the pixel value of the image data is corrected with the correction coefficient. The relationship in magnitude among pixel values in the same area is maintained because the same coefficient is used, but pixel values which belong to different areas can be varied or even reversed. This allows the gradation of an entire image to be corrected while preventing partial deterioration of the contrast.

Abstract: An image display apparatus for displaying an image on a panel having pixels each including a plurality of subpixels of different colors includes an interpolation operator interpolating consecutive sampling values of pieces of input color data to correct phases of the pieces of input color data on the basis of positions of the subpixels in each pixel and output pieces of output color data; an area detector detecting a specific area from the image displayed on the panel by processing the input color data or the output color data; and a correction unit computing and outputting weighted averages of the pieces of input color data and the pieces of output color data on the basis of a detection result obtained by the area detector. The specific area is an edge portion, a portion where a luminance level gradually changes, or a repeated-pattern portion where a spatial frequency is high.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and method, a recording medium, and a program that can very sharply display video images which are subjected to frame rate conversion by suppressing a decrease in the image quality (blurred images) caused by imaging blur. A high frame converter 11 performs high frame rate conversion on an input moving picture. An imaging blur suppression processor 13 corrects each pixel value forming a subject frame based on at least one value corresponding to the subject frame of the parameter values representing imaging blur detected by an imaging blur characteristic detector 12. Accordingly, a moving picture having a higher rate than that of the input moving picture and having each pixel value suitably corrected to suppress imaging blur is output. The present invention is applicable to a television system.

Abstract: A setting information database associates setting information used to output a video signal or an audio signal with a corresponding viewing condition. A setting information registration unit registers setting information and a corresponding viewing condition which have been received by a setting information reception unit so as to store them in the setting information database. An adequacy determination unit determines the adequacy of recommended setting information to be stored in the setting information database. A condition extraction unit extracts pieces of setting information stored in the setting information database on the basis of a viewing condition supplied from an extraction condition reception unit. A recommendable setting derivation unit derives recommendable setting information from the extracted pieces of setting information.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus which performs processing on an input moving image including a plurality of access units arranged every first period, includes a motion vector calculation unit which calculates a motion vector of an object included in the input moving image every second period, a motion vector conversion unit which, converts the motion vector by multiplying the calculated motion vector by a predetermined gain, a frame compensation unit which generates an output moving image including a plurality of access units arranged every third period by performing frame compensation processing of converting or compensating for the access units on the input moving image so that the object moves in accordance with the motion vector which has been subjected to the conversion, and a gain calculation unit which calculates the gain in accordance with brightness in a user environment and supplies the obtained gain to the motion vector conversion unit.

Abstract: The present invention is applied, for example, to resolution conversion. An edge gradient direction v1 with the largest gradient of pixel values and an edge direction v2 orthogonal to the edge gradient direction v1 are detected. Edge enhancement and smoothing processing are performed in the edge gradient direction v1 and in the edge direction v2, respectively, to generate output image data D2.

Abstract: In each of stages of a nonlinear filter, a successively determined target signal and plural adjacent signals are weighted-averaged with plural sets of different coefficients to calculate plural smoothed signals. Differences in level between the target signal and each of adjacent signals and signals arranged within the predetermined interval from the each of the adjacent signals are compared with a threshold value. According to the comparison, flags are set to the adjacent signal, to an adjacent signal arranged at a symmetrical position, and to adjacent signals arranged beyond the adjacent signals. The intervals of adjacent signals are different among stages. The target signal in level is used instead of the adjacent signals with smoothed signals, which are selected according to the flags. Weighting coefficients may be calculated on the basis of the comparison result, and smoothed signals may be synthesized according to the weighting coefficients.

Abstract: In an automatic transmission (AT) in which an input shaft (Input) and an output gear (Output) are disposed on the same axis and three clutches (C1-C3) and two brakes (B1, B2) are selectively operated to provide six forward speeds, first and second planetary gear sets (GS1, GS2) are configured to consistently reduce the speed of input rotation and output the speed-reduced rotation, thereby enabling downsizing of them. The first and second planetary gear sets (GS1, GS2) are arranged in a transmission case at both the axial ends thereof. Third and fourth planetary gear sets (GS3, GS4) are connected to each other to have four rotation elements in combination, thereby constituting a Simpson planetary gear train. One of the four rotation elements (a fourth carrier (PC4) in an illustrated example) is connected to the output gear (Output).

Abstract: The invention provides an image processing apparatus and an image processing method. An area to which image data belongs is discriminated, and a correction coefficient to be used for correction of a pixel value of the image data is produced based on a result of the discrimination. Then, the pixel value of the image data is corrected with the correction coefficient. The relationship in magnitude among pixel values in the same area is maintained because the same coefficient is used, but pixel values which belong to different areas can be varied or even reversed. This allows the gradation of an entire image to be corrected while preventing partial deterioration of the contrast.

Abstract: An image processing device to process a moving image, which is shot by a video shooting device, in increments of access units, includes: a correcting unit to correct the access unit to be processed by changing the properties of a low-pass filter which indicates imaging blur according to parameter values showing the properties of imaging blur which occurs at the time that the moving image is shot with the video shooting device, generating an inverse filter having inverse properties as to the low-pass filter, and performing processing to apply the inverse filters as to the access unit to be processed; wherein, with a frequency of which the frequency property of the low-pass filter indicating the imaging blur is zero being zero points, performing processing to apply the inverse filter is forbidden for predetermined frequency components of the frequency components of the access unit to be processed including the zero points.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a corrector for correcting a pixel value of each of a plurality of pixels forming each access unit to be processed, based on at least one of the parameter values corresponding to the access unit to be processed. The corrector includes an acquisition unit for acquiring input pixel values, a first mean value calculating unit for calculating a first mean pixel value, a second mean value calculating unit for calculating a second mean pixel value, a correction value determination unit for determining a correction value, and an adding unit for adding the correction value to the input pixel value of a target pixel.

Abstract: A cup-shaped sleeve is made mainly of a resin and has an end where a plurality of pieces of a permanent magnet are insert-molded. An auxiliary ring made mainly of a resin is provided along an inner peripheral surface of the cup-shaped sleeve other than an inner peripheral surface thereof where the permanent magnet is provided. The auxiliary ring has its inner peripheral surface identical to the inner peripheral surface of the permanent magnet or located outside relative to the inner peripheral surface of the permanent magnet. When the cup-shaped sleeve is resin-molded, the resin which is a component of the cup-shaped sleeve is prevented from shrinking inward. Therefore, contact between the resin supporting the permanent magnet and the cylinder is prevented. Accordingly, a linear drive device is obtained in which the reciprocation of the piston is prevented from being hindered.

Abstract: There is provided an image determining device including a frequency band signal detecting unit for dividing an image into a plurality of local regions and detecting for each local region signals of a plurality of frequency bands from the image signal; an average value calculating unit for calculating an average value of a characteristic value corresponding to an amplitude, for each local region and for each signal of the plurality of frequency bands; a local region selecting unit for selecting at least one local region based on image information; an average value selecting unit for selecting the average value corresponding to the selected local region; a relative value calculating unit for calculating a relative value of one average value with respect to another average value both of the average values being of the selected average values; and an image determining unit for determining an image based on the relative value.

Abstract: In an automatic transmission (AT) in which an input shaft (Input) and an output gear (Output) are disposed on the same axis and three clutches (C1-C3) and two brakes (B1, B2) are selectively operated to provide six forward speeds, first and second planetary gear sets (GS1, GS2) are configured to consistently reduce the speed of input rotation and output the speed-reduced rotation, thereby enabling downsizing of them. The first and second planetary gear sets (GS1, GS2) are arranged in a transmission case at both the axial ends thereof. Third and fourth planetary gear sets (GS3, GS4) are connected to each other to have four rotation elements in combination, thereby constituting a Simpson planetary gear train. One of the four rotation elements (a fourth carrier (PC4) in an illustrated example) is connected to the output gear (Output).

Abstract: An image processing device for processing input image data includes a contrast correcting section. The contrast correcting section corrects the input image data using image data of a gradient image, which has a luminance gradient in which a luminance level gradually changes, to make a luminance level of the input image data similar to the luminance level of the gradient image.

Abstract: The problem of the present invention is to provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for skin adhesion, having an adhesive layer, which can be formed without using an organic solvent, shows superior adhesion performance to the skin, and shows extremely mild irritation to the skin and stratum corneum damage. To solve the problem, the present invention provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for skin adhesion, which has a substrate and an adhesive layer laminated on the substrate, wherein the adhesive layer is obtained by curing an adhesive composition containing polyether polymer (A) having at least one alkenyl group on the terminal, compound (B) having 1-10 hydrosilyl groups in a molecule and hydrosilylation catalyst (C).

Abstract: The invention provides an image processing apparatus and an image processing method. An area to which image data belongs is discriminated, and a correction coefficient to be used for correction of a pixel value of the image data is produced based on a result of the discrimination. Then, the pixel value of the image data is corrected with the correction coefficient. The relationship in magnitude among pixel values in the same area is maintained because the same coefficient is used, but pixel values which belong to different areas can be varied or even reversed. This allows the gradation of an entire image to be corrected while preventing partial deterioration of the contrast.

Abstract: The present invention aims at provision of a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition that affords a cured product having good adhesive property. Reduction of the amount of tackifier resin to be used, which is attributable to the good adhesive property, is a secondary object of the present invention. The above-mentioned problem can be solved by a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition containing (A) a polyoxyalkylene polymer having at least one alkenyl group in one molecule, (B) a compound having 1 to 3 hydrosilyl groups on average in one molecule, and (C) a hydrosilylation catalyst as essential components.