Abstract: An image processing apparatus in which an image signal is divided into blocks each comprising a plurality of pixels and a quantization and a variable length encoding are executed so that a code amount of a plurality of blocks lies within a certain range. As a plurality of blocks, the position of the block which is selected at the nth order approaches the periphery of a picture screen with an increase in value of (n).

Abstract: This invention offers a composite material with improved binding strength and a method for its manufacture. In particular, the invention offers a composite material having metal at the surface of a resin base, obtained by subjecting the surface of a resin base to an ion exchange group introduction treatment, treating the surface of said resin base with liquid containing metal ions, and then reducing said metal ions, where the aforementioned composite material resin is characterized in that the resin base and metal of said composite material are hot-pressed. Said composite material has superior binding strength between resin base and metal relative to composite materials obtained by electroless plating which have inferior binding strength between resin base and metal. Moreover, said composite material is readily manufactured because hot-press methods can be used in the formation of said composite material.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus in which an image signal is divided into blocks each comprising a plurality of pixels and a quantization and a variable length encoding are executed so that a code amount of a plurality of blocks lies within a certain range. As a plurality of blocks, the position of the block which is selected at the nth order approaches the periphery of a picture screen with an increase in value of (n).

Abstract: An image processing apparatus in which an image signal is divided into blocks each comprising a plurality of pixels and a quantization and a variable length encoding are executed so that a code amount of a plurality of blocks lies within a certain range. As a plurality of blocks, the position of the block which is selected at the nth order approaches the periphery of a picture screen with an increase in value of (n).

Abstract: A coding apparatus includes a large block forming unit for forming a large block of sample values of an input signal, a small block forming unit for dividing the large block into a plurality of small blocks, a first coding unit for coding the small blocks of the input signal by using a difference signal obtained by subtracting a predicted value from the small blocks of the input signal, a second coding unit for coding the small blocks of the input signal without using the difference signal, and a selecting unit for selecting the first or second coding unit in units of large blocks.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus in which an image signal is divided into blocks each comprising a plurality of pixels and a quantization and a variable length encoding are executed so that a code amount of a plurality of blocks lies within a certain range. As a plurality of blocks, the position of the block which is selected at the nth order approaches the periphery of a picture screen with an increase in value of (n).

Abstract: An information transmission system using data compression and/or error detection includes an information compression circuit for compressing digital information to generate compressed information. A record/reproducing device is provided for recording the compressed information on a recording medium, and reproducing the compressed information from the recording medium. Transmission circuitry is provided for transmitting the compressed information reproduced from the record/reproducing device to a transmission channel without expanding the compressed information. An information expansion circuit is then provided for expanding the compressed information which has been transmitted through the transmission channel in order to reproduce the digital information.

Abstract: An image reproducing apparatus includes a reproduction unit to reproduce an image signal corresponding to a picture having a plurality of image blocks that each include a plurality of pixels. The image signal includes coded image data for each of the image blocks. A decoding nit is provided to decode the image signal reproduced by the reproduction unit. In addition, a replacement unit is provided to replace with a predetermined signal, a portion of the image data for blocks located near an undecodable block, the undecodable block being a block corresponding to image data that cannot be decoded by the decoding unit.

Abstract: Image data of one frame stored in a memory is repetitively read a plurality of times as a still image. The read image data is encoded and recorded. In this case, the image data of one frame is divided into a plurality of areas, and the image data is encoded so as to make the image quality of the image data at a particular area be better than that of the image data at the other areas. The particular area in each set of the image data repetitively read is disposed differently. A still image of high quality can be therefore obtained.

Abstract: A color filter having a resin black matrix on a transparent substrate, wherein the resin black matrix has a 20.degree. specular glossiness of from 100 to 200.

Abstract: A photopolymerizable composition for a color filter, which comprises a compound having at least one ethylenically unsaturated double bond, a photopolymerization initiator, and a red, green or blue colorant and which, when formed into a coating film having a dried film thickness of at most 1 .mu.m, has an optical density of at least 1.1.

Abstract: A photopolymerizable composition for a color filter, which comprises a photopolymerization initiator system, a compound having at least one ethylenically unsaturated double bond, a colorant, and a phosphoric (meth)acrylate compound and/or an organic carboxylic anhydride having a molecular weight of at most 800, wherein the content of the colorant is from 20 to 90 wt % based on the total solid content.

Abstract: A circuit for generating a clock of a predetermined frequency in folllowing-up relation to an input video signal, comprising a PLL circuit including a phase comparison circuit for comparing the phase of a synchronizing signal of the video signal with the phase of a feedback clock corresponding to the clock, and a control circuit for causing the feedback clock in the PLL circuit to be synchronized with the synchronizing signal.

Abstract: An error detection code decoding device in which information codes obtained through a transmission path and original check codes which correspond to the information codes and which are obtained through the transmission path are input. A processor receives the input information codes and forms restored check codes by using the information codes, the processor including lookup tables for inputting the information codes as addresses and reading out data regarding the restored check codes. A detector detects whether or not the restored check codes and the original check codes coincide and outputs an error detection signal indicative of the presence or absence of an error.

Abstract: A digital information restoring device is arranged to detect time between level transition points of a digital signal which indicates digital information by means of variations in its period, output the resultant period data, calculate an average value of at least two period data among the output period data, and compare the average value with the aforesaid period data, and restore the digital information. The digital information restoring device is, therefore, capable of restoring the digital information at a high speed without using a high-speed PLL circuit or the like. The digital information restoring device may also be arranged to perform time-axis expansion of only part of the received period data, and input the resultant period data to a computing circuit to restore the digital information.

Abstract: A time base correcting device inputs a video signal including a sync. signal and a burst signal, produces an error signal representing a phase difference between a clock signal synchronized with the sync. signal and the burst signal, writes the video signal into the memory in synchronism with the clock signal having a phase thereof adjusted in accordance with the error signal, produces an interpolation signal to interpolate a plurality of adjacent error signals along a time base and controls the readout from the memory by the error signals and the interpolation signal. In this manner, it attains time base correction, particularly velocity error correction with high accuracy.

Abstract: An image information transmission system for transmitting multi-pixel frames of image information, upon transmission, the data corresponding to a frame are divided into blocks each containing a predetermined number of pixel data, and discrimination data are prepared by discriminating whether each block belongs to a moving image area or a still image area of the frame. The data of a block of a moving image area are encoded using only the data of that block and according to a first encoding method, to form first encoded data. The data of a block of a still image area are encoded using the data of that block and those of other blocks, and according to a second encoding method, to form second encoded data. Transmission data are prepared from the encoded data and the discrimination data, and are sent to the transmission channel.

Abstract: A semiconductor device obtained by using plastic molding to obtain an ultraviolet ray erasable type EPROM semiconductor chip in which an ultraviolet ray transparent resin film is inserted between the semiconductor chip and the molding material so as to cover a portion of the surface or the whole surface of the semiconductor chip except for the surfaces of the wire bonding electrodes.

Abstract: An internal system for use in an internal combustion engine which includes a carburetor, a throttle valve and a check valve. A supplemental chamber is connected to an intake passage adapted to introduce therethrough air-fuel mixture from the throttle valve to a combustion chamber. The supplemental chamber is in communication with the intake passage at a position between the throttle valve and the check valve. The supplemental chamber is provided with an opening directed tangentially with respect to an inner cylindrical periphery of the intake passage. In another embodiment of the invention, a control passage is formed in communication between the supplemental chamber and the intake passage. A downstream end of the control passage is opened at a position adjacent to an initially opening position of the check valve.