Abstract: There is provided with a method performed in an image transmission apparatus capable of executing first communication and second communication whose communication speed is lower than that of the first communication with a display apparatus, including: generating an image to be displayed on the display apparatus; detecting whether the first communication is executable or not; transmitting the generated image to the display apparatus via the first communication when the first communication is executable; transmitting a compressed image obtained by compressing the generated image to the display apparatus via the second communication when the first communication is not executable; and transmitting compression utilization information required to display the compressed image on the display apparatus to the display apparatus via at least one of the first communication and the second communication when the first communication is executable.

Abstract: There is provided with a computing device including: a coupler configured to couple to a display device having a chargeable first battery and be able to be separated from the display device, wherein charging to the first battery and wired communication with the display device can be performed via the coupler at a time of being coupled to the display device; a detector configured to detect whether the coupler is coupled to the display device; a wireless communicator configured to communicate wirelessly with the display device when separated from the display device; a connector configured to be supplied with power from an external power supply; a chargeable second battery; a further detector configured to detect whether power is supplied to the connector; and a controller configured to control charging and discharging of the first and second battery based on whether the power is supplied when coupled to the display device.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided with a screen transmission device, including: a first receiver configured to receive usage state information indicating usage states of a plurality of screen display devices by a user from each the screen display device; a second receiver configured to receive a message of requesting start-up of a window from the screen display device out of the screen display devices; a determiner configured to determine a screen display device on which the window is to be started up out of the plurality of screen display devices based on the usage states of each the screen display device; a screen data generator configured to generate screen data of the window; and a transmitter configured to transmit the screen data of the window to the screen display device determined by the determiner.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided with a screen transmission device including: an information receiver configured to receive operating condition information indicating an operating condition of a screen display device; a coloring determiner configured to determine coloring of screen data to be displayed on the screen display device based on the operating condition information; a screen data generator configured to generate screen data to be displayed on the screen display device according to the coloring; and a screen data transmitter configured to transmit the screen data to the screen display device.

Abstract: A screen data transmitting device for transmitting screen data to a screen display terminal through a network. A generation device generates a display image data. A storage device stores compression properties information associating a plurality of compression schemes with a plurality of classes of graphical user interface (GUI) components. A selection device selects one of the compression schemes with respect to a GUI component that is present in a region of the display image data. A compression device compresses the region of the display image data according to the selected compression scheme. Then, a transmission device transmits the screen data including the compressed display image data to the screen display terminal.

Abstract: The present invention makes it easier to select, when there are plural image display apparatuses such as projectors, a display destination image display apparatus. The embodiment of the invention also prevents display on a wrong image display apparatus. discriminating identifiers that are easy for a user to visually discriminate are given, separately from communication identifiers, to the image display apparatuses, and the user selects an image display apparatus on which an image is to be displayed while the user checks images relating to the discriminating identifiers that each image display apparatus displays. The embodiment of the invention is disposed with detecting overlaps between the image display apparatuses so that the discriminating identifiers do not overlap.

Abstract: An apparatus for displaying information received from a communication apparatus includes: a key information producing unit configured to produce key information for authenticating the communication apparatus; a key information display unit for displaying the key information; an authentication information receiving unit for receiving authentication information; an authenticating unit for authenticating the communication apparatus by verifying whether or not the authentication information was formed based upon the key information; and a display information receiving unit for displaying information from the authenticated communication apparatus.

Abstract: A communication network construction method comprises the steps of grouping the communication devices belonging to a communication network into one or a plurality of communication groups. In a selection step, one or a plurality of representative devices are selected in each communication group formed in the grouping step. In a communication step, each communication device communicates directly with the communication devices belonging to the same group, and communicates with the communication devices belonging to a different group by first transmitting data to the representative device of the same communication group and then causing the representative device to transfer a part or the whole of the data to the representative device of the different communication group.

Abstract: In the presentation system in which images are to be presented to audience during a presentation by a speaker according to image display commands issued by the speaker, a receiving side apparatus stores the image files received from a transmitting side apparatus operated by the speaker, monitors a state of storing the image files in the storage device, and changes at least a part of storing states of the image files stored in the storage device, when it is detected that storing of one image file that is currently received or scheduled to be received from the transmitting side apparatus is impossible, so as to make the storing of the one image file into the storing device possible.

Abstract: A communication network construction method comprises the steps of grouping the communication devices belonging to a communication network into one or a plurality of communication groups. In a selection step, one or a plurality of representative devices are selected in each communication group formed in the grouping step. In a communication step, each communication device communicates directly with the communication devices belonging to the same group, and communicates with the communication devices belonging to a different group by first transmitting data to the representative device of the same communication group and then causing the representative device to transfer a part or the whole of the data to the representative device of the different communication group.

Abstract: A communication control apparatus according to the present invention has receive means and own terminal identifier setting means. The receive means receives terminal ID information having information of one or more terminal identifiers transmitted from one or more terminals with which communication is being held. The own terminal identifier setting means sets a terminal identifier among a plurality of terminal identifiers which are other than the terminals of the other terminals obtained from all terminal ID information items received from the receive means, which have been previously set and which can be used for the communication.

Abstract: A video coding apparatus ensuring a high coding efficiency even at a low bit rate includes a moving object analyzer which extracts a moving part from an input picture signal, analyzes its motion, and outputs a residual signal relative to a reconstruction image and motion parameters. The apparatus further includes a residual coding device for coding the residual signal, a reconstruction device for reconstructing a picture using the motion parameters, and a device that performs a variable length coding of the motion parameters and residual coded information.

Abstract: An apparatus and method in which the lateral surface of a sealed container (11) containing a beverage liquid (12) is pressed (21, 22) for deformation to measure the internal pressure (P) of the container, and displacement caused by the pressure and the load (F, 31) applied by the pressure is detected (35) so that the gas density of the beverage liquid may be evaluated from these values. An ultrasonic pressure wave is applied (111) to the sealed container to measure the sugar content of the beverage from the propagation velocity of the pressure wave received by an ultrasonic receiver (112), container surface temperature and the ambient temperature resulting from sensors (121, 122) and a calculation unit (50). For simultaneously measuring the gas density and the sugar content a gas density measuring unit (220, 230, 240) and a sugar content measuring unit (290) are provided.

Abstract: A method for filling liquids includes first supplying container with a gas-generating water or water in an amount somewhat greater than a predetermined amount thereof and subsequently filling the container with a predetermined amount of an undiluted solution by injection thereof, after which the excess portion of the gas-generating water or water is removed from an upper stratum or portion of liquid in the container. Thereby, the amounts of the two liquids filled into the container correspond to the predetermined amounts. By first supplying the container with the gas-generating water or water and subsequently filling the container with the undiluted solution, the gas-generating water or water is unsusceptible to mixing with the undiluted solution. The final filled quantity of the liquid product is controlled by removing excess quantity of the first supplied gas-generating water or water, whereby the accuracy of the contents and amounts of liquids filled is improved.

Abstract: A control system controls an amount of liquid filled into a container such as a bottle, a can or the like to be a predetermined amount in a precise and reliable manner. Liquid to be filled into the container is fed through a filling nozzle approximately up to a level somewhat higher than a predetermined target level. Then surplus liquid exceeding the predetermined target level is controllably ejected through an ejection nozzle piping having one end inserted into the container and opened at the target level. The surplus filled liquid is ejected through the ejection nozzle piping by suction or by pressure. When the ejection of the surplus filled liquid through the ejection nozzle piping begins, the pressure in the ejection nozzle piping changes from an initial valve. The end of ejection of the surplus filled liquid is detected by a pressure sensor disposed in the ejection nozzle piping.

Abstract: A predetermined amount of liquid is to be filled into a container. The weight of liquid contained within a metering container is measured by a balance and a filling control valve provided at an outlet of the metering container is controlled in response to a signal issued from the weighing balance. Thereby a predetermined amount of the liquid can be filled from the metering container into the container. A control unit opens and closes the filling control valve and a feed control valve connected to a liquid feed source in response to a signal issued from the weighing balance. An inlet of the metering container is connected via a flexible pipe to an outlet of the feed control valve, and an outlet of the metering container is connected via a flexible pipe to an inlet of the filling control valve.

Abstract: A container holder capable of holding various containers, such as bottles and cans, comprises a deformable container-holding member made from a plastic material, a holding frame, and an adapter plate. The central portion of the holding member is divided into several tongues, and a central hole surrouded by these tongues is formed. The holding member is sandwiched between the adapter plate and the holding frame. Depending on the kind of the container held by this holder, the adapter plate is replaced with another adapter plate. Also disclosed is a container carrier in which container holders as described above are detachably mounted. An apparatus for handling containers using this container holder comprises mechanisms for performing these handling operations and conveying the container carrier between stations for the handling operations while the containers are received in the container holder.

Abstract: An apparatus for filling a container with drink liquid from a pressurized liquid-storage tank through a filling valve includes an auxiliary tank releasable to the air and provided between the liquid-storage tank and the filling valve. The auxiliary tank is communicated with the liquid-storage tank and the filling valve. After reducing the pressure in the auxiliary tank to atmospheric pressure by opening an air releasing valve installed in the auxiliary tank, drink liquid, which was supplied from the liquid-storage tank to the auxiliary tank in advance, is supplied from the auxiliary tank to the container via the filling valve.

Abstract: An apparatus for mixing two kinds of liquid in a predetermined ratio by using a constant volume pump. A first liquid and a second liquid are stored in tanks and maintained at a predetermined pressure, respectively. The first and second liquids are supplied to a suction side or an inlet of the constant volume pump and the second liquid supplied to the pump is measured by a measuring device to adjust it to a predetermined amount so that the first and second liquids are mixed in the predetermined ratio. The apparatus is suitable for mixture of beverages and for this purpose includes evacuating the tank for the first liquid to eliminate oxygen contained in the first liquid.

Abstract: An apparatus for mixing two kinds of liquids in a predetermined ratio by using a constant volume pump. A first liquid and a second liquid are stored in tanks and maintained at a predetermined pressure, respectively. The first and second liquids are supplied to a mixing device near the suction side, or inlet, of a constant volume pump and the second liquid supplied to the mixing device is measured by a measuring device to adjust it to a predetermined amount so that the first and second liquids are mixed in a predetermined ratio.