Abstract: Less colored trans-1,3-dichloropropene and a process for producing it, are presented.

Abstract: A moving picture coding apparatus and method with improved predictability of a moving picture to be subjected to interframe prediction to obtain an improved quality of a coded picture. In a moving picture coding apparatus for performing interframe motion compensated prediction for applying intraframe coding, interframe forward predictive coding and interframe bidirectional predictive coding to code each frame, by determining a prediction frame interval of frames to be subjected to forward prediction on the basis of interframe predictability, a moving picture is coded while the coder is adaptively changing the prediction frame interval in accordance with the predictability.

Abstract: A masterbatch composition, a polyolefin composition prepared from the masterbatch and articles prepared from the polyolefin composition. The masterbatch contains (percent by weight) from 20% to 90% of A) a crystalline polypropylene containing from 25% to 75% of a fraction AI having a melt flow rate MFRI of from 0.5 to 10 g/10 min., and from 75% to 25% of a fraction AII having a melt flow rate MFRII such that MFRII/MFRI is from 30 to 2000; and from 10% to 80% of B) a copolymer of ethylene and at least one C3-C10 &agr;-olefin, the copolymer containing from 10 to 70% of ethylene, the copolymer being soluble in xylene at room temperature, and having an intrinsic viscosity [&eegr;] of from 4 to 9 dl/g. Articles prepared from the polyolefin composition exhibit a good balance of physical properties and reduced surface defects such as tiger striping.

Abstract: A masterbatch composition, a polyolefin composition prepared from the masterbatch and articles prepared from the polyolefin composition. The masterbatch contains (percent by weight) from 20% to 90% of A) a crystalline polypropylene containing from 25% to 75% of a fraction AI having a melt flow rate MFRI of from 0.5 to 10 g/10 min., and from 75% to 25% of a fraction AII having a melt flow rate MFRII such that MFRII/MFRI is from 30 to 2000; and from 10% to 80% of B) a copolymer of ethylene and at least one C3-C10 &agr;-olefin, the copolymer containing from 10 to 70% of ethylene, the copolymer being soluble in xylene at room temperature, and having an intrinsic viscosity [&eegr;] of from 4 to 9 dl/g. Articles prepared from the polyolefin composition exhibit a good balance of physical properties and reduced surface defects such as tiger striping.

Abstract: In a belt-shaped body where plural coupling elements are fixed along a periphery of a long tape main body, when a width of the tape main body is W, dimension from a first coupling position center of said coupling elements up to an end face in the length direction of the tape main body near said is a′ and the number of tape windings except top/bottom faces thereof is N, a length L′ in the length direction of the tape main body is obtained according to the following expression (I): 1 L ′ = ( 1 + α 100 ) [ K ⁢ { a ′ βcos ⁡ ( tan - 1 ⁢ ωβ a ′ ) - AT } - 2 ⁢ NBW ]

Abstract: Video images including a fade transition are encoded using inter-frame prediction. A fade detector is provided to detect a fade transition by way of analyzing incoming images successively applied thereto. The fade detector generates first information indicating if the fade transition is fade-in fade-out, and also predicts fade duration and then generates second information indicating the predicted fade duration. A bit amount adjuster is provided to adjust allocated bit amount during fade using the first and second information. A motion image encoder is provided to encode the incoming images using the number of bits which has been determined by the bit amount adjuster.

Abstract: A motion vector detection device is provided that can suitably detect motion vectors by setting an optimum search range of vector values of a motion vector. The motion vector detection section 103 sequentially matches the input data 101 with the reference image data 102 every divided region and detects the motion vector 104 within a search range of specified vector values. The histogram creation section 105 increments a motion vector detection frequency stored in the histogram recording section 109 corresponding to a range to which the vector value of the detected motion vector 104 belongs. When the increment process for one frame has been completed, a histogram for a motion vector detection frequency for one frame is formed in the histogram recording section 109 and is corrected if necessary. The shift amount setting section 107 decides the shift amount of a search range specified in the next frame by the search range setting section 108, according to the created (corrected) histogram.

Abstract: A method of making a coding for images with a two-pass encode or a pre-analysis, wherein the control is taken so that code quantity is suitably given to a buffer for coding.

Abstract: Provides a fishing game device capable of sensing operation of a fishing rod imparting action to a lure, affording more realistic simulation of tugging by the fish.

Abstract: Provides a fishing game device capable of sensing operation of a fishing rod imparting action to a lure, affording more realistic simulation of tugging by the fish.

Abstract: Measures for a motion compensation are combined with an image segmentation in four modes. In a first mode, a current picture is image-segmented, before an estimation of a relative motion between a segmented region of the current picture and a corresponding region of a reference picture. In a second mode, a relative motion is estimated between a minute piece of a current picture and a corresponding minute piece of a reference picture, to be employed as a character parameter for an image segmentation. In a third mode, a relative motion is estimated between a sub-region of an image-segmented region and a corresponding small region, to be employed as a character parameter for a resegmentation. In a fourth mode, a relative motion between minute pieces is estimated to provide an additional character parameter for an image segmentation to be performed on a current picture, before a reestimation of a relative motion between an estimated region and a corresponding region.

Abstract: The invention intends to provide a drilling apparatus capable of forming a beautiful hole with stabilized configuration thereof without special post treatment in a sheet made of flexible thermoplastic material which is a different material from a strict one but a thick material, and ensuring a high productivity.

Abstract: Provides a fishing game device capable of sensing operation of a fishing rod imparting action to a lure, affording more realistic simulation of tugging by the fish.

Abstract: A reference picture storing section 101 stores reference picture data referred in a motion vector estimation. A current picture storing section 102 stores a current picture data for the motion vector estimation. A motion vector estimating section 103 takes matching between the current picture data and the reference picture data to estimate a motion vector having the minimum difference. A motion vector statistics processing section 104 calculates an average value and a histogram from each picture of an estimated motion vector. A shift vector setting section 105 calculates a shift vector of a motion vector search window based on the average value and histogram in each of coded pictures. A search window designating section 106 designates a motion vector to be searched according to the calculated shift vector so as to cause the motion vector estimating section 103 to estimate the motion vector.

Abstract: In a method of interpolating the motion vectors at all pixel positions in a frame on the basis of the motion vectors at plural predetermined representative points to perform motion compensated prediction of moving pictures, there is adaptively selected one of a method for dividing the frame into plural areas and interpolating the motion vector every area is selected from a conventional method of linearly interpolating a motion vector by using all the surrounding representative points, a method of separately detecting motion vectors for an area, a method of further dividing an area into plural subareas, a method of temporarily converting the values of the motion vectors at the representative points into values to be used for the motion vector interpolation, and a method of setting a fixed value as a prediction value.

Abstract: There is provided a high speed variable length coding system having a small hardware scale.

Abstract: Measures for a motion compensation are combined with an image segmentation in four modes. In a first mode, a current picture is image-segmented before an estimation of a relative motion between a segmented region of the current picture and a corresponding region of a reference picture. In a second mode, a relative motion is estimated between a minute piece of a current picture and a corresponding minute piece of a reference picture, to be employed as a character parameter for an image segmentation. In a third mode, a relative motion is estimated between a sub-region of an image-segmented region and a corresponding small region, to be employed as a character parameter for a resegmentation. In a fourth mode, a relative motion between minute pieces is estimated to provide an additional character parameter for an image segmentation to be performed on a current picture, before a reestimation of a relative motion between an estimated region and a corresponding region.

Abstract: An adder 101 computes the difference between the activity (act) of an objective block and the average value (avg(act)) of activities all over the previous frame. A shifter 102 shifts the difference by a specified bits (n). Finally, an adder 103 adds output of the shifter 102 to a reference quantizing step (Qj) determined by a code quantity control and outputs the added result as a quantizing step Mquant of the objective block.

Abstract: An object is to provide a game apparatus in which it is possible to increase an operator's interest through a relatively compact arrangement. It has a transparent falling face 10 on which many pins 10a are provided and a medal M falls, a reciprocating target which is provided at a bottom portion of the falling face and performs a reciprocation movement, a transparent thin water tank 13 provided in front of the falling face, a large-size display 7 provided at the rear of the falling face, and a medal supply mechanism 30 which comprises a hopper 31 which pushes up a medal, a rising guiding path 32, first, second guiding path 33, 34, which guide the carrying of medals and medal supply gears 35, 36.

Abstract: A set of orthonormal basis functions is determined with respect to a rectangle which includes an arbitrarily shaped image segment. The set of orthonormal basis functions is used to determine a set of orthogonal basis function candidates which are numbered along a zigzag scan. Subsequently, a first orthogonal basis function candidate is extracted and defined as a first orthogonal basis function. Then, a loop for generating a set of orthogonal basis functions is initiated. First, a next basis function candidate is extracted in numbered order. An orthogonal component is determined which is perpendicular to a hyperplane spanned by the orthogonal basis function. Thereafter, a check is made as to whether an absolute value of the orthogonal component exceeds a threshold. If the absolute value does not exceed the threshold, it is disregarded and the operation returns to the beginning of the loop.