Abstract: An image sensing apparatus includes an image sensing unit that performs image sensing by converting incoming light into electrical signals, a control unit that controls driving of the image sensing unit so as to read out the electrical signals by each area of a plurality of areas of the image sensing unit, and a signal processing unit that processes the electrical signals read out by each of the plurality of areas. The control unit varies a horizontal cycle that drives the image sensing unit for each of the plurality of areas.

Abstract: An image-pickup apparatus 100 includes a focus detecting part 7 that detects focus information indicating a focus state of an image-pickup optical system, a color measuring part 14a, 14b, and 15 that detects color measurement information related to a color of an object, a controlling part 6 that generates controlling information used in focus control using the focus information and the color measurement information, and a memory 9 that stores the color measurement information.

Abstract: According to a method of managing photographing conditions for an image sensing apparatus, one of images photographed by the image sensing apparatus is selected. The selected image, photographing conditions such as the exposure value and shutter speed in photographing the image, and a separately input photographing status such as the photographing place are stored in association with each other.

Abstract: An image-pickup apparatus (1) includes a light projection part (32, 33) projecting light to an object, a focus detection part (26) detecting a focus state, a light-source detection part 31 detecting information relating to a light source. When a focus detection is performed without lighting of the light projection part, a controller (100) generates information used for focusing control based on a focus state detection result and the information relating to the light source. When the focus detection is performed with lighting of the light projection part, the controller generates the information used for the focusing control based on the focus state detection result and correction information depending on a wavelength of the light projected from the light projection part without using the information relating to the light source. Thus, a highly-accurate AF control can be performed under various light sources including an AF assist light.

Abstract: A recording control apparatus for controlling execution of recording in a recording apparatus, comprising, a channel selection acceptance unit configured to accept a channel selection from a user, a display controller to control a display unit to display program data which is selected among received program data via broadcast signal and is corresponding to the accepted channel selection, an obtaining unit configured to obtain reserve-recording information to be executed, and a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the program displayed on the display unit corresponds to a program according to the reserve-recording information, wherein when the determination unit determines that the program displayed on the display unit corresponds to a program according to the reserve-recording information, the display controller controls the display unit to display a query screen to inquire of the user whether to erase recorded data corresponding to the reserve-recording information in the recording appar

Abstract: A barrier unit which can be easily assembled to a lens holding member in view of the above problems. The direction in which a barrier unit is rotated when the barrier unit is assembled with a lens holding member coincides with the direction in which a barrier blade driving member is rotated when the barrier blade is closed from the open state.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus for recording image data picked up by an image pickup unit until a recording medium is presented. In response to an instruction from an instruction operation unit capable of arbitrary instruction, a first image data picked up by the image pickup unit is allocated to the same group as a second image data photographed immediately before the first image data so as to allocate the first image data to the same group as the image data picked up immediately before the first image data. In addition, management information containing group information that shows image data within the group is generated.

Abstract: An image-taking apparatus, which can automatically adjust parameters relating to image-taking regardless of variations in manufacturing errors and adjustment errors, is disclosed. The image-taking apparatus takes images by using an image pickup element. The image-taking apparatus successively shifts a parameter relating to image-taking so as to include a reference value, and takes a plurality of images with the parameters different from each other. Furthermore, the image-taking apparatus stores information on the parameter corresponding to an image selected by a user among the plurality of images in a memory, and determines the parameter to be used for image-taking on the basis of information stored in the memory.

Abstract: A power supply control system having a first switch circuit configured to set a power supply line which connects a power supply unit and a power supply circuit to one of a connected state and a non-connected state, a first control unit configured to operate in one of a normal mode and a sleep mode in which a consumption current is smaller than in the normal mode, and to detect a magnitude of a current flowing into the first switch circuit and control an operation of the first switch circuit based on the detected magnitude of the current while operating in the normal mode, and a second control unit configured to control an operation of the first control unit based on the detection result of an opening-closing state detection unit configured to detect an opening-closing state of a battery lid provided to the power supply unit.

Abstract: A printing system capable of increasing the working efficiency of an operator engaged in a post-process necessary after printing can be provided. For this purpose, the user interface unit can execute a display which allows the operator to explicitly input, for each job, instruction information in consideration of a post-process necessary after a printing process in a job requiring a printing process by a printing apparatus in a printing system capable of stacking, on a stacking unit, printed materials having undergone the printing process. When the job to be processed is a job for which the operator inputs the instruction information via the display, printed materials of the job for which the operator inputs the instruction information are stacked on the stacking unit while the printed materials are classified every printed materials on the basis of the instruction information input by the operator for the job.

Abstract: This invention includes accumulation units (102a, 102b) which accumulate signals obtained by sensing units (111a, 111b), an area determination unit (103, 100) which sets the size of an area of a sensing unit to be segmented into a plurality of areas on the basis of the information of a lens to be focus-detected, accumulation control units (104a-104c, 105) which control, for each of the areas, accumulation of signals obtained in a plurality of areas by the accumulation units, and a defocus detection unit (100) which detects defocus states in the respective areas from accumulated signals from a plurality of areas.

Abstract: Generation/non-generation of print data for a printer driver is controlled in correspondence with an external print policy for a document to be printed. The print policy includes a print policy file, and defines print-inhibited items in a predetermined description. The predetermined description includes a description directly stored in the print policy file, and a description that requires an external reference.

Abstract: A document includes a region with a high character recognition ratio, and that with not so high a character recognition ratio. Hence, even when identical types of information are provided because they have the same attribute, it is hard to say that satisfactory information provision can be made. Also, different kinds of information are required depending on output methods. To solve these problems, output information to be output for each region is determined based on information of an output destination of a document image and attributes of respective regions in the document image, and pieces of output information to be output are combined to be output to the output destination. The output information to be output for each region may be determined based on the information of the output destination of the document image, the attributes of the respective regions in the document image, and user's authority information.

Abstract: In a case that it is determined that a first feeding unit is not ready to feed upon designation of a first print job that requires air feeding, start of the first print job is waited until the first feeding unit is ready to feed. In a case that a second print job that requires roll feeding is accepted during waiting for the first print job, the second print job is executed, and the first print job that requires air feeding is executed after completion of the second print job.

Abstract: A lens barrel capable of reducing the radial size thereof while maintaining the degree of freedom in layout of a shutter and a anti-shake mechanism. A barrier drive ring includes first and second rotation-transmitting protrusions axially protruding toward an imaging area and parallel to and substantially opposed to each other. An image pickup element-holding member includes a first and second cam contact section which are brought into contact with the first and second rotation-transmitting protrusion, when the lens barrel is retracted. Rotation transmission to the barrier drive ring is performed in a varying manner first via a contact between the first rotation-transmitting protrusion and first cam contact section, then via contacts between the first and second rotation-transmitting protrusions and the first and second cam contact sections, and finally via a contact between the second rotation-transmitting protrusion and the second cam contact section.

Abstract: An digital camera includes a storage medium for connecting a storage medium having image information stored thereon and a display unit that displays the image information stored on the storage medium. The digital camera displays characteristic images symbolizing one or more pieces of the image information stored on the storage medium on the display unit. The characteristic images include key images, images extracted by retrieval, or images obtained by analyzing plural pieces of image information.

Abstract: A handwriting processing apparatus and method effective for search of, e.g., a document file including handwriting is provided. When a handwriting characters are input to a coordinate input unit as a search key, a corresponding character in a dictionary is recognized for each of the handwritten characters, a search unit searches for a text code stored in a document file storage unit based on a text code of the corresponding character if the corresponding character is recognized and the search unit searches for handwriting trail data stored in a handwriting trail storage unit based on a handwriting trail of the handwriting character if the corresponding character is not recognized, thereby finding a desired document file.

Abstract: An image sensing apparatus comprising: a CCD, optical system for forming an image on the CCD; A/D converter for converting an image signal outputted by the CCD to a digital signal; color interpolator for performing color interpolation on the digital signal converted by the A/D converter and generating image data on R, G and B color planes; color space converter for converting RGB color space to YUV colorimetric system; and median filter for reducing pseudo color components, generated by the color interpolator, by controlling color difference signals U and V. By cutting high frequency components of the signal, filtered by the median filter, then thinning out YUV signals and performing JPEG compression, pseudo color components generated by color interpolation can be reduced.

Abstract: An image edit device comprises a layout unit for selecting a specific layout example from a plurality of layout examples in accordance with a predetermined criterion, and laying out a plurality of image data using said specific layout example, a manual input unit, and a correction unit for correcting said specific layout example selected by said layout unit on the basis of an input from said manual input unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a communication apparatus that supports a plurality of setting schemes for setting communication parameters. If, after communication parameters have been set by a first setting scheme, a change is made to set communication parameters by a second setting scheme, the apparatus selects communication parameters capable of being set in common by another apparatus connected to the communication apparatus by the first setting scheme and another apparatus connected to the communication apparatus by the second setting scheme.