Abstract: A system enables information transmission between a server which serves information by its own communication format and a client which receives service on a general network, with an efficient and simple structure. A conversion server 101 receives a video transmission request message from a client 103 in the HTTP protocol, the conversion server 101 converts the message into a message of a format of a server 102, and transmits the converted message to the server 102. Then, the conversion server 101 returns video data transferred from the server 102 to the client 103 in the HTTP protocol.

Abstract: This invention prevents quality deterioration and positional shift of OSD when an image and the OSD are to be together displayed by LB display. An image processing apparatus having a function of superposing a second image on a first image includes a converter (103) which converts the length-to-breadth ratio of at least the first image, a first superposing unit (101) which superposes the second image on the first image before the length-to-breadth ratio is converted by the converter (103), and a second superposing unit (105) which superposes the second image on the first image after the length-to-breadth ratio is converted by the converter (103).

Abstract: In an information processing apparatus for dynamically changing a container layout in accordance with inserted contents data, a user is made to understand a change of layout by explicitly displaying a change before and after the layout change, thereby improving the convenience for the user in layout correction. More specifically, when the container layout is changed by inserted contents data, a container having a standard size before the layout change is explicitly displayed.

Abstract: A document processing apparatus has a data exchange processor for inputting plural first structured documents, extracting contents included in the respective first structured documents, and creating second structured documents respectively corresponding to the first structured documents and having a predetermined data structure, a data unification processor for unifying the plural second structured documents into a third structured document, a layout processor for arranging plural rectangles in a predetermined area based on rectangular size information included in the third structured document, and a rendering processor for rendering the contents corresponding to the respective rectangles described in the third structured document.

Abstract: An image display apparatus has light beam emitting units (304L, 304R) which emit light beams based on image information and a set operating frequency, and MEMS mirrors (305L, 305R) which deflect the emitted light beams by deflection operations based on the operating frequency, in correspondence with the right and left eyes. Resonance frequency detection units (306L, 306R) respectively detect the resonance frequencies of the MEMS mirrors (305L, 305R). A control unit (307) sets the operating frequency of the MEMS mirrors (305L, 305R) based on the detected resonance frequencies.

Abstract: A reforming catalyst member having an elongated body whose outer surface has a number of peak and valley regions so as to increase the area of the outer surface to enhance catalyst utilization. The catalyst member is adhered to a fuel cell current collector using an adhesive and dried using infrared radiation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for detection of forest fires, based on the chemical analysis of the atmosphere through optic spectroscopy. The smoke originated from a fire has a chemical composition different from that of a normal atmosphere. This chemical composition is determined by the analysis of light absorption, which passes through the smoke, in its different wavelengths, carried out by a spectrometer. In this case, the spectrometer is associated to a telescope and solar light is used as the light source allowing the detection of smoke originated from a fire in a specific area of the horizon. The maximum distance from which the smoke can be detected depends only on the potency of the telescope and may be of many kilometers. The installation of the system on a rotating support and the use of computational logarithms makes the detection in any point of the horizon possible, a completely autonomous way.

Abstract: This invention allows a user to easily classify and manage image files by recording an image file obtained by image capture and an image file obtained from an external apparatus in different folders. For this purpose, a system control unit which controls an overall digital camera determines whether the latest image data stored in a storage medium is image data captured in an image pickup mode or image data received in a communication mode. The system control unit then determines whether the current mode is the image pickup mode or the mode which allows reception. If the current mode coincides with neither of the two modes, since it indicates that the source of the image data to be saved in a storage medium differs from the source of the latest saved image data, the system control unit turns on a folder creation flag for the creation of a folder.

Abstract: By sensing an object without performing light projection with a light projection unit, a first image is acquired, and by sensing the object while performing light projection with the light projection unit, a second image is acquired. Based on the acquired first image and the second image, a pixel having a specific color in the first image is extracted.

Abstract: An object of this invention is to provide a convenient printing system applicable not only to the office environment but also to the POD environment. To accomplish this, a printing system capable of supplying a print medium to a printing apparatus from a plurality of feeding apparatuses each having a feeding unit for feeding a print medium, a multi feed detection unit for detecting occurrence of multi feed of overlapping print media, and a multi feed discharge unit for discharging multi-fed print media includes a multi feed discharge destination setting unit for, when the multi feed detection unit detects occurrence of multi feed, setting which of multi feed discharge units is to accept multi-fed print media, and a control unit for controlling the feeding apparatus to discharge the multi-fed print media to the multi feed discharge unit set by the multi feed discharge destination setting unit.

Abstract: A document processing apparatus which is capable of retrieving an object to be searched quickly and accurately. A target document is divided into a plurality of text blocks according to each of a plurality of search engines. An index of the target document based on a character string included in each of the text blocks is created according to each of the search engines.

Abstract: This invention has as its object to attain strong security and to implement network solutions with high convenience and simplicity with low cost upon providing Web services. To this end, an information processing apparatus according to this invention has the following arrangement.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus enters an enlargement display mode (in which enlargement display processing of enlarging and displaying part of reduced image data for normal display is performed) from any other image display mode. The image pickup apparatus also performs enlargement display processing of enlarging and displaying part of reduced image data for normal display at a high speed. Furthermore, the image pickup apparatus starts enlargement display processing of enlarging and displaying part of reduced image data for normal display from the portion stored in the previous enlargement display processing.

Abstract: An optical scanning apparatus allowing reduction in the size of the overall apparatus and the size of an imaging optical system LB with the use of an optical deflector that swings back-and-forth and an image forming apparatus using such an optical scanning apparatus, comprising: light source means; a condense optical system that condenses a light beam emitted from the light source means; an optical deflector that deflects the light beam emergent from the condense optical system; and an imaging optical system that images the light beam deflected by a deflection surface of the optical deflector on a scanning surface, wherein the optical deflector has a function of moving the deflection surface back-and-forth, the light beam emergent from the condense optical system converges in a sub-scanning cross section, and the convergence position is on the light source side of the deflection surface.

Abstract: A position serving as the print position where an object for a backstrip is printed on a backstrip of a cover is set. A reference position in the manuscript page data for the cover is also set. A decision of the print position where the manuscript page data is printed on the print sheet for the cover is decided so as to make the set position serving as the print position and the reference position coincide with each other.

Abstract: During wireless data communication with a digital camera, when a setting operation of communication parameters is designated by a communication setting button, the data communication with the camera is suspended, and the network is switched to a network for setting communication parameters for another camera. With this network, a setting operation of communication parameters for another camera is performed. Thereafter, the network for setting communication parameters is switched to the network for data communication with the original camera.

Abstract: A recording apparatus which executes an effect process on a moving image signal and records it on a recording medium. The recording apparatus produces a representative image signal of the moving image signal recorded in the recording medium by using a portion of the moving image signal not subjected to the effect process.

Abstract: Metadata items commonly included in all sets are specified and displayed as common metadata items. When the user selects one of the displayed common metadata items as a designated common metadata item, metadata values in respective sets of an item indicated by this designated common metadata item are classified to any of a plurality of classification items determined based on the set condition. The plurality of classification items are list-displayed. When the user selects one of these plurality of classification items as a selected classification item, icons of contents data as sets with the metadata values classified to this selected classification item, and common metadata items other than the designated common metadata item of the displayed common metadata items are displayed.

Abstract: A technique for sequentially updating a recording medium as if sub contents, related to a video image as a main content recorded on the recording medium, are stored on the recording medium, such that the sub contents can be reproduced. When reproduction of the video image as a main content recorded on an optical disk has been completed, a content server is accessed in accordance with bind definition designation information stored on the optical disk. Then, bind definition information in which link information to access a sub content such as special video images stored on the content server is described is downloaded. Then, based on the downloaded bind definition information, the link information to access the sub content is stored onto the optical disk, thereby the sub content can be reproduced.

Abstract: An image input apparatus includes a mounting unit adapted to mount a removable recording medium; and a lid for the mounting unit. If an opening of the lid is detected during access to the removable recording medium, the image input apparatus suspends the access to the removable recording medium after written data in the removable recording medium is consistent with file management information for the written data. If the lid is closed without removing the removable recording medium after the detection of the opening of the lid, the image input apparatus resumes the suspended access to the removable recording medium.