Abstract: Computer software that facilitates the editing of a form by allowing a user to select a component in a first page of the form and simultaneously align/position other components in other multiple pages of the form in accordance with the alignment/positioning of the selected component in the first page. Also, editing of the form is facilitated by allowing the user to select a component in a first page of the form, copy the selected component and simultaneously paste the selected component on other multiple pages of the form in accordance with the alignment/positioning of the selected component in the first page.

Abstract: A calibration information calculation unit (540) calculates a plurality of candidates of first coordinate transformation information using a plurality of candidates of second coordinate transformation information, a sensor measured value, and the position and orientation of a video camera (100) on the world coordinate system. The calibration information calculation unit (540) then calculates a piece of first coordinate transformation information by combining the plurality of calculated candidates. Then, the calibration information calculation unit (540) makes iterative calculations for correcting calibration information using a candidate of the second coordinate transformation information and the first coordinate transformation information as initial values of the calibration information.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a printing system comprises a conversion unit which performs conversion processing for print data by using a filter module specified by filter information attached to the print data; a history storage unit which stores filter information for specifying the filter module used by said conversion unit; and a filter re-designation unit which reads out the filter information stored by said history storage unit and attaches the filter information to the print data.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus which performs an image pickup of an object and records a pickup image includes a display unit which displays an operation item for execution of operation corresponding to the operation mode of the image pickup apparatus, a communication unit which connects a peripheral device so as to allow communication, and a determination unit which determines whether the peripheral device is connected. The display unit displays a specific operation item in an already selected state in accordance with the determination result obtained by the determination unit.

Abstract: This invention has as its object to precisely detect the face of a person from a captured image even in a situation with an insufficient brightness (e.g., when an image of a person is to be photographed to have a nightscape as a background). To this end, an image capturing apparatus detects, on the basis of a captured image based on pre-light emission, a face area in the captured image, determines a light control area of a flash in the captured image including an object in accordance with the detected face area, calculates a main light emitting amount in accordance with a photometry value based on the pre-light emission in the determined light control area, and photographs an image by controlling the flash on the basis of the calculated main light emitting amount.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor, and a detector to detect the operation clock frequency set for a unit connected to a bus. The frequency of a clock to be supplied from the processor is set in accordance with the detected clock frequency.

Abstract: A pixel position corresponding to dust present on an image sensor and its optical system is detected from a dust detection sensed image. It is checked for a normally sensed image obtained by normal image sensing whether each pixel data is data at the pixel position corresponding to dust. Data at the pixel position corresponding to dust undergoes a correction process. An image sensing apparatus capable of suppressing the influence of dust on a sensed image even if dust attaches to the image sensor or its optical system can be realized.

Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus having a wired interface for wired connection to a terminal device and a wireless unit for connection to a terminal device wirelessly discriminates the state of power supply at start-up and, based upon the result of discrimination, relays data communication between the terminal device connected to the wired interface and another terminal device connected by the wireless unit.

Abstract: An electronic system comprising an image pickup unit 1, a computer 2, and communication terminals for connecting the unit and the computer, such as infrared communication ports 6, 10, a card slot 8, and serial communication terminals 5,9 wherein the necessary image data is allowed to be produced from the unit 1 and transmitted to the computer through the communication terminals. The computer communicates with the image pick up unit by examining the port of each communication means in order to recognize whether a connected unit is the image pickup unit or a foreign unit and to determine and store the communication speed for each communication port. The image data and memory space information is then automatically transmitted to the computer and displayed on a device connected to said computer.

Abstract: An image verification apparatus includes a verification unit and a control unit. The verification unit verifies, using verification data included in an image file, whether a digital image included in the image file has been altered. The control unit (a) controls the image verification apparatus to display additional information of the digital image on a display unit, if the verification unit verifies that the digital image has not been altered, and (b) controls the image verification apparatus not to display the additional information except a thumbnail image of the digital image on the display unit and to display both the thumbnail image of the digital image and information indicating that the digital image has been altered on the display unit, if the verification unit verifies that the digital image has been altered. The additional information includes the thumbnail image of the digital image.

Abstract: An apparatus, such as a focus adjusting apparatus, includes a focus adjusting system, a driving device which drives the focus adjusting system from one of a state in which a near-distance object is in focus and a state in which a far-distance object is in focus to the other, and a control device which repeatedly performs determination of a focusing state of the focus adjusting system while causing the driving device to drive the focus adjusting system, and, if the focus adjusting system has been driven in one direction until the number of times of the determination repeatedly performed reaches a predetermined number of times, restrains the focus adjusting system from being driven in the one direction, so that a focus adjusting operation can be appropriately performed.

Abstract: An image-taking apparatus is disclosed, which is capable of reducing the influence of the one-side blur by the automatic focusing function. The image-taking apparatus comprises a focus detector, which detects the focus state of the plurality of focus detection areas, and a selector, which selects a focus target area from a plurality of focus detection area based on the detection result of the focus detector. In a case where a first object distance to a first object is longer than a first predetermined distance, and a second object distance to a second object, which exists on an outer side of the first object in the image-taking screen, is shorter than the first object distance by a second predetermined distance or more, the selector selects the focus detection area corresponding to the second object as the focus target area.

Abstract: A reproducing apparatus calculates available dubbing speeds based on a transmission capacity of the reproducing apparatus. The reproducing apparatus selects a dubbing speed N among the available dubbing speeds, wherein N is 2, 4 or 8. The reproducing apparatus reproduces digital information including a plurality of fixed-length packets from a first recording medium at a bit rate corresponding to the dubbing speed N. The reproducing apparatus (a) determines the number of the fixed-length packets included in one transmission packet in accordance with the dubbing speed N, (b) generates transmission packets from the digital information reproduced from the first recording medium, wherein each of the transmission packets includes the determined number of fixed-length packets, and (c) transmits the transmission packets to an external recording device so that the external recording device can record the digital information to a second recording medium at a bit rate corresponding to the dubbing speed N.

Abstract: A client computer installs a plurality of functions in advance, and the client computer accesses a server computer to inform a function desired to be used to the server computer. The server computer charges the price of the informed function to a user, and transmits the fact to the client computer. By removing the function limitation of the charged function, the client computer becomes possible to use the function. Consequently, because the user can use a necessary function by paying only the price of the function, the user can save the costs of the use. Moreover, because the user is not required to download a new function, the user can save time.

Abstract: An image sensing apparatus includes an optical member that bends and changes the optical path of the incident light; a first lens group, that is driven to retract at least partially inside the image sensing apparatus when a picture is not to be taken and to be projected outside the image sensing apparatus and toward the subject when a picture is to be taken; and a second lens group, as well as a lens barrier for protecting the first lens group when said first lens group is retracted inside the image sensing apparatus. The optical member moves to a position where the optical path of the optical image of the subject, which is incident via the first lens group, is changed to the direction of the second lens group when a picture is to be taken, and moves to a position where it is withdrawn from this area when a picture is not to be taken.

Abstract: An object of this invention is to prevent an increase in image data while preventing degradation of the image quality caused by an image process in a digital image processing system. To achieve this object, a signal processing apparatus which quantizes pixel values within a pixel area having M (M is an integer of 2 or more) pixels into data of 2N steps by N bits (N is a positive integer) expresses a decimal part of data in the entire pixel area by increasing or decreasing by one a predetermined number of pixel values among the M pixels on the basis of the decimal part of the data in the entire pixel area.

Abstract: A two-axial rotational driving apparatus is disclosed which achieves a small size and rotational driving with a well-balanced arrangement and higher accuracy. The two-axial rotational driving apparatus comprises a first actuator which rotationally drives a support member on which a driven member is mounted around a first axis through a first rotation member, a second actuator which rotationally drives a second rotation member, a converting mechanism which converts rotation of the second rotation member into rotation around a second axis to rotate the support member around the second axis.

Abstract: An accessory device mountable to an accessory shoe of an image-pickup apparatus includes a contact member electrically connecting with the accessory shoe, a lock mechanism allowing a lock operation for fixing the accessory device to the accessory shoe and an unlock operation for releasing the fix of the accessory device, a drip-proof member contacting the image-pickup apparatus to form a drip-proof space around the contact member and the accessory shoe. In response to the lock operation, the drip-proof member is moved to a first position where the drip-proof member is allowed to be brought into contact with the image-pickup apparatus. In response to the unlock operation, the drip-proof member is moved to a second position where the drip-proof member is retracted from the first position. The drip-proof member has a shape such that a length of a rear-end-side portion is longer than that of the front-end-side portion.

Abstract: An object of this invention is to enable performing accurate DC recovery operation for an output signal from an image sensing element, and obtaining a high-quality image free from any image degradation such as a horizontal streak. To achieve this object, an image sensing apparatus includes first and second clamping circuits on the output side of an image sensing element. The image sensing element outputs a signal from an effective pixel region, a first reference signal for DC recovery of an image signal that is set for each row, and a second reference signal that is uniformly set for the pixel region. The first clamping circuit DC-recovers a signal from the effective pixel region for each row on the basis of the first reference signal. The second clamping circuit uniformly DC-recovers signals from the effective pixel region for the pixel region on the basis of the second reference signal.

Abstract: A device and a method for bonding a tape, by which a tape member may be preferably bonded to a work piece, and simplified processing, reduced cost, and improved bonding strength may be realized.