Abstract: In an image reconstructing apparatus 10 for reconstructing a hologram, when a lid 11 is nearly upright in relation to an apparatus body 12, a light emitted from an illumination light source 15 is projected at a predetermined angle of incidence to a hologram 17a placed on a mount surface 16a of a holder 16 of the apparatus body 12 while the light source 15 is being moved.

Abstract: An automated exchange is provided for matching incoming orders for the purchase or sale of financial instruments, such as options contracts, with previously received orders. The exchange allocates the matching of orders first to fill customer orders and then to fill professional orders on a pro rata basis. A primary market maker is given preference over other market professionals. Market professionals that enter larger orders into the book receive a proportionally larger portion of the incoming order. The exchange automatically maintains a minimum size by deriving orders for professionals across a range of prices when orders at the market price are exhausted. The exchange automatically derives orders for professionals to join with market-improving orders when the market-improving orders are less than the minimum market size.

Abstract: There are provided the delay coarse adjustment circuit 3, the delay fine adjustment circuit 4, and the inverter circuit 5. The delay coarse adjustment circuit 3 stepwise varies a delay amount based on the delay coarse adjustment signal S11 and supplies the input oscillation signal S12 with a coarse delay. The delay fine adjustment circuit 4 stepwise varies a delay amount based on the delay fine adjustment signal S2 and supplies the input oscillation signal S13 with a fine delay which is smaller than a delay amount supplied by the delay coarse adjustment circuit 3. The inverter circuit 5 inputs the oscillation signal S14 from the delay coarse adjustment circuit 3 or the delay fine adjustment circuit 4. The delay coarse adjustment circuit 3 coarsely adjusts delays. The delay fine adjustment circuit 4 fine adjusts delays. The coarse and fine adjustments provide a precision delay to generate the oscillation output signal S15.

Abstract: There is provided an AV server system with high operationality for a simple use. A file system is not provided in an AV server, and AV data are continuously recorded or reproduced from a place (sector) of a random-accessible HD where a magnetic head is positioned.

Abstract: In a recording mode, an image signal of a desired object is generated by an imaging unit such as a video camera, and the time difference between the hour of generation of the current image signal and the hour of generation of a preceding image signal is detected by a system controller. Then the image signal and predetermined data based on the result of detection of the time difference are recorded on a recording medium via an optical pickup section. In a reproduction mode, the predetermined data are read out from the recording medium together with the image signal representing the picture of the object, and a predetermined video effect is applied to the read image signal in accordance with the predetermined data.

Abstract: Video processing apparatus in which input images of an input video sequence are processed according to user adjustable video effects parameters to generate output images of an output video sequence comprises: rendering means for rendering images of the output video sequence according to a priority order of: (i) an image or images currently displayed for view by a user; (ii) first and last images of the output video sequence; and (iii) remaining images of the output video sequence.

Abstract: In an automated exchange system a method and a device which automatically checks the corresponding price in other exchange's order books is provided the exchange only allows a match if a better price cannot be found elsewhere. In a preferred embodiment the order is automatically transferred to the exchange having the better price if this is the case, and the order is further processed at that exchange the method and device provides means so that investors will not have to worry about getting a better price elsewhere, when entering bids into an automated exchange.