Abstract: Voice synthesis with improved expressivity is obtained in a voice synthesiser of source-filter type by making use of a library of source sound categories in the source module. Each source sound category corresponds to a particular morphological category and is derived from analysis of real vocal sounds, by inverse filtering so as to subtract the effect of the vocal tract. The library may be parametrical, that is, the stored data corresponds not to the inverse-filtered sounds themselves but to synthesis coefficients for resynthesising the inverse-filtered sounds using any suitable re-synthesis technique, such as the phase vocoder technique. The coefficients are derived by Short Time Fourier Transform (STFT) analysis.

Abstract: An information processor for recoding at least two different types of content-related data. The first recording means records a predetermined number of types of data related to a first content as a first main data group, and records a predetermined number of types of data related to a second content as a second main data group. The second recording means records data of types related to the first content but not in the first main data group as a sub data group, and records data of types related to the second content but not in the second main data group the sub data group.

Abstract: Data processing apparatus has a core object for controlling overall operation of the apparatus and a plurality of plug-in COM objects arranged to communicate with the core object. The plug-in COM objects are allocated to both a COM stream interface and a COM storage interface for use in storing and/or retrieving working data.

Abstract: A speaker device for supplying output from an amplifier to a plurality of loud speakers through a dividing network, wherein a network coil constituting the dividing network is wound in a groove in the outer circumferential surface of a cover of a driving part of the loudspeaker. Thereby, the network coil need not be mounted on a terminal plate or the like of a speaker box as a separate part.

Abstract: A GCA+ADC chip 23 on a main circuit board 20 is supplied with an image signal from a CCD circuit board 1 via an input terminal 21 connected to a line 16. Concurrently, the GCA+ADC chip 23 is supplied with a specified DC reference signal REF 13 from the CCD circuit board 1 via an input terminal 22 connected to the other line 17. An internal operation subtracts the DC reference signal REF from the image signal. Drivers 9 and 10 are provided with the same characteristics. If an interfering noise is picked up during transmission, these signals carry the same contents on respective transmission. This interfering noise is canceled during the subtraction inside the GCA+ADC chip 23.

Abstract: The digitized image signal and audio signal are synthesized in a predetermined format by the digital signal processor circuit 6 and the synthesized signal is supplied to the VTR unit 10 for carrying out the digital recording. The image signal from the digital signal processor circuit 6 is supplied to the viewfinder 11 for displaying the processed image signal. The system control circuit 13 is provided which controls the processing operations in the digital signal processor circuit 6 and the VTR unit 10. To this system control circuit 13 is supplied the signal from the standby switch 14 for switching among the power supply off, the VTR mode, the camera (animated picture) standby and the photo (still picture) standby. Also, to this system control circuit 13 is supplied the signal from the push button 15 for controlling the start/stop of recording the camera (animated picture) and the still picture recording.

Abstract: To make the most of the storage capacity of a recording medium for data recording and reproduction, data is provisionally stored in a memory at a second data rate DL2, then data is read from the memory at a first data rate, and the recording medium is driven intermittently according to a change in data rate.

Abstract: A data recording and reproducing apparatus having a recording and reproducing means for recording and reproducing data containing video data and/or audio data to and from a record medium that is non-linearly accessible and a plurality of input and output processing means for accessing the recording and reproducing means in respectively assigned time slot periods, outputting the data that is output from the outside to the recording and reproducing means, and inputting the data from the recording and reproducing means is disclosed, that comprises an operating means for performing at least a record operation for causing the data to be recorded to the record medium and a reproduction operation for causing the data to be reproduced from the record medium, and a displaying means for displaying the data that is input to and that is output from the plurality of input and output means, wherein the operating means and the displaying means are integrally structured.

Abstract: A CCD image sensor 14 uses sufficiently more pixels than those in an output image. A pixel number conversion block applies pixel number reduction conversion to an image pickup signal from the CCD image sensor 14. This signal is output as a monitor output or motion-picture recording signal via a terminal 43. Converting the multi-pixel image signal to a reduced image can provide an output image with improved sharpness.

Abstract: A magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus which achieves high performance encoding and high efficiency decoding to lower the decoding error rate. A magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus 50 includes, in its recording system, an error correction coder 51 for error correction coding input data and an interleaver 52 for scrambling the sequence of data supplied from the error correction coder 51.

Abstract: To prevent adaptation to misrecognized words in unsupervised or on-line automatic speech recognition systems confidence measures are used or the user reaction is interpreted to decide whether a recognized phoneme, several phonemes, a word, several words or a whole utterance should be used for adaptation of the speaker independent model set to a speaker adapted model set or not and, in case an adaptation is executed, how strong the adaptation with this recognized utterance or part of this recognized utterance should be performed. Furtheron, a verification of the speaker adaptation performance is proposed to secure that the recognition rate never decreases (significantly), but only increases or stays at the same level.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus operates to process signal samples in a form of color reference signal samples representative of at least part of a color video image to produce legal color signal samples representing a legal color version of the image. The apparatus comprises a color conversion processor arranged to receive the input signal samples and which operates to convert the color reference signal samples from a unipolar form, to bipolar form on a scale between two maxima having opposite polarity, an adjustment factor generator, which operates to generate a plurality of adjustment factors which when combined with the input signal samples have an effect of converting illegal color pixels of the color image into legal color pixels, and a color legalizer coupled to the adjustment factor generator, which operates to combine the adjustment factors with the input signal samples to produce the legalized color signal samples.

Abstract: A central broadcast station implements processing at a SDTI decoder unit 385, a MPEG decoder unit 387, a first editing system 389, and a MPEG encoder unit 373, etc. under control of a network computer 371 to SDTI bit stream obtained through a satellite 3811 from field site (not shown) to convert it into SDTI bit streams at a SDTI encoder unit 374 thereafter to multiplex them at a multiplexing unit 375 to send out it to a regional broadcast station through a satellite 3812.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for navigating through source content to identify a desired feature within the source content, semantic source metadata being associated with portions of the source content. The system includes an input interface for receiving a request for the desired feature, and a processing unit for generating from the request a search request specifying the desired feature with reference to semantic metadata, and for causing the search request to be processed to identify semantic source metadata indicative of the desired feature. An output interface is provided for outputting as the desired feature a representation of the portion of the source content associated with the identified semantic source metadata. This provides an accurate and efficient technique for finding particular features within the source content.

Abstract: A projection type display apparatus including an illumination optical system for emitting a light flux, a decomposition optical system for decomposing the light flux into color lights of red, green and blue, liquid crystal light valves for the colors for receiving the decomposed color lights, a synthesis optical system for synthesizing the image lights of the colors from the liquid crystal light valves, and a projection optical system for projecting the synthesized image lights to a screen. A filter is disposed at one of positions opposing to each other across the center of the light flux between the white light source and the decomposition optical system and attenuates or cuts off light of a wavelength region different from that of light which passes the other of the positions.

Abstract: A built-in antenna applied to sending and reception of radio waves of a few giga cycles is improved and made smaller, and is made suitable for industrial production and has its tuning bandwidth widened. “An antenna pattern (6) which resonates at &lgr;/4” is formed on a substrate (5) and a zigzag portion (6a) is provided on a portion of the antenna pattern (6) which resonates at &lgr;/4. On the other hand, the substrate (5) and a bobbin (8) are supported by a metallic frame (7), and “a helical coil (9) which resonates at &lgr;/4” is wound and formed upon the bobbin (8). Capacitance (c) is provided between the antenna pattern (6) which resonates at &lgr;/4 and the helical coil (9) to electrically couple them.

Abstract: A radio communication system where a connection between a controlled radio communication apparatus and a controlling radio communication apparatus is registered.

Abstract: A plurality of copies of an information signal are prevented from being formed. For example, a transmitter such as IRD, STB, or the like transmits an information signal supplied from the outside via a radio wave or the like to each apparatus in a system. Together with a monitor, a speaker, and the like, for example, two recorders such as VTRs or the like are provided in the system. It is assumed that the recorder is executing the recording operation. The transmitter recognizes that the recorder is under the recording operation. Even if the other recorder issues a request indicating that it wants to perform the recording operation in this situation, the operation responsive to the request is not permitted. By such a management, a plurality of recorders in the network are prevented from recording the same information signal. A plurality of copies are prevented from being formed with respect to the same information signal.

Abstract: The invention provides an image processing apparatus wherein, when an image of an imaging object is picked up and converted into image data and the image data is compressed, the data amount can be reduced without deteriorating the picture quality. The image processing apparatus includes an image pickup section for picking up an image of an imaging object and converting the image into image data, a compression section for compressing the image data and outputting the compressed data, a detection section for detecting a data amount of the compressed data, and a control section for controlling an optical condition for the image picked up by the image pickup section in response to the data amount of the compressed data detected by the detection section. The compression section compresses the image data obtained by the conversion of the image pickup section based on the optical condition controlled by the control section.

Abstract: There is provided an image reproducing apparatus and an image reproducing method which allow reproducing speed to be shifted instantly when a change of the reproducing speed is requested in a multi-channel AV (Audio Visual) server. When a request to reproduce an image is made, the image reproducing apparatus reads image data of the part corresponding to the requested reproducing speed out of the HDDs to store in a temporary storage section. Then, an image output I/F reads the image data stored in the temporary storage section and structures a reproduced image by using the image data. In this case, a controller section controls a pattern in reading the divisional data by the image output I/F and structures a reproduced image by means of various reproducing speeds by this reading pattern.