Abstract: When dice are rolled inside the box, the images of the eyes on the lower face of the dice are captured. The CPU determines the eye number based upon the determination condition of at least one of the feature, the number, and the location state of the eyes in a predetermined area in the image-captured face according to the image information by the image-capturing section, as well as the programs stored in the ROM. The determined eye number is displayed on the display section through the display control section or the voice synthesized by the audio processing section is outputted from the speaker.

Abstract: In an image decoding method, a DC image, corresponding to each block mean value per B pixel from encoding data with respect to the HVQ system, is reproduced. A part of the DC image is made a DC nest. Image data of a target block is reproduced by synthesizing, to the DC value of target block, one or more basis vectors selected from DC nests based on the encoding data. The method is improved by setting the lowest n (n?log2 B) bits of the DC pixels in each sample to 0, and down-sampling the selected block from the DC nest and calculating the block mean value using the samples.

Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide a picture book production system accompanied with a server and a recording medium for creating a picture book, in order to reduce a user's energy and to help create a picture book containing images and sentences which are mutually consistent despite a very small amount of stored data. When a user operates a mobile phone 40 to select three keywords, which are transmitted via a wireless base station 30 and a network 20 to a server 10, where a CPU 11 of the server 10 converts the arrangement of the three keywords, reads sentence data along with image data corresponding to the keywords from a memory 12, and produces three scenarios (picture book constituent parts) by synthesizing the sentence data and the image data, so that the picture book is produced by combining the scenarios.

Abstract: The kind of plural dice within a screen in the box is determined based upon an image obtained by shooting one face of the dice rolled and a player for each dice is identified from the kind of the dice. The eye number of the plurality of the dice in one kind of the dice is determined based upon the determination condition of at least one of the feature, the number, and the location state of the points in a predetermined area in the image-shooting image. The determined eye numbers are displayed on a display, outputted in audio synthesis, or reflected in a game content. When the eye number determination is not made, the processing for the re-determination is performed.

Abstract: When dice are rolled inside the box, eyes described on the lower face of the dice are shot. The CPU determines the eye number based upon the determination condition of at least one of the feature, the number, and the location state of the eyes in a predetermined area in the image-shooting face according to the image information by the image-shooting section, as well as the programs stored in the ROM. The determined eye number is displayed on the display section through the display control section or the voice synthesized by the audio processing section is outputted from the speaker.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for coding a moving image, capable of obtaining high image quality and high rate of data compression, are provided. The method compares a pixel block of current image to be coded and a pixel block of preceding image within a predetermined region of preceding frame, one after another. The method seeks a specific preceding-image pixel block minimizing matching error. If the matching error relative to the specific preceding-image pixel block exceeds an acceptable value, than the method obtains one or more of orthogonal base systems for approximating AC component vector in the current-image pixel block by inter-frame adaptive orthogonal transformation having, as nest thereof, preceding image data within a predetermined region including the specific preceding-image pixel block. The method thereby codes the moving image data.

Abstract: The invention relates to an image encoding/decoding method, apparatus thereof and a recording medium in which a program therefor is recorded, whereby the encoding/decoding can be obtained with high image quality at high speed. In an image encoding method which comprises producing a DC image composed of each block mean value by dividing an image data per B pixel into a block, making a part of said DC image a DC nest, and where the differential vector <dj> which is obtained by separating the DC value DCJ from the pixel block <Rj> to be encoded is over an allowable value Z, calculating one or more orthogonal basis (&agr;k<Vk>), to which the differential vector is approximated, by the adaptive orthogonal transform (AOT) using the DC nest, each of the lowest n (n=log2 B) bits of base extraction blocks <Ui> which are down-sampled from the DC nest is set to 0.

Abstract: A baggage managing system for removing a non-boarding passenger's baggage rapidly from a plane even if a passenger checks plural pieces of baggages and improving the convenience of passengers without rise in costs. A clerk inputs the number of baggages 1, operating a baggage numbers input unit 41. A boarding pass read/write unit 40 reads boarding information including passenger's ID and flight number from a boarding pass 9 and generates baggage ID in accordance with the baggage numbers and the boarding information. A tag issuing unit 42 issues a tag 10 having recorded the passenger's ID and the baggage ID. The tag 10 is attached to the baggage 1 and read by a tag and container reading device 8. When a passenger P passes a gate 5, a boarding pass reading device 6 reads the boarding information from the boarding pass 9. The boarding information and the baggage ID etc. are recorded in databases 2A and 2B.

Abstract: A computer system having a PSG, a volume control circuit, a sound data output unit containing two channels of an ADPCM decoder each using a 32 kHz sampling frequency, a 32 bits CPU, an output control unit, and memories connected to the sound data output unit, the CPU, and the output control unit, respectively. So that the computer system has a high quality sound output function and can reproduce a sound data at high quality.

Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide a picture book production system accompanied with a server and a recording medium for creating a picture book, in order to reduce a user's energy and to help create a picture book containing images and sentences which are mutually consistent despite a very small amount of stored data. When a user operates a mobile phone 40 to select three keywords, which are transmitted via a wireless base station 30 and a network 20 to a server 10, where a CPU 11 of the server 10 converts the arrangement of the three keywords, reads sentence data along with image data corresponding to the keywords from a memory 12, and produces three scenarios (picture book constituent parts) by synthesizing the sentence data and the image data, so that the picture book is produced by combining the scenarios.

Abstract: Image data are defined by color vectors each composed of vector factors. Each vector factor specifies the brightness and color difference of a dot. The image data are transmitted with a normal timing when the vector factors correspond to dots of the image one for one, and are transmitted with another timing in another case to scroll the image horizontally.

Abstract: A register having a predetermined set value is provided in parallel with a counter for counting a basic signal generated from a crystal oscillator. The register and the counter are connected to a comparator for inputting a count signal into a time-counting circuit every time when the count value of the basic signal in the counter has reached the set value in the register. A signal based on the time-counting signal is sent from the time-counting circuit to a display which indicates time based on the signal. The time indicated on the display is compared with the standard time indicated by a television or the like. In this case, when there is a time difference between the display time and the standard time, a correction value, in terms of the number of seconds, corresponding to the time difference is input through an input unit. The input correction value is calculated in a computing circuit, and is set as a new set value in the register.

Abstract: A method for transmitting information in which the transmission of image information by a mobile tool can be conducted is disclosed. An optional sending image A to be transmitted is drawn by calling images stored in a server 3 of the Internet onto a display 7 of a mobile telephone 1 and by composing them one another. The sending image A is stored in the server 3, and also is distributed from the server 3 to a mobile telephone 2 at the reception side. Since the sending image A is drawn using the storage capacity of the server 3 and distributed from the server 3, transmission of image information from a mobile telephone 1 becomes possible without increasing the storage capacity thereof.

Abstract: A baggage managing system for removing a non-boarding passenger's baggage rapidly from a plane even if a passenger checks plural pieces of baggages and improving the convenience of passengers without rise in costs. A clerk inputs the number of baggages 1, operating a baggage numbers input unit 41. A boarding pass read/write unit 40 reads boarding information including passenger's ID and flight number from a boarding pass 9 and generates baggage ID in accordance with the baggage numbers and the boarding information. A tag issuing unit 42 issues a tag 10 having recorded the passenger's ID and the baggage ID. The tag 10 is attached to the baggage 1 and read by a tag and container reading device 8. When a passenger P passes a gate 5, a boarding pass reading device 6 reads the boarding information from the boarding pass 9. The boarding information and the baggage ID etc. are recorded in databases 2A and 2B.

Abstract: In a computer role-playing game, the level of an enemy character is set to a proper value in various story developments. When a player character first encounters an enemy character, the level of the enemy character is calculated on the basis of the current level of the player character, and the thus-set level of the enemy character is maintained during the game.

Abstract: Image data are defined by color vectors each composed of vector factors. Each vector factor specifies the brightness and color difference of a dot. The image data are transmitted with a normal timing when the vector factors correspond to dots of the image one for one, and are transmitted with another timing in another case to scroll the image horizontally.

Abstract: A battery pack, capable of replacing a plurality of primary or secondary batteries, includes at least one battery body, a battery holder that houses the battery body, and a pair of positive and negative terminals. The battery pack is provided with a recess formed at one end of the battery holder to house a projecting battery terminal positioned in a battery case when the battery pack is stored in the battery case.

Abstract: A method for image processing to facilitate expression with more reality of sense of distance by blurring is provided. In the method according to the invention, image data having far and near distance information of the image are processed by a digital low-pass filter having a cut-off frequency corresponding to the distance information, so that a blurred image based on the distance information is formed.

Abstract: Image data are defined by color vectors each composed of vector factors. Each vector factor specifies the brightness and color difference of a dot. The image data are transmitted with a normal timing when the vector factors correspond to dots of the image one for one, and are transmitted with another timing in another case to scroll the image horizontally.

Abstract: In an information processing system, a wait state signal is inserted into a RDY signal, according to which data are transmitted through memory and I/O buses. A CPU controls the number of the wait state signal to adjust the difference of the transfer speeds of the memory and I/O buses. An MCU (Memory Controller Unit) includes configuration and refresh timer registers for specifying the configuration and the refresh cycle of a memory to be accessed.