Abstract: A broadcast reception device receives a digital broadcast service capable of executing an application cooperating with a broadcast program, and is provided with: a broadcast reception unit which receives broadcast waves of the digital broadcast service; a separation unit which separates video information relating to the broadcast program and application-related information from the received broadcast waves; a broadcast video decoding unit which decodes the video information relating to the broadcast program; an application acquisition unit which acquires an application on the basis of location information included in the application-related information; an application execution unit which executes the acquired application and acquires additional data from a server device; a video conversion unit which converts broadcast program video decoded by the broadcast decoding unit into high-quality video having a higher quality than the video using the acquired additional data; and a display unit which is able to disp

Abstract: More suitable image encoding technique and image decoding technique are provided. An image encoding method for encoding an image includes: a predicted image generation step of generating a predicted image of a synthesis prediction by performing synthesis processing of synthesizing a predicted image of an inter prediction and a predicted image of an intra prediction to an encoding-target block; and an encoding step of encoding a difference between the predicted image generated in the predicted image generation step and a pixel value of an image of the encoding-target block, the synthesizing processing includes weighting processing performed to the predicted image of the inter prediction and the predicted image of the intra prediction, and a weighting parameter of the weighting processing is determined in accordance with a type of the intra prediction.

Abstract: More suitable image encoding technique and image decoding technique are provided. An image encoding method for encoding an image includes: a predicted image generation step of generating a predicted image of a synthesis prediction by performing synthesis processing of synthesizing a predicted image of an inter prediction and a predicted image of an intra prediction to an encoding-target block; and an encoding step of encoding a difference between the predicted image generated in the predicted image generation step and a pixel value of an image of the encoding-target block, the synthesizing processing includes weighting processing performed to the predicted image of the inter prediction and the predicted image of the intra prediction, and a weighting parameter of the weighting processing is determined in accordance with a type of the intra prediction.

Abstract: An imaging lens system includes a first lens having positive power, a second lens being a meniscus lens having a convex surface on an object side, a third lens, a fourth lens being a meniscus lens having a concave surface on the object side, and a fifth lens having positive power, the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth lenses being arranged in this order from the object side, in which the first lens is a glass lens; the second, third, and fourth lenses are plastic lenses; and the imaging lens system satisfies a following Conditional Expression (1): 1.25<f1/f<1.55??(1) where f is a focal length of the entire lens system and f1 is a focal length of the first lens.

Abstract: An image encoding method for encoding an image includes generating a prediction image by a plurality of types of prediction image generating processing, the plurality of types of prediction image generating processing include an intra prediction, an inter prediction, and a synthesis prediction, wherein the synthesis prediction performs synthesis processing of synthesizing a prediction image of an inter prediction and a prediction image of an intra prediction to an encoding-target block, and encoding a difference between the prediction image generated and a pixel value of an image of the encoding-target block. The synthesis processing includes weighting processing performed to the prediction image of the inter prediction and the prediction image of the intra prediction. A weighting parameter of the prediction image of the intra prediction in the weighting processing is determined in accordance with a type of the intra prediction.

Abstract: An image encoding method for encoding an image includes generating a prediction image by a plurality of types of prediction image generating processing, the plurality of types of prediction image generating processing include an intra prediction, an inter prediction, and a synthesis prediction, wherein the synthesis prediction performs synthesis processing of synthesizing a prediction image of an inter prediction and a prediction image of an intra prediction to an encoding-target block, and encoding a difference between the prediction image generated and a pixel value of an image of the encoding-target block. The synthesis processing includes weighting processing performed to the prediction image of the inter prediction and the prediction image of the intra prediction. A weighting parameter of the prediction image of the intra prediction in the weighting processing is determined in accordance with a type of the intra prediction.

Abstract: An image encoding method for encoding an image includes generating a prediction image by a plurality of types of prediction image generating processing, the plurality of types of prediction image generating processing include an intra prediction, an inter prediction, and a synthesis prediction, wherein the synthesis prediction performs synthesis processing of synthesizing a prediction image of an inter prediction and a prediction image of an intra prediction to an encoding-target block, and encoding a difference between the prediction image generated and a pixel value of an image of the encoding-target block. The synthesis processing includes weighting processing performed to the prediction image of the inter prediction and the prediction image of the intra prediction. A weighting parameter of the prediction image of the intra prediction in the weighting processing is determined in accordance with a type of the intra prediction.

Abstract: An image encoding method for encoding an image includes generating a prediction image by a plurality of types of prediction image generating processing, the plurality of types of prediction image generating processing include an intra prediction, an inter prediction, and a synthesis prediction, wherein the synthesis prediction performs synthesis processing of synthesizing a prediction image of an inter prediction and a prediction image of an intra prediction to an encoding-target block, and encoding a difference between the prediction image generated and a pixel value of an image of the encoding-target block. The synthesis processing includes weighting processing performed to the prediction image of the inter prediction and the prediction image of the intra prediction. A weighting parameter of the prediction image of the intra prediction in the weighting processing is determined in accordance with a type of the intra prediction.

Abstract: An imaging lens system includes, sequentially from an object side toward an image side: a front lens group Gf including: a first lens, which is a meniscus lens having negative power with an object-side surface whose convex surface faces the object side; a second lens, which is a meniscus lens with the object-side surface whose concave surface faces the object side; and a third lens having positive power; an iris; and a rear lens group Gr including: a fourth lens having positive power; a fifth lens, a sixth lens constituting a cemented lens; and a seventh lens. The imaging lens system satisfies a following Expression (1): 2.0<Frg/F<3.0??(1) where Frg is a composite focal length of the rear lens group Gr and F is a focal length of an entire optical system.

Abstract: An information display apparatus and a spatial sensing apparatus for the information display apparatus are provided, the information display apparatus enabling the selection/change of the lot of display images in small point-of-view motion so that an interactive function for a driver is achieved. An information display apparatus displaying information onto a vehicle includes: an information display apparatus displaying image information onto an image display region on a forward part of a driver seat of the vehicle; and a spatial sensing means detecting positional information of instruction made by a driver in a spatial region between the driver seat and the displayed image display region, and the information display apparatus includes a means displaying the instruction made by the driver onto the image display region on the forward part in response to the positional information of the instruction made by the driver, detected by the spatial sensing means.

Abstract: A broadcast receiving includes a broadcast receiver that receives a broadcast wave of a digital broadcasting service; a separator that separates coded program video data, program-cooperation data, and screen layout control information, from the broadcast wave; a video decoder that decodes the coded program video data to reproduce program video information; a cooperation information generator that interprets the program-cooperation data to generate program-cooperation information; and a control unit that, when an instruction to display a given screen is input while the presentation processor divides video display region into sub-regions based on the screen layout control information, places the program video information in one of the sub-regions, places the program-cooperation information in another sub-region, and outputs the data of the video display region as the video information, outputs information of the given screen as the video information without dividing the video display region based on the screen

Abstract: In a portable information terminal to which an image projection function can be added, there is provided a technique for improving visibility of a projected image. The portable information terminal has a terminal body and an attachment attached to the terminal body and communicatively connected to the terminal body. The attachment has a projector for projecting an image based on image information obtained from the terminal body, and is configured such that a projection opening direction of the projector is variable with respect to the terminal body. The terminal body or the attachment identifies a state of the portable information terminal including a position of the attachment with respect to the terminal body. The terminal body or the attachment performs a projection control of the image based on the identified state. The projection control includes, for example, an image rotation control, an image shape control, or a projection angle control.

Abstract: A head-up display apparatus and a method of processing video data, where the head-up display apparatus includes: a video display configured to display a video and to output video light of the displayed video; a video-light projector configured to project the output video light to a display region, thereby causing the projected video light to be visually recognized as a virtual image; and a controller configured to determine display contents, to prepare video data, and to cause the video display to display a video based on the data. The controller performs control to reduce a processing load required for preparing the video data such that the video data is completely prepared within a predetermined processing cycle. Alternatively, if a preparation time required for preparing the video data of tentatively-determined display contents before determining the display contents is longer than the predetermined processing cycle, the controller changes the tentatively-determined display contents.

Abstract: The change in the relative display position of the air video to the observer partially loses the air floating video in view from the observer, and reduces the display area, and therefore, makes the user strongly feel uncomfortable. The present invention provides a configuration capable of displaying the air floating video not lost in the view from the observer even under the change in an observing position of the observer by arranging an optical member such as a specular-reflection mirror to form a path for a principal ray of light that is emitted from a video display, that passes through a reflection-type polarizer, that is reflected by a retroreflector, and that reaches eyes of the observer.

Abstract: An imaging lens system includes, sequentially from an object side toward an image side, a first lens having negative power with an object-side surface whose convex surface faces the object side; a second lens, which is a meniscus lens with the object-side surface whose concave surface faces the object side; an iris; a third lens with the object-side surface whose convex surface faces the object side and an image-side surface whose convex surface faces the image side; a fourth lens, which is a meniscus lens having negative power with the image-side surface whose concave surface faces the image side; a fifth lens having positive power with the object-side surface whose convex surface faces the object side; and a sixth lens having negative power with the object-side surface whose concave surface faces the object side, in which the imaging lens system satisfies Conditional Expressions (1)-(4).

Abstract: The all-solid-state battery includes an electrode body formed by stacking a positive electrode and a negative electrode with a solid electrolyte layer interposed therebetween. The solid electrolyte layer is a stack of: a solid electrolyte layer (I) including a porous substrate and having a portion protruding from an end portion of the positive electrode and the negative electrode in a plan view; a solid electrolyte layer (II) bonded to the positive electrode and having a smaller area than that of the solid electrolyte layer (I) in a plan view; and a solid electrolyte layer (III) bonded to the negative electrode and having a smaller area than that of the solid electrolyte layer (I) in a plan view. At least one of (II) and (III) is different from (I).

Abstract: The present disclosure enables a space floating video having few ghosts to be obtained, and a space floating video apparatus suitable for inputting without causing fewer erroneous operations. The space floating video display apparatus includes: a display panel for displaying a video; a light source apparatus that supplies light of a specific polarization direction to the display panel; a retroreflection plate for reflecting video light from the display panel and displaying a space floating video of real image in air by means of the reflected light; and a light-shielding member that, among a plurality of space floating videos which are formed by the video light from the display panel, blocks a portion of the video light that is likely to form a space floating video other than desired space floating videos.

Abstract: An image encoding method for encoding an image, includes: a prediction image generation step of generating a synthesis-prediction image by performing synthesis processing of synthesizing an inter-prediction image and an intra-prediction image to an encoding-target block; and an encoding step of encoding a difference between the prediction image generated in the prediction image generation step and a pixel value of an image of the encoding-target block, a plurality of types of intra predictions are allowed to be used as the intra prediction used for the synthesis processing, and the plurality of types of intra predictions include an in-screen block copy prediction, the synthesis processing includes weighting processing performed to the inter-prediction image and the intra-prediction image, and a weighting parameter in the weighting processing is determined in accordance with a type of the intra prediction.

Abstract: In a system configured to enable mutual communications between a contents server and a video display device, the contents server is configured to accumulate a plurality of video contents, receive operator analysis information transmitted from the video display device, select at least one video content from the plurality of accumulated video contents based on the operator analysis information received by an operator information receiving unit, and transmit the selected content to the video display device. The video display device is configured to receive a digital broadcast wave, select a digital broadcast program, acquire the operator analysis information of the video display device, transmit the acquired operator analysis information to the contents server, receive the video content transmitted from the contents server, and select and display one of the digital broadcast program selected by a digital broadcast program selector and the video content received by a video contents receiving unit.

Abstract: An image encoding method for encoding an image includes: a prediction image generation step of generating a prediction image of a synthesis prediction by performing synthesis processing of synthesizing a prediction image of an in-screen block copy prediction and a prediction image of an intra prediction different from the in-screen block copy prediction, to an encoding-target block; and an encoding step of encoding a difference between the prediction image generated in the prediction image generation step and a pixel value of an image of the encoding-target block, the synthesis processing includes weighting processing performed to the prediction image of the in-screen block copy prediction and the prediction image of the intra prediction that is different from the in-screen block copy prediction, and a weighting parameter of the prediction image of the intra prediction in the weighting processing is determined by information of an adjacent block adjacent to the encoding-target block.