Abstract: There is provided a method for recording an unique ID to a read-only optical disk (1) adopting the 1-7 PP modulation technique and having provided in a plurality of predetermined positions postscript areas each having a predetermined postscript pattern formed therein. The postscript pattern takes a form of 3T (pit)-2T (land)-3T (pit) and has a length of 8T (largest code length of a modulated bit string). Modulated bit strings before and after the 3T-2T-3T postscript pattern are formed so that the pit-land-pit postscript pattern complies with the rule of the variable-length modulation even when it is replaced as a whole with a pit-only pattern. Further, the land in the middle of the pit-land-pit postscript pattern is formed from a material which will not physically change when irradiated with laser light having a reading-level power but will be melted when irradiated with laser light having a power higher than the reading-level one.

Abstract: Herein disclosed an image display device including a pixel circuit array portion, a scanner portion, and a signal portion.

Abstract: An imaging unit including a first spectral splitting and illumination part and a second spectral splitting and recombination part. Within the first spectral splitting part received white light is split up into a first spectral component and a second spectral component. In the second spectral splitting part the second spectral component is split up into a third spectral component and a fourth spectral component. Additionally, first, second, and third partial images of an image to be generated are produced with respect to the first, third, and fourth spectral components of the white light. The first, second, and third partial images are recombined to obtain a recombined or reproduced image. The second spectral and polarization selective splitting and recombination part includes a dichloric beam splitting device and first and second polarization selective or polarizing beam splitting devices.

Abstract: A communication system may includes a source device to output video contents and a sink device to input the video contents, connected to the source device using a control transmission channel and a video transmission channel through which data is transmitted. The source device may include a first control data I/O unit, a first video data output unit, a video data retention unit, a contents list retention unit, an index image data retention unit and a first control unit. The sink device may include a second control data I/O unit, a second video data input unit, a video processing unit, and a second control unit.

Abstract: There are provided an information providing system, a reproduction device and method, an information providing device and method, a recording medium, and a program capable of comparatively freely utilizing the content recorded on a disc according to the user preference. When download of an audio file of Japanese language is instructed, the update file of the content recorded on the optical disc (11) is downloaded. The Audio stream file as an audio file of Japanese language, the Clip Information file accompanying it, the Play List file controlling the reproduction of the Audio stream file, and the navigation program file which has been updated are recorded as the update file in a local storage (12). By the navigation program which has been updated, for example, the Audio stream file of Clip 3 as the Japanese language audio is reproduced. The present invention can be applied to a player to which a recording medium where the content has been recorded is detachably attached.

Abstract: The invention relates to a clock display and particularly a clock display comprising a combined electronic display unit and mechanical clock hands. The clock hand has a visible state for showing the time and a transparent state used when in it is not desired to obscure the underlying display unit. The clock display may be incorporated in a portable device, such as a mobile telephone or a wrist watch.

Abstract: A cathode contains: a lithium cobalt composite oxide expressed by LixCoaM1bM2cO2, where M1 denotes the first element; M2 indicates the second element; x, a, b, and c are set to values within ranges of 0.9?x?1.1, 0.9?a?1, 0.001?b?0.05, and 0.001?c?0.05; and a+b+c=1; a first sub-component element of at least one kind selected from a group containing Ti, Zr, and Hf, and a second sub-component element of at least one kind selected from a group containing Si, Ge, and Sn. 0.01 mol %?(content of the first sub-component element)?10 mol % as a ratio to cobalt in the lithium cobalt composite oxide. 0.01 mol %?(content of the second sub-component element)?10 mol % as a ratio to cobalt in the lithium cobalt composite oxide.

Abstract: A method performed by a mobile terminal may include connecting to a network and transmitting a video data session to other mobile terminals. The video data sessions may be stored in a network server and accessed by the other mobile terminals. The method may also include sending invitations to mobile terminals to receive broadcasted video data sessions.

Abstract: An image correction circuit capable of easily achieving adaptive color correction on the basis of a luminance correction amount is provided. An image correction circuit includes: a luminance correction means for performing luminance correction on input image data; and a color correction means for performing adaptive color correction on input image data on the basis of the following formula (1): Cout?Cin×[1+M×(? Y/L)] ??(1) where Cout represents a chrominance signal after color correction, Cin represents a chrominance signal before color correction, M represents an adaptive color correction magnitude which is a fixed positive value, ? Y represents the total amount of luminance correction by the luminance correction means, L represents a fixed positive value satisfying L<(Ymax/2), and Ymax represents maximum luminance of input image data.

Abstract: A signal processing apparatus capable of easily linking video data of a DVCR connected by an i-Link or the like and utilizing the same in a desired format is disclosed. Streaming data such as video data is defined, managed, and controlled in usage by an “optional-media” link tag linked to a “gpoi” tag defining a specific position in a position information file. The “optional-media” link can describe the five attributes of a format attribute for designating a connected apparatus and format information thereof, id attribute for further specifying the target in the connected apparatus designated by the format attribute, an “in” attribute and “out” attribute for designating a reproduction start position and ending position of the designated data, and a repeat attribute for designating a number of times of reproduction.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image processing apparatus which may include scene change detection means, object detection means, and determining means. The scene change detection means may be configured to detect a scene change in a motion picture. The object detection means may be configured to detect a predefined object that is contained as a subject in still pictures constituting the motion picture. The determining means may be configured to determine, in accordance with the result of a detection operation that is performed by the object detection means in relation to still pictures constituting a predefined scene between a scene change detected by the scene change detection means and a chronologically adjacent scene change, whether the predefined scene contains a still picture containing the predefined object as a subject.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for echo cancellation in a system having a speaker and a microphone are disclosed. The speaker receives a speaker signal x(t). The microphone receives a microphone signal d(t) containing a local signal s(t) and an echo signal x1(t) that is dependent on the speaker signal x(t). The microphone signal d(t) is filtered in parallel with first and second adaptive filters having complementary echo cancellation properties relative to each other. A minimum echo output e3(t) is determined from an output e1(t) of the first adaptive filter and an output e2(t) of the second adaptive filter. The minimum echo output has a smaller energy and less correlation to the speaker signal x(t). A microphone output is then generated using the minimum echo output e3(t).

Abstract: An apparatus and a method are provided, which enable a service corresponding to content stored in an information recording medium to be provided only to a device having a valid information recording medium. In a configuration in which content is provided as stored in an information recording medium, and service providing processing is performed from a networked service providing server, the service providing server verifies an information recording medium ID transmitted thereto from a user device, and judges whether or not a service is providable on the basis of service providing situation data for each of the information recording medium IDs, to provide the service. The service is provided only in a case where an information processing apparatus having transmitted a service request is one having read a valid information recording medium ID and the providing of the service is permitted on the basis of the service providing situation data.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a communication system including a signal output apparatus for outputting a stream signal, and first and second communication apparatuses for performing wireless communication. The first communication apparatus includes, a communication processing section configured to perform wireless communication of the stream signal over a stream line with the second communication apparatus, a signal input section configured to input the stream signal outputted from the signal output apparatus, a voltage detection section configured to detect a voltage at the signal output apparatus, and a control section configured to perform a streaming process of transmitting the stream signal inputted from the signal output apparatus via the signal input section to the second communication apparatus over the stream line, and also perform operation control based on a result of the detection by the voltage detection section.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus and method is disclosed wherein setting data to be used in image pickup can be set precisely to perform desired image pickup. The information processing apparatus may include a recording control section configured to control recording of image data obtained by image pickup and setting data used in the image pickup, and a reproduction section configured to reproduce the setting data. The information processing apparatus may further include an acceptance section configured to accept a variation amount to a value corresponding to the setting data inputted by a user, and a variation section configured to vary the setting data reproduced by the reproduction section based on the variation amount accepted by the acceptance section. The recording control section may control recording of the setting data varied by the variation section. The invention can be applied typically to a personal computer.

Abstract: [Object] The present invention provides a reactant delivery system capable of delivering reaction gas with good control in both space and time despite its simple construction that it can be assembled in mobile equipment, and also a reactor provided with the reactant delivery system. [Solving Means] The electrochemical energy generation system 50 has a fuel cell 10, a fuel delivery system 20, a measuring unit 30 for measuring an operation state of the fuel cell 10, and a control unit 40 for determining operation conditions on a basis of the results of the measurement. At an optimal rate determined by the control unit 40, the fuel is delivered in the form of gas from the fuel delivery system 20. The source fuel 21 such as methanol is introduced to between the backing portion 26 and the penetration and evaporation portion 27, the source fuel 21 evaporates into the fuel gas 13 from the surface of the penetration and evaporation portion 27.

Abstract: A portable apparatus for reproducing audio data includes a recording medium on which the audio data is recorded, a reading head for reading the audio data from the recording medium, an acceleration sensor for detecting acceleration, a buffer memory from which the audio data is read after the audio data is once stored therein; and a processor for executing control of retracting the head from the recording medium in a case where a predetermined value of acceleration is detected by the acceleration sensor when the audio data is temporarily stored into the buffer memory from the recording medium.

Abstract: A wireless communication system performs high-speed and low-speed transmission of information signals for short-distance communication and long-distance communication by using a short spread code and a long spread code, respectively. A wireless transmission unit includes an interface, a buffer, a spreading processor, an ultra wide band (UWB) wireless transmitter, a controller, a data memory, and an antenna. The controller detects the entry of information signal into the buffer, and then determines the transmission rate depending on the state of wireless linkage and indicates the determined transmission rate to the spreading processor.

Abstract: A system and method for managing a plurality of content items employs a plurality of storage volumes that may be checked out, with or without previously archived content items stored on them, and that may be checked in, with or without new or changed content items stored on them. The content items may be audio content, video content, audio/video content, or the like. The plurality of storage volumes may be removable hard disk drives, virtual storage, storage locations on a storage device or devices, or the like. When a storage volume is checked in, embodiments of the system and method may detect whether new or changed content items are stored on the storage volume and any new or changed content items may be archived. When a content item is archived, the content may be stored along with related metadata and with an association between the content item and the related metadata.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed which includes a signal generator providing a first signal having a first frequency; a clock tree operative to propagate the first signal to at least one clock mesh of the apparatus; and a final buffer operative to receive the first signal, provide a second signal having a second frequency, synchronize the second signal with the first signal, and propagate the synchronized second signal to at least one other clock mesh of the apparatus.