Abstract: The invention provides a method of processing an image in a diagnostic apparatus 100 of diagnosing a disease using a captured image of an affected area, comprising: a separating step of separating the captured image into a brightness component and a color information component; and an extracting step of extracting a region to be diagnosed based on the brightness component or the color information component of the configured image to highlight likeness of the region.

Abstract: A maintenance method for a sputtering device includes the steps of: moving a cathode carriage to take a plurality of targets and a plurality of cathodes out of a vacuum chamber; operating a plurality of cathode rotating apparatuses to rotate the targets and the cathodes so as to cause the targets to face upwards; operating a plurality of cathode sliding apparatuses to move the targets and the cathodes located in places at high height to places at low height; removing the targets from the cathodes to attach a plurality of new targets to the cathodes; returning the targets and the cathodes to an original height thereof; returning the targets and the cathodes to original rotation angles; and putting the targets and the cathodes back into the vacuum chamber.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes: an imaging element; a main lens that condenses light from a subject toward the imaging element; a micro lens array that is configured by a plurality kinds of micro lenses with different focal lengths that is disposed between the imaging element and the main lens and causes light transmitted through the main lens to form an image on the imaging element; and a CPU that, in response to receiving a designation of a distance to a side of a subject that is photographed, performs weighting for each image that is imaged by the plurality kinds of micro lenses of the imaging element based on the distance so as to constitute one captured image.

Abstract: A method of continuously subjecting an elongated substrate to vacuum film formation is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: feeding a first substrate from a first roll chamber in a first direction from the first roll chamber toward a second roll chamber; degassing the first substrate; forming a film of a second material on the first substrate, in a second film formation chamber; and rolling up the first substrate in the second roll chamber, thereby producing the first substrate, and comprises similar steps to produce a second substrate. In advance of producing the first substrate with the second material film, the first cathode electrode of the first film formation chamber is removed from the first film formation chamber, and, in advance of producing the second substrate with the first material film, the second cathode electrode of the second film formation chamber is removed from the second film formation chamber.

Abstract: In a sputtering device, a supply-side film roll chamber includes a supply-side vacuum pump and a supply-side main valve. A storage-side film roll chamber includes a storage-side vacuum pump and a storage-side main valve. A supply-side load-lock valve is provided between the supply-side film roll chamber and a layer forming chamber. A storage-side load-lock valve is provided between the storage-side film roll chamber and the layer forming chamber. In a method for replacing a film roll, a supply-side main valve and a supply-side load-lock valve are closed when replacing a supply-side film roll. A storage side-main valve and a storage-side load-lock valve are closed when replacing a storage-side film roll.

Abstract: A maintenance method for a sputtering device includes the steps of: moving a cathode carriage to take a plurality of targets and a plurality of cathodes out of a vacuum chamber; operating a plurality of cathode rotating apparatuses to rotate the targets and the cathodes so as to cause the targets to face upwards; operating a plurality of cathode sliding apparatuses to move the targets and the cathodes located in places at high height to places at low height; removing the targets from the cathodes to attach a plurality of new targets to the cathodes; returning the targets and the cathodes to an original height thereof; returning the targets and the cathodes to original rotation angles; and putting the targets and the cathodes back into the vacuum chamber.

Abstract: The film formation method comprises the steps of: unrolling and feeding an elongated substrate wound in a roll form from a first roll chamber in a direction from the first roll chamber toward a second roll chamber, using a first surface as a surface for film formation; degassing the fed substrate; forming a first material film on the first surface of the degassed substrate in a first film formation chamber; forming a second material film on the first material film in a second film formation chamber; taking up the substrate in a roll form in the second roll chamber, the substrate having the material films formed thereon; unrolling and feeding the taken up substrate from the first roll chamber in the direction, using a second surface opposite the first surface of the substrate as a surface for film formation; and repeating all the above treatments.

Abstract: In a digital camera, when a photographer holds the digital camera and decides an imaging area (the area currently being captured by live-view), a CPU performs a first imaging processing (temporary imaging). Next, when the photographer sets the digital camera on a suitable surface (such as a desk), and moves into the imaging area, the CPU moves the optical zoom further to the wide-angle side than during the temporary imaging, and performs a second imaging processing (actual imaging) after a self-timer reaches time up. Then, the CPU performs positioning between the temporarily captured image and the actually captured image, and clips an image of the imaging area defined by the temporarily captured image from the actually captured image. According to the present invention, the degree of freedom of a camera setting location during self-timer imaging is increased and an image including an intended imaging area is easily captured.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing an absorbent article having a first material and a second material includes (A) a holding body that includes a holding surface and that holds the first material with the holding surface and (B) a transfer section that transfers the first material to the second material by moving the holding body, that is holding the first material, to the second material. (C) The first material has a first portion and a second portion, the second portion having a thickness greater than that of the first portion in a thickness direction of the first material. (D) The holding surface has a first region and a second region, the second region being located at a position that is more recessed to an inner side than the first region in a height direction of the holding body. (E) The holding body holds the first material by causing the first portion to be held by suction on the first region and causing the second portion to be held by suction on the second region.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of processing an image in a diagnostic apparatus 100 of diagnosing a disease using a captured image of an affected area, comprising: a separating step of separating the captured image into a brightness component and a color information component; and an extracting step of extracting a region to be diagnosed based on the brightness component or the color information component of the configured image to highlight likeness of the region.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of processing an image in a diagnostic apparatus 100 of diagnosing a disease using a captured image of an affected area, comprising: a memorizing step of memorizing the captured image (Step S12), and a processing step of processing the captured image memorized (Step S13), wherein in the processing step a region to be diagnosed is subjected to a highlighting process with a specified color thereof maintained.

Abstract: The film formation method comprises the steps of: unrolling and feeding an elongated substrate wound in a roll form from a first roll chamber in a direction from the first roll chamber toward a second roll chamber, using a first surface as a surface for film formation; degassing the fed substrate; forming a first material film on the first surface of the degassed substrate in a first film formation chamber; forming a second material film on the first material film in a second film formation chamber; taking up the substrate in a roll form in the second roll chamber, the substrate having the material films formed thereon; unrolling and feeding the taken up substrate from the first roll chamber in the direction, using a second surface opposite the first surface of the substrate as a surface for film formation; and repeating all the above treatments.

Abstract: The film formation method comprises the steps of: unrolling and feeding an elongated substrate wound in a roll form from a first roll chamber in a first direction from the first roll chamber toward a second roll chamber, using a first surface as a surface for film formation; degassing the substrate fed in the first direction; forming a second material film on the first surface of the substrate in a second film formation chamber; taking up the substrate in a roll form in the second roll chamber, the substrate having the second material film formed thereon; unrolling and feeding the substrate from the second roll chamber in a second direction from the second roll chamber toward the first roll chamber; forming a first material film on the second material film in a first film formation chamber; taking up the substrate in a roll form in the first roll chamber.

Abstract: The film formation method comprises the steps of: unrolling and feeding an elongated substrate wound in a roll form from a first roll chamber in a first direction from the first roll chamber toward a second roll chamber; degassing the fed substrate; forming a first material film on a first surface in a first film formation chamber; guiding the substrate having the first material film formed thereon to a second film formation chamber in a second direction from the second roll chamber toward the first roll chamber; forming, in the second film formation chamber, a second material film on a second surface opposite the first surface of the substrate when it is being guided in the second direction; taking up, in a third roll chamber provided between the first roll chamber and the second roll chamber, the substrate in a roll state.

Abstract: A method of continuously subjecting an elongated substrate to vacuum film formation is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: feeding a first substrate from a first roll chamber in a first direction from the first chamber toward a second roll chamber; degassing the first substrate; forming a film of a second material on the first substrate, in a second film formation chamber; and rolling up the first substrate in the second roll chamber, thereby producing the first substrate, and further comprises similar steps to produce a second substrate. In advance of producing the first substrate with the second material film, the first cathode electrode of the first film formation chamber is removed from the first film formation chamber, and, in advance of producing the second substrate with the first material film, the second cathode electrode of the second film formation chamber is removed from the second film formation chamber.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus acquires a photographed image of an object on which a plurality of indicators have been arranged, recognizes an indicator in the photographed image, detects a position of the indicator, judges a timing at which a state of the object is changed to a predetermined state based on a change in the detected position of the indicator with respect to respective sequentially acquired images, and judges a state of the photographed image based on detected positions of the plurality of indicators with respect to a photographed image acquired at the judged timing at which the state of the object is changed to the predetermined state.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes: an imaging element; a main lens that condenses light from a subject toward the imaging element; a micro lens array that is configured by a plurality kinds of micro lenses with different focal lengths that is disposed between the imaging element and the main lens and causes light transmitted through the main lens to form an image on the imaging element; and a CPU that, in response to receiving a designation of a distance to a side of a subject that is photographed, performs weighting for each image that is imaged by the plurality kinds of micro lenses of the imaging element based on the distance so as to constitute one captured image.

Abstract: The present invention improves the recognition rate of an augmented reality marker and the processing speed thereof, simultaneously. In the present invention, a CPU binarizes actual image captured in an image sensor in accordance with an adaptive thresholding, and detects an augmented reality marker from within the binarized image. Then, the CPU determines a binarization threshold based on the augmented reality marker, and after binarizing the actual image captured in the image sensor in accordance with a fixed threshold binarization method using the binarization threshold, recognizes the augmented reality marker based on the binarized image.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus of the present invention acquires a photographed image of an object on which indicators have been arranged, detects the indicators from the photographed image with use of a comparison reference image for pattern matching prepared in advance, and instructs to perform predetermined processing based on the detected indicators. The indicators each have a pattern where influence of geometrical image distortion generated corresponding to a photographing distance or a photographing angle with respect to the object is restrained by a central portion of the photographed image, and the comparison reference image is a partial image corresponding to a central portion of the indicator. The indicators are detected from the photographed image by comparing the comparison reference image with the acquired photographed image.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes: an imaging element; a main lens that condenses light from a subject toward the imaging element; a micro lens array that is configured by a plurality kinds of micro lenses with different focal lengths that is disposed between the imaging element and the main lens and causes light transmitted through the main lens to form an image on the imaging element; and a CPU that, in response to receiving a designation of a distance to a side of a subject that is photographed, performs weighting for each image that is imaged by the plurality kinds of micro lenses of the imaging element based on the distance so as to constitute one captured image.