Abstract: [Object] The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and method, and a program capable of improving convenience in a case where a prescription or a medication notebook is made electronically available. [Solving Means] An in-hospital device 32 sends information of a prescription to a data server 91 and records the information therein after a patient has been examined. In addition, the in-hospital device 32 sends a dispensing reservation request to the data server 91. The dispensing reservation request includes a pharmacy ID indicating a pharmacy for which a dispensing is requested and a prescription ID. The data server 91 records dispensing reservation information containing the prescription ID and the pharmacy ID in response to the dispensing reservation request. An in-pharmacy device 62 acquires the dispensing reservation information by monitoring the data server 91 regularly and detects whether a dispensing request has been received.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: a first illumination unit to apply visible light to a subject having a fluorescent substance; a second illumination unit to apply excitation light to the subject so that fluorescence is generated from the fluorescent substance; an optical filter unit to cause the visible light and the fluorescence to pass therethrough, and shield the excitation light; an imaging unit including imaging elements to generate image signals, and an output unit to read the image signals from the imaging elements and output image information; an optical element to divide the visible light into component light beams, cause the divided light beams to be incident on the imaging elements, and cause the fluorescence to be incident on at least one imaging element; and a control means for alternately applying the visible light and the excitation light and alternately outputting image information of the visible light and the fluorescence.

Abstract: In one example embodiment, a microscope control device a controller configured to store a plurality of images having different depth positions. In one example embodiment, the microscope control device divides the plurality of images into a plurality of sub-regions. In one example embodiment, the microscope control device, for each sub-region, generates in-focus position information which corresponds to a depth position.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus including: an edge detection processing section configured to generate an edge image by performing edge detection processing on a detection target image from which a target object is to be detected; a segment area setting section configured to segmentalize the edge image into a plurality of segment areas; an index value calculation section configured to calculate, for each of the plurality of segment areas, an edge component index value that indicates an amount of edge components included in each segment area; and a target object determining section configured to determine whether there is an image of the target object in each segment area based on the edge component index value.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a first setting unit and a second setting unit. The first setting unit sets position coordinates of first photography regions arranged along a first direction of two orthogonal axial directions so that the first photography regions adjacent to each other have first overlapping regions where the first photography regions overlap with each other in the first direction. The second setting unit sets position coordinates of second photography regions arranged along the first direction based on the position coordinates of the first photography regions so that the second photography regions adjacent to each other have second overlapping regions where the second photography regions overlap with each other in the first direction, the second photography regions overlap with the first photography regions in a second direction of the two axial directions, and the second overlapping regions are prevented from overlapping with the first overlapping regions.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a generation section, a selection section, a matching processing section, and a calculation section. The generation section generates source image blocks obtained by dividing a connection area of a source image into areas, and template image blocks obtained by dividing a connection area of a template image into areas, the connection area of the template image being superimposed on the connection area of the source image. The selection section selects target image blocks as targets individually subjected to matching processing, based on luminance information of each template image block. The matching processing section calculates relative position information of corresponding image blocks as images corresponding to the target image blocks and the target image blocks. The calculation section calculates relative position shift information of the connection area of the source image and that of the template image based on the relative position information.

Abstract: A drug information processing device includes: a connection unit connecting via a global network to a data center, in which prescription on prescriptions in hospitals and dispensing information on dispensing in pharmacies are stored as a database in a correlated manner; an acquisition unit acquiring a unique identification information; a sending unit sending prescription information or dispensing information to be correlated to the database in response to acquisition of the identification information with the identification information used as a requirement for accessing and registration in the global network; a receiving unit receiving the prescription and dispensing information with the identification information used as a requirement for accessing and retrieving from the global network; and a providing unit providing information based on the prescription information and the dispensing information received by the receiving unit.

Abstract: A biological image presentation device includes: an acquisition unit acquiring, at multiple positions on an axis as a standard of a biological region, images of sections orthogonal to the axis; a determination unit determining an image as a standard and an image for comparison with the image as a standard from among a plurality of images acquired by the acquisition unit; an extraction unit extracting, from the image as a standard, a position where a change of luminance value equal to or larger than a defined value is present; a detection unit detecting a position corresponding to the position extracted by the extraction unit from the image for comparison; a division unit dividing the image as a standard on the basis of the position extracted by the extraction unit; a mapping unit mapping the image for comparison to an area corresponding to each divided area of the image as a standard while modifying so as to conform to the shape of the divided area; and a display control unit switching and displaying an image

Abstract: A transmitting apparatus, a transmitting method, a receiving apparatus, a receiving method, a transceiver, a communication apparatus and method, a recording medium, and a program in which high quality voice can be decoded. A cellular telephone outputs coded voice data and also supplies uncoded voice sample data to a switching center while a telephone call is not made. Based on voice data used for the previous calculation processing and newly input voice data, the switching center performs calculation processing for quality-improving data for improving the quality of voice to be output from a cellular telephone that receives the coded voice data. The switching center stores the optimal quality-improving data as a user information database in association with the cellular telephone. The cellular telephone decodes the coded voice data based on the optimal quality-improving data supplied from the switching center.

Abstract: A transmitting apparatus, a transmitting method, a receiving apparatus, a receiving method, a transceiver, a communication apparatus and method, a recording medium, and a program in which high quality voice can be decoded. A cellular telephone outputs coded voice data and also supplies uncoded voice sample data to a switching center while a telephone call is not made. Based on voice data used for the previous calculation processing and newly input voice data, the switching center performs calculation processing for quality-improving data for improving the quality of voice to be output from a cellular telephone that receives the coded voice data. The switching center stores the optimal quality-improving data as a user information database in association with the cellular telephone. The cellular telephone decodes the coded voice data based on the optimal quality-improving data supplied from the switching center.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transmitting apparatus, a transmitting method, a receiving apparatus, a receiving method, a transceiver, a communication apparatus and method, a recording medium, and a program in which high quality voice can be decoded. A cellular telephone 421-1 outputs coded voice data and also supplies uncoded voice sample data to a switching center 423 while a telephone call is not made. Based on voice data used for the previous calculation processing and newly input voice data, the switching center 423 performs calculation processing for quality-improving data for improving the quality of voice to be output from a cellular telephone 421-2 that receives the coded voice data. The switching center 423 stores the optimal quality-improving data as a user information database in association with the cellular telephone 421-1. The cellular telephone 421-2 decodes the coded voice data based on the optimal quality-improving data supplied from the switching center 423.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transmitting apparatus, a transmitting method, a receiving apparatus, a receiving method, a transceiver, a communication apparatus and method, a recording medium, and a program in which high quality voice can be decoded. A cellular telephone 421-1 outputs coded voice data and also supplies uncoded voice sample data to a switching center 423 while a telephone call is not made. Based on voice data used for the previous calculation processing and newly input voice data, the switching center 423 performs calculation processing for quality-improving data for improving the quality of voice to be output from a cellular telephone 421-2 that receives the coded voice data. The switching center 423 stores the optimal quality-improving data as a user information database in association with the cellular telephone 421-1. The cellular telephone 421-2 decodes the coded voice data based on the optimal quality-improving data supplied from the switching center 423.

Abstract: A transmitting apparatus, a transmitting method, a receiving apparatus, a receiving method, a transceiver, a communication apparatus and method, a recording medium, and a program in which high quality voice can be decoded. A cellular telephone outputs coded voice data and also supplies uncoded voice sample data to a switching center while a telephone call is not made. Based on voice data used for the previous calculation processing and newly input voice data, the switching center performs calculation processing for quality-improving data for improving the quality of voice to be output from a cellular telephone that receives the coded voice data. The switching center stores the optimal quality-improving data as a user information database in association with the cellular telephone. The cellular telephone decodes the coded voice data based on the optimal quality-improving data supplied from the switching center.

Abstract: An information encoding apparatus and method, an information decoding apparatus and method, a recording medium, and a program make it possible to embed information without causing an increase in the amount of data of compressed audio signals. A spectrum measurer converts an audio signal from a time axis signal into a frequency axis signal. A compressor removes frequency spectra having levels below a minimum audible threshold value. An embedability determiner determines whether information can be embedded. A spectrum switcher embeds information in an audio signal by switching or by not switching predetermined first frequency spectrum and second frequency spectrum under the control of an information adder. The present invention is applicable to a disk recording apparatus.

Abstract: A class code of a subject pixel of an HD signal is obtained from pixel data of a class tap extracted from an SD signal. In a memory bank, coefficient data for a generating equation, including parameters for adjusting image quality, for generating elements of a summation matrix for obtaining coefficient data for an estimate equation are stored on a class basis. A summation matrix is generated in accordance with the coefficient data stored in the memory bank and the values of the parameters as specified by a user operation, generating coefficient data for the estimate equation for each class in accordance with the values of the parameters, which is stored in a memory. A calculation circuit calculates pixel data of the subject pixel of the HD signal by the estimate equation from pixel data of the prediction tap extracted from the SD signal and from coefficient data associated with the class code, supplied from the memory.

Abstract: An information encoding apparatus and method, an information decoding apparatus and method, a recording medium, and a program make it possible to embed information without causing an increase in the amount of data of compressed audio signals. A spectrum measurer converts an audio signal from a time axis signal into a frequency axis signal. A compressor removes frequency spectra having levels below a minimum audible threshold value. An embedability determiner determines whether information can be embedded. A spectrum switcher embeds information in an audio signal by switching or by not switching predetermined first frequency spectrum and second frequency spectrum under the control of an information adder. The present invention is applicable to a disk recording apparatus.

Abstract: A class code of a subject pixel of an HD signal is obtained from pixel data of a class tap extracted from an SD signal. In a memory bank, coefficient data for a generating equation, including parameters for adjusting image quality, for generating elements of a summation matrix for obtaining coefficient data for an estimate equation are stored on a class basis. A summation matrix is generated in accordance with the coefficient data stored in the memory bank and the values of the parameters as specified by a user operation, generating coefficient data for the estimate equation for each class in accordance with the values of the parameters, which is stored in a memory. A calculation circuit calculates pixel data of the subject pixel of the HD signal by the estimate equation from pixel data of the prediction tap extracted from the SD signal and from coefficient data associated with the class code, supplied from the memory.