Abstract: There are provided hue detecting means for detecting a hue component for each pixel from a first color difference signal R-Y and a second color difference signal B-Y, and gain controlling means for controlling for each pixel a gain for arbitrarily selected one of or an arbitrary combination of a luminance signal, a first color difference signal R-Y, and a second color difference signal B-Y depending on the detected hue component for each pixel.

Abstract: A 2D/3D image conversion system includes target phase value calculating means for calculating a target phase value per parallax calculation region based on a dynamic range of a preset target phase value and depth information per given unit area generated by depth information generating means; real phase value calculating means which calculates a current real phase value per parallax calculation region in a manner to progressively approximate a real phase value to a target phase value of a parallax calculation region with a corresponding previous real phase value and then determines a current real phase value per given unit area based on the current real phase value per parallax calculation region thus obtained; and phase control means for producing a first image signal and a second image signal from a signal residing in each given unit area of the 2D input image, the first and second image signals having a horizontal phase difference therebetween based on the current real phase value corresponding to the give

Abstract: A printed-wiring substrate 1 includes internal dielectric resin layers 12 and 14. A main-surface-side external dielectric resin layer 13 is formed on the internal dielectric resin layer 12 such that the surface thereof serves as a substrate main-surface 1A. A back-surface-side external dielectric resin layer 15 is formed on the internal dielectric resin layer 14 such that the surface thereof serves as a substrate back-surface 1B. A surface 12A of the main-surface-side internal dielectric resin layer 12 and a surface 14A of the back-surface-side internal dielectric resin layer 14 are roughened. The substrate main-surface 1A and the substrate back-surface 1B are roughened such that surface roughness thereof is lower than that of the surfaces 12A and 14A.

Abstract: In a contour correcting circuit that generates, on the basis of respective signals for a plurality of pixels including the pixel to be corrected at the center and arranged in a particular direction, a contour correction signal for the pixel to be corrected, there are provided contour component production means for producing a contour component for the pixel to be corrected depending on the gradient of the change among the respective signals for the plurality of pixels arranged in the particular direction; gain calculation means for calculating, on the basis of the level difference between the signal for the pixel to be corrected and the signal for the pixel adjacent in the particular direction to the pixel to be corrected, such a gain for correction that the larger the level difference is, the smaller the gain becomes; multiplication means for multiplying the contour component produced by the contour component production means by the gain for correction calculated by the gain calculation means; and addition m

Abstract: The present invention relates to a monitoring system capable of automatically detecting and reporting to a supervisor that a person enters a monitoring area from an area outside the monitoring area. The present invention comprises an imaging device for imaging the monitoring area, and means for detecting information relating to the movement of an object in the monitoring area.

Abstract: A perspective image characteristic value is extracted from a 2D input image signal for each of plural parallax calculation regions defined in a one-field screen on a field-by-field basis. Parallax information per predetermined unit area of the one-field screen is generated by using the perspective image characteristic value extracted per parallax calculation region. A first image signal and a second image signal are generated from a signal of the 2D input image signal which resides in each predetermined unit area, the first and second image signals having a horizontal phase difference therebetween based on the parallax information on the predetermined unit area.

Abstract: In a color separation circuit of a single chip color camera, gain control means for controlling a gain for each of color filters is provided in a stage preceding correlated value detection means, and the correlated value detection means detects, on the basis of signals at all pixels in a block composed of M by N pixels around the pixel to be processed which is inputted through the gain control means, the direction in which there is a strong correlation out of a plurality of types of directions centered around the pixel to be processed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a monitoring system capable of automatically detecting and reporting to a supervisor that a person enters a monitoring area from an area outside the monitoring area. The present invention comprises an imaging device for imaging the monitoring area, and means for detecting information relating to the movement of an object in the monitoring area.

Abstract: A printed-wiring substrate 1 includes internal dielectric resin layers 12 and 14. A main-surface-side external dielectric resin layer 13 is formed on the internal dielectric resin layer 12 such that the surface thereof serves as a substrate main-surface 1A. A back-surface-side external dielectric resin layer 15 is formed on the internal dielectric resin layer 14 such that the surface thereof serves as a substrate back-surface 1B. A surface 12A of the main-surface-side internal dielectric resin layer 12 and a surface 14A of the back-surface-side internal dielectric resin layer 14 are roughened. The substrate main-surface 1A and the substrate back-surface 1B are roughened such that surface roughness thereof is lower than that of the surfaces 12A and 14A.

Abstract: A digital video camera includes an addition circuit in which an offset set by a CPU is added to an output from an A/D converter. A clamp level calculation circuit calculates a clamp level on the basis of an average level of eight pixels included in each line within a back end OB (optical black) level detection area in a normal mode, or calculates a clamp level on the basis of an average level of two pixels included in each line within a front end OB level detection area in a quadruplication mode. A first subtraction circuit subtracts the clamp level from an output of the addition circuit so as to clamp the output of the addition circuit. An output of the first subtraction circuit is clipped at a zero-level by a zero-clipping circuit, and an output of the zero-clipping circuit is applied to a second subtraction circuit through a low-pass filter, whereby the same offset can be subtracted from the output of the zero-clipping circuit.

Abstract: Liquid crystal for a right eye and liquid crystal for a left eye are not positioned in one plane, but are positioned to incline at an angle of 5°. To be concrete, both liquid crystal are inclined so that they become closer to the viewer's face as making toward the side of the face from the middle of the forehead. The inclination of liquid crystal as above-described to set the preferential direction of visual view of liquid crystal to be horizontal leads in that the direction by which the high contrast of liquid crystal can be obtained is toward the 3D display. It diminishes a phenomenon like cross-talk and allows the viewer to view the appropriate stereoscopic image. Liquid crystal for a right eye and liquid crystal for a left eye have the same construction. These liquid crystals make contrast with each other and then they are mounted on the liquid crystal shutter glasses portion. This makes it possible for each electrode to position in the center of liquid crystal shutter glasses portion.

Abstract: An imaging device has a photosensitive array, a vertical transfer CCD array, a horizontal transfer CCD, a drain region, drain gates, a drive circuit and a processing circuit. An electric charge accumulated in the photosensitive array is first transferred to the vertical transfer CCD array, and then transferred from the vertical transfer CCD array to the horizontal transfer CCD. The electric charge held in the horizontal transfer CCD is transferred to the drain region at a predetermined timing defined by to a slow motion ratio N. The slow motion operation can be changed independently of the frequencies of the CCD drive signals. Therefore, the power consumption is much reduced and a slow motion ratio can be obtained.

Abstract: A stereo-graphic system has an optical apparatus, an imaging apparatus and a recording and reproducing apparatus. The optical apparatus has a first optical device for providing right eye picture information which has a first direction. The optical apparatus also has a second optical device for providing left eye picture information which has a second direction which is coincident with the first direction. The right eye picture information and the left eye picture information are compressed along the first direction. The imaging apparatus has an imaging device which has an imaging area for providing an output image signal. The imaging area has a right region and a left region. A focusing device in the imaging apparatus focuses the right eye picture information and the left eye picture information on the right region and the left region respectively. The recording and reproducing apparatus has a recording medium, a recording device and a reproducing device.

Abstract: A ceramic lid assembly includes an integral metallized layer provided around the periphery of a ceramic lid substrate to serve as a foundation for a solder layer. A portion of the metallized layer for contact with the ceramic lid substrate is formed from a metallized paste containing glass frits so that the metallized layer is baked to adhere to the ceramic lid by reflowed glass frits. A portion of the metallized layer for contact with the solder layer is formed from a metallized paste containing no glass frits so that substantially no void is formed in the solder layer.

Abstract: A method of converting two-dimensional images into three-dimensional images by producing from a two-dimensional image signal a first image signal which forms a basis and a second image signal delayed by a predetermined number of fields from the first image signal and taking one of the signals as a left eye image signal and the other as a right eye image signal. It is judged whether or not a scene represented by the two-dimensional image signal is changed. When it is judged that the scene is changed, delay indicating how many fields are there from a field corresponding to the first image signal to a field corresponding to the second image signal is set to a predetermined value, for example, zero.

Abstract: A left eye image signal and a right eye image signal which constitute a three-dimensional image are produced from a two-dimensional image signal. The horizontal phase of the produced left eye image signal is shifted, and the horizontal phase of the produced right eye image signal is shifted. Character signals are respectively mixed with the left eye image signal and the right eye image signal. A composite image comprising the three-dimensional image and the character signal is displayed on the basis of the left eye image signal with which the character signal is mixed and the right eye image signal with which the character signal is mixed.

Abstract: In a ceramic lid for a semiconductor package, a metallized layer is generally uniform in width and has at least one increased or reduced width portion or a plurality of increased or reduced width portions which are arranged in intervals.

Abstract: A stereo-graphic apparatus has first and second imaging devices to provide a first image and a second image, respectively. The first and the second imaging device are spaced from each other to define a predetermined convergence angle. A distance detecting apparatus detects distance from the first and the second imaging device to an object for imaging. A first electric zooming apparatus receives a signal from the first imaging device and extracts image data of a predetermined area from the first image. A second electric zooming apparatus receives a signal from the second imaging device and extracts image data of a predetermined area of image. A control device controls the extraction of image data according to the distance information. According to the distance information, the extracting area is moved so that the focused object is located on the center of each of the provided images. As a result, the convergence angel is substantially changed according to the distance between the object and the imaging device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of converting two-dimensional images into three-dimensional images. In the present invention, a right eye image signal and a left eye image signal between which there is relatively a time difference or a luminance difference are produced from a two-dimensional image signal, thereby to convert two-dimensional images into three-dimensional images. According to the present invention, therefore, it is possible to convert the existing two-dimensional image software into pseudo three-dimensional image software to obtain three-dimensional images.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of judging the back-and-forth positional relationship between subjects. Amounts of horizontal movement of the subjects which are detected for detecting areas set in an image area constituting a 2D image are compared after being assigned plus or minus signs depending on the direction of the movement, thereby to classify all the detecting areas into two types of detecting areas in such a manner that the detecting areas where a relatively large amount of horizontal movement is detected are taken as first detecting areas, while the detecting areas where a relatively small amount of horizontal movement is detected are taken as second detecting areas. A target area is set in a peripheral portion in the image area, to judge which of the total number of first detecting areas existing in the target area and the total number of second detecting areas existing in the target area is larger.