Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a visual processing device that achieves gradation processing that further enhances the visual effect. The visual processing device 1 is a visual processing device that performs gradation processing for each image region of an input signal IS, and is provided with an image partitioning portion 2, a gradation transformation curve derivation portion 10, and a gradation processing portion 5. The image partitioning portion 2 and the gradation transformation curve derivation portion 10 use a brightness histogram Hm of a wide area image region Em to create a gradation transformation curve Cm of the image region Pm. The gradation processing portion 5 performs gradation processing of that image region Pm based on the gradation transformation curve Cm that has been derived.

Abstract: Comprising a data reader 31 for reading digital camera image data, a means 32 for setting, for example, the number of prints, a plurality of printers 33, a printer selector 34 for selecting which of the plurality of printers to use, and a controller 35 for sending a specific control signal to the printer selector 34 and image data to a specific printer 33 based on the information set by the setting means 32, each printer 33 is provided with an image processing circuit 36 for processing the read image data.

Abstract: In order to avoid a load change which occurs when seam O passes by the heads affect image information, a dyeing layer transfer head and recording heads are located in equal intervals having length P, which is obtained by equally dividing an entire circumference K of a recording intermediate belt by n (n is integer), and, given that the position of the seam of the recording Intermediate belt, which does not have an end obtained by coupling two ends of a belt body of a band shape, is origin O, images are formed in portions except for portions at origin O, or at a distance of 1×P, 2×P, . . . (n?1)×P from origin O. In this way, it is possible to prevent deterioration in the image quality, such as a stripe line in an image formed by an image forming apparatus.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus of correcting the color of a specific range of a pixel signal for each pixel included in an input image signal, comprises an intensity determination means of generating a correction intensity that is small on the periphery of the color region of the specific range on the basis of two chromaticity signals excluding a luminance component and large in the vicinity of the nearly central portion of the range in the pixel signal, a target color setting means of setting a target color depending on which the pixel signal is corrected, a correction degree setting means of setting correction degree by also using information, other than pixel information, included in the pixel signal, and a correction means of making the image signal close to the target color depending on the correction intensity output from the intensity determination means and the correction degree output from the correction degree setting means.

Abstract: When a shutter button of a digital camera is pressed, a picture signal fetched from a CCD is converted to a digital signal and compressed and written into a nonvolatile memory means like a flash memory card as a picture file which can be identified uniquely. A user can produce a control file for controlling print processing, display processing, transmission processing and the like for the picture file by selecting a particular picture file using an operation key. If multi-screen print is carried out on a printer unit, a vertical direction of each picture is unified. Further, upon reprint operation for multiple order persons, sorting work after the print is facilitated by providing with an identification means for identifying each order person.

Abstract: When a shutter button of a digital camera is pressed, a picture signal fetched from a CCD is converted to a digital signal and compressed and written into a nonvolatile memory means like a flash memory card as a picture file which can be identified uniquely. By turning on a reproduction switch, a picture file is read out from the nonvolatile memory means, the compressed data is expanded and converted to an analog signal, and the converted picture is displayed on a liquid crystal display. By pressing a display feed key, another picture file is read out and displayed. A user can produce a control file for controlling print processing, display processing, transmission processing and the like for the picture file by selecting a particular picture file using an operation key. The nonvolatile memory means can be removed. By mounting this memory means on a printer unit, display unit or picture transmission unit, the digital camera also can be used during print, display or transmission of the picture.

Abstract: A recording intermediate belt 15 which is made endless so as to travels around a continuous path has image formation areas and non-image formation areas alternately provided on an outer surface thereof. Images of different colors are sequentially formed in the image formation areas by recording heads 21b through 23b respectively provided in first through third image formation sections 21 through 23. The recording heads 21b through 23b of the first through third image formation sections 21 through 23 are separated from each other by a distance which is greater than a length of an image formation area in a traveling direction of the recording intermediate belt 15. The recording heads 21b through 23b are each pressed onto the recording intermediate belt 15 in a non-image formation area immediately preceding an image formation area and starts an image formation operation.

Abstract: In an optical transmission method and system for performing a bidirectional optical transmission at an identical wavelength between an intra-office transmission circuit and in-house transmission circuits with a single-core optical fiber, the intra-office transmission circuit detects, based on a response failure of the in-house transmission circuits, an in-house transmission circuit corresponding to the response failure, and further detects a failure point by transmitting an optical isolated pulse to the in-house transmission circuit corresponding to the response failure in order to automatically detect a disconnection failure of an optical fiber without connecting a specific measuring device.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided, which comprises a dye transfer section for transferring a dye of a dye transferring member onto an outer surface of a circularly moving recording intermediate belt, wherein the dye transferring member comprises a base material and the dye is provided on the base material; and a recording paper transfer section for transferring the dye transferred onto the recording intermediate belt onto recording paper. In a dye transfer operation state, the second roller draws out the dye transferring member and the dye on the drawn dye transferring member is transferred onto the recording intermediate belt facing the dye transferring member. When the dye transfer operation state is changed to a standby state, the first roller winds back the dye transferring member so that a portion of the dye transferring member from which the dye has been transferred faces the recording intermediate belt.

Abstract: A subscriber-line-terminating apparatus for dynamically allocating band portions to a plurality of terminal apparatuses includes an in-buffer-information-amount receiving unit for receiving an in-buffer-information amount from each of the terminal apparatuses; an insufficient-band-computing unit for computing an insufficient band portion required by each of the terminal apparatuses; an in-buffer-information-amount-proportional-band-allocating unit for allocating a band portion corresponding to the in-buffer-information amount to each of the terminal apparatuses and a past-use-band-allocating unit for allocating a past-use band part to each of the terminal apparatuses as a past-use band portion based on a first past-use band variable of the terminal apparatus.

Abstract: An optical switch device improving a yield and compact and excellent in expandability of optical incoming/outgoing ports, comprised of: a plurality of planar switch modules arranged in the horizontal direction and stacked in the vertical direction; and a coupler switch module, arranged in the vertical direction along each one side of the planar switch module, for selectively coupling the plurality of optical paths formed on one planar switch module and a plurality of optical paths formed on another planar switch module.

Abstract: A recording intermediate belt 15 which is made endless so as to travels around a continuous path has image formation areas and non-image formation areas alternately provided on an outer surface thereof. Images of different colors are sequentially formed in the image formation areas by recording heads 21b through 23b respectively provided in first through third image formation sections 21 through 23. The recording heads 21b through 23b of the first through third image formation sections 21 through 23 are separated from each other by a distance which is greater than a length of an image formation area in a traveling direction of the recording intermediate belt 15. The recording heads 21b through 23b are each pressed onto the recording intermediate belt 15 in a non-image formation area immediately preceding an image formation area and starts an image formation operation.

Abstract: In a system where a plurality of terminal units are connected to a network unit via an optical transmission line and packets are transmitted in units of cells according to polling information, polling request information including the number of variable-length packets stored in the buffer of each of the terminal unit, the number of cells composing each variable-length packet and the number of remaining cells of a packet being read is created, polling information corresponding to a time slot allocated according to the polling request information is transmitted from the shared band control unit of the network unit, and bands are allocated to the plurality of terminal units.

Abstract: An optical switch device improving a yield and compact and excellent in expandability of optical incoming/outgoing ports, comprised of: a plurality of planar switch modules arranged in the horizontal direction and stacked in the vertical direction; and a coupler switch module, arranged in the vertical direction along each one side of the planar switch module, for selectively coupling the plurality of optical paths formed on one planar switch module and a plurality of optical paths formed on another planar switch module.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for time-division multiplexing. This method comprises a step of generating a plurality of first signals and a plurality of second signals to which specific pulse trains for frame synchronization are allocated respectively; a step of generating low speed signals of plural channels including the first and second signals and transmission signals; a conversion step; and a step of time-division multiplexing the low speed signals after the conversion step, thereby obtaining high speed signals. When the present invention is applied to SDH for example, the first and second signals may be Al bytes and A2 bytes respectively, and the transmission signals may be payload signals. According to one aspect of the invention, at the conversion step, the first and second signals in each channel are partly converted into either of “1/0” alternating signals and “0/1” alternating signals.

Abstract: A subscriber-line-terminating apparatus for dynamically allocating band portions to a plurality of terminal apparatuses includes an in-buffer-information-amount receiving unit for receiving an in-buffer-information amount from each of the terminal apparatuses; an insufficient-band-computing unit for computing an insufficient band portion required by each of the terminal apparatuses; an in-buffer-information-amount-proportional-band-allocating unit for allocating a band portion corresponding to the in-buffer-information amount to each of the terminal apparatuses and a past-use-band-allocating unit for allocating a past-use band part to each of the terminal apparatuses as a past-use band portion based on a first past-use band variable of the terminal apparatus.

Abstract: 4,5-Dihydro-[1H]-benz[g]indazole-3-carboxylic acid derivatives represented by the following formula, or their salts, have excellent antagonism to endothelin receptors and are useful as preventives or remedies for diseases such as hypertension, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, brain infarction, cerebrovascular contraction, renal insufficiency, hepatic dysfunction, arteriosclerosis and post-PTCA restenosis. wherein Ar represents an optionally substituted aryl group, and R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted lower alkyl group, an optionally substituted aryl group, an optionally substituted cycloalkyl group or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group.

Abstract: The gradation correction device includes a luminance signal convertor to generate a luminance signal from the input R, G, B signals, a correction coefficient calculator which calculates the ratio to the luminance signal of the luminance signal after gamma correction to the predetermined gradation characteristics, and a multipliers to multiply the output from the correction coefficient calculator by each of the R, G, and B input signals. When the gradation correction is applied, effective brightness adjustment can be applied with no change in hue and saturation and without exceeding the dynamic range of a device.

Abstract: A writing instrument operated by a finger at a holding position comprising a hollow body for containing at least one refill, in which each refill is always forced toward a retracted position in the hollow body, and is moved between the writing position and a resting position by means of a cam mechanism which is operated by an actuating knob provided at a position near the portion of the hollow body to be grasped by a user's finger-tips.

Abstract: A fault recovery system of a ring network based on a synchronous transport module transmission system, having a fault data writing unit for writing, when an input fault is detected by a node, fault data in a predetermined user byte in an overhead of a frame flowing through both a working line and a protection line running in opposite directions to each other. By detecting the fault data in a supervision node or a node just before the fault position, the supervision node or the node just before the fault position executes a loopback operation.