Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a first creator. A first creator creates a first moving-image having a first frame rate based on output of an imager during a first period. A second creator creates a second moving-image having a second frame rate higher than the first frame rate based on the output of the imager during a second period belonging to the first period. A reproducer reproduces any one of the first moving-image created by the first creator and the second moving-image created by the second creator. A switcher switches a reproducing target of the reproducer in response to a switching instruction issued during a period corresponding to the second period.

Abstract: A first acquisition unit acquires images from a first image pickup unit for picking up moving images for use in recording. A second acquisition unit acquires images from a second image pickup unit for picking up the image of a person taking the moving images. A decision unit determines whether or not the person taking the moving images is viewing a monitor for displaying the moving images for use in recording, based on the images acquired from the second acquisition unit. A control unit varies the status of an image pickup apparatus according to the decision results of the decision unit.

Abstract: A technology for efficiently processing data communication using a plurality of communications protocols is provided. In the Internet phone apparatus, when a network interface section receives packets, a protocol detecting section determines whether the received packets are TCP packets or UDP packets. In the case TCP packets, a CPU, a general-purpose circuit, processes the packets using software. In the case of UDP packets, a UDP processing section, a dedicated circuit, processes the packets. Audio data transmitted and received in UDP packets are decoded by a codec processing section and output to a speaker.

Abstract: Among a plurality of radio terminal apparatuses, an FMC control apparatus interchanges telephone a telephone number allocated to a first radio terminal apparatus, whose battery is being recharged, with that allocated to a third radio terminal apparatus. Although a radio terminal apparatus is being recharged, a user can perform communication such as telephone calls in the same environments as those of the first radio terminal apparatus whose battery is being recharged by operating on the third radio terminal apparatus using the telephone number allocated to the first radio terminal apparatus whose battery is being recharged.

Abstract: A moving picture data transmission apparatus according to the present invention includes: a weight assigner which assigns a weight to a macroblock on a first picture frame in accordance with the ratio of an overlap region where a reference picture block overlaps the macroblock on a picture frame; and a transmission method controller which controls a transmission method of the macroblock based on the weight assigned by the weight assigner.

Abstract: A technology for efficiently processing data communication using a plurality of communications protocols is provided. In the Internet phone apparatus, when a network interface section receives packets, a protocol detecting section determines whether the received packets are TCP packets or UDP packets. In the case TCP packets, a CPU, a general-purpose circuit, processes the packets using software. In the case of UDP packets, a UDP processing section, a dedicated circuit, processes the packets. Audio data transmitted and received in UDP packets are decoded by a codec processing section and output to a speaker.

Abstract: A checkered characteristic pattern is picked up by an image input device to form pick-up data. Characterizing points (intersecting points) are detected from the pick-up data. From the arrangement of the characterizing points about the center of the pattern and the positions of the characterizing points on the picture plane, a mapping function obtained when a TV camera is assumed to be a pin-hole camera is prepared. Reference positions of the characterizing points through the entire picture plane are calculated from the mapping function. The reference positions are compared with the actual positions on the picture plane to calculate a correcting function which in turn is stored in a correcting function preparing device. Normally, the inputted image is corrected by the correcting function and then outputted to an image output device.