Abstract: A control unit performs a lane departure suppression control when a host vehicle is about to depart from a traveling lane. The control unit determines whether a low impact collision has occurred. The control unit performs a secondary collision damage mitigation control when the low impact collision is determined to have occurred while the lane departure suppression control is being performed.

Abstract: A data transmission method and a data transmission system not requiring a large delay unit for multiplexing and composition and capable of reducing the hardware scale, wherein when transmitting data among multiple points from a plurality of terminals arranged in a network, when the data at multiple points are transmitted to the terminals, in the network, identical packets are added different time stamps in accordance with the transmission delays, whereby the data shifted in accordance with the transmission delays are transmitted.

Abstract: A data transmission method and a data transmission system not requiring a large delay unit for multiplexing and composition and capable of reducing the hardware scale, wherein when transmitting data among multiple points from a plurality of terminals arranged in a network, when the data at multiple points are transmitted to the terminals, in the network, identical packets are added different time stamps in accordance with the transmission delays, whereby the data shifted in accordance with the transmission delays are transmitted.

Abstract: A data transmission method able to maintain the quality of a transmitted image substantially same as that of one's own image and an apparatus using the method and a data transmission system, transmitting image data accommodated in a frame of a preset frame during communication between terminals, comprising capturing an image including a target image to be transmitted, making adjustments so that the target image to be transmitted from the obtained image substantially fully fills the image frame, and compressing and transmitting the adjusted image data in the image frame.

Abstract: A video codec (1) is provided in which a frame sync (FS) in base-band video data is delayed a predetermined time. A processor (14) is provided to make interrupt in a timing that is based on the delayed frame sync and make settings for input/output processing with respect to input/output modules (11 and 13). The processor (14) makes interrupt in a timing which is based on any of the delayed frame sync, video clock (V. Clk) and system clock (Sys. Clk) to control encoding or decoding start timing of a codec module (12). Thus, base-band video data can be encoded and decoded in a steady input/output timing.

Abstract: According to the present invention, it becomes possible to avoid deterioration of image quality even when video image data is transmitted in real time. That is, when creating the first encoded data from the input image data, the skip encoded data which has the data amount less than this first encoded data is created. Then, based on the verification result of the verification means by using the virtual buffer means, the first encoded data is replaced with the skip encoded data, so that it is possible to adjust the data amount of the bit stream output outputted from the data output means.

Abstract: An image processing system comprising a decoder 10 and an encoder 30. The decoder 10 comprises a section 12 for decoding a bit stream to generate image data, generating coding parameters for each layer and generating an error flag indicating whether the coding parameters can be effectively used. The encoder 30 comprises a control section 41, an MB-parameter calculating section 36, an encoding section 38 and a variable-length encoding section 39. The section 41 determines, from the error flag, whether or not the coding parameters can be effectively used or not. The section 36 calculates coding parameters when the coding parameters generated by the section 12 are invalid. The sections 38 and 39 encodes the image data by using the coding parameters generated by the section 12 when these parameters are valid, and by using the coding parameters calculated by the section 36 when the coding parameters generated by the section 12 are invalid.

Abstract: A video codec (1) is provided in which a frame sync (FS) in baseband video data is delayed a predetermined time. A processor (14) is provided to make interrupt in a timing that is based on the delayed frame sync and make settings for input/output processing with respect to input/output modules (11 and 13). The processor (14) makes interrupt in a timing which is based on any of the delayed frame sync, video clock (V. Clk) and system clock (Sys. Clk) to control encoding or decoding start timing of a codec module (12). Thus, baseband video data can be encoded and decoded in a steady input/output timing.

Abstract: A communication control apparatus having a server apparatus and able to simplify procedures and operations to attend party communication, wherein the server apparatus 103 receives information designating terminal apparatuses 1052 to 1054 and a request seeking that the designated communication apparatuses attend the multipoint communication via a communication circuit, outputs inquiries PAI if the designated terminals intend to attend the multipoint communication via the communication circuit, and when receiving an answer PAA from the designated terminal apparatuses that they will attend said multipoint communication, controls the multipoint communication among a plurality of the terminal apparatuses including the designated communication apparatuses.

Abstract: A control circuit specifies a first search area by using a motion vector found in units of macroblocks between a plurality of frames located previous to first frame, specifies a second search area by using a simplified motion vector indicating the motion of an image between the first frame, the second frame, and a frame located in time between the first frame and the second frame, and designates a search area by switching the first search area and the second search area suitably.

Abstract: A data transmission method able to maintain the quality of a transmitted image substantially same as that of one's own image and an apparatus using the method and a data transmission system, transmitting image data accommodated in a frame of a preset frame during communication between terminals, comprising capturing an image including a target image to be transmitted, making adjustments so that the target image to be transmitted from the obtained image substantially fully fills the image frame, and compressing and transmitting the adjusted image data in the image frame.

Abstract: A data transmission method and a data transmission system not requiring a large delay unit for multiplexing and composition and capable of reducing the hardware scale, wherein when transmitting data among multiple points from a plurality of terminals arranged in a network, when the data at multiple points are transmitted to the terminals, in the network, identical packets are added different time stamps in accordance with the transmission delays, whereby the data shifted in accordance with the transmission delays are transmitted.

Abstract: A communication control apparatus capable of easily dividing channel fees including fees for use of a communication channel charged for party communication in a variety of ways among the users engaged in the party communication, wherein provision is made of a party connection control module for controlling data transmitted by terminals via a communication channel to be transmitted to other communication devices other than the terminals which transmitted the data and a user fee determination module for calculating fees to be charged for use of the communication channel by the terminals and determining fees to be charged to users based on the calculated fees and fees to be charged for the party communication connection service.

Abstract: An image encoding apparatus and method for encoding an HDTV signal to a high quality of image by using a plurality of MPEG-2 MP@ML encoding devices by simple control, which divide an input image into four at an image division device, input the divided images to divided image encoding devices, set bit rates in the divided image encoding devices at an assigned bit rate processing unit based on generated code amounts of previous frames etc. so that the sum of bit rates of the four divided image encoding devices is constant, encode the divided images at the divided image encoding devices based on the set bit rates by MP@ML, and integrate the encoded images at a video stream integration device to create and output an MP@HL video stream, and apparatus and methods relating to the same.

Abstract: An image encoding apparatus, comprising a dividing means for dividing an input image into N number of areas to generate N number of divided image signals corresponding to the areas; an encoding means for encoding the generated N number of divided image signals respectively to generate N number of encoded image signals, which encodes the image signals of the areas close to a boundary of the division by a predetermined encoding method and/or predetermined encoding conditions the same among the divided image signals giving less deterioration of the image quality in comparison with image signals of other areas; and an integrating means for integrating the generated N number of encoded image signals to generate a single encoded image signal in response to the input image.