Abstract: A method of estimating the congestion degree and the number of people with high accuracy and at a low cost, without requiring a surveillance camera, is provided. Provided are a congestion degree estimating step of estimating a congestion degree based on sensor information (such as acceleration information) of a portable terminal device, an average congestion degree calculating step of calculating an average congestion degree for each mesh (reference range) set in advance, based on the congestion degree estimated in the congestion degree estimating step for a plurality of portable terminal devices, and an estimated number-of-people calculating step of calculating an estimated number of people for each mesh by multiplying the average congestion degree calculated in the average congestion degree calculating step by a base number of people (maximum number of accommodated people) determined in advance for each mesh.

Abstract: A method of estimating the congestion degree and the number of people with high accuracy and at a low cost, without requiring a surveillance camera, is provided. Provided are a congestion degree estimating step of estimating a congestion degree based on sensor information (such as acceleration information) of a portable terminal device, an average congestion degree calculating step of calculating an average congestion degree for each mesh (reference range) set in advance, based on the congestion degree estimated in the congestion degree estimating step for a plurality of portable terminal devices, and an estimated number-of-people calculating step of calculating an estimated number of people for each mesh by multiplying the average congestion degree calculated in the average congestion degree calculating step by a base number of people (maximum number of accommodated people) determined in advance for each mesh.

Abstract: A method for analyzing an action of a user of a portable terminal device includes a sensor information obtaining step of obtaining sensor information from one or more sensors mounted on the portable terminal device; a movement determining step of determining movement of the user based on the sensor information; and an action determining step of determining, depending on a determination result obtained in the movement determining step, an action of the user based on the sensor information. In the action determining step, a user's detailed action is determined while referring to various types of profiles (geographic profiles, etc.), depending on the purpose.

Abstract: An ejection inspection part of a substrate processing apparatus includes a light emitting part and an imaging part. The light emitting part emits light along a predetermined light existing plane to irradiate a processing liquid ejected from outlets of an ejection head with the light. The imaging part captures an image of the processing liquid passing through planar light emitted from the light emitting part to acquire an inspection image including bright dots. In the ejection inspection part, a determination frame setting part sets normal ejection determination frames corresponding to the outlets in the inspection image. The determination part acquires existence information indicating whether or not a bright dot exists in each normal ejection determination frame and uses the existence information to determine the quality of the ejection operation of the outlet corresponding to the normal ejection determination frame.

Abstract: An image display device for direct drawing apparatus for performing direct drawing comprising: an acquisition part for acquiring design data in a vector format describing the pattern; a specified parameter setting part for setting a specified parameter to be used for RIP development of the design data; a processing area setting part for setting a processing area of the design data to be subjected to RIP development; a display RIP development part for performing RIP development of a portion of the design data, which corresponds to the processing area, by using the specified parameter, to thereby obtain a specified image; and a display part for visibly displaying the specified image, wherein the RIP development performed by the display RIP development part is a display RIP development in which the amount of processed data is smaller than that in drawing RIP development for the direct drawing.

Abstract: An ejection inspection part of a substrate processing apparatus includes a light emitting part and an imaging part. The light emitting part emits light along a predetermined light existing plane to irradiate a processing liquid ejected from outlets of an ejection head with the light. The imaging part captures an image of the processing liquid passing through planar light emitted from the light emitting part to acquire an inspection image including bright dots. In the ejection inspection part, a determination frame setting part sets normal ejection determination frames corresponding to the outlets in the inspection image. The determination part acquires existence information indicating whether or not a bright dot exists in each normal ejection determination frame and uses the existence information to determine the quality of the ejection operation of the outlet corresponding to the normal ejection determination frame.

Abstract: A plurality of closed regions constituting a line drawing image are extracted and displayed on a display means. A desired closed region included among the plurality of displayed closed regions is extracted as an image layer by specifying the desired closed region by means of a manipulation means. At this time, a closed region display screen for displaying the extracted closed regions thereon and an image layer display screen for displaying the extracted image layer thereon are displayed in side by side relation on the display means. Thus, whether an appropriate closed region is converted to the image layer or not is easily determined. Also, when a plurality of closed regions are specified, the plurality of specified closed regions are extracted as an image layer. Thus, the plurality of closed regions are treated together as the single image layer.

Abstract: An image display device for direct drawing apparatus for performing direct drawing comprising: an acquisition part for acquiring design data in a vector format describing the pattern; a specified parameter setting part for setting a specified parameter to be used for RIP development of the design data; a processing area setting part for setting a processing area of the design data to be subjected to RIP development; a display RIP development part for performing RIP development of a portion of the design data, which corresponds to the processing area, by using the specified parameter, to thereby obtain a specified image; and a display part for visibly displaying the specified image, wherein the RIP development performed by the display RIP development part is a display RIP development in which the amount of processed data is smaller than that in drawing RIP development for the direct drawing.

Abstract: Based on an input operation by an operator, a line drawing processor sets a designated region and sets identification points in the designated region to generate first and second identification data, each data representing a colored pixel cluster linked to each of the identification points. The line drawing processor further extracts at least one closed region that is not colored in the second identification data and makes a comparison in area between each closed region and the pixel cluster colored in the second identification data to determine whether the closed region requires coloring or not. For line drawing data, the line drawing processor then applies the same color to the pixel cluster identified in the second identification data and the closed region determined to require coloring.

Abstract: Input CAD data and run-length data obtained by performing a RIP process on the input CAD data are acquired. A predetermined conversion process is performed on at least one of the input CAD data and the run-length data to make the data formats of both data comparable and then both data are compared with each other to detect an area having a difference as a defect area in the run-length data. This provides a technique to detect a defect in the run-length data to be used for drawing of a figure before the execution of drawing with a simple structure.

Abstract: An additional storage processing part additionally stores, in a test information table, data relating to a test to be performed, each time any one of a plurality of tests is performed. An updating part updates the corresponding record in a skill level table each time the test is performed, and then an additional storage by the additional storage processing part is executed. A man-hour computing part executes the process of estimating a test man-hour relating to an evaluator and a test designated in accordance with the contents of a display in a display part. Thus, a test man-hour estimating apparatus can accurately estimate the man-hour of the test the evaluator performs repeatedly, based to the data stored in the test information table and the skill level table.

Abstract: Multi-level gradation representation data D2 obtained by representing line drawing data D1 with a multi-level gradation is acquired, and cores are extracted from a line drawing. Further, a closed region surrounded by a core and smaller than a predetermined reference is selected. Then, the barycentric point of the selected closed region is determined, and a plurality of adjacent points adjacent to the barycentric point on the basis of a predetermined distance are defined. Thereafter, by reference to the multi-level gradation representation data D2, gradation values corresponding to the barycentric point and each of the adjacent points are acquired and compared with each other. Further, an adjacent point having the closest gradation value to the gradation value corresponding to the barycentric point is selected. Then, a boundary line lying between a closed region including the barycentric point and a closed region including the selected adjacent point is deleted.

Abstract: Image features of a plurality of RGB images arranged for layout are extracted, and the RGB images are classified into image categories determined by the commonality of the image features. Recipe information previously set in accordance with the image features is added to layout data while being associated with RGB images for each image category. This enables an output device to perform an optimization process by reference to the added recipe information, thereby outputting good-quality printed matter excellent in color reproduction and the like if information for the process of optimizing RGB image data is not previously provided during the generation of the layout data.

Abstract: A plurality of closed regions constituting a line drawing image are extracted and displayed on a display means. A desired closed region included among the plurality of displayed closed regions is extracted as an image layer by specifying the desired closed region by means of a manipulation means. At this time, a closed region display screen for displaying the extracted closed regions thereon and an image layer display screen for displaying the extracted image layer thereon are displayed in side by side relation on the display means. Thus, whether an appropriate closed region is converted to the image layer or not is easily determined. Also, when a plurality of closed regions are specified, the plurality of specified closed regions are extracted as an image layer. Thus, the plurality of closed regions are treated together as the single image layer.

Abstract: Plate-image-inspection RIP data CD2, CD3 are prepared using the same RIP processing conditions from two print image data prepared in different steps of the prepress process, and inspection results are obtained by comparing these data CD2, CD3. Plate-image-inspection RIP data CD2, CD3 can be prepared in several methods: (1) a method for RIP processing respective non-RIP data using standard RIP processing conditions; (2) a method for respectively converting two RIP data to standard RIP processing conditions; and (3) a method for converting one of two RIP data such that it conforms to the RIP processing conditions of the other.

Abstract: Based on an input operation by an operator, a line drawing processor sets a designated region and sets identification points in the designated region to generate first and second identification data, each data representing a colored pixel cluster linked to each of the identification points. The line drawing processor further extracts at least one closed region that is not colored in the second identification data and makes a comparison in area between each closed region and the pixel cluster colored in the second identification data to determine whether the closed region requires coloring or not. For line drawing data, the line drawing processor then applies the same color to the pixel cluster identified in the second identification data and the closed region determined to require coloring.

Abstract: Input CAD data and run-length data obtained by performing a RIP process on the input CAD data are acquired. A predetermined conversion process is performed on at least one of the input CAD data and the run-length data to make the data formats of both data comparable and then both data are compared with each other to detect an area having a difference as a defect area in the run-length data. This provides a technique to detect a defect in the run-length data to be used for drawing of a figure before the execution of drawing with a simple structure.

Abstract: A conversion computation section acquires the original color density value of a single process color in a given image region and the original color density value of a spot color from raster data, and acquires a pseudocolor conversion rate for conversion from the spot color to the process color from spot color information. Then, the conversion computation section calculates a proof color density value Hi of each process color on a pixel-by-pixel basis in each image region by using a conversion computation expressed by Hi=Pi+s·Gi?Pi·s·Gi where Pi (i=C, M, Y or K) is the original color density value of the single process color, s is the original color density value of the spot color, and Gi is the pseudocolor conversion rate for conversion from the spot color to the process color. The proof color density value reflects a change in gradation of the process color and a change in gradation of the spot color without the saturation of the color density.

Abstract: An additional storage processing part additionally stores, in a test information table, data relating to a test to be performed, each time any one of a plurality of tests is performed. An updating part updates the corresponding record in a skill level table each time the test is performed, and then an additional storage by the additional storage processing part is executed. A man-hour computing part executes the process of estimating a test man-hour relating to an evaluator and a test designated in accordance with the contents of a display in a display part. Thus, a test man-hour estimating apparatus can accurately estimate the man-hour of the test the evaluator performs repeatedly, based to the data stored in the test information table and the skill level table.

Abstract: In a development support system, an influence extent management database is previously created and stored. The extent of influence of correction, if any, of each “request” (or “program”) is stored in the influence extent management database. Thus, associations are established between a “request,” a program required to be corrected when the request is corrected, and a test case required to be executed after the correction. Associations are also established between a “program” and a test case required to be executed when the program is corrected. When an instruction to correct a program is provided, for example, because of the occurrence of a failure, the development support system specifies the “program” to be corrected to acquire the extent of influence of the “program” from the influence extent management database, thereby executing only a test case included in the acquired influence extent as an operation retest.