Abstract: A digital broadcast receiver includes a subtitle monitoring unit 21 for continuously monitoring as to whether a received signal obtained by receiving a digital broadcast contains subtitles or not; a subtitle analyzing unit 22 for analyzing, when the monitoring detects that the subtitles are contained, the subtitles to generate subtitle information; an external image input unit 11 for receiving an external image from outside; a video layout unit 24 for deciding, as to the external image and a subtitle presenting image generated from the subtitle information, display size and display position of each of the subtitle presenting image and the external image in such a manner as to avoid overlaps between them; a graphics creating unit 23 for creating from the subtitle information the subtitle presenting image conforming to the decision made by the video layout unit; and a video synthesizing unit 23 for combining the subtitle presenting image created and the external image, and displays a synthesized image.

Abstract: Respective broadcast program videos from a plurality of broadcast reception units 10, 20 are distributed by a video distribution unit 51. Video synthesis units 54, 55 set at least one of the distributed program videos as a master screen, set another program video subjected to reduction processing by video reduction units 52, 53 as a slave screen, and synthesize the program video set as the master screen with the program video set as the slave screen. A video constituted by the synthesized master screen and slave screen is then displayed on each of a plurality of monitors 92, 97.

Abstract: A digital broadcast receiver includes a broadcast reception and reproduction unit 1 for reproducing a program video image included in a received broadcast, a broadcast information collection unit 14 for collecting broadcast information included in the received broadcast in parallel with the reproduction of the program video image by the broadcast reception and reproduction unit, a collection status generation unit 19 for generating a collection status of the broadcast information collected by the broadcast information collection unit 14, and an output control unit 7 for displaying both the program video image reproduced by the broadcast reception and reproduction unit and the collection status of the broadcast information generated by the collection status generation unit.

Abstract: A normal light CCD 11 is driven via a normal light CCD control section 25 by a timing signal from a timing circuit section 29 of a video processor 20. At the same time, a fluorescence CCD 12 is driven via a fluorescence CCD control section 26. Then, an image pickup signal according to an RGB frame sequential method from the normal light CCD 11 is processed by a normal light image video circuit section 27 and a normal color image is created while an image pickup signal from the fluorescence CCD 12 is processed by a fluorescence image video circuit section 28, and an image pickup signal of a subject excited by blue illumination light and transmitted through a fluorescence transmitting filter 13 is extracted to create a fluorescence image of the subject.

Abstract: A medical apparatus includes: a first illumination window through which a first illumination light from a first light source is irradiated to a subject; a second illumination window at different position than the first illumination window, through which a second illumination light from a second light source is irradiated to the subject; an electronic image pickup section which picks up subject images; an image creation section which generates observation images based on image pickup signals obtained by the electronic image pickup section; a light adjustment section which synchronously adjusts respective amounts of illumination lights irradiated from the first and second illumination windows; and a control unit which controls the light adjustment section or image creation section to maintain color tone of the observation image to a predetermined one according to increase/decrease of the illumination light amount from the first illumination window.

Abstract: An endoscopic image processing system processes an image signal produced by picking up the image of an intracavitary region of an object to be examined using an electronic endoscope. The endoscopic image processing system includes a detection unit that detects at least one of the type of electronic endoscope connected to the endoscopic image processing system, based on information inherent to the electronic endoscope, and the type of image pickup device incorporated in the connected electronic endoscope, and an image processing unit processes the image signal produced by the electronic endoscope according to the signal level of the image signal. A domain designation unit designates a first domain to be processed by the image processing unit within the image data according to the detected type of electronic endoscope.

Abstract: An image processing device according to the invention includes an image capturing element for outputting an image capture signal based on a captured image of a subject, a storage section for storing the image capture signal, a writing signal generation section for outputting to the storage section a writing signal for writing the image capture signal onto the storage section, a switching signal generation section for outputting a switching signal for switching between a first and second observation modes, an image operation section for performing an instruction about an operation with respect to at least one observation image in the first observation mode or the second observation mode, an image operation invalidation section for setting an inoperative time for invalidating the instruction based on the switching signal, and an image operation invalidation release section for releasing the invalidation after the switching signal is outputted and the inoperative time has passed.

Abstract: An endoscopic image processing system in accordance with the present invention processes an image signal produced by picking up the image of an intracavitary region of an object to be examined using an electronic endoscope.

Abstract: A raw image and a processed image having several color assigned to IHb values, which correspond to hematic information, can be produced from a signal produced by a CCD incorporated in an electronic endoscope. When display of a quasi color image is enabled, the processed image is displayed in the form of a still image. When a release switch is handled, the quasi color processed image is photographed using a monitor photographing apparatus and thus recorded. Thereafter, a still image of a raw image depicting the same scene as the processed image can be displayed.

Abstract: In an information providing system, when a plurality of Java (registered trademark) applications (28 and 29) which can run simultaneously on an extended functional module (27) are installed into the extended functional module (27), application management modules (32 and 34) manage the operations of the plurality of Java applications (28 and 29), respectively. Thereby, the information providing system can make the plurality of Java applications (28 and 29) operate simultaneously without causing a resource conflict.

Abstract: A request for getting a service is sent to a service downloading server, from which a service program which offers the service is received and executed.

Abstract: A traffic information detecting and distributing system including receiver for receiving current position information transmitted from a traffic information transmitting system for detecting and transmitting the current position information of a moving object, a traffic information collector for forming traffic information based on the current position information received, a traffic information distributor for distributing the traffic information to a traffic information user, a user identifier for identifying the traffic information user based on traffic information user identifying information, and a charging system for a charging the traffic information user for the traffic information used, based on the user identifying information. A traffic information transmitting system, a traffic information collecting and distributing system, and a traffic information collecting and distributing method provide traffic information over a wide range and properly charge for the traffic information use.

Abstract: An on-vehicle information system includes extended function interface modules responsible for communication between basic function modules, providing basic information services in an on-vehicle information system, and extended function modules.

Abstract: A traffic information detecting and distributing system including receiving means for receiving current position information transmitted from a traffic information transmitting system for detecting and transmitting the current position information of a moving object, traffic information forming means for forming traffic information based on the current position information received by the receiving means, traffic information distributing means for distributing the formed traffic information to a traffic information user, user identifying means for identifying the traffic information user based on traffic information user identifying information, and charging means for charging money to the traffic information user based on the traffic information user identifying information.

Abstract: A navigation application module providing navigation services communicates with a distribution application module to exchange data so that collection and delivery information services using navigation services are provided without user intervention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a danger avoidance system capable of avoiding the collision of a vehicle against obstacles and of reducing the effect of collision on a vehicle. A traveling condition deciding unit decides whether or not the vehicle is in a dangerous traveling condition on the basis of the respective outputs of a vehicle monitoring system and an ambient condition monitoring system. A danger recognition confirming unit decides whether or not the driver is aware of the dangerous traveling condition on the basis of the respective outputs of a driver monitoring system, the ambient condition monitoring system and the vehicle monitoring system. When the traveling condition deciding unit decides that the vehicle is in the dangerous traveling condition, measures to avoid danger or to reduce the effect of collision on the vehicle are taken only when the driver is not aware of the dangerous traveling condition.