Abstract: A detecting unit detects an object in an input image. A depth map generating unit selects a depth template corresponding to a type of the object and places a selected depth template on a depth map in accordance with a position of the object to generate the depth map having a depth value for each pixel. A correcting unit calculates a weight of at least one interested pixel and a weight of a peripheral pixel based on a relationship between pixel values to the interested pixel and the peripheral pixel and corrects the depth value of the interested pixel based on a weighted sum of the respective depth values corresponding to the interested pixel and the peripheral pixel. An image generating unit generates parallax images based on the corrected depth map and the input image.

Abstract: According to embodiments, a stereoscopic image generation apparatus for generating a disparity image based on at least one image and depth information corresponding to the at least one image is provided. The apparatus includes a calculator, selector and generator. The calculator calculates, based on the depth information, evaluation values that assume larger values with increasing hidden surface regions generated upon generation of disparity images for respective viewpoint sets each including two or more viewpoints. The selector selects one of the viewpoint sets based on the evaluation values calculated for the viewpoint sets. The generator generates, from the at least one image and the depth information, the disparity image at a viewpoint corresponding to the one of the viewpoint sets selected by the selector.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a depth signal generating apparatus includes following units. The calculating unit is configured to calculate a statistic value for pixel values for each of predefined areas in the first image, and calculate, for each of predetermined base depth models, a first evaluation value based on the calculated statistic value. The correcting unit is configured to correct, based on a second evaluation value previously derived for the second image and a first degree of similarity indicating a similarity between the predetermined base depth models, the first evaluation value to derive second evaluation values for the predetermined base depth models. The selecting unit is configured to select a base depth model having the highest second evaluation value from the predetermined base depth models. The generating unit is configured to generate a depth signal based on the selected base depth model.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a parallax image generating apparatus is for generating, using a first image, a parallax images with a parallax therebetween. The apparatus includes following units. The first estimation unit estimates distribution information items indicating distributions of first depths in the first image by using first methods. The distribution information items falls within a depth range to be reproduced. The first combination unit combines the distribution information items to generate first depth information. The second calculation unit calculates second depth information indicating relative unevenness of an object in the first image. The third combination unit combines the first depth information and the second depth information by using a method different from the first methods, to generate third depth information. The generation unit generates the parallax images based on the third depth information and the first image.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a three-dimensional image display apparatus according to the present embodiments includes an acquisition unit, a selection unit, a generation unit, a display unit. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire attribute information related to attribute of one or more images to be displayed. The selection unit is configured to set parameter information based on the attribute information to control 3D effect for displaying the images and the parameter information includes at least parallax. The generation unit is configured to generate the images adjusted the 3D effect in accordance with the parameter information. The display unit is configured to display the adjusted images.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a stereoscopic display device is for three-dimensionally displaying a display image to enable a viewer to view the display image by means of glasses. The device includes a receiving unit, a display memory unit, a controller unit, an adjusting unit, and a display unit. The receiving unit receives, from the glasses, glasses information used to identify an attribute of the glasses. The display memory unit stores parameter information corresponding to the received glasses information and used to control a quality of the display image when the display image is displayed. The controller unit generates image control information in accordance with the parameter information. The adjusting unit adjusts the display image based on the image control information to generate an adjusted display image. The display unit displays the adjusted display image.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a setting unit, a transform unit and a generation unit. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire a parallax value of each pixel of a plurality of images having a parallax. The setting unit is configured to set at least one reference range within a range of the parallax value. The transform unit is configured to apply transform to the parallax value of each pixel so as not to change a parallax value belonging to the reference range but to change a parallax value that does not belong to the reference range without changing a magnitude relationship between the parallax values of the pixels. The generation unit is configured to generate a parallax image from the image based on the parallax values after applying the transform.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus calculates a corresponding area on input images corresponding to a focused area on a real space in which a moving object moves, generates first images by scanning the input images along a horizontal line through the corresponding area, generates two-dimensional dynamic x-t images by arranging the first images in the vertical direction in time series, extracts characteristic points on the dynamic x-t image at a time T, generates dynamic trajectory information between the characteristic point at the time T and another characteristic point at different time from the time T near the characteristic point, and determines that the characteristic point belongs to the obstacle when the dynamic trajectory information satisfies the criterion for the obstacle.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus calculates an absolute difference in pixel values between each pixel (target pixel) of the image and each of neighboring pixels of the target pixel, and a sum of the absolute differences with respect to the target pixel, calculates a threshold using the sum of the absolute differences with respect to the target pixel and a weight previously determined, the threshold being used as a reference for determining whether the pixel values of the neighboring pixels are used in a smoothing process for the target pixel, and performing a smoothing process by means of an edge-preserving smoothing filter, based on whether the absolute difference in pixel values between the target pixel and each of the neighboring pixels of the target pixel exceeds the threshold.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus calculates a corresponding area on input images corresponding to a focused area on a real space in which a moving object moves, generates first images by scanning the input images along a horizontal line through the corresponding area, generates two-dimensional dynamic x-t images by arranging the first images in the vertical direction in time series, extracts characteristic points on the dynamic x-t image at a time T, generates dynamic trajectory information between the characteristic point at the time T and another characteristic point at different time from the time T near the characteristic point, and determines that the characteristic point belongs to the obstacle when the dynamic trajectory information satisfies the criterion for the obstacle.

Abstract: A temperature/voltage detecting unit has a temperature detector and a voltage detector. The temperature detector has a light electric system stabilized power supply for stabilizing a light electric system power supply voltage, a temperature resistance element provided close to a corresponding battery element, for changing its resistance value based on a change in temperature, and a voltage-to-frequency converter operating based on a voltage from the light electric system stabilized power supply, for detecting a terminal voltage of the temperature resistance element to which a constant current flows from the light electric system stabilized power supply, converting this value into frequency information and outputting the frequency information.

Abstract: A hydrogen detector detects a concentration of hydrogen gas in an enclosed space communicating with an accommodation space for accommodating a battery, a hydrogen gas expeller is operative for expelling hydrogen gas from the enclosed space, a controller responds to a concentration of hydrogen gas detected by the detector, as the detected concentration exceeds a lower significant concentration, to provide a control signal for driving the expeller, an alarm system is operative for providing an alarm on an abnormal concentration of hydrogen gas, and another controller responds to the concentration of hydrogen gas detected by the detector, as the detected concentration exceeds a higher significant concentration, to provide a control signal for driving the alarm system.

Abstract: In each time slot, along with processing collected sets of amperage data and voltage data and a data on a reference current to provide a first value as an estimated residual capacity for a normal travelling, the amperage data are processed to provide a second value representative of a discharge quantity, and the second value is subtracted from the first value to provide a third value as a residual capacity for a high load condition, permitting the first value to be displayed in the normal travelling and the third value to be displayed under the high load condition, as this condition is detected by checking a significance of correlation in dispersion of the collected sets of data.

Abstract: A battery remaining capacity measuring apparatus comprises a temperature sensor 5 and a remaining capacity operation portion 19. A temperature sensor 5 detects a temperature of a battery 3. A remaining capacity operation portion 19, wherein when a detected temperature of a battery 3 from a temperature sensor 5 is not within the range of a predetermined temperature in the state of an open circuit, a load 1 and a battery 3 which are previously obtained according to a detected temperature correct a line pattern in the state of an open circuit and when a load is connected to a battery, a remaining capacity can be obtained on the corrected line. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain a remaining capacity according to this temperature, even if a temperature of a battery 3 is not within the range of a predetermined temperature.

Abstract: A current/voltage detecting section detects current flowing through a load and terminals voltage of a battery. A correlation determining section obtains the correlation coefficient between a plurality of current values and a plurality of voltage values detected by the current/voltage detecting section to determine whether or not the correlation coefficient is equal to or less than the predetermined value. A data acquisition range determining section determines a data acquisition range adjacent to the previous approximating line stored in a memory when the predetermined values is determined as equal to or less than the predetermined value, and deletes data which are not included in the data acquisition range from the plurality of the current values and the plurality of the voltage values detected by the current/voltage detecting section.

Abstract: A battery remaining capacity measuring system for an electric motor vehicle in which current data and voltage data are sampled at an interval of 1 ms so that a plurality of current data and a plurality of voltage data are averaged at an interval of 100 ms, respectively, to obtain sets of average current data and average voltage data which in turn, are collected and plotted on a current-voltage-axis coordinate. In addition, the current-voltage-axis coordinate is divided into a plurality of zones, and when an in-zone quantity decision section decides that the number of sets of average current data and average voltage data exceeds a given value in all the zones, a correlation coefficient decision section decides a coefficient of correlation between current and voltage. When the coefficient of correlation shows a high correlation, an approximate straight line calculating section calculates an approximate straight line, while a remaining capacity calculating section calculates and displays a remaining capacity.

Abstract: In a battery remaining capacity measuring device, a current sensor and a voltage sensor detect currents flowing through a load and voltages at both terminals of a battery. A voltage-current changing tendency calculating section collects the detected terminal voltages and the detected currents at every predetermined time, and averages a plurality of terminal voltage values and a plurality of current values at each time when the terminal voltage values and the current values are collected to a predetermined number. A voltage-current approximating line calculating section calculates a voltage-current approximating line using a method of least square having currents as the x-axis and voltages as the y-axis based on the predetermined number of the averaged current values and the averaged voltage values at each time when the averaged voltage values and current values reach the predetermined number.

Abstract: While a power source is being supplied from a sub-battery by a voltage-current change trend calculating section, the voltage-current change trend calculating section collects currents from a battery and terminal voltages. A voltage-current approximate straight line calculating section obtains an approximately linear function, and a battery residual capacity calculating section obtains a residual capacity voltage based upon the approximately linear function and open-circuit voltages. A current storage stop discriminating section integrates the currents while the residual capacity voltage is lower than a previous residual capacity voltage, and when supplying from the sub-battery is stopped, obtains total capacity according to the open-circuit voltages at the stop and supplying and according to the integrated currents.

Abstract: A computer is responsible for information on a running speed of an electric automobile, information on a terminal voltage and a discharge current of a battery, stored data on a total capacity of the battery, and reference data for defining a minimum capacity of the battery, to generate and process data on a travel distance of the automobile during a past time interval, data on a consumed capacity of the battery during the past time interval, data on a capacity reduction rate of the battery per unit travel distance, and data on a residual capacity of the battery at a current time, and provide information on a potential travel distance of the automobile, which is displayed.

Abstract: A voltage sensor detects a terminal voltage of a battery connected to a load and a current sensor detects a current flowing through the load. A voltage-current changing tendency calculation unit reads a detected voltage and a detected current detected by the voltage sensor and the current sensor and outputs, every predetermined period of time, plural data of the detected voltage and the corresponding detected current as dispersed data. A voltage-current approximating line calculation unit inputs the dispersed data and determines, based on the dispersed data, a voltage-current approximating linear function each time the predetermined period of time. A battery remaining capacity calculation unit determines, each time the voltage-current approximating linear function is determined, a remaining capacity of the battery based on the voltage-current approximating linear function.