Abstract: A solid-state image sensing apparatus including a solid-state image sensing device and a signal processing circuit. The solid-state image sensing device includes: a vertical transfer unit, composed of transfer columns corresponding to columns of the light-to-electric conversion elements, operable to transfer, in a vertical direction, signal charges read out from the light-to-electric conversion elements; a horizontal transfer unit operable to receive the signal charges from the vertical transfer unit and transfer them in a horizontal direction. The signal processing circuit converts the signal charges from the horizontal transfer unit into pixel data, and rearranges it into a two-dimensional array. In the rearrangement, the signal processing circuit, per transfer of one piece of pixel data, cyclically selects a line memory out of three line memories, writes a piece of pixel data into the selected line memory, or reads a row of pixel data from the selected line memory.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide an aliphatic nitrogen-containing 5-membered ring compound represented by the formula [I]: wherein symbols in the formula have the following meanings; A: —CH2— or —S—, B: CH or N, R1: H, a lower alkyl group, etc., X: a single bonding arm, —CO—, -Alk-CO—, —COCH2—, -Alk-O—, —O—CH2—, —SO2—, —S—, —COO—, —CON(R3)—, -Alk-CON(R3)—, —CON(R3)CH2—, —NHCH2—, etc., R3: hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, Alk: a lower alkylene group, and R2: (1) a cyclic group which may be substituted, (2) a substituted amino group, etc., provided that when X is —CO—, then B is N, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: The digital camera comprises: an image-taking device for converting light from a subject to a video signal and outputting the video signal; an image processor which has a gain adjuster for performing gain adjustment individually for respective color information of R, G, B of the video signal outputted from the image-taking device, and an image data converter for converting the adjusted video signal outputted from the gain adjuster into image data; a displaying device for displaying the image data; a setting device; and a controller for controlling the gain adjuster to perform RGB color discrimination of the video signal and gain adjustment individually on the respective color information by a command from the setting device.

Abstract: A charge transfer implemented by a transfer section for transferring charges stored in image sensor elements along one direction on a surface where the image sensor elements are disposed is halted for a predetermined length of time. The charges are transferred from the transfer section without reading the charges from the image sensor elements after the charge transfer is halted for the predetermined length of time. A position where a defect is generated in an image pickup sensor is identified based on signal levels of the transferred charges. A defective signal level of the image pickup sensor generated on a line including the defect-generating position and in parallel with the one direction is corrected. As a result of the foregoing process, a display failure is precisely corrected.

Abstract: PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED: To provide a highly safe lapactic agent that exhibits a sufficient lapactic effect such as the promotion of catharsis even by the intake of a small quantity, and a food product containing such a lapactic agent having a lapactic effect. MEANS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS: A lapactic agent comprising (A) a basic polymer and/or the salt thereof, and (B) a dietary fiber, wherein (A) a basic polymer and/or the salt thereof is at least one selected from the group consisting of polyvinylamine, polyallylamine, polyethyleneimine, polyvinylpyridine, poly (N,N-dimethylaminoethyl acrylate), ?-polylysine, a copolymer formed from a monomer having an amino group selected from the group consisting of vinylamine, allylamine, vinylpyridine, vinylmethylimidazole, N,N-dimethylaminoethyl acrylate, and N,N-dimethylaminopropyl acrylate; and a salt of these polymers; and a food product containing such a lapactic agent.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide an aliphatic nitrogen-containing 5-membered ring compound represented by the formula [I]: wherein symbols in the formula have the following meanings; A: —CH2— or —S—, B: CH or N, R1: H, a lower alkyl group, etc., X: a single bonding arm, —CO—, -Alk-CO—, —COCH2—, -Alk-O—, —O—CH2—, —SO2—, —S—, —COO—, —CON(R3)—, -Alk-CON(R3)—, —CON(R3)CH2—, —NHCH2—, etc., R3: hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, Alk: a lower alkylene group, and R2: (1) a cyclic group which may be substituted, (2) a substituted amino group, etc., provided that when X is —CO—, then B is N, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: A digital camera including: an imaging device having a function to control a quantity of transmitted light of an imaging optical system and a function to subject the transmitted light to photoelectric conversion to generate a video signal; an area specifying portion specifying an area to control; an image data conversion portion converting the video signal generated by the imaging device to image data including a luminance signal and a color difference signal and outputting the image data; a luminance signal detection portion detecting the luminance signal from the video signal or the image data; a gradation assignment portion giving an instruction to the image data conversion portion on assignment of gradation based on information detected by the luminance signal detection portion; and a control device controlling the imaging device, the area specifying portion, the gradation assignment portion, the image data conversion portion, and the luminance signal detection portion.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide an aliphatic nitrogen-containing 5-membered ring compound represented by the formula [I]: wherein symbols in the formula have the following meanings; A: —CH2— or —S—, B: CH or N, R1: H, a lower alkyl group, etc., X: a single bonding arm, —CO—, —Alk—CO—, —COCH2—, —Alk—O—, —O—CH2—, —SO2—, —S—, —COO—, —CON(R3)—, —Alk—CON(R3)—, —CON(R3)CH2—, —NHCH2—, etc., R3: hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, Alk: a lower alkylene group, and R2: (1) a cyclic group which may be substituted, (2) a substituted amino group, etc., provided that when X is —CO—, then B is N, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: An image output apparatus in which an image output synchronization signal generation circuit conventionally shared for both video (TV) use and liquid-crystal display (LCD) use is divided into two image output synchronization signal generation circuits. The two image output synchronization signal generation circuits are synchronized, and the image format can be changed without taking the current image format into consideration. Thereby, high-definition image formats and liquid-crystal display progressive scanning are supported. Also, a dedicated synchronization counter, which does not have a horizontal counter or a vertical counter, is provided separately from a vertical counter and horizontal counter of a TV image output synchronization signal generation circuit and a horizontal counter and vertical counter of an LCD image output synchronization signal generation circuit.

Abstract: An image data processor converts an image signal into an image data. The multi-codec unit converts the image data into a transfer data. A communication unit receives a transfer request from an outside terminal device and transmits the transfer data to the outside terminal device. A time-sharing control unit controls to drive the image data processor and the multi-codec unit in a time-sharing manner in accordance with the transfer request.

Abstract: The sight in front of a vehicle is picked up by an onboard imaging apparatus, and the picked up image is displayed on an onboard display device arranged at a position that is visually recognizable from a following vehicle of the leading vehicle.

Abstract: It is facilitated to switch the display image without using map data by linking pieces of image data together by utilizing the position information in the image data.

Abstract: An image encoding apparatus according to the present invention comprises a conversion table for recording therein a rearrangement rule for the encoded data where the encoded data is divided into a plurality of data and a restart marker is intervened between the adjacent divided data, an encoder for generating the encoded data by encoding image data based on the JPEG method using the restart marker, and a scramble converter for dividing the encoded data outputted from the encoder into the plurality of data using the restart marker and rearranging the divided data based on the rearrangement rule recorded in the conversion table.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide an aliphatic nitrogen-containing 5-membered ring compound represented by the formula [I]: wherein A represents —CH2— or —S—, R1 represents hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a hydroxy lower alkyl group or a lower-alkoxy lower alkyl group, X represents —N(R3)—, —O— or —CO—, where R3 represents hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, and R2 represents (1) a cyclic group which may be substituted, or (2) an amino group which may be substituted, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a method for preparing the above-mentioned compound and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the above-mentioned compound as an effective ingredient.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide an aliphatic nitrogen-containing 5-membered ring compound represented by the formula [I]: wherein symbols in the formula have the following meanings; A: —CH2— or —S—, B: CH or N, R1: H, a lower alkyl group, etc., X: a single bonding arm, —CO—, -Alk-CO—, —COCH2—, -Alk-O—, —O—CH2—, —SO2—, —S—, —COO—, —CON(R3)—, -Alk-CON(R3)—, —CON(R3)CH2—, —NHCH2—, etc., R3: hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, Alk: a lower alkylene group, and R2: (1) a cyclic group which may be substituted, (2) a substituted amino group, etc., provided that when X is —CO—, then B is N, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide an aliphatic nitrogen-containing 5-membered ring compound represented by the formula [I]: wherein symbols in the formula have the following meanings; A: —CH2— or —S—, B: CH or N, R1 H, a lower alkyl group, etc., X: a single bonding arm, —CO—, —Alk—CO—, —COCH2—, —Alk—O—, —O—CH2—, —SO2—, —S—, —COO—, —CON(R3)—, —Alk—CON(R3)—, —CON(R3)CH2—, —NHCH2—, etc., R3: hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, Alk: a lower alkylene group,,and. R2: (1) a cyclic group which may be substituted, (2) a substituted amino group, etc., provided that when X is —CO—, then B is N, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: The digital camera comprises: an image-taking device for converting light from a subject to a video signal and outputting the video signal; an image processor which has a gain adjuster for performing gain adjustment individually for respective color information of R, G, B of the video signal outputted from the image-taking device, and an image data converter for converting the adjusted video signal outputted from the gain adjuster into image data; a displaying device for displaying the image data; a setting device; and a controller for controlling the gain adjuster to perform RGB color discrimination of the video signal and gain adjustment individually on the respective color information by a command from the setting device.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus 1 having: an imaging element A3 for converting light from an object 100 into an image signal A; an imaging element B4 larger than the imaging element A3 in the number of pixels for converting light from the object 100 into an image signal B; imaging devices A6 and B7 capable of driving the imaging elements A3 and B4 independently; an image processing section 5 for converting image signals A and B into image data A and B; an encoding device 19 for converting the image data A and B into code data A and B; and a central processing unit 15 for varying the compression rate in the encoding device 19 based on the code quantity of the code data A and controlling the encoding device so as to make the cod data B fixed in length.

Abstract: A charge transfer implemented by a transfer section for transferring charges stored in image sensor elements along one direction on a surface where the image sensor elements are disposed is halted for a predetermined length of time. The charges are transferred from the transfer section without reading the charges from the image sensor elements after the charge transfer is halted for the predetermined length of time. A position where a defect is generated in an image pickup sensor is identified based on signal levels of the transferred charges. A defective signal level of the image pickup sensor generated on a line including the defect-generating position and in parallel with the one direction is corrected. As a result of the foregoing process, a display failure is precisely corrected.

Abstract: A focus adjusting method for focusing a focus of a digital camera comprises an image signal converting step in which an imaging light entering an optical lens mechanism is converted into an image signal, an extracting step in which a high-frequency component of the image signal is selectively extracted, a signal generating step in which a luminance signal and a color difference signal are generated from the high-frequency component of the image signal selectively extracted, and a focus adjusting step in which a focusing position of the optical lens mechanism is adjusted using a high-frequency component of the luminance signal. According to the foregoing constitution, a focus adjustment can be realized with a high accuracy and at a high speed.