Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit that captures an image of a subject, a display unit that displays the captured image on a display screen and is moveable so as to change the orientation of the display screen, and a control unit that controls the brightness of the display screen based on the orientation of the display screen. When a predetermined shooting mode is set and the display screen is oriented toward the subject, the control unit lowers the brightness of the display screen compared to a brightness when the display screen is not oriented toward the subject.

Abstract: A system provides a software object to a developer for incorporation into an application. The software object includes processor-executable instructions that, upon installation of the software object in a mobile device, register a first domain with an operating system of the mobile device. In response to receiving a first deep link from the operating system, the software object determines whether the corresponding app is installed and, if so, selects a first format and transmits the first deep link using the first format. A web redirection server listens for HTTP requests at the first domain and, in response to receiving an HTTP request, prepares and transmits a redirection message to a source of the HTTP request. The redirection message includes a plurality of access mechanisms associated with the designated state of the designated application. The redirection message includes software instructions configured to select and actuate one of the access mechanisms.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus capable of calculating a light amount change characteristic of light from an object according to a state of the object. In the image pickup apparatus, the luminance change-based flicker detection for detecting flicker of a light source by calculating the light amount change characteristic of light from a photographing object based on sequential image data obtained by an image pickup device, and the luminance distribution-based flicker detection for detecting flicker by calculating the light amount change characteristic based on luminance distribution data generated from the image data are selectively performed according to the brightness of the photographing environment.

Abstract: A system provides a software object to a developer for incorporation into an application. The software object includes processor-executable instructions that, upon installation of the software object in a mobile device, register a first domain with an operating system of the mobile device. In response to receiving a first deep link from the operating system, the software object determines whether the corresponding app is installed and, if so, selects a first format and transmits the first deep link using the first format. A web redirection server listens for HTTP requests at the first domain and, in response to receiving an HTTP request, prepares and transmits a redirection message to a source of the HTTP request. The redirection message includes a plurality of access mechanisms associated with the designated state of the designated application. The redirection message includes software instructions configured to select and actuate one of the access mechanisms.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit that captures an image of a subject, a display unit that displays the captured image on a display screen and is moveable so as to change the orientation of the display screen, and a control unit that controls the brightness of the display screen based on the orientation of the display screen. When a predetermined shooting mode is set and the display screen is oriented toward the subject, the control unit lowers the brightness of the display screen compared to a brightness when the display screen is not oriented toward the subject.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus capable of calculating a light amount change characteristic of light from an object according to a state of the object. In the image pickup apparatus, the luminance change-based flicker detection for detecting flicker of a light source by calculating the light amount change characteristic of light from a photographing object based on sequential image data obtained by an image pickup device, and the luminance distribution-based flicker detection for detecting flicker by calculating the light amount change characteristic based on luminance distribution data generated from the image data are selectively performed according to the brightness of the photographing environment.

Abstract: Provided is an imaging apparatus that includes a plurality of imaging elements having a plurality of PDs, where each of the plurality of PDs photoelectrically converts a light flux having passed through a different region of an exit pupil of an imaging optical system and output a left-eye image/right-eye image. The imaging apparatus generates a composite image based on the left-eye image and the right-eye image, calculates a positional shift amount of the left-eye image relative to a position of the composite image as a parallax amount, and stores information regarding the parallax amount as a parallax map. The imaging apparatus generates a left-eye image and a right-eye image to be reproduced by shifting an object included in the composite image to a position corresponding to the parallax amount indicated by the parallax map.

Abstract: An image sensing apparatus includes an image sensor, an optical element disposed in front of the image sensor, and a foreign substance information generation unit that generates foreign substance information for a still image from a foreign substance image obtained by sensing a foreign substance that adheres to the optical element with the image sensor, and generates foreign substance information for a moving image by performing reduction processing on the foreign substance image in accordance with the driving method of the image sensor when shooting a moving image.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an initializing unit configured to, at power-on, execute in parallel a process of initializing data, which is stored in a first nonvolatile memory and requires initialization, into a first volatile memory by a first microprocessor unit and a process of initializing data, which is stored in a second nonvolatile memory and requires initialization, into a second volatile memory by a second microprocessor unit, and to copy a second set of initialized data, which has been initialized by the second microprocessor unit and stored in the second volatile memory, into the first volatile memory via the communication interface. A startup time of the electronic apparatus is shortened.

Abstract: An image sensing apparatus includes an image sensor, an optical element disposed in front of the image sensor, and a foreign substance information generation unit that generates foreign substance information for a still image from a foreign substance image obtained by sensing a foreign substance that adheres to the optical element with the image sensor, and generates foreign substance information for a moving image by performing reduction processing on the foreign substance image in accordance with the driving method of the image sensor when shooting a moving image.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an initializing unit configured to, at power-on, execute in parallel a process of initializing data, which is stored in a first nonvolatile memory and requires initialization, into a first volatile memory by a first microprocessor unit and a process of initializing data, which is stored in a second nonvolatile memory and requires initialization, into a second volatile memory by a second microprocessor unit, and to copy a second set of initialized data, which has been initialized by the second microprocessor unit and stored in the second volatile memory, into the first volatile memory via the communication interface. A startup time of the electronic apparatus is shortened.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a metal glass body and to a manufacturing method and apparatus therefor, and the present invention relates to a metal glass body having a specific metal glass texture structure of fine crystals uniformly dispersed throughout a glass phase, to a metal glass body manufacturing method wherein the metal glass body is manufactured by solidifying a molten metal while applying electromagnetic vibrating force thereto to form a metal glass, during which a direct current magnetic field and an alternating current electrical field are applied simultaneously to generate electromagnetic vibration which is exerted on the molten metal, and to an apparatus for manufacturing a metal glass body.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for refining microstructure of metallic materials and the present invention relates to a method in which cavitation (cavities) is formed in molten metal by the application of high-energy vibrating force to a metal in the process of solidification, and the newly formed solid crystal particles are crushed by the impact pressure generated during the collapse of the cavities to refine the microstructure of the material, and high-energy electromagnetic vibrating force is applied to a solidifying metal sample 10 by the simultaneous imposition of an electric current and a magnetic field in an apparatus comprising an electromagnet 12 for applying a stationary magnetic field and an electrode 11 for passing an alternating current through the metal sample, so that the solid crystal particles are crushed into small pieces, yielding a fine microstructure thereof.

Abstract: An image sensing apparatus has a calculating unit adapted to calculate number of images that can be captured when image data representing captured images is recorded on first and second recording media. The calculating unit calculates number of images that can be captured in accordance with available capacity of the first recording medium and shooting conditions in a case where available capacity of the first recording medium is less than available capacity of the second recording medium, and calculates number of images that can be captured in accordance with available capacity of the second recording medium and shooting conditions in a case where available capacity of the second recording medium is less than available capacity of the first recording medium.

Abstract: A system provides service information through a restricted broadcasting using an FM teletext multiplex broadcasting. When providing a reception authorization code that enables each receiver terminal to receive the service information, terminal unique information such as a production number is stored in a user file at the provider's end, such as an FM broadcast station. Further, a processing circuit encodes reception authorization information showing an expiration date of a reception authorization period or contract contents after appending an error detection sign using the terminal unique information, which is notified to the user via mail of the like. Upon input of the notified reception authorization code through an input device, a processing circuit at the receiver terminal's end decodes the reception authorization code using the terminal unique information stored in its memory and corrects an error.

Abstract: A receiver for FM Multiplex broadcast packet communications is provided that includes a block identifying code (BIC) detection circuit which determines whether a received packet is a data packet type or a parity packet type based on predetermined BIC patterns. The receiver further includes block counter circuitry that counts blocks in a synchronized frame and determines whether a received packet is a data type or a parity type (D/P) based on the count value. An abnormality detection circuit detects discrepancies between these two D/P determinations and indicates a synchronization abnormality. In another embodiment, the BIC detection circuit provides an indication of a received BIC type (BIC1-BIC4) based on predetermined BIC patterns while the block counter circuitry determines the BIC type based on the counted number of the block in a synchronized frame. In this case, the abnormality detection circuit detects discrepancies between the two BIC type determinations and indicates a synchronization abnormality.

Abstract: Digital data extracted from an FM multiplex broadcasting wave is decoded by an FM multiplex decoder. The decoder FM multiplex data is applied to a CPU. According to a logic of a switch, the CPU selects display of one page or a plurality of pages to read out predetermined data from memory according to the selected result. Display data is produced on the basis of the decoded FM multiplex data and each readout data. The produced display data is provided to a display unit. The display unit selectively displays data of one page or data of a plurality of pages simultaneously on one screen according to the input display data. The data of each page is identified and displayed corresponding to each data using an identifier.

Abstract: A data error-checking system including a transmitting cash register and a receiving cash register, connected to each other in series in a loop formation. Its operation includes the serial transfer of data from the transmitting cash register to the receiving cash register simultaneous with data transfer from the receiving cash register to the transmitting cash register, and comparison of the data transferred from the transmitting cash register with the corresponding data transferred back from the receiving cash register to the transmitting cash register.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for determining the degree of freshness of such raw, frozen and processed perishable foodstuffs as meat, poultry and fish and an instrument therefor. The degree of freshness can be easily determined by the method of the present invention in shorter periods of time than by the conventional methods.The method of this invention comprises determining the amount of certain decomposition products of adenosine triphosphate such as hypoxanthine, inosine and inosinic acid by measuring the consumption of dissolved oxygen while each compound is subjected to action by certain enzymes, i.e., hypoxanthine by xanthine oxidase, inosine by nucleoside phosphorylase and inosinic acid by alkaline phosphatase, nucleoside phosphorylase and xanthine oxidase.

Abstract: A printer mounted on an electronic cash register (ECR) performs printing on printing paper by moving a print head left to right and right to left, i.e. bidirectionally. The printer uses right and left reset signals to determine the print start position and printing direction of the print head, the right and left reset signals being fed alternately and regularly to the driving circuit for the print head for performing bidirectional printing, thereby assuring correct bidirectional printing. The right and left reset signals are constantly monitored. If the reset signals of the same kinds are successively detected, it is judged that trouble has occurred, hampering correct bidirectional printing, and notice is issued accordingly.