Abstract: An image processing device comprising: a memory storing instructions; and a processor executing the instructions causing the image processing device to: acquire outside information; acquire luminance information of an image; combine a plurality of images and to generate a combined image; perform a process of outputting the acquired image or the combined image; and start a process of generating the combined image in response to acquisition of the outside information, and perform a process of outputting an uncombined image not combined or the combined image on the basis of the luminance information.

Abstract: A linear actuator device including a lens assembly that has a lens, a linear actuator that linearly drives the lens assembly in a linear actuation direction, and a linear guide that has a main guide bar for supporting the lens assembly in a state movable in the linear actuation direction. The lens assembly has two main engagement portions which are arranged with a certain distance in the linear actuation direction and engaged with the main guide bar. The linear actuator is arranged between the two main engagement portions and at the same time arranged in a position overlapping the lens on a projected plane viewed from a direction orthogonal to the linear actuation direction, to apply thrust to the lens assembly in a direction substantially coinciding with the linear actuation direction.

Abstract: A linear motor capable of improving power efficiency while preventing enlargement. A winding core direction of a coil coincide with a thrust direction of the linear motor. A center yoke is arranged inside the coil extending in the thrust direction. A magnet faces the center yoke outside the coil so that its magnetization direction is perpendicular to the thrust direction. A back yoke adjoins the main magnet at an opposite side of the center yoke. Two sub magnets adjoin the main magnet and their magnetization directions are inclined by 90° to that of the main magnet. Two side yokes adjoin the center and back yokes at both sides a magnet group in the thrust direction. Surfaces of the main magnet that adjoin the sub magnets incline inward toward the back yoke. Surfaces of the sub magnets that adjoin the main magnet incline inward toward the center yoke.

Abstract: An image processing device includes one or more processors and/or circuitry configured to: perform first setting processing to set a first region that is a region rendered in higher resolution than other regions in a VR image; perform second setting processing to set a second region to which preparatory processing is applied in order to perform rendering in the resolution of the first region, based on user information relating to a first user visually recognizing the VR image, and region information relating to a region that is set in accordance with conditions not related to the first user; and perform generating processing to generate the VR image based on the first region and the second region.

Abstract: An evaluation method for an image stabilization effect of an imaging apparatus comprising: acquiring a first image obtained by imaging an object in a state in which the imaging apparatus is vibrated; acquiring a second image obtained by imaging the object in a state in which the imaging apparatus is stationary; and calculating an evaluation value indicating an image stabilization effect in a peripheral region of the imaging apparatus, based on a difference in blur amounts between the first image and the second image in the peripheral region deviated from the center of an optical axis.

Abstract: A control system of a linear actuator that is provided with a coil and a magnetic field unit, and is configured to drive a drive target object along a main axis, is configured to acquire position information of the drive target object or the linear actuator from an encoder and calculate the position information of the drive target object and the linear actuator, calculate a control amount to control drive of the linear actuator, based on position information of the drive target object and a target position to move the drive target object, determine an output level of the linear actuator based on the control amount, determine an output direction of the linear actuator, based on the control amount and the position information of the linear actuator, calculate a correction gain for correcting the control amount, based on the position information, the output level, and the output direction of the linear actuator, and correct the control amount by using the correction gain.

Abstract: An image processing device comprising: a memory storing instructions; and a processor executing the instructions causing the image processing device to: acquire outside information; acquire luminance information of an image; combine a plurality of images and to generate a combined image; perform a process of outputting the acquired image or the combined image; and start a process of generating the combined image in response to acquisition of the outside information, and perform a process of outputting an uncombined image not combined or the combined image on the basis of the luminance information.

Abstract: The present invention provides a clip system that is optimal for suture treatment of living tissue. The clip system includes a clip unit having a first arm and a second arm capable of opening and closing, a wire capable of opening and closing the clip, and a sheath through which the wire can be inserted. The clip unit includes a support portion that swingably supports the first arm and the second arm.

Abstract: An evaluation method for an image stabilization effect of an imaging apparatus comprising: acquiring a first image obtained by imaging an object in a state in which the imaging apparatus is vibrated; acquiring a second image obtained by imaging the object in a state in which the imaging apparatus is stationary; and calculating an evaluation value indicating an image stabilization effect in a peripheral region of the imaging apparatus, based on a difference in blur amounts between the first image and the second image in the peripheral region deviated from the center of an optical axis.

Abstract: A linear motor capable of improving power efficiency while preventing enlargement. A winding core direction of a coil coincide with a thrust direction of the linear motor. A center yoke is arranged inside the coil extending in the thrust direction. A magnet faces the center yoke outside the coil so that its magnetization direction is perpendicular to the thrust direction. A back yoke adjoins the main magnet at an opposite side of the center yoke. Two sub magnets adjoin the main magnet and their magnetization directions are inclined by 90° to that of the main magnet. Two side yokes adjoin the center and back yokes at both sides a magnet group in the thrust direction. Surfaces of the main magnet that adjoin the sub magnets incline inward toward the back yoke. Surfaces of the sub magnets that adjoin the main magnet incline inward toward the center yoke.

Abstract: In an imaging device, a first motion information acquisition unit acquires motion information of the imaging device, and a second motion information acquisition unit acquires motion information of an external device. A shake information generation unit performs a process of subtracting the motion information of the external device from the motion information of the imaging device on the basis of the acquired motion information of the imaging device and the external device. Image blur correction information is generated from the subtracted motion information. An image blur correction control unit performs driving control of a correction lens of an optical system and a movement mechanism unit of an imaging element in accordance with the image blur correction information from the shake information generation unit.

Abstract: A drive apparatus comprising a stationary frame with a coil, a movable frame with a magnetic circuit held movably in a direction orthogonal to a first direction, and a drive unit that moves the movable frame by applying electric current to the coil. The magnetic circuit is constituted by aligning a first magnet having a magnetization direction parallel to the first direction, a second magnet having a magnetization direction opposite to the first magnet, and a third magnet between the first and second magnets in a direction orthogonal to the first direction. The third magnet has a magnetization direction that has a pole in the same direction of the poles of the first and second magnets when viewed from the coil side. The side spaces of the first and second magnets opposite to the third magnet are occupied by material whose magnetic permeability is lower than the magnets.

Abstract: In an imaging device, a first motion information acquisition unit acquires motion information of the imaging device, and a second motion information acquisition unit acquires motion information of an external device. A shake information generation unit performs a process of subtracting the motion information of the external device from the motion information of the imaging device on the basis of the acquired motion information of the imaging device and the external device. Image blur correction information is generated from the subtracted motion information. An image blur correction control unit performs driving control of a correction lens of an optical system and a movement mechanism unit of an imaging element in accordance with the image blur correction information from the shake information generation unit.

Abstract: A card-type storage device and a slot device, which are capable of preventing lowering of the reliability due to repeated insertion and removal of the storage device. A card medium includes card thermal contacts each having a contact surface which intersects with a thickness direction of the card medium. A first card upper guide surface restricts the position of the card medium in the thickness direction to a first position. An escape portion restricts the position of the card medium in the thickness direction to a different position from the first position. A second card upper guide surface links the first card upper guide surface and the escape portion.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprising: an optical element that changes a transmittance of light; an image sensor; an acquisition unit that acquires information regarding a temperature of the optical element; a first control unit that controls a transmittance of the optical element; and a second control unit that controls exposure when a subject is captured using the image sensor and an image signal is output. The first control unit performs control so as to increase a target transmittance of the optical element in a first condition under which a temperature of the optical element exceeds a predetermined temperature, based on the information regarding the temperature, and the second control unit controls exposure excluding the transmittance according to a change in the transmittance of the optical element in the first condition.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprising: an optical element that changes a transmittance of light; an image sensor; an acquisition unit that acquires information regarding a temperature of the optical element; a first control unit that controls a transmittance of the optical element; and a second control unit that controls exposure when a subject is captured using the image sensor and an image signal is output. The first control unit performs control so as to increase a target transmittance of the optical element in a first condition under which a temperature of the optical element exceeds a predetermined temperature, based on the information regarding the temperature, and the second control unit controls exposure excluding the transmittance according to a change in the transmittance of the optical element in the first condition.

Abstract: A card-type storage device and a slot device, which are capable of preventing lowering of the reliability due to repeated insertion and removal of the storage device. A card medium includes card thermal contacts each having a contact surface which intersects with a thickness direction of the card medium. A first card upper guide surface restricts the position of the card medium in the thickness direction to a first position. An escape portion restricts the position of the card medium in the thickness direction to a different position from the first position. A second card upper guide surface links the first card upper guide surface and the escape portion.

Abstract: A drive apparatus comprising a stationary frame with a coil, a movable frame with a magnetic circuit held movably in a direction orthogonal to a first direction, and a drive unit that moves the movable frame by applying electric current to the coil. The magnetic circuit is constituted by aligning a first magnet having a magnetization direction parallel to the first direction, a second magnet having a magnetization direction opposite to the first magnet, and a third magnet between the first and second magnets in a direction orthogonal to the first direction. The third magnet has a magnetization direction that has a pole in the same direction of the poles of the first and second magnets when viewed from the coil side. The side spaces of the first and second magnets opposite to the third magnet are occupied by material whose magnetic permeability is lower than the magnets.

Abstract: A card-type storage device and a slot device, which are capable of preventing lowering of the reliability due to repeated insertion and removal of the storage device. A card medium includes card thermal contacts each having a contact surface which intersects with a thickness direction of the card medium. A first card upper guide surface restricts the position of the card medium in the thickness direction to a first position. An escape portion restricts the position of the card medium in the thickness direction to a different position from the first position. A second card upper guide surface links the first card upper guide surface and the escape portion.

Abstract: A card-type storage device and a slot device, which are capable of preventing lowering of the reliability due to repeated insertion and removal of the storage device. A card medium includes card thermal contacts each having a contact surface which intersects with a thickness direction of the card medium. A first card upper guide surface restricts the position of the card medium in the thickness direction to a first position. An escape portion restricts the position of the card medium in the thickness direction to a different position from the first position. A second card upper guide surface links the first card upper guide surface and the escape portion.