Abstract: A feature-quantity extraction unit extracts a feature quantity of a target pixel of a student image. The target pixel is classified into a predetermined class. Natural-image processing of the target pixel is performed. Artificial-image processing of the target pixel is performed. A sample of a normal equation is generated using a pixel value of the target pixel subjected to the natural-image processing, a pixel value of the target pixel subjected to the artificial-image processing, a pixel value of a target pixel of a teacher image, and a predetermined mixing coefficient for each class. The mixing coefficient is calculated on the basis of a plurality of generated samples.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a converter converting an interlace image including a first number of pixels into a first progressive image, an interpolator interpolating the first progressive image to generate a second progressive image including a second number of pixels, a classification unit classifying, in accordance with a feature of the second progressive image, into classes, subject pixels forming a third progressive image, which serves as a target image, including the second number of pixels and having a quality higher than the second progressive image, a storage unit storing a prediction coefficient for each of the classes obtained by conducting learning using a plurality of progressive images, each including the second number of pixels, and a computation unit performing computation using the second progressive image and the prediction coefficient for each of the classes to determine the third progressive image from the second progressive image.

Abstract: A display device includes: a reflection property control layer which is disposed in the front face of a display screen, whereby reflection properties are switched for each predetermined region; and a control unit configured to switch the reflection properties of the reflection property control layer depending on an input image, with the control means detecting a gloss region from the input image, and switching the reflection properties of a predetermined region according to the relevant detection result.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a motion detection unit detecting a motion of a subject to be evaluated by using an image of the subject to be evaluated; a correlation calculation unit calculating a temporal change correlation between motion amounts of a plurality of portions of the subject to be evaluated, by using a motion vector indicating the motion of the subject to be evaluated, which is detected by the motion detection unit; and an evaluation value calculation unit calculating an evaluation value to evaluate cooperativity of the motion of the subject to be evaluated, by using the correlation calculated by the correlation calculation unit.

Abstract: An information processing method includes collecting interest information indicating a plurality of responses to a content. The information processing method also includes analyzing the interest information to produce a plurality of groups and generating a plurality of digests of the content for the plurality of groups.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an interlace-progressive converter converting an interlace input image into a progressive intermediate image, a motion-vector detector detecting motion vectors of the input image by using a distance shorter than the pixel interval of the intermediate image, a cyclic-coefficient setting unit setting, on the basis of a vertical motion, a first cyclic coefficient for a first type of pixel and a second cyclic coefficient for a second type of pixel, a motion compensator motion-compensating, on the basis of the motion vectors, a past progressive output image to generate a motion-compensated image, and an output image generator generating a progressive output image by adding pixel values of the first type of pixels and the second type of pixels of the progressive intermediate image and the motion-compensated image by using the first cyclic coefficient and the second cyclic coefficient as weights.

Abstract: A shield connector (40) includes a housing with a base (45) to be mounted into a metallic mating member. A connector fitting (51) is formed on a top side of the base (45) and a mounting projection (100) is formed on an under side of the base (45). A shield shell (140) is mounted between an inner tube (53) and an outer tube (54) of the connector fitting (51). A nut accommodating portion (110) is formed in the mounting projection (100) of the housing (41) and a nut 160 is mounted in the nut accommodating portion (110) to be freely movable in the longitudinal direction. A connecting portion (145) extends to close an opening of the nut accommodating portion (110) while being bent sideways at a rear end of the shield shell (140) in the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A bracket (30) includes a mounting piece (33) loosely movably supporting a connector (10) in a direction parallel with a plane intersecting a Z axis that is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the connector (10). The bracket (30) has restricting pieces (32) at opposite sides of the mounting piece (33). Locks (35) are formed at opposite sides of each restricting piece (32) and a projection (34) is formed on the outer surface of each restricting piece (32). The connector (10) includes a side wall (26A) at an inner side of each restricting piece (32), a deflecting piece (11B) for sandwiching the restricting piece (32) together with the side wall (26A). Auxiliary projections (20) are formed on the outer surface of each side wall (26A) and can contact the locks (35) from below. A restricting hole (11C) is formed in each deflecting piece (11B) for engaging the projection (34).

Abstract: An image processing control device includes an adjacent pixel difference absolute value phase-based total value calculation unit configured to calculate adjacent pixel difference absolute value phase-based total values obtained by summing adjacent pixel difference absolute values, which are absolute values of differences in pixel value between adjacent pixels of an image subjected to predetermined image processing, with respect to all pixels of the image, every phase representing a location between the pixels of an encoding block when the image is encoded, a maximum boundary phase specifying unit configured to specify a maximum boundary phase which is a phase of a maximum value among the adjacent pixel difference absolute value phase-based total values calculated every phase, and a control unit configured to control the image processing so as to reduce encoding block distortion generated between pixels of the specified maximum boundary phase.

Abstract: In an image processing apparatus, a min-max pixel difference value computing unit computes the difference between the maximum and minimum pixel values in a first image portion including a target pixel and neighbor pixels. A maximum adjacent pixel difference value computing unit computes the maximum value among the difference values between adjacent pixels in the first image portion. An image change feature value computing unit computes a feature value corresponding to the suddenness of image change in the first image portion. A filter coefficient computing unit computes filter coefficients. A sharpen filter accepts, as input, pixels forming a second image portion including the same target pixel as the first image portion and neighbor pixels, and computes an output pixel value for the target pixel.

Abstract: Disclosed is a recording apparatus including: a movement cycle determining section which receives moving image data including image contents of an object which performs a movement in which a movement state and a non-movement state are alternately and periodically repeated, and determines an operating period which corresponds to the movement state and a static period which corresponds to the non-movement state; and a recording control section which records the number of frame image data, per unit time, for forming the moving image data in the static period to be smaller than in the operating period, when the moving image data is recorded.

Abstract: A shield connector (40) includes a housing with a base (45) to be mounted into a metallic mating member. A connector fitting (51) is formed on a top side of the base (45) and a mounting projection (100) is formed on an under side of the base (45). A shield shell (140) is mounted between an inner tube (53) and an outer tube (54) of the connector fitting (51). A nut accommodating portion (110) is formed in the mounting projection (100) of the housing (41) and a nut 160 is mounted in the nut accommodating portion (110) to be freely movable in the longitudinal direction. A connecting portion (145) extends to close an opening of the nut accommodating portion (110) while being bent sideways at a rear end of the shield shell (140) in the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A bracket (30) includes a mounting piece (33) loosely movably supporting a connector (10) in a direction parallel with a plane intersecting a Z axis that is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the connector (10). The bracket (30) has restricting pieces (32) at opposite sides of the mounting piece (33). Locks (35) are formed at opposite sides of each restricting piece (32) and a projection (34) is formed on the outer surface of each restricting piece (32). The connector (10) includes a side wall (26A) at an inner side of each restricting piece (32), a deflecting piece (11B) for sandwiching the restricting piece (32) together with the side wall (26A). Auxiliary projections (20) are formed on the outer surface of each side wall (26A) and can contact the locks (35) from below. A restricting hole (11C) is formed in each deflecting piece (11B) for engaging the projection (34).

Abstract: The present invention relates to antimicrobial zeolite which comprises zeolite wherein a hardly soluble zinc salt is formed within fine pores present therein and an antimicrobial composition which comprises the foregoing antimicrobial zeolite in an amount ranging from 0.05 to 80% by mass. The antimicrobial zeolite according to the present invention can widely be applied, without causing any color change, even to the goods which undergo color changes with the elapse of time when the conventional antimicrobial zeolite is added.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes the following elements. A broad-range feature extraction unit extracts broad-range features from pixels located in a predetermined area in relation to a subject pixel of a first image. A broad-range degree-of-artificiality calculator calculates, in a multidimensional space represented by the broad-range features, the broad-range degree of artificiality from the positional relationship of the broad-range features to a statistical distribution range of an artificial image of the first image. A narrow-range feature extraction unit extracts narrow-range features from pixels located in the predetermined area in relation to the subject pixel of the first image. A narrow-range degree-of-artificiality calculator calculates, in a multidimensional space represented by the narrow-range features, the narrow-range degree of artificiality from the positional relationship of the narrow-range features to a statistical distribution range of the artificial image.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a modeling unit, in video image data composed of frame images having an X direction and a Y direction perpendicular to the X direction, separating a motion from a standard image, which is one frame before a reference image subjected to a process, until the reference image into motions in the X and Y directions and representing the motions in the X and Y directions respectively as vector fields composed of a translation component composed of identical magnitude and direction regardless of positions in the X and Y directions, an X dependent component primarily changing with the position in the X direction, and a Y dependent component primarily changing with the position in the Y direction; and a calculation unit respectively calculating the translation component and the X and Y dependent components corresponding to the X and Y directions represented by the modeling unit.

Abstract: A die casting machine that suppresses the occurrence of surge pressure, prevents the occurrence of burrs and spouting of molten metal, and further minimizes variations in the quality of a molded product on site. The die casting machine comprises a mold (101) that cast-molds a product, an injection cylinder (102) for injecting molten metal (15) to the mold, and a hydraulic device (103) for pressing under high pressure the injection cylinder. The hydraulic device comprises a piston ACC (20) that supplies hydraulic oil to press under pressure a piston (13) of the injection cylinder (102) and an injection cylinder inlet valve (31). The piston ACC comprises a high pressure fast pressure-raising piston accumulator (22, 322) and a low-pressure injection piston accumulator (21, 321).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a feed composition which contains silver-carrying zeolite and an animal-breeding method comprising the step of administering, to an animal, the foregoing silver-carrying zeolite-containing feed composition. The feed composition has almost no influence on the useful lactobacillus, but exerts an antimicrobial effect on various kinds of harmful microorganisms, in particular, bacteria belonging to the genus Salmonella or the like. Accordingly, the feed composition would permit the improvement of the healthiness of enteric canal of domestic animals, domestic fowls and cultivated fishes and the composition would in thus permit the acceleration of their growth, while maintaining their good healthiness.

Abstract: In a hybrid injection system of a die casting machine, the occurrence of a large electric power loss can be prevented by avoiding a large current at a pressure-holding step and the size of a motor is reduced. In an injection system comprising an injection cylinder (16) housing an injection piston (15) for injecting molten metal to a mold and an electric booster (8) of hydraulic cylinder type, a head chamber (8H) to the electric booster communicates fluidly with a head chamber (16H) of the injection cylinder, causing a booster piston rod (5) to be housed in the electric booster (8) to move linearly and thus pressing under pressure to move the injection piston to perform injection molding.

Abstract: An informational signal processing apparatus comprising an adjustment device that permits a user to adjust a space resolution adjustment value and a time resolution adjustment value output uninterruptedly. From the adjustment values output to the testing terminal, an acquisition device acquires a final adjustment value through a series of adjustments of these adjustment values and an adjustment value in a process of changes all the way to this final adjustment value and transmits them to an accumulation device. The accumulation device stores a final adjustment value through each series of adjustment and history information related to a process of changes in adjustment value all the way to the final adjustment value. Based on the history information, reliability of the final adjustment value can be decided.