Abstract: A substrate holding apparatus is provided, which includes a top ring main body to which an elastic film having a surface that can suck a substrate can be attached, a first line communicating with a first area of the plurality of areas, a second line communicating with a second area different from the first area of the plurality of areas, a pressure adjuster that can pressurize the first area by feeding fluid into the first area through the first line and can generate negative pressure in the second area through the second line, and a determiner that performs determination of whether or not the substrate is sucked to the elastic film based on a volume of the fluid fed into the first area or a measurement value corresponding to pressure in the first area.

Abstract: A picture coding device includes: a block vector candidate derivation unit that derives block vector candidates of a coding target block in a coding target picture from coding information stored in a coding information storage memory; a selector that selects a selected block vector from the block vector candidates; a storage that stores coded pictures of a predetermined number of intra block copy standard blocks immediately before the coding target block; and a reference region boundary correction unit that removes a coded picture of one intra block copy standard block in the storage from a referenceable region after completion of a coding process of the coding target block, and determines whether an upper left position and a lower right position of a reference block indicated by the selected block vector are both included in the referenceable region.

Abstract: In order to provide low-load, efficient coding technology, a moving-picture decoding device includes a spatial motion information candidate derivation unit configured to derive a spatial motion information candidate from motion information of a block neighboring a decoding target block in a space domain and a history-based motion information candidate derivation unit configured to derive a history-based motion information candidate from a memory where motion information of a decoded block is retained, wherein the history-based motion information candidate derivation unit preferentially derives old motion information without making a comparison of the motion information with the spatial motion information candidate.

Abstract: A moving-picture coding device, for performing an affine transform in units of coding blocks and forming a bitstream, includes a subblock-based temporal merging candidate derivation unit configured to derive a subblock-based temporal merging candidate which comprises a motion vector and a flag indicating whether or not a prediction subblock is valid for each reference list in units of subblocks, an affine inheritance merging candidate derivation unit configured to derive an affine inheritance merging candidate for inheriting an affine model of blocks neighboring a coding target block in a space domain, and an affine construction merging candidate derivation unit configured to derive an affine construction merging candidate from a plurality of motion information elements of blocks neighboring the coding target block in a space or time domain.

Abstract: A picture coding device, for coding a moving picture using inter prediction based on inter prediction information in units of blocks into which each picture of moving pictures is divided and forming a bitstream, includes a coding information storage unit configured to add the inter prediction information used in the inter prediction to a history-based motion vector predictor candidate list, a spatial motion vector predictor candidate derivation unit configured to derive a spatial motion vector predictor candidate from a block neighboring a target block and add the spatial motion vector predictor candidate to a motion vector predictor candidate list, and a temporal motion vector predictor candidate derivation unit configured to derive a temporal motion vector predictor candidate from a block located at the same position as or near the target block and add the temporal motion vector predictor candidate to the motion vector predictor candidate list.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image display method with which a structure of an imaging object can be easily understood on the basis of volume data. An image display method according to an aspect of the present invention includes obtaining photoacoustic image data, generating a first photoacoustic image corresponding to a first spatial region on the basis of photoacoustic image data and a second photoacoustic image corresponding to a second spatial region having a different thickness in a viewing direction of rendering from a thickness of the first spatial region and having a spatial region overlapped with the first spatial region on the basis of the photoacoustic image data, and generating and displaying a parallel image in which the first photoacoustic image and the second photoacoustic image are arranged side by side.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus disclosed in the present specification includes: estimation means for estimating a subject's risk of developing a disease using a learned model that has learned a relationship between a feature obtained from a fundus image and a risk of developing the disease, which is evaluated from the feature; and correction means for correcting the estimated risk of developing the disease based on the subject's biological information.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image display method with which a structure of an imaging object can be easily understood on the basis of volume data. An image display method according to an aspect of the present invention includes obtaining photoacoustic image data, generating a first photoacoustic image corresponding to a first spatial region on the basis of photoacoustic image data and a second photoacoustic image corresponding to a second spatial region having a different thickness in a viewing direction of rendering from a thickness of the first spatial region and having a spatial region overlapped with the first spatial region on the basis of the photoacoustic image data, and generating and displaying a parallel image in which the first photoacoustic image and the second photoacoustic image are arranged side by side.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a writing data generation method is for generating writing data used by a multi-charged particle beam writing apparatus. The writing data generation method includes referring to library data in which a vertex sequence including a plurality of vertices is registered, and extracting a portion of an outer line of a figure contained in design data, the portion corresponding to the vertex sequence, and representing the extracted portion by information which identifies the vertex sequence and information which indicates a connection method for the plurality of vertices of the vertex sequence, and generating the writing data.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image display method with which a structure of an imaging object can be understood on the basis of volume data. An image display method according to an aspect of the present invention includes obtaining photoacoustic image data, generating a first photoacoustic image corresponding to a first spatial region on the basis of photoacoustic image data, generating a second photoacoustic image corresponding to a second spatial region having a different thickness in a viewing direction of rendering from a thickness of the first spatial region and having a spatial region overlapped with the first spatial region on the basis of the photoacoustic image data, and displaying the first photoacoustic image and the second photoacoustic image in a superimposing manner on each other.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a writing data generation method is for generating writing data used by a multi-charged particle beam writing apparatus. The writing data generation method includes referring to library data in which a vertex sequence including a plurality of vertices is registered, and extracting a portion of an outer line of a figure contained in design data, the portion corresponding to the vertex sequence, and representing the extracted portion by information which identifies the vertex sequence and information which indicates a connection method for the plurality of vertices of the vertex sequence, and generating the writing data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to holding a call being executed between communication devices in a communication system which has a first function for a holding party of the communication devices to hold the call by transmitting a first request signal to a held party and a second function for the holding party to hold the call by transmitting a second request signal to the held party and receiving a response signal. The holding party transmits the second request signal first and when the response signal is not returned within a given time, transmits the first request signal. A transit device for relaying a call between communication devices, unless detecting the response signal within a given time after relaying the second request signal, transmits the first request signal to the held party, generates the response signal and transmits the generated response signal to the holding party.

Abstract: A method of efficiently producing foods being free from deformations such as net meshes that would occur when soft hydrous foods are frozen, and having a minimum of cracking to be produced by ice crystal forming. A method of producing soft hydrous foods, wherein soft hydrous foods, upon freezing, are carried to a smooth-flat-surface support, if necessary, by means of a conveyor fitted with crosspieces having upwardly curved surfaces at intervals relative to the conveying surface thereof; they are frozen on the support; and, after starting freezing, they are rolled or transferred onto a different support for further freezing.

Abstract: Digital image data corresponding to an original read in by a CCD is stored in a page memory in pixel units, and a CPU reads the stored image data and creates a histogram. For an original having many high-density portions, an image is formed using a LOG conversion table which generates density data that enables reproduction of the tonality of the high-density portions. For an original which is comparatively faint, an image is formed using a LOG conversion table which generates density data that assures tone reproduction up to the maximum density of the original even if high-density portions cannot be reproduced. As a result, tone reproduction suited to the original image can be realized at all times.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus in which each of first and second image forming device is in contact with surfaces of first and second image bearing members from which no after-transfer residual toner is removed includes a rotating charging member contacting first and second image bearing members, and a developing unit for developing an electrostatic image on the image bearing member and rotation controlling device rotates the second image bearing member and the charging member of the second image forming device during image formation only with the first image forming device.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an image forming apparatus capable of preventing generation of color shade and moire fringes and forming an image exhibiting excellent image quality by setting recording intervals, which are different for each of a plurality of color signals, and by forming a color image having the number of screen lines and screen angles different for respective color signals in accordance with the set recording intervals.

Abstract: The present invention corrects and controls both short-term changes in the density and gradation of the obtained image due to changes in the environment and the like, and long-term changes in the density and gradation of the obtained image due to changes in the properties of the photosensitive member and the developer during a long use period using two kinds of density control operations.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus which can form gray-scale images comprises a pulse width modulation device for outputting a pulse width modulation signal according to image data, a light emitting device for emitting modulated light in response to the pulse width modulation signal outputted from the pulse width modulation device, a detecting device for detecting quantity of the modulated light, a current control device for controlling, at a time when the light emitting device emits modulated light continuously, current to be supplied to the light emitting device in accordance with the quantity of light detected by the detecting device, and a condition control device for controlling a condition of the pulse width modulation device according to the quantity of light detected by the detecting device at a time when the light emitting device emits the modulated light according to the pulse width modulation signal.

Abstract: This invention relates to an electrophotography apparatus with a photosensitive body, first charge devices for performing a first charge process to form an image on the photosensitive body, a transfer charger for transferring the image formed on the photosensitive body onto a transfer material, and potential applying device for setting the photosensitive body at a predetermined potential by simultaneously performing a second charge process having the same polarity as a polarity of the first charge process and a full-surface exposure process on the photosensitive body, after the image is transferred by the transfer charger and before the first charge process is performed by the first charge device.

Abstract: When forming an image in which a half-tone image area such as photograph, screen, or the like and characters and fine lines exist the half-tone image area and the character and fine line portion are stably reproduced without deteriorating the picture qualities of both of them and, particularly, the character and fine line portion can be clearly reproduced. A digital image signal generated from an image reader is stored into an image memory on a pixel unit basis. A CPU subsequently reads the stored digital image signal and forms a frequency distribution function (density histogram) as a detection frequency of corresponding density values every pixel. The density level value of the portion in which the detection frequency is locally high is detected from the formed density histogram. The density level values are converted into at least one density value by a gradation correction circuit.