Abstract: A decoding apparatus (100) includes: a first memory unit (20) storing pixel data of a decoded reference image to be referred to in decoding; a second memory unit (30) having a storage capacity smaller than that of the first memory unit (20) and providing a data reading speed faster than that provided by the first memory unit (20); a search area transfer unit (40) transferring, from the first memory unit (20) to the second memory unit (30), pixel data in a search area that is a part of the reference image and required to calculate a motion vector for the block; a motion vector operating unit (50) calculating the motion vector by repeatedly (i) reading out, from the second memory unit (30), the pixel data and (ii) performing a predetermined operation on the pixel data; and a decoding unit (60) decoding the block using the calculated motion vector.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a carbapenem compound represented by formula (Ia) shown below: The carbapenem compound preferably has a crystalline form, and more preferably, the crystalline form has a powder X-ray diffraction pattern with peaks at 15.64, 9.93, 6.83, 6.52, 5.44, 5.01, 4.72, 4.50, 4.33, 4.24, 3.98, 3.85, 3.57, 3.41, 3.31, 3.10 2.76, and 2.67 as d-spacings (?).

Abstract: A surveillance video accumulation system pertaining to the present invention includes a plurality of surveillance camera units and a video accumulation unit that are connected with each other via a network. Among pieces of video data that have been encoded according to a prediction encoding method and transmitted from all the surveillance camera units, the video accumulation unit accumulates video data transmitted from a selected one of the surveillance camera units. Before the selection, if specified as a surveillance camera unit that is expected to shoot a subject, each of the surveillance camera units encodes video data of the subject based only on intra frame prediction and transmits the encoded video data to the accumulation unit.

Abstract: Divided sequences are multiplexed into an output sequence and an index is changed, which requires a process with major throughput. Accordingly, a transmitting apparatus (3) includes: a dividing unit (5) which divides an input sequence (DV1) into N (N?2) divided sequences; N coding units which code the N divided sequences divided by the dividing unit (5); and a multiplexing unit (7) which multiplexes, into an output sequence (DS1), the N divided sequences coded by the N coding units, the output sequence (DS1) including an index uniquely specifying a picture out of pictures included in the output sequence (DS1); and an index control unit (610) which sets the index to a divided sequence included in the divided sequences before the divided sequences are multiplexed into the output sequence.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a carbapenem compound represented by formula (Ia) shown below: The carbapenem compound preferably has a crystalline form, and more preferably, the crystalline form has a powder X-ray diffraction pattern with peaks at 15.64, 9.93, 6.83, 6.52, 5.44, 5.01, 4.72, 4.50, 4.33, 4.24, 3.98, 3.85, 3.57, 3.41, 3.31, 3.10 2.76, and 2.67 as d-spacings (?).

Abstract: The position of a body part area for a personal image in an input image is detected. According to the position of the detected body part area, the position of the origin of a coordinate system for an ornament image is defined. Based on the position of the defined origin, an ornament-arranged input image is outputted. When the personal image moves in the input image, the ornament image also moves by following the movement of the personal image. Even when both the personal image and ornament image move, the ornament image can be made not to interfere with the personal image. Therefore, the personal image can be clearly displayed. Moreover, the input image can be made to look more interesting by synchronizing the movement of the ornament image with the movement of the personal image.

Abstract: A candidate prediction block storage unit stores candidate prediction pixel data {“a” to “p”} (a four-by-four area) and neighboring pixel data {“A” to “D”}. A neighboring pixel series-generating unit in receipt of the neighboring pixel data {“A” to “D”} from the candidate prediction block storage unit feeds a first neighboring pixel series {“A”, “B”, “C”, and so on} and a second neighboring pixel series {“B”, “C”, “D”, and so on} into first and second lines, respectively. A predictive processing unit in receipt of the candidate prediction pixel data {“a” to “p”} from the candidate prediction block storage unit multiplies the candidate prediction pixel data by two, thereby providing multiplied data. The predictive processing unit subtracts the first neighboring pixel series from the multiplied data, thereby providing subtracted data. The predictive processing unit subtracts the second neighboring pixel series from the subtracted data, thereby providing further subtracted data.

Abstract: An image composition apparatus includes a composition processing unit comprising a composition position determination unit for receiving a shape signal and an image signal which are outputted from an image decoding unit, and determining a composition position of an object as a foreground image; a shape boundary determination unit for determining the shape and boundary of the object; an arbitrary-shaped frame generation unit for generating an outline or frame of the object on the basis of information relating to the shape and boundary of the object; and a pixel composition unit for compositing a target pixel (pixel to be processed) of the object or an arbitrary-shaped frame pixel that is generated by the arbitrary-shaped frame generation unit 4c, with the corresponding pixel in the background image. Therefore, a composite image, in which an outline or an arbitrary-shaped shape is added to an arbitrary-shaped object, can be generated.

Abstract: A judging unit judges an audience in the state of existence or in the state of non-existence and generates non-existence information. Based on the non-existence information generated by the judging unit, a recording/reproducing control unit controls whether to store an image content which is currently inputted into an image recording unit. The recording/reproducing control unit controls whether an image display unit performs simultaneous reproducing of the image content which is stored in the image recording unit, concurrently with the currently-inputted image content, based on the non-existence information of the judging unit. The image content which is failed to be watched is made up with simultaneous reproducing, automatic recording is shortened rationally, and electric power consumption is saved.

Abstract: After completion of a prediction process for a single line in an image of size S, the DC components and AC components, held in a lower stage part of a predicted luminance value storage are copied into a line part. This copying is done to use the DC components and AC components that have been copied into line part as reference values for the prediction process of the target macro blocks of the next single line. Performing the prediction process while repeating such copying eliminates the need to secure the area for storing of the DC components and AC components of the entire image size in predicted luminance value storage for the prediction process.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to reduce information volume going through a network when a multi-media E-mail is transmitted/received therethrough, which includes various types of media information being temporally and/or spatially related to one another. To attain the object, a return mail is composed by utilizing any object (received object) included in an incoming mail. Thereafter, the return mail is structured in a format for a multi-media E-mail including every object included in the return mail exclusive of the already-utilized object(s) and control information indicating how the objects in the return mail are temporally and/or spatially positioned, and then is transmitted to a computer system from which the incoming mail was transmitted.

Abstract: The characteristic-detecting unit is operable to detect characteristics from a first or second information terminal unit-captured image. The first information terminal unit-captured image has been obtained by an image input unit. The second information terminal unit-captured image has been decoded by an image-decoding unit. The characteristic-detecting unit is further operable to control an image-encoding unit, an image-displaying unit, the image-decoding unit, or the image input unit in accordance with the characteristic information. The control system provides a reduced amount of processing required for image encoding, either stops displaying the images or displays fewer images, either stops transferring the images from the image-decoding unit to the image-displaying unit or transfers fewer images therebetween in the same transfer direction, and provides fewer image-captured frames. This feature provides an information terminal unit characterized by thrifty power consumption.

Abstract: A domain of an object detected by template matching is tracked in accordance with information on a motion vector that is included in compressed and encoded data. This feature eliminates template matching-based object detection when it comes to a motion vector information-containing image subject to object detection. As a result, object detection is achievable with a less amount of processing, when compared with the template matching-based detection of objects in all images subject to object detection.

Abstract: The position of a body part area for a personal image in an input image is detected. According to the position of the detected body part area, the position of the origin of a coordinate system for an ornament is defined. Based on the position of the defined origin, an ornament-arranged input image is outputted. When the personal image moves in the input image, the ornament also moves following the movement of the personal image. Even when both personal image and ornament move, the ornament can be made not to interfere with the personal image. Therefore, the personal image can be clearly displayed. Moreover, the input image can be made look more interesting by synchronizing the movement of the ornament with the movement of the personal image.

Abstract: A candidate prediction block storage unit stores candidate prediction pixel data {“a” to “p”} (a four-by-four area) and neighboring pixel data {“A” to “D”}. A neighboring pixel series-generating unit in receipt of the neighboring pixel data {“A” to “D”} from the candidate prediction block storage unit feeds a first neighboring pixel series {“A”, “B”, “C”, and so on} and a second neighboring pixel series {“B”, “C”, “D”, and so on} into first and second lines, respectively. A predictive processing unit in receipt of the candidate prediction pixel data {“a” to “p”} from the candidate prediction block storage unit multiplies the candidate prediction pixel data by two, thereby providing multiplied data.

Abstract: An image composition apparatus includes a composition processing unit comprising a composition position determination unit for receiving a shape signal and an image signal which are outputted from an image decoding unit, and determining a composition position of an object as a foreground image; a shape boundary determination unit for determining the shape and boundary of the object; an arbitrary-shaped frame generation unit for generating an outline or frame of the object on the basis of information relating to the shape and boundary of the object; and a pixel composition unit for compositing a target pixel (pixel to be processed) of the object or an arbitrary-shaped frame pixel that is generated by the arbitrary-shaped frame generation unit 4c, with the corresponding pixel in the background image. Therefore, a composite image, in which an outline or an arbitrary-shaped shape is added to an arbitrary-shaped object, can be generated.

Abstract: After completion of a prediction process for a single line in an image of size S, the DC components and AC components, held in a lower stage part of a predicted luminance value storage are copied into a line part. This copying is done to use the DC components and AC components that have been copied into line part as reference values for the prediction process of the target macro blocks of the next single line. Performing the prediction process while repeating such copying eliminates the need to secure the area for storing of the DC components and AC components of the entire image size in predicted luminance value storage for the prediction process.

Abstract: An image reproducing device comprises an edit information storing unit for storing edit information, an image information storing unit for storing image information which can be accessed randomly, an image reproducing unit for reading image information from the image information storing unit and reproducing it, a reading controlling unit for controlling a faulty area storing unit which stores faulty area information according to edit information from the edit information storing unit, an image displaying unit for displaying image information from the image reproducing unit, a faulty field calculating unit for calculating a faulty field according to faulty area information from the faulty area storing unit, a copy range calculating unit for calculating a copy range according to faulty field information from the faulty field calculating unit, and a copy implementing unit for copying image information to the image storing unit according to copy range information from the copy range calculating unit, and register