Abstract: An image capturing apparatus previously captures a calibration image that serves as a reference when a distance to an object is calculated, and calculates, when an image of the object is captured using a monocular camera, the distance from the lens of the camera to the object using the calibration image and the distance from the lens of the camera to the calibration image. In this case, the image capturing apparatus measures the distance from the lens of the camera to one or more arbitrary points on the object, calculates the diffuse reflection coefficient of the object using the measured distance, the luminance on each of one or more arbitrary points, the distance to the calibration image, and the luminance, and calculates the distance to the object from the lens of the camera to the object using the calculated diffuse reflection coefficient.

Abstract: In analysis of a panorama image that is created by processing a series of picture frames, a partial image to constitute a part of the panorama image is extracted from one picture frame among the picture frames, optical flows of the one picture frame is calculated, each of the optical flows with each pixel in the partial image are associated with each other, and a distance to a subject appearing in the partial image is calculated based on the associated optical flows.

Abstract: In an image determining apparatus, a subject-shape presuming unit extracts a shape of a specified subject to be determined based on subject-area position information and structure/surface-height map information, a subject-feature-point extracting unit extracts a feature point based on the shape of the subject to be determined. Further, an otherobject-influence determining unit generates number information based on camera data, the feature point, and the height of a group of surrounding objects, an other-object-influence index calculator calculates an other-object-influence index based on the number information, and a display processor displays video picture data based on the other-object-influence index on a display device.

Abstract: In a calibration device, an image-integration averaging processing unit integrates/averages an image so as to generate an integrated and averaged image, and an edge extracting unit extracts the edges from the integrated and averaged image. A vanishing-point extracting unit calculates vanishing lines by using the edges and identifies the coordinates of the intersection point of the vanishing lines as the coordinates of the vanishing point. An error determining unit compares the coordinates of the current vanishing point with the coordinates of the previous vanishing point so as to determine whether a parameter of the camera needs correcting. In accordance with the result of the determination, a correction processing unit corrects a parameter of the camera.

Abstract: A device has a unit acquires photograph images taken by a first and a second camera; a unit sets correspondences between positions in a first photograph image, in a first display image, in a second photograph image, and in a second display image on the basis of a first photographic line-of-sight from the first camera, a line-of-sight in the first display image based on the first photograph image, a second photographic line-of-sight from the second camera, and a line-of-sight in the second display image based on the second photograph image; and a unit generates the first display image based on correspondence with the first photograph image, generates a third display image by interpolating between the first display image and the second display image based on correspondence with the first photograph image or the second photograph image, and generates the second display image based on correspondence with the second photograph image.

Abstract: Camera installation flexibility on a moving object can be increased and accuracy in identifying the moving object improved by identifying a moving object origin trajectory as a potential position at which the moving object origin exists under the following conditions: 1) A distance between the moving object origin position and a reference virtual camera is constant. 2) A direction of virtual camera VCij as viewed from the moving object coordinate system (moving object origin Om) is constant (angle formed by two lines that direct to marker Pj and to the moving object origin position Cij as viewed from the virtual camera VCij is constant.) 3) Virtual camera VCij exists on marker circle (angle between markers Pi and Pj as viewed from virtual camera VCij is constant). It is possible to identify the position of moving object M by calculating the intersecting point of each moving object origin trajectory T upon multiple trajectories of moving object origin existing.

Abstract: A night vision image processing unit (night vision apparatus) separates an input field image that a field separating unit has acquired from a near-infrared camera into an odd-numbered field image and an even-numbered field image. A region segmenting unit segments an image into a plurality of regions (a luminous region, a high-reflection region, a low-luminance region) based on luminance value of each pixel included in the odd-numbered field image and the even-numbered field image. A luminous region processing unit, a high-reflection region processing unit, and a low-luminance region processing unit correct the luminance value according to characteristics of the regions.

Abstract: A camera angle computing device includes an image acquiring unit that acquires an image containing a first jig disposed in an overlap region of an image capturing range of a camera and an image capturing range of an adjacent camera and a second jig disposed vertically below the camera; and an angle computing unit that computes an angle of the camera from coordinates of the first jig and the second jig contained in the image acquired by the image capturing unit.

Abstract: A fine pore formation agent for a porous resin film is provided which comprises inorganic particles satisfying (a) 0.1?D50?1.5 (?m) (D50: average particle diameter of particles in 50% cumulative total by weight from the larger particle side by micro-track FRA), (b) Da?20 (?m) (Da: maximum particle diameter by micro-track FRA), (c) 3?Sw?60 (m2/g) (Sw: BET specific surface area measured by nitrogen adsorption method), (d) Ir?1.0×105 (?·cm) (Ir: volume resistivity (?·cm). The fine pore formation agent for a porous resin film is capable of providing a resin composition giving a porous resin film useful in uses for electric parts such as capacitors and battery separators.

Abstract: A calibration apparatus for executing a camera calibration for each of a plurality of cameras mounted on an object so that image capturing ranges of two of the plurality of cameras overlap each other, the calibration apparatus includes an image obtaining unit configured to obtain first and second images captured by the two cameras, a temporary link structure forming unit configured to form a temporary link structure by using the first and second images including images of markers sets, a link angle determining unit configured to determine an effective link angle to form an effective link structure from the temporary link structure, and a parameter determining unit configured to determine a parameter for positioning at least one of the cameras on the basis of the effective link angle.

Abstract: A vehicle image processing apparatus includes: a group of cameras; a drawing unit that converts a captured image into an image viewed along a line of sight running from a predetermined position in a predetermined direction; a viewing-line-of-sight changing unit that detects whether a first line of sight is switched to a second line of sight; and a viewing-line-of-sight generation/updating unit that acquires parameters concerning the first and second lines of sight after detecting the switching and generates a parameter which is gradually changed from the parameter of the first line of sight to the parameter of the second line of sight. Moreover, the drawing unit generates, on the basis of the gradually changed parameter, an image which is gradually changed from an image viewed along the first line of sight to an image viewed along the second line of sight.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus previously captures a calibration image that serves as a reference when a distance to an object is calculated, and calculates, when an image of the object is captured using a monocular camera, the distance from the lens of the camera to the object using the calibration image and the distance from the lens of the camera to the calibration image. In this case, the image capturing apparatus measures the distance from the lens of the camera to one or more arbitrary points on the object, calculates the diffuse reflection coefficient of the object using the measured distance, the luminance on each of one or more arbitrary points, the distance to the calibration image, and the luminance, and calculates the distance to the object from the lens of the camera to the object using the calculated diffuse reflection coefficient.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus, includes: a state information obtaining unit obtaining state information that indicates a state of driving operation of the vehicle; an image storage unit storing a plurality of two-dimensional image data pieces obtained from the plurality of imaging devices whose viewing fields partly overlap with each other; a specifying unit compositing a plurality of two-dimensional image data pieces into a shape of a three-dimensional projection plane, and then specifying, in correspondence to the state information, a compositing method for overlapping portions of viewing fields to be used for transformation from a three-dimensional image into projection image data viewed from a position of a given viewpoint along a given line-of-sight direction; and an image transformation unit transforming the plurality of two-dimensional image data pieces into projection image data viewed from the position of the given viewpoint along the given line-of-sight direction, by using the compositing method.

Abstract: A night vision image processing unit (night vision apparatus) separates an input field image that a field separating unit has acquired from a near-infrared camera into an odd-numbered field image and an even-numbered field image. A region segmenting unit segments an image into a plurality of regions (a luminous region, a high-reflection region, a low-luminance region) based on luminance value of each pixel included in the odd-numbered field image and the even-numbered field image. A luminous region processing unit, a high-reflection region processing unit, and a low-luminance region processing unit correct the luminance value according to characteristics of the regions.

Abstract: The position detecting device includes a travel speed detecting unit, an optical flow calculating unit, a distance calculating unit, and a position detecting unit. The travel speed detecting unit detects a travel speed of a mobile object moving on an arbitrary route. The optical flow calculating unit calculates an optical flow of one side of the mobile object, based on a series of frame images of the one side. The one side is any one of a left side and a right side of the mobile object. The distance calculating unit calculates a distance to a subject on the one side based on the travel speed and the optical flow. The position detecting unit detects a current position of the mobile object based on point data of the subject and the distance to the subject.

Abstract: In a synchronized contents information generating apparatus, a keyword extractor extracts a characteristic keyword from document information whose document is an electronic document, and an audio analyzer measures a keyword appearance distribution in the order in which the extracted each keyword appears based on audio/video information that is audio and video, recorded by a video camera unit, of how a meeting using the document goes on. A synchronized contents information generator generates synchronized contents information used to display the document information in synchronization with the audio/video information based on the keyword appearance distribution.

Abstract: A fine pore formation agent for a porous resin film is provided which comprises inorganic particles satisfying (a) 0.1?D50?1.5 (?m) (D50: average particle diameter of particles in 50% cumulative total by weight from the larger particle side by micro-track FRA), (b) Da?20 (?m) (Da: maximum particle diameter by micro-track FRA), (c) 3?Sw?60 (m2/g) (Sw: BET specific surface area measured by nitrogen adsorption method), (d) Ir?1.0×105 (?·cm) (Ir: volume resistivity (?·cm). The fine pore formation agent for a porous resin film is capable of providing a resin composition giving a porous resin film useful in uses for electric parts such as capacitors and battery separators.

Abstract: A filler for porous films is provided which is easy to be mixed with a resin, has good dispersibility in a resin, and provides a porous film useful for a light reflector of, for example, a liquid crystal display and a lighting apparatus and a porous film useful for a diaphragm (separator) between electrodes of a battery. A filler comprises inorganic particles surface treated with a surfactant (A) and a compound (B) having a chelating function to an alkaline earth metal.

Abstract: A network storage type video camera system enables to perform real-time recording and live distribution concurrently. The network storage type video camera system includes camera terminal equipment for generating moving image data; a network; and a moving image storage server connected to the camera terminal equipment through the network, wherein the camera terminal equipment converts the generated moving image data into packets to transmit in real time to the moving image storage server; the moving image storage server stores received packets and then reports reception packet information on the received packets to the camera terminal equipment; and further, after real-time transmission of the packets is completed, the camera terminal equipment supplies one or more lost packets having been lost during the transmission to the moving image storage server, so as to complement the lost packets according to the reported reception packet information.

Abstract: A technique is provided which enables users to add, with ease, annotation information to an electronic document on a network and to share the annotation information within a disclosure range set to the annotation information. An electronic information is provided in a state that allows the electronic information to have annotation in formation attached, annotation information to be attached to the electronic information is stored, attribute information indicating the disclosure range of the annotation information is stored and, when a user requests to provide annotation information, annotation information available to the user is provided to a terminal of the user by consulting the attribute information.