Abstract: A project is often positioned so that its optical axis is at an imperfect orthogonal angle with respect to a projection screen. This position causes a keystone distortion as well as imperfect focus in the projected image. To correct these undesirable problems, initially, a lens and/or an image-forming plate is independently repositioned to bring the projected image into focus based upon user input data. The keystone distortion is also corrected by redrawing the image on an image-forming surface based upon additional user input data.

Abstract: The system and method speeds up the image composition process based upon the blurring function and the blurring function determination process; facilitates the confirmation and correction of the blurring function determination results; determines the relative position of image data and to enable the position match for the difficult image data that is corrected for the zoom ratio; and facilitates the confirmation and the correction of the image data relative positioning results.

Abstract: A claw pole motor stator includes teeth for N phases (N being a natural number of 3 or more), for example, U-phase, V-phase, and W-phase teeth juxtaposed in an axial direction, return paths for interconnecting the U-phase, V-phase, and W-phase teeth, and (N?1) annular slots formed between the U-phase, V-phase, and W-phase teeth. A U-phase coil and one V-phase coil are housed in one annular slot, and another V-phase coil and a W-phase coil are housed in the other annular slot. In this way, only N sets of teeth and N?1 annular slots are provided for N phases, and thus it is possible to minimize the thickness in the axial direction of the stator compared with a conventional stator which requires 2N sets of teeth and N annular slots for N phases.

Abstract: A projector is often positioned so that its optical axis is at an imperfect orthogonal angle with respect to a projection screen. This position causes a keystone distortion as well as imperfect focus in the projected image. To correct these undesirable problems, initially, a lens and/or an image-forming plate is independently repositioned to bring the projected image into focus based upon user input data. The keystone distortion is also corrected by redrawing the image on an image-forming surface based upon additional user input data.

Abstract: An image compressing apparatus divides an image into plural tiles, decomposes each tile into plural sub band by frequency conversion, and conducts bit plane encoding of each sub band for each encoding unit, wherein the image compressing apparatus includes a code discarding unit selectively discarding a code obtained by the bit plane encoding for each encoding unit, and wherein the code discarding unit includes a discard amount setting unit that makes generally even the amount of code discarding in the encoding units that are in mutually adjacent relationship across a tile boundary.

Abstract: A camera system includes a display monitor which displays an image of an object, taken by an optical unit, on a screen of the monitor. A reading unit reads a preceding image and a current image among a plurality of partially overlapping images, from a memory device, the preceding image and the current image containing a common element. A determining unit determines a positional relation between the preceding image and the current image based on a common pattern derived from the common element in the two adjacent images read by the reading unit. A displaying unit displays an image indicating a boundary of the preceding image on the screen of the monitor at a shifted position according to the positional relation determined by the determining unit, with the current image concurrently displayed on the screen of the monitor.

Abstract: An image processing method carries out a compression process which divides an image into a plurality of divided regions and compresses the divided regions in a state where each of the divided regions are independent of one another, and sets boundaries of the divided regions in order to approximately match boundaries of one or a plurality of image regions which are within the image and have aspect ratios and/or sizes different from those of the image.

Abstract: A system is disclosed for reproducing a moving image encoded into an encoded data stream in accordance with JPEG 2000 that includes a reproduction apparatus and a transmission apparatus. The reproduction apparatus transmits a reproduction condition being set by a setting unit provided therein, the reproduction condition set in accordance with the user's operation, to the transmission apparatus. The transmission apparatus transmits an encoded data stream reconfigured by a reconfiguration unit based on the reconfiguration method determined by a determination unit based on the reproduction condition. When determining the reconfiguration condition, the determination unit may take a traffic condition of a communication channel into consideration. According to the above embodiments, the system does not need to transmit an original encoded data stream via the communication channel but can transmit the reconfigured encoded data stream that contains only encoded data for satisfying a user's requirement.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus for reproducing a moving image from its encoded data is disclosed. The apparatus includes a decoding unit to decode the encoded data, and a control unit to control the decoding by the decoding unit. The control unit inhibits image reproduction by partial decoding in the decoding unit with respect to the encoded data of a moving image having scalability.

Abstract: A camera system includes a display monitor which displays an image of an object, taken by an optical unit, on a screen of the monitor. A reading unit reads a preceding image and a current image among a plurality of partially overlapping images, from a memory device, the preceding image and the current image containing a common element. A determining unit determines a positional relation between the preceding image and the current image based on a common pattern derived from the common element in the two adjacent images read by the reading unit. A displaying unit displays an image indicating a boundary of the preceding image on the screen of the monitor at a shifted position according to the positional relation determined by the determining unit, with the current image concurrently displayed on the screen of the monitor.

Abstract: An electromagnetic coupling apparatus interposed between a fixed housing and a rotating member. The electromagnetic coupling apparatus includes a multiplate brake mechanism, a ringlike core member fixed in the housing, an annular exciting coil accommodated in an annular groove of the core member, and a ringlike armature member opposed to the annular groove of the core member. The armature member has an outer diameter larger than the outer diameter of the core member. The electromagnetic brake further includes a cylindrical pressure member having one end fixed to an outer circumferential portion of the armature member and the other end engaged with the multiplate brake mechanism. The cylindrical pressure member surrounds the core member so as to be movable in a direction of applying a pressure to the multiplate brake mechanism as being guided by the core member. The opposed portion between the core member and the armature member is formed by tapered end surfaces each having a predetermined tapered angle.

Abstract: Upon browsing an image stored in an image data source, coded data used for display of the image is acquired from the image data source. The acquired coded data used for the display is decoded/extended, and the image is displayed on a display unit. A user inputs a direction for saving the image displayed on the display unit via a user interface unit. Coded data for the saving of the image directed by the user is acquired from the image data source, such as by additionally acquiring coded data equivalent to a difference between the coded data for the saving and the coded data used for the display from the image data source, and synthesizing the coded data for the saving from the additionally acquired coded data and the coded data used for the display. The acquired coded data for the saving is saved in a storage unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a condition setting unit with which a user sets a post-quantization condition. A partial decoding and decompression unit partially decodes and decompresses coded data according to the post-quantization condition set by the user, thereby reproducing image data the same as that reproduced by decoding and decompressing coded data after post-quantization processing in accordance with the post-quantization condition. An image data displaying unit displays on a display unit the image data reproduced by the partial decoding and decompression unit.

Abstract: An image processing method includes obtaining raw image data of an object by generating the object by an imager that generates an image of the object with color decomposition, decomposing the raw image data into a plurality of color planes such that each of the color planes comprises pixel information of a color pertinent to the color plane, and compressing data of each color plane.

Abstract: An intensity value is independently estimated based upon interpolated values as well as measured sensor values according to the location of an individual sensor within a sensor unit. The interpolated values are in either CrCb or RGB values while an estimated intensity value is in Y value. The independent intensity value substantially improves color resolution.

Abstract: A 3-D visual simulating system stores image data sets in a predetermined viewing space for right and left visual field and selects a portion of the stored image data corresponding to the current visual field for displaying it to an observer. The 3-D image stimulus changes according to the current visual field of the observer and the location of the observer in a predetermined visual space in a manner that undesirable perceptional effects are substantially eliminated. The image data sets are stored in a reduced space in an efficient manner for retrieval.

Abstract: A projector is often positioned so that its optical axis is at an imperfect orthogonal angle with respect to a projection screen. This position causes a keystone distortion as well as imperfect focus in the projected image. To correct these undesirable problems, initially, a lens and/or an image-forming plate is independently repositioned to bring the projected image into focus based upon user input data. The keystone distortion is also corrected by redrawing the image on an image-forming surface based upon additional user input data.

Abstract: An electromagnetic coupling apparatus interposed between a fixed housing and a rotating member. The electromagnetic coupling apparatus includes a multiplate brake mechanism, a ringlike core member fixed in the housing, an annular exciting coil accommodated in an annular groove of the core member, and a ring-like armature member opposed to the annular groove of the core member. The armature member has an outer diameter larger than the outer diameter of the core member. The electromagnetic brake further includes a cylindrical pressure member having one end fixed to an outer circumferential portion of the armature member and the other end engaged with the multiplate brake mechanism. The cylindrical pressure member surrounds the core member so as to be movable in a direction of applying a pressure to the multiplate brake mechanism as being guided by the core member. The opposed portion between the core member and the armature member is formed by tapered end surfaces each having a predetermined tapered angle.

Abstract: An intensity value is independently estimated based upon interpolated values as well as measured sensor values according to the location of an individual sensor within a sensor unit. The interpolated values are in either CrCb or RGB values while an estimated intensity value is in Y value. The independent intensity value substantially improves color resolution.

Abstract: An image processing method includes inputting pixels into an input image data buffer. Each input pixel has an original value equal to one of n values representing n density levels. A first transforming step includes a defining step and a determining step. The defining step defines a pixel set including a plurality of non-processed pixels located adjacent to each other in a processed-pixel recording buffer. The determining step determines output pixel values from m values. Each of the output pixel values determined by the determining step is assigned to each non-processed pixel. A second transforming step transforms each of the input pixels to a transformed pixel which has an output pixel value equal to one of m values representing m density levels according to an error diffusion method. A selecting step selects one of resultant values produced by the first and second transforming steps in accordance with an original value of an input pixel currently being processed.