Abstract: A packaging bag for microwave oven heating, is manufactured by using a complex film at least one side of which comprises a sealant layer, folding the complex film or placing the complex films one upon another so as to encounter the sealant layers to each other, sealing the peripheral of the overlapped complex films by a main seal part to form a sealed bag, and providing in the bag a region which is isolated from a space for storing contents by a steam port seal part. The steam port seal part surrounds a steam easy permeable element. The lamination strength between the layers of the complex film in hot condition is not less than 1.5 N/15 mm in width, and the seal strength at least at the steam port seal part in hot condition is not more than 28 N/15 mm in width.

Abstract: A stationary induction electric apparatus includes a porcelain tube, a connection conductor, a conductor, a casing, a lead, a terminal, a spacer, an electric connection member and a first and a second insulating medium. The connection conductor is disposed at one end of the porcelain tube. The conductor is disposed in the porcelain tube, and connected to the connection conductor. The casing covers a stationary induction electric apparatus main body, and has an opening part. The lead extends from the main body to the opening part. The terminal is disposed at an end part of the lead. The spacer seals the other end of the porcelain tube and the opening part. The member includes an electrode connected to the terminal and a joint part connected to the conductor, and penetrates the spacer. The first and second insulating media are respectively filled in the porcelain tube and the casing.

Abstract: A face recognition device includes: an image capture unit, an area detection unit, a feature amount extraction unit, a distance estimation unit and a feature amount update unit. The image capture unit is configured to capture an image of an object. The area detection unit is configured to detect a given area of the object based on an image obtained as an image capture result of the image capture unit. The feature amount extraction unit is configured to extract a feature amount within the given area detected by the area detection unit. The distance estimation unit is configured to estimate a distance between the image capture unit and the given area. The feature amount update unit is configured to update the feature amount extracted by the feature amount extraction unit based on the distance estimated by the distance estimation unit.

Abstract: There is provided an easily opened multilayer laminated package suitable for the field of flexible packaging, which has easy cuttability, heat resistance, high seal strength and drop impact resistance. A package to be used as a multilayer package, comprising a multilayer laminate body composed of a base layer and a sealant layer, wherein the value of the tear strength measured according to JIS K7128-2, when substituted into the formula (TD value)/(MD value), is such that (TD value)/(MD value)=1.5 or greater, and the value of the tear strength of the film used in the sealant layer is such that (TD value)/(MD value)=3 or greater.

Abstract: Provided is a U-shaped iron core transfer/assembling method, by which a first leg iron core, a second-leg iron core and a lower-yoke iron core are housed in a first leg iron core tank, a second leg iron core tank and a lower-yoke iron core tank, respectively, and those iron cores are individually transported in sideways attitude. Next, the lower-yoke iron core is transferred into a lower-yoke iron core assembling tank. While the first leg iron core, the second leg iron core and the lower-yoke iron core being kept in the tilted postures, the first leg iron core tank, the second leg iron core tank and the lower-yoke iron core assembling tank are individually opened at their openings and are jointed to each other.

Abstract: A packaging bag for microwave oven heating, is manufactured by using a complex film at least one side of which comprises a sealant layer, folding the complex film or placing the complex films one upon another so as to encounter the sealant layers to each other, sealing the peripheral of the overlapped complex films by a main seal part to form a sealed bag, and providing in the bag a region which is isolated from a space for storing contents by a steam port seal part. The steam port seal part surrounds a steam easy permeable element. The lamination strength between the layers of the complex film in hot condition is not less than 1.5 N/15 mm in width, and the seal strength at least at the steam port seal part in hot condition is not more than 28 N/15 mm in width.

Abstract: An individual authentication information output apparatus, connectable to a plurality of information processing systems through a network, includes an input section for receiving an input from a user; an individual authentication section for outputting an individual authentication result of the user based on the input from the user; a specification section for specifying at least an information processing system selected by the user among the plurality of information processing systems; a database for managing individual authentication information in association with the individual authentication result provided by the individual authentication section and a specification result provided by the specification section; and a database access section for, based on the individual authentication result provided by the individual authentication section and the specification result provided by the specification section, reading the individual authentication information associated therewith, and outputting the read in

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic apparatus which can imitate a virtual character and in which others than a user can have communication with the virtual character so that the user can enjoy using the electronic apparatus together with the others. Input image information input through an image pickup portion (5) is compared with user's face image data or face feature data stored in a registered dictionary in anon-volatile memory (4), so as to generate response information. The registered dictionary includes partial region image data or feature data of each face part. The response information is generated based on similarity between image information of each face part extracted from the input image information and the registered dictionary. The response information is output to a display portion (6) as information imitating a behavior of the virtual character.

Abstract: In an apparatus for detecting a human face from an input image, candidate areas for an eye and candidate areas for an interval between eyes are detected from the image, an area of the interval between eyes is determined from the positional relationship between the candidate areas for an eye and candidate area for an interval between eyes, and a face area is determined so that the face area includes the area of the interval between eyes.

Abstract: Provided are an input unit for inputting the physical information of a user, a physical-information confirming unit for displaying the input physical information and an authenticating unit for authenticating a previously registered user on the basis of the input physical information. The physical-information confirming unit has a display unit and a index display unit for displaying an index, such as a frame, to designate a size or position of the input physical information. The index display unit has a function to confirm a status of the physical information inputted by the user and a function to designate a size or position of physical information when inputting physical information.

Abstract: An individual authentication information output apparatus, connectable to a plurality of information processing systems through a network, includes an input section for receiving an input from a user; an individual authentication section for outputting an individual authentication result of the user based on the input from the user; a specification section for specifying at least an information processing system selected by the user among the plurality of information processing systems; a database for managing individual authentication information in association with the individual authentication result provided by the individual authentication section and a specification result provided by the specification section; and a database access section for, based on the individual authentication result provided by the individual authentication section and the specification result provided by the specification section, reading the individual authentication information associated therewith, and outputting the read in

Abstract: Video data is segmented into a plurality of scenes. For each of the segmented scenes, an index is produced as an assembly of section information required in a playback of each scene, scene number, and representative frame of scene. A title is added to each index according to search purpose. In a retrieving operation, a desired index is easily found according to the title. The scenes of the retrieved index are successively played back in order of scene number.

Abstract: In an apparatus for detecting a human face from an input image, candidate areas for an eye and candidate areas for an interval between eyes are detected from the image, an area of the interval between eyes is determined from the positional relationship between the candidate areas for an eye and candidate area for an interval between eyes, and a face area is determined so that the face area includes the area of the interval between eyes.

Abstract: Every frame represented by a moving picture signal is divided into blocks. Calculation is made as to a number of pixels forming portions of a caption in each of the blocks. The calculated number of pixels is compared with a threshold value. When the calculated number of pixels is equal to or greater than the threshold value, it is decided that the related block is a caption-containing block. Detection is made as to a time interval related to the moving picture signal during which every frame represented by the moving picture signal has a caption-containing block. A 1-frame-corresponding segment of the moving picture signal is selected which represents a caption-added frame present in the detected time interval.

Abstract: A packing bag is easy to open and allows an end of an content to be easily exposed to the outside by separating heat-bonding portions of external an internal packing films from each other and tearing the external packing film. The packing bag includes two rectangular packing films each having a thermoplastic resinous layer formed on its inner surface.

Abstract: Every frame represented by a moving picture signal is divided into blocks. Calculation is made as to a number of pixels forming portions of a caption in each of the blocks. The calculated number of pixels is compared with a threshold value. When the calculated number of pixels is equal to or greater than the threshold value, it is decided that the related block is a caption-containing block. Detection is made as to a time interval related to the moving picture signal during which every frame represented by the moving picture signal has a caption-containing block. A 1-frame-corresponding segment of the moving picture signal is selected which represents a caption-added frame present in the detected time interval.

Abstract: A scene change point detecting method which detects a scene change point by successively processing time series frame images I1, I2, I3, - - - sampled in this order from a processed video.

Abstract: An image judging device provided with a sampling unit for obtaining image data suitable for judging quality of an image by sampling image signals obtained by color separation, a calculation unit for calculating a statistic representing characteristics of a distribution of the sampled image data and a judgement unit for judging the quality of the image according to the calculated statistic. Thus, a statistical processing of the image data can be performed correctly. Further, an error rate, at which a wrong light source is deduced, can be decreased in comparison with a conventional device.

Abstract: An image reading system with a light irradiating portion for irradiating light onto a predetermined range of the surface of a manuscript to be read, an image reading portion for outputting a signal obtained by first converting light reflected or transmitted by the manuscript into a luminance signal and then referring to a look-up table, an interface portion for inputting a signal from and outputting a signal to an external computing device, a manuscript scanning portion for scanning the surface of the manuscript, a central processing portion for controlling the manuscript scanning portion and a storage portion capable of storing at least one kind of density transformation curve data.

Abstract: An image reading system for reading color information on an original picture, the reading system comprising a scanning section for optically scanning the original picture and a color chip having a predetermined density value and a reading section for receiving reflection or transmission light obtained with the scanning section optically scanning the original picture and the color chip and for converting the reflection or transmission light into the corresponding electric signal. The reading system is arranged to optically read a density of the color chip so as to constitute a densitometer with the read density of the color chip being adjusted to be substantially coincident with the predetermined density and to measure densities of highlight and shadow points on the original picture by means of the densitometer.