Abstract: Provided are a data transmission device, a method for transmitting data, an audio-video environment control device, a method for controlling audio-visual environment, an audio-video environment control system, wherein peripheral devices can be appropriately controlled in accordance with the layout of the peripheral devices in an actual audio-visual environment so that a high realistic sensation is obtained. A data reception device (20) receives a predetermined video data and/or audio data, identification information indicative of an arrangement pattern of peripheral devices (lighting devices) arranged in a virtual audio-visual environment space, lighting control data corresponding to the peripheral devices arranged in the virtual audio-visual environment space.

Abstract: Provided are a data transmission device, a data reception device, a method for transmitting data, a method for receiving data, and a method for controlling audio-visual environment that carry out the control of peripheral devices in consistence with contents producer's intention, thereby realizing the listening/viewing of the contents with a realistic sensation. The data transmission device is comprised of a video coding unit (101), an audio coding unit (102), an audio-visual environment control data coding unit (103), an audio-visual environment control data input unit (104), a data multiplexing unit (105) and a transmission unit (106).

Abstract: A data transmission device (1) sends image data with (i) reference data relating to a position of at least one illumination device in a virtual audio-visual environment space and (ii) illumination control data for controlling each of the at least one illumination device in the virtual audio-visual environment space. An image receiving device (audio-visual environment control device) (4) uses the audio-visual environment reference data and audio-visual environment data for each of a position of at least one illumination device in an actual audio-visual environment space so as to convert the illumination control data into illumination control data for appropriately controlling the illumination device in the actual audio-visual environment. This allows appropriate illumination control according to the actual audio-visual environment.

Abstract: An audio-visual environment control system is provided for realizing control of an optimum audio-visual environment illumination in response to an atmosphere of a shot scene and a scene setting intended by an image creator. An image transmitting apparatus 10 is comprised of a data multiplexing portion 1 for multiplexing image data (V) and illumination control type information (C) indicative of a control type of the audio-visual environment illumination at the time of displaying each frames in the image data (V), and a transmitting portion 2 for modulating and transmitting the image data multiplexed with the illumination control type information (C).

Abstract: An audio-visual environment control system is provided with a function to control illumination for optimum audio-visual environment in accordance with a scene situation of an displayed image. A data transmission device is comprised of a data multiplexing portion for multiplexing scene situation data indicating scene setting situations of each scene of image data, and a transmitting portion for modulating and transmitting the image data in which the scene situation data are multiplexed. A data receiving apparatus is comprised of a data separating portion 22 for separating the scene situation data from the received image data, a CPU 23 for controlling illumination light of an illuminating device 27 in accordance with the scene situation data, and an illumination control data generating portion 24.

Abstract: It is possible to control ambient illumination so as to be appropriate for an atmosphere of a scene to be imaged and shot setting intended by a video producer. A view environment control device includes a scene section detection processing unit (22) for a video to be displayed on a video display device (1) and a shot (atmosphere) estimation unit (23) of the video scene. The scene section detection processing unit (22) detects a video scene section and the shot (atmosphere) estimation unit (23) estimates the shot setting (atmosphere) by the illumination state of the shot where video is imaged and generates illumination control data appropriate for the scene, which is stored in (31). An illumination switching control unit (41) controls the illumination light of an illumination device (5) according to the illumination control data read from (31), thereby controlling the illumination appropriate for the video displayed on the video display device (1).

Abstract: Provided is an audio visual environment control system capable of realizing optimal audio-visual environment illumination control in accordance with the illumination condition upon shooting of a display image. A data transmission device comprises: a data multiplexing portion for multiplexing the shooting illumination data indicating the illumination condition at the shooting of each scene of video data on the video data, and a transmitting portion for modulating and transmitting the video data on which the shooting illumination data is multiplexed. A data receiving apparatus which receives the data comprises: a data separating portion 22 for separating the shooting illumination data from the video data, a CPU 23 for controlling the illuminating light of an illuminating device 27 in accordance with the illumination data, and an illumination control data generating portion 24.

Abstract: During reproduction of received wide-field video data by use of a receiving side apparatus, whatever may be the type, size, resolution and orientation of a receiving side display apparatus, the video information is converted, based on information transmitted together with the video information, such that the video information is suitable for the reproducing side display apparatus, thereby achieving a faithful display. A wide-field video generating/displaying system has a virtual video display system comprising one or more display apparatus (114) and also has a real video display system comprising one or more display apparatuses (105-107) that display the video information.

Abstract: An image forming method, device and a recording agent for forming an image through subtractive color mixing by using ink of plural color components different in hue. The ink is created by mixing a first coloring agent expressing one of the color components and a second coloring agent identical in hue to the first coloring agent. The ink has a higher spectral reflectance than a spectral reflectance of the first coloring agent.

Abstract: An image forming method, device and a recording agent for forming an image through subtractive color mixing by using ink of plural color components different in hue. The ink is created by mixing a first coloring agent expressing one of the color components and a second coloring agent identical in hue to the first coloring agent. The ink has a higher spectral reflectance than a spectral reflectance of the first coloring agent.