Abstract: A method includes receiving a first signal originating from a first communication device located in a vehicle, the first signal indicating a requested product or service, a receiving time for the requested product or service, and a moving route of the vehicle, determining a receiving location of the requested product or service based on the receiving time and the moving route indicated by the first signal, and transmitting a second signal to a second communication device associated with the determined receiving location, the second signal indicating an instruction to prepare the requested product or service.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a first signal originating from a first communication device located in a vehicle, the first signal indicating a requested product or service, a receiving time for the requested product or service, and a moving route of the vehicle, determining a receiving location of the requested product or service based on the receiving time and the moving route indicated by the first signal, and transmitting a second signal to a second communication device associated with the determined receiving location, the second signal indicating an instruction to prepare the requested product or service.

Abstract: A focal difference magnification calculation processor, a distortion correction magnification calculation processor, a magnification correction value calculation processor that calculates a magnification correction value that corrects a magnification of the plurality of images so that image heights of the plurality of images are consistent, and an area determination processor that determines an area used as an image for an image composition from among the plurality of images whose magnification was corrected by the magnification correction value are included, and the area determination processor determines an image that results in a minimum magnification correction value from among the plurality of images, and determines the area.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus including: an image sensor for obtaining image data; a highlight signal generation circuit for generating a highlight signal from the image data; a highlight signal combining circuit for combining a plurality of the highlight signals to generate a combined highlight signal; a display image generation circuit for superimposing the combined highlight signal on the image data to generate display image data; and a controller for moving the focusing position to a different focus position, obtaining first image data and second image data, causing the highlight signal generation circuit to generate first and second highlight signals from these pieces of image data, causing the highlight signal combining circuit to combine the first and second highlight signals to generate a combined highlight signal, and causing the display image generation circuit to superimpose the combined highlight signal on the second image data to generate display image data.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an image data selecting section that calculates a luminance equivalent value for each of regions of two or more images of different exposure amounts, compares a luminance equivalent value with a threshold value and selects an image to be used for each region; a white balance gain calculating section that calculates a white balance coefficient using an image that is selected for each region; and a basic image processing section that corrects a white balance of a combined image using the white balance coefficient calculated by the white balance gain calculating section.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an AWB gain calculation section that calculates a WB gain Gs and a hysteresis gain Gh for every frame, a WB correction section that performs WB correction using Gh, a control section that causes the WB correction section to perform the WB correction using a fixed gain Gf during lock of white balance, and a gain adjustment section that weights and adds a WB gain Gs(n) and a correction hysteresis gain Gh?(n?1) to calculate a correction hysteresis gain Gh?(n) after unlock of the white balance, and the control section causes the WB correction section to perform WB correction for a frame n using Gh?(n).

Abstract: A focal difference magnification calculation processor, a distortion correction magnification calculation processor, a magnification correction value calculation processor that calculates a magnification correction value that corrects a magnification of the plurality of images so that image heights of the plurality of images are consistent, and an area determination processor that determines an area used as an image for an image composition from among the plurality of images whose magnification was corrected by the magnification correction value are included, and the area determination processor determines an image that results in a minimum magnification correction value from among the plurality of images, and determines the area.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an image data selecting section that calculates a luminance equivalent value for each of regions of two or more images of different exposure amounts, compares a luminance equivalent value with a threshold value and selects an image to be used for each region; a white balance gain calculating section that calculates a white balance coefficient using an image that is selected for each region; and a basic image processing section that corrects a white balance of a combined image using the white balance coefficient calculated by the white balance gain calculating section.

Abstract: An imaging device includes an optical information acquiring section that acquires optical information of a photographing optical system to form an image in the imaging element, an optical function calculating section that calculates an optical function to determine the correction function based on the optical information, a pixel function calculating section that calculates a pixel function to determine the correction function based on the pixel outputs of pixels positioned around focus detecting pixels, and a correction function selecting section (2172d) that selects the correction function to correct the pixel output to be output from the focus detecting pixels corresponding to current frame, based on the optical function, the pixel function and the optical information.

Abstract: An imaging device, comprising an imaging section for forming a subject image and obtaining image data, a lens control section for changing focus lens position, and a position correction section for carrying out alignment of a plurality of image data that have been acquired by the imaging section, wherein the position correction section selectively executes local alignment processing for carrying out alignment locally, and global alignment processing for carrying out alignment globally, based on relative focus position between two images that will be combined.

Abstract: An imaging device according to the present invention includes: an imaging circuit to obtain image data by imaging an object; an image synthesis circuit to synthesize synthesis image data using the image data; an image synthesis estimation circuit to estimate whether an object possibly to be synthesized is included or not in the image synthesis circuit; and an image capturing instruction circuit to instruct the imaging circuit to capture an image, wherein the image capturing instruction circuit instructs the imaging circuit to capture a plurality of images according to an estimation result of the image synthesis estimation circuit.

Abstract: An activity enhancer for an anticancer agent includes, as an active ingredient, a D-form amino acid residue-containing FNIII14 polypeptide, the D-form amino acid residue-containing FNIII14 being a polypeptide FNIII14 represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 in which at least one of amino acid residues at positions 1 to 13 is a D-form amino acid residue. An anticancer composition includes the activity enhancer for an anticancer agent and an anticancer agent.

Abstract: An imaging device includes an optical information acquiring section that acquires optical information of a photographing optical system to form an image in the imaging element, an optical function calculating section that calculates an optical function to determine the correction function based on the optical information, a pixel function calculating section that calculates a pixel function to determine the correction function based on the pixel outputs of pixels positioned around focus detecting pixels, and a correction function selecting section (2172d) that selects the correction function to correct the pixel output to be output from the focus detecting pixels corresponding to current frame, based on the optical function, the pixel function and the optical information.

Abstract: An imaging device, comprising an imaging section for forming a subject image and obtaining image data, a lens control section for changing focus lens position, and a position correction section for carrying out alignment of a plurality of image data that have been acquired by the imaging section, wherein the position correction section selectively executes local alignment processing for carrying out alignment locally, and global alignment processing for carrying out alignment globally, based on relative focus position between two images that will be combined.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit and an image processing unit. The image capturing unit captures a subject by an image sensor including focus detection pixels. The image processing unit includes a correction range determination unit configured to determine a range of a correction coefficient based on an optical condition of a photographing optical system, and a correction coefficient calculation unit configured to calculate the correction coefficient based on pixel data of a pixel positioned near the focus detection pixel, and a pixel correction unit configured to correct the pixel data of the focus detection pixel based on the correction coefficient and the range.

Abstract: An imaging device according to the present invention includes: an imaging circuit to obtain image data by imaging an object; an image synthesis circuit to synthesize synthesis image data using the image data; an image synthesis estimation circuit to estimate whether an object possibly to be synthesized is included or not in the image synthesis circuit; and an image capturing instruction circuit to instruct the imaging circuit to capture an image, wherein the image capturing instruction circuit instructs the imaging circuit to capture a plurality of images according to an estimation result of the image synthesis estimation circuit.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit and an image processing unit. The image capturing unit captures a subject by an image sensor including focus detection pixels. The image processing unit includes a correction range determination unit configured to determine a range of a correction coefficient based on an optical condition of a photographing optical system, and a correction coefficient calculation unit configured to calculate the correction coefficient based on pixel data of a pixel positioned near the focus detection pixel, and a pixel correction unit configured to correct the pixel data of the focus detection pixel based on the correction coefficient and the range.

Abstract: A moving image generation apparatus includes an image display unit, a partial image specification unit, a partial image cutout unit, and a moving image generation unit. The image display unit displays an image. The partial image specification unit specifies a partial image of a predetermined range corresponding to each of points in the displayed image. The partial image cutout unit cuts out a plurality of partial images from between two arbitrary partial images included in the specified partial images. The moving image generation unit generates a moving image based on the specified partial images and the cutout partial images.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a noise reduction intensity control unit that controls a noise reduction intensity, which indicates a degree to which noise reduction is applied to image data, on the basis of a luminance variation ratio, which indicates a variation amount by which a luminance of the image data gradually varies, and a noise reduction unit that reduces a noise in the image data on the basis of the noise reduction intensity controlled by the noise reduction intensity control unit.

Abstract: An activity enhancer for an anticancer agent includes, as an active ingredient, a D-form amino acid residue-containing FNIII14 polypeptide, the D-form amino acid residue-containing FNIII14 being a polypeptide FNIII14 represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 in which at least one of amino acid residues at positions 1 to 13 is a D-form amino acid residue. An anticancer composition includes the activity enhancer for an anticancer agent and an anticancer agent.