Abstract: Provided is a transfer film that includes, as a medium-refractive-index film, a film containing metal oxide particles that has a central region in which there are no metal oxide particles, a surface-layer region (a1) formed on one side of the central region and including metal oxide particles, and a surface-layer region (a2) formed on the opposite side of the central region and including metal oxide particles, the transfer film being capable of providing a laminate that has excellent stain resistance, anti-reflection characteristics, transparency, sweat resistance, and scratch resistance, and in which interference patterns are reduced. By using said transfer film, it is possible to obtain a laminate that has excellent stain resistance, anti-reflection characteristics, transparency, sweat resistance, and scratch resistance, and in which interference patterns are reduced.

Abstract: Provided is a transfer film wherein: a low-refractive-index film having a refractive index (Nx) and a high-refractive-index film having a refractive index (Ny) are laminated in this order on one surface of a peeling film; the refractive indices satisfy Nx<Ny; and the high-refractive-index film contains an aminosilane. Also provided is a laminate wherein: a high-refractive-index film and a low-refractive-index film are laminated in this order on the surface of a substrate; and the high-refractive-index film contains an aminosilane. The transfer film is obtained by successively laminating and curing a composition for the low-refractive-index film and a composition for the high-refractive-index film on the peeling film. The laminate is produced by bonding the surface of the high-refractive-index film of the transfer film to the substrate, and then peeling away the peeling film.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a transfer film in which the function layer such as an anti-reflective layer can be laminated using a film having high surface tension, and a laminate including a soil resistant layer formed by a wet method and having high water repellency and oil repellency and high transparency, scratch resistance, and sweat resistance can be provided, and a method for producing the transfer film. A transfer film according to the present invention is a transfer film including a transparent base material film and a soil resistant cured film laminated on the surface of the transparent base material film, wherein a water contact angle (1) of a surface of the soil resistant cured film not contacting the transparent base material film is not more than 100°, a water contact angle (2) of a surface of the soil resistant cured film contacting the transparent base material film is not less than 90°, and a contact angle (?) of triolein is not less than 55°.

Abstract: There is provided an image album creating system for creating an image album by receiving high image-quality images used for creating the image album after creating an image album sample by using low image-quality images, having a low image-quality image receiving section for receiving the low image-quality images of original images whose image quality has been lowered by an orderer of the image album from an image album orderer's apparatus, an image information receiving section for receiving image information concerning the original image that can be specified from the original image or in capturing the original image and cannot be specified from the low image-quality image by correlating with each one of the low image-quality images received by the low image-quality image receiving section, an image selecting section for selecting the low image-quality image to be allocated to the image album out of the low image-quality images received by the low image-quality image receiving section by analyzing the low

Abstract: Linear notch patterns at fixed intervals are formed by contacting blades 6a on a drum 6 with a film F and mechanically transferring the shape of the blades 6a to the film F. The notch pattern is formed to be approximately parallel to the axial direction of the drum 6. When a flexural stress is applied in the direction of the film F transport by passing the film over the bending roll 8 while applying a predetermined tension thereto, crazes or cracks are formed inside the notch patterns, with the notches in the notch patterns serving as starting points thereof. Since crazes or cracks are formed using the notch patterns as starting points, relatively large crazes or cracks can be obtained, and optical characteristics can be controlled at a high level.

Abstract: When an image obtained with use of a digital camera is deleted, deletion information including time and date of photography thereof is generated and recorded in a memory card. When an image obtained by photography is stored in the memory card, the deletion information is referred to, and a weight is set for the photographed image according to the number of deleted images photographed within a predetermined time before and/or after photography of the image, and added to the image.

Abstract: A layout image is generated by laying out images in a background area according to a predetermined rule. An instruction to edit the layout image is received from a user, and the layout image is edited. Based on a result of editing according to the instruction, user preference information representing preference of the user is generated. The user preference information is fed back in subsequent layout image generation.

Abstract: A portable printer contains a print controller that acquires first ID of a first character printed in advance on an instant film from a wireless tag embedded in the instant film; acquires second ID of a second character contained in image data to be printed on the instant film from a header of the image data. The print controller makes a judgment based on a print permission table and the IDs of the first and second characters as to whether an image based on the image data is permitted to be printed together on the instant film. The print controller then performs an output based on a result of the judgment. The print permission table is stored in a storage portion and indicates whether the first character and the second character are allowed to be printed on a common instant film.

Abstract: [Purpose] To provide a light regulating film and a laminated light regulating film with relatively large crazes or cracks, capable of controlling optical properties such as transmissivity and scattering to a high degree, as well as a method for producing a light regulating film and a method for producing a laminated light regulating film. [Constitution] Linear notch patterns at fixed intervals are formed by contacting blades 6a on a drum 6 with a film F and mechanically transferring the shape of the blades 6a to the film F. The notch pattern is formed to be approximately parallel to the axial direction of the drum 6. When a flexural stress is applied in the direction of the film F transport by passing the film over the bending roll 8 while applying a predetermined tension thereto, crazes or cracks are formed inside the notch patterns, with the notches in the notch patterns serving as starting points thereof.

Abstract: There is provided an image album creating system for creating an image album by receiving high image-quality images used for creating the image album after creating an image album sample by using low image-quality images, having a low image-quality image receiving section for receiving the low image-quality images of original images whose image quality has been lowered by an orderer of the image album from an image album orderer's apparatus, an image information receiving section for receiving image information concerning the original image that can be specified from the original image or in capturing the original image and cannot be specified from the low image-quality image by correlating with each one of the low image-quality images received by the low image-quality image receiving section, an image selecting section for selecting the low image-quality image to be allocated to the image album out of the low image-quality images received by the low image-quality image receiving section by analyzing the low

Abstract: A layout image is generated by laying out images in a background area according to a predetermined rule. An instruction to edit the layout image is received from a user, and the layout image is edited. Based on a result of editing according to the instruction, user preference information representing preference of the user is generated. The user preference information is fed back in subsequent layout image generation.

Abstract: When an image obtained with use of a digital camera is deleted, deletion information including time and date of photography thereof is generated and recorded in a memory card. When an image obtained by photography is stored in the memory card, the deletion information is referred to, and a weight is set for the photographed image according to the number of deleted images photographed within a predetermined time before and/or after photography of the image, and added to the image.

Abstract: A portable printer contains a print controller that acquires first ID of a first character printed in advance on an instant film from a wireless tag embedded in the instant film; acquires second ID of a second character contained in image data to be printed on the instant film from a header of the image data. The print controller makes a judgment based on a print permission table and the IDs of the first and second characters as to whether an image based on the image data is permitted to be printed together on the instant film. The print controller then performs an output based on a result of the judgment. The print permission table is stored in a storage portion and indicates whether the first character and the second character are allowed to be printed on a common instant film.

Abstract: E-mail to which an image file has been attached is transmitted from a mobile telephone, which is equipped with a camera, to an image server. The image server receives the e-mail and, if the image file is not an EXIF file, formats the file as an EXIF file. The image data is read from the EXIF file and thumbnail image data is generated by the image server. The generated thumbnail image data is recorded in the header area of the EXIF file. The EXIF file is then transmitted from the image server to an image file receiving apparatus. Since thumbnail image data is not contained in the header of the image file transmitted to the image server from the mobile telephone having the camera, the amount of data in the image file is reduced.

Abstract: A copolymer excellent in vibration-damping property, flame retardancy and transparency, composed of from 20 to 100% by weight of a phosphate monomer (a) unit of the following general formula (1), from 0 to 80% by weight of a (meth)acrylate monomer (b) unit, and from 0 to 30% by weight of the other monomer (c) unit copolymerizable with them; a vibration-damping material 2 and a vibration-damping part composed of this copolymer; and a copolymer composition are disclosed: R1=a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2,R3=hydrogen atom; from C1 to C8 alkyl group or alkyl ether group, or aryl group; A=from C2 to C14 alkylene group or poly-oxyalkylene group.

Abstract: An image processing server capable of improving the usability for the editing of image data derived by a mobile communication device having an image sensor. The image processing server is provided with a communicator for receiving from a mobile communication device an E-mail attached with image data; a position information database for storing position information about a base stations; a position specifier for specifying the position of the mobile communication device being a sender of the E-mail; an Exif tag adder for adding an Exif to the image data; and a position information adder for providing the Exif tag with attribute information of the image data, i.e., position information indicating the position of the mobile communication device specified by the position specifier.

Abstract: An image processing server for providing a service to execute processing of image data, has an image processing portion for processing the image data attached to an e-mail received from a cellular phone by utilizing a grid computing that is constructed by a plurality of PCs connected in parallel via a network, and a reward information producing portion for producing reward information to offer a reward to an owner of the PC, which executed the processing of the image data, out of the PCs. Therefore, the image processing server can implement a service to execute processing of image data at a low cost.

Abstract: The image sending apparatus comprises a device which causes a desired movie file to be specified, a device which creates a general-purpose animation image file from the specified movie file, and a device which sends the animation image file. The image sending apparatus is capable of forming and sending images similar to a movie so that even an ordinary portable terminal or the like containing no chip for processing movie data can easily receive movies.

Abstract: The image of an object to be monitored is captured periodically by a digital camera. A monitoring computer is accessed from a mobile telephone, whereupon still-image data representing the latest image captured by the digital camera is stored in the monitoring computer. The still-image data is subjected to a data conversion so as to be displayable by a display device of the mobile telephone. The still-image data that has undergone the data conversion is transmitted from the monitoring computer to the mobile telephone.

Abstract: A disk holder according to the present invention has a first core 1 and a second core 2. The cores are members having a given length with a generally U-shaped cross section and combined to oppose to each other so that adjustment of expansion and contraction of the cores can be carried out between an expanded diameter position and a contracted diameter position. The surfaces of the cores 1 and 2 are provided with rows of guides 7a and 7b and supports 8a and 8b. The row of the guides 7a and 7b forms flutes for receiving disks D one by one inbetween the guides to hold the disks at predetermined intervals. The supports 8a and 8b are projected rows for supporting the inner periphery of the axle hole of the disk by three-point support, the supports 8b being provided with resiliency. The holder 5 is inserted into the axle hole of the disk D at the contracted diameter position and supports a plurality of disks D, D, D . . . in a row at the expanded diameter position.