Abstract: A display image of a frame is input in time series. An inverse colored image to cancel the display image is generated. The display image is divided into a plurality of subfields, and the inverse colored image is also divided into a plurality of subfields. A time divisional image is generated by disposing a display time of a subfield of the inverse colored image before and after a display time of a corresponding subfield of the display image. While displaying the time divisional image on a screen, a light from the screen is transmitted in synchronization with display timing of the display image in a display time of the time divisional image, and the light is cut off in synchronization with display timing of the inverse colored image in the display time of the time divisional image.

Abstract: An omnidirectional camera performs image sensing of a panoramic object 6 surrounding it, and sends the video signal to an image capturing device 1, then the image capturing device 1 extracts a video signal of a partial object 61 and sends the extracted video signal to a camera-equipped portable terminal 3 carried in user's hand at a place distant from the omnidirectional camera 2 to display the image of the video signal on a display surface 32a of the portable terminal, and the user shoots a surrounding object 8 with the portable terminal 3 and sends the surrounding video signal to the device 1.

Abstract: A method for a digest generating apparatus to generate a digest of image content or sound content is provided. The digest generating apparatus obtains an audience rating or an audience count of image content or sound content at established time intervals, and extracts images from the image content or extracts sounds from the sound content. The extracted images or the extracted sounds correspond to a time when the audience rating or the audience count exceeds a threshold. Then, the digest generating apparatus generates a digest by using the extracted images or the extracted sounds. The audience rating or the audience count can be obtained by using audience data corresponding to an audience group having a specific user profile.

Abstract: A center terminal to be used in an information providing system for providing related information that is related to advertising content associated with video content is provided. The center terminal includes: a part for receiving user information, content information for identifying the video content and locating information for locating advertising content; a part for storing, for each video content, identification information of advertising content and locating information corresponding to the advertising content; a storing part for obtaining identification information of advertising content by using the content information and the locating information, and storing the identification information or related information on the advertising content; a sending part for sending the related information on the basis of the user information.

Abstract: A method for a digest generating apparatus to generate a digest of image content or sound content is provided. The digest generating apparatus obtains an audience rating or an audience count of image content or sound content at established time intervals, and extracts images from the image content or extracts sounds from the sound content. The extracted images or the extracted sounds correspond to a time when the audience rating or the audience count exceeds a threshold. Then, the digest generating apparatus generates a digest by using the extracted images or the extracted sounds. The audience rating or the audience count can be obtained by using audience data corresponding to an audience group having a specific user profile.

Abstract: A data transmission and reception scheme capable of reducing required devices in the data transmission and reception system for an economical advantage, realizing the concurrent data delivery to a plurality of data reception devices, and allowing each one of a plurality of data reception devices to start the data reception at arbitrary timing. In a system for transmitting data from a data transmission device to unspecified many data reception devices that make asynchronous connections, the data transmission device carries out the repetitive transmission by repeating the operations of transmitting a prescribed amount of data to be transmitted by applying a prescribed signal conversion and then pausing the signal conversion processing for a prescribed period of time so as to provide a transmission pause state in the transmission signals which is to be utilized as a reception timing at each data repcetion device.

Abstract: A data collection method and system is provided, by which blank time due to a time lag is not generated and a call probability to be broadcast can be calculated based on the number of potentially calling terminals which was counted as recently as possible. In the method, the center broadcasts to terminals a call probability and a control ID number which is increased by one for each broadcast. Each terminal calls up the center based on the received probability value, and if calling up, the terminal informs the center of terminal data and the received ID number. The center manages the probability value and the number of received calls for each ID.

Abstract: A bearing is provided with a rolling element interposed between an outer ring and an inner ring thereof. The outer ring of the bearing is formed by integrating three elements, a metallic outer ring body having a path of rotation for the rolling elements, an insulating thin film made of a polymer elastic material having an electrical insulating property and covering a portion where the outer ring body is mounted to a housing, and a thin metallic plate provided on an outer surface of the insulating thin film.