Abstract: The present invention aims at improving an image compression rate and enhancing quality of images after expansion. An image compression device generates compressed data formed by compressing an image.

Abstract: A healthcare apparatus (1) comprises input means (b1-bn, e1-en, 10, 13) for inputting a plurality of types of data to be used for the healthcare or diagnosis of a subject, storage means (19) for storing the data, and analyzing means (21) for analyzing the presence of correlation between the data. The analyzing means (21) analyzes the presence of correlation between the data by determining the correspondence between the transition of the data with time and a plurality of predetermined transition patterns.

Abstract: To allow a telop image to be displayed appropriately even when color information and transparency information for the telop image are transmitted over a network, the present invention provides a telop image sending/receiving system comprising a telop image sending apparatus and a telop image receiving apparatus in which the telop image sending apparatus has an OA fill signal input section for inputting color information for a telop image, an OA key signal input section for inputting transparency information for the telop image, an association storage section for storing color information and transparency information as a pair, a data compression section for compressing data, and a sending section for sending compressed color information and transparency information to a receiving apparatus, and the telop image receiving apparatus has a reception and storage section for receiving and storing the information, a data decompression section for performing data decompression, an OA fill signal output section for ou

Abstract: The free capacity of a storage device associated with an information processing apparatus is altered so that an application program running on the information processing apparatus and using the storage device may more accurately utilize the free capacity. The free capacity is altered either by (i) storing a dummy file on the storage device of appropriate size to create the new free capacity, or (ii) calculating the new free capacity and reporting the new free capacity to the application program. The free capacity is altered when the free capacity is greater than a first multiple of a predetermined capacity by a first offset value. The new free capacity is calculated by adding to a second multiple of the predetermined capacity a second offset value greater than the first offset value and smaller than the predetermined capacity. The first multiple is greater than the second multiple so that the created free capacity is always less than the original free capacity.

Abstract: An electronic thermometer includes a display device for displaying a temperature of an associated object under temperature measurement in a predetermined display digit number. A temperature measurement device generates a temperature measurement signal based on the temperature of the associated object. A computation device is provided for computing a temperature value of a digit number larger than the predetermined display digit number to be displayed on the display device on the basis of the temperature measurement signal. A control device controls the display device to display a first temperature value portion and a second temperature value portion. The first portion is displayed with a first set of predetermined digits and the second portion is displayed with a second set of predetermined digits, including any digit or digits other than the first predetermined digits.