Abstract: A projector includes: a data input section which input the data of an image and/or sound; a data output section which outputs the input data; and a data transfer section which captures the data before being output by the data output section, and transfers the captured data to one or more other projectors, wherein the data output section transfers the data by the data transfer section and then outputs the data input from the data input section.

Abstract: A projector system includes: a plurality of computers connected to a network; and a plurality of projectors connected to the network, wherein each of the computers includes a connection request unit which gives a connection request to an arbitrary projector connected to the network, and each of the projectors includes a group information acquisition unit which acquires group information including apparatus IDs of the respective projectors of a group to which the own apparatus belongs, and a connection request unit which requests the projectors excluding the own apparatus among the projectors of the group to connection with an arbitrary computer, referring to the group information, when receiving the connection request from the arbitrary computer.

Abstract: A double floor structure capable of being adapted to the conditions of construction and the needs of users at low cost. A double floor structure (K) provided with support legs (1) which are provided on a lower floor and rows of beams which form an upper floor. The support legs (1) are each provided with an upper member (14) which supports a beam from the lower side, an intermediate member (13) which supports the upper member (14) from the lower side, and a lower member (12) which supports the intermediate member (13) from the lower side. The upper member (14), the intermediate member (13), and the lower member (12) consist of metallic, extruded shape material and are disposed in such a manner that the direction of the extrusion is aligned with the top-bottom direction.

Abstract: A double floor structure capable of being adapted to the conditions of construction and the needs of users at low cost. A double floor structure (K) provided with support legs (1) which are provided on a lower floor and rows of beams which form an upper floor. The support legs (1) are each provided with an upper member (14) which supports a beam from the lower side, an intermediate member (13) which supports the upper member (14) from the lower side, and a lower member (12) which supports the intermediate member (13) from the lower side. The upper member (14), the intermediate member (13), and the lower member (12) consist of metallic, extruded shape material and are disposed in such a manner that the direction of the extrusion is aligned with the top-bottom direction.

Abstract: A projector system includes: a plurality of computers connected to a network; and a plurality of projectors connected to the network, wherein each of the computers includes a connection request unit which gives a connection request to an arbitrary projector connected to the network, and each of the projectors includes a group information acquisition unit which acquires group information including apparatus IDs of the respective projectors of a group to which the own apparatus belongs, and a connection request unit which requests the projectors excluding the own apparatus among the projectors of the group to connection with an arbitrary computer, referring to the group information, when receiving the connection request from the arbitrary computer.

Abstract: A projector includes: a data input section which input the data of an image and/or sound; a data output section which outputs the input data; and a data transfer section which captures the data before being output by the data output section, and transfers the captured data to one or more other projectors, wherein the data output section transfers the data by the data transfer section and then outputs the data input from the data input section.

Abstract: A decorated character image is formed by arranging at least one decorated character formed by providing a desired character decoration on at least one arbitrary character, on an arbitrary background, with a character color being set to a character portion corresponding to the at least one arbitrary character, and a decorative color being set to a decorative portion corresponding to a portion formed by the desired character decoration. The decorated character image includes the character portion, the decorative portion, and a background portion formed by removing the character portion and the decorative portion from the background. At least one predetermined first default color is each set to a corresponding one of at least one of the character color and the decorative color, when arbitrary setting of the at least one of the character color and the decorative character is omitted.

Abstract: A distance measuring technology capable of stably and accurately performing distance measurement of an object without any highly accurate focus control mechanism is provided. A distance measuring apparatus has a mask for restricting light so as to pass through two or more different light passing positions; a lens system for focusing the light passed through the mask; an image taking-in means for taking in images from the light focused by the lens system; and a distance calculating means for calculating a distance from an imaging element to an object using the taken-in images. The mask restricts the light so as to pass through only specified positions.

Abstract: An image processing method, a contactless image processing apparatus, and a storage medium which stores processes. The method includes the steps of reading an original by a graphics input unit in a contactless manner and outputting from the graphics input unit information as to the original, measuring a distance from the graphics input unit to the original at least on the basis of information as to vertexes which is derived from the information as to the original which has been read and outputted from the graphics input unit and correcting for the information as to the original outputted from the graphics input unit on the basis of the distance which is measured and the information as to the vertexes.

Abstract: There are provided a tape printing apparatus that is capable of enhancing the operability thereof in inputting text data by providing an edit area aside from a text data input area where text data can be input, on a display screen, and a data input processing method therefor. The inputted data is recognized in a manner distinguishing between data within the maximum printable number of lines and data in excess of the maximum printable number of lines. Of the inputted data, there are displayed not only the data recognized to be within the maximum printable number of lines but also data of a predetermined number of lines in excess of the maximum printable number of lines.

Abstract: A main image and a background image are formed using colors each defined by a set of n-valued basic color gradation values each having any one of n possible values (n is an integer equal to or larger than 3) and defining a gradation value of a corresponding one of a predetermined set of basic colors. Different data items representative of candidates for the background image are stored as background image data candidates. Different sets of the basic gradation values corresponding respectively to the background image data candidates are stored as candidates for a main image gradation value set commonly applied to all valid pixels of the main image. One of the background image data candidates is arbitrarily set to a background image data item representative of the background image.

Abstract: A distance measuring technology capable of stably and accurately performing distance measurement of an object without any highly accurate focus control mechanism is provided. A distance measuring apparatus has a mask for restricting light so as to pass through two or more different light passing positions; a lens system for focusing the light passed through the mask; an image taking-in means for taking in images from the light focused by the lens system; and a distance calculating means for calculating a distance from an imaging element to an object using the taken-in images. The mask restricts the light so as to pass through only specified positions.

Abstract: A synthesized image is formed by synthesizing a main image and a background mage represented by respective image data items each having n-valued gradation values each having any one of n possible values(n is an integer which is equal to or larger than 3) and defining a density of pixels. A plurality of different data items representative of candidates for the background image are stored as background image data candidates. An arbitrary one of the background image data candidates is set to a background image data item representative of the background image. There is formed a main image data item forming a main image data item representative of the main image, the main image data item having n-valued main image gradation values commonly applied to all valid pixels of the main image, as values of the n-value gradation values.

Abstract: There is provided a color printing apparatus capable of easily and rapidly setting the color for each of edited items relating to color without lowering the degree of freedom of setting even if there are a large number of selectable edited items relating to color. The color printing apparatus has previously stored a plurality of sets of combinations of set values for a plurality of edited items relating to the color of the printed image, allows a user to select any one of the combinations of set values, and stores the set values of the selected combination along with the printed image so that the stored set values are rewritable by separately setting the edited items relating to the color of the printed image.

Abstract: In reading an image of the document, the CCD sensor reads the image of the document through the image reading lens. The reading head including the image reading lens and the CCD sensor is arranged deviated from the center of the document reading area so that the reading head is removed from above the document. The image of the document read in is corrected by the image correction device, and the corrected image is displayed on the display.

Abstract: A distance measuring technology is capable of stably and accurately performing measurement of the distance to the distance to an object without use of a highly accurate focus control mechanism. The distance measurement is performed by an apparatus having a mask for restricting light so as to pass light through two or more different light passing positions; a lens system for focusing the light that has passed through the mask; an image taking-in means for taking in images from the light focused by the lens system; and a distance calculating unit for calculating a distance from an imaging element to an object using the taken-in images. The mask restricts the light so that the light is able to pass through only specified positions.

Abstract: A simple non-contact image reader of high degree of freedom comprising a reading unit for reading images, a reading condition changing unit for changing the reading conditions of the reading unit, a storage unit for storing two read images which are read under two different reading conditions changed, and an image correction unit for composing two read images stored and developing them on a plane, wherein characters written on the surface of a folded form or a thick book can be read in a good operability state and on a high image quality basis by reading images in non-contact.

Abstract: An image input device comprises: a pixel shifting optical means that allows displacing an image-forming position on the image-pickup device of the incident light from the image-pickup optical system within one pixel to several pixels horizontally and vertically; an image pickup control means that controls pixel displacement conditions of the pixel shifting optical means; a resolution detection means that detects a resolution of an image on the basis of image information read by varying the pixel displacement conditions of the pixel shifting optical means; and a storage means that stores pixel information detected based on that the resolution is higher than a predetermined value, and/or information corresponding to a pixel position detected based on that the resolution is higher than the predetermined value.

Abstract: A monochrome display device easily and clearly distinguishes a multicolored character image from a multicolored background image by employing four gradations of monochrome. First and second monochrome gradations are assigned to any respective non-colored and colored elements of the background image and third and fourth monochrome gradations are assigned to any respective non-colored and colored elements of the character image to display a composite image of the background image and the character image.

Abstract: There is provided a printing apparatus and method which is capable of printing based on internal data stored within the apparatus or external data inputted from an external storage device, and at the same time capable of setting the enabling/disabling of an automatic power-off function. A tape printing apparatus has a keyboard for entering data indicative of characters and various commands. A RAM stores the data entered via the keyboard, as the internal data. The external data stored in a personal computer is inputted into the tape printing apparatus via a cable. The printing mode is sets to either an internal printing mode in which printing is performed based on the internal data stored in the RAM or an external printing mode in which printing is performed based on the external data inputted from the personal computer via the cable. A printer block performs printing on a tape in the set printing mode. A CPU determines ON/OFF setting of an automatic power-off function of automatically turning off power.