Abstract: A medical image diagnosing support method of the present invention includes: a site region extracting step for obtaining a tomographic image which is picked up by a medical diagnostic imaging apparatus and extracting a predetermined site region from the obtained tomographic image; a first region extracting step for extracting a first lesion candidate region from the site region based on pixel values of the site region extracted in the predetermined site region extracting step; a second region extracting step for extracting a second lesion candidate region from the site region based on a distribution of the pixel values of the site region extracted in the predetermined site region extracting step; and a region correcting step for correcting the first lesion candidate region extracted in the first region extracting step by using the second lesion candidate region extracted in the second region extracting step.

Abstract: An overwrap packed body is obtained by heating and shrinking a wrapping material in a condition that five drink products collectively wrapped by the wrapping material. Three perforated lines passing through gap portions between the adjacent drink products are formed on the wrapping material at an interval of 2 mm in parallel. When the three perforated line portions are pushed with fingers in the gap portion between the adjacent drink products, the wrapping material torn from the pushed portion in a vertical direction. Thus, the packed drink products DG can be easily taken out one by one.

Abstract: A diagnostic imaging support system includes input means (15) for setting a characteristic quantity for performing a predetermined threshold processing for a bone region in an image of a subject; control means (10) for reading out the image from storage means (11) which stores the image of the subject, extracting a diagnostic region including the bone region from the read image on the basis of the characteristic quantity set by the input means, and calculating, for the extracted diagnostic region, structure analysis information of the bone by use of component identification information representing a bone portion component and a component other than the bone portion; and display means (14) for displaying the calculated structure analysis information of the bone while relating it to the image of the subject.

Abstract: In an air conditioner for a vehicle, a blower of a blower unit includes a double-axial motor having a rotation axis positioned approximately in a vehicle top-bottom direction, a pair of centrifugal fans located at two sides of the double-axial motor in an axial direction, and a pair of scroll casings in which the centrifugal fans are accommodated, respectively. The two air outlet portions are arranged in the vehicle top-bottom direction, and are adjacent to be joined to an air inlet portion of the air conditioning unit, substantially as a single air outlet. Furthermore, the two air outlet portions are located approximately at the same height position as that of the air passing portion of the cooling heat exchanger, and have a height dimension (H2) at its downstream end side that is approximately equal to a height dimension (H1) of the air passing portion of the cooling heat exchanger.

Abstract: In the terminal apparatus, a CPU 100 reads out a simultaneous/switch display condition that is currently employed from display control table information stored in a simultaneous/switch display condition memory section 102c, and identifies whether a screen display instruction operation instructs a switch display or a simultaneous display in accordance with the simultaneous/switch display condition that has been read out and the circumstance when the screen display instruction operation is performed. When the screen display instruction operation is identified as instructing the simultaneous display, the CPU 100 reads out the display layout condition that is currently employed from display layout table information stored in a display layout condition memory section 102d, and controls a display layout for the simultaneous display in accordance with the display layout condition that has been read out and the circumstance when the screen display instruction operation is performed.

Abstract: An image diagnosis support apparatus according to the invention comprises an adipose distribution data computing device which figures out adipose distribution data measured of a desired site in a subject from at least one medical image; an abnormal shadow candidate detecting device which detects an abnormal shadow candidate based on the figured-out adipose distribution data; and a display device which displays the abnormal shadow candidate detected by the abnormal shadow candidate detecting device and the medical image in a manner of being related to each other.

Abstract: Wireless electronic payment of a cellular phone to a commercial company for commodities and/or services, received from the company, through the company's register and a non-contact IC of the cellular phone is protected from being hindered by an incoming call or mail received by the cellular phone. To this end, an RF block of the cellular phone detects the incoming call or mail received externally over a communication line. The non-contact IC pays wirelessly and electronically for the commodities and/or services received from the company. If a CPU of the cellular phone is responsive to the RF block detecting the incoming call or mail when the non-contact IC is not performing the paying process for going to a telephone-call establishment process based on an off-hook operation in response to the incoming call.

Abstract: Provided is a portable telephone apparatus which can change the arrangement (style) of its display portion and operation portion, and which makes it easy to input authentication information for making itself usable. A storage unit stores style lock association information that associates styles with authentication methods for making the portable telephone apparatus usable in these styles. A control unit determines whether or not terminal locking is imposed when the power is turned on. If the terminal locking is imposed, the control unit refers to the style lock association information and selects an authentication method associated with the current style detected by a style detection sensor. In a case where user authentication by the selected authentication method is successful, the control unit cancels the terminal locking and makes the portable telephone apparatus usable.

Abstract: Changing of setting of a predetermined function or file that is selected is controlled only by performing fingerprint authentication while data regarding the predetermined function or file is displayed on a display unit. While data regarding a function arbitrarily selected by an input unit from a plurality of functions is displayed on the display unit, a control unit authenticates a user based on fingerprint information representing a fingerprint pattern read by a fingerprint sensor and registered fingerprint information pre-stored in a fingerprint information area. If the authentication is successful, the control unit changes a “user restriction flag” associated with the function selected by the input unit in protection setting information stored in a user restriction flag storage area to an effective state or an ineffective state.

Abstract: An image editing device which includes: display means for displaying an image having a plurality of pixel value regions including an attention region; setting means for setting a graphic passing through the attention region and at least one region different from the attention region on the image; and control means for judging which of the regions contains the ending-point of the graphic which has been set, executing extension or deletion of the attention region according to the graphic and the judgment result, and causing the display means to display the region extended or deleted as a new attention region.

Abstract: An image diagnosis supporting device operates, through digitizing, to apply predetermined image processing to a medical image and to generate a multi-valued image having discrete multiple values. At least one decision making processing routine is then executed on the multi-valued image and/or the medical image; and, from among shadows in the processed image, a focus candidate shadow which is likely to indicate a diseased site is extracted. The extracted focus candidate shadow is then displayed in the medical image so that it is easily identifiable.

Abstract: A region-extraction method for extracting a contour of a desired region is provided. The method includes: a step (a) for displaying an image; a step (b) for selecting a desired region in the image; a step (c) for selecting an element graphic corresponding at least a partial contour in a partial region in the desired region; a step (d) for approximating the contour of a part of the element image to at least a partial contour in the partial region; a step (e) for repeating the steps (c) to (d) at least twice; and a step (f) for making a first contour by combining at least a part of elements after the approximation.

Abstract: An image diagnosis supporting device displaying medical images in order while shifting the same vertically and laterally on a display screen so that an area in which an abnormal candidate shadow exists and a position at which a marker indicating the area are almost fixed in the display screen.

Abstract: A medical image display method of this invention includes an organ display step for displaying an image of a predetermined organ including a desired blood vessel in a medical image on a display unit; a blood vessel selection step for selecting the desired blood vessel from the image of the predetermined organ displayed by the organ display step and designating a specific position of the desired blood vessel; and an image display step for displaying a pseudo image in a pseudo imaging mode as if a contrast, agent were made to flow through the blood vessel selected in the blood vessel selection step. The pseudo image of the flow of the contrast agent in the blood vessel assists doctor in conducting diagnoses and therapies.

Abstract: Upon detection to connection to a cradle, a control section of a mobile communication terminal accesses a storage section to determine whether setting information indicating operation settings of various functions is stored therein. When setting information is stored therein, the control section turns on power of the mobile communication terminal and controls the respective sections to execute an operation according to the setting information. While, no setting information is stored therein, the control section performs a charging operation without turning on power of the mobile communication terminal. Then, upon detection of release of connection to the cradle, the executed operation is finished based on the setting information.

Abstract: A medical image diagnosis support device comprises an organ region setting means for setting an organ region on the medical image of the subject obtained by a medical imaging device, a deformation degree calculating means for calculating the deformation degree of the organ region set by the organ region setting means, a reference value storing means for storing the index of the deformation degree of the organ region as a reference value, a lesion detecting means for comparing the stored reference value with the deformation degree calculated by the deformation calculating means and for detecting existence of a lesion of the organ region from the comparison result, and a presenting means for presenting the existence to the examiner at least either visually or auditorily.

Abstract: A three-dimensional image display apparatus emphasizes display of a particular portion using the volume rendering method, where a volume image constructed by aligning a plurality of tomograms is shaded and projected on a predetermined projection plane to produce a 3D image. A volume rendering method is used where, in an algorithm for shading, virtual light beams are radiated from a virtual light source set outside the volume image, and pixel values on the projection plane are calculated based on reflectivity and density gradient of light beams at the respective pixels on the projection plane. At a luminescence ratio allocating area, a luminescence ratio is allocated for amplifying light beams entering pixels representing a particular object to be emphasized. The thus-allocated luminescence ratio is added as a parameter of the shading calculation in the volume rendering method and is used for calculation of pixel values on the projection plane.

Abstract: In the event that a cellular telephone is placed in a charging stand in an incoming wait status or if a predetermined time that the device has been left unattended elapses, a slide show display is executed which sequentially switches and displays a plurality of images in the main display portion but only when in the arrangement position of namely, view style, in a folded position with the main display portion facing outward. Additionally, when executing a slide show display, the slide direction is switched as the image size adjusts corresponding to the direction (portrait display position, landscape display position) of the main display portion.

Abstract: The virtual three-dimensional image of an observed object is formed by arranging a plurality of sectional images and projected from a viewpoint fixed to a predetermined position onto a projection plane which is fixed to a predetermined position to form and display a perspective image. The pixel value on the sectional image which is transversed by a projection line extending from the viewpoint to the projection plane are read and, if the read value coincides with one of a plurality of predetermined values, pixel data are recorded in a pixel recording region corresponding to that value in pixel value memories. While the projection line scans the pixels one by one on the projection plane, for each coming scanned pixel the pixel data are recorded. After all the data are recorded, the pixel data recorded in the pixel value memories are read out and the data are displayed on a display as a perspective image.

Abstract: Wireless electronic payment of a cellular phone to a commercial company for commodities and/or services, received from the company, through the company's register and a non-contact IC of the cellular phone is protected from being hindered by an incoming call or mail received by the cellular phone. To this end, an RF block of the cellular phone detects the incoming call or mail received externally over a communication line. The non-contact IC pays wirelessly and electronically for the commodities and/or services received from the company. If a CPU of the cellular phone is responsive to the RF block detecting the incoming call or mail when the non-contact IC is not performing the paying process for going to a telephone-call establishment process based on an off-hook operation in response to the incoming call.