Abstract: An image processing apparatus of the present invention acquires a photographed image of an object on which a plurality of indicators have been arranged, recognizes an indicator in the photographed image, detects the position of the indicator, judges the state of the object based on the detected position of the indicator, and judges the state of the photographed image based on the detected positional relationship of the plurality of indicators, when the judged state of the object is a predetermined state.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus of the present invention acquires a photographed image of an object on which indicators have been arranged, detects the indicators from the photographed image with use of a comparison reference image for pattern matching prepared in advance, and instructs to perform predetermined processing based on the detected indicators. The indicators each have a pattern where influence of geometrical image distortion generated corresponding to a photographing distance or a photographing angle with respect to the object is restrained by a central portion of the photographed image, and the comparison reference image is a partial image corresponding to a central portion of the indicator. The indicators are detected from the photographed image by comparing the comparison reference image with the acquired photographed image.

Abstract: An image display system comprises red, green and blue laser light sources, a spatial light modulator that modulates the laser light of different colors in a time sharing manner and a controller that controls the operation of the laser light sources and the spatial light modulator. The green and red laser light sources are lit in this order in each frame. The green color is diminished due to the response delay of the spatial light modulator, but the green laser light produced by the green laser light source has a relatively large color phase shift from the standard green color so that the shortage of green color cancels the color phase shift of the generated green color so that the color phase shift of the displayed intermediate color can be minimized.

Abstract: The present invention improves the recognition rate of an augmented reality marker and the processing speed thereof, simultaneously. In the present invention, a CPU binarizes actual image captured in an image sensor in accordance with an adaptive thresholding, and detects an augmented reality marker from within the binarized image. Then, the CPU determines a binarization threshold based on the augmented reality marker, and after binarizing the actual image captured in the image sensor in accordance with a fixed threshold binarization method using the binarization threshold, recognizes the augmented reality marker based on the binarized image.

Abstract: A camera with a function of automatically setting shooting conditions, is provided with a memory storing plural pieces of feature information of an object corresponding to different positions, respectively, the feature information of an object representing features of the object, a judging unit for, when a shooting operation is performed with the camera at a position to obtain an image, obtaining from the memory feature information corresponding to the camera position and judging whether or not an object corresponding to the obtained feature information is found in the image obtained in the shooting operation, and a shooting-operation controller for changing shooting conditions depending on the judgment made by the judging unit.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to obtain an image that is more similar to a real ink-wash painting. An ink-wash painting conversion unit 44 converts data of an original image into data of a painterly image. A characteristic region detection unit 42 detects a characteristic region of the original image from the data of the original image. A conversion unit 45 executes gradation processing of gradating the characteristic region detected by the characteristic region detection unit 42, and margin setting processing of setting a margin region to be added to the painterly image, as image processing of further converting the data of the painterly image that was converted by the ink-wash painting conversion unit 44.

Abstract: The importance detection unit 52 detects importance of each pixel composing the original image thus acquired. In addition, the importance map generation unit 52 generates an importance map indicating distribution of the importance detected for each pixel. The characteristic region detection unit 61 detects a characteristic region of the original image, from the original image thus acquired. The determination unit 62 determines a brushstroke pattern that should be applied to the characteristic region thus detected, from at least two types of brushstroke patterns stored in a storage unit. The brushstroke pattern conversion unit 63 converts an image in the characteristic region into an image, to which the brushstroke pattern is applied, based on the brushstroke pattern thus determined. The adjustment unit 64 adjusts color of the image of the brushstroke pattern being the image in the characteristic region, based on the importance map thus generated.

Abstract: The present invention provides a mechanical seal sliding member with high lubricating characteristics, in which the coefficient of friction and the temperature of sliding surfaces are lowered and stabilized without excessive leakage. In the mechanical seal sliding member of the present invention, on the sliding surface 2, a plurality of grating sections 5 are formed separately in each of which a plurality of linear shape ridge portions parallel to each other are formed in a predetermined region with a predetermined pitch. The linear shape ridge portions of the plurality of grating sections are formed as inclined at a predetermined angle to a sliding direction of the sliding surfaces 2. Such periodic structure can improve the lubricating characteristics for lubrication.

Abstract: An image display apparatus including a laser light source apparatus with a semiconductor laser as a light source increases the heat releasing ability of the laser light source apparatus in the image display apparatus. In order to accomplish this, a heat sink is provided to a green color laser light source apparatus, which generates green color light by wavelength conversion from infrared light and, therefore, produces a greater amount of heat than the other laser light source apparatuses. In addition, an air flow blocking cover is mounted on the surface of the holder, covering the temperature sensor, to prevent distribution to the temperature sensor of cooling air from the cooling fan disposed adjacent to the red color laser light source apparatus. It is thus possible to comply with laser safety standards.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image display apparatus that inhibits deterioration of image quality caused by an increase in temperature of a laser light source apparatus. The image display apparatus of the present invention has a green color laser light source apparatus, a red color laser light source apparatus, a blue color laser light source apparatus, and a projection mouth in a first case. The first case has a fin on a side surface opposite to a projection mouth of the first case. The fin is provided in an air passage, the fin dissipating heat generated from laser light source apparatuses of each color and transferred via the first case.

Abstract: A moving image generating method, a moving image generating apparatus and a storage medium for generating a moving image from a still image. According to one application, a moving image generating method uses a moving image generating apparatus which stores in advance a plurality of pieces of movement information showing movements of a plurality of movable points. The method includes, an obtaining step which obtains a still image; a setting step which sets a plurality of movement control points in the still image; a frame image generating step which moves the plurality of control points based on movements of movement information and deforms the still image to generate a plurality of frame images; and a moving image generating step which generates a moving image from a plurality of frames.

Abstract: An image-capturing apparatus includes an image-acquiring unit which acquires an image that is captured by photographing a photographic subject which is laid on an arbitrary place, a difference image producing unit which produces a difference image between the captured image that is acquired by the image-acquiring unit and an image which is captured before the photographic subject is laid, a contour extraction unit which extracts contour information of the photographic subject from the difference image that is produced by the difference image producing unit, and an image conversion unit which corrects a distortion of the captured image on the basis of the contour information that is extracted by the contour extraction unit.

Abstract: Provided is a mechanical seal that ensures the flow rate of a cooling fluid, which is necessary to cool a slide seal surface, and that can prevent erosion from occurring. In the mechanical seal, the ratio between the depth and the width of each groove of a partial impeller is 2.0-5.0; the ratio of the distance between the grooves of the partial impeller to the width of a weir of a casing is 0.5-3.1; the ratio of the total length of the widths of the grooves of the partial impeller to the total length of the peripheral surface of the partial impeller, in which the grooves are formed, is 0.28-0.8; or the ratio of the length of the projected portion of the tip of each groove of the partial impeller to the width of a cooling liquid discharging groove of the casing is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 0.65.

Abstract: An image display system comprises red, green and blue laser light source units (22 to 24), a spatial light modulator (25) that modulates the laser lights of different colors in a time sharing manner and a control unit (13) for controlling the operation of the laser light source units and the spatial light modulator. The green and red laser light source units are lighted in that order in each frame. The green color is diminished owing to the response delay of the spatial light modulator, but the green laser light produced by the green laser light source unit (23) has a relatively large color phase shift from the standard green color so that the shortage of green color cancels out with the color phase shift of the generated green color so that the color phase shift of the displayed intermediate color can be minimized.

Abstract: An image display apparatus of the present invention includes an air passage formed by connecting an air inlet port and an exhaust port inside a case having the air inlet port and the exhaust port, and an air blower that is arranged in the air passage. At least a part of a heat dissipator of a red color laser light source apparatus having the lowest upper limit of an operating temperature is arranged in the air passage closer to the air inlet port than heat dissipators of other laser light sources and also directly below the cooling fan. Hence, it is possible to provide the image display apparatus that inhibits image quality deterioration.

Abstract: In a digital camera 1, a storing means stores feature quantities of a subject area in an image, and a search point setting means sets a plurality of search points in the subject area. Next, an updating means updates coordinates of the set plurality of search points using random numbers. Then, a weight setting means compares feature quantities of the updated search points with the stored feature quantities, and sets a weight for each search point based on similarity. Next, a sorting means sorts the search points depend on those weight, and a variance acquiring means calculates the variance of the sorted search points. Then, an angle-of-view adjusting means determines the amount of adjustment for the angle-of-view based on the calculated variance.

Abstract: Provided is an image display apparatus that has: a case distinguished into a plurality of regions and has a projection port; an image display apparatus main body that projects an image from the projection port; and a controller that electrically connects to the image display apparatus main body and to an external electronic device, and is positioned so as to straddle on the plurality of regions. The case has: a first region that houses a first portion of the controller and is held by the electronic device at least at one portion of the region; a second region positioned away from the electronic device so as to sandwich the first region and houses the image display apparatus main body; and a third region positioned away from the projection port and away from the electronic device so as to sandwich the first region, and houses a second portion of the controller. Therefore, the image display apparatus can be made compact to be installed within an electronic device.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image display apparatus that includes a case having an air inlet port and an exhaust port; a cooling air passage that is formed by connecting the air inlet port and the exhaust port; and an optical unit that is provided within the case. The optical unit includes a red color laser light source, a green color laser light source, and a blue color laser light source, and these laser light sources are positioned in the cooling air passage. Further, the image display apparatus has an air blower that cools the laser light sources of the respective colors by introducing air from the air inlet port and exhausting air from the exhaust port; and a lens that is provided on the light-emitting side of the laser light sources. The red color laser light source is positioned closer to an upstream side of the cooling air passage than the green color laser light source and the blue color laser light source.

Abstract: A camera with a function of automatically setting shooting conditions, is provided with a memory storing plural pieces of feature information of an object corresponding to different positions, respectively, the feature information of an object representing features of the object, a judging unit for, when a shooting operation is performed with the camera at a position to obtain an image, obtaining from the memory feature information corresponding to the camera position and judging whether or not an object corresponding to the obtained feature information is found in the image obtained in the shooting operation, and a shooting-operation controller for changing shooting conditions depending on the judgment made by the judging unit.

Abstract: When a user instructs photographing by operating an operating unit, an image captured by an image sensor is stored as a photographed image in a memory. When a mode for performing color fading correction is set, the CPU instructs an image processing device to extract, from the photographed image, areas in which there are photographic print images which are supposed to bring about color fading. The image processing device generates a binary image by detecting edges of the photographed image, erases edges contacting an outermost edge of the photographed image, and extracts the areas based on the binary image from which some of the edges are erased.