Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus and a computer program such that correspondence points between design data and an edge line or between edge lines can be accurately identified for their matching. In an embodiment for achieving the purpose, when positioning between a first pattern formed by a first line segment and a second pattern formed by a second line segment is performed, a first correspondence point and a second correspondence point are set on the first line segment and the second line segment, respectively; a degree of alignment for performing the positioning of the first pattern and the second pattern is calculated on the basis of the distance between the first correspondence point and the second correspondence point; and the position of the first correspondence point and/or the second correspondence point is changed in accordance with a shape difference between the first line segment and the second line segment (see FIG. 2).

Abstract: In order to provide a computer program, an image processing device, and a pattern matching method that perform pattern matching at a high level of accuracy without relying on edge deformation, contrast fluctuations, etc., in one embodiment, the disclosed pattern matching method and device perform pattern matching over an image using a template produced on the basis of the below mentioned design data. The pattern matching method and device determine the characteristic quantities of the image for an inner region and/or an outer region that are divided by a line that defines the contour of a pattern, and determine positions at which said characteristic quantities satisfy predetermined conditions to be matching positions, matching position candidates, or erroneous matching positions.

Abstract: An inspection device that performs pattern matching on a searched image performs matching between a template image of an inspection object and the searched image by using: a feature region extraction process unit that extracts a feature quantity from the template image acquired for learning; a feature quantity extraction process unit that extracts a feature quantity from the searched image acquired for learning; a mutual feature quantity calculation process unit that calculates a mutual feature quantity of the template image and the searched image from the feature quantity extracted from the template image and the feature quantity extracted from the searched image; a learning process unit that calculates, using a plurality of the mutual feature quantities, a discrimination boundary surface that determines matching success or failure; a process unit that calculates a plurality of the mutual feature quantities from an image acquired from the inspection object; and the plurality of mutual feature quantities and

Abstract: A protective member (1) of the present invention for an acoustic component includes a sound-transmissive sheet (11) composed of an elastomer. The protective member (1) for an acoustic component may further include an adhesive layer (12) disposed on an edge region of the sound-transmissive sheet (11).

Abstract: The present invention provides a contour extraction technique capable of resolving not only spuriousness, duplication, or branches in the contours of a sample pattern, but also discontinuities in the contours. A thinning process is performed with respect to design data for generating a sample pattern, and pattern in/out definition information defining the inside and outside of a pattern formed on a target sample is generated. Then, based on the Marker Controlled Watershed Segmentation method, region segmentation is performed by expanding regions indicated by the pattern in/out definition information while referencing pixel values of an edge-enhanced image of a target sample image, and pattern contours are generated.

Abstract: A water-proof sound-transmitting member that can be separated reliably from a releasing paper when an overhanging portion of a tab is pulled can be produced by producing a laminate by laminating a first layer, a preliminary membrane body, a second layer, and a preliminary tab body in this order; inserting a blade into the laminate from the first layer side to cut the first layer, the preliminary membrane body and the second layer so as to form the water-proof sound-transmitting membrane between adhesive layers, and providing, in a surface of the preliminary tab body on a side of the second layer, a notch, followed by cutting the preliminary tab body to form the tab.

Abstract: A method for providing chronologic information that is generated by placing one or more pieces of related information according to information about elapsed time is provided. The method includes the steps of obtaining, by an obtaining unit, (i) basic information associating pieces of the related information with the information about time indicating positions on the chronologic information and (ii) information indicating a display form of the chronologic information; and providing, by a control unit, the chronologic information to a user by displaying the chronologic information in a display unit based on the information indicating a display form of the chronologic information by using the basic information.

Abstract: Provided are a flow path member that suppresses flow path breakage, a heat exchanger and a semiconductor device using the same. This flow path member has a flow path in which a fluid flows and which is constituted by a lid portion, a partition wall portion, a side wall portion and a bottom plate portion. At least one of the partition wall portion and the sidewall portion is partly embedded in at least one of the lid portion and the bottom plate portion for direct connection.

Abstract: A display scrolling method includes the steps of displaying first and second windows on a display screen of a display; displaying first information in a predetermined order in the first window; displaying second information in a predetermined order in the second window; and scrolling the first and second information in synchronization with each other, wherein the resolution of the scrolling of at least one of the first and second information is set at a magnitude corresponding to the unit of the classification of the information.

Abstract: A method of using contents includes the steps of setting public time information and private time information, the public time information being associated with each content and defined universally for use by a large number of unspecified users, the private time being associated with the content and defined for use by a small number of particular persons, and searching for a content according to the public time information and/or the private time information and using the content detected in the searching.

Abstract: The present invention is a template matching processing device capable of evaluating a similarity degree which supports even a case of intensive morphological change between a design image and a photographic image. In the template matching processing device, matching processing between the design image and the photographic image is performed, a partial design image is obtained by clipping a portion having the highest correlation (step 101), and processing for deforming the photographic image in accordance with the clipped design image (steps 102 to 105) is performed, so that correlation between the deformed image obtained and the design image is taken to be set as the similarity degree.

Abstract: A content playback apparatus includes: a display section that displays a plurality of indicators associated with a plurality of pieces of content, and a specifier to be used to specify one of the indicators; a playback section that plays back the piece of content associated with the indicator specified by the specifier; a switch section that switches, in accordance with a user's operation, what the specifier specifies to new the indicator; and a playback control section that controls the playback section such that if the user's operation switches, while the piece of content associated with the indicator specified by the specifier is played, what the specifier specifies to next the indicator and the user's subsequent operation switches, within a predetermined period of time from when the previous switch is completed, what the specifier specifies to subsequent the indicator, the playback section keeps playing back the piece of content.

Abstract: A method for providing chronologic information that is generated by placing one or more pieces of related information according to information about elapsed time is provided. The method includes the steps of obtaining, by an obtaining unit, (i) basic information associating pieces of the related information with the information about time indicating positions on the chronologic information and (ii) information indicating a display form of the chronologic information; and providing, by a control unit, the chronologic information to a user by displaying the chronologic information in a display unit based on the information indicating a display form of the chronologic information by using the basic information.

Abstract: A method for providing chronologic information that is generated by placing one or more pieces of related information according to information about elapsed time is provided. The method includes the steps of obtaining, by an obtaining unit, (i) basic information associating pieces of the related information with the information about time indicating positions on the chronologic information and (ii) information indicating a display form of the chronologic information; and providing, by a control unit, the chronologic information to a user by displaying the chronologic information in a display unit based on the information indicating a display form of the chronologic information by using the basic information.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus which includes a subtitle processing unit for extracting a subtitle feature quantity representing a feature of a content from subtitle information included in the content, a subtitle feature quantity accumulation unit for associating and storing identification information capable of identifying the content and the subtitle feature quantity extracted from the content by the subtitle processing unit, a subtitle feature quantity collation unit for collating the subtitle feature quantity stored in the subtitle feature quantity accumulation unit and a subtitle feature quantity to be determined, thereby determining sameness between the content corresponding to the subtitle feature quantity stored in the subtitle feature quantity accumulation unit and a content corresponding to the subtitle feature quantity to be determined, and a collation result output unit for outputting a collation result of the subtitle feature quantity collation unit.

Abstract: Image processing apparatus includes: interpolation process image acquisition means for acquiring an interpolation process image of prescribed size which includes an interpolation point of an inputted image; Fourier transform means for subjecting the interpolation process image which is acquired with the interpolation process image acquisition means to Fourier transform; phase change means for changing, a phase of each value of the transformed interpolation process image which has been subjected to Fourier transform by the Fourier transform means, such that the interpolation point migrates to a desired nearby integer coordinate position; inverse Fourier transform means for subjecting the interpolation process image whose phase has been changed by the phase change means, to inverse Fourier transform; interpolation value determination means for adopting an interpolation point, a value of a pixel at the integer coordinate position, from the transformed interpolation process image subjected to inverse Fourier tran

Abstract: A method of using contents includes the steps of setting public time information and private time information, the public time information being associated with each content and defined universally for use by a large number of unspecified users, the private time being associated with the content and defined for use by a small number of particular persons, and searching for a content according to the public time information and/or the private time information and using the content detected in the searching.

Abstract: Provided is a template matching method and a template matching apparatus, where the degree of matching between a template and the actual image upon template matching is maintained at a high level, without depending on a partial appearance of a lower layer. Proposed as one embodiment, is a method and an apparatus for template matching, where either an area is set in which comparison of the template and the image is not conducted, or a second area is set inside the template where comparison different from comparison conducted in a first comparison area is to be conducted, and the template matching is conducted on the basis either of comparison excluding the non-comparison area, or of comparison using the first and second areas.

Abstract: A content playback apparatus includes: a display section that displays a plurality of indicators associated with a plurality of pieces of content, and a specifier to be used to specify one of the indicators; a playback section that plays back the piece of content associated with the indicator specified by the specifier; a switch section that switches, in accordance with a user's operation, what the specifier specifies to new the indicator; and a playback control section that controls the playback section such that if the user's operation switches, while the piece of content associated with the indicator specified by the specifier is played, what the specifier specifies to next the indicator and the user's subsequent operation switches, within a predetermined period of time from when the previous switch is completed, what the specifier specifies to subsequent the indicator, the playback section keeps playing back the piece of content.

Abstract: A method of using contents includes the steps of setting public time information and private time information, the public time information being associated with each content and defined universally for use by a large number of unspecified users, the private time being associated with the content and defined for use by a small number of particular persons, and searching for a content according to the public time information and/or the private time information and using the content detected in the searching.