Abstract: It is an object to provide a method for evaluating a medicinal substance targeting a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR). Specifically, the present invention relates to a method for evaluating the activity of a GPCR comprising a step of bringing a target substance into contact with a cell expressing a GPCR on the cell membrane; and a step of determining the diffusive dynamics of the GPCR on the cell membrane.

Abstract: It is an object to provide a method for evaluating a medicinal substance targeting a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR). Specifically, the present invention relates to a method for evaluating the activity of a GPCR comprising a step of bringing a target substance into contact with a cell expressing a GPCR on the cell membrane; and a step of determining the diffusive dynamics of the GPCR on the cell membrane.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a moving picture playback equipment includes a disk drive section which reads out video information containing voice streams, subtitle streams and menu information items of a plurality of languages and management information thereof, a decode stream setting information management section, a decode stream setting information management table which stores setting information set by the decode stream setting information management section, and a separating section which extracts a stream of a language set under control of the decode stream setting information management section, wherein the decode stream setting information management section includes means for making playback settings of disks of plural types of formats by use of setting information recorded in the decode stream setting information management table.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of this invention includes a disc drive section which reads compressed video information and management information from a recording medium. The management information contains resolution information obtained when the compressed video information is decoded. Digital-to-analog converters subjects the video information decoded by the decoder sections to digital-to-analog conversion. A management information determining section contains a resolution determining section which determines resolution of the decoded video information with reference to management information. A decode mode setting section sets the decoder sections and digital-to-analog converters into a processing mode suitable for the resolution based on the determination result of the resolution determining section.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a moving picture playback equipment includes a disk drive section which reads out video information containing voice streams, subtitle streams and menu information items of a plurality of languages and management information thereof, a decode stream setting information management section, a decode stream setting information management table which stores setting information set by the decode stream setting information management section, and a separating section which extracts a stream of a language set under control of the decode stream setting information management section, wherein the decode stream setting information management section includes means for making playback settings of disks of plural types of formats by use of setting information recorded in the decode stream setting information management table.

Abstract: There is disclosed a recording/reproducing apparatus configured to receive an operation instruction supplied via a communication network, to execute a corresponding operation in accordance with an operation instruction obtained by analyzing contents of the received operation instruction, and to announce a result of executing the operation instruction to an operation instruction supply source. Accordingly, a state of the recording/reproducing apparatus is known from the outside, whereby the recording/reproducing apparatus can be operated.

Abstract: An ITV camera picks up an image of an image pickup region including a moving object and a fixed object which serves as a reference to measure a distance. Images are fetched through the ITV camera at a first aperture which discriminates between a background and the fixed object and a second aperture which discriminates between the background and the moving object. The images thus fetched are added together and edges (outlines) of the fixed object and the moving object from the added image. A distance between the fixed object and the moving object is calculated from the extracted edges. The optimal aperture, enlargement ratio and focal lengths are automatically determined in a short period of time in accordance with the image pickup region and an optimal image is provided.

Abstract: A moving object detection apparatus is disclosed and includes a TV camera for capturing images in a monitoring zone. An image changing area is defined within a rectangular region, and is extracted from image signals corresponding to the images captured by the TV camera. From the image changing area, horizontal projective data is obtained. The horizontal projective data is compared with a standard horizontal projective data corresponding to a standard moving object to distinguish the moving object.