Abstract: A printhead assembly with a printhead integrated circuit (IC) and a shut off (138) valve that has a valve body (200) defining an ink inlet (202) for connection to an ink supply, an ink outlet (67) connected to the printhead IC. A moveable valve member (212) is biased into sealing engagement with the valve seat (216) to provide a fluid seal between the ink inlet and the ink outlet. An actuator (204) for unsealing the valve member from the valve seat upon energizing and re-sealing the valve member to the valve seat when de-energized. The valve protects the ink in the ink supply from contaminants that can migrate up the ink line during shut down periods. The valve member is constantly biased to a closed position and so seals the ink supply from the printhead IC as a default condition even in the event of a power failure. The bias is strong enough to provide the fluid seal so that the seal is not compromised when the pressure difference between the inlet and the outlet is small.

Abstract: A micro-fluid ejection head structure, method of sealing a removable fluid cartridge to a micro-fluid ejection head structure, and a cartridge carrier for removable fluid cartridges containing a micro-fluid ejection head structure. The micro-fluid ejection head structure includes a molded, multi-function member for attachment to the filter tower structure for a micro-fluid ejection head. The multi-function member has at least one biasing device retainer and at least one wick retainer positioned laterally adjacent to the biasing device retainer.

Abstract: An ink reservoir (2) for a printer with an inkjet printhead, having a housing (6) for storing a quantity of ink (42), an ink outlet valve (10), an air inlet valve (8); and, a valve actuator (52). The valve actuator opens the air inlet valve in response to the ink outlet valve opening to establish fluid communication with the inkjet printhead.

Abstract: An ink cartridge and an ink cartridge holder maintain the relative position between the information reading section of the ink cartridge holder and the information storing unit of the ink cartridge, which should be aligned accurately, even if the ink cartridge has instability to the ink cartridge holder due to variation in each product. The ink cartridge which supplies ink to a recording apparatus includes: a substantially rectangular parallelepiped ink cartridge main body holding ink; a connection electrode section provided on part of a first side of the ink cartridge main body and including a connection terminal; an ink supply unit provided in a front surface intersecting the first wall; and a positioning section guiding a positioning member of the recording apparatus to the vicinity of the connection electrode on the front surface so that the positioning member opposes the connection electrode section in the direction parallel with the connection electrode section.

Abstract: A printer cartridge is provided having a cartridge body removably mountable to a printer cradle unit, a printing fluid storage supported by the cartridge body, a printhead mounted to the cartridge body and a power and data interface for communicating a capacity of the printing fluid storage to a print controller of the cradle unit and receiving print data from the print controller for printing at a rate determined by the print controller in accordance with the communicated capacity. The printhead has a plurality of printing fluid ejection nozzles in fluid communication with the printing fluid storage and is configured to eject printing fluid from the nozzles at the received rate.

Abstract: A print media tray assembly includes a print media tray for storing a stack of print media. A feed mechanism is configured to feed said print media to a print engine mounted relative to the print media tray. The print engine includes a chassis and an ink cartridge mounted to the chassis. The print engine defines a plurality of ink reservoirs for storing respective types of ink. A printhead assembly is coupled in fluid communication with the ink cartridge and is configured to eject the ink. A transfer roller is rotationally mounted to the chassis, and is configured to receive the ejected ink and engage the fed print media to transfer the ink on to the print media.

Abstract: A printhead for an inkjet printer that has an elongate array of nozzles (68) for ejecting ink and ink conduits for supplying the array of nozzles with ink. The ink conduits extend adjacent the elongate array and have a plurality of pulse dampers individually in fluid communication with the ink conduits, each containing a volume of gas for compression by pressure pulses in the ink conduits, distributed along the length of the elongate array. A pressure pulse moving through an elongate printheads, such as a pagewidth printhead, can be damped at any point in the ink flow line. However, the pulse will cause nozzle flooding as it passes the nozzles in the printhead integrated circuit, regardless of whether it is subsequently dissipated at the damper. By incorporating a number of pulse dampers into the ink supply conduits immediately next to the nozzle array, any pressure spikes are damped at the site where they would otherwise cause detrimental flooding.

Abstract: A recording liquid contains a coloring matter, a solvent for dissolving or dispersing the coloring matter, and a nonionic surfactant, wherein the recording liquid has a foaming power of 0 mm to 50 mm and a foam stability of 0 mm to 50 mm, the foaming power and the foam stability being determined by substantially the same test method as that used to determine the foaming power and foam stability according to JIS-K3362. A liquid cartridge containing the recording liquid, a liquid ejection cartridge which ejects the recording liquid, a liquid ejection apparatus, and a liquid ejection method are also disclosed.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an ejection liquid that allows a solution containing at least one kind of insulins to be stably ejected by an inkjet system using a thermal energy and a method of ejecting the solution containing at least one kind of insulins, using such an ejection liquid. The ejection liquid of the present invention includes at least one kind of insulins, citric acid, and a liquid medium, which can be ejected by providing with a thermal energy.

Abstract: An image generating apparatus capable of inhibiting a take-up member from falling without separately providing a stop member is obtained. This image generating apparatus includes a take-up member for taking up an ink sheet, including a spring mount portion, a rotary shaft rotatably inserted into the take-up member, a spring member for regulating the take-up member to rotate only in a take-up direction, mounted on the spring mount portion of the take-up member, and a spring engaging portion engaged with a first end of the spring member. The spring mount portion of the take-up member is integrally provided with a stop portion for inhibiting the spring member from falling.

Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus, includes: recording head having nozzles that jet ink onto recording medium, wherein ink is cured by irradiating active energy ray and/or applying thermal energy; ink curing device for curing ink jetted onto recording medium, having an active energy ray irradiating unit and/or thermal energy applying unit; and controller that performs image recording by repeating a recording process plural times to form a single band in which process the recording head jets ink and then the active energy ray irradiation and/or thermal energy application is performed. Herein the controller controls the active energy ray irradiating unit and/or thermal energy applying unit such as to change at least one of operating parameters being an active energy ray irradiation amount, active energy ray irradiation timing, and thermal energy application amount, at least a first time and a last time of the repeated times of the recording process.

Abstract: A lens sheet has an external shape of a rectangle or a square defined by four sheet ends in a vertical direction thereto. The lens sheet includes: a first surface, on which a plurality of lenses extending in a direction inclined to one of the sheet ends are arranged in parallel with each other; and a second surface opposite to the first surface, on which a printing is to be performed or to which a printed medium is to be stuck.

Abstract: This invention relates to an optical mechanism comprising: an optical beam generating mechanism to generate an optical beam; and a unitary, transparent waveguide for guiding the optical beam to an optically writable surface wherein optical elements for guiding the optical beam are coated onto the waveguide to create a relatively compact optical system, a relatively low exit numerical aperture for the exit pupil, and for bending and re-directing the optical beam.

Abstract: A networked system of terminals and servers includes one or more customer terminals, one or more customer service expert terminals and communications links enabling communication between selected ones of the customer and expert terminals. Each of the customer and expert terminals supports two-way transmission of audio, video and other data. A peer-to-peer link is established between the selected customer and expert terminals to facilitate communications. Selected data are sent through a system server. The system thereby enables customers and experts to interact with each other in a natural conversational manner. The system thereby enables businesses and other organizations to provide effective customer support to there customers wherever located, using a customer support staff that need not be physically located at the customer's location.

Abstract: A mobile phone equipped with a camera module comprises a phone body, a hinge and a lock element. The phone body defines a housing receiving space on one side thereof for receiving the camera module. The phone body further defines a side space and a hinge receiving hole both communicating with the housing receiving space for receiving the lock element and the hinge respectively. The camera module defines a hinge hole. The hinge has one end mounted in the hinge receiving hole and the other end placed into the hinge hole for connecting the phone body with the camera module pivotally. The lock element is placed in the side space for locking the camera module in the housing receiving space in which the camera module facing to one side. Once the lock element is unlocked, the camera module can be rotated out of the housing receiving space with the camera module facing to another side.

Abstract: A destination storing unit stores therein application destination information that contains an application display name that is a display name of a destination of an application of an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus is connected to a network and is capable of executing the application and an operating system that has a function of making a request for registration of the application to the image processing apparatus, to operate the image processing apparatus without installing a driver software for the image processing apparatus and to receive data generated by the image processing apparatus.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for providing continuous presence video layout in a cascading video conference, i.e., a video conference that is conducted over more than one MCU. A cascading continuous presence composition controller (CCCC) selects which endpoints from among all of the endpoints participating in the conference should be displayed in the layout, regardless of which MCU the endpoints are associated with. The CCCC can be resident on one of the MCUs, resident on a cascading conference server, or can be distributed among all of the MCUs involved in a cascading conference.

Abstract: A portable steadicam-operated two-way interviewing system provides direct eye to eye contact between host and subject even while the subject is in motion and in a remote location. The interviewing system includes a portable remote host station and a portable interviewing station that communicate via two-way wireless video and audio devices and directional antennae on both stations. The interviewing station includes a modem teleprompter-type arrangement, but with live video of the host displayed on the monitor. A stereo microphone picks up audio for recording with video onto a recording media. The host operates the remote host station while interviewing using a hand-carried telescoping staff with retractable tripod base for mounting the various components for portability.

Abstract: A system and method for displaying participants in a videoconference between locations includes receiving a plurality of video signals from at least two cameras located at one or more remote sites. A display position is assigned for each video signal. The video signals are displayed on one or more displays. The display positions for the video signals maintain a fixed display position relative to each other video signal on the displays during the videoconference, and a number of displays is less than a number of cameras at the remote sites.

Abstract: A system, device and method for constructing an in-vivo image stream from in-vivo raw data base files. The in-vivo imaging system may include, for example an in-vivo imaging device, a receiver/recorder and a computing device such as a workstation a s portable device and/or a portable memory.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus including: plural detection units that detect an object from image data by detection processing of different types; inclination estimation unit that estimates inclination of the object to a reference position based on the difference between detection results of the object, the detection results being detected by each of the plural detection units; and output unit that outputs information including estimated inclination of the object.

Abstract: An image monitoring system includes: recording means for recording an image captured by a camera via a network; control means for controlling the system so as to display the present image captured by the camera or a past image recorded on the recording means on display means; and moving-object detecting means for detecting a moving object from the image captured by the camera; wherein the moving-object detecting means includes resolution conversion means for generating an image with a resolution lower than the resolution of the image captured by the camera, positional-information output means for detecting a moving object from the image generated by the resolution conversion means and outputting positional information on the detected moving object, and information merging means for merging the positional information of the moving object with the image captured by the camera on the basis of the positional information of the moving object output by the positional-information output means.

Abstract: Picture having a band of 6 MHz is distributed to the set-top box (STB) 14 via the compression encoder 11, the distribution server 12, and the network 13. The low-pass filter 151 in the picture quality monitoring apparatus 15 removes high-frequency components of an inputted digital signal and inputs luminance signal, the band of which is limited to 4 MHz, into the PSNR calculator 153. The Y/C separator 152 separates a luminance signal from NTSC analog composite signal, which are sent out from the set-top box 14. The separated luminance signal has a band of 4 MHz. The PSNR calculator 153 calculates PSNR between the luminance signal from the low-pass filter 151 and the luminance signal from the Y/C separator 152.

Abstract: A semi-automatic mode according to which an operator makes a necessary confirmation when an image pickup condition for a micro image is set with reference to a macro image is provided in controlling the acquisition of the macro image, the setting of the image pickup condition, and the acquisition of the micro image with respect to each of a plurality of samples S stored in a sample storage unit 11, and in the semi-automatic mode, the sample S whose macro image has been acquired by a macro image acquiring unit 20 is placed at a standby position without being moved directly to an image acquiring position for a micro image acquiring unit 30. According to this structure, image acquisition with respect to each of the samples S can be efficiently performed, and an operational burden imposed on the operator is reduced.

Abstract: In acquisition of a micro image of a sample S by a micro image acquiring unit 30, when a plurality of image acquiring ranges are set for the sample S as an object of image acquisition, a plurality of corresponding focus information are set, and furthermore, when a plurality of partial images acquired by scanning the sample S by the micro image acquiring unit 30 include a partial image including mixing of a plurality of image acquiring ranges, the focus information is switched in the middle of scanning of the partial image. With such a structure, even when a plurality of objects are contained in the sample S, images of the respective objects can be preferably acquired. Thereby, an image acquiring apparatus, an image acquiring method, and an image acquiring program which are capable of preferably acquiring images of a plurality of objects are realized even when the plurality of objects are contained in a sample S.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus illuminates an object and captures an image of the object using the reflected light from the object. On a circuit substrate mounted an image sensor, a plurality of light-emitting devices are mounted in the peripheral positions of the image sensor. By means of a ring-shaped light guide member, the light from the plurality of light-emitting devices is guided to an image capturing range, so as to illuminate the object. With this, by mounting a light receiving system and a light emitting system on an identical substrate, miniaturization can be achieved, and the image capturing range can be illuminated by substantially uniform light. Also, using the ring-shaped light guide member, an optical unit is housed inside the ring, thus enabling further miniaturization.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus illuminates an object and captures an image of the object using the reflected light from the object. The image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor for capturing an image of the object by receiving reflected light, distance-measuring light-emitting devices for irradiating the object with spot light, and a control circuit for driving the distance-measuring light-emitting devices, detecting the spot light positions of the distance-measuring light-emitting devices from an image captured by the image sensor, and obtaining the distance to the object. The image sensor provided for capturing an image of the object can be used as a photodetector device for distance measurement. With this, it becomes unnecessary to separately provide a photodetector device for distance measurement, which enables miniaturization of the image capturing apparatus, as well as cost reduction.

Abstract: A video monitoring system includes a camera connected to a network; a recording unit recording, via the network, video images captured by the camera; a display unit displaying video images captured by the camera; a control unit controlling display of video images on the display means; and a joystick controller changing the operation of a joystick according to a control mode selected by the control unit. The joystick controller performs control such that when the joystick controller is controlled in a camera control mode by the control unit, a video capturing operation of the camera is controllable with the joystick, and when the joystick controller is controlled in a function setting mode by the control unit, the operation of a pointer displayed on the display unit or selecting operation for selecting a list item is controllable with the joystick.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus may include the following elements: an image information obtaining unit which obtains image information having at least position information added thereto as additional information, a map information storage unit which stores map information, a template information storage unit which stores template information including a template of content information, a map information obtaining unit which obtains map information corresponding to the position information added to the image information obtained by the image information obtaining unit from the map information stored in the map information storage unit, and a content information creating unit which creates content information using at least the map information obtained by the map information obtaining unit on the basis of the template information.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus and an image capturing method. The apparatus captures and compresses a preview image, and judges an image complexity and determines a preview compressed setting value according to at least one of a set of factors consisting of a compressed setting, a resolution of the preview image and a size of a compressed preview image. Next, the apparatus captures a to-be-captured image, and determines an initial compressed setting value according to at least one of a set of factors consisting of the image complexity, and the resolution of the to-be-captured image and a compressed image target size, which is a new compressed initial value. Then, the apparatus compresses the image according to the initial compressed setting value to obtain a compressed image approaching a predetermined size or speed up a converging speed of an image compressing loop.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for multispectral imaging comprising an array of filters in a mosaic pattern, a sensor array and an acquisition and processing module. The sensor array being disposed to receive an image that has been filtered by the array of filters. The acquisition and processing module processes the output of the sensor array (or mosaic acquired data) to provide a processed image. The acquisition and processing module processes the mosaic acquired data by performing first interpolation on the mosaic acquired data by the sensor array to provide a first approximation and performing second interpolation on the values of the first approximation to provide a second approximation.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus is provided and includes a solid-state imaging device including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements; and a image data-generation unit that generates image data represented by a first luminance signal and a color-difference signal, based on signals from the plurality of the photoelectric conversion elements. The plurality of photoelectric conversion elements include a photoelectric conversion element for obtaining a second luminance signal. In the image data-generation unit, a signal in each pixel position of image data to be generated is interpolated, a third luminance signal is generated in the each pixel position from the interpolated signal, and the first luminance signal in the each pixel position is generated by synthesizing the second and third luminance signals.

Abstract: An image acquiring apparatus is made up of a macro image acquiring unit 20 used to acquire a macro image of each of a plurality of samples S, and a control unit 60 including a macro image acquisition control unit used to control a macro image acquiring operation and an image pickup condition setting unit used to set an image pickup condition for a micro image of the sample S with reference to the macro image. The control unit 60 includes a session managing unit used to define a session in accordance with a sample group consisting of the samples S and to manage a data group including data of the macro image and the image pickup condition as session data associated with the sample group for each session. According to this structure, it is possible to realize an image acquiring apparatus, an image acquiring method, and an image acquiring program capable of suitably managing image acquisition processing performed to acquire an image of each of a plurality of samples.

Abstract: There is described an image capturing unit, which make it possible to prevent occurrence of noses, such as lateral stripes, etc., in the captured image, even if a vertical blanking period is introduced. The unit includes: an image sensor provided with pixels aligned in a two-dimensional matrix pattern, a first vertical scanning circuit and a second vertical scanning circuit, to conduct a line progressive scanning; and a control circuit to control a scanning operation of the image sensor. The image sensor is further provided with a dummy pixel area, and the control circuit controls the scanning operation of the image sensor in such a manner that, when any one of the first vertical scanning circuit and the second vertical scanning circuit enters in a vertical blanking period, the concerned one of the first vertical scanning circuit and the second vertical scanning circuit scans the dummy pixel area.

Abstract: Photoelectric conversion elements 1 and VCCDs 2 are formed in a light reception region. A region is used to obtain an image having the maximum size is defined as a maximum light reception region 3. An image capturing apparatus includes a CPU 15 that performs control of reading signals only from the photoelectric conversion elements 1 disposed in a moving image capturing light reception region A; and a shading member 16b that, when a moving image is captured, shades at least a part of a region where formed are the photoelectric conversion elements 1 from which chargers are read to the VCCD 2 to which charges are also read from the photoelectric conversion elements 1 disposed in the moving image capturing light reception region A. The at least part of the region is the maximum light reception region 3 except the moving image capturing light reception region A.

Abstract: A picture displaying method is disclosed. In the picture displaying method, a first picture is displayed. A luminance distribution chart which represents a distribution of luminance levels of the first picture is displayed. A first luminance level and a second luminance level are selected on the luminance distribution chart. The second luminance level is higher than the first luminance level. Input and output characteristics defined by the first luminance level and the second luminance level are changed to correct a gradation of the first picture and obtain the second picture. The first picture changes to the second picture and the second picture is displayed.

Abstract: An image sensor module with air escape hole includes a substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface. A chip is mounted on the upper surface of the substrate. A plurality of wires are electrically connected the chip to the upper surface of the substrate. An adhered layer is coated on the upper surface of the substrate. A lens holder is mounted on the upper surface of the substrate by the adhered glue, and formed with a top wall, a lateral wall, and an internal thread, wherein the top wall is formed with an air escape hole. A lens barrel is formed with an external thread screwed on the internal thread of the lens holder. And a filled glue is filled within the air escape hole of the lens holder.

Abstract: A solid state imaging device comprises: a semiconductor substrate; and a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged on the semiconductor substrate in a row direction and a column direction substantially perpendicular to the row direction, wherein said plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are divided to first and second groups, when positions of the photoelectric conversion elements of the second group are considered as reference positions, the photoelectric conversion elements of the first group are disposed at positions shifted in a given direction from the reference positions in such a manner that each of the photoelectric conversion elements of the first group adjoins the each of the photoelectric conversion elements of the second group, spectral filters are respectively provided upwardly of light receiving surfaces of the photoelectric conversion elements of the first group, the spectral filters comprising three or more kinds of spectral filters respectively transmitting different c

Abstract: A highlight suppression image pickup apparatus optically and electronically removes a highlight portion of an image before light reaches an imaging element, thereby obtaining a high-quality image.

Abstract: An image contrast evaluation method is disclosed. First, focusing is performed based on the contrast value of an image rendered by a lens on optical sensors, wherein the calculation of the contrast value comprises: selecting an area of the image, calculating the absolute value of brightness difference between each neighboring pixel, and selecting a specific value there from as the contrast value of the image based on a distribution of the calculated absolute values of the brightness differences.

Abstract: A photosensor system includes a photosensor array constituted by two dimensionally arraying a plurality of photosensors, an image reading section which reads a subject image at a predetermined image reading sensitivity by using the photosensor array, a sensitivity adjustment image reading section which reads a sensitivity adjustment subject image while the image reading sensitivity in the photosensor array is changed to a plurality of stages, an optimal image reading sensitivity deriving section which derives an image reading sensitivity optimal for reading operation of the subject image, on the basis of a pixel data group relating to an image pattern of the subject image read by the sensitivity adjustment image reading section, and an image reading sensitivity setting section which sets the optimal image reading sensitivity as the image reading sensitivity in the image reading section.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus illuminate and captures an image of an object using reflected light from the object. In the apparatus, a plurality of light-emitting devices are mounted in the periphery of an image sensor, and the light of the plurality of light-emitting devices is guided to an image capturing region by a light guide member for illumination. On the image capturing apparatus having the image capturing system disposed close to the illumination system, a hood is provided for optically intercepting the image capturing system from the illumination system, with a flange disposed thereon. The light reflected on the upper face of a filter can be intercepted from being incident on an image capturing system unit. Accordingly, output light not irradiating the object and causing an image capturing noise can be intercepted, which is effective for a clear photographed image.

Abstract: Disclosed is container and retractable support frame structure arrangement comprising a container, and a retractable support frame structure mounted in said container and adapted to hold a camera and to support said container above a floor surface, said retractable support frame structure comprising a plurality of sleeves arranged in parallel, positioning means adapted to secure said sleeves to said container, a camera platform provided above said sleeves for holding a camera, and a plurality of extension foot members respectively mounted in said sleeves and movable in and out of said sleeves and a bottom side of said container between an extended position and a retracted position.

Abstract: A camera module comprises a bracket, a housing, an image capture unit received in the housing, a hinge and a lock element. The bracket is mounted on a mobile phone and defines a housing receiving space and a side space. The housing defines a hinge hole. The hinge has a sleeve and a pivot pin inserted in the sleeve. One end of the pivot pin and the sleeve are mounted in the mobile phone, and the other end of the pivot pin is mounted in the hinge hole, thereby pivotally connecting the housing to the mobile phone. The lock element is placed in the side space for locking the camera module in the housing receiving space. Once the lock element is unlocked, the camera module can be rotated out of the housing receiving space. The pivot pin defines at least one grease groove in its outer surface closing to the inner surface of the sleeve for accommodating grease functioned as a damper to control the rotation of the camera module so that the camera module can be rest in any angle.

Abstract: The invention comprises devices and methods for processing multimedia data to generate progressive frame data from interlaced frame data. In one aspect, a method of processing multimedia data includes generating spatio-temporal information for a selected frame of interlaced multimedia data, generating motion information for the selected frame, and deinterlacing fields of the selected frame based on the spatio-temporal information and the motion information to form a progressive frame associated with the selected frame. In another aspect an apparatus for processing multimedia data can include a spatial filter module configured to generate spatio-temporal information of a selected frame of interlaced multimedia data, a motion estimator configured to generate motion information for the selected frame, and a deinterlacer configured to deinterlace fields of the selected frame and form a progressive frame corresponding to the selected frame based on the spatio-temporal information and the motion information.

Abstract: A portable memory device and method comprises a data storage component; and a wireless receiver operatively connected to the data storage component, wherein the wireless receiver is adapted to receive mobile TV signals. The portable memory device further comprises an interface component adapted to connect to a host computing device. The wireless receiver is adapted to receive radio signals. The wireless receiver is adapted to receive satellite signals. The wireless receiver comprises an antenna; a matching network operatively connected to the antenna; and a radio frequency (RF) receiver chip operatively connected to the matching network. The portable memory device further comprises a demodulator operatively connected to (or integrated in) the RF receiver chip. The data storage component comprises a flash memory unit comprising software code adapted to interface with a host computing device and process data on the host computing device.

Abstract: A video output apparatus including: a video output unit which outputs a video signal while switching the format of the video signal between a first format and a second format for expressing color differently; a mute signal generation unit which generates, as a muting video signal, a specialized video signal expressing a color in which the difference between the color displayed when the specialized video signal is interpreted in its own format and the color displayed when the specialized video signal is interpreted in a different format is a minimum; a selection unit which selects one of the video signal outputted by said video output unit and the mute signal generated by said mute signal generation unit, and outputs the selected signal; and a control unit which causes the selection unit to select the mute signal in a period including the switch performed by the video output unit.

Abstract: A television view system that has a single base with two flat screens situated thereon. Each flat screen is operable independently of the other flat screen. Channel changing, volume control and picture control are independent to each flat screen, thereby allowing the viewing of more than one channel simultaneously. Strategically positioned in a room, the instant invention can replace the need for multiple televisions.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for adjusting an image are provided, which enable to adjust an image quality easily so as to attain a desired image for a user when the image quality of the image displayed on a television and so on is to be adjusted. An adjustment image suited to an image quality to be adjusted is stored in a memory in advance, and upon the adjustment, a plurality of adjustment display images having different image quality parameter values from each other are formed with regard to the adjustment image and displayed on a monitor, and one image having a desired image quality is selected from a plurality of the adjustment display images in an operating section, so that an image quality parameter value to be adjusted in an image quality adjusting section is determined.

Abstract: There is provided video switching circuitry for use in a KVM switch and similar devices. Video signal switching circuitry can supply video signals from a one of a plurality of video sources connected to the circuit to a display device connected to the circuit. The high data signalling rate signals are converted into a greater number of lower data signalling rate signals for switching by a bus architecture. Also provided are video display systems in which analogue and digital video signals are switched synchronously to allow them to be displayed on common or separate display devices. Also described is a high-resolution monitor digital video data switching device.