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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To recognize a subject with high precision by means of a simple configuration by partially decoding an encoding signal obtained by means of compression-encoding a video signal, generating a low resolution image, partially decoding the encoding signal, generating information concerning the movement of the image and executing a subject recognizing processing through the use of them. SOLUTION: A partial decoding part 30 inputs the encoding signal S12 obtained by compression-encoding the video signal, generates the low resolution image S31 with resolution being lower than that of the video signal by partially decoding the signal S12 and generates information concerning the movement of the image. A subject recognizing part 22 executes the subject recognizing processing by the luminance and color difference of the low resolution image S31, the subject recognizing processing by information concerning the movement of the image and the subject recognizing processing by using a subject recognition result by luminance and color difference and the subject recognition result by information concerning the movement of the image. Therefore, a subject is recognized with high precision. COPYRIGHT: (C)2000,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and quickly select a desired image pickup device among pluralities of image pickup devices by selecting one panoramic image among pluralities of panoramic images generated from an image photographed by pluralities of image pickup sections that can be driven and controlling photographing of a corresponding image pickup section. SOLUTION: One panoramic image is selected among pluralities of panoramic images generated from an image photographed by pluralities of image pickup sections that can be driven and photographing of the corresponding image pickup section is controlled. A process 500 of an operation GUI control is newly added to the device. When the process 500 of the operation GUI control is started, the process acquires contents of a camera information memory 417 periodically. Furthermore, the process 500 of the operation GUI control has a function of reading a controllable panoramic image from a panoramic image memory 414 and displaying the image on a GUI panel 416. The user can revise a control object by selecting a panoramic image.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize various kinds of motions which interactively respond to a contact by having a touchable part receiving a touch, measuring contact movement by the contact of the touchable part and controlling the movement of the touchable part in response to contact movement. SOLUTION: A touchable part 10 to be a place receiving the contact of humans is provided. This touchable part 10 is spherical, for instance, and a user comes into contact with this touchable part 10 by his finger and moves the part 10. Within a motion device 1, a contact movement measuring part 22 to be a sensor measuring contact movement of the touchable part 10 is provided and a movement control part 30 controlling the movement of the touchable part 10 in response to contact movement of measured disturbance is provided. In this movement control part 30, the movement of the touchable part 10 is obediently controlled in the moved direction. Thus, this motion device 1 is constituted so as to start movement according to contact for the touchable part 10. As a result, the starting of a complicated and little weary movement is made possible without providing a touch sensor.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a storage medium having battery built in capable of easy transmitting and receiving data or a program between the medium and an information processor operated with a relatively high level program and for using highly precise and multi-functional software at home, and simple software at the time of carrying it, and to obtain an information processor. SOLUTION: A CPU 11 for controlling the operation of each device according to a program preliminarily stored in an ROM 14 which is activated according to an operation signal from an inputting device 12 is incorporated in a flat case in this storage medium having battery built in 10A. The inputting device 12, ROM 14 for storing a program or data, RAM 13 for storing element data such as the progressing situation of the program, display device 17, and inputting and outputting device (I/F) 15 capable of communication with an information processor 20 are connected with the CPU 11. Then, a power source 18 constituted of a chargeable battery for supplying power to each device is also incorporated in this medium.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To smoothly control a video camera connected through a network, etc. SOLUTION: A personal computer 5 detects the current state of a video camera 1 by referring to information transmitted from a workstation 3. When a command which controls the camera 1 is inputted from a mouse 7, the computer 5 predicts an image which is assumed to be taken with the camera 1 when the command is executed by referring to the information transmitted from the workstation 3 and the command inputted from the mouse 7, and displays the image on a CRT monitor 6. A user refers to the image displayed on the monitor 6 and, when the inputted command is to be executed, performs operation for instructing the execution of the command. Consequently, the inputted command is transmitted to the workstation 3 via internet 4, thus the camera 1 and a pan tilter 2 are controlled.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image-pickup system which is easily and accurately remote-controlled. SOLUTION: This system consists of building blocks containing, an image- pickup device 10, a server computer 20 and a client computer 30, and an instruction from an operator entered through the client computer 30 is sent to the server computer 20 via a communication channel, such as the internent and sent to the image-pickup device 10 placed at a remote place via an interface RS232C or the like. Furthermore, a photographed image is sent to the client computer 30 via the communication channel and displayed on a monitor 34. The operator observing the display provides an operating instruction. Amounts for a photographing direction and a field angle driven by a one-time operation in the operation instruction has been preset. A panning/tilt control microcomputer 3 drives a panning motor 5 and a tilt motor 6 of a panning/tilt device 4 to set the photographing direction, and a camera control microcomputer 2 drives a zoom motor 17 of the image-pickup device 10 to set the photographing field angle.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display the movable range of a pan tilter camera as a panoramic picture and to easily obtain a video that is specified by referring to the panoramic picture from the pan tilter camera. SOLUTION: The video that is fetched from a camera part 1 is supplied to a video capture part 29 of a computer 1. The video is shown in an operation area 6A of a monitor 2. Also, a panoramic image that connects a partial or entire image of a movable range of a pan tilter 28 is shown in a panoramic operational area 6B. A pan tilting part 12 supplies the positional information of current pan and tilt to the computer 1 through a mode controller 23. An object is selected by using a mouse 8 and operating the areas 6A or 6B. The computer 1 searches for data to drive the tilter 28, which brings a selected object to the center of the area 6A.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily control a panning/tilting camera by displaying a video image from the panning/tilting camera on an operation area of a screen and pointing out an arbitrary position on the operating area, so as to allow a designated object to come to a center of the operating area. SOLUTION: A video image received from a camera section 11 is fed to a video capture section 29 of a computer 1. The video image is displayed on an operation area 6 of a monitor 2. A panning/tilting section 12 gives current panning/tilting position information to the computer 1 via a mode controller 23. The computer 1 controls a camera controller 24 and a panning/tilting controller 25. The computer 1 obtains data for driving a panning/tilting device 28 by pointing out a point on the operation area 6 with a pointing device 14 (mouse 8), and then a designated object is displayed on a center of the screen.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a signal processor, a signal processing method and a filter design method for highly accurate compensation for signal degradation of a data signal.SOLUTION: The signal processor comprises a convolution part which convolutes a compensation filter with a data signal having been convoluted with an impulse response. A frequency response of the compensation filter approaches to zero asymptotically as the frequency increases.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To more accurately correct blurring caused in a picked up image by a camera shake or the like. SOLUTION: A division part 22 sets a target area subjected to blur correction on a picke up image resulting from imaging, a PSF estimation part 23 estimates a blur function indicating blurring caused in the target area according to the target area, and a restoration part 24 corrects blurring in the target area according to whether the estimation of the blur function by the PSF estimation part 23 is successful. This technique is applicable, for example, to an image processing apparatus that corrects blurring in a photographic image resulting from imaging a subject. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT