Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To guide an optimum moving method by taking into consideration utilization of lodging facilities as well, in the case of movement utilizing public transportation whose usable time is limited. SOLUTION: In this lodging facility guiding system 1 provided with portable terminals 12, a lodging facility guiding server 11 and lodging facility terminals 13, the lodging facility guiding server 11 extracts information regarding the public transport and the lodging facilities, on the basis of retrieval conditions transmitted from the portable terminal 12 and transmits it to the portable terminal 12. The portable terminal 12 selects lodging facilities from a received retrieved result and transmits reservation information to the lodging facility guiding server 11, and the lodging facility guiding server 11 carries out mediation of reservation procedure between the portable terminal 12 and the lodging facility terminal 13.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a moving body detecting apparatus detecting the moving state of a moving body, with simple constitution of high reliability. SOLUTION: A moving body detecting apparatus 10 is equipped with two comb type electrodes 11 and 12 which are fixed and stretched parallel with the running direction, shown by an arrow mark B, of a moving body 19, and a contact 13 (13a or 13b) installed on the moving body 19. A first reference potential power source circuit 14 is connected with the electrode 11. A potential detecting circuit 15 and a second reference potential power source circuit 17 interposing a resistor circuit 16 are connected with branched connection lines of the electrode 12. A moving state detecting part Ct is connected with the potential detecting circuit 15. In accordance with movement of the moving body 19, the contact 13 intermittently electrically connects tooth parts of the electrodes 11 and 12. Pulse type potentials constituted of a first high reference potential and a second low reference potential appear on the electrode 12, and are detected as a pulse signal by the detecting circuit 15. The detecting part Ct counts change points of the pulse signal from a reference position, recognizes a present position of the moving body 19, measures the amount of movement and the time of an arbitrary section, and recognizes the moving velocity.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device of detecting lack of a consumable that executes optimum ordering by predicting an ordering time of the consumables having different used amounts by each user. SOLUTION: An ink purchasing informing system 6 analyzes a pattern of ink consumption amount of a user and predicts an optimum time for obtaining ink for replacement before an out-of-ink condition based on the pattern to notify the user of the time at the predicted time. A printing system 1 and a server 9 of a printer maker 8 can communicate with each other via an internet 7. It is possible to automatically order the ink to the server 9 of the printer maker 8 at a time corresponding to the predicted time. A purchasing order data consisting of at least a type number of the used ink and an ID of the printing system 1 is registered to the server 9. It is preferable that the purchasing order data includes terms of settlement.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ink jet printer which records at high speeds by concurrently executing a maintenance process such as wiping and recording. SOLUTION: A head module 41 of the ink jet printer has a rotary shaft 43 fixed to both end faces of short sides of a substrate 23 and is supported to be alternately rotatable half as indicated by an arrow F to a frame of a printer body. While one printing head 40a prints at a recording position to a paper 42 transferred in a vertical scanning direction of an arrow E, the other printing head 40b is primed and wiped by a maintenance unit 44 at a maintenance position, and then capped to rest. The head module 41 is rotated half by every predetermined period to positionally interchange the printing heads 40a and 40b, so that recording and maintenance are alternately concurrently executed.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve photographing efficiency for 3D modeling. SOLUTION: A finder display processing unit 213 performs stereo matching between a region designated on a finder screen, in which a picked-up image by a first imaging unit 110 is set as a finder image, and a picked-up image by a second imaging unit 120, measures the shortest distance to a subject through triangulation, and designates the farthest distance to the subject. The finder display processing unit 213 specifies an effective range candidate at the shortest distance, and an effective range candidate at the farthest distance, and specifies a range, in which the respective effective range candidates overlap each other, as a measurement-possible range, and a range, which is a difference between the respective effective candidate ranges, as a measurement-unknown range. The finder display processing unit 213 searches an image portion included in the measurement-unknown range by the picked-up image by the second imaging unit 120, and when the corresponding image portion exists, adds the image portion to the measurement-possible range, and displays the finder screen, in which the measurement-possible range and the measurement-unknown range can be discriminated, on a display unit 310. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image processor for accurately generating a stereoscopic image of an object based on a plurality of images representing the object, an image processing program, and an image processing method. SOLUTION: The image processor 100 includes: a feature point extracting section 120 for extracting a plurality of first feature points for characterizing the first image representing the object, and second feature points for characterizing the second image representing the object in a different direction; a relative position feature quantity calculating section 130 for calculating the first relative position feature quantity for characterizing the first feature points by the number of the other first feature points whose relative distance between the first feature points belongs to a predetermined distance range, and the second relative position feature quantity for characterizing the second feature points by the number of the other second feature points whose relative distance between the second feature points belongs to a predetermined distance range; a feature point mapping section 150 for mapping the first and second feature points by the first and second relative position feature quantities; and a stereoscopic image generating section 180 for generating the stereoscopic image representing the object by using the first and second mapped feature points. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To promote miniaturization of a multi-array type printer and manufacture the printer with a high production yield without generating a printing blank part of heads arranged parallel even when the printer is made a multi- array type. SOLUTION: A nozzle absence area 46 of a breadth D0 is present at a most end part (most right end part) of a head chip 40. Landing points by an ink drop fly locus 53 by end nozzles 52-2 of an end area 45 are spaced by a pitch d1 while landing points plotted by the ink drop fly locus 53 by center nozzles 52-1 of a central area 44 are spaced by a pitch (d). A landing point 62 formed by an end nozzle 52-2N of the most end part is positioned to a position inside by d1/2 from a chip boundary 61. A pitch to a landing point by an end nozzle of a most left end part of a right adjacent head chip becomes d1. A nozzle tilt angle θ(n) of each end nozzle 52-2n holds (θ)n=arctan nxD/(NxL), and the pitch d1 holds d1=d+D/N.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ink cartridge and an ink jet printer in which printing is prohibited when ink is refilled. SOLUTION: An ink cartridge 10 is provided with liquid level recording fuses 14-1,..., 14-3 which are blown out sequentially as ink is consumed. When presence of ink is detected on a plane upper than a blown out liquid level recording fuse 14 is detected by means of a light emitting section L1, L2, L3 and a light receiving section D1, D2, D3 after the liquid level recording fuses 14-1,..., 14-3 are blown out, a decision is made that ink is refilled after being consumed and print operation is stopped. According to the arrangement, trouble due to filling of ink having characteristics different from those of genuine ink can be prevented.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a three-dimensional modeling device and method suitable for properly performing the three dimensional modeling of a subject, and to provide a program for achieving the same on a computer. SOLUTION: A receiving unit 11 receives an input of a set of multiple images, which are obtained by imaging the subject from different angles for multiple times using a stereo camera. A generation unit 12 generates multiple three-dimensional models of the subject based on the set of multiple images. A selection unit 13 selects a composited three-dimensional model and a composite three-dimensional model. A division unit 14 divides the selected composite three-dimensional model into multiple composite areas. A specifying unit 15 specifies multiple composited areas in the composited three-dimensional model corresponding to the multiple composite areas. An acquisition unit 16 acquires multiple coordinate conversion parameters for superimposing the multiple composite areas on the multiple composited areas. A converter 17 performs coordinate conversion of the multiple composite areas, based on the multiple coordinate conversion parameters acquired. An updating unit 18 composes the multiple composite areas obtained after the coordinate conversion into the specified multiple composited areas. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a 3D modeling device, and 3D modeling method suitable for properly performing 3D modeling on a photographic subject, and to provide a program for realization thereof on a computer.SOLUTION: A receiving unit 11 receives input of a plurality of pairs of images obtained by imaging a photographic subject a plurality of times from different angles using a stereo camera. A generator 12 generates a plurality of 3D models of the photographic subject based on the respective plurality of received pairs of images. A selector 13 selects a superimposed 3D model and a superimposing 3D model to superimpose on the superimposed 3D model, from among the plurality of 3D models. An extractor 14 extracts a plurality of first feature points from the superimposed 3D model and extracts a plurality of second feature points from the superimposing 3D model. An acquiring unit 15 acquires coordinate conversion parameters for converting coordinates of the superimposing 3D model to coordinates in a coordinate system of the superimposed 3D model. A converter 16 converts the coordinates of the superimposing 3D model to the coordinates in the coordinate system of the superimposed 3D model. A superimposing unit 17 superimposes the superimposing 3D model after coordinate conversion on the superimposed 3D model.