Abstract:
A method and apparatus for obtaining accessibility information in content of a rich internet application. The method for obtaining accessibility information includes executing an object of the content displayed on a display screen, estimating a role of the object using reference model information prepared beforehand concerning a plurality of objects, and outputting the estimated role of the object as the accessibility information. Therefore, even when the object does not have accessibility information, the accessibility information can be obtained based on the output during the execution and the internal state. In this way, it is possible for a visually impaired user to operate rich internet applications that are created by Dynamic HTML and Flash™.
Abstract:
An imaging apparatus estimates a distance based on a reflectance value of a subject estimated with improved precision. An illumination unit illuminates a subject with illumination light. An imaging unit captures a plurality of images each under a different condition of the illumination unit. An illumination light element obtaining unit obtains an image formed with an element of the illumination light from the plurality of images. A reflectance estimation unit eliminates illumination variations from one of the plurality of images or from the image formed with the illumination light element, and estimates a reflectance of the subject corresponding to each pixel. A distance information estimation unit estimates a distance to the subject corresponding to each pixel based on the image formed with the illumination light element and the reflectance of the subject.
Abstract:
An imaging apparatus captures a large dynamic range image of a scene including a backlit person with a blue sky background in a manner that the person's face has an appropriate luminance level without saturating the background sky. An imaging unit obtains analogue image signals through exposure control that prevents a highlight from being saturated, an A/D converter converts the analogue image signals to digital image signals, and a signal processing unit linearly increases the dynamic range of the digital image signals. The image signals with the increased dynamic range are nonlinearly compressed to have a dynamic range of 100% or less through nonlinear dynamic range compression that intensively compresses a highlight portion. The imaging apparatus with this structure first increases the dynamic range of an image and efficiently compresses the increased large dynamic range of the image.
Abstract:
A distance measuring device using a multiple wave enables measurement of long distances with a high resolution and with a high precision by significantly reducing the circuit scale required for demultiplexing circuitry. A distance measuring device (1) includes an illumination unit (1) that illuminates using multiple modulated light having a plurality of frequencies satisfying a relationship in which one frequency is an even multiple of another frequency, a light receiving unit (20) that accumulates the charge of reflected light of the multiple modulated light into a plurality of accumulation units while switching an accumulation unit into which the charge is accumulated at a predetermined timing, and a distance calculation unit (30) that calculates a distance based on the charge.
Abstract:
A thermoplastic resin composition includes a thermoplastic resin (A) and a reactive functional group-containing resin (B), which has a specific structure in the morphology of the resin composition observed by transmission electron microscopy tomography, and the relaxation time T1C of each carbon nucleus by the solid NMR measurement of the thermoplastic resin composition containing a polyamide resin is kept in a specific range. The composition is excellent in the balance between contradictory properties such as impact resistance and heat resistance, remarkably exhibits a peculiar viscoelastic behavior not observed in the conventional polymeric materials, and is remarkably excellent in impact energy absorbing performance and vibration energy absorbing performance at the time of high-speed deformation.
Abstract:
A computer having a display device, a speaker device and an input device, for identifying problems concerning accessibility in content the computer. The computer includes: display means for displaying content containing a plurality of structured objects; conversion means for converting the content into reading information based on predetermined rules; reading means for reading the converted reading information through the speaker device; history means for obtaining a history of operations of the input device by a user, the history including an operation by the user in response to a reading corresponding to a specific object; and identification means for identifying the specific object based on the reading information and the operation history. The method includes: displaying content containing structured objects; converting the content into reading information; reading the converted information; obtaining a history of operations; and identifying a specific object.
Abstract:
An anisotropic electrically conductive film formed by a thermosetting acrylic resin composition is disclosed. The composition contains at least a thermosetting agent (A), a thermo-settable ingredient (B), an acrylic rubber containing hydroxyl groups (C), organic fine particles (D) and electrically conductive particles (E). The thermo-settable ingredient (B) may include a phosphorus-containing acrylic ester (b1). The weight averaged molecular weight of the acrylic rubber containing the hydroxyl groups (C) is not less than 1000000. The organic fine particles (D) include polybutadiene-based fine particles (d1).
Abstract:
An image processing method includes the steps of: obtaining image data formed by signals of a plurality of pixels expressing a color image; discriminating a photographic scene of an image from the image data; determining a gradation correction method based on a result of discriminating a photographic scene; determining a first gradation correction amount based on a result of discriminating a photographic scene; detecting a face area in an image of the image data and calculating a face detection reliability; determining a second gradation correction amount based on an average luminance of the face area; determining a third gradation correction amount by weighted averaging the first gradation correction amount and the second gradation correction amount based on the face detection reliability; and applying a gradation correction process to the image data by using the third gradation correction amount and the gradation method.
Abstract:
A wheelchair fixing apparatus (2) according to the present invention includes belts (21) having connecting members (23) which can be attached to and detached from fixing hardware pieces (3) installed on a floor and winding devices (22) for winding up and accommodating the belts (21) and the winding devices (22) are disposed on the wheelchair (1). Therefore, the fixing hardware pieces (3) to which the belts (21) are connected through the connecting members (23) suffice as the floor-side equipment. Moreover, with this apparatus, a user of the wheelchair can perform the fixing operation by himself/herself. Even when a caretaker performs the operation, the burden on the caretaker in performing the operation can be reduced. Furthermore, the apparatus need not be carried by the caretaker, nor need it be ready in advance in a place where the wheelchair (1) is to be fixed.
Abstract:
A liquid crystal device includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed in a mutually opposing relationship and liquid crystals sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate. When an initial sequence is executed, an alignment state of molecules of the liquid crystals transitions from a splay alignment state to a bend alignment state to thereby perform display or light modulation. The liquid crystal device further includes a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines formed on the first substrate so as to intersect each other; a pixel circuit including switching elements formed at intersections of the plurality of scanning lines and the plurality of data lines, pixel electrodes connected to the switching elements, and sustain capacitors for temporarily sustaining voltages of the pixel electrodes; opposing electrodes formed on the second substrate opposite the pixel electrodes; a driver capable of driving the scanning lines, the data lines, and the opposing electrodes; and a control unit configured to supply a control signal and an image signal for the display or the light modulation. The initial sequence includes a bend transition nucleus generation sequence and a bend transition expansion sequence. A horizontal electric field is generated by a potentialdifference between the pixel electrodes and the scanning lines during execution of the bend transition nucleus generation sequence. A vertical electric field is generated by a potential difference between the pixel electrodes and the opposing electrodes during execution of the bend transition expansion sequence,