1-148. (canceled)
149. A three-dimensional image processing apparatus comprising:
a parallax control unit which adjusts a parallax among a plurality of viewpoint images for displaying a three-dimensional image; and
a map storage unit which stores an adjusting map to be referred to by the parallax control unit in adjusting the parallax, wherein
the adjusting map includes parallax adjusting amounts varying depending on locations with respect to the plurality of viewpoint images, and
the parallax control unit adjusts the parallax among the plurality of viewpoint images to become smaller at a periphery of the three-dimensional image to be displayed or adjusts the parallax among the plurality of viewpoint images so that an object at the periphery of the three-dimensional image is seen away from a user, in accordance with the adjusting map.
150. The apparatus according to claim 149, further comprising a receiving unit which receives an appropriate parallax amount that depends on the user, wherein
the parallax control unit processes the plurality of viewpoint images to adjust the parallax based on the received appropriate parallax amount before the three-dimensional image is displayed.
151. The apparatus according to claim 149, further comprising a receiving unit which receives a user’s instruction with respect to the three-dimensional image to be displayed based on the plurality of viewpoint images, wherein
the parallax control unit adjusts a positional relationship among the plurality of viewpoint images according to the user’s instruction to adjust the parallax among the plurality of viewpoint images, and
the apparatus further comprises a writing unit which writes information regarding the adjusted positional relationship into a recording area.
152. The apparatus according to claim 149, further comprising:
an indicating unit which indicates an adjustable range of the parallax among the plurality of viewpoint images; and
a receiving unit which receives a user’s instruction with respect to a parallax amount within the adjustable range, wherein
the parallax control unit adjusts the parallax in accordance with the parallax amount.
153. The apparatus according to claim 149, wherein the parallax control unit processes at least one of the plurality of viewpoint images to adjust the parallax among the plurality of viewpoint images.
154. The apparatus according to claim 149, wherein the parallax control unit distorts the three-dimensional image to be displayed to adjust the parallax among the plurality of viewpoint images.
155. A three-dimensional image processing method comprising the steps of:
receiving a plurality of viewpoint images for displaying a three-dimensional image; and
adjusting a parallax among the received plurality of viewpoint images, adjusting amounts of which vary depending on locations with respect to the plurality of viewpoint images, wherein
the adjusting step adjusts the parallax among the plurality of viewpoint images to become smaller at a periphery of the three-dimensional image to be displayed or adjusts the parallax among the plurality of viewpoint images so that an object at the periphery of the three-dimensional image is seen away from a user.
156. The three-dimensional image processing method according to claim 155, further comprising the steps of:
receiving an appropriate parallax amount that depends on the user; and
processing the plurality of viewpoint images to adjust the parallax based on the received appropriate parallax amount before a three-dimensional image is displayed.
157. The three-dimensional image processing method according to claim 155, further comprising the steps of:
receiving a user’s instruction with respect to the three-dimensional image to be displayed based on the plurality of viewpoint images;
adjusting a positional relationship among the plurality of viewpoint images according to the user’s instruction to adjust the parallax among the plurality of viewpoint images; and
writing information regarding the adjusted positional relationship into a recording area.
158. The three-dimensional image processing method according to claim 155, further comprising the steps of:
indicating an adjustable range of the parallax among the plurality of viewpoint images;
receiving a user’s instruction with respect to a parallax amount within the adjustable range; and
adjusting the parallax in accordance with the parallax amount.
159. A non-transitory tangible computer-readable medium having a program, when executed, controlling a computer to perform the steps of:
receiving a plurality of viewpoint images for displaying a three-dimensional image; and
adjusting a parallax among the received plurality of viewpoint images, adjusting amounts of which vary depending on locations with respect to the plurality of viewpoint images, wherein
the adjusting step adjusts the parallax among the plurality of viewpoint images to become smaller at a periphery of the three-dimensional image to be displayed or adjusts the parallax among the plurality of viewpoint images so that an object at the periphery of the three-dimensional image is seen away from a user.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for preparing a stabilized stock hypobromous acid solution including the following steps:
preparing a hypochlorous acid solution with a pH of less than 7.5;
preparing a bromide solution with a pH of less than 7.0;
mixing the hypochlorous acid solution with the bromide solution to form a hypobromous acid solution; and
immediately adding a stabilizer to the solution to provide a stabilized stock hypobromous acid solution with a pH of from 8 to 9.
2. A method according to claim 1 wherein the hypochlorous acid solution has a pH 7.4.
3. A method according to claim 2 wherein the bromide solution has a pH of 6.4.
4. A method according to claim 3 wherein the stabilized hypobromous acid solution has a pH of 8.8.
5. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 4 wherein the stabilizer is cyanuric acid.
6. A method according to claim 5 wherein the cyanuric acid is added in an amount not to exceed 1 ppm in the hypobromous acid solution.
7. A stabilized stock hypobromous acid solution having a hypobromous acid concentration of less that 30% (mm) and containing an amount of cyanuric acid as a stabilizer not exceeding 1 ppm.
8. A stabilized stock hypobromous acid solution according to claim 7 having a hypobromous acid concentration of less than 20% (mm).
9. A stabilized stock hypobromous acid solution according to claim 7 or 8 containing less than 0.5 ppm cyanuric acid.
10. A stabilized stock hypobromous acid solution according to claim 7 or 8 having a pH of 8 to 9.
11. A stabilized stock hypobromous acid solution according to claim 10 having a pH of 8.5 to 8.9.
12. A stabilized stock hypobromous acid solution according to claim 11 having a pH of 8.8.
13. A stabilized stock hypobromous acid solution according to claim 7 or 8 for drinking water, having a hypobromous acid concentration of less than 10% (mm).
14. A stabilized stock hypobromous acid solution according to claim 13 having a hypobromous acid concentration of 9% of (mm) and containing 0.2 ppm cyanuric acid.
15. A stabilized stock hypobromous acid solution according to claim 13 having a hypobromous acid concentration of 6% (mm) and containing 0.3 ppm cyanuric acid.
16. A stabilized stock hypobromous acid solution according to claim 13 having a hypobromous acid concentration of 3.5% (mm) and containing 0.4 ppm cyanuric acid.
17. A stabilized stock hypobromous acid solution according to claim 7 or 8 for treating irrigation water having a hypobromous acid concentration of from 10% to 20% (mm).
18. A stabilized stock hypobromous acid solution according to claim 7 or 8 which is potassium based having a potassium concentration of less than 20% (mm).
19. A stabilized potassium based stock hypobromous acid solution according to claim 18, for treating drinking water, having potassium concentration of less than 10% (mm).
20. A stabilized potassium based stock hypobromous solution according to claim 19 having a hypobromous acid concentration of 9% (mm), a potassium concentration of 3.7% (mm) and containing.
21. A stabilized potassium based stock hypobromous solution according to claim 19 having a hypobromous acid concentration of 6% (mm), a potassium concentration of 2.1% (mm) and containing 0.3 ppm cyanuric acid.
22. A stabilized potassium based stock hypobromous solution according to claim 19 having hypobromous acid concentration of 3.5% (mm), a potassium concentration of 1.1% (mm) and containing 0.4 ppm cyanuric acid.
23. A stabilized potassium based stock hypobromous acid solution according to claim 18, for treating irrigation water, having a hypobromous acid concentration of 13% (mm), a potassium concentration of 7% (mm) and containing 0.4 ppm cyanuric acid.
24. A stabilized potassium based stock hypobromous acid solution according to claim 18, for treating irrigation water, having a hypobromous acid concentration of 16% (mm), a potassium concentration of 8% (mm) and containing 0.3 ppm cyanuric acid.
25. A stabilized potassium based stock hypobromous acid solution according to claim 18, for treating irrigation water; having a hypobromous acid concentration of 18% (mm), a potassium concentration of 9% (mm) and containing 0.2 ppm cyanuric acid.
26. A method of treating water by adding a stabilized stock hypobromous acid solution as defined in claim 7 or 8 to the water.
27. A method of treating drinking water by adding a stabilized stock hypobromous acid solution as defined in claim or 8 to the water.
28. A method of treating irrigation water by adding a stabilized stock solution of hypobromous acid as defined in claim 7 or 8 to the water.
29. A method according to, any one of claims 26 to 28 wherein sufficient of the stabilized stock solution of hypobromous acid is added to the water to provide a total bromine content to 0.5 to 0.001 mgl in the water.
30. A method according to claim 27 wherein the stabilized stock solution of hypobromous acid is added to the drinking water in the filter trays of a water treatment plant.
31. A method according to claim 30 wherein the free bromine residue of the treatment water is monitored downstream of the water filters of the water treatment plant and the stabilized stock of hypobromous acid is added at a dosage rate to maintain a free bromine residue of 0.001 to 0.2 mgl.
32. A method according to claim 31 wherein the free bromine residue of the treatment water is monitored downstream of the water of water treatment plant and the stabilized stock solution of hypobromous acid is added at a dosage rate to maintain a free bromine residue of 0.025 mgl.
33. A method according to claim 28 wherein stock solution of hypobromous acid is added directly into irrigation lines of an irrigation water network.
34. A method according to claim 33 wherein the stabilized stock solution of hypobromous acid is added at the beginning of the irrigation water network.
35. A method according to claim 34 wherein the free bromine residue of the treated water in the irrigation network is monitored downstream in the network and the stabilized solution of hypobromous acid is added at a dosage rate to maintain a free bromine residue of 0.001 to 0.2 mgl.
36. A method according to claim 35 wherein the free bromine residue of the treated water in the irrigation network is monitored downstream in the network and the stabilized solution of hypobromous acid is added at a dosage rate to maintained a free bromine residue of 0.05 mgl.