Author: claimsbot

1. A liquid, water-emulsifiable active ingredient concentrate comprising the following constituents:
a) 100 to 400 gl of at least one herbicidal dinitroaniline, where the herbicidal dinitroaniline is pendimethalin;
b) 5 to 100 gl of at least one imidazolinone herbicide, where the herbicidal imidazolinone herbicide is imazamox, in the form of its ammonium salt or substituted ammonium salt;
c) 20 to 100 gl of water;
d) 15 to 150 gl of at least one anionic surface-active substance which is selected from sodium and ammonium salts of C4-C20-alkylbenzenesulfonic acids, of C8-C22-alkylsulfuric acid half-esters and of mono- and di-C4-C18-alkyl esters of sulfosuccinic acid and mixtures thereof;
e) 5 to 100 gl of at least one polymeric, nonionic surface-active substance which is selected from ethylene oxide-co-propylene oxide block copolymers;
f) 100 to 250 gl of at least one nonionic surface-active substance selected from ethoxylated fatty acid esters of polyhydroxyl compounds, alkyl polyglucosides, ethoxylated C4-C16-alkylphenols and ethoxylated C8-C22-alkanols; and
g) at least one hydrocarbon solvent up to 1 L;
where the quantitative data of components a) to f) in gl are based on the total volume of the active ingredient concentrate.
2. The active ingredient concentrate according to claim 1, where the weight ratio of constituent a) to constituent b) is in the range from 2:1 to 50:1.
3. The active ingredient concentrate according to claim 1, where component d) is selected from the ammonium salts of C4-C20-alkylbenzenesulfonic acids.
4. The active ingredient concentrate according to claim 1, where constituent e) has a number-average molecular weight in the range from 1500 to 100000 Daltons.
5. The active ingredient concentrate according to claim 1, where the weight ratio of constituent d) to constituent e) is in the range from 20:1 to 1:5.
6. The active ingredient concentrate according to claim 1, in which constituent f) is selected from ethoxylated sorbitan fatty acid esters.
7. The active ingredient concentrate according to claim 1, where constituent g) is selected from alkylaromatics.
8. The active ingredient concentrate according to claim 1, comprising less than 200 ppm of polyvalent metal cations.
9. The active ingredient concentrate according to claim 1, additionally comprising at least one inorganic buffer.
10. The active ingredient concentrate according to claim 1, where constituents a) to g) constitute at least 99% by weight of the active ingredient concentrate.
11. A method of controlling undesired plant growth comprising treating the plant or a locus where the plant may grow, prior to or after emergence, with the concentrate of claim 1 and an additive or a diluent.
12. The method of claim 11, where the herbicidal dinitroaniline is pendimethalin.
13. The method of claim 11, where the herbicidal imidazolinone herbicide is imazamox.
14. The method of claim 11, where the weight ratio of constituent a) to constituent b) is in the range from 2:1 to 50:1.
15. The method of claim 11, where component d) is selected from sodium and ammonium salts of C4-C20-alkylbenzenesulfonic acids, of C8-C-22 -alkylsulfuric acid half-esters and of mono- and di-C4-C18-alkyl esters of sulfosuccinic acid and mixtures thereof.
16. The method of claim 15, where component d) is selected from the ammonium salts of C4-C20-alkylbenzenesulfonic acids.

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. An image display control device that corrects an image signal of a video image, the image display control device comprising:
a statistical information acquisition section that acquires statistical information of the image signal in a frame unit;
a calculator that generates a correction coefficient to correct the image signal using the statistical information of a preceding frame; and
an image correction section that corrects the image signal using the correction coefficient,
an effective pixel evaluation area set in part of one frame;
the statistical information acquisition section acquiring the statistical information of the image signal corresponding to the effective pixel evaluation area, finishing acquiring the statistical information without waiting for completion of the one frame when the statistical information acquisition section has acquired the statistical information, and supplying the acquired statistical information to the calculator;
the calculator calculating the correction coefficient based on the statistical information in a period until the one frame ends; and
the image correction section correcting the image signal of the video image in a frame subsequent to the preceding frame using the calculated correction coefficient.
2. The image display control device as defined in claim 1,
the statistical information acquisition section finishing acquiring the statistical information without acquiring a statistical value of a final row of the one frame; and
the calculator completing calculation of the correction coefficient within a time corresponding to the final row of the one frame.
3. The image display control device as defined in claim 1, the calculator calculating a luminance of image display lighting after reduction in luminance when luminance adjustment control that adaptively reduces the luminance of the lighting corresponding to the image signal has been performed using the statistical information of the preceding frame, and generating the correction coefficient used to correct the image signal to compensate for deterioration in image quality due to the reduction in the luminance of the lighting.
4. The image display control device as defined in claim 3, the image display control device further including:
a code storage section that stores a plurality of codes, the plurality of codes specifying an operation procedure of the calculator;
a sequence instruction section that controls an order of output of the plurality of codes from the code storage section; and
a decoder that decodes the plurality of codes output from the code storage section and generates at least one of an instruction and data supplied to the calculator.
5. The image display control device as defined in claim 4,
the calculator including a first multiplexer and a second multiplexer, an arithmetic logic unit, and a distributor that distributes calculation results of the arithmetic logic unit; and
the decoder supplying a coefficient to the first multiplexer and the second multiplexer, supplying an operation instruction to the arithmetic logic unit, and supplying distribution information to the distributor.
6. The image display control device as defined in claim 5, the calculator further including:
a plurality of output destination registers; and
a feedback path, signals stored in the plurality of output destination registers being at least partially fed back to an input side through the feedback path.
7. The image display control device as defined in claim 4, the plurality of codes stored in the code storage section being microcodes obtained by converting an algorithm described using a programming language, the algorithm adaptively reducing the luminance of the image display lighting corresponding to the display image and correcting the image signal to compensate for deterioration in image quality due to the reduction in the luminance of the lighting.
8. A driver device of an electro-optical device, the driver device including the image display control device as defined in claim 1.
9. A control device of an electro-optical device, the control device including the image display control device as defined in claim 1.
10. A drive control device of an electro-optical device, the drive control device including the image display control device as defined in claim 1.
11. An electronic instrument including the image display control device as defined in claim 1.

1. A video decoding method for decoding encoded data obtained by subjecting a video image having luminance and two color differences to prediction encoding to the video image, comprising:
receiving an input of encoded data obtained by encoding, for one or more to-be-decoded blocks, a plurality of combinations comprising (1) a weighting factor for each luminance and for each of two color differences, (2) an offset for each luminance and for each of two color differences, (3) a flag indicating presence or non-presence of the weighting factor and the offset concerning luminance and (4) a flag indicating presence or non-presence of the weighting factors and the offsets concerning the two color differences, and encoding, for a to-be-decoded block, (A) a quantized orthogonal transform coefficient of a prediction error signal concerning luminance and two color differences, (B) information of a motion vector and (C) an index indicating (a) one combination of the plurality of combinations and (b) a reference image;
deriving the weighting factors and the offsets from the plurality of combinations and the index;
generating a prediction image by multiplying the reference image by the weighting factors and adding the offsets, based on the motion vector;
generating a prediction error signal by subjecting the quantized orthogonal transform coefficient to inverse quantization and inverse orthogonal transform; and
generating a decoded image by calculating a sum of the prediction error signal and the prediction image;
wherein two possible values of the index correspond to different reference images, and indicate an identical combination of the weighting factors and the offsets, and a value obtained by arithmetic-shifting right one of the two possible values by one bit is identical to a value obtained by arithmetic-shifting right the other value by one bit.
2. A video decoding apparatus for decoding encoded data obtained by subjecting a video image having luminance and two color differences to prediction encoding to the video image, comprising:
a receiver configured to receive an input of encoded data obtained by encoding, for one or more to-be-decoded blocks, a plurality of combinations comprising (1) a weighting factor for each luminance and for each of two color differences, (2) an offset for each luminance and for each of two color differences, (3) a flag indicating presence or non-presence of the weighting factor and the offset concerning luminance and (4) a flag indicating presence or non-presence of the weighting factors and the offsets concerning the two color differences, and encoding, for a to-be-decoded block, (A) a quantized orthogonal transform coefficient of a prediction error signal concerning luminance and two color differences, (B) information of a motion vector and (C) an index indicating (a) one combination of the plurality of combinations and (b) a reference image;
a deriving module configured to derive the weighting factors and the offsets from the plurality of combinations and the index;
a first generator configured to generate a prediction image by multiplying the reference image by the weighting factors and adding the offsets, based on the motion vector;
a second generator configured to generate a prediction error signal by subjecting the quantized orthogonal transform coefficient to inverse quantization and inverse orthogonal transform; and
a third generator configured to generate a decoded image by calculating a sum of the prediction error signal and the prediction image;
wherein two possible values of the index correspond to different reference images, and indicate an identical combination of the weighting factors and the offsets, and a value obtained by arithmetic-shifting right one of the two possible values by one bit is identical to a value obtained by arithmetic-shifting right the other value by one bit.

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. An electronic ballast for operating at least one discharge lamp, the electronic ballast comprising:
an input with a first and a second input connection for coupling to an input voltage;
a load circuit with an output that comprises a first and a second output connection for coupling to the at least one discharge lamp, the load circuit comprising a bridge circuit with at least a first and a second bridge switch;
an intermediate circuit capacitor that is coupled to the input of the load circuit, the voltage dropping across the intermediate Circuit capacitor during operation representing the intermediate circuit voltage;
a transformer that is coupled between the input of the electronic ballast and the intermediate circuit capacitor, the transformer comprising at least one transformer switch;
a control apparatus for driving the transformer switch and at least the first and the second bridge switch; and
a monitoring apparatus for monitoring at least one value correlated with the input voltage, the monitoring apparatus being coupled to the control apparatus, and the control apparatus being designed to deactivate the driving of the transformer switch upon detection of a deactivation criterion; and
a voltage measuring apparatus for measuring the intermediate circuit voltage, the voltage measuring apparatus being coupled to the control apparatus, the control apparatus being designed to reactivate the driving of the transformer switch after a deactivation phase when the sum of input and intermediate circuit voltage has dropped below a first prescribable threshold value,
wherein the transformer is an single-ended primary-inductor converter (SEPIC) transformer.
2. The electronic ballast as claimed in claim 1, wherein the monitoring apparatus is designed to monitor the input voltage, the deactivation criterion being present when the value of the input voltage has exceeded a second prescribable threshold value.
3. The electronic ballast as claimed in claim 1, wherein the monitoring apparatus is designed to monitor the sum of input voltage and intermediate circuit voltage, the deactivation criterion being present when the value of the sum of input voltage and intermediate circuit voltage has exceeded a third prescribable threshold value.
4. The electronic ballast as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control apparatus comprises an apparatus for determining the time derivative of the input voltage, the control apparatus being designed to monitor the time derivative of the input voltage, the deactivation criterion being present when the value of the time derivative of the input voltage has exceeded a fourth prescribable threshold value.
5. The electronic ballast as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control apparatus is designed to deactivate the driving at least of the first and the second bridge switch when the value of the intermediate circuit voltage has dropped below a fifth prescribable threshold value.
6. The electronic ballast as claimed in claim 5, wherein the control apparatus is designed to keep the driving at least of the first and the second bridge switch active during the deactivation phase of the driving of the transformer switch until the value of the intermediate circuit voltage has dropped below the fifth prescribable threshold value.
7. The electronic ballast as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: a time measuring apparatus that is coupled to the control apparatus, the control apparatus being designed to carry out cold starting of the lamp after a first prescribable period after the beginning of a deactivation phase at least of the first and the second bridge switch, and after the sum of input and intermediate circuit voltages has dropped below the first prescribable threshold value.
8. The electronic ballast as claimed in claim 7, further comprising: a memory apparatus configured to store values of the input voltage, the control apparatus being designed to carry out restarting of the lamp when the cold starting of the lamp has not led to ignition of the discharge lamp, and when at least one of the deactivation criteria for the transformer switch has been detected within a second prescribable period before the failed cold starting of the lamp.
9. The electronic ballast as claimed in claim 7, wherein the control apparatus is designed to deactivate the driving at least of the first and the second bridge switch when the cold starting of the lamp has not led to ignition of the discharge lamp and when none of the deactivation criteria has been detected within the second prescribable period before the failed cold starting of the lamp.
10. A method for operating at least one discharge lamp on an electronic ballast, the electronic ballast comprising:
an input with a first and a second input connection for coupling to an input voltage;
a load circuit with an output that comprises a first and a second output connection for coupling to the at least one discharge lamp, the load circuit comprising a bridge circuit with at least a first and a second bridge switch;
an intermediate circuit capacitor that is coupled to the input of the load circuit, the voltage present at the intermediate circuit capacitor representing the intermediate circuit voltage;
a transformer that is coupled between the input of the electronic ballast and the intermediate circuit capacitor, the transformer comprising at least one transformer switch;
a control apparatus for driving the transformer switch and at least the first and the second bridge switch; and
a monitoring apparatus configured to monitor at least one value correlated with the input voltage, the monitoring apparatus being coupled to the control apparatus, and the control apparatus being designed to deactivate the driving of the transformer switch upon detection of a deactivation criterion;
wherein the transformer is an single-ended primary-inductor converter (SEPIC) transformer;
the method comprising:
a) measuring the intermediate circuit voltage;
b) determining the sum of input and intermediate circuit voltages; and
c) activating the driving of the transformer switch if the sum of input and intermediate circuit voltages has dropped below a first prescribable threshold value after a deactivation phase of the transformer switch.