Abstract: A state-monitoring device includes: a state estimating unit to estimate a state of an instrument using operation information of a train on which the instrument is mounted; an instrument arrangement storing unit to store instrument arrangement information indicating arrangement of the instrument in the train; and a work plan output unit to extract the instrument to be maintained that requires inspection or component replacement on the basis of a state estimation value of the instrument, and output information regarding maintenance work in which the instrument to be maintained and the instrument arrangement information are associated with each other.

Abstract: In order to create an accurate map with a simple operation, the map creation system includes: a relative position acquisition means to measure distances and directions from a sensor to points on a surface of an infrastructure or an object and to create point cloud data in a relative space with the sensor at the center thereof; a sensor position acquisition means to measure the position and the attitude of the sensor and to create sensor position data; an absolute position calculation means to calculate position information of the point cloud in the absolute space on the basis of the point cloud data in the relative space and the sensor position data; a direction-vector calculation means to obtain a direction vector from the sensor to each point of the point cloud in the absolute space on the basis of the point cloud data in the relative space and the sensor position data; an area detection means to extract points composing a plane area on the basis of the position information and the direction vectors of the

Abstract: There are included a normal model building unit that builds a normal model of another device on the basis of normal data of the other device; a degradation determination model building unit that builds a degradation determination model of the other device on the basis of the normal data and degradation data of the other device; a normal model rebuilding unit that builds a normal model of a target device on the basis of the normal model of the other device and normal data of the target device; a degradation determination model rebuilding unit that builds a degradation determination model of the target device on the basis of the degradation determination model of the other device and the normal model of the target device; and a degradation determining unit that determines degradation of the target device on the basis of operation data of the target device and the degradation determination model of the target device.

Abstract: In order to create an accurate map with a simple operation, the map creation system includes: a relative position acquisition means to measure distances and directions from a sensor to points on a surface of an infrastructure or an object and to create point cloud data in a relative space with the sensor at the center thereof; a sensor position acquisition means to measure the position and the attitude of the sensor and to create sensor position data; an absolute position calculation means to calculate position information of the point cloud in the absolute space on the basis of the point cloud data in the relative space and the sensor position data; a direction-vector calculation means to obtain a direction vector from the sensor to each point of the point cloud in the absolute space on the basis of the point cloud data in the relative space and the sensor position data; an area detection means to extract points composing a plane area on the basis of the position information and the direction vectors of the

Abstract: To provide a novel phospholipase A2 (PLA2) associated with psoriasis, a nucleic acid encoding the same, a method for characterizing, identifying or screening an inhibitor for the PLA2 or a medicament; and a novel method for diagnosis or examination of psoriasis or the like. A polypeptide having the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 9, a conservative substitution variant thereof, a naturally occurring allelic variant thereof, or the like. A nucleic acid encoding the above-mentioned polypeptide, a complement thereof or the like. A method for characterizing, identifying or screening an inhibitor for the PLA2 or a medicament, using the above-mentioned polypeptide. An examination method for psoriasis, characterized by assaying an expression level of a gene consisting of the above-mentioned nucleic acid or the like.

Abstract: An estimate image is generated from a position and an angle of a camera and the estimate image is stored. A collating unit collates an estimate image with a scenery image, and corrects estimate values of a position and angles of the camera according to a result of the collation. An indication image generating unit generates an indication image by processing indication information stored in an indication information storing unit, based on position information that shows a position of the camera and angle information that shows angles of the camera after the correction processing stored in a position and angle information storing unit.

Abstract: Based on the event detected by event detection unit 3, scene definition unit 4 defines the segment from the frame which is one screen of the moving picture corresponding to the event to the end of the next event as the scene The scene information of the defined scene is stored in scene information storage unit 5, and moving picture display unit 9 reads and displays the moving picture stored in moving picture storage unit 2 based on the scene information stored in scene information storage unit 5.

Abstract: In an image collection apparatus an image acquisition unit acquires an image, an event detection unit detects an event, an event data creation unit creates event data indicative of at least a generation time and contents of the event detected by the event detection unit, a macro event definition unit defines a macro event including a related event group and having a time width by using the generation time and contents of the event, a macro event data creation unit creates macro event data by structurizing a plurality of event data based on definition contents of the macro event, an image recording unit records an image of a macro event corresponding to the macro event data, a retrieval unit retrieves a desirable macro event based on the macro event data, and a display unit displays the image of the macro event.

Abstract: To provide a novel phospholipase A2 (PLA2) associated with psoriasis, a nucleic acid encoding the same, a method for characterizing, identifying or screening an inhibitor for the PLA2 or a medicament; and a novel method for diagnosis or examination of psoriasis or the like. A polypeptide having the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 9, a conservative substitution variant thereof, a naturally occurring allelic variant thereof, or the like. A nucleic acid encoding the above-mentioned polypeptide, a complement thereof or the like. A method for characterizing, identifying or screening an inhibitor for the PLA2 or a medicament, using the above-mentioned polypeptide. An examination method for psoriasis, characterized by assaying an expression level of a gene consisting of the above-mentioned nucleic acid or the like.

Abstract: By inserting a video relay apparatus 100 between a server 200 and a terminal 400 in a conventional general video distribution system, it is possible to display the video with a high quality by the video distribution system using the communication unit having a limited transmission capacity even if the video cannot be previously stored in the video relay apparatus. The video relay apparatus 100 is provided with a receiving unit 10 for receiving the video, a storing unit 20 for temporarily storing the received video, an area defining unit 60 for dividing the video so as to define the areas, an area classifying unit 70 for classifying the areas defined by the area defining unit 60, a video reconstructing unit 30 for skipping the video or adjusting the quality of the defined area of video by the area defining unit 60 and reconstructing the video based on the classified result by the area classifying unit 70, and a sending unit 40 for sending the reconstructed video by the video reconstructing unit 30.

Abstract: Based on the event detected by event detection unit 3, scene definition unit 4 defines the segment from the frame which is one screen of the moving picture corresponding to the event to the end of the next event as the scene The scene information of the defined scene is stored in scene information storage unit 5, and moving picture display unit 9 reads and displays the moving picture stored in moving picture storage unit 2 based on the scene information stored in scene information storage unit 5.

Abstract: An estimate image generating unit (26) generates an estimate image corresponding to estimate values of a position and an angle of a camera (10) stored in a position and angle information storing unit (25), and stores the estimate image into an estimate image storing unit (27). A collating unit (28) collates an estimate image with a scenery image, and corrects estimate values of a position and angles of the camera (10) according to a result of the collation. An indication image generating unit (29) generates an indication image by processing indication information stored in an indication information storing unit (23), based on position information that shows a position of the camera (10) and angle information that shows angles of the camera (10) after the correction processing stored in a position and angle information storing unit (25).

Abstract: Based on the event detected by event detection unit 3, scene definition unit 4 defines the segment from the frame which is one screen of the moving picture corresponding to the event to the end of the next event as the scene The scene information of the defined scene is stored in scene information storage unit 5, and moving picture display unit 9 reads and displays the moving picture stored in moving picture storage unit 2 based on the scene information stored in scene information storage unit 5.

Abstract: Based on the event detected by event detection unit 3, scene definition unit 4 defines the segment from the frame which is one screen of the moving picture corresponding to the event to the end of the next event as the scene The scene information of the defined scene is stored in scene information storage unit 5, and moving picture display unit 9 reads and displays the moving picture stored in moving picture storage unit 2 based on the scene information stored in scene information storage unit 5.

Abstract: A buffer device (1) receives unit information from a server (2), stores delivery destination information that relates to the destination of a delivery for each delivery destination, and also stores additional information that is to be added to the unit information. Based on the delivery destination information as well as unit attribute information that relates to time spans and attributes of the received unit information, the buffer device (1) then creates transmission information that instructs that the stored additional information is to be added to the received unit information and then transmitted. Based on the created transmission information, the buffer device (1) then adds the stored additional information to the received unit information and transmits the unit information to which the additional information has been added to the terminal (4).

Abstract: A data input processing section (1) input-processes information which is continuous over time, a data extracting section (4) defines, as a plurality of data units, portion information which is continuous over time which forms the information which is continuous over time, a feature amount extracting section (5) extracts a predetermined feature amount for each data unit, and a sorting section (6) orders respective data units on the basis of feature amounts of the respective data units. An index image generating section (7) generates, for each data unit, a visualized index image on the basis of the feature amount, and arranges-outputs the index information on the basis of the ordering of the sorting section (6), a playback processing section (8) plays back at least the information which is continuous over time and the data units, and a playback instructing section (11) instructs the playback processing section (8) to carry out playback processing of data units corresponding to index images.

Abstract: A moving image anchor setting apparatus for setting an anchor to a moving image including a frame specification portion for specifying a first frame from among a plurality of frames constituting the moving image; an anchor setting portion for setting an anchor by selecting a particular region overlapping a target object within the first frame to be an anchor region; and an anchor estimating portion for determining anchor information for a second frame by performing pattern matching utilizing an image of the first frame, the anchor information of the first frame, and an image of the second frame.

Abstract: A moving image anchor setting apparatus including a data operation portion for executing data operation relating to setting of anchors and links; a data storage portion for storing the data; a display portion for controlling display; and a user operation portion for inputting editing commands. When anchors are set for some frames with an anchor setting portion, an anchor information interpolation portion estimates anchor information of the other frames. As a result, the number of man-hours required for anchor setting is greatly reduced.

Abstract: A video. source, such as a VCR, plays back a motion image which is input by an image input section. Partition of scenes and creation of images representing scenes are performed by a catalog creation section. Additionally, at this time, an image representing the movement of an object appearing in the scenes is created. A representative image and a motion description image are initially stored in a catalog storage section and then displayed in catalog form by a display section under control of a display control section. Since not only the representative image of scenes but also the movement of the object in those scenes are displayed, the contents of the scenes are easily grasped.

Abstract: Each and any viewer of a video or a television scene is his or her own proactive editor of the scene, having the ability to interactively dictate and select--in advance of the unfolding of the scene and by high-level command--a particular perspective by which the scene will be depicted, as and when the scene unfolds. Video images of the scene are selected, or even synthesized, in response no a viewer-selected (i) spatial perspective on the scene, (ii) static or dynamic object appearing in the scene, or (iii) event depicted in the scene. Multiple video cameras, each at a different spatial location, produce multiple two-dimensional video images of the real-world scene, each at a different spatial perspective. Objects of interest in the scene are identified and classified by computer in these two-dimensional images. The two-dimensional images of the scene, and accompanying information, are then combined in the computer into a three-dimensional video database, or model, of the scene.