Abstract: Solid-state imaging elements that prevent deterioration of image quality, and reduce power consumption and AD-conversion time are disclosed. In one example, a solid-state imaging element includes a first comparator that uses a first voltage corresponding to an input voltage received from a first pixel, in reference to a first voltage difference between the input voltage and a first reference voltage, and that outputs a comparison result between the input voltage and the first reference voltage in reference to a second voltage difference, and a second comparator that outputs a comparison result of comparison between the input voltage and the second reference voltage in reference to a fourth voltage difference.

Abstract: A vehicular apparatus includes a controller unit configured to control a displaying operation of a video by a camera on a display and a communicator unit as an acquisition unit configured to acquire a vehicle state signal indicating a vehicle state. The controller unit is configured to perform a preparation for displaying the video by the camera on the display in response to the communicator unit acquiring the vehicle state signal indicating the vehicle state where the video by the camera is required.

Abstract: The vehicle control system that controls an interface unit for performing at least one of a notification to the user and an input by the user includes: an anomaly detection unit for detecting that there is an anomaly in the information transmission function between the interface unit and the user; and a notification processing unit that notifies an external device that an anomaly has occurred in the information transmission function by the interface unit when the anomaly detection unit detects an anomaly.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a communication support device includes a first acquisition unit, a creation unit, and an output unit. The first acquisition unit acquires a message to be notified to a user. The creation unit creates type information indicating a type of content of the message. The output unit outputs the message in an output mode based on importance of the message among a plurality of output modes including at least a first output mode for outputting an entire message, a second output mode for outputting the type information, and a third output mode for outputting reception information indicating reception of the message.

Abstract: A communication support device performs communication with a plurality of terminal devices. The communication support device includes an acquirer, a changer, and a deliverer. The acquirer acquires messages from the terminal devices. The changer changes, on the acquired message, a delivery mode of the message to the delivery mode that eliminates confusion when the message has a possibility of causing the confusion. The deliverer delivers the message to the terminal devices in the delivery mode that is changed.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a transcription support system supports transcription work to convert voice data to text. The system includes a first storage unit configured to store therein the voice data; a playback unit configured to play back the voice data; a second storage unit configured to store therein voice indices, each of which associates a character string obtained from a voice recognition process with voice positional information, for which the voice positional information is indicative of a temporal position in the voice data and corresponds to the character string; a text creating unit that creates the text in response to an operation input of a user; and an estimation unit configured to estimate already-transcribed voice positional information indicative of a position at which the creation of the text is completed in the voice data based on the voice indices.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a data processing device generates result data which represents a result of performing predetermined processing on series data. The device includes an upper-level processor and a lower-level processor. The upper-level processor attaches order information to data blocks constituting the series data. The lower-level processor performs lower-level processing on the data blocks having the order information attached thereto, and attaches common order information, which is in common with the data blocks, to values obtained as a result of the lower-level processing. The upper-level processor integrates the values, which have the common order information attached thereto, based on the common order information and performs upper-level processing to generate the result data.

Abstract: A voice starting end detection apparatus includes a first detector that detects a starting end of a voice segment from input signals that are input in a time series, a first transmitting unit that transmits, when the starting end is detected, input signals subsequent to the starting end, and a first receiving unit that receives a terminal end detection signal indicating that a terminal end of the voice segment has been detected. The voice terminal end detection apparatus includes a second receiving unit that receives input signals subsequent to the starting end, a second detector that detects the terminal end from the received input signals, a second transmitting unit that transmits, when the terminal end is detected, the terminal end detection signal. The first transmitting unit stops transmitting the input signals when the first receiving unit receives the terminal end detection signal.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a communication support apparatus supports communication among users. The apparatus includes a message receiver to receive a message from a user terminal; a participation request transmission controller to control such that, when the received message is a participation request message, the participation request message is transmitted to a user terminal to which the participation request message is to be transmitted; a response receiver to receive a response to the participation request message from the user terminal to which the participation request message has been transmitted; a group generator to generate a conversation group including as members the user terminal that has responded to the participation request message and the user terminal serving as a transmission source; and a conversation controller to control delivery of messages in the conversation mode such that a message received from a member of the conversation group is transmitted to another member.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a storage unit, a detector, an acquisition unit, and a search unit. The storage unit configured to store therein voice indices, each of which associates a character string included in voice text data obtained from a voice recognition process with voice positional information, the voice positional information indicating a temporal position in the voice data and corresponding to the character string. The acquisition unit acquires reading information being at least a part of a character string representing a reading of a phrase to be transcribed from the voice data played back. The search unit specifies, as search targets, character strings whose associated voice positional information is included in the played-back section information among the character strings included in the voice indices, and retrieves a character string including the reading represented by the reading information from among the specified character strings.

Abstract: A communication support device performs communication with a plurality of terminal devices. The communication support device includes an acquirer, a changer, and a deliverer. The acquirer acquires messages from the terminal devices. The changer changes, on the acquired message, a delivery mode of the message to the delivery mode that eliminates confusion when the message has a possibility of causing the confusion. The deliverer delivers the message to the terminal devices in the delivery mode that is changed.

Abstract: A voice starting end detection apparatus includes a first detector that detects a starting end of a voice segment from input signals that are input in a time series, a first transmitting unit that transmits, when the starting end is detected, input signals subsequent to the starting end, and a first receiving unit that receives a terminal end detection signal indicating that a terminal end of the voice segment has been detected. The voice terminal end detection apparatus includes a second receiving unit that receives input signals subsequent to the starting end, a second detector that detects the terminal end from the received input signals, a second transmitting unit that transmits, when the terminal end is detected, the terminal end detection signal. The first transmitting unit stops transmitting the input signals when the first receiving unit receives the terminal end detection signal.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a communication support device includes a first acquisition unit, a creation unit, and an output unit. The first acquisition unit acquires a message to be notified to a user. The creation unit creates type information indicating a type of content of the message. The output unit outputs the message in an output mode based on importance of the message among a plurality of output modes including at least a first output mode for outputting an entire message, a second output mode for outputting the type information, and a third output mode for outputting reception information indicating reception of the message.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a communication support apparatus supports communication among users. The apparatus includes a message receiver to receive a message from a user terminal; a participation request transmission controller to control such that, when the received message is a participation request message, the participation request message is transmitted to a user terminal to which the participation request message is to be transmitted; a response receiver to receive a response to the participation request message from the user terminal to which the participation request message has been transmitted; a group generator to generate a conversation group including as members the user terminal that has responded to the participation request message and the user terminal serving as a transmission source; and a conversation controller to control delivery of messages in the conversation mode such that a message received from a member of the conversation group is transmitted to another member.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a memory controller stores, in a memory, character strings in voice text obtained through voice recognition on voice data, a node index, a recognition score, and a voice index. A detector detects reproduction section of the voice data. An obtainer obtains reading of a phrase in a text written down from the reproduced voice data, and obtains insertion position of character strings. A searcher searches for a character string including the reading. A determiner determines whether to perform display based on the recognition score corresponding to the retrieved character string. A history updater stores, in a memory, candidate history data indicating the retrieved character string, the recognition score, and the character insertion position. A threshold updater decides on a display threshold value using the recognition score of the candidate history data and/or the recognition score of the character string selected by a selector.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a transcription support system includes: a first storage, a playback unit, a second storage, a text generating unit, an estimating unit, and a setting unit. The first storage stores the voice data therein; a playback unit plays back the voice data; and a second storage stores voice indices, each of which associates a character string obtained from a voice recognition process with voice positional information, for which the voice positional information is indicative of a temporal position in the voice data and corresponds to the character string. The text creating unit creates text; the estimating unit estimates already-transcribed voice positional information based on the voice indices; and the setting unit sets a playback starting position that indicates a position at which playback is started in the voice data based on the already-transcribed voice positional information.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a voice communication supporting device includes a voice receiving unit, a voice reproducing unit, a reproduction cancelling unit, and a notification sending unit. The voice receiving unit receives a voice message. The voice reproducing unit reproduces the received voice message. In response to a user operation, the reproduction cancelling unit performs control to cancel reproduction of the voice message. The notification sending unit sends, to a sender of the voice message whose reproduction has been cancelled, a cancellation notification about cancellation of reproduction of the voice message.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a data processing device generates result data which represents a result of performing predetermined processing on series data. The device includes an upper-level processor and a lower-level processor. The upper-level processor attaches order information to data blocks constituting the series data. The lower-level processor performs lower-level processing on the data blocks having the order information attached thereto, and attaches common order information, which is in common with the data blocks, to values obtained as a result of the lower-level processing. The upper-level processor integrates the values, which have the common order information attached thereto, based on the common order information and performs upper-level processing to generate the result data.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a transmission device includes an obtaining unit, first and second encoding units, a first determining unit, a first control unit, and a first transmitting unit. The obtaining unit obtains sound data. The first encoding unit encodes the sound data at a first bit rate. The second encoding unit encodes the sound data at a second bit rate lower than the first bit rate. The first determining unit determines whether a bandwidth of a network subjected to congestion control has exceeded the first bit rate. When the bandwidth of the network is determined to have exceeded the first bit rate, the first control unit switches an output destination of the obtained sound data from the second encoding unit to the first encoding unit. The first transmitting unit transmits the obtained sound data, that is encoded by the first encoding unit or the second encoding unit, to a voice recognition device via the network.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a server device includes a first registering unit, a second registering unit, and a providing unit. The first registering unit is configured to acquire first action information regarding an action performed by a first user from a client device, and register the first action information in an action information storage unit in which pieces of action information of users are stored in association with labels of the respective pieces of action information. The second registering unit is configured to specify at least one piece of action information similar to the first action information among the pieces of action information, and register the label associated with the specified piece of action information in the action information storage unit in association with the first action information. The providing unit is configured to provide the label associated with the first action information to the client device.