Abstract: A method includes calculating a plurality of first index values indicating access loads from one or more first virtual storage devices accessing a first physical storage device of a plurality of physical storage devices, to the first physical storage device, in a case where access loads from the one or more first virtual storage devices to a plurality of second physical storage devices including the first physical storage device are equalized across the second physical storage devices, the plurality of second physical storage devices being associated with the one or more first virtual storage devices; and outputting a plurality of second index values indicating access loads from a plurality of virtual machines to the first physical storage device, the second index values being obtained by summing the calculated first index values for each virtual machine associated with each of the one or more first virtual storage devices.

Abstract: An information processing device is provided that includes an operation control unit which controls the operations of an autonomous mobile object that performs an action according to a recognition operation. Based on the detection of the start of teaching related to pattern recognition learning, the operation control unit instructs the autonomous mobile object to obtain information regarding the learning target that is to be learnt in a corresponding manner to a taught label. Moreover, an information processing method is provided that is implemented in a processor and that includes controlling the operations of an autonomous mobile object which performs an action according to a recognition operation. Based on the detection of the start of teaching related to pattern recognition learning, the controlling of the operations includes instructing the autonomous mobile object to obtain information regarding the learning target that is to be learnt in a corresponding manner to a taught label.

Abstract: An information processing device is provided that includes an operation control unit which controls the operations of an autonomous mobile object that performs an action according to a recognition operation. Based on the detection of the start of teaching related to pattern recognition learning, the operation control unit instructs the autonomous mobile object to obtain information regarding the learning target that is to be learnt in a corresponding manner to a taught label. Moreover, an information processing method is provided that is implemented in a processor and that includes controlling the operations of an autonomous mobile object which performs an action according to a recognition operation. Based on the detection of the start of teaching related to pattern recognition learning, the controlling of the operations includes instructing the autonomous mobile object to obtain information regarding the learning target that is to be learnt in a corresponding manner to a taught label.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle, a drive method, and a program that make it possible to easily balance an airframe. An unmanned aerial vehicle includes: a plurality of motors that rotates a plurality of propellers; a movable part that moves a center-of-gravity position adjustment member; and a control unit that controls movement of the center-of-gravity position adjustment member by the movable part. The present technology can be applied to unmanned aerial vehicles.

Abstract: A device and method for acquiring captured image data obtained by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), identifying a direction that a target appearing in the captured image data faces, outputting an approach curve used to move the UAV from a current UAV position to a UAV position closer to the face of the person based on the identified direction that the face of the person faces, where the approach curve includes an arc portion connecting the current position to a straight line portion at an approach contact point located a predetermined distance in front of the face of the person, the straight line portion connecting the approach contact point to the position closer to the face of the person.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus which includes a control section that controls a conversation with a user according to a recognized situation. The control section acquires knowledge elements related to the recognized situation in terms of knowledge from knowledge sets, and determines contents of an utterance on the basis of the knowledge elements and an utterance template. Further, provided is an information processing method that includes controlling, by a processor, a conversation with a user according to a recognized situation. The controlling further includes acquiring knowledge elements related to the recognized situation in terms of knowledge from knowledge sets, and determining contents of an utterance on the basis of the knowledge elements and an utterance template.

Abstract: It is intended to allow an orientation of a mobile device observed in imaging data to be more appropriately specified. There is provided an information processing device (100) including an acquisition unit (111c) that acquires the imaging data and a direction specification unit (111c) that analyzes the imaging data to specify the orientation of the mobile device observed in the imaging data.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle, a drive method, and a program that make it possible to easily balance an airframe. An unmanned aerial vehicle includes: a plurality of motors that rotates a plurality of propellers; a movable part that moves a center-of-gravity position adjustment member; and a control unit that controls movement of the center-of-gravity position adjustment member by the movable part. The present technology can be applied to unmanned aerial vehicles.

Abstract: An information processing device is provided that includes an operation control unit which controls the operations of an autonomous mobile object that performs an action according to a recognition operation. Based on the detection of the start of teaching related to pattern recognition learning, the operation control unit instructs the autonomous mobile object to obtain information regarding the learning target that is to be learnt in a corresponding manner to a taught label. Moreover, an information processing method is provided that is implemented in a processor and that includes controlling the operations of an autonomous mobile object which performs an action according to a recognition operation. Based on the detection of the start of teaching related to pattern recognition learning, the controlling of the operations includes instructing the autonomous mobile object to obtain information regarding the learning target that is to be learnt in a corresponding manner to a taught label.

Abstract: To enable a direction that a target appearing in captured image data faces to be identified more appropriately. Provided is an information processing device including an acquisition unit configured to acquire captured image data obtained by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) by performing aerial image capturing, and a direction identification unit configured to identify a direction that a target appearing in the captured image data faces, by analyzing the captured image data.

Abstract: A cornea imaging apparatus comprising: an illumination optical system having an illumination source; an imaging optical system having a photoelectric element for receiving a reflected light beam from a cornea of an eye under examination; actuating means for moving the illumination optical system and the imaging optical system in a direction nearer to or further from the eye to bring about focusing; imaging process retracting control means for controlling the actuating means during an imaging operation by the imaging optical system; continuous imaging means for taking multiple images of the cornea at different times and positions by the photoelectric element of the imaging optical system during a retracting operation; and imaging operation control means for controlling imaging operation status of the cornea by the continuous imaging means with reference to a photoreception signal of reflected light from the cornea.

Abstract: A cornea imaging apparatus comprising: an illumination optical system having an illumination source; an imaging optical system having a photoelectric element for receiving a reflected light beam from a cornea of an eye under examination; actuating means for moving the illumination optical system and the imaging optical system in a direction nearer to or further from the eye to bring about focusing; imaging process retracting control means for controlling the actuating means during an imaging operation by the imaging optical system; continuous imaging means for taking multiple images of the cornea at different times and positions by the photoelectric element of the imaging optical system during a retracting operation; and imaging operation control means for controlling imaging operation status of the cornea by the continuous imaging means with reference to a photoreception signal of reflected light from the cornea.

Abstract: A sheet conveying apparatus has a roller together with first and second rotary members abutting against an outer periphery of the roller to form, respectively, first and second nips through which a sheet passes to correct a curl in the sheet. A guide member is arranged in a central portion in an axial direction of the first rotary member so as to extend along the outer periphery of the roller to guide the sheet continuously from a position upstream of the first nip towards the second nip.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus which does not involve an increase in apparatus size and which is capable of effectively performing curl correction is provided. In the image forming apparatus, a sheet to which an image formed by an image forming portion is fixed by a fixing device is discharged through a discharge path, or conveyed to a separation path separated from the discharge path, and then surfaces of the sheet are reversed before the sheet is caused to move toward the discharge path from a surface reverse path. A curl correcting means is provided in the surface reverse path, and any curl generated in the sheet when it passes through the fixing device is corrected by the curl correcting means.