Abstract: There is provided a novel pest control agent, particularly an insecticide or miticide. A substituted dihydroazole compound of General Formula (1) or a salt thereof: where A1, A2, A3 and A4 are independently C—Y or N, A5 is —CH2—, etc., G1 is a benzene ring, etc., G2 is G2-1, G2-6, G2-9, etc., X is a halogen atom, C1-2haloalkyl, etc., Z is methyl, —NH2, etc., R1 is —C(O)R1a, etc., R1a is C1-4alkyl, etc., R2 is H, C1-4alkyl, etc., R3 is C1-2haloalkyl, etc., R4 is H, cyano, methyl, etc., m is an integer of 1, 2, 3, etc., n is an integer of 0 or 1; and a pest control agent comprising the compound or the salt thereof.

Abstract: A pesticide, particularly an insecticide or an acaricide, including a substituted isoxazoline compound of formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein A1, A2 and A3 independently of one another are carbon atom or nitrogen atom, G is benzene ring, etc., L is —N(R2c)—, or —CH(R2a)N(R2c)—, etc., X is halogen atom, C1-C6 haloalkyl, etc., Y is halogen atom, C1-C6alkyl, etc., R1 is —C(O)R1a, —C(O)OR1a, —C(O)NHR1a, etc., R2 is hydrogen atom, C1-C6haloalkyl, —C1-C4alkoxy C1-C4alkyl, cyano C1-C6alkyl, C3-C6alkenyl, C3-C6alkynyl, —C(O)R15, —C(O)OR15, etc., R3 is C1-C6haloalkyl, etc., m is an integer of 0 to 5, n is an integer of 0 to 4. The pesticide containing these compounds.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a stereoscopic image displaying apparatus is configured to display a multi-viewpoint image. An acquirer acquires person data including a position of each of at least one person viewing a stereoscopic image, a calculator calculates a weight from (1) the person data and (2) display parameters, the weight representing a stereoscopic degree inferred, for each of the at least one person, from a multi-viewpoint image to be displayed in accordance with the display parameters, a determiner selects the display parameter based on the weights, and generates a multi-viewpoint image that accords with the display parameters selected, and a displaying device displays the generated image.

Abstract: A substituted alkenylbenzene compound of formula (4): wherein X1 is a halogen atom, —SF5, C1-C6haloalkyl, hydroxy C1-C6haloalkyl, C1-C6alkoxy C1-C6haloalkyl, C3-C8halocycloalkyl, C1-C6haloalkoxy, C1-C3haloalkoxy C1-C3haloalkoxy, C1-C6haloalkylthio, C1-C6haloalkylsulfinyl or C1-C6haloalkylsulfonyl; X3 is a hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6haloalkyl, C1-C6alkoxy or C1-C6alkylthio; X4 is a hydrogen, halogen, cyano, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4alkoxy or C1-C4haloalkoxy; R3 is —C(R3a)(R3b)R3c, where R3a and R3b are a halogen, or R3a and R3b together form a 3- to 6-membered ring together with the carbon bonding them by forming a C2-C5haloalkylene chain, and R3c is a hydrogen, halogen, C1-C5alkyl, C1-C5haloalkyl, C1-C4haloalkoxy or C1-C4haloalkylthio, with a proviso that where X1 is a fluorine, chlorine or trifluoromethyl, and X2 and X3 are hydrogen, where X1 and X2 are fluorine and X3 is a hydrogen, or where X1 and X2 are trifluoromethyl and X3 is a hydrogen, R3c is a hydrogen, chlorine, bromine, iodine,

Abstract: An image processing method for creating a disparity image for 3D display from a 2D video image includes detecting based on a first image of the 2D video image in a time and a second image in a time different from the first image, motion vectors between the first and second images for each block of the first image, detecting from the motion vectors, a most backward vector of a portion whose depth is on the back side, calculating differential vectors between each motion vector and the most backward vector and giving a depth on a close to the block of the first image corresponding to the motion vector having the larger differential vector and creating one or more disparity images from the first image and the depth.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a map converting method includes calculating existing frequency of depths in a first map, the first map corresponding to at least an image area of an image and each pixel of the first map representing a depth corresponding to a pixel of the image area; and first converting the first map into a second map that represents a depth in a first range for each pixel by using the existing frequency.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a parallax image generating apparatus includes a deriving unit, a generating unit, a first calculating unit, a setting unit, a searching unit, and an interpolating unit. The deriving unit derives a parallax vector corresponding to a first pixel from the input image and depth information associated with the first pixel. The generating unit generates an intermediate image. The first calculating unit calculates first weights for respective pixels of a parallax image. The setting unit sets one or more candidate blocks near a shade-forming-area pixel of the intermediate image, and sets a reference block among one or more candidate blocks. The searching unit searches a target block similar to the reference block in the input image and/or the intermediate image. The interpolating unit interpolates a pixel value of the shade-forming-area pixel.

Abstract: A correction unit corrects gradation of pixels of a processing-target image signal for the right eye or the left eye. A writing unit writes the corrected image signal into display pixels of an image displaying unit. A reached level calculation unit calculates a reached gradation which is a gradation to be reached by each display pixel after one sub-frame period after the corrected image signal is written into the display pixel, on the basis of response characteristics of the display pixel, respectively. A timing controlling unit controls opening/closing timing of the glasses according to writing timing of the writing unit. The correction unit corrects the gradation of the pixels of the processing-target image signal, respectively, on the basis of a difference between the writing timing of the writing unit and the opening/closing timing of the glasses, and the reached gradation of the pixels in an immediately previous sub-frame.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image processing method includes calculating an activity value for a first block, the activity value indicating a higher degree of activity as pixel values vary in a greater degree in the first block, and calculating a first evaluation value that indicates higher evaluation as a difference between a pixel value of the first block and a pixel value of a second block is smaller. The method further includes calculating a second evaluation value that indicates higher evaluation as correlation between a relative spatial relationship of the pixel value of the first block and that of the pixel value of the second block is higher, and calculating a third evaluation value by weighting the first evaluation value and the second evaluation value to search for the second block that corresponds to the first block, a weight of the first evaluation value is larger as the activity value is larger.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes a detecting unit configured to detect at least one object included in an image; a selecting unit configured to select a depth model to be a base of information about depth of the object in accordance with a property of the object; a segment unit configured to segment an area of the object detected from the image; and a depth map creating unit configured to create a depth map representing a depth of the image. The depth map creating unit arranges the depth model at a position on the depth map corresponding to a position of the segmented area of the object in the image, compares an area of the depth model and the area of the object, and gives a corrected depth value to a position not superimposed on other.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an image processing apparatus creates a depth map representing distribution of depths of pixels in an image. The apparatus includes an area detecting unit configured to detect an area of a vertical object included in an image; a base depth adding unit configured to add a base depth to the image, the base depth being a basic distribution of depths of pixels in the image; and, a depth map creating unit configured to acquire at least one depth of a vicinity of a ground contact position of the vertical object from the base depth added to the image, and create the depth map by setting the acquired depth onto the base depth as a depth of the area of the vertical object.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a depth correction apparatus includes a clusterer, a calculator and a corrector. The clusterer is configured to apply clustering to at least one of pixel values and depth values of a plurality of pixels in a calculation range corresponding to a correction target pixel, and to classify the plurality of pixels in the calculation range into a plurality of classes. The calculator is configured to calculate pixel value statistics of the respective classes using pixel values of pixels in the respective classes. The corrector is configured to determine a corresponding class of the correction target pixel based on a pixel value of the correction target pixel and the pixel value statistics of the respective classes, and to apply correction which replaces a depth value of the correction target pixel by a representative depth value of the corresponding class.

Abstract: A detecting unit detects an object in an input image. A depth map generating unit selects a depth template corresponding to a type of the object and places a selected depth template on a depth map in accordance with a position of the object to generate the depth map having a depth value for each pixel. A correcting unit calculates a weight of at least one interested pixel and a weight of a peripheral pixel based on a relationship between pixel values to the interested pixel and the peripheral pixel and corrects the depth value of the interested pixel based on a weighted sum of the respective depth values corresponding to the interested pixel and the peripheral pixel. An image generating unit generates parallax images based on the corrected depth map and the input image.

Abstract: A 3,5-Bis (substituted aryl) substituted isoxazoline compound of formula (2) or a salt thereof: wherein A1 is a carbon atom or nitrogen atom; X1 is selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, —SF5, C1-C6haloalkyl, hydroxy C1-C6haloalkyl, C1-C6alkoxy C1-C6haloalkyl, C1-C6haloalkoxy C1-C6haloalkyl, C3-C8halocycloalkyl, C1-C6haloalkoxy, C1-C3haloalkoxy C1-C3haloalkoxy, C1-C6haloalkylthio, C1-C6haloalkylsulfinyl and C1-C6haloalkylsulfonyl; X2 is selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, cyano, nitro, C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6haloalkyl, —OR5, —OSO2R5 and —S(O)rR5; Y is selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, cyano, nitro, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalkyl, C1-C4alkoxy, C1-C4haloalkoxy, C1-C6alkylthio, C1-C6haloalkylthio, C1-C6alkylsulfonyl, C1-C6haloalkylsulfonyl, —NHR7 and —N(R7)R6; R is selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, cyano, nitro, —NH2, halosulfonyloxy, C1-C6alkylsulfonyloxy, C1-C6haloalkylsulfonyloxy, phenylsulfonyloxy, phenylsulfonyloxy substituted with (Z)p1 and

Abstract: Novel pest control agents, particularly insecticides or miticides are provided. Isoxazoline-substituted benzamide compounds of General Formula (1) or a salt thereof: (where A1, A2 and A3 are independently C or N, G is a benzene ring, etc., Q is a structure of Q-1, Q-2 or Q3: (where, for example, R1 in Q-1 is a C1 to C4 haloalkyl, etc., and R2 is H, etc., R1 in Q-2 is —OR1a, etc., R1a is a C1 to C4 alkyl, etc., and R2 is H, etc.), W is O or S, X is a halogen atom, a C1 to C2 haloalkyl, etc., Y is a halogen atom, a C1 to C2 alkyl, etc., R3 is a C1 to C2 haloalkyl, etc., m is an integer of 1-3, etc., and n is an integer of 0 or 1, etc.), and pest control agents containing the compounds.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a parallax image generation apparatus comprises a calculation unit and a generation unit. The calculation unit is configured to calculate a distance between a target pixel value of a target pixel contained in an input image and a representative pixel value, and calculating a depth of the target pixel in a stereoscopic space in accordance with the distance. The generation unit is configured to generate, based on the depth, at least one parallax image corresponding to a view point different from that of the input image.

Abstract: According to embodiments, a stereoscopic image generation apparatus for generating a disparity image based on at least one image and depth information corresponding to the at least one image is provided. The apparatus includes a calculator, selector and generator. The calculator calculates, based on the depth information, evaluation values that assume larger values with increasing hidden surface regions generated upon generation of disparity images for respective viewpoint sets each including two or more viewpoints. The selector selects one of the viewpoint sets based on the evaluation values calculated for the viewpoint sets. The generator generates, from the at least one image and the depth information, the disparity image at a viewpoint corresponding to the one of the viewpoint sets selected by the selector.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a depth signal generating apparatus includes following units. The calculating unit is configured to calculate a statistic value for pixel values for each of predefined areas in the first image, and calculate, for each of predetermined base depth models, a first evaluation value based on the calculated statistic value. The correcting unit is configured to correct, based on a second evaluation value previously derived for the second image and a first degree of similarity indicating a similarity between the predetermined base depth models, the first evaluation value to derive second evaluation values for the predetermined base depth models. The selecting unit is configured to select a base depth model having the highest second evaluation value from the predetermined base depth models. The generating unit is configured to generate a depth signal based on the selected base depth model.

Abstract: There is provided a novel pest control agent (pesticide), particulally insecticide or miticide. A substituted isoxazoline compound or a substituted enone oxime compound represented by Formula (1) or (2), and apest control agent containing them: wherein A1, A2, A3 and A4 are C or N, G1 is a benzene ring, etc., G2 is 1-trazolyl, etc., X and Y are halogen atom, etc., R3 is haloalkyl, etc., R3a is halogen atom, etc., R3b and R3c are H, etc., is haloalkyl, etc., m is 0-5, n is 0-4.

Abstract: An image resolution increasing method include setting a first block which is included in a low resolution image and is located at a first position, and a second block which is included in a high resolution image and is located at a second position, and setting, as an increasing resolution block of the first block, a third block expressed by a second vector obtained by projecting a first vector representing the second block to a linear manifold as a set of vectors that indicate fourth blocks of the second block size, the fourth blocks becoming the first block due to reduced resolution, in a Euclidean space having, as the number of dimensions, a product of the number of pixels arranged vertically in the second block size and the number of pixels arranged horizontally in the second block size.