Abstract: A Cu—Cr—Zn—O based pigment includes a Cu—Cr—O based oxide and Zn derived from a zinc oxide added as a modifying oxide and solid-dissolved in the Cu—Cr—O based oxide. The Cu—Cr—Zn—O based pigment has a composition formula of aCuO·bCr2O3·cZnO (mol %), in which 0.1?c?5, 45?a+c?55, and 45?b?55 (a+b+c=100).

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus capable of easily retrieving desired-state image and sound portions through attribute information is provided. The image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup circuit, a CPU, and a memory that stores a program that, when executed by the CPU, causes the image pickup apparatus to function as the following units a sound acquisition unit that acquires a sound, a sound recognition unit that recognizes a sound acquired during moving image capturing and detects a specific sound from the sound, an image recognition unit that recognizes a moving image acquired during the moving image capturing and detects a subject from the moving image, and a control unit that calculates an evaluation result by using a score weighted in response to a sound recognition result and an image recognition result and adds the evaluation result to the moving image and the sound as attribute information.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus capable of efficiently retrieving a subject generating a specific sound from an image is provided. The image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup circuit, a CPU, and a memory that stores a program that, when executed by the CPU, causes the image pickup apparatus to function as: detecting a specific sound from a sound acquired by a sound acquisition unit during moving image capturing, judging a direction in which the specific sound comes toward the image pickup apparatus and acquiring information about a sound direction indicating the direction of the specific sound judged, judging a direction in which the image pickup apparatus is facing and acquiring information about an image capturing direction indicating the direction of the image pickup apparatus judged, and performing control to store attribute information, a moving image acquired by the image pickup circuit, and the sound in a storage unit.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging element, a signal processing method thereof, and an electronic device capable of suppressing a bus band and power consumption required for reading a pixel signal from the solid-state imaging element. The solid-state imaging element performs calculation of at least one stage of a convolutional layer and a pooling layer in a convolutional neural network on a signal corresponding to a light reception amount of light incident on each pixel of a pixel array unit. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a solid-state imaging element and the like generating a captured image or a depth image.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing device to realize the input of three-dimensional information with a simple and intuitive operation. The information processing device includes: a first recognition unit that recognizes a first portion and a second portion different from the first portion of a body; and a second recognition unit that recognizes a user input according to a three-dimensional positional relationship on a real space between the recognized first portion and the second portion.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire one standard image and images of lower resolution than resolution of the standard image, the standard image and images of lower resolution being acquired through image shooting by one camera, a camera posture estimating unit configured to estimate a first camera posture in which the standard image has been shot and second camera postures in which the images have been shot, a storage unit configured to store each of the images along with each of the second camera postures, and a depth information generating unit configured to generate depth information on the standard image by using the standard image, an image obtained by lowering the resolution of the standard image and the first camera posture, and at least a part of the images and a second camera posture for the part of the images.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, which includes an input unit and a control unit. The input unit is configured to serially input an image captured by a capturing device. The control unit is configured to detect a user's hand from the input image, to recognize a position, a posture and a size of the hand detected while moving. A predetermined area of a surface on which the hand is moved as an operation area is defined based on the position, the posture and the size of the hand recognized. A virtual three dimensional object for operation by the user is produced disposed on the operation area. Also, an information processing method and a program are provided for the information processing apparatus.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an imaging unit, a control unit, and an output unit. The control unit is configured to detect at least one candidate area for overlaid display of a content, from an image imaged by the imaging unit. The control unit is further configured to detect as an overlaid display area, out of the at least one candidate area, an area where a change in undulation of luminance distribution is equal to or less than a first threshold value. The control unit is further configured to generate the content to be arranged virtually in a visually recognizable manner on the overlaid display area, to be recognized by a user. The output unit is configured to output the generated content overlaid on the overlaid display area.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a detection unit configured to detect a motion of the information processing device, a setting unit configured to set a location or orientation of a virtual light source for an image having depth information based on a result of the detection performed by the detection unit, and a display control unit configured to apply an illumination effect to the image based on the location or orientation of the virtual light source set by the setting unit and the depth information.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus including a model information acquisition section which acquires model information in which a plurality of shape information pieces acquired in advance are resolved into basis spaces, a deviation region detection section which detects a deviation region in a shape of a target object in an inputted image, the deviation region having a difference from the model information, and a projection section which projects the shape of the target object in the inputted image onto the basis spaces after masking the deviation region.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an image generation unit configured to generate a viewpoint image in a case where a watch point set in a three-dimensional virtual space is viewed from a predetermined virtual viewpoint, a detection unit configured to detect a movement of an operator, and a viewpoint displacement unit configured to displace the virtual viewpoint with the set watch point as a reference on the basis of the detected movement of the operator.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, which includes an input unit and a control unit. The input unit is configured to serially input an image captured by a capturing device. The control unit is configured to detect a user's hand from the input image, to recognize a position, a posture and a size of the hand detected while moving. A predetermined area of a surface on which the hand is moved as an operation area is defined based on the position, the posture and the size of the hand recognized. A virtual three dimensional object for operation by the user is produced disposed on the operation area. Also, an information processing method and a program are provided for the information processing apparatus.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, which includes an input unit and a control unit. The input unit is configured to serially input an image captured by a capturing device. The control unit is configured to detect a user's hand from the input image, to recognize a position, a posture and a size of the hand detected while moving. A predetermined area of a surface on which the hand is moved as an operation area is defined based on the position, the posture and the size of the hand recognized. A virtual three dimensional object for operation by the user is produced disposed on the operation area. Also, an information processing method and a program are provided for the information processing apparatus.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, including an input unit configured to serially input an image captured by a capturing device; and a control unit configured to detect a user's hand from the input image, to recognize a position, a posture and a size of the hand detected while moving, to define a predetermined area of a surface on which the hand is moved as an operation area based on the position, the posture and the size of the hand recognized, and to produce a virtual three dimensional object for operation by the user disposed on the operation area. Also, there are provided an information processing method and a program for the information processing apparatus.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an imaging unit, a control unit, and an output unit. The control unit is configured to detect at least one candidate area for overlaid display of a content, from an image imaged by the imaging unit. The control unit is further configured to detect as an overlaid display area, out of the at least one candidate area, an area where a change in undulation of luminance distribution is equal to or less than a first threshold value. The control unit is further configured to generate the content to be arranged virtually in a visually recognizable manner on the overlaid display area, to be recognized by a user. The output unit is configured to output the generated content overlaid on the overlaid display area.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a detection unit configured to detect a motion of the information processing device, a setting unit configured to set a location or orientation of a virtual light source for an image having depth information based on a result of the detection performed by the detection unit, and a display control unit configured to apply an illumination effect to the image based on the location or orientation of the virtual light source set by the setting unit and the depth information.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire one standard image and images of lower resolution than resolution of the standard image, the standard image and images of lower resolution being acquired through image shooting by one camera, a camera posture estimating unit configured to estimate a first camera posture in which the standard image has been shot and second camera postures in which the images have been shot, a storage unit configured to store each of the images along with each of the second camera postures, and a depth information generating unit configured to generate depth information on the standard image by using the standard image, an image obtained by lowering the resolution of the standard image and the first camera posture, and at least a part of the images and a second camera posture for the part of the images.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus including a model information acquisition section which acquires model information in which a plurality of shape information pieces acquired in advance are resolved into basis spaces, a deviation region detection section which detects a deviation region in a shape of a target object in an inputted image, the deviation region having a difference from the model information, and a projection section which projects the shape of the target object in the inputted image onto the basis spaces after masking the deviation region.

Abstract: A control method for an aerodynamic brake device which can reduce a speed of a vehicle efficiently without affecting riding comfort or a vehicle is provided. A control method for an aerodynamic brake device includes at least aerodynamic brake plates provided in the front in the advancing direction of a railway vehicle from a center part of vehicles, driving portions and a brake controller for controlling advancing operations of the aerodynamic brake plates, and a speedometer for detecting a speed of the railway vehicle. The aerodynamic brake device controls the advancing operations of the aerodynamic brake plates in accordance with the speed of the railway vehicle by the speedometer.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an image generation unit configured to generate a viewpoint image in a case where a watch point set in a three-dimensional virtual space is viewed from a predetermined virtual viewpoint, a detection unit configured to detect a movement of an operator, and a viewpoint displacement unit configured to displace the virtual viewpoint with the set watch point as a reference on the basis of the detected movement of the operator.