Abstract: An identification device has a processor configured to carry out plural identification processing by which an individual is identified based on plural acquired data different from each other indicating the individual and, when the identification of the individual by one or more identification processing of the plural identification processing fails and the identification of the individual by one or more other identification processing of the plural identification processing succeeds, learn the at least one identification processing by which the identification of the individual fails.

Abstract: A marker evaluation system includes: a memory configured to store a program; and at least one processor configured to execute a program stored in the memory, in which the processor is configured to derive at least one of a comparison result obtained by comparing a decided marking result decided based on marking results by a plurality of markers for an identical answer of an identical answerer with a marking result by each of the plurality of markers for the identical answer, and a marking time required for each of the plurality of markers to mark the identical answer, and evaluate each of the plurality of markers based on the at least one of the comparison result and the marking time that has been derived.

Abstract: An identification device has a processor configured to carry out plural identification processing by which an individual is identified based on plural acquired data different from each other indicating the individual and, when the identification of the individual by one or more identification processing of the plural identification processing fails and the identification of the individual by one or more other identification processing of the plural identification processing succeeds, learn the at least one identification processing by which the identification of the individual fails.

Abstract: An interactive device includes an authenticator for authenticating a user, a speech urger which urges the user to speak when the authenticator unsuccessfully authenticates the user, and an interaction controller which performs interaction according to the authenticated user when the authenticator successfully authenticates the user by a voice of the user having been urged to speak.

Abstract: An authenticator of an interactive device authenticates a user. A speech urger urges the user to speak when the authenticator unsuccessfully authenticates the user. An interaction controller performs interaction according to the authenticated user when the authenticator successfully authenticates the user by voice of the user urged to speak.

Abstract: Provided is a positioning apparatus for determining positions including: a distance acquisition unit configured to acquire pseudo-range information pieces indicating pseudo-ranges from the positioning apparatus to three positioning satellites; an altitude acquisition unit configured to acquire the altitude of the position of the positioning apparatus based on map information; a setting unit configured to set the altitude acquired by the altitude acquisition unit as a tentative altitude at the position of the positioning apparatus; and a positioning unit configured to perform a positioning process in a two-dimensional positioning method based on the pseudo-range information acquired by the distance acquisition unit, and the tentative altitude.

Abstract: A printing device includes a print head configured to execute printing on one surface of a long-size medium to be printed, on the other surface of which a plurality of oblique lines of the same angle of obliquity are formed at regular intervals, a conveying section configured to convey the medium to be printed, a sensor configured to detect the oblique lines, and a control section configured to control the print head to execute printing while changing a position of printing on the medium to be printed in accordance with an interval between the oblique lines in a conveying direction of the medium to be printed detected by the sensor.

Abstract: A control unit monitors a state of captured image sequentially outputted by an image capturing unit. The control unit carries out a first determination that determines whether or not the state of a captured image satisfies a prescribed condition. When the result is that the prescribed condition is satisfied, the captured image is recorded in a recording unit. The control unit also carries out a second determination that determines whether or not the state of the captured image is appropriate for being subjected to the first determination. When the result is that the state is not appropriate for being subjected to the first determination, a warning is issued to the user to this effect.

Abstract: A control unit monitors a state of captured image sequentially outputted by an image capturing unit. The control unit carries out a first determination that determines whether or not the state of a captured image satisfies a prescribed condition. When the result is that the prescribed condition is satisfied, the captured image is recorded in a recording unit. The control unit also carries out a second determination that determines whether or not the state of the captured image is appropriate for being subjected to the first determination. When the result is that the state is not appropriate for being subjected to the first determination, a warning is issued to the user to this effect.

Abstract: A control unit monitors a state of captured image sequentially outputted by an image capturing unit. The control unit carries out a first determination that determines whether or not the state of a captured image satisfies a prescribed condition. When the result is that the prescribed condition is satisfied, the captured image is recorded in a recording unit. The control unit also carries out a second determination that determines whether or not the state of the captured image is appropriate for being subjected to the first determination. When the result is that the state is not appropriate for being subjected to the first determination, a warning is issued to the user to this effect.

Abstract: A printing device includes a print head configured to execute printing on one surface of a long-size medium to be printed, on the other surface of which a plurality of oblique lines of the same angle of obliquity are formed at regular intervals, a conveying section configured to convey the medium to be printed, a sensor configured to detect the oblique lines, and a control section configured to control the print head to execute printing while changing a position of printing on the medium to be printed in accordance with an interval between the oblique lines in a conveying direction of the medium to be printed detected by the sensor.

Abstract: An intracardiac defibrillation catheter system equipped with a defibrillation catheter, a power source device and an electrocardiograph. The defibrillation catheter is equipped with a first DC electrode group and a second DC electrode group. The power source device is equipped with a DC power source unit, a catheter-connected connector, an electrocardiograph-connected connector, an arithmetic processing unit, which controls the DC power source unit and has an output circuit for outputting a direct current voltage from the DC power source unit, and a changeover unit, in which the catheter-connected connector is connected to a common contact. The electrocardiograph-connected connector is connected to a first contact, and the arithmetic processing unit is connected to a second contact. In the intracardiac defibrillation catheter system, electric energy necessary and sufficient for defibrillation can be surely supplied.

Abstract: An image capture device sets a central vicinity of a frame of a predetermined area as a focus region upon detecting a half-press operation of a shutter button in a through-the-lens image displaying, designates a central vicinity pixel region of the region as a pixel region to be tracked, and determines whether or not the designated pixel region is adequate as an object of tracking. If the pixel region is adequate, the pixel region is tracked until the shutter button is detected as pressed down fully. When a fully-press operation of the shutter button is detected, the frame of a predetermined area is displayed in a fixed manner on a display unit. Upon a detection that a change of the pixel region has occurred, or the pixel region has contacted or exceeded the frame of a predetermined area, a recording processing is started immediately by a high speed consecutive capture.

Abstract: An intracardiac defibrillation catheter system equipped with a defibrillation catheter, a power source device and an electrocardiograph. The defibrillation catheter is equipped with a first DC electrode group and a second DC electrode group. The power source device is equipped with a DC power source unit, a catheter-connected connector, an electrocardiograph-connected connector, an arithmetic processing unit, which controls the DC power source unit and has an output circuit for outputting a direct current voltage from the DC power source unit, and a changeover unit, in which the catheter-connected connector is connected to a common contact. The electrocardiograph-connected connector is connected to a first contact, and the arithmetic processing unit is connected to a second contact. In the intracardiac defibrillation catheter system, electric energy necessary and sufficient for defibrillation can be surely supplied.

Abstract: An image recording comprising: an initialization step of generating a predetermined number of search points in a specified region of an image, a filtering step of updating coordinates of a plurality of search points, comparing a characteristic value of the specified region with a characteristic value of each of the search points after updated in the image, assigning to the search points weights determined so as to be increased in proportion to a degree of similarity therebetween, screening the search points according to the weights, calculating a variance and a weighted average of the coordinates of the screened search points, and an image recording determination step of determining, based on the variance and weighted average of the coordinates of the screened search points, and the tracking range, whether or not to record the image, and recording the image if it is determined to record the image.

Abstract: An image recording comprising: an initialization step of generating a predetermined number of search points in a specified region of an image, a filtering step of updating coordinates of a plurality of search points, comparing a characteristic value of the specified region with a characteristic value of each of the search points after updated in the image, assigning to the search points weights determined so as to he increased in proportion to a degree of similarity therebetween, screening the search points according to the weights, calculating a variance and a weighted average of the coordinates of the screened search points, and an image recording determination step of determining, based on the variance and weighted average of the coordinates of the screened search points, and the tracking range, whether or not to record the image, and recording the image if it is determined to record the image.

Abstract: An image capture device sets a central vicinity of a frame of a predetermined area as a focus region upon detecting a half-press operation of a shutter button in a through-the-lens image displaying, designates a central vicinity pixel region of the region as a pixel region to be tracked, and determines whether or not the designated pixel region is adequate as an object of tracking. If the pixel region is adequate, the pixel region is tracked until the shutter button is detected as pressed down fully. When a fully-press operation of the shutter button is detected, the frame of a predetermined area is displayed in a fixed manner on a display unit. Upon a detection that a change of the pixel region has occurred, or the pixel region has contacted or exceeded the frame of a predetermined area, a recording processing is started immediately by a high speed consecutive capture.

Abstract: A control unit monitors a state of captured image sequentially outputted by an image capturing unit. The control unit carries out a first determination that determines whether or not the state of a captured image satisfies a prescribed condition. When the result is that the prescribed condition is satisfied, the captured image is recorded in a recording unit. The control unit also carries out a second determination that determines whether or not the state of the captured image is appropriate for being subjected to the first determination. When the result is that the state is not appropriate for being subjected to the first determination, a warning is issued to the user to this effect.

Abstract: A superconducting quantum interference fluxmeter, a super-high-sensitivity fluxmeter using a SQUID, suitable for use in precision electric instrumentation and superconducting electronics. The fluxmeter comprises a system to detect response output from the SQUID with high sensitivity by applying thereto such exciting AC as has a plurality of frequency components from an excitation AC source, and a system to detect with high sensitivity such alternating current as has higher or lower harmonic component of the exciting AC, which is generated by utilizing electromagnetic nonlinearity of the SQUID. Thus this invention markedly relieves difficulties in the manufacture and the use of the superconducting quantum interference devices, and enables selection of any desired operating temperature range, and compensation of quality changes with time.