Abstract: An auditory wearable device management system for supporting effective use of an auditory wearable device shared by a collection of people (hereinafter abbreviated as an auditory device) is provided. An auditory wearable device management system for distributing audio information from one or more information sound sources to an auditory device worn by each wearer constituting a collection of people and acting collectively includes wearing information holding means that associates the wearer with a wearing status of the auditory device worn by the wearer as wearing information, audio information distribution control means that outputs distribution control information for designating the wearer, the wearer being a distribution destination of the audio information from each of the one or more information sound sources.

Abstract: A quantum device (100) includes: an interposer (112); a quantum chip (111); and a connection part (130) that is provided between the interposer (112) and the quantum chip (111) and electrically connects a wiring layer of the interposer (112) to a wiring layer of the quantum chip (111), in which the connection part (130) includes: a plurality of pillars (131) arranged on a main surface of the interposer (112); and a metal film (132) provided on a surface of the plurality of pillars (131) in such a way that it contacts the wiring layer of the quantum chip (111) and the thickness of the metal film at outer peripheral parts of the tip of each of the plurality of pillars (131) becomes larger than the thickness of the metal film at a center part of the tip of each of the plurality of pillars (131).

Abstract: A video decoding device includes a demultiplexing unit which demultiplexes a video bitstream including video data of an encoded slice, first Supplemental-Enhancement-Information having information indicating segments where a refresh has completed in a current picture, and second Supplemental-Enhancement-Information having information indicating a synchronization starting picture and a synchronization completed picture, an extracting unit which extracts the information indicating segments where a refresh has completed in a current picture from a message which is part of the demultiplexed Supplemental-Enhancement-Information; and a video decoding unit which decodes image data from the demultiplexed video bitstream by using at least inter prediction, wherein the synchronization starting picture is a leading picture within a refreshing period, and the synchronization completed picture is the end position of the refreshing period.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes instantiating a neural network including a recurrent cell. The recurrent cell includes a probabilistic state component. The method further includes training the neural network with a sequence of data. In an embodiment, the method includes extracting a deterministic finite automaton from the trained recurrent neural network and classifying a sequence with the extracted automaton.

Abstract: A Machine Type Communication Inter Working Function (MTC-IWF) entity (1) is configured to, in response to receiving from a Service Capability Server (SCS) a first request for quality of service to be applied to a specific communication of an MTC device, send to a Policy and Charging Rule Function (PCRF) entity a second request for applying the quality of service to the specific communication. It is thus possible, for example, to facilitate controlling quality of service of a specific communication in a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) in response to a request by the SCS for the quality of service.

Abstract: This wireless communication system has a first base station, and a second base station whereby downlink data received from a core network can be transmitted to a terminal via the second base station and the first base station. The second base station transmits, to the first base station, information that makes it possible to identify whether or not flow control can be carried out.

Abstract: A method supports service level agreement monitoring in a software defined network. The software defined network has forwarding elements and a software defined network controller for controlling the forwarding elements. Data flows are transmitted between a first end-path forwarding element, of the forwarding elements, and a second end-path forwarding element, of the forwarding elements, via at least one intermediate forwarding element, of the forwarding elements. The software defined network controller configures the intermediate forwarding element such that a probe triggering packet is generated based on local information of the intermediate forwarding element. The software defined network controller configures at least one of the first end-path forwarding element or the second end-path forwarding element such that an end-to-end probing is triggered based on receiving the probe triggering packet. The end-to-end probing is performed in order to detect a service level agreement violation.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and apparatus of transmitting a reference signal and a method and apparatus of receiving a reference signal. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method of transmitting a reference comprises receiving a reference signal configuration indication, wherein reference signal resources are divided into at least two reference signal groups, and the reference signal configuration indication indicates a reference signal configuration including a reference signal group configuration; and transmitting the reference signal using a reference signal sequence in a reference signal group as indicated by the reference signal group configuration, wherein the reference signal sequence can be multiplexed with another layer or another user in different reference signal groups.

Abstract: A spoofing detection apparatus comprises obtaining, from an image capture apparatus, a first image frame that includes the face of a subject person obtained when a light-emitting apparatus is emitting light and a second image frame that includes the face of the subject person obtained when the light-emitting apparatus is turned off, extracting, from the first image frame, information specifying a face portion of the subject person, and extract, from the second image frame, information specifying a face portion of the subject person, extracting a portion that includes a bright point formed by reflection in an iris region of an eye of the subject person, from the first image frame, extracts a portion corresponding to the portion that includes the bright point, from the second image frame, and calculates a feature that is independent of the position of the bright point, and determining authenticity of subject person based on the feature.

Abstract: Setting or verification of a monitoring rule in response to a monitoring target environment is supported. An information processing system includes a situation information receiving unit that receives an input of situation information indicating a situation in a monitoring target environment. The information processing system further includes a normal situation storage unit. The normal situation storage unit stores environment information indicating the monitoring target environment in association with a set of situation information indicating a situation that is not abnormal in the monitoring target environment. The information processing system further includes a retrieval unit. The retrieval unit refers to the normal situation storage unit upon receiving the input of the situation information indicating the information in the monitoring target environment.

Abstract: Systems and methods for attesting an enclave in a network. A method includes receiving, by a first device, proof information from an application provider entity that the enclave is secure, wherein the proof information includes a public part, Ga, of information used by the enclave to derive a Diffie-Hellman key in a key generation process with the application provider entity, processing, by the first device, the proof information to verify that the enclave is secure and ensuring that Ga is authentic and/or valid, deriving, by the first device, a new Diffie-Hellman key, based on Ga and x, wherein x is a private part of information used by the first device to derive the new Diffie-Hellman key, and sending, by the first device, a message including Ga and a public part, Gx, of the information used by the first device to derive the new Diffie-Hellman key to the enclave.

Abstract: A store-entry management apparatus (100) includes: an output control unit (102) that causes, when a human detection sensor installed at an entrance of a store detects a person, an output unit (80) provided at the entrance to output voice guidance of a store-entry method; an acquisition unit (104) that acquires authentication information for authenticating a person from a terminal provided at the entrance; and an opening/closing control unit (106) that unlocks and opens a door of the entrance when the acquired authentication information satisfies a reference, wherein the output control unit (102) decides whether the voice guidance is needed by using a detection result of the human detection sensor before the authentication information is acquired, and controls an output of the voice guidance.

Abstract: Photographing parameter(s) include a parameter(s) relating to exposure time and diaphragm, and is used upon capturing an image of a target. A database stores a table indicating a relationship between a value(s) of the photographing parameter(s) and a recognition accuracy threshold that is used upon determining a result of recognition. The recognition accuracy threshold associated with received photographing parameter(s) is extracted from the database, and the image is received. Recognition of the target is performed from the received image in accordance with recognition accuracy threshold.

Abstract: A search information acquisition unit acquires a plurality of pieces of search pose information generated for each of a plurality of target images and indicate a pose of a person included in the target image. An exclusion information acquisition unit acquires exclusion pose information indicating a pose of a person included in an exclusion query image. The exclusion query image is an image to be a query of an image needed to be excluded from a search result, and includes at least a person. An exclusion score computation unit computes an exclusion score for each of the plurality of pieces of search pose information. The exclusion score indicates a degree of similarity of the search pose information to the exclusion pose information. An exclusion image selection unit selects, from the plurality of target images by using the exclusion score, an image needed to be excluded from a search result.

Abstract: The present invention provides a processing apparatus (10) including: an acquisition unit (11) that acquires a plurality of time-series images including a display area; a product detection unit (12) that detects a product from each of a plurality of the time-series images; an identity determination unit (13) that determines identity of products detected from the images that are different from each other; a display time management unit (14) that manages a display time of each detected product, based on a result of the detection and a result of the identity determination; and an output unit (15) that outputs information related to the display time of each detected product.

Abstract: The information processing circuit 10 performs operations on layers in deep learning, and includes a product sum circuit 11 which performs a product-sum operation using input data and parameter values, and a parameter value output circuit 12 which outputs the parameter values, wherein the parameter value output circuit 12 is composed of a combinational circuit, and includes a first parameter value output circuit 13 manufactured in a way that a circuit configuration cannot be changed and a second parameter value output circuit 14 manufactured in a way that allows a circuit configuration to be changed.

Abstract: A person retrieval system includes a person/carrying object image extraction unit that extracts, from an input image, a person/carrying object image that is an image of a person to be retrieved including an image of a carrying object, a carrying object image extraction unit that extracts an image of the carrying object from the person/carrying object image, a person image calculation unit that calculates a person image that is the person/carrying object image after processing is made on the carrying object part in the person/carrying object image so as to prevent a significant feature amount from being extracted, a person feature amount extraction unit that extracts a person feature amount from the person image, and a determination unit that compares the person feature amount with a registered person feature amount of a registered person, and determines whether the person to be retrieved is the same as the registered person.

Abstract: A wireless transmission device includes at least: a modulator to which the input signals of the plurality of channels are input; and a transmitter that includes a power amplifier and transmits a signal output by the modulator from the antenna. When it is necessary to increase output power of a signal associated to one input signal among the input signals of the plurality of channels and transmitted from the antenna, reserve power up to a maximum value of output power of another input signal among the input signals of the plurality of channels is checked. A control signal is supplied with the transmitter or the modulator so as to increase output power of a signal associated to the one input signal within a range of the reserve power and transmitted from the antenna.

Abstract: The information processing device mainly includes a reference time determination means 16X, a further camera shot extraction means 17X, and a digest candidate generation means 18X. The reference time determination means 16X determines a reference time Tref being a time or a time period for extracting video data of a second camera different from a first camera, based on candidate video data Cd1 to be a candidate of a digest of a first video material data from the first camera. The further shot extraction means 17X extracts a further camera shot Sh corresponding to a portion of a second video material data from the second camera based on the reference time Tref. The digest candidate generation means 18X generates a digest candidate Cd being a digest for the first and second video material data, based on the candidate video data Cd1 and the further camera shot Sh.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a solution for partial sensing of sidelink channels. A method for communications comprises determining, at a first terminal device, a second resource in a resource selection window based on a first resource in a sensing window and a resource reservation period for a second terminal device. The method also comprises selecting, from the resource selection window, a resource as a candidate resource for a second sidelink transmission of the first terminal device by performing partial sensing of sidelink channels in the sensing window. The candidate resource is different from the second resource.