Abstract: There is disclosed a device and method in a wireless communication system and a wireless communication system, the device including: a secure channel establishing unit configured to establish a secure communication channel between a first apparatus and a second apparatus using a location-based service; a data security key generating unit configured to generate a data security key for protecting service data based on at least a channel key extracted from the secure communication channel; and a controlling unit configured to control the service data protected using the data security key to be transmitted on the secure communication channel. According to the embodiments of the disclosure, it is possible to improve security of data transmission.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing device, and an image processing method that enable display of an endoscopic image in an easy-to-view manner, and a medical imaging system. The image imaged by an endoscope device is smoothed by LPF and lightness I, chromaticity r, g, and brightness Y are obtained from a smoothed image. A histogram is obtained in units of blocks using the brightness Y, and a frequency in a direction being an upper order is obtained as a gradient bias feature amount Bb. Furthermore, the lightness and the chromaticity are also obtained as feature amounts Ib, rb and gb of lightness and chromaticity in units of blocks.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a receiving device, a transmitting device, and a data processing method which are capable of providing a broadcast service using a wide bandwidth more flexibly. A receiving device processes a stream in which delivery configuration information indicating that the stream of the broadcast service is delivered across a predetermined frequency band is included in transmission information which is transmitted through an upper layer higher than a physical layer, the stream having a delivery configuration corresponding to the delivery configuration information, so that a broadcast service using a wider bandwidth can be provided. The present technology can be applied to a FW proxy device connected to a network such as, a home LAN, a head end of a cable operator, a base station of a mobile network, or the like.

Abstract: A communications device transmitting/receiving signals to/from a mobile communications network includes one or more network elements providing a wireless access interface for the communications device. The wireless access interface includes plural communications resource elements across a host frequency range of a host carrier, and a first section of the communications resources within a first frequency range for preferable allocation to reduced capability devices forming a first reduced bandwidth carrier and a second section of the communications resources within a second frequency range for preferable allocation to the reduced capability devices forming a second reduced bandwidth carrier. Each of the first and second frequency ranges is within the host frequency range.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus, a wireless communication system, a wireless communication method, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. The electronic apparatus includes a processing circuit configured to: determine a current audiovisual angle of a user; compare the current audiovisual angle of the user with an expected audiovisual angle, and generate indication information for directing the user to the expected audiovisual angle, and provide the indication information to the user. The indication information directs the user to the expected audiovisual angle by using a direct direction indication and an indirect direction indication. With the electronic apparatus, the wireless communication system, the wireless communication method, and the computer-readable storage medium, the user can obtain a better visual feeling, and thus the user experience can be improved.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program which can realize a wide variety of refocusing. A light condensing processing unit sets a shift amount for shifting pixels of images of a plurality of viewpoints, shifts the pixels of the images of the plurality of viewpoints according to the shift amount to be added to perform light condensing processing of generating a processing result image focused on a plurality of focusing points with different distances in a depth direction. The shift amount is set for each of pixels of the processing result image. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a case where an image refocused is obtained from the images of the plurality of viewpoints, and the like.

Abstract: A semiconductor device including a channel region formed in a semiconductor substrate; a source region formed on one side of the channel region; a drain region formed on the other side of the channel region; a gate electrode formed on the channel region with a gate insulating film therebetween; and a stress-introducing layer that applies stress to the channel region, the semiconductor device having a stress distribution in which source region-side and drain region-side peaks are positioned between a pn junction boundary of the channel region and the source region and a pn junction boundary of the channel region and the drain region.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid state imaging sensor that is possible to suppress the reflection of incident light with a wide wavelength band. A reflectance adjusting layer is provided on the substrate in an incident direction of the incident light with respect to the substrate such as Si and configured to adjust reflection of the incident light on the substrate. The reflectance adjusting layer includes a first layer formed on the substrate and a second layer formed on the first layer. The first layer includes a concavo-convex structure provided on the substrate and a material which is filled into a concave portion of the concavo-convex structure and has a refractive index lower than that of the substrate, and the second layer includes a material having a refractive index lower than that of the first layer. It is possible to reduce the reflection on the substrate such as Si by using the principle of the interference of the thin film. Such a technology can be applied to solid state imaging sensors.

Abstract: An information processing device and an information processing method that perform a mapping process on a whole-sky video are provided. A required data reduction amount and a required storage state of an image quality are determined on the basis of a circumstance of a video providing device side that captures the whole-sky video, a circumstance of a video reproducing device side that views the whole-sky video, a circumstance of a space that serves as a subject, a circumstance of a case in which a plurality of delivery destinations are present, a circumstance of a channel, and the like, a mapping method is adaptively switched over to a mapping method that matches the requirements, and the whole-sky video is transmitted. Furthermore, the whole-sky video is transmitted in a transmission format containing information that indicates the mapping method so that a receiving side can decode the original whole-sky video.

Abstract: To provide a photosensitive composition for hologram recording that enables further improvement in diffraction characteristic.—A photosensitive composition for hologram recording that includes at least two kinds of photopolymerizable monomers, a photopolymerization initiator, a binder resin, and a polymerization inhibitor. The at least two kinds of photopolymerizable monomers are a monofunctional monomer and a polyfunctional monomer.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a sound source separation device that enables to achieve higher separation performance, and a method and a program. The sound source separation device includes a combining unit that combines a first sound source separation signal of a predetermined sound source, the first sound source separation signal being separated from a mixed sound signal by a first sound source separation system, with a second sound source separation signal of the sound source, the second sound source separation signal being separated from the mixed sound signal by a second sound source separation system that differs in separation performance from the first sound source separation system in predetermined units of time, and that outputs a sound source separation signal obtained by the combination. The present technology can be applied to the sound source separation device.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus and method that make it possible to suppress reduction of the encoding efficiency. Encoded data is decoded, and based on a value of a transform skip identifier obtained by the decoding, execution of an inverse primary vertical transform and execution of an inverse primary horizontal transform are controlled. Further, based on a value of a transform skip identifier, execution of a primary horizontal transform and execution of a primary vertical transform are controlled, and the transform skip identifier is encoded. The present disclosure can be applied, for example, to an image processing apparatus, an image encoding apparatus, an image decoding apparatus or the like.

Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus that can easily find a target object on the basis of information detected in searching. [Solution] Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a provision unit configured to provide marker information obtained when a marker on a route to a destination has been read, and information regarding an image captured when the marker has been read; and an acquisition unit configured to acquire information regarding a marker to be read next, the information being generated on the basis of the provided marker information.

Abstract: When first sensor information is input to an information processing unit in an information processing apparatus, the information processing unit detects a trigger operation according to a type of the first sensor information. Moreover, the information processing unit recognizes a gesture operation by a user as an operation input on the basis of second sensor information operation. In addition, the information processing unit determines the operation input on the basis of a combination of the detected trigger operation and the recognized gesture operation. According to the information processing apparatus, it is possible that the operation input is diversified without imposing a burden on the user.

Abstract: An image encoding apparatus that performs filter processing on an image using a number of taps of filter coefficients set based on an orthogonal transform size, the number of taps of filter coefficients being further set based on at least one flatness measure of the image; and encodes encode the image obtained by performing the filter processing, wherein the filter coefficients and the number of taps of filter being set concurrently.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus and an image processing method each of which causes an encoding efficiency of information indicating a prediction mode of a color component in the case where a prediction mode of a luminance component of an image is an intra BC prediction mode to be enhanced. In the case where a prediction mode of a luminance component of an image is an intra BC prediction mode, an encoding section encodes prediction mode information indicating a prediction mode of a color component of the image by using, as a context, that the prediction mode of the luminance component of the image is the intra BC prediction mode. The present disclosure, for example, can be applied to an image encoding apparatus or the like.

Abstract: A method of operating first and second terminal devices for transmitting data in a device-to-device communication mode in a wireless telecommunications system supporting communications on a first carrier operating over a first frequency band and a second carrier operating over a second frequency band. The first terminal device transmits control signalling on the first carrier and this is received by the second terminal device. The control signalling comprises an indication of an allocation of radio resource blocks on the second carrier to be used for transmitting user-plane data from the first terminal device to the second terminal device. The first terminal device then proceeds to transmit the user-plane data to the second terminal device on the second carrier using the radio resource blocks on the second carrier identified by the control signalling.

Abstract: A display which thickness is allowed to be reduced is provided. A display includes: a display panel; and a back-face member having rigidity and provided on a back face of the display panel, the back-face member covering the back face, or the back face and other part of the display panel.

Abstract: A feed unit includes: a power transmission section configured to perform power transmission using a magnetic field or an electric field, to a device to be fed including a secondary battery; and a power-transmission control section configured to control power transmission operation in the power transmission section. In a charging period in which charging to the secondary battery is performed based on transmitted power in the power transmission, when the device to be fed including the secondary battery is activated, the power-transmission control section controls the power transmission operation, to increase the transmitted power.

Abstract: An image processing system may include an imaging device for capturing an image and an image processing apparatus for processing the image. The imaging device may include an imaging unit for capturing the image, a first recording unit for recording information relating to the image, the information being associated with the image, and a first transmission control unit for controlling transmission of the image to the image processing apparatus. The image processing apparatus may include a reception control unit for controlling reception of the image transmitted from the imaging device, a feature extracting unit for extracting a feature of the received image, a second recording unit for recording the feature, extracted from the image, the feature being associated with the image, and a second transmission control unit for controlling transmission of the feature to the imaging device.