Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus having a simple configuration and enabled to evaluate a state of a subject in view of an adverse effect of an ambient light source, and an image processing method, and a program. A difference square root sum between a subject spectral characteristic corresponding to a spectral characteristic of a skin of a user used as a subject in a captured image and a spectral characteristic of a preferred state is determined, and on the basis of comparison of the difference square root sum with a predetermined threshold, the state of the skin, used as a subject, is evaluated, and a recommended product corresponding to the evaluation result is presented. The present disclosure can be applied to a recommended product presenting apparatus.

Abstract: Provided is an image processing device including an adjustment unit that adjusts any one of a background image which is a far-infrared image showing a background that does not include an object and a target image which is a far-infrared image showing the object, on the basis of a time change model of an observation pixel value, and an extraction unit that extracts a target region including the object in the target image on the basis of a result of comparison between the background image and the target image after the adjustment is performed.

Abstract: State information corresponding to a subject on a visible light image, such as temperature information and sound field information, is acquired from state information indicating a subject state not indicated on the visible light image by an information acquisition unit. An effect processing unit performs an effect process on the visible light image on the basis of the state information acquired by the information acquisition unit. In the effect process, an effect component image is superimposed or a subject image is modified based on the type and temperature of the subject and an effect component image is superimposed or a subject image is modified based on the type of a sound source and the volume of a sound.

Abstract: An air intake apparatus of an internal-combustion engine includes: an air intake passage communicating with a combustion chamber; an air intake flow control valve including a rotation shaft provided in the air intake passage and a valve body having a convex arc-shaped outer peripheral surface and opening and closing a main opening portion of the air intake passage, and controlling the intake air when the main opening portion is closed; a valve body storage portion provided in the air intake passage to have a concave arc shape corresponding to the valve body and storing the valve body when the main opening portion is opened; and a sub-opening portion provided between the outer peripheral surface and an inner surface of the valve body storage portion, allowing a portion of the intake air to pass therethrough and discharging the portion toward the intake air when the main opening portion is closed.

Abstract: A front seat 31 is foldable such that a seat back 33 is frontwardly collapsed and placed on a seat cushion 32, a rear seat 39 is foldable such that a seat back 41 is frontwardly collapsed and placed on a seat cushion 40, and a trunk floor 53 extending from a front pillar 12 to a rear pillar 14 is formable by laying a trunk board 49 across a gap formed between a rear face of the seat back 33 of the front seat 31 and a rear face of the seat back 41 of the rear seat 39 with the front seat 31 and the rear seat 39 in a folded state.

Abstract: A processor acquires feature information of a target email, among email that has already been transmitted from the information processing apparatus, the target email specified by an operation of a user of the information processing apparatus as email to be restricted from viewing-access by a user of a receiving-side apparatus. The processor transmits feature information of the target email to an apparatus that receives information for identifying a removal target for a security measure system. The target email is designated as a removal target by the security measure system for the receiving-side apparatus.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and an image processing method for processing far-infrared ray images are provided. Specific temperature ranges constituted by pixels having values falling within a temperature range characteristic of a specific target are extracted from a far-infrared ray image captured of the same target. Of the specific temperature ranges, those having motion vectors close to each other are integrated so as to generate integrated ranges. The integrated ranges having motion vectors close to a global motion vector indicative of the motion of the image as a whole are excluded to obtain excluded integrated ranges. Visible light ranges corresponding to the specific temperature ranges in the excluded integrated ranges are extracted from the visible light image to generate visible light motion ranges. The positions of the visible light motion ranges are corrected on the basis of the motion vector of the excluded integrated ranges as a whole.

Abstract: It is provided a plant disease controlling agent having low toxicity to human and animals and excellent handling safety, and showing excellent controlling effects on various plant diseases and high antibiotic action to plant disease germs. A compound represented by the following the general formula (I), or an N-oxide or agrochemically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a catalyst diagnosis device that enables precisely grasping a variation of AFR and diagnosing a deteriorated condition of the catalyst based on the variation. A timer counts elapsed time Tosc until downstream AFU (AFRd) meets a predetermined threshold condition when the fuel injection quantity is corrected by increasing or decreasing it so that as to the AFRu, the transition from either of leanness or richness to the other is repeated with the stoichiometric area between the leanness and the richness. An OSA calculating section calculates an Oxygen Storage Amount (OSA) as a function of the ?AFR, Mfuel, Ne and Tosa. An OPA calculating section calculates an Oxygen Purge Amount (OPA) as a function of the ?AFR, Mfuel, Ne and Topa. A deterioration diagnosing section diagnoses a deteriorated condition of the catalyst C on the basis of at least one of the OSA and OPA.

Abstract: A processor acquires feature information of a target email, among email that has already been transmitted from the information processing apparatus, the target email specified by an operation of a user of the information processing apparatus as email to be restricted from viewing-access by a user of a receiving-side apparatus. The processor transmits feature information of the target email to an apparatus that receives information for identifying a removal target for a security measure system. The target email is designated as a removal target by the security measure system for the receiving-side apparatus.

Abstract: A feature amount generation unit 26a of an information processing unit 20-1 generates a feature amount indicating the relationship in spectral reflectance between two points, from spectral data of a multispectral image in an irradiation region of a common light source acquired by a multispectral camera 10. A recognition processing unit 27 performs recognition processing on a subject, on the basis of the feature amount generated by the feature amount generation unit 26a, with at least one of the two points regarded as a position in an image area of the subject that is a recognition target in the multispectral image. Therefore, the feature amount generation unit 26a can easily generate the feature amount robust against variation of the light source and appropriate for the subject. In addition, the authentication processing unit 27 can accurately perform the recognition processing even if the light source varies between registration of the subject and the recognition of the subject.

Abstract: A bio-optical measuring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a light source that emits coherent light; and three or more optical receivers that receive reflected light from a living body, of light outputted from the light source toward the living body. The bio-optical measuring apparatus further includes a signal processing unit that obtains a low-noise signal by performing averaging processing based on detection signals outputted from the respective optical receivers in response to reception of the reflected light.

Abstract: Image processing methods and apparatus are described. The image processing method comprises receiving input of a visible-ray image and an infrared-ray image obtained by photographing a same subject, estimating, based on the visible-ray image, the infrared-ray image and motion information, a blur estimate associated with the visible-ray image, and generating, based on the estimated blur estimate, a corrected visible-ray image.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for image processing are provided. The method comprises receiving input of a visible-ray image and a far-infrared-ray image obtained by photographing a same subject, estimating a blur estimation result in the visible-ray image, wherein estimating a blur estimation result comprises calculating a correlation between the visible-ray image and each of a plurality of filter-applied far-infrared ray images in which a different filter is applied to the far-infrared-ray image and selecting the filter for which the calculated correlation is highest, and performing a correction process on the visible-ray image based, at least in part, on the blur estimation result to generate a corrected visible-ray image from which the blur is reduced, wherein generating the corrected visible-ray image comprises applying, to the visible ray image, an inverse filter having an inverse characteristic to a characteristic of the selected filter.

Abstract: An image captured by a far-infrared camera is analyzed to analyze a distribution of a road-surface temperature, and a course of a highest road-surface temperature is determined to be a traveling route. Further, automatic driving along the course of the highest road-surface temperature is performed. Furthermore, a state of the distribution of a road-surface temperature, and a direction of the course of the highest road-surface temperature are displayed on a display section, so that a user (a driver) recognizes them. For example, a state analyzer detects a candidate course travelable for a vehicle, the state analyzer detecting a plurality of the candidate courses, calculates an average value of a road-surface temperature of each of the plurality of the candidate courses, and determines the candidate course having a largest average value of a road-surface temperature to be a traveling route.

Abstract: An object shaping system includes an object shaping portion including a powder layer forming unit which forms a powder layer in a vessel using a first powder and a liquid supplying unit which supplies, to a local region of the powder layer, a liquid for solidifying the first powder, the object shaping portion forming a layered object in the vessel, a first heating portion to heat the vessel, a conveyance mechanism conveying the vessel, and a control unit which controls the object shaping portion, the first heating portion, and the conveyance mechanism. Each of the object shaping portion, the first heating portion, and the conveyance mechanism is an independent unit. When the object shaping operation is completed, the control unit disconnects, from the object shaping portion, the vessel and causes the conveyance mechanism to convey the vessel from the object shaping portion to the heating portion.

Abstract: [Problem to Be Solved] A pouring control method for controlling an automatic pouring device with a tilting-type ladle is provided. By the method, a lip of a pouring ladle approaches a sprue of a mold without striking any object located within the range of its movement. Also, by the method, the molten metal that runs out of the ladle can accurately fill the mold.

Abstract: A direction indicator is configured to start blinking in response to an operation of a driver of a subject vehicle and automatically turn off after a first blinking time elapses. When the subject vehicle changes lanes in an automated or autonomous manner due to the operation of the driver, a control apparatus is used to extend the first blinking time to a second blinking time longer than the first blinking time and control the direction indicator to automatically turn off.

Abstract: A headrest storage structure includes a headrest storage portion configured to store a headrest in an interior member of a vehicle door. The headrest storage portion includes a headrest fixing portion configured to store a headrest main body and a headrest pillar fixing portion configured to store a headrest pillar portion extending from the headrest main body, and the headrest fixing portion and the headrest pillar fixing portion are arranged to be adjacent to each other in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body.

Abstract: A reproducing method includes: an obtaining step of obtaining a high quality image and a first low quality image that are still images showing an identical scene, and conversion determination information; a first determining step of determining whether or not the display device can display the high quality image; a first reproducing step of reproducing the high quality image when the display device can display the high quality image; a second determining step of determining whether or not to generate a second low quality image by using the conversion determination information when the display device cannot display the high quality image; a second reproducing step of reproducing the first low quality image when it is determined not to generate the second low quality image; and a third reproducing step of generating the second low quality image from the high quality image and reproducing the second low quality image when it is determined to generate the second low quality image.