Abstract: An image processing device includes an image processing unit configured to execute image processing on an image based on an input image and output a result of the image processing, the input image is a post-conversion image obtained by performing image conversion on an original image, and the conversion includes image conversion for further decreasing a data size of the original image while maintaining a feature quantity used in the image processing and processing accuracy of the image processing.

Abstract: A method of operating a memory device is disclosed. A method may include generating a first control signal to activate a first number of main input/output (MIO) lines associated with a first data terminal region of a memory bank at a first time. The method may also include generating a second control signal to activate a second number of MIO lines associated with a second data terminal region of the memory bank at a second, subsequent time. Further, the method may include resetting each of the first control signal and the second control signal in response to a command.

Abstract: A buffer device stores, in relation to a first area and a second area, which are partial areas respectively located on an identical line of an encoding target frame, and a third area, which is a partial area on the line below the identical line, reference image data for each search range of a reference frame that is referred to during motion search processing executed in order of the first area, the second area, and the third area, the buffer device including a memory for storing the reference image data, and a buffer control unit which, when the motion search processing is executed on the second area, executes control so that among the reference image data included in a first search range that is referred to during the motion search processing of the first area, the reference image data included in a third search range that is referred to during the motion search processing of the third area are left in the memory without being deleted.

Abstract: An abnormality determination device includes: an analysis unit that analyzes at least a feature amount related to a pattern of a captured image of a manhole cover, the feature amount being included in coded information obtained by coding the captured image; and a determination unit that determines based on an analysis result of the analysis unit whether the manhole cover is abnormal.

Abstract: A position determination apparatus for determining, from a first image that is an image including at least a desired first subject, a position of the desired first subject, includes: a feature amount acquisition unit that acquires a first feature amount representing a predetermined feature of the first image; an estimation unit in which a second feature amount representing the predetermined feature obtained from a second image including a second subject is associated with a selected feature map that is a feature map corresponding to the second subject among a plurality of feature maps that are a set of feature maps that are maps representing features of the second image; an estimated first feature map that is estimated by the estimation unit to be associated with the first feature amount: and a position determination unit that determines the position of the desired first subject using the estimated first feature map.

Abstract: An image processing device includes an image processing unit configured to execute image processing on an image based on an input image, and output a result of the image processing. The input image is a post-conversion image obtained by performing image conversion on an original image. The image conversion includes image conversion for further reducing a data size of the original image while maintaining a feature acquired from the original image and related to an object similar to a subject captured in the original image and maintaining processing accuracy of the image processing.

Abstract: An image difference determination device includes a determination result acquisition unit configured to acquire a result of determining whether or not there is a difference between time-series images when there are at least three time-series images and a speed determination unit configured to determine that the difference between the time-series images is caused by a change of a prescribed speed or less when it is determined that there is a difference between images at both ends of a time series in which it is determined that there is no difference between images adjacent in the time series.

Abstract: An encoding device includes: an association processing unit that associates first encoded data which is encoded data of an original image with second encoded data which is encoded data of a decoded image which is a result of decoding of the encoded data of the original image; and an encoding unit that encodes, based on the result of associating the first encoded data with the second encoded data, a target image which is an image to be encoded.

Abstract: A quantization apparatus includes: an imaging unit that converts statistical data at a position in a real space into a pixel value of a coordinate, which is associated with the position, in an image; and a derivation unit that derives a quantization parameter corresponding to a quantization width of the pixel value for each of one or more positions in the real space with respect to a part or a whole of the image. The quantization apparatus may further include a purpose acquisition unit that acquires information indicating a purpose related to statistics. The derivation unit may derive the quantization parameter corresponding to the quantization width that is larger as the pixel value is larger.

Abstract: A difference detection apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a difference level indicating a level of a difference between a first image that is an image of a first spatial region and a second image that is an image of a second spatial region located at a substantially same position as the first spatial region, first probability data indicating a probability that a target object is present in the first spatial region, and second probability data indicating a probability that the target object is present in the second spatial region; and a detection unit configured to associate the difference level, the first probability data, and the second probability data, and detect, based on a result of the association, a region where a difference occurs between the first image and the second image.

Abstract: A coding device of the present invention for coding an image includes: a region acquiring unit configured to acquire a region of a first image that matches a predetermined condition; an image acquiring unit configured to obtain a second image by associating the first image, the acquired region, and a region obtained by removing the acquired region from the first image with each other; and a coding unit configured to code the second image. Also, an image interpolation system of the present invention for interpolating a first image includes: an acquiring unit configured to acquire the first image and auxiliary information by associating a second image, a matching region of the second image that matches a predetermined condition, and a region obtained by removing the matching region from the second image with each other; and an interpolating unit configured to interpolate the first image using the auxiliary information, and obtain an image that approximates the second image.

Abstract: A hydrogen system including: a hydrogen production apparatus that produces hydrogen; a hydrogen storage apparatus that stores produced hydrogen; a first flow path, wherein hydrogen discharged from the hydrogen production apparatus flows into the hydrogen storage apparatus through the first flow path; a second flow path, wherein hydrogen discharged from the hydrogen storage apparatus flows into a hydrogen-using apparatus through the second flow path; a casing that houses the hydrogen production apparatus, the hydrogen storage apparatus, the first flow path and at least part of the second flow path; a third flow path, wherein hydrogen discharged from at least one of the hydrogen production apparatus, the hydrogen storage apparatus, the first flow path and the at least part of the second flow path flows outside the casing through the third flow path; a first valve provided in the third flow path; and a controller that opens the first valve.

Abstract: A hydrogen system includes: a generator which generates hydrogen-containing gas; a storage which stores the hydrogen-containing gas generated by the generator; a first gas passage which connects the generator and the storage; a housing which houses the generator, the storage and the first gas passage; a second gas passage in which the hydrogen-containing gas discharged from the first gas passage to an outside of the housing flows; a first valve provided to the second gas passage; a third gas passage in which the hydrogen-containing gas discharged from the storage to the outside of the housing flows; a second valve provided to the third gas passage; and a controller which opens at least one of the first valve and the second valve.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for error correction coding and data bus inversion for semiconductor memories are described. An example apparatus includes an I/O circuit configured to receive first data and first ECC data associated with the first data, a memory array, and a control circuit. The control circuit is coupled between the/O circuit and the memory array. The control circuit is configured to execute first ECC-decoding to produce corrected first data and corrected first ECC data responsive, at least in part, to the first data and the first ECC data. The control circuit is further configured to store both the corrected first data and the corrected first ECC data into the memory array.

Abstract: An electric power supply system includes: a hydrogen production device producing hydrogen using electric power supplied from a natural-energy power generator; a hydrogen storage device storing the produced hydrogen; a fuel cell system generating electricity using the stored hydrogen to supply the generated electric power to a load; an electric power accumulator accumulating electric power supplied from the natural-energy power generator, to supply the accumulated power to the load; and a control device controls supply of electric power from the fuel cell system and the electric power accumulator to the load. The control device executes a first control for supplying electric power to the load from each of the electric power accumulator and the fuel cell system in a time zone in which demanded power of the load is smaller than electric power dischargeable from the electric power accumulator.

Abstract: A reference region determination device is for determining a reference region to be stored in a reference image buffer, and includes: a motion vector acquisition portion configured to acquire a motion vector for each one of already encoded blocks; a position change amount derivation portion configured to derive a position change amount for the reference region based on the acquired motion vectors; and a reference region determination portion configured to determine a position of the reference region to be used in encoding of a next block for encoding after the already encoded blocks based on the position change amount.

Abstract: A generation apparatus includes an interpolation unit that generates, from a moving image including a plurality of frames, an interpolated frame in which some regions in one or more frames included in the moving image are interpolated, and a discrimination unit that discriminates whether a plurality of input frames is interpolated frames in which some regions in the plurality of input frames is interpolated. The discrimination unit includes a temporal direction discrimination unit that discriminates time-wise the plurality of input frames, a spatial direction discrimination unit that discriminates space-wise the plurality of input frames, and an integrating unit that integrates discrimination results from the temporal direction discrimination unit and the spatial direction discrimination unit.

Abstract: The energy management system performs forecast of power consumption of the load of each of the first consumer and the second consumer; calculates a self-sufficiency rate of entirety of both the first consumer and the second consumer, based on self-sufficient electric power supplied to the load in accordance with the forecast of power consumption and on purchase electric power supplied from the electric power system to the load; and provides interchange control of energy so that at least a part of electric power generated by the renewable energy power generator of the second consumer is accumulated in the energy accumulator of the first consumer so that the self-sufficiency rate exceeds a threshold value.

Abstract: An image processing device includes an image processing unit configured to execute image processing on an image based on an input image and output a result of the image processing, the input image is a post-conversion image obtained by performing image conversion on an original image, and the conversion includes image conversion for further decreasing a data size of the original image while maintaining a feature quantity used in the image processing and processing accuracy of the image processing.

Abstract: A coding device executes coding having divided an image into blocks, and includes: a candidate obtainment unit that obtains a plurality of provisional motion vector candidates in a coding target block; an evaluation information obtainment unit that obtains a correspondence vector that is a vector having a same direction and a same magnitude as a direction and a magnitude of the obtained provisional motion vector candidates, and evaluation information of a search center indicated by the correspondence vector in a coded block; and a selection unit that, on the basis of the evaluation information, selects, from the plurality of provisional motion vector candidates, a number of motion vector candidates that is lower than the number of the plurality of provisional motion vector candidates.