Abstract: A rotation state of an object obtained from an input video of a plurality of frames in time series is estimated by using an object image obtained by excluding at least a part of a region common to the plurality of frames from an image corresponding to the object.

Abstract: A target estimation image which is an image of a target at a time point t+w·u obtained by spinning the object in an object image at a time point t obtained from an input video of a plurality of frames in time-series by w unit time on the basis of a hypothesis of spin state and an object image at the time point t+w·u obtained from the input video are used, to estimate the spin state of the object by selecting a hypothesis of spin state and w in which likelihood of the target estimation image becomes high from among a plurality of hypotheses of spin states and a plurality of w whose absolute values are two or more, wherein an absolute value of w is an integer of 2 or more and u is a unit time.

Abstract: A target estimation image which is an image of a target at a time point t+w·u obtained by spinning the object in an object image which is an image of the object at a time point t obtained from an input video in time-series by w unit time on the basis of a hypothesis of spin state and an object image at the time point t+w·u obtained from the input video are used, to estimate a spin state of the object by selecting a hypothesis of spin state and w in which likelihood of the target estimation image becomes high from among a plurality of hypotheses of spin states and a plurality of w, wherein an absolute value of W is an integer of 1 or more and u is a unit time.

Abstract: Information for displaying information representing rotation axes of balls seen from a first point side or a second point side in regard to one or more motions of the balls moving from the first point side to the second point side is output, and information for displaying information representing rotation axes of the balls seen from an outer side located in a direction that is orthogonal to a virtual straight line connecting the first point to the second point in regard to the motions is output.

Abstract: A data reliability calculation device holds a data user score for each data user, a data provider score for each data provider, and data reliability for each data, and when calculating the data reliability of certain data, the data reliability of the data is calculated on the basis of the data user score of the data user using the data, the data provider score using the data, and the data reliability of the original data. When calculating the data reliability of certain data, a value obtained by adding the sum of the data user scores of the data users using the data, the data provider scores of the data providers of the data, and the arithmetic average of the reliability of the original data is calculated as the data reliability of the data. Accordingly, it is possible to present a quantitative index of how reliable the data is.

Abstract: According to a data processing method, pieces of data from files having dissimilar file structures and different formats can be combined appropriately for processing, and even a user with little knowledge can easily combine and process data. The method comprising: receiving, from a user terminal, designation of a first file and a second file, and a request to execute data processing that is related to a particular function; obtaining the first file and the second file from a memory unit; analyzing structures of the first file and the second file; combining, when there is a first element set in the first file as many elements as in a second element set the second file has, the elements of the first element set with the elements of the second element set to execute the data processing; and transmitting a result of executing the data processing to the user terminal.

Abstract: A processing load on service is distributed to improve the availability of linkage service even if the details of the processing of the linkage service are unknown. A service dynamic linkage device (110) sequentially selects pieces of web service which can be executed on the basis of dependence relationship information having identified a web server which should have already been executed among pieces of web service included in a scenario, the execution of which has been requested from a user-side communication terminal (140), and repeatedly performs processing to be executed until there are no pieces of web service included in the scenario.

Abstract: A streaming data delivery system contrived to curtail the procedure until a session is established between a delivery server and a user terminal includes a delivery device, a server for provisional coupling, format conversion servers, a terminal, and a 3PCC device which implements Third Party Call Control. The 3PCC device obtains format information from the terminal and establishes a session between the terminal and the server for provisional coupling; also obtains data format information from the data delivery device and establishes a session between the delivery device and the server for provisional coupling; further selects a format conversion server, transfers the session between the delivery device and the server for provisional coupling into a session between the delivery device and the selected format conversion server, and transfers the session between the terminal and the server for provisional coupling into a session between the terminal and the selected format conversion server.

Abstract: A method and a system for speeding up session establishment are provided, wherein the time required to establish a session is reduced, even in the case where a session management server requires a large amount of time to process respective functions required for establishing the session (such as making a decision regarding whether to permit or deny provision of a service, or generating a session key). The session management server is provided with means for conducting, in parallel, processing to issue processing requests for respective functions required for establishing a session (such as making a decision regarding whether to permit or deny provision of a service, or generating a session key) and processing to forward a communication message transmitted by a communications device or another session management server attempting to establish a session.

Abstract: An authentication server is dynamically changed in consideration of a user's situation, a kind of service used by the user and user's convenience. When a terminal device 1 is going to receive provision of service from a service providing server 2, an authentication intermediary server 4 selects an authentication server 3 among authentication servers 3 that satisfy selection conditions previously set by the user of the terminal device 1 such as presence information, priority, usage condition, service providing server conditions and the like, so that the user of the terminal device 1 undergo authentication by the selected authentication server 3.

Abstract: Technology is provided for easily converting data for use with a plurality of receiving devices. The structure-specific message generator of an information providing server generates reference information by converting the data structure of information received from a transmitting device into a data structure processable by a plurality of receiving devices. A SOAP notification generator then generates notification information for each of the receiving device by replacing information at predetermined parts in the generated reference information with receiving device-specific information.

Abstract: To provide a technology for enabling authentication according to a state of use of a device on a user side. When, on a communication device (10), a user requests a service providing server (16) to provide a service, an authentication server (17) acquires, from a presence server (19), presence information on a wireless terminal device (11), a softphone-equipped device (13), and a messenger-equipped device (15) held by the user requesting the service, selects an authentication method corresponding to the acquired presence information, and transmits a one-time password from an audio reproduction server (21) or an IM transmission server (22) to the wireless terminal device (11), the softphone-equipped device (13), or the messenger-equipped device (15).

Abstract: An access authorization system is provided, which can reduce the user wait time until the provision of a user-requested service. The access authorization system of the present invention specifies the next service to be provided to a UT (a client-side communication device) after the service currently being provided to the UT, and then executes process to make an authorization decision in advance regarding the next service with respect to the user of the UT, before the UT requests the next service.

Abstract: A method and a system for speeding up session establishment are provided, wherein the time required to establish a session is reduced, even in the case where a session management server requires a large amount of time to process respective functions required for establishing the session (such as making a decision regarding whether to permit or deny provision of a service, or generating a session key). The session management server is provided with means for conducting, in parallel, processing to issue processing requests for respective functions required for establishing a session (such as making a decision regarding whether to permit or deny provision of a service, or generating a session key) and processing to forward a communication message transmitted by a communications device or another session management server attempting to establish a session.