Abstract: A speech recognition apparatus includes: an output unit that outputs a first probability that is a probability of a character sequence corresponding to a speech sequence indicated by speech data and a second probability that is a probability of a phoneme sequence corresponding to the speech sequence, by using a neural network that outputs the first probability and the second probability, when the speech data are inputted; and an update unit that updates the first probability on the basis of the second probability and dictionary data in which a registered character is associated with a registered phoneme that is a phoneme of the registered character.

Abstract: A magnetic sensor includes: a sensor head having a magnetic material; a drive unit configured to energize the sensor head; a pickup coil close to the sensor head; and an information processing unit configured to generate a bias magnetic field by energizing the pickup coil and detect a signal corresponding to an induced voltage generated in the pickup coil, in which the information processing unit generates a difference signal indicating a difference between a first signal corresponding to a first voltage generated in the pickup coil when the sensor head is in an energized state and a second signal corresponding to a second voltage generated in the pickup coil when the sensor head is in a non-energized state.

Abstract: The overlapping regions L are formed by overlapping the outer cylinder vent holes and the inner cylinder vent holes. If the suction port of the inner cylinder receives a suction force from the blower, air is sucked toward the suction port from the suction chamber facing the overlapping region L of the inner cylinder vent hole and the outer cylinder vent hole, out of the plurality of suction chambers, via the overlapping region L. The outer cylinder and the inner cylinder are so configured that the overlapping region L becomes narrower in the rotation direction Dr from the center toward the both ends in the axial direction Da.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus (1) included in a welding training system includes a transmittance adjuster (14) capable of adjusting a transmittance of a window of a welding helmet in virtual space in multiple grades, and a display controller (17) configured to cause a display of an HMD (2) to display a situation of a welding operation in the virtual space at an illuminance corresponding to the adjusted transmittance. The transmittance adjuster (14) adjusts the transmittance based on a skill level of a trainee determined by a skill level determination unit (13).

Abstract: A point cloud data acquiring system (1) is a system which acquires, as moving, point cloud data which serves as base data for a three-dimensional map representing a traveling environment of a vehicle includes range finding part (31) which acquires point cloud data representing azimuths and distances to planimetric features configuring the traveling environment, marker detecting part (2) which detects marker (10) laid in or on a traveling road of the vehicle, and a data recording part which records point cloud data acquired by range finding part (31) as linking thereto marker reference information including positional information with reference to any marker (10).

Abstract: A stator includes a magnetic plate material that has a main plate surface that is a surface to face a main plate of a movement when assembled to the main plate and that has a rotor accommodating hole formed in a part thereof; and a non-magnetic region that is made non-magnetic by applying chromium on the main plate surface around the rotor accommodating hole and irradiating the chromium with a laser from the main plate surface side.

Abstract: An authentication device is provided with: a plurality of attribute-dependent score calculation units each calculating an attribute-dependent score dependent on a prescribed attribute for input data; an attribute-independent score calculation unit for calculating an attribute-independent score independent of the attribute for the input data; an attribute estimation unit for performing attribute estimation for the input data; and a score integration unit for determining a score weight of each of a plurality of attribute-dependent scores and of the attribute-independent score using the result of the attribute estimation and calculating an output score using the attribute-dependent scores, the attribute-independent score, and the determined score weights.

Abstract: It is intended to allow an appropriate route search to be performed even with a geographical NW in which accessibility information includes an uninvestigated link. A route appropriateness value calculation unit 160 calculates, for each of a plurality of routes each connecting a departure point and a destination extracted by a route extraction unit 120 and including links connecting individual spots including the departure point and the destination, a route appropriateness value of the route.

Abstract: A robot system (1) includes the robot (10), a motion sensor (11), a surrounding environment sensor (12, 13), an operation apparatus (21), a learning control section (41), and a relay apparatus (30). The robot (10) performs work based on an operation command. The operation apparatus (21) detects and outputs an operator-operating force applied by the operator. The learning control section (41) outputs a calculation operating force. The relay apparatus (30) outputs the operation command based on the operator-operating force and the calculation operating force. The learning control section (41) estimates and outputs the calculation operating force by using a model constructed by performing the machine learning of the operator-operating force, the surrounding environment data, the operation data, and the operation command based on the operation data and the surrounding environment data outputted by the sensors (11 to 13), and the operation command outputted by the relay apparatus (30).

Abstract: Provided is a driving assistance system using a magnetic marker capable of providing more pieces of information. In the driving assistance system for assisting driving of a vehicle, a magnetic marker (1) including a magnet sheet (11) serving as a magnetism generating unit which generates a magnetic field and also an RFID tag (15) as an information providing unit which provides information to a vehicle side is laid on a travelling road of the vehicle, and the vehicle includes a magnetic sensor serving as a magnetism detecting unit which magnetically detects the magnetic marker (1) and also a tag reader as an information acquiring unit which acquires the information provided by the RFID tag (15) included in the magnetic marker (1).

Abstract: A compound that has the structure according to Formula M(LA)x(LB)y(LC)z is disclosed. In Formula M(LA)x(LB)y(LC)z, ligand LA is ligand LB is and ligand LC is and OLEDs and formulations containing these compounds are disclosed. In Formula M(LA)x(LB)y(LC)z; M is a metal; x is 1 or 2; X1-X4 and A1-A8 are C or N; at least one of A1-A8 is N; X is O, S, or Se; two adjacent RB form a six-member aromatic ring E fused to ring B; and each RA-RE and R1R4 is independently hydrogen or a substituent.

Abstract: A solid electrolyte represented by the following formula (1): Li7?x+y(La3?yBay)(Zr2?xMx)O12(1), wherein 0.20?x<1.50, 0.00<y<0.30, and M is two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Nb, Ta, and Sb.

Abstract: A neural network input unit 81 inputs a neural network in which a first network having a layer for inputting an anchor signal belonging to a predetermined class and a mixed signal including a target signal belonging to the class and a layer for outputting, as an estimation result, a reconstruction mask indicating a time-frequency domain in which the target signal is present in the mixed signal, and a second network having a layer for inputting the target signal extracted by applying the mixed signal to the reconstruction mask and a layer for outputting a result obtained by classifying the input target signal into a predetermined class are combined. A reconstruction mask estimation unit 82 applies the anchor signal and mixed signal to the first network to estimate the reconstruction mask of the class to which the anchor signal belongs.

Abstract: This speech processing device is provided with: a contribution degree estimation means which calculates a contribution degree representing a quality of a segment of the speech signal; and a speaker feature calculation means which calculates a feature from the speech signal, for recognizing attribute information of the speech signal, using the contribution degree as a weight of the segment of the speech signal.

Abstract: A lenticular display may be formed with convex curvature. The lenticular display may have a lenticular lens film with lenticular lenses that extend across the length of the display. The lenticular lenses may be configured to enable stereoscopic viewing of the display. To enable more curvature in the display while ensuring satisfactory stereoscopic display performance, the display may have stereoscopic zones and non-stereoscopic zones. A central stereoscopic zone may be interposed between first and second non-stereoscopic zones. The non-stereoscopic zones may have more curvature than the stereoscopic zone. To prevent crosstalk within the lenticular display, a louver film may be incorporated into the display. The pixel array may have a diagonal layout and may be covered by vertically oriented lenticular lenses.

Abstract: The present disclosure implements speaker verification with high accuracy regardless of input devices. An integration unit (110) integrates voice data inputted using an input device, and the frequency characteristic of the input device, and a feature extraction unit (120) extracts, from an integrated feature obtained by integrated the voice data and the frequency characteristic, a speaker feature for verifying the speaker of voice.

Abstract: An acoustic feature extraction unit (130) extracts acoustic features indicative of a feature related to speech from audio data. A phoneme classification unit (110) classifies phonemes included in the audio data on the basis of the acoustic features. A first speaker feature calculation unit (140) generates first speaker features indicative of a feature of speech of each phoneme on the basis of acoustic features and phoneme classification information indicative of classification results of the phonemes included in the audio data. A second speaker feature calculation unit (150) generates a second speaker feature indicative of a feature of overall speech by merging first speaker features regarding two or more phonemes.

Abstract: An electrolyte precursor solution includes a metallic compound containing elements constituting an electrolyte, a solvent capable of dissolving the metallic compound, and an anionic surfactant having a sulfate group (SO42?) bonded to a hydrophobic group R. By reacting such an electrolyte precursor solution with active material particles containing lithium, lithium sulfate derived from the anionic surfactant is interposed at the interface between the surface of the active material particle and the electrolyte so as to enhance the dissociation of lithium ions at the interface, and thus, an excellent ion conductivity can be realized.

Abstract: A solid electrolyte according to the present disclosure is represented by the following compositional formula (1). Li7-x(La3-zYz)(Zr2-xMx)O12??(1) In the formula (1), x and z satisfy 0.00<x<1.10, and 0.00<z?0.15, and M is two or more types of elements selected from the group consisting of Nb, Ta, and Sb.

Abstract: A lenticular display may be formed with convex curvature. The lenticular display may have a lenticular lens film with lenticular lenses that extend across the length of the display. The lenticular lenses may be configured to enable stereoscopic viewing of the display. To enable more curvature in the display while ensuring satisfactory stereoscopic display performance, the display may have stereoscopic zones and non-stereoscopic zones. A central stereoscopic zone may be interposed between first and second non-stereoscopic zones. The non-stereoscopic zones may have more curvature than the stereoscopic zone. To prevent crosstalk within the lenticular display, a louver film may be incorporated into the display. The pixel array may have a diagonal layout and may be covered by vertically oriented lenticular lenses.