Abstract: An image-processing device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire form image data generated as an optical reading result of a form image; a group-specifying unit configured to determine whether kinds of groups into which the form image data is grouped are specifiable; and a work target determination unit configured to determine that the form image data is the form image data on which checking work for the kinds of groups is required when the kinds of groups of the form image data are determined to be unspecifiable.

Abstract: In the object detection device, the plurality of object detection units output a score indicating a probability that a predetermined object exists, for each partial region set with respect to image data inputted. The weight computation unit computes a weight for each of the plurality of object detection units by using weight computation parameters and based on the image data. The weights are used when the scores outputted by the plurality of object detection units are merged. The weight redistribution unit changes the weight for a predetermined object detection unit, among the weights computed by the weight computation unit, to 0 and output the weights. The merging unit merges the scores outputted by the plurality of object detection units for each of the partial regions, by using the weights computed by the weight computation unit and including the weight changed by the weight redistribution unit.

Abstract: A device and method for inspecting a test piece with a laser beam in which the laser beam is divided into plural beams, and each of the plural beams has an identification marker, such as a particular polarity or intensity. Each of the marked beams, scans a different portion of the test piece to reduce the time needed to inspect the test piece.