Abstract: This information processing apparatus is an information processing apparatus that processes point cloud data output from a measurement apparatus including an external sensor that repeatedly scans a surrounding space to acquire segmented point cloud data for each scan, and an internal sensor that detects a posture to acquire posture detection data, and the information processing apparatus includes at least one processor. The processor is configured to generate combined point cloud data by executing combination processing using a plurality of pieces of the segmented point cloud data acquired in a period during which the posture detection data satisfies an allowable condition, among a plurality of pieces of the segmented point cloud data acquired at different acquisition times by the external sensor.

Abstract: A medicine verification device of the present invention includes: a detection unit that detects a boundary recess formed at a boundary position between a plurality of packaging bags each of which packs a medicine and is connected to form a continuous packaging bag having a strip-like shape; and an image capturing unit that captures an image of a surface of an imaging target portion on which at least the boundary recess is located a plurality of times while imaging conditions are changed in a state where light is emitted toward the surface of the imaging target portion in the continuous packaging bag, wherein the detection unit detects the boundary recess in the imaging target portion on the basis of the plurality of images captured while changing the imaging conditions by the image capturing unit.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a dispensing audit support apparatus and a dispensing audit support method with a high collation accuracy robustness. According to a dispensing audit support apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention, since a position, shape and size of a region of interest are set according to a position of a collation-target medicine in a captured image, and a position, shape and size of a master image are set according to the set region of interest, it is possible to avoid or reduce distortion of the medicine shape, blur, inclusion of an end part into the image, and the like due to the position and orientation of the collation-target medicine. Therefore, influence on collation accuracy is small, and it is possible to enhance the robustness of the collation accuracy.

Abstract: Provided are a drug recognizing apparatus, a drug recognizing method, and a drug recognizing program capable of enhancing robustness of a master image in a case where a drug is recognized. The drug recognizing apparatus includes an illumination unit that illuminates a drug; an imaging unit that images the illuminated drug; a storage unit that stores a master image for each drug type; a drug position acquiring unit that acquires a position of the drug on the basis of a captured image obtained by the imaging unit; a master image generating unit that generates the master image from a drug area in the captured image; an updating determination unit that determines whether to update the master image on the basis of the position of the drug acquired by the drug position acquiring unit; and a registration unit that registers the master image in the storage unit in a case where it is determined that the master image is to be updated.

Abstract: A point cloud data processing apparatus 11 includes a processor configured to acquire first form information that indicates a feature of a form of a first object, specify an object region of a second object that is identified from an image and that corresponds to the first form information, select second-object point cloud data, in point cloud data, that corresponds to the object region, on the basis of the object region, acquire second form information that indicates a feature of a form of the second object, on the basis of the second-object point cloud data, and compare the first form information with the second form information and perform determination as to whether the second object is the first object.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a dispensing audit support apparatus and a dispensing audit support method with a high collation accuracy robustness. According to a dispensing audit support apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention, since a position, shape and size of a region of interest are set according to a position of a collation-target medicine in a captured image, and a position, shape and size of a master image are set according to the set region of interest, it is possible to avoid or reduce distortion of the medicine shape, blur, inclusion of an end part into the image, and the like due to the position and orientation of the collation-target medicine. Therefore, influence on collation accuracy is small, and it is possible to enhance the robustness of the collation accuracy.

Abstract: An image acquiring unit of acquires a captured image in which two or more medicines of a plurality of objects (medicines) are in point-contact or line-contact with one another. A first recognizer receives the captured image and generates an edge image indicating only a part where medicines are in point-contact or line-contact with one another, in the captured image. A second recognizer receives the captured image and the edge image, recognizes each of the plurality of medicines from the captured image, and outputs a recognition result. Since the second recognizer receives edge image indicating only the part where medicines are in point-contact or line-contact useful for separating the areas of the medicines, even if two or more medicines of the plurality of medicines are in point-contact or line-contact with one another, it is possible to accurately separate and recognize the areas of the plurality of medicines from the captured image.

Abstract: A point cloud data processing apparatus (11) includes: a memory (21) configured to store point cloud data (7) and pieces of image data (5), with positions of pixels of at least any one piece of image data (5) among the pieces of image data (5) being associated with points that constitute the point cloud data (7); and a processor, the processor being configured to cause a display unit (9) to display the point cloud data such that three-dimensional rotation, three-dimensional movement, and rescaling are enabled, accept a designation of a specified point in the point cloud data (7) displayed on the display unit (9), select a region of a target object including a region corresponding to the specified point, on the piece of image data (5), and assign the same attribute information to points, in the point cloud data (7), corresponding to the region of the target object.

Abstract: In the present invention, an image of a verification target medicine disposed on an arrangement unit is captured, prescription condition information indicating a prescription condition is acquired, an external force application unit is caused to execute an external force applying operation of applying an external force to the medicine disposed on the arrangement unit to move the medicine when an operation execution condition is satisfied, wherein the operation execution condition includes at least one of: a first operation execution condition that the number of the verification target medicines appearing in the image differs from the quantity of the medicines specified from the prescription condition information; and a second operation execution condition that a shape of the verification target medicine appearing in the image differs from a shape corresponding to a type of the medicine specified from the prescription condition information.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and method that can enhance visibility of medicines are provided. An image obtained by imaging medicines is acquired, the medicines are detected from the acquired image, and images of the detected medicines are cropped to generate individual medicine images. It is determined whether visibility of each generated individual medicine image is good or poor, and an individual medicine image with poor visibility is subjected to processing to enhance visibility and displayed on a display device.

Abstract: A medicine inspection device, an image processing device, an image processing method, and a program are provided that appropriately extract identification information even when the positional relationship between a printed character and an engraved mark added to a medicine is not constant. The above problem is solved by an image processing device that performs a process of enhancing a printed character portion of a medicine based on at least one image taken with a surface of the medicine being irradiated with light to generate a printed-character-enhanced image, performs a process of extracting only an engraved mark portion from a three-dimensional shape of the medicine based on at least three images taken with illumination directions of the light to the surface of the medicine different from each other to generate an engraved-mark-extracted image, and generates a difference image between the printed-character-enhanced image and the engraved-mark-extracted image.

Abstract: The generation device includes: an illuminating unit including light-emitting units simultaneously illuminate a surface of a medicine from irradiation directions different from each other; an imaging unit acquires a plurality of first images of the medicine corresponding to the respective wavelength bands from an imaging element; an image generating unit generates, based on the first images acquired by the imaging unit, a second image to which emphasis processing for emphasizing the engraved mark or the print has been applied; and a processing control unit controls the image generating unit to generate the second image when two or more of output values of the respective first images are equal to or more than a threshold, and controls the image generating unit not to generate the second image when less than two of the output values of the respective first images are equal to or more than the threshold.

Abstract: A point cloud data processing apparatus includes: an image data acquisition unit that acquires image data of an object; a point cloud data acquisition unit that acquires point cloud data; a recognition unit that recognizes the object on the basis of the image data, and acquires a region of the object and attribute information for identifying the object; and an attribute assigning unit that selects, from the point cloud data, point cloud data that belongs to the region of the object, and assigns the identified attribute information to the selected point cloud data.

Abstract: A image processing device which can reduce information such as a pattern, a scar and the like on a surface of a drug which are other than an engraved mark, to accurately extract the engraved mark. The image processing device includes: an obtaining unit configured to obtain a plurality of images of a drug having an engraved mark on a surface of the drug, with emitting directions of light to the surface different from each other; an edge image generating unit configured to apply respectively to the plurality of images, edge extracting filters in directions in conformity with the emitting directions, the edge extracting filters having a size in conformity with a width of a groove of the engraved mark, and generate a plurality of edge images; and an image composing unit configured to compose the plurality of edge images and generate a composite image.

Abstract: A medicine identification system and a medicine identification method can favorable identification of a medicine using a camera-equipped mobile terminal. A smartphone including a camera changes a light-emitting region on a display, changes an illuminating direction with respect to a medicine placed on a tray having an indicator used for standardizing size and shape of the medicine, and images the medicine with different illuminating directions with the camera. The medicine identification device standardizes the size and shape of first images acquired by imaging based on the indicators captured in the first images, and extracts a medicine region image from each of the standardized first images. The medicine identification device then generates, based on the extracted medicine region images, a second image having undergone an emphasis process for emphasizing an embossed mark or a printed mark provided on the medicine, and identifies the medicine based on the generated second image.

Abstract: Provided are a medicine verification device and a method capable of performing accurate verification of the type of medicines even in a case where the sharpness of the image differs between a master image and a captured image of the verification target medicine. The type of the verification target medicine packed in a packaging material is verified by using the master image and the captured image of the verification target medicine, and then characteristic information indicating an optical characteristic of the packaging material is acquired. When the optical characteristic indicated by the characteristic information is an optical characteristic that decreases the sharpness of the captured image of the verification target medicine to be lower than that of the master image, correction processing is executed and the type of the verification target medicine is verified using the master image in which the sharpness has been corrected by the correction processing.

Abstract: The type of a verification target medicine is verified using a master image and a captured image of the verification target medicine packed in a packaging material having light transmissivity, and then the characteristic information indicating an optical characteristic that influences the sharpness of the captured image is acquired for the packaging material packing the verification target medicine having the type verified to match the type of the medicine appearing in the master image. Subsequently, in a case where it is verified that the type of the verification target medicine matches the type of the medicine appearing in the master image, determination is made as to whether the optical characteristic indicated by the characteristic information satisfies a standard. When the optical characteristic satisfies the standard, the update processing for updating the registered master image to the image of the verification target medicine is executed.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a conductive film and a display apparatus provided with the conductive film. A conductive film is disposed on a display panel of a display apparatus, and has a base body, and a conductive section formed on one of the main surfaces of the base body. The conductive section has a mesh pattern composed of fine metal lines, and the fine metal lines have a tilt of 30-44° with respect to the alignment direction of pixels of the display apparatus.

Abstract: In the present invention, an image of a verification target medicine disposed on an arrangement unit is captured, prescription condition information indicating a prescription condition is acquired, an external force application unit is caused to execute an external force applying operation of applying an external force to the medicine disposed on the arrangement unit to move the medicine when an operation execution condition is satisfied, wherein the operation execution condition includes at least one of: a first operation execution condition that the number of the verification target medicines appearing in the image differs from the quantity of the medicines specified from the prescription condition information; and a second operation execution condition that a shape of the verification target medicine appearing in the image differs from a shape corresponding to a type of the medicine specified from the prescription condition information.

Abstract: A medicine verification device of the present invention includes: a detection unit that detects a boundary recess formed at a boundary position between a plurality of packaging bags each of which packs a medicine and is connected to form a continuous packaging bag having a strip-like shape; and an image capturing unit that captures an image of a surface of an imaging target portion on which at least the boundary recess is located a plurality of times while imaging conditions are changed in a state where light is emitted toward the surface of the imaging target portion in the continuous packaging bag, wherein the detection unit detects the boundary recess in the imaging target portion on the basis of the plurality of images captured while changing the imaging conditions by the image capturing unit.