Abstract: A compound represented by formula (4): can be produced by adding a heterogeneous transition metal catalyst to a solution containing a compound represented by formula (3): obtained by performing a nitration reaction by adding a nitrating agent to a solution containing a compound represented by formula (2): obtained by oxidizing a compound represented by formula (1): with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of sodium tungstate and a saturated C8 carboxylic acid, then adding water to the resultant mixture, and separating the resultant solution.

Abstract: A compound represented by formula (4): can be produced by adding a heterogeneous transition metal catalyst to a solution containing a compound represented by formula (3): obtained by performing a nitration reaction by adding a nitrating agent to a solution containing a compound represented by formula (2): obtained by oxidizing a compound represented by formula (1): with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of sodium tungstate and a saturated C8 carboxylic acid, then adding water to the resultant mixture, and separating the resultant solution.

Abstract: A compound represented by formula (1): (wherein, R1a represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or the like, R1b and R1c represent a hydrogen atom or the like, and X represents a chlorine atom, a bromine atom or an iodine atom) can be produced by: a step wherein a compound represented by formula (2): is reacted with a compound represented by formula (3): (wherein, each of R2 and R3 independently represents an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or the like, and each of R6 and R7 independently represents an alkoxy group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or the like), thereby obtaining a compound represented by formula (4): a step wherein a compound represented by formula (4) is oxidized; a step wherein the product in the oxidation step is reduced; and a step wherein the product in the reduction reaction is halogenated.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a compound represented by formula (2-b), which is useful as an intermediate for producing agricultural chemicals. The method includes a step for obtaining a compound represented by formula (2-a) by oxidizing the compound represented by formula (1) with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of sulfuric acid and/or a C1-6 alkanesulfonic acid that may be halogen-substituted and in the presence of a C2-12 aliphatic carboxylic acid and/or sulfolane. The method also includes a step for obtaining a compound represented by formula (2-b) by nitrating a compound represented by formula (2-a) in the presence of sulfuric acid and/or a C1-6 alkanesulfonic acid that may be halogen-substituted.

Abstract: A compound represented by formula (1): can be produced by: a step wherein a compound represented by formula (2): is reacted with a compound represented by formula (3): thereby obtaining a compound represented by formula (4): a step wherein a compound represented by formula (4) is reacted with hypohalogenous acid or a salt thereof, thereby obtaining a compound represented by formula (5): and a step wherein a compound represented by formula (5) is reduced.

Abstract: A compound represented by formula (1): can be produced by: a step wherein a compound represented by formula (2): is reacted with a compound represented by formula (3): thereby obtaining a compound represented by formula (4): a step wherein a compound represented by formula (4) is reacted with hypohalogenous acid or a salt thereof, thereby obtaining a compound represented by formula (5): and a step wherein a compound represented by formula (5) is reduced.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a compound represented by formula (2-b), which is useful as an intermediate for producing agricultural chemicals. The method includes a step for obtaining a compound represented by formula (2-a) by oxidizing the compound represented by formula (1) with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of sulfuric acid and/or a C1-6 alkanesulfonic acid that may be halogen-substituted and in the presence of a C2-12 aliphatic carboxylic acid and/or sulfolane. The method also includes a step for obtaining a compound represented by formula (2-b) by nitrating a compound represented by formula (2-a) in the presence of sulfuric acid and/or a C1-6 alkanesulfonic acid that may be halogen-substituted.

Abstract: A compound represented by formula (1): (wherein, R1a represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or the like, R1b and R1c represent a hydrogen atom or the like, and X represents a chlorine atom, a bromine atom or an iodine atom) can be produced by: a step wherein a compound represented by formula (2): is reacted with a compound represented by formula (3): (wherein, each of R2 and R3 independently represents an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or the like, and each of R6 and R7 independently represents an alkoxy group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or the like), thereby obtaining a compound represented by formula (4): a step wherein a compound represented by formula (4) is oxidized; a step wherein the product in the oxidation step is reduced; and a step wherein the product in the reduction reaction is halogenated.

Abstract: The present invention provides an attribute value estimation device capable of yielding highly accurate estimation results even when people from multiple races are estimation targets. The attribute value estimation device for estimating, from data input thereto, an attribute value of the data includes: a data acquisition unit (1) that acquires data for which an attribute value is to be estimated; a discrete quantity estimation unit (2) that estimates the attribute value as a discrete quantity based on the data acquired by the data acquisition unit (1) and in accordance with a previously learned determination criterion; a first LSPC (3) that estimates the attribute value as a discrete quantity based on data input from the discrete quantity estimation unit (2); and an integration unit (4) that integrates a first discrete quantity estimation value estimated by the discrete quantity estimation unit (2) and a second discrete quantity estimation value estimated by the first LSPC (3).

Abstract: The present invention is to provide an attribute determining method, an attribute determining apparatus, a program, a recording medium, and an attribute determining system of high detection accuracy of a person with which an attribute of a person can be determined, for example, even in the case where characteristic parts of the face are hidden. The attribute determining method of the present invention includes an image acquiring step (S11) of acquiring an image of a person to be determined, an attribute determination region detecting step (S21) of detecting at least two attribute determination regions selected from the group consisting of a head region, a facial region, and other regions from the image of a person to be determined, and an attribute determining step (S22) of determining an attribute based on images of the at least two attribute determination regions.

Abstract: Provided are an age estimation apparatus, an age estimation method, and an age estimation program capable of obtaining a recognition result closely matching the result perceived by human. An age estimation apparatus 10 for estimating an age of a person on image data includes a dimension compressor 11 for applying dimension compression to the image data to output low dimensional data; and an identification device 12 for estimating an age of a person on the basis of a learning result using a feature amount contained in the low dimensional data, wherein a parameter used for the dimension compression by the dimension compressor 11 and the feature amount used for age estimation by the identification device 12 are set on the basis of a result of an evaluation of a generalization capability using a weighting function that shows a degree of seriousness of an age estimation error for every age, and learning of the identification device 12 is performed on the basis of the weighting function.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide an advertisement delivery target identifying apparatus, an advertisement delivery apparatus, an advertisement delivery target identifying method, an advertisement delivery method, a program, and a recording medium that allow an advertisement effect to be increased by identifying an advertisement delivery target. An advertisement delivery target identifying apparatus includes: an image acquiring unit of acquiring an image of a person present within and outside of a visible range of an advertisement; an expected moving range calculating unit of calculating an expected moving range in future of the person from the image; a score calculating unit of calculating a score based on a relationship between the visible range of an advertisement and the calculated expected moving range; and an advertisement delivery target identifying unit of identifying a person to be a target of an advertisement to be delivered based on the calculated score.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide an attribute determining method, an attribute determining apparatus, a program, a recording medium, and an attribute determining system of high detection accuracy with which an attribute of a person can be determined even in the case where a person is not facing nearly the front. The attribute determining method of the present invention comprises: an image acquiring step (S11) of acquiring an image to be determined; a head region detecting step (S21) of detecting a head region from the image to be determined; and an attribute determining step (S22) of determining an attribute based on an image of the head.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a head detecting method for detecting the head in an image correctly at high speed.

Abstract: Provided are an age estimation apparatus, an age estimation method, and an age estimation program capable of reducing the labor of labeling the image data used for age estimation. An age estimation apparatus for estimating an age of a person on image data includes a dimension compression unit for applying dimension compression to the image data to output low dimensional data; a clustering unit for performing clustering of the low dimensional data outputted; a labeling unit for labeling representative data of each cluster among the low dimensional data clustered; and an identification unit for estimating an age of a person on the basis of a learning result using a feature amount contained in labeled low dimensional data and unlabeled low dimensional data.

Abstract: An attribute estimation system and a method in which there are no cases that the estimation accuracy declines in a specific numerical value area, and an age estimation system, a gender estimation system and an age and gender estimation system using this is provided. It is a system to estimate an age of a person photographed in an input image, the system including: a classifier 3 that estimates the age of a person as a discrete quantity based on data of an input image; a classifier 4 that estimates the age of a person as a continuous quantity based on data of an input image; and an integration unit 7 that integrates an estimated result of the classifier 3 and an estimated result of the classifier 4.

Abstract: The present invention provides an attribute value estimation device capable of yielding highly accurate estimation results even when people from multiple races are estimation targets. The attribute value estimation device for estimating, from data input thereto, an attribute value of the data includes: a data acquisition unit (1) that acquires data for which an attribute value is to be estimated; a discrete quantity estimation unit (2) that estimates the attribute value as a discrete quantity based on the data acquired by the data acquisition unit (1) and in accordance with a previously learned determination criterion; a first LSPC (3) that estimates the attribute value as a discrete quantity based on data input from the discrete quantity estimation unit (2); and an integration unit (4) that integrates a first discrete quantity estimation value estimated by the discrete quantity estimation unit (2) and a second discrete quantity estimation value estimated by the first LSPC (3).

Abstract: The present invention is to provide an attribute determining method, an attribute determining apparatus, a program, a recording medium, and an attribute determining system of high detection accuracy of a person with which an attribute of a person can be determined, for example, even in the case where characteristic parts of the face are hidden. The attribute determining method of the present invention includes an image acquiring step (S11) of acquiring an image of a person to be determined, an attribute determination region detecting step (S21) of detecting at least two attribute determination regions selected from the group consisting of a head region, a facial region, and other regions from the image of a person to be determined, and an attribute determining step (S22) of determining an attribute based on images of the at least two attribute determination regions.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide an advertisement delivery target identifying apparatus, an advertisement delivery apparatus, an advertisement delivery target identifying method, an advertisement delivery method, a program, and a recording medium that allow an advertisement effect to be increased by identifying an advertisement delivery target. An advertisement delivery target identifying apparatus includes: an image acquiring unit of acquiring an image of a person present within and outside of a visible range of an advertisement; an expected moving range calculating unit of calculating an expected moving range in future of the person from the image; a score calculating unit of calculating a score based on a relationship between the visible range of an advertisement and the calculated expected moving range; and an advertisement delivery target identifying unit of identifying a person to be a target of an advertisement to be delivered based on the calculated score.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a head detecting method for detecting the head in an image correctly at high speed.