Abstract: A control method including acquiring target sensory information, acquiring initial cooking parameter information used for cooking performed by a cooker on the basis of the acquired target sensory information, acquiring sensory information during cooking of a cooking object during cooking performed by the cooker, changing the initial cooking parameter information to modified cooking parameter information including one or more modified cooking parameters on the basis of the target sensory information and the sensory information during cooking, and outputting control information including the modified cooking parameter information.

Abstract: A control system includes an acquisition unit, an information processing unit, and an output unit. The acquisition unit acquires health condition information, and dish information indicating a dish related to the health condition information. The information processing unit acquires cooking parameter information, including one or more cooking parameters, based on the acquired health condition information and dish information. The output unit outputs a control signal, including the acquired cooking parameter information, to a cooking control unit, which controls a cooking device. The cooking parameter information includes a cooking parameter for altering a chemical component corresponding to the health condition information during a cooking process performed by the cooking device.

Abstract: A control system includes an acquisition unit, an information processing unit, and an output unit. The acquisition unit acquires dish information indicating a dish, and sensory evaluation information based on the dish information. The information processing unit acquires cooking parameter information, including one or more cooking parameters, based on the acquired dish information and sensory evaluation information. The output unit outputs a control signal, including the acquired cooking parameter information, to a cooking control unit, which controls a cooking device. The cooking parameter information includes a cooking parameter for increasing or decreasing a sensory evaluation value corresponding to the sensory evaluation information during a cooking process performed by the cooking device.

Abstract: A control method includes acquiring target nutritional information; acquiring initial cooking parameter information used for cooking by a cooking device, based on the acquired target nutritional information; acquiring cooking-in-progress nutritional information of an item to be cooked when the cooking by the cooking device is being performed; changing the initial cooking parameter information to modified cooking parameter information including one or more modified cooking parameters, based on the target nutritional information and the cooking-in-progress nutritional information; and outputting a control signal including the modified cooking parameter information.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing device and an image processing method that make it possible to avoid an increase in memory size. An adaptive color conversion unit performs adaptive color conversion processing of adaptively performing conversion of a color space of an image to be encoded, on a residual signal of the image, and an orthogonal transform unit performs orthogonal transform processing for each of orthogonal transform blocks that are units of processing, on a residual signal of the image or on a residual signal of the image subjected to the adaptive color conversion processing. Then, control related to application of the adaptive color conversion processing is performed by a controller. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an image encoding device and an image decoding device that support ACT processing.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing device and an image processing method that make it possible to avoid an increase in memory size. An adaptive color conversion unit performs adaptive color conversion processing of adaptively performing conversion of a color space of an image to be encoded, on a residual signal of the image, and an orthogonal transform unit performs orthogonal transform processing for each of orthogonal transform blocks that are units of processing, on a residual signal of the image or on a residual signal of the image subjected to the adaptive color conversion processing. Then, control related to application of the adaptive color conversion processing is performed by a controller. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an image encoding device and an image decoding device that support ACT processing.

Abstract: A server that manages a plurality of moving objects, the server includes a processor configured to: determine an operation plan for each of the moving objects, and instruct each of the moving objects to operate according to the determined operation plan, the operation plan including a plan regarding energy replenishment for operation, determine based on the operation plan whether a conflict is going to occur, the conflict being two or more of the moving objects being replenished with energy at a same location at a same timing, and when determination is made that the conflict is going to occur, change the operation plan of at least one of the conflicting moving objects in such a manner that the conflict is avoided.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus and an image processing method capable of reducing deterioration of a chrominance component in resolution reduction. A conversion unit performs reduction processing of reducing resolution of at least a luminance component of an image including the luminance component and two chrominance components to convert a chroma format of the image, and the encoding unit encodes the image in which the chroma format has been converted to generate a bitstream. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an image encoding apparatus and an image decoding apparatus.

Abstract: A server that manages a plurality of movable bodies generates an operation plan of each of the plurality of movable bodies and instructs each of the plurality of movable bodies to operate in accordance with the generated operation plan. The server is configured to perform determining, before it instructs each of the plurality of movable bodies to operate, whether or not contention will occur, the contention referring to a plurality of movable bodies standing by at a same stand-by point at the same timing if the server instructs each of the plurality of movable bodies to operate in accordance with the operation plan, and modifying the operation plan of at least one of a plurality of contending movable bodies to avoid the contention when it determines that the contention will occur.

Abstract: In order to accurately estimate a characteristic of a user, the characteristic causing a change in action of the user, an information processing apparatus (10) includes: an acquisition section (11) that acquires history information including information indicative of a history of a first action of a user and one or both of information indicative of a history of a second action of the user, the second action being different from the first action, and information indicative of a history of an environment around the user; a detection section (12) that detects a change in the first action with reference to the history information; and an estimation section (13) that estimates, with reference to the history information, a characteristic of the user, the characteristic causing the change.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing device and a method, in which an image quality improvement technology required for reproducing contents can be easily used. Image quality improvement technology information regarding an image quality improvement technology for improving an image quality of an image to be encoded is generated, a content file storing the encoded data of the image is generated, and the image quality improvement technology information is stored in the content file. Furthermore, encoded data of an image to be reproduced is acquired from a content file on the basis of the image quality improvement technology information regarding an image quality improvement technology for improving an image quality of an image, and the encoded data is decoded. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an information processing device, an information processing method, or the like.

Abstract: A user management method according to the present disclosure includes: storing (S101) appliance use information including: appliance identification information for identifying an appliance; user information for identifying a user of the appliance; and an operating state of the appliance when the appliance was used; analyzing (S102) the appliance use information stored in the storing (S101) to identify, from among a plurality of functions of the appliance, one or more first functions each having a use frequency less than or equal to a threshold value; and providing (S103) the user with a notice which prompts use of the one or more first functions identified in the analyzing (S102).

Abstract: The present technology relates to image processing device and method that achieve a reduction in a buffer size. The image processing device partitions a unit of processing into partitioned processing units each of which corresponds to a VPDU size or is equal to or smaller than the VPDU size, the unit of processing being used for calculation of a cost that is used for determining whether or not to perform bidirectional prediction. The image processing device makes the determination by using the cost calculated based on the partitioned processing units. The present technology is applicable to encoding devices or decoding devices.

Abstract: A computer obtains a chest X-ray image, detects boundary lines in the chest X-ray image using a model constructed through machine learning, sets a third lung area including at least one of a first lung area or a second lung area, extracts a vascular index indicating at least one of thickness or density of at least one pulmonary blood vessel present in an area included in the third lung area, determines whether the area included in the third lung area is in an abnormal state on a basis of the vascular index and a reference index based on indices extracted in advance from an area in chest X-ray images in a normal state corresponding to the area included in the third lung area, and outputs, if determining that the area included in the third lung area is in an abnormal state, information indicating a result of the determination.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, comprises a controller configured to execute: issuing a first command to a first vehicle that is an autonomous driving vehicle, based on a predetermined operation plan that includes an operation zone for providing a predetermined service, and a non-operation zone for executing one or more preparation tasks; correcting an execution plan of the one or more preparation tasks included in the operation plan, based on a predetermined condition so as to reduce time to be spent in the non-operation zone, if the predetermined operation plan is delayed with respect to the first vehicle entering the non-operation zone from the operation zone; and issuing a second command based on the corrected operation plan.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, comprises a controller configured to execute: determining that a first vehicle that provides a predetermined service begins to start moving in order to be forwarded, based on an operation plan generated for the first vehicle; determining a vehicle site serving as a forwarding destination of the first vehicle, among a plurality of vehicle sites, based on availability information and facility information on the plurality of vehicle sites; and instructing the first vehicle to move to the determined vehicle site.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, comprises a controller configured to execute: monitoring a plurality of vehicles that provide a predetermined service; identifying standby situations of the plurality of vehicles at each of a plurality of vehicle sites, based on a result of the monitoring; determining a reallocation plan of one or more vehicles during standby at any of the plurality of vehicle sites so that vehicles having predetermined attributes are allocated at predetermined vehicle sites, based on the identified standby situations; and issuing an instruction for movement to a first vehicle site, to a vehicle whose allocation destination vehicle site is changed to the first vehicle site.

Abstract: To reduce congestion while improving satisfaction of a user who moves to escape the congestion, an information processing system includes: a prediction section that refers to people distribution information in a plurality of areas, to predict a future congested area and a future uncongested area among the plurality of areas; an extraction section that refers to user information on one or more users staying in the congested area and information related to the uncongested area, to extract a target user from the one or more users staying in the congested area, the target user being a target to be recommended to move to the uncongested area; and an output section that outputs movement information for prompting the target user to move to the uncongested area.

Abstract: A medical image display system is a medical image display system that displays a medical image. The medical image includes an image in which at least one annotation indicating a detection result of at least one anatomical structure shown in a captured image of a subject is superimposed on the captured image. The medical image display system includes: a display that displays the medical image; and a controller that, when a size of an annotation indicating an anatomical structure having an abnormality among the at least one annotation is less than a threshold value, causes the display to superimpose a probabilistic atlas indicating a normal structure assumed in a case where the anatomical structure having the abnormality is normal, on the captured image.

Abstract: A medical image display system displays a medical image including: a first display area for displaying a processed image in which at least one annotation indicating a result of detection of at least one anatomical structure shown in a captured image of a subject is superimposed on the captured image; and a second display area for displaying at least one structure label for identifying the at least one anatomical structure. The medical image display system includes: a display that displays the medical image; and a controller that changes, in response to an input received for one of (i) the at least one annotation and (ii) the at least one structure label from a user, a display form of the other of (i) the at least one annotation and (ii) the at least one structure label.