Abstract: A computer-readable medium and an information processing device are provided that are capable of generating collation information that is unlikely to be affected by acquisition conditions of biometric information. An image is acquired (S1), and a base point is determined from the image (S2). Sample information indicating a change in color information of a surrounding area of the base point is acquired (S3). The sample information is information that associates a plurality of samples with center information corresponding to positions on the image of first reference points. The sample is information that associates color information of second reference points with position information of the second reference points. Based on the acquired sample information, frequency information is generated (S4). The frequency information associates the center information with a frequency component of a change in the color information with respect to the position information calculated for each of the first reference points.

Abstract: A computer-readable medium and an information processing device are provided that are capable of generating collation information that is unlikely to be affected by acquisition conditions of biometric information. An image is acquired (S1), and a base point is determined from the image (S2). Sample information indicating a change in color information of a surrounding area of the base point is acquired (S3). The sample information is information that associates a plurality of samples with center information corresponding to positions on the image of first reference points. The sample is information that associates color information of second reference points with position information of the second reference points. Based on the acquired sample information, frequency information is generated (S4). The frequency information associates the center information with a frequency component of a change in the color information with respect to the position information calculated for each of the first reference points.

Abstract: In a selective diversity receiver with two antennas, the strength of the signal received by each antenna is measured at a present and a past time, the difference between the present strengths of the signals received by the two antennas is calculated, and the difference between the present and past strengths of the signal received by each antenna is calculated. If the difference between the present strengths of the two signals is not too large, the signal with the smaller past-to-present strength difference and accordingly with less fading is selected for further reception. In a portable electronic device, this antenna switching strategy reduces susceptibility to human body interference. The present and past strengths can be measured during the preambles of different packets to avoid switching antennas during data reception.

Abstract: A road vehicle communication method allows bothway communication to be held between a mobile station, which sends a request for an information service and receives it, and a central base station and local base stations located at a roadside for sending the information service to the mobile station. The central base station and the local base stations use optical fibers in part of the transmission path thereof for the bothway communication and perform at least one of electric-to-optical conversion and optical-to-electric conversion. The mobile station is caused to send the request for an information service beforehand. In response to the request, the local base station covering the mobile station expected to receive the information service is estimated. When the mobile station lies in a service area to which the local base station estimated is assigned, a control station is caused to provide the mobile station with information corresponding to the information service requested.

Abstract: A code division multiple access receiver estimates symbol values transmitted by different stations by despreading a combined received signal, weights the estimated symbol values by use of weighting factors calculated for the different stations, respreads the weighted symbol values to estimate the interference due to each station, and subtracts the estimated interference from the received signal to produce a residual signal. The weighting factors can be calculated from the residual signal; the weighting factors are calculated so as to minimize the power of the residual signal. The weighting factors are adjusted at certain intervals, preferably at intervals determined from the rate of fading of the received signal.

Abstract: The signal transmission equipment is comprised such that a signal point does not cross the origin of the constellation by selecting signals to be input to the QPSK modulator, and the positions of the signal points in the constellation.

Abstract: Features are extracted from a sampled input signal by performing first linear predictive analyses of different first orders p on the sample values and performing second linear predictive analyses of different second orders q on the residuals of the first analyses. An optimum first order p is selected using information entropy values representing the information content of the residuals of the second linear predictive analyses. One or more optimum second orders q are selected on the basis of changes in these information entropy values. The optimum first and second orders are output as features. Further linear predictive analyses can be carried out to obtain higher-order features. Useful features are obtained even for nonstationary input signals.

Abstract: A three-dimensional image generator generates a random signal which it filters in two dimensions generate a realistic three-dimensional image of a natural object such as ocean waves or clouds. By performing the filtering operation repeatedly on overlapping intervals of the random signal, related images can be obtained to generate moving scenes at real-time rates. Two or more partial image generators can be connected in parallel to generate different directions of motion, or different parts of a complex scene. Within each partial image generator, two or more space filters can be connected in parallel to generate superimposed patterns, such as small ripples superimposed on large waves. This image generator is much faster than previous, fractal image generators.

Abstract: Features are extracted from a sample input signal by performing first linear predictive analyses of different first orders p on the sample values and performing second linear predictive analyses of different second orders q on the residuals of the first analyses. An optimum first order p is selected using information entropy values representing the information content of the residuals of the second linear predictive analyses. One or more optimum second orders q are selected on the basis of changes in these information entropy values. The optimum first and second orders are output as features. Further linear predictive analyses can be carried out to obtain higher-order features. Useful features are obtained even for nonstationary input signals.