Abstract: A videophone system includes a processor which selectively sets a television (TV) broadcast program viewing function mode and videophone function mode in response to manual operation of a remote control, a decoder which performs, in the TV program view mode, a TV program-use decode function for decoding a broadcast program signal received from a TV tuner to thereby display it on a display screen while producing audio sounds by loudspeakers and which performs, in the videophone function mode a videophone-use decode function for decoding a videophone signal received from a distant party to thereby display on the screen an image of the distant party using the screen and speakers, and an encoder which performs a videophone-use encode function for encoding a video signal from a camera and a voice signal from a microphone to generate a videophone signal, which is sent to the distant party via a network.

Abstract: A control apparatus of the present invention is a control apparatus included in a distributed control system. The control apparatus includes a time synchronization unit configured to synchronize the control apparatus with another control apparatus included in the distributed control system in terms of time, a communication unit configured to receive information from the other control apparatus, an information holding unit configured to add synchronization time information to the information and hold the resulting information, an area setting unit configured to set an area of the information holding unit according to a time difference of the information, an information selection unit configured to select shared data from the information stored in the information holding unit, and a shared data storage unit configured to store the shared data selected by the information selection unit.

Abstract: An object position detection device includes a first distance detection unit detecting a distance of an object from images, a first position detection unit detecting a position of the object based on the distance, a processing area which contains the object detected by the first distance detection unit in images, a second position detection unit that detects a position of the object in the processing area, a second distance detection unit that detects a distance of the object based on the position of the object detected by the second position detection unit, a unit that detects an orientation of the object based on the position of the object detected by the second position detection unit, and a determination unit that determines the distance and the position of the object in accordance with information of detections executed by the first and the second distance detection units, and the orientation detection unit.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an imaging device whereby enhanced sensing precision and reduced computational load can both be achieved at the same time even when a plurality of objects as sensing subjects are present. In order to achieve this purpose, the present invention has: a first object detection processing unit having a plurality of imaging units, the first object detection processing unit performing first object detection processing for sensing, by stereo processing, a distance for each of a plurality of image elements in partial region of interest in an image acquired by the imaging units, then extracting a group of the image elements on the basis of the sensed distances and detecting an object; and a second object detection processing unit for performing second object detection processing for detecting the distance of the object by stereo processing for a partial region of another region of interest in the image.

Abstract: A videophone system includes a processor which selectively sets a television (TV) broadcast program viewing function mode and videophone function mode in response to manual operation of a remote control, a decoder which performs, in the TV program view mode, a TV program-use decode function for decoding a broadcast program signal received from a TV tuner to thereby display it on a display screen while producing audio sounds by loudspeakers and which performs, in the videophone function mode a videophone-use decode function for decoding a videophone signal received from a distant party to thereby display on the screen an image of the distant party using the screen and speakers, and an encoder which performs a videophone-use encode function for encoding a video signal from a camera and a voice signal from a microphone to generate a videophone signal, which is sent to the distant party via a network.

Abstract: A videophone system includes a processor which selectively sets a television (TV) broadcast program viewing function mode and videophone function mode in response to manual operation of a remote control, a decoder which performs, in the TV program view mode, a TV program-use decode function for decoding a broadcast program signal received from a TV tuner to thereby display it on a display screen while producing audio sounds by loudspeakers and which performs, in the videophone function mode a videophone-use decode function for decoding a videophone signal received from a distant party to thereby display on the screen an image of the distant party using the screen and speakers, and an encoder which performs a videophone-use encode function for encoding a video signal from a camera and a voice signal from a microphone to generate a videophone signal, which is sent to the distant party via a network.

Abstract: A problem of the present invention is to provide an object detection device etc. that can accurately detect an object regardless of a view angle position of and distance to the object.

Abstract: A control apparatus of the present invention is a control apparatus included in a distributed control system. The control apparatus includes a time synchronization unit configured to synchronize the control apparatus with another control apparatus included in the distributed control system in terms of time, a communication unit configured to receive information from the other control apparatus, an information holding unit configured to add synchronization time information to the information and hold the resulting information, an area setting unit configured to set an area of the information holding unit according to a time difference of the information, an information selection unit configured to select shared data from the information stored in the information holding unit, and a shared data storage unit configured to store the shared data selected by the information selection unit.

Abstract: An object position detection device includes a first distance detection unit detecting a distance of an object from images, a first position detection unit detecting a position of the object based on the distance, a processing area which contains the object detected by the first distance detection unit in images, a second position detection unit that detects a position of the object in the processing area, a second distance detection unit that detects a distance of the object based on the position of the object detected by the second position detection unit, a unit that detects an orientation of the object based on the position of the object detected by the second position detection unit, and a determination unit that determines the distance and the position of the object in accordance with information of detections executed by the first and the second distance detection units, and the orientation detection unit.

Abstract: A control system in which a plurality of controllers and a redundant controller are connected to a common network, the plurality of controllers are divided into a highly available controller and other normal controllers, the redundant controller obtains context data of the highly available controller to hold the context data in a memory, holds programs of the plurality of controllers in a non-volatile memory, and holds the program of the highly available controller in the memory, and an arithmetic unit substitutes processing of the highly available controller by using the context data and the program of the highly available controller held in advance in the memory when a failure occurs in the highly available controller.

Abstract: An objective of the present invention is, in a stereo camera device, to determine an accurate image position in a direction of progress to detect at an early stage an obstacle or a preceding vehicle on a road. Provided is a stereo camera device for measuring the distance to a solid object from images photographed with a plurality of cameras, said device characterized by: a wide-angle image cropping part for cropping a portion of the images; a distance image cropping part for cropping and enlarging a portion of the images; a road shape determination part for determining a road shape, including slope information, of a road being traveled; and determining, on the basis of the road shape in a prescribed distance, which has been derived with the road shape determination part, the cropping position and/or range of the distance image cropping part.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an imaging device capable of both improving object detection accuracy and reducing calculation load. The present invention comprises: a plurality of imaging units; an object information acquisition unit that obtains object information including distance information for objects; a search conditions setting unit that sets conditions for searching for image elements corresponding to specific image elements inside a standard image captured by one of the plurality of imaging units, same being searched for inside a reference image captured by another imaging unit; and a stereo distance detection unit that performs said search on the basis of conditions set by the search conditions setting unit and detects the object distance on the basis of parallax obtained by the search. The search conditions setting unit sets the search range for searches, on the basis of the detection information for the object.

Abstract: Limitations on memory access decrease the computing capability of related-art semiconductor devices during convolution processing in a convolutional neural network. A semiconductor device according to an aspect of the present invention includes an accelerator section that performs computation on a plurality of intermediate layers included in a convolutional neural network by using a memory having a plurality of banks capable of changing the read/write status on an individual bank basis. The accelerator section includes a network layer control section that controls a memory control section in such a manner as to change the read/write status assigned to the banks storing input data or output data of the intermediate layers in accordance with the transfer amounts and transfer rates of the input data and output data of the intermediate layers included in the convolutional neural network.

Abstract: A videophone system includes a processor which selectively sets a television (TV) broadcast program viewing function mode and videophone function mode in response to manual operation of a remote control, a decoder which performs, in the TV program view mode, a TV program-use decode function for decoding a broadcast program signal received from a TV tuner to thereby display it on a display screen while producing audio sounds by loudspeakers and which performs, in the videophone function mode a videophone-use decode function for decoding a videophone signal received from a distant party to thereby display on the screen an image of the distant party using the screen and speakers, and an encoder which performs a videophone-use encode function for encoding a video signal from a camera and a voice signal from a microphone to generate a videophone signal, which is sent to the distant party via a network.

Abstract: An objective of the present invention is, in a stereo camera device, to determine an accurate image position in a direction of progress to detect at an early stage an obstacle or a preceding vehicle on a road. Provided is a stereo camera device for measuring the distance to a solid object from images photographed with a plurality of cameras, said device characterized by: a wide-angle image cropping part for cropping a portion of the images; a distance image cropping part for cropping and enlarging a portion of the images; a road shape determination part for determining a road shape, including slope information, of a road being traveled; and determining, on the basis of the road shape in a prescribed distance, which has been derived with the road shape determination part, the cropping position and/or range of the distance image cropping part.

Abstract: The present invention provides a camera device capable of quickly processing image data while suppressing bus traffic. In the present invention, an image memory 50 is connected to a memory bus 70 and stores a right source image 220 and a left source image 210. A memory access management 40 is connected to the memory bus 70 and to an internal bus 80, reads the right source image 220 and the left source image 210 from the image memory 50 via the memory bus 70, and outputs the read right source image 220 and the left source image 210 to the internal bus 80. Processing unit A 30, processing unit B 31, and processing unit C 32 are connected to the internal bus 80 and process the image data output to the internal bus 80.

Abstract: A videophone system includes a processor which selectively sets a television (TV) broadcast program viewing function mode and videophone function mode in response to manual operation of a remote control, a decoder which performs, in the TV program view mode, a TV program-use decode function for decoding a broadcast program signal received from a TV tuner to thereby display it on a display screen while producing audio sounds by loudspeakers and which performs, in the videophone function mode a videophone-use decode function for decoding a videophone signal received from a distant party to thereby display on the screen an image of the distant party using the screen and speakers, and an encoder which performs a videophone-use encode function for encoding a video signal from a camera and a voice signal from a microphone to generate a videophone signal, which is sent to the distant party via a network.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an imaging device whereby enhanced sensing precision and reduced computational load can both be achieved at the same time even when a plurality of objects as sensing subjects are present. In order to achieve this purpose, the present invention has: a first object detection processing unit having a plurality of imaging units, the first object detection processing unit performing first object detection processing for sensing, by stereo processing, a distance for each of a plurality of image elements in partial region of interest in an image acquired by the imaging units, then extracting a group of the image elements on the basis of the sensed distances and detecting an object; and a second object detection processing unit for performing second object detection processing for detecting the distance of the object by stereo processing for a partial region of another region of interest in the image.

Abstract: An apparatus determines a second pixel range of an uncorrected image necessary to generate a first pixel range having pixels in a preset range of a corrected image, including a cache unit determining the second pixel range and reading and holding the second pixel range from memory before executing correction. Correspondences indicating positions of the uncorrected image corresponding to positions of pixels of the corrected image, respectively, are preset. The cache unit specifies a position of the uncorrected image corresponding to a pixel of one of four corners of a rectangular third pixel range including the first pixel range based on the correspondence, specifies pixel ranges of the uncorrected image necessary for pixel value generation, respectively, at the four corners of the third pixel range based on the specified position, and determines a pixel range including a convex set including the specified pixel ranges as the second pixel range.

Abstract: Limitations on memory access decrease the computing capability of related-art semiconductor devices during convolution processing in a convolutional neural network. A semiconductor device according to an aspect of the present invention includes an accelerator section that performs computation on a plurality of intermediate layers included in a convolutional neural network by using a memory having a plurality of banks capable of changing the read/write status on an individual bank basis. The accelerator section includes a network layer control section that controls a memory control section in such a manner as to change the read/write status assigned to the banks storing input data or output data of the intermediate layers in accordance with the transfer amounts and transfer rates of the input data and output data of the intermediate layers included in the convolutional neural network.