Abstract: A recognition device acquires skeleton information of a subject in a time series manner. The recognition device estimates a region where a specific joint is positioned using position information of a first joint group of a plurality of joints included in each piece of the time-series skeleton information. The recognition device estimates a region where a specific joint is positioned using position information of a second joint group that includes the specific joint and is a part of the first joint group of the plurality of joints included in each piece of the time-series skeleton information. The recognition device determines the region where the specific joint is positioned on the basis of each estimation result. The recognition device recognizes a motion of the subject using the time-series skeleton information and the determined region where the specific joint is positioned and outputs a recognition result.

Abstract: A motion recognition method for a computer to execute a process includes acquiring skeleton information in time series based on positional information of each of a plurality of joints that includes a certain joint of a subject who makes a motion; estimating a region where the certain joint is positioned among a plurality of regions obtained by dividing a region of an object used for the motion based on the positional information; recognizing the motion of the subject by using the skeleton information and the estimated region; and outputting the recognized motion of the subject.

Abstract: A televison signal transmission system comprising transmitting stations and receiving stations. Each transmitting station has a signal-transmitting circuit and a signal-superposing circuit. The signal-superposing circuit superposes a discriminant signal on a television signal during a vertical-blanking interval of the television signal. The discriminant signal is required for selecting the television signal. The signal-transmitting circuit inserts the television signals, containing the discriminant signal, into the communication channel assigned to the transmitting station, and then transmits the television signal to the receiving stations. Each receiving station has a signal-receiving circuit, a signal-detecting circuit, and a signal-selecting circuit. The signal-receiving circuit receives the television signals transmitted from the transmitting stations.

Abstract: An auction information transmission processing system is constructed by connecting a most significant front computer to a host computer, arranging at least one stage of a plurality of intermediate front computers and a plurality of least significant front computers so as to be connectable to the most significant front computer in a tree-like configuration via communication lines, and arranging a plurality of dealer terminals so as to be connectable to each of the least significant front computers via communication lines. Each of the dealer terminals has basic pattern data storage means storing pattern data indicative of basic display screen pictures and exhibit data storage means storing data peculiar to articles on exhibit at an auction. When the system is started up, the host computer transmits a line connection signal to the front computers.