Abstract: A camera surveillance system having a camera malfunction function includes an entire feature extraction unit to extract each entire feature from an input image and a reference image; a block feature extraction unit to extract block features being features of each block from images after the block division of the input image and the reference image divided into blocks by a block division unit; and a malfunction determination unit to calculate a first variation between the entire features of the reference image and the entire features of the input image, and a second variation between the block features of the reference image and the block features of the input image, to determine a camera malfunction by using a threshold, and output information indicating a type of the camera malfunction for each block.

Abstract: A device which can support a determination of a camera layout by automatically preparing the camera layout that satisfies a customer request based on the customer request including a surveillance layout. Specifically, a need table that is a data set of a plurality of arrangement candidate cameras satisfying the customer request is prepared from the customer request including the surveillance layout. An arrangement of the plurality of the arrangement candidate cameras on a map is calculated based on the need table using a clustering method and a temporary layout of cameras is prepared. Then, an arrangement layout of the cameras in the surveillance layout is determined based on the temporary layout.

Abstract: An image monitoring system including: an image data acquisition unit for taking in video signals from a camera to acquire image data; and an image recognition unit for carrying out image recognition processing using an inputted image obtained from the image data acquisition unit, wherein the image recognition unit includes: a reference image registration means for registering a reference image selected from among the inputted images; a motion detection means for acquiring motion detection information from the inputted image; an image blur detection means for detecting image blur by comparison of the reference image with the inputted image for edge strength; a similarity computation means for computing a similarity between the reference image and the inputted image; and a camera anomaly detection unit for determining any anomaly in the camera from the motion detection information, the image blur and the similarity, wherein the comparison for edge strength and the computation for the similarity are carried out

Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide a supervising system for image to detect a scheme at high accuracy. The supervising system for image is provided with a first portion for detecting change of time detecting the change of time in amount of feature of an image taken pictures by a image forming device, a second portion for detecting change of time in the illuminance detected by an illuminance sensor, and a scheme judging portion detecting a scheme against the image forming device in accordance with the change of time in amount of feature and the change of time in the illuminance as detected.

Abstract: In an image monitoring system, an image data acquisition unit takes in video signals from a camera to acquire image data. An image recognition unit carries out image recognition processing using an inputted image obtained from the image data acquisition unit. A reference image registration unit registers a reference image selected from among the inputted images. An image blur detection unit detects a difference in image blur between the reference image and the inputted image. A similarity computation unit computes a similarity between the reference image and the inputted image. A camera anomaly detection unit detects any anomaly in the camera from the difference in image blur and the similarity.

Abstract: This is a video image monitoring system which can effectively detect a mobile object appearing in a captured video image even if a background image and other camera condition change continuously. The video image monitoring system comprises: a video-image-capturing section 100 for putting out image data based on a video image signal obtained by using a camera 10; a mobile-object-candidate-area-detecting section 101 for extracting a candidate area of a mobile object from the image data; and a mobile-object-detecting section 102 for determining whether the candidate area is the mobile object. The mobile-object-candidate-area-detecting section 101 quantizes a brightness gradient direction of the image data, and calculates a spatio-temporal histogram which represents the frequency of a direction code appearing in a predetermined spatio-temporal space. After that, the mobile-object-candidate-area-detecting section 101 calculates a statistical spatio-temporal space evaluation value of the spatio-temporal histogram.

Abstract: A video monitoring system, comprises a camera, and a monitor apparatus, to which video data from the camera is transmitted, wherein the camera comprises a video obtaining unit for obtaining a signal from an image pickup device, a camera image recognizer unit for executing video processing upon an input video obtained from the video obtaining unit, an encoding unit for executing an encoding process upon basis of a result of the processing within the camera image recognizer unit, thereby producing the video data, and wherein the monitor apparatus comprises a decoding unit for decoding the video data, and an image recognizer unit for selecting a decoding means of the decoding unit, upon basis of the result of processing of the camera image recognizer unit.

Abstract: A failure information system that transmits various kinds of failure information of a vehicle to an outside diagnosis service center is disclosed. The failure information system includes a signal receiving unit that receives a signal indicating a failure of a vehicle-mounted system, a vehicle-run judging unit that judges that the vehicle is running, a run-distance calculation unit that calculates a run-distance of the vehicle since the signal indicating a failure is received, a reliability judging unit that judges that the signal indicating a failure is reliable if the signal receiving unit continuously receives the signal indicating a failure until the run-distance becomes a preset distance level, and an over-vehicle communication unit that transmits a failure information that includes the signal indicating a failure when the reliability judging means judges that the signal indicating a failure is reliable.

Abstract: In an image monitoring system, an image data acquisition unit takes in video signals from a camera to acquire image data. An image recognition unit carries out image recognition processing using an inputted image obtained from the image data acquisition unit. A reference image registration unit registers a reference image selected from among the inputted images. An image blur detection unit detects a difference in image blur between the reference image and the inputted image. A similarity computation unit computes a similarity between the reference image and the inputted image. A camera anomaly detection unit detects any anomaly in the camera from the difference in image blur and the similarity.

Abstract: A video surveillance equipment for detecting a change of an object in a monitoring area based on input images captured by an image capturing device, the equipment comprising: an area detection apparatus for detecting a second image area being stationary for a predetermined time in a first image area which is an area differing between a reference image used as a reference in image processing and the input images; a memory apparatus for storing image of the detected second image area; and an image comparison apparatus for performing comparison processing a plurality of times between the stored image and image in the second image area included in the input images.

Abstract: In a video recorder/player that increases a frame rate for only a channel in which an event occurs in images captured by a plurality of cameras and which performs event analysis with higher accuracy within limited processing resources and limited storage capacity, the channel in which the event occurs is set as an event CH and normal channels are set as normal CH. When any event occurs, a processing is divided in accordance with a situation at that time into a frame rate changing processing of the event CH, a frame rate changing processing of the normal CH and the event CH and a changing processing that changes the frame rate of the event CH within a possible range.

Abstract: A background generating method of low process cost for use in detecting a moving object based on subtraction process performed between an input image and a base image, and an apparatus with the function of detecting a moving object using its background. The apparatus consists of a feature vector extractor for calculating feature vectors from the input image and an average processor capable of obtaining an average from the calculated feature vectors, diminishing noise occurring for a short time and the influence by the moving object, and forming images that follows the illumination change due to changes in the imaging environment. The images generated by the average processor are accumulated for a predetermined number of frames and the accumulated images are statistically processed by a statistical processor.

Abstract: A urethane-forming curable composition which has a low viscosity and therefore can sufficiently flow around to details or minute cavities of electric or electronic parts or devices to seal the same and which can give flexible curing products excellent in heat resistance, hydrolysis resistance (wet heat resistance) and moistureproofness and capable of preventing hardness changes as well as reductions in insulating performance over a long period of time even under severe conditions and therefore can reliably protect the electric or electronic parts or devices. A hydrogenated OH-containing liquid polyisoprene (X) and a polyester polyol (Y) which is liquid at ordinary temperature and is constituted of fatty acid units (A) and polyhydric alcohol units (B) and which has an iodine value of not more than 50 are combinedly used as the polyol component. The fatty acid units (A) of this polyester polyol (Y) at least partly comprise hydroxy fatty acid oligomer (at least dimer) units (a).

Abstract: A supporting member is vertically slidably mounted on a grinding head body which is vertically slidably mounted on a cross rail of a grinding machine. A jaw is provided on the supporting member at an end thereof. A grinding-wheel spindle assembly includes a center shaft one end of which is secured to the grinding head body and the other end is supported between the jaw and an end of the supporting member, and a sleeve rotatably mounted on the center shaft. A grinding wheel is secured to the sleeve. In order to permit replacement of the grinding wheel, the jaw is opened and the supporting member is retracted from an operating position where the center shaft is supported by the jaw to a retracted position apart from the center shaft.