Abstract: An address recognition device includes a recognition information acquisition unit for acquiring information from deliverable pieces, a search unit for searching the positional information of the pieces received from the server, a correction coefficient storing unit for storing the positional information and a correction coefficient based on information acquired from the recognition information acquisition unit, a correction coefficient changing unit for changing the correction coefficient stored in the correction coefficient storing unit, an image acquisition unit for acquiring images pieces, an evaluation value calculation unit for calculating the evaluation value before the correction for the positional information based on the images, an evaluation value correction unit for correcting the evaluation value before the correction with the correction coefficient and calculating the evaluation value after the correction, and a recognition unit for recognizing the address of the receiver of the piece based on th

Abstract: A wireless communication system including a gateway device that connects a core network and a wireless access network. The wireless access network includes a virtual base station that includes a representative base station connected to the gateway device and a plurality of unrepresentative base stations, which are subordinate to the representative base station. The presence of the unrepresentative base stations is hidden from the gateway device and an adjacent base station.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a postal indicium detection method includes detecting whether or not one of a first face and a second face of a sheet corresponds to a picture card specific face, detecting a postal indicium candidate from the second face based on a first detection result indicating that the first face corresponds to the picture card specific face, and detecting the postal indicium candidate from the first face based on a second detection result indicating that the second face corresponds to the picture card specific face.

Abstract: An access authority changing method in a cellular system including terminals, a core network apparatus, and base stations included in a cell connectable to a terminal permitted to make access, the core network apparatus storing a first list listing cells accessible by the terminals and the terminals storing a second list listing cells the terminals can access. The base station notifies the core network apparatus that the base station permits access of the terminal; the core network apparatus, receiving the notification, adds a cell of the base station to the first list and transmits the first list added with the cell to the base station; the base station broadcasts the received first list to the cell; and the terminal adds, based on contents of the received first list, a cell of the base station to the second list, accesses the cell, and starts communication with the core network apparatus.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a barcode processing apparatus comprises a reading unit configured to read an image of a barcode configured by a plurality of bars laid out at a predetermined interval, each bar being formed by a plurality of ink dots, and a barcode recognition unit configured to filter the read image using a mask which has a width smaller than the predetermined interval and larger than a width of one bar, and corresponds to a length of one bar so as to extract a group of a plurality of ink dots, to couple the plurality of ink dots in the extracted group, to detect one bar based on the coupling result, and to recognize a barcode configured by a plurality of detected bars.

Abstract: An access authority changing method in a cellular system including terminals, a core network apparatus, and base stations included in a cell connectable to a terminal permitted to make access, the core network apparatus storing a first list listing cells accessible by the terminals and the terminals storing a second list listing cells the terminals can access. The base station notifies the core network apparatus that the base station permits access of the terminal; the core network apparatus, receiving the notification, adds a cell of the base station to the first list and transmits the first list added with the cell to the base station; the base station broadcasts the received first list to the cell; and the terminal adds, based on contents of the received first list, a cell of the base station to the second list, accesses the cell, and starts communication with the core network apparatus.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a character recognition apparatus includes a detection unit and a recognition unit. The detection unit detects each character candidate from an image. The recognition unit recognizes each character candidate based on a plurality of character recognition dictionaries corresponding to a plurality of degrees of different character chipping.

Abstract: An information recognition processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention includes a storage unit configured to store statistical information indicating results of identification information recognition processing in which an image of a first object to be read is read to acquire a plurality of first read images of different image brightness levels, and recognition of identification information included in the first read image of each brightness level is tried, an image reading unit configured to read an image of a second object to be read to acquire a plurality of second read images of different image brightness levels, and a recognition unit configured to preferentially execute a recognition process of identification information included in the second read image of a predetermined brightness level of the plurality of second read images of the different image brightness levels, based on the statistical information.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an update apparatus of an address database includes an accumulation unit, a display unit, an unregistered data input unit, and an update unit. The accumulation unit accumulates an image that includes pieces of information, which have been successfully settled halfway, and other pieces of information, which have failed to be settled, of full address information included in an image to be processed. The display unit displays the image accumulated in the accumulation unit. The unregistered data input unit inputs information of a part of address information which is not registered in the address database while the image is displayed on the display unit. The update unit updates the address database by the information input by the unregistered data input unit.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a centralized information processing apparatus includes an information acquisition unit configured to acquire image data, sorting destinations arranged in a descending order of scores obtained by character recognition and score information items thereof, and sorting information, a recognition-rate processing unit configured to provide information related to a recognition rate for each sorting destination, a changed parameter value acquisition unit configured to acquire a new parameter value, a simulation executing unit configured to execute a simulation of a character recognition process for the image data by using the changed parameter value, a difference list providing unit configured to form and provide a difference list indicating different content between new sorting information obtained as the simulation result and original sorting information, and a parameter changing unit configured to change the parameter value to the new parameter value.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a postal indicium detection method includes detecting whether or not one of a first face and a second face of a sheet corresponds to a picture card specific face, detecting a postal indicium candidate from the second face based on a first detection result indicating that the first face corresponds to the picture card specific face, and detecting the postal indicium candidate from the first face based on a second detection result indicating that the second face corresponds to the picture card specific face.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention includes a first image reading unit configured to read an image from an object to be read by visible light, a second image reading unit configured to read an image from the object to be read by invisible light, a first detection unit configured to detect a background image from a first read image read by the first image reading unit, a registration unit configured to register feature information indicative of a feature of the background image detected by the first detection unit, and a second detection unit configured to detect an image indicative of code information from a second read image read by the second image reading unit on the basis of the feature information registered in the registration unit.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a barcode processing apparatus comprises a reading unit configured to read an image of a barcode configured by a plurality of bars laid out at a predetermined interval, each bar being formed by a plurality of ink dots, and a barcode recognition unit configured to filter the read image using a mask which has a width smaller than the predetermined interval and larger than a width of one bar, and corresponds to a length of one bar so as to extract a group of a plurality of ink dots, to couple the plurality of ink dots in the extracted group, to detect one bar based on the coupling result, and to recognize a barcode configured by a plurality of detected bars.

Abstract: A wireless communication system including a gateway device that connects a core network and a wireless access network. The wireless access network includes a virtual base station that includes a representative base station connected to the gateway device and a plurality of unrepresentative base stations, which are subordinate to the representative base station. The presence of the unrepresentative base stations is hidden from the gateway device and an adjacent base station.

Abstract: An information recognition processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention includes a storage unit configured to store statistical information indicating results of identification information recognition processing in which an image of a first object to be read is read to acquire a plurality of first read images of different image brightness levels, and recognition of identification information included in the first read image of each brightness level is tried, an image reading unit configured to read an image of a second object to be read to acquire a plurality of second read images of different image brightness levels, and a recognition unit configured to preferentially execute a recognition process of identification information included in the second read image of a predetermined brightness level of the plurality of second read images of the different image brightness levels, based on the statistical information.

Abstract: An RNC creates a packet of a desired size from a data packet and transmits the packet to a BTS that controls a UE as a destination of the packet. The BTS transmits the received packet to the UE and notifies the RNC of a packet reception result received from the UE. The RNC determine whether a data packet corresponding to a packet transmitted to the BTS has correctly reached the UE based on the received reception result. When the UE performs handover from the BTS to a handover-destination BTS, the RNC retransmits a data packet that has not correctly reached the UE via the handover-destination BTS.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention includes a first image reading unit configured to read an image from an object to be read by visible light, a second image reading unit configured to read an image from the object to be read by invisible light, a first detection unit configured to detect a background image from a first read image read by the first image reading unit, a registration unit configured to register feature information indicative of a feature of the background image detected by the first detection unit, and a second detection unit configured to detect an image indicative of code information from a second read image read by the second image reading unit on the basis of the feature information registered in the registration unit.

Abstract: An addressee recognizing apparatus recognizes the addressee of matter to be delivered. A database stores a description format including at least a described position, the number of character lines, and the length of each character line in a sender area on the matter to be delivered. When a scanner obtains an image, a plurality of addressee candidate areas are obtained from the image. The apparatus determines whether the description format for each of the extracted candidates matches the description format for the sender area stored in the database. If the description format for the candidate is determined to match the description format for the sender area, the candidate is prohibited from being recognized as the addressee area.

Abstract: A mobile radio base-station is movable, has a radio resource control function, and includes an Internet-protocol (IP) communication interface. A plug-and-play server manages public radio base stations and mobile radio base-stations of a mobile telephone network, and is located on an operator network connected to an IP communication network. Upon power being turned on or reset operation, the mobile radio base-station notifies the plug-and-play server of position information of neighboring radio base stations. The plug-and-play server inquires the neighboring radio base stations specified based on the position information about radio-channel setting state. The plug-and-play server sets a radio channel of the mobile radio base-station based on radio-channel setting state of neighboring radio base-stations in the neighboring radio base stations.

Abstract: A search processing section searches information stored in an address database, using a first character series, e.g., a postal code input through an input device as a search key, for a second character series corresponding to an address. A character recognition processing section performs character recognition with respect to a predetermined area in the image, using a character dictionary, and generates candidates for a character series including a name or designation, a postal code, an address, etc. A character image selection processing section selects a character series corresponding to the searched second character series from the generated candidates. A character image storage section stores correlation between each of the characters constituting the selected character series and a character image thereof.