Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing a composite component, the method including: preparing a second composite by fitting a first molded body onto a first composite including a rare earth magnet and a component contacting the rare earth magnet, such that the first molded body covers at least the entire surface of the first composite corresponding to the rare earth magnet; and forming a second molded body by inserting the second composite into a mold and injection-molding a thermoplastic resin such that the thermoplastic resin covers at least the entire surface of the first composite not covered by the first molded body and also contacts the first molded body.

Abstract: A system of this invention is a video processing system for determining details of a browsable video content. This video processing system includes a video fragment download unit that downloads data of a video fragments in a determination target video content via a network, and a first video content determination unit that determines the details of the video content based on the downloaded data of the video fragments. With this arrangement, it is possible to determine the details of a browsable video content while reducing the amount of data to be downloaded.

Abstract: To enable a presence/absence of a modification of a source video to be readily assessed in a derived video created by utilizing the source video. Relationship information including information indicating a segment corresponding relationship between at least one source video and a derived video created by utilizing at least a part of segments of the at least one source video and information indicating a presence/absence of a modification of the source video in a segment of the derived video in which the corresponding relationship exists is stored in a relationship information storing unit, and based on the relationship information stored in the relationship information storing unit, the segment corresponding relationship between the derived video and the at least one source video is displayed in a display mode in accordance with the presence/absence of a modification of the source video in the segment of the derived video in which the corresponding relationship exists.

Abstract: The present invention enables detection of a local differing region between images. Inter-image difference information indicating a difference in feature amounts for each subregion between first and second images is generated based on a first feature amount vector that is a set of feature amounts respectively corresponding to a plurality of subregions in the first image and a second feature amount vector that is a set of feature amounts respectively corresponding to a plurality of subregions in the second image, a differing region that is an image region that differs between the first and second images is detected based on differences in the respective subregions indicated by the inter-image difference information, and detection information that indicates a result of the detection is outputted.

Abstract: Physical configuration information stored in the physical configuration storage unit (110) indicates physical configuration elements of an information processing system and a connection relationship between the physical configuration elements. Virtual configuration information stored in a virtual configuration storage unit (120) indicates virtual configuration elements of a virtual system and a connection relationship between the virtual configuration elements. Here, the virtual system is a system that is functionally equivalent to the information processing system to be managed. Process configuration information stored in a process configuration storage unit (130) indicates process configuration elements of a process performed in the information processing system and a connection relationship between the process configuration elements.

Abstract: A sound processing device according to the present invention includes: a time-frequency analysis means which generates a time-frequency plane from a sound signal through time-frequency analysis; a region characteristic amount extraction means which, for a plurality of partial region pairs which is defined on the time-frequency plane and of which at least either of shapes of two partial regions or positions of the two partial regions differ from one another, extracts a region characteristic amount from each partial region; and a sound identifier generation means which generates a sound identifier which identifies the sound by using the region characteristic amount from the each partial region.

Abstract: To enable a utilization frequency of each segment in a source video to be readily assessed between videos in a corresponding relationship during a creation process. Relationship information that is information indicating a segment in a corresponding relationship between a source video and a plurality of derived videos created using at least a part of segments of the source video is stored in a relationship information storing unit, and a corresponding relationship of the segment between the source video and the plurality of derived videos and a utilization frequency of each segment of the source video by the plurality of derived videos are displayed based on the relationship information stored in the relationship information storing unit.

Abstract: A load control device 10 for assigning transaction processes to a plurality of computation resources has: a receiver 101 that receives a transaction process request; an assignment controller 102 that selects appropriate assignment destinations to which received transactions are assigned, and then stores the transactions in transmission queues 103 provided for the assignment destinations respectively; a transmitter 104 that transmits transaction data stored in the transmission queues 103 to the assignment destinations; an overflow detector 105 that monitors whether or not the number of transactions accumulated in each of the transmission queues 103 corresponding to the respective assignment destinations exceeds an upper limit; and a reassigning part 106 that, when the number of transactions exceeds the upper limit as a result of the monitoring by the overflow detector 105, reselects assignment destinations to which the transactions stored at the number of transactions exceeding the upper limit are assigned.

Abstract: A secure, inexpensive, convenient payment system which allows an existing communication to be used to make an expensive payment terminal unnecessary, makes local communication unnecessary to make it possible to use the system by a seller and a buyer, uses closed-loop type electronic money to make it possible to make payment on delivery is obtained. An account database 6 which is arranged as equipment of a communication carrier and manages accounts of sellers and buyers (users), and a payment server 5 which is arranged as equipment of the communication carrier and performs an electronic payment process between the seller and the buyer are arranged. In the payment server 5, a primary payment server 3 and a secondary payment server 4 are arranged. When a payment request from a user is received through a communication network 10, the primary payment server 3 refers to the account database 6 to perform a real-time payment process by electronic money as primary payment between accounts of the seller and the buyer.

Abstract: A video processing apparatus includes a first storage means unit which stores, in correspondence to a viewer, frame feature values to characterize each frame of scenes constituted by a series of frames in a video content viewed by the viewer; a second storage means unit which stores, as scene groups classified by attributes of the scenes, the frame feature values of scenes constituted by the series of frames; an interest level accumulation means unit which compares the frame feature values stored in the first storage means unit with the frame feature values stored in the second storage means unit, and in case the compared frame feature values match, increases a score about the viewer which represents the interest level with respect to the scene group of which the frame feature values match; and a viewer preference determination means unit which determines that the scene groups of the which the scores are higher are the scene groups preferred by the viewer.

Abstract: In a mobile terminal having a security function, both convenience and security protection are realized so as to prevent a user from feeling bothersome. A mobile phone has an operation control unit which sets the operation of various functions of the mobile terminal to be unusable at any timing. When a used state determination unit determines that the mobile phone is not in an abnormal state and not left, the operation control unit controls operation of the various functions to maintain usable states.

Abstract: A video processing apparatus includes a storage unit, an input unit, and a determining unit. The storage unit stores a plurality of scenes included in a scene group and characteristic amounts which are extracted from a series of plural frames included in the respective scenes in the scene group, in association with each other, defining one scene out of the plurality of scenes included in the scene group as a typical scene and the other scenes as a derived scene, the scene group being a group of a plurality of scenes derived from a common scene. The input unit inputs a characteristic amount which is extracted from each of the frames of a new scene. The determining unit determines whether the new scene represented by the inputted characteristic amount is the derived scene of the scene group or not by verifying the inputted characteristic amount with the characteristic amount of the typical scene of the scene group stored in the storage unit.

Abstract: A video processing apparatus includes a first storage means unit which stores, in correspondence to a viewer, frame feature values to characterize each frame of scenes constituted by a series of frames in a video content viewed by the viewer; a second storage means unit which stores, as scene groups classified by attributes of the scenes, the frame feature values of scenes constituted by the series of frames; an interest level accumulation means unit which compares the frame feature values stored in the first storage means unit with the frame feature values stored in the second storage means unit, and in case the compared frame feature values match, increases a score about the viewer which represents the interest level with respect to the scene group of which the frame feature values match; and a viewer preference determination means unit which determines that the scene groups of the which the scores are higher are the scene groups preferred by the viewer.

Abstract: To provide a device which accomplishes real-time sound identification and matching, by solving both of the problem of reducing time length of a frame and improving temporal accuracy and the problem of being robust against mixing with other sounds. A sound processing device according to the present invention includes: a time-frequency analysis means which generates a time-frequency plane from a sound signal through time-frequency analysis; a region characteristic amount extraction means which, for a plurality of partial region pairs which is defined on the time-frequency plane and of which at least either of shapes of two partial regions or positions of the two partial regions differ from one another, extracts a region characteristic amount from each partial region; and a sound identifier generation means which generates a sound identifier which identifies the sound by using the region characteristic amount from the each partial region.

Abstract: A variety of advertisement information is associated with a scene being played back and the advertisement information is provided. An advertisement information database, which can search for advertisement information corresponding to a frame feature quantity, associates a frame included in a video with a characteristic frame feature quantity, and stores the advertisement information. A frame feature quantity extraction unit extracts a frame feature quantity from a frame of a video being played back. An advertisement information acquisition unit acquires, from the advertisement information database, advertisement information corresponding to the frame feature quantity extracted by the frame feature quantity extraction unit.

Abstract: A video processing apparatus includes a storage unit, an input unit, and a determining unit. The storage unit stores a plurality of scenes included in a scene group and characteristic amounts which are extracted from a series of plural frames included in the respective scenes in the scene group, in association with each other, defining one scene out of the plurality of scenes included in the scene group as a typical scene and the other scenes as a derived scene, the scene group being a group of a plurality of scenes derived from a common scene. The input unit inputs a characteristic amount which is extracted from each of the frames of a new scene. The determining unit determines whether the new scene represented by the inputted characteristic amount is the derived scene of the scene group or not by verifying the inputted characteristic amount with the characteristic amount of the typical scene of the scene group stored in the storage unit.

Abstract: A system of this invention is a video processing system for detecting a change of a capturing target based on a video whose capturing range changes. This video processing system includes a capturing unit that captures the video whose capturing range changes, a feature extractor that extracts a frame feature of each frame from the captured video, a feature storage that stores, for each frame, the frame feature extracted by the feature extractor, a frame searcher that searches for a frame, a frame feature of which is stored in the feature storage, having a capturing range matching that of the newly captured frame by comparing a frame feature of a newly captured frame with the frame features stored in the feature storage, and a change detector that detects a change of the capturing target based on a difference between the frame feature of the newly captured frame and the frame feature of the frame found by the frame searcher.

Abstract: A system of this invention is a video processing system for determining details of a browsable video content. This video processing system includes a video fragment download unit that downloads data of a video fragments in a determination target video content via a network, and a first video content determination unit that determines the details of the video content based on the downloaded data of the video fragments. With this arrangement, it is possible to determine the details of a browsable video content while reducing the amount of data to be downloaded.

Abstract: A system of this invention is a video processing system for outputting additional information to be added to a video content. This video processing system includes a frame feature extractor that extracts a frame feature of a frame included in an arbitrary video content, a video content extractor that extracts a video content group having a scene formed from a series of a plurality of frames in the arbitrary video content by comparing frame features of the arbitrary video content extracted by the frame feature extractor with frame features of another video contents, the video content group including an original video content with the scene unaltered and one or more derivative video contents with the scene altered, and an additional information extractor that extracts additional information added to the scene of the extracted video content group. With this arrangement, additional information added to a video content group including an identical scene can be referred to from one video content.

Abstract: The present invention enables detection of a local differing region between images. Inter-image difference information indicating a difference in feature amounts for each subregion between first and second images is generated based on a first feature amount vector that is a set of feature amounts respectively corresponding to a plurality of subregions in the first image and a second feature amount vector that is a set of feature amounts respectively corresponding to a plurality of subregions in the second image, a differing region that is an image region that differs between the first and second images is detected based on differences in the respective subregions indicated by the inter-image difference information, and detection information that indicates a result of the detection is outputted.