Abstract: A pointing support apparatus includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to detect a line-of-sight position of a user on a screen, extract a command included in a search range of the screen with reference to the line-of-sight position, generate a table in which the command and speech information of the command are associated with each other, and decide, when speech information from outside is accepted, a command based on comparison of the recognized speech information and the speech information of the table.

Abstract: A detection system for detecting an eye gaze of a subject includes an image sensor configured to generate an image by capturing reflected light from a subject side irradiated with light from a light source; and a processor. The processor is configured to extract a region from the image, the region having an intensity of the reflected light which is equal to or larger than a specific value, when there are two or more regions, as a extraction result of the region, in which a first region having a characteristic indicating movement over time coexist with a second region having another characteristic indicating no movement over time, determine the first region as a corneal reflection, and detect the eye gaze of the subject based on the corneal reflection.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus including a detection unit configured to detect a face area and an eye area from images that are sequentially input; a motion vector calculation unit configured to calculate, between two of the images, a first motion vector in the face area and second motion vectors in a plurality of blocks obtained by dividing the eye area; a similarity calculation unit configured to calculate, for each pair of the images, a value relevant to a similarity between the first motion vector and each of the second motion vectors; and a determination unit configured to determine whether blinking has occurred based on the value relevant to the similarity.

Abstract: A memory stores association information, which represents a relationship between a combination of items that are purchased by a customer and an item that the customer gazes at before purchasing the combination of items. A processor uses an image picked up by an image pickup device for picking up an image of a customer so as to detect a line-of-sight position of a customer in an area in which information of a plurality of items is presented. Next, the processor determines one item from among items that are purchased by a first customer on the basis of purchase information of the first customer and the association information stored in the memory. Then, the processor calibrates the detected line-of-sight position of the first customer in the area on the basis of a position in the area at which information of the determined one item is presented.

Abstract: A pointing support device detects user's gaze position on a screen, sets the gaze position as an initial position of a pointer, displays a path starting from the initial position on the screen on the basis of path definition information, which defines the path to move the pointer and a movement pattern of the path and moves the pointer along the path.

Abstract: A line of sight detection system includes a light source that emits light toward a subject, a light detector configured to detect reflected light from the subject, and a processor configured to change an emission pattern of the light emitted from the light source toward the subject, identify a line of sight position of the subject based on a change of the reflected light from the subject when the emission pattern of the light is changed, and output information of the line of sight position.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a detection unit configured to detect a detection pattern on a first region in a first misregistration state and the detection pattern on a second region in a second pattern in a second misregistration state, and a control unit configured to perform misregistration correction by obtaining a misregistration amount in the main scanning direction based on a detection result of the detection pattern. The detection pattern has a first edge that is tilted by a first angle with respect to the main scanning direction on the first region, and has a second edge that is running in the main scanning direction or tilted by a second angle, which is smaller than the first angle, with respect to the main scanning direction on the second region.

Abstract: A memory stores a first image of an object in an image-capturing target region and a second image, the first image being captured by a first imaging device, and the second image being captured by a second imaging device by use of a reflected electromagnetic wave from the image-capturing target region, using an electromagnetic source that radiates an electromagnetic wave onto the image-capturing target region. When a position of a strongly reflective region in the second image corresponds to a prescribed position in the second image, a processor estimates a position of the object on the basis of the first image and complementary information that complements an image of the strongly reflective region.

Abstract: A line-of-sight detection method includes detecting an eye region of a subject from an image, determining whether a position of a boundary between a pupil and an iris is detected from the image based on a brightness change in the eye region, executing, in accordance with a result of the determining, at least one of first processing in which a position of a center of the pupil is detected based on an outline of the pupil and second processing in which the position of the center of the pupil is detected based on another outline of the iris, and detecting a line of sight of the subject based on the position of the center of the pupil detected by the at least one of the first processing and the second processing.

Abstract: A pulse wave measuring device includes a light emitter unit, a light receiver unit, a pulse wave measuring unit and a contact portion. The light receiver unit receives reflected light, which is reflected from a finger after transmission of the light from the light emitter unit. The pulse wave measuring unit measures a pulse wave based on the reflected light, which is received with the light receiver unit. The finger contacts the contact portion at a time of measuring the pulse wave. The contact portion has a recess, which receives at least a portion of the finger at the time of measuring the pulse wave, and a protrusion is provided in an inside of the recess.

Abstract: A detection method executed by a computer, the detection method includes detecting a plurality of pupil candidates from a face image region in an image of a subject based on specific shape information, and identifying at least one pupil candidate as a pupil from among the plurality of pupil candidates based on brightness information related to an image region outside of the face image region and learning information indicating a relationship between the brightness information and a size of the pupil.

Abstract: An image processing device includes a processor; and a memory which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute: determining whether or not an eye region of a user being detected a line-of-sight in an image resulting from photographing an eye of the user is influenced by reflection light, the eye region being a region of the eye; and detecting, as a feature portion of the eye, a region that is included in the eye region and that includes a pixel having a feature that is the same as or similar to any of features of the feature portion, when it is determined that the eye region is influenced by the reflection light, the features being accumulated for respective strengths of influences of the reflection light that appear in images of the feature portion of the eye.

Abstract: A terminal device includes, a processor; and a memory which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute, obtaining information that indicates a state of an imaging unit when photographing a subject; determining whether an image photographed by the imaging unit includes blurriness due to shaking of the imaging unit based on the obtained information; and using an image determined as not including blurriness in the determining to detect a line of sight of the photographed subject.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a battery electrode in which a positive electrode lead tab and a negative electrode lead tab each of which is integrally formed with a collector formed of a metal foil and has excellent characteristics. The method includes separating a battery electrode having a desired size from a strip-shaped electrode in which an active material is intermittently applied onto a collector. The strip-shaped electrode includes an n-th application part, an n-th non-application part adjoining the n-th application part, and an (n+1)-th application part that adjoins the n-th non-application part on an opposite side at which the n-th application part adjoins the n-th non-application part (n is a positive integer). The battery electrode is cut out from the strip-shaped electrode, including at least the n-th application part, n-th non-application part, and (n+1)-th application part.

Abstract: A conversion device includes an input unit configured to input position information of a user's line of sight on a screen; an acquiring unit configured to acquire, a character string included in a predetermined range from a position indicated by the position information, among character strings displayed on the screen; and a display control unit configured to display a list of character strings corresponding to readings including an input character as conversion candidates of the input character, among stored character strings, the list being displayed in response to the input character being input by the user. The display control unit increases a priority in a display order in the list for a character string that matches any of the acquired character strings, such that the priority is higher than that of a case where the character string does not match any of the character strings acquired by the acquiring unit.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus, including first and second drive portions respectively transmitting a drive force to first and second photosensitive drums, the first and second drive portions each including: a transmission gear rotated by the drive force; an idler gear rotated in mesh with the transmission gear; and a drive gear rotated in mesh with the idler gear. When a meshing angle of the idler gear is an angle from a meshing position between the idler gear and the transmission gear to a meshing position between the idler gear and the drive gear with respect to a rotation center of the idler gear, the meshing angles of the idler gears of the first and second drive portions are substantially equal to each other, and rotational phases of the idler gears of the first and second drive portions match with each other.

Abstract: A color temperature of each of a first sensed image that is sensed by a first image sensing device and a second sensed image that is sensed by a second image sensing device different from the first image sensing device is acquired, a color temperature that is common between the first image sensing device and the second image sensing device is decided based on the acquired color temperatures, and color information in an image sensed by the first image sensing device and an image sensed by the second image sensing device is adjusted based on the decided color temperature.

Abstract: A color image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form misregistration detection patterns, a transfer member on which the misregistration detection patterns are transferred, a plurality of detection units configured to detect the misregistration detection patterns transferred onto the transfer member, a calculation unit which calculates misregistration values from detection results detected by the plurality of detection units, and a control unit which controls an image forming condition by the image forming unit based on the misregistration values. The image forming unit forms first and second marks at different positions in a direction perpendicular to a moving direction of the transfer member as the misregistration detection patterns, and the calculation unit calculates the misregistration values based on detection results of the first and second marks.

Abstract: An eye gaze detecting device includes: a memory configured to store position information regarding a specific position where a specific object is located; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: identify an eye gaze position regarding the subject in an image for each of a plurality of images including the image, and calculate a correction value based on the position information and a plurality of eye gaze positions including the eye gaze position, the correction value causing the plurality of eye gaze positions to match the specific position.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a process unit configured to act on a photosensitive member, detecting unit configured to detect a latent image formed on the photosensitive member, and a color misalignment correcting unit configured to perform color misalignment correction based on time information obtained by detecting, by the detecting unit, a detection pattern including a plurality of latent image marks for color misalignment correction. In addition, a storage unit stores a weighting coefficient of each latent image mark. The color misalignment correcting unit is further configured to weight the time information by using the corresponding weighting coefficient and perform color misalignment correction.