Abstract: This information processing apparatus allows a video display apparatus (40) worn on a head and used by a user to display a stereoscopic video including an object to be operated, and receives a gesture operation to the object by moving a hand by the user, when there is a match between a recognition position in which the user recognizes that the object is present in a real space and a shifted position deviated from a position of the hand of the user by a predetermined amount in the real space.

Abstract: A video encoding device includes: first video encoding means for encoding an input image to generate first coded data; a buffer for storing the input image; coded data transcoding means for transcoding the first coded data generated by the first video encoding means, to generate second coded data; and second video encoding means for generating a prediction signal based on the second coded data supplied from the coded data transcoding means. The first video encoding means includes: dividing means for dividing the input image into a plurality of image areas; and at least one encoding means corresponding to the image areas each of which is made up of a plurality of blocks, and for performing encoding in units of blocks. The encoding means also encodes a block that is included in an image area adjacent with a dividing line in between and is located near the dividing line.

Abstract: A flight control device which controls an air vehicle flying around a structure, the flight control device including: a detection-position movement controller which causes the air vehicle to move to a detection position for detecting the designated sign, the detection position being given for the designated sign; a sign detector which, when the air vehicle arrives at the detection position, detects the identification code of the sign and measures a flight relative position which is a position of the air vehicle relative to the sign; and a designated-position adjustment unit which, when the sign detector detects the identification code of the designated sign, controls a flying position of the air vehicle, based on the flight relative position and a position of the via point relative to the designated sign, so that the flying position matches the via point

Abstract: An image capturing system for shape measurement includes: an image capturing device configured to capture an image of a structure; an air vehicle; an on-board control device configured to control the image capturing device and the air vehicle in accordance with an image capturing scenario; and a remote control device configured to create an image capturing scenario and transfer the created image capturing scenario to the on-board control device. The air vehicle autonomously flies to image capturing points sequentially so as to capture images. The captured data is transmitted to the remote control device via a wireless LAN.

Abstract: An air conditioner includes: a first heat exchanger configured to perform a first process of cooling air-conditioning air by heat-exchange water; a second heat exchanger configured to perform a second process of cooling the air-conditioning air by the heat-exchange water; a first water passage configured to cause the heat-exchange water to flow through the first heat exchanger and then flow through the second heat exchanger; a second water passage branching off from the first water passage and configured to cause the heat-exchange water that has been used in the first process to flow in a manner to bypass the second heat exchanger; a first water regulating valve configured to adjust performance of the first heat exchanger in the first process; a second water regulating valve configured to adjust performance of the second heat exchanger in the second process; and an air conditioner control device configured to adjust the air-conditioning air.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a power supply connected to any one of L conductors of a three-phase four-wire alternating current power supply and to a neutral conductor of the three-phase four-wire alternating current power supply, a communication I/F unit connected to another apparatus via a cable, a determination circuit configured to output a determination signal indicating whether or not there is a miswired wall outlet, which includes the neutral conductor and a grounding conductor erroneously connected, in a building, and a control unit configured to display, on a display panel, a message on miswiring when it is identified that the miswired wall outlet is present based on the determination signal.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is made to be usable by a greater number of portable terminal apparatuses than a limited number of terminals. In an image forming system, a first portable terminal apparatus is registered in the image forming apparatus so as to be able to transmit job requests to the image forming apparatus using a specified peer-to-peer communication method, however a second portable terminal apparatus is not registered. The image forming apparatus, (a) reads by an image reading apparatus a device ID of the first portable terminal apparatus and a device ID of the second terminal apparatus. Then, the image forming apparatus, (b) transmits the device ID of the second portable terminal apparatus to the first portable terminal apparatus using the peer-to-peer communication method. The first portable terminal apparatus, (a) correlates the received device ID of the second portable terminal apparatus with the first portable terminal apparatus, and registers the device ID in the server.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus (a) causes the image scanning device to scan an image of: (a1) the mobile terminal apparatus before model changing that displays the subscriber ID, (a2) the mobile terminal apparatus after model changing that displays the subscriber ID, and (a3) a fill-in form in which the authentication setting information was written on a platen glass as one-time scanning and generate a scanned image, (b) extracts the subscriber IDs of the mobile terminal apparatuses and the authentication setting information, (c) causes the wireless communication device to transmit the authentication setting information to the mobile terminal apparatus after model changing if the subscriber ID of the mobile terminal apparatus before model changing and the subscriber ID of the mobile terminal apparatus after model changing are same as each other.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is made to be usable by a greater number of portable terminal apparatuses than a limited number of terminals. In an image forming system, a first portable terminal apparatus is registered in the image forming apparatus so as to be able to transmit job requests to the image forming apparatus using a specified peer-to-peer communication method, however a second portable terminal apparatus is not registered. The image forming apparatus, (a) reads by an image reading apparatus a device ID of the first portable terminal apparatus and a device ID of the second terminal apparatus. Then, the image forming apparatus, (b) transmits the device ID of the second portable terminal apparatus to the first portable terminal apparatus using the peer-to-peer communication method. The first portable terminal apparatus, (a) correlates the received device ID of the second portable terminal apparatus with the first portable terminal apparatus, and registers the device ID in the server.

Abstract: A video encoding device includes: an encoding parameter search unit for receiving input video and outputting an encoding parameter; an encoder for receiving the input video and the encoding parameter and performing encoding; a code amount control unit for deciding a block size enlargement parameter indicating at least a degree of enlargement, based on a target code amount and encoding status information; and a block size enlargement unit for enlarging a block size of the input video based on the block size enlargement parameter.

Abstract: A game system that can offer motivation promoting participation to players is provided. An information processing device accepts an investment instruction to specify any of plural game players as an investment-target player from an investor player and records a play result of a game by the investment-target player. Furthermore, the information processing device decides investment performance of the investor player according to the play result of the game recorded about the investment-target player specified by the investor player.

Abstract: A web site determination unit determines web sites associated with any one of a plurality of users of interest. A web site association unit associates, among the determined web sites, a plurality of the web sites with each other, each of the plurality of the web sites satisfying at least one of a condition on a feature amount of the each of the plurality of the web sites and a condition on at least one of the users of interest associated with the each of the plurality of the web sites. Accordingly, web site groups possibly having a commonality may be determined among web site groups associated with users of interest.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an extension connection portion, a server board that is mounted to the extension connection portion and communicates, via an external communication port, with a management server that is provided at an exterior, a communication control portion that communicates, by using an internal communication port, with a collection object apparatus that is connected to a local network and from which information is to be collected, and a control portion that performs control so that the communication control portion collects predetermined apparatus information from the collection object apparatus and so that the server board transmits the apparatus information thus collected toward the management server.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a facsimile portion that transmits and receives data through a telephone line with an outside; a power supply portion that supplies power to the facsimile portion; and a power-saving control portion that is connected to a communication line other than the telephone line and that controls a power supply mode of the power supply portion. When the power supply mode is an off mode, the power supply portion stops the supply of power to the facsimile portion. When a connection state determination portion determines that the connection to the telephone line is disconnected, the power-saving control portion controls a transfer to the off mode based on whether or not a notification of information for making a determination on the transfer to the off mode is provided from an information output device connected to the image forming apparatus through the communication line.

Abstract: A video encoding device includes: first video encoding means for encoding an input image to generate first coded data; a buffer for storing the input image; coded data transcoding means for transcoding the first coded data generated by the first video encoding means, to generate second coded data; and second video encoding means for generating a prediction signal based on the second coded data supplied from the coded data transcoding means. The first video encoding means includes: dividing means for dividing the input image into a plurality of image areas; and at least one encoding means corresponding to the image areas each of which is made up of a plurality of blocks, and for performing encoding in units of blocks. The encoding means also encodes a block that is included in an image area adjacent with a dividing line in between and is located near the dividing line.

Abstract: A video encoding device includes a coded data transcoding section 131 for transcoding first coded data generated by a first video encoding section 11 to generate second coded data, wherein the coded data transcoding section 131 includes: a prediction mode adding section 1312 for generating intra prediction modes unusable by the first video encoding section 11 and usable by a second video encoding section 14; and a prediction mode selecting section 1313 for evaluating the prediction modes generated by the prediction mode adding section 1312 and, based on the evaluation results, selecting a prediction mode used by the second video encoding section 14.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a power supply connected to any one of L conductors of a three-phase four-wire alternating current power supply and to a neutral conductor of the three-phase four-wire alternating current power supply, a communication I/F unit connected to another apparatus via a cable, a determination circuit configured to output a determination signal indicating whether or not there is a miswired wall outlet, which includes the neutral conductor and a grounding conductor erroneously connected, in a building, and a control unit configured to display, on a display panel, a message on miswiring when it is identified that the miswired wall outlet is present based on the determination signal.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an extension connection portion, a server board that is mounted to the extension connection portion and communicates, via an external communication port, with a management server that is provided at an exterior, a communication control portion that communicates, by using an internal communication port, with a collection object apparatus that is connected to a local network and from which information is to be collected, and a control portion that performs control so that the communication control portion collects predetermined apparatus information from the collection object apparatus and so that the server board transmits the apparatus information thus collected toward the management server.

Abstract: A smart meter ID acquiring unit in an electronic apparatus acquires a smart meter ID from a smart meter when the electronic apparatus starts. A registered location information acquiring unit acquires registered location information from an external server if the smart meter ID acquired at this time is different from the smart meter ID acquired at a previous time. A relocation determining unit (a1) determines that the electronic apparatus has been relocated if the registered location information acquired at this time is different from the registered location information acquired at a previous time and (a2) determines that the electronic apparatus has not been relocated if the registered location information acquired at this time is equal to the registered location information acquired at the previous time.

Abstract: A video encoding device includes: a first video encoding section 11 for encoding an input image to generate first coded data; a buffer 12 for storing the input image; a coded data transcoding/merging section 13 for transcoding and then merging the first coded data generated by the first video encoding section 11, to generate second coded data; and a second video encoding section 14 for estimating a syntax value for encoding the input image stored in the buffer 12 based on the second coded data supplied from the coded data transcoding/merging section 13, to generate a bitstream. The first video encoding section 11 has a function of handling a first encoding process included in a second encoding process handled by the second video encoding section 14. The coded data transcoding/merging section 13, in the case where a predetermined condition is met, merges frequency transform/quantization blocks in the second encoding process.