Abstract: A cold rolling mill rolling condition setting method using a prediction model being generated with an explanatory variable being first multi-dimensional data obtained by transforming past rolling performance data including pre-cold rolling data of a roll material on an entry side of the cold rolling mill into multi-dimensional data, and an objective variable being post-cold rolling data of the roll material on a delivery side of the cold rolling mill, the method includes: estimating a post-rolling shape of a roll target material by inputting, to the prediction model, second multi-dimensional data generated from information including the pre-cold rolling data of the roll target material on the entry side of the cold rolling mill and a target rolling condition of the cold rolling mill; and changing the target rolling condition of the cold rolling mill such that the estimated post-rolling shape of the roll target material satisfies a predetermined condition.

Abstract: An optical transmission system including an optical transmission device and an optical reception device that receives, via an optical transmission line, a signal transmitted from the optical transmission device, the optical transmission system including a transmission-mode selection unit that selects transmission mode information in descending order of priority out of transmission mode information, which is combinations of a plurality of parameters concerning transmission performance, the transmission mode information being a plurality of kinds of the transmission mode information common to the transmission performance of the optical transmission device and the optical reception device, a signal transmission unit that transmits, to the optical reception device, a signal modulated based on the selected transmission mode information, and a signal reception unit that receives the signal and modulates the received signal based on the transmission mode information selected by the transmission-mode selection unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing device and an information processing method achieving suppression of a drop of coding efficiency. A depth value that wraps around a predetermined value range is quantized by using a predetermined quantization step. A difference value between the quantized depth value and a predicted value of the depth value is derived. A turnback value of the depth value is quantized by using the quantization step. The derived difference value is appropriately corrected by using the quantized turnback value. The appropriately corrected difference value is coded. For example, the present disclosure is applicable to an information processing device, an image processing device, electronic equipment, an information processing method, an image processing method, a program, or others.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image capturing element, an image capturing device, and a method that are capable of preventing a reduction in communication safety. By capturing an image of a subject, and generating a captured image, a predetermined feature amount to be output to the outside is extracted from the generated captured image. For example, an image capturing section that captures an image of a subject to generate a captured image, and a feature amount extracting section that extracts, from the captured image generated by the image capturing section, a predetermined feature amount to be output to the outside, are packaged and are formed in respective substrates different from each other. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an image capturing element, an image capturing device, an image processing device, a transmission device, or a communication device.

Abstract: A moisture content measurement method that calculates moisture content of dehydrated sludge using a calibration curve for calculating the moisture content of the dehydrated sludge, the calibration curve being obtained by performing multivariate regression analysis after first-order differential processing or an offset correction is performed on absorbance for reflected light or reflectance for infrared rays from dehydrated sludge, the absorbance or the reflectance being obtained by measuring the dehydrated sludge using an infrared measurement apparatus provided with a light-receiving unit that can receive at least infrared rays reflected from a target object to be measured and a light source that has a plurality of infrared LEDs that can emit infrared rays having respectively different wavelengths or a light source having an infrared-region tungsten lamp or halogen lamp.

Abstract: A cold rolling mill rolling condition calculation method includes: an estimation step of estimating a rolling constraint condition with respect to a target steady rolling condition of a roll target material, by inputting second multi-dimensional data to a prediction model, the prediction model having been trained with explanatory variable and response variable, the explanatory variable being first multi-dimensional data generated based on non-steady rolling performance data, among past rolling performance in rolling a roll material by a cold rolling mill, and the response variable being steady rolling performance data and rolling constraint condition data during steady rolling, and the second multi-dimensional data having been generated based on non-steady rolling performance data of the roll target material; and a change step of changing the target steady rolling condition so that the estimated rolling constraint condition satisfies a predetermined condition.

Abstract: A first reception processing unit performs a process of receiving a first signal transmitted on a first transmission line, a second reception processing unit performs a process of receiving a second signal transmitted on a second transmission line, and an output speed control unit controls output speeds of the first signal and the second signal subjected to the reception process. A system switching unit selects and outputs the first signal or the second signal subjected to a reception process, and an output processing unit performs a process for output to another apparatus on the output from the system switching unit. A reception side clock output unit outputs a clock signal giving a processing timing of each process, and a clock frequency control unit adjusts a frequency of the clock signal giving the processing timing to the output processing unit.

Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes redundant first communication devices configured to communicate with a communication apparatus provided in a first network, and redundant second communication devices configured to communicate with a communication apparatus provided in a second network. The second communication devices include respective first ends that are ends of redundant communication paths of the first communication devices, and the first communication devices include respective second ends that are ends of redundant communication paths of the second communication devices.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing device and an information processing method capable of achieving code quantity control while securely retaining some of pixel values of sensing data. Whether or not each of pixel values of sensing data is a reserved word that is a predetermined value determined beforehand is determined. A flag map that indicates a position of a reserved word pixel that is a pixel having the reserved word as a pixel value and non-reserved word data that includes a pixel value of a non-reserved word pixel that is a pixel other than the reserved word pixel are generated. The generated flag map is subjected to lossless coding to generate a flag stream. The generated non-reserved word data is coded to generate a pixel stream. For example, the present disclosure is applicable to an information processing device, an image processing device, an electronic apparatus, an information processing method, an image processing method, a program, or the like.

Abstract: A method of detecting chattering in a cold rolling mill, the method includes: a step of predicting occurrence of chattering during rolling of a material to be rolled, by inputting second multidimensional data to a prediction model, the second multidimensional data having been generated based on condition data corresponding to array data related to the material to be rolled, and the prediction model having been trained with an explanatory variable and an objective variable, the explanatory variable being first multidimensional data generated based on one-dimensional array data representing a past rolling record of rolling of rolled materials by means of a cold rolling mill, and the objective variable being a past record of occurrence of chattering corresponding to the past rolling record.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to image processing apparatus and method that can suppress the increase in the load of processing multi-wavelength data. A subject is imaged to generate multi-wavelength data that is image data including four or more wavelength components, the generated multi-wavelength data is encoded to generate encoded data of the multi-wavelength data, and the generated encoded data is transmitted. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an image processing apparatus, an image encoding apparatus, an image decoding apparatus, an imaging element, an imaging apparatus, or the like.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide an image processing device that includes circuitry configured to perform a decoding process on an encoded stream for generating an image. The encoded stream is arranged into largest coding units (LCUs), and filtering parameters applicable to each LCU are provided at a beginning portion of the corresponding LCU. The circuitry is further configured to perform adaptive offset filtering on portions of the image that correspond to the LCUs using the filtering parameters set at the beginning portions of the LCUs, respectively.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing device and method capable of suppressing an increase in load of processing of sensing data. A bit depth of intermediate data generated from sensing data obtained in a sensor of an indirect time-of-flight (TOF) system is corrected, and the intermediate data with the bit depth corrected is encoded, and coded data is generated. For example, the bit depth of the intermediate data is corrected using a gamma curve that is a predetermined curve indicating input-output characteristics. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an image processing device, an image encoding device, an image decoding device, an imaging element, an imaging device, or the like.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide an image processing device that includes circuitry configured to perform a decoding process on an encoded stream for generating an image. The encoded stream is arranged into largest coding units (LCUs), and filtering parameters applicable to each LCU are provided at a beginning portion of the corresponding LCU. The circuitry is further configured to perform adaptive offset filtering on portions of the image that correspond to the LCUs using the filtering parameters set at the beginning portions of the LCUs, respectively.

Abstract: The present invention provides boron nitride particles that can be used for preparation of a thermally conductive material having excellent thermally conductive properties and peel strength. In addition, the present invention provides a composition for forming a thermally conductive material, a thermally conductive material, a thermally conductive sheet, and a device with a thermally conductive layer, in relation to the boron nitride particles. In the boron nitride particles of the present invention, an atomic concentration ratio of oxygen atomic concentration to boron atomic concentration on a surface, detected by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, is 0.12 or greater, and a D value obtained by Equation (1) is 0.010 or less.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a composition for forming a thermally conductive material, from which a thermally conductive material having excellent thermally conductive properties and adhesiveness can be obtained. In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a thermally conductive material, a thermally conductive sheet, and a device with a thermally conductive layer. A composition for forming a thermally conductive material of the present invention contains a thermosetting compound A, boron nitride particles B containing boron nitride and having an average particle diameter of 25.0 ?m or more, and boron nitride particles C containing boron nitride and having an average particle diameter of 15.0 ?m or less, in which an oxygen atom concentration on a surface of the boron nitride particles C detected by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic analysis is 1.5 atomic % or more.

Abstract: A device management system includes a device installed in a building, a control terminal connected to the device, and a management apparatus connected to the control terminal via a network. Both the control terminal and the management apparatus are configured to be capable of acquiring a control command that is created by a user. The control command that is created by the user is acquired by at least one of the control terminal and the management apparatus. Based on the control command that is acquired, control of the device is shared and executed in at least one of the control terminal and the management apparatus.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image capturing element, an image capturing device, and a method that are capable of preventing a reduction in communication safety. By capturing an image of a subject, and generating a captured image, a predetermined feature amount to be output to the outside is extracted from the generated captured image. For example, an image capturing section that captures an image of a subject to generate a captured image, and a feature amount extracting section that extracts, from the captured image generated by the image capturing section, a predetermined feature amount to be output to the outside, are packaged and are formed in respective substrates different from each other. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an image capturing element, an image capturing device, an image processing device, a transmission device, or a communication device.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus and method allowing suppression of a decrease in coding efficiency. Coded data obtained by coding a captured image captured by a moving body with an image capturing section is transcoded on the basis of positional information indicating a position where the captured image has been generated. For example, the positional information includes at least one of GPS information indicating the position of the moving body or IMU information indicating movement of the moving body, and captured images are coded in frame images of a moving image on the basis of the information. For example, the present disclosure can be applied to an image processing apparatus, an image coding apparatus, a communication apparatus, an information processing apparatus, an image capturing apparatus, or the like.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus and an image processing method capable of reducing an increase in a load imposed by processing of multispectral image data. Multispectral image data including components in four or more wavelength bands is simple-coded at a fixed compression rate. Alternatively, coded data generated by simple coding at a fixed compression rate for multispectral image data including components in four or more wavelength bands is simple-decoded. For example, the present disclosure is applicable to an image processing apparatus, an image coding apparatus, an image decoding apparatus, an imaging element, an imaging apparatus, or the like.