Abstract: A method for training a neural network to cluster multiple people in an image into groups and estimate an activity of each of the groups is provided. The method extracts a feature of each of the multiple people in the image. The method inputs the feature to the neural network to estimate an affinity matrix A and the activity of each of the groups. The method calculates a first loss between the estimated affinity matrix and a ground truth affinity matrix for the image, and a second loss between the estimated activity of each of the groups and a ground truth activity of each of the groups for the image. The first loss is calculated using Maximum Spanning Trees. The method trains the neural network based on the first and second losses.

Abstract: A data transmission apparatus causes a computer to receive first data and second data, each of which has a different transmission destination, evaluate relevance between the first data and the second data, and transmit the first data and the second data to the respective transmission destinations, and the transmitting of the data further includes transmitting the first data to the transmission destination of the second data in accordance with evaluation results obtained in the evaluating of the relation, so that a diversity of the data that can be collected by the transmission destination of the data is increased.

Abstract: An information delivery technique for, at the time of delivery of area information via a network, delivering area information about a destination before a device arrives at the destination is disclosed. One aspect of the present disclosure is an information delivery apparatus including a delivery information management function unit configured to manage area information to be delivered, a destination management function unit configured to manage a destination of a device, and a communication function unit configured to deliver the area information to the device, wherein the destination management function unit determines the destination of the device using movement information about the device, and the communication function unit delivers area information about the destination to the device before the device moves to the destination.

Abstract: A time providing method includes: by a computer, upon receiving data from a device, estimating a generation time of the data using a reception time of the data and a first delay time of the device previously estimated; providing information indicating the generation time to the data; and transmitting the data provided with the information indicating the generation time to a destination of the data.

Abstract: A data transmission apparatus causes a computer to receive first data and second data, each of which has a different transmission destination, evaluate relevance between the first data and the second data, and transmit the first data and the second data to the respective transmission destinations, and the transmitting of the data further includes transmitting the first data to the transmission destination of the second data in accordance with evaluation results obtained in the evaluating of the relation, so that a diversity of the data that can be collected by the transmission destination of the data is increased.

Abstract: An information delivery technique for, at the time of delivery of area information via a network, delivering area information about a destination before a device arrives at the destination is disclosed. One aspect of the present disclosure is an information delivery apparatus including a delivery information management function unit configured to manage area information to be delivered, a destination management function unit configured to manage a destination of a device, and a communication function unit configured to deliver the area information to the device, wherein the destination management function unit determines the destination of the device using movement information about the device, and the communication function unit delivers area information about the destination to the device before the device moves to the destination.

Abstract: A time providing method includes: by a computer, upon receiving data from a device, estimating a generation time of the data using a reception time of the data and a first delay time of the device previously estimated; providing information indicating the generation time to the data; and transmitting the data provided with the information indicating the generation time to a destination of the data.

Abstract: In order to enable support information to be presented at a timing that is appropriate for a user, a movement support information presentation control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention estimates an audio environment and a visual environment that surrounds the user in addition to a driving performance of the user and an operation state of a driving apparatus 2. In addition, based on these estimation results, suitability of information presentation is determined for each type of presentation sections 81 to 83 and, when it is determined that information presentation is not suitable, control is performed so as to postpone an information presentation operation by a corresponding presentation section.

Abstract: A semi-supervised computer-implemented method for group and group activity detection is provided. The method includes detecting, by a hardware processor, entity areas in an image. The method further includes extracting relative position features from pairs of the entity areas. The method also includes extracting pixel features from the pairs of the entity areas. The method additionally includes combining the relative position features and the pixel features to generate edge features. The method further includes identifying, using a display device, groups formed from the entity areas by processing the edge features using an Edge-Labeling Graph Neural Network. The method also includes identifying, using the display device, for each of the groups of the entity areas, a group activity performed by the persons therein based on a result of a voting scheme.

Abstract: An information output apparatus according to an embodiment includes: first estimation means for estimating an attribute indicating a feature unique to a user, based on video data; second estimation means for estimating a current action state of the user, based on face orientation data and position data of the user; determination means for, in an action-merit table that defines combinations each composed of an action for inducing a user to use a service according to an attribute and a state, and a value indicating a magnitude of a merit of the action, determining an action for inducing the user to use a service with a high value indicating the magnitude of the merit of the action, out of combinations corresponding to the estimated attribute and state; setting means for setting a reward value for the action, based on action states estimated; setting means for setting a reward value for the action, based on action states estimated before and after the action; and update means for updating the value of the action

Abstract: A method for generating route network data for movement includes calculating a movable area in a place for a target type of movement using a space model of the place and an object model for the target type. The method also includes building network structure for route network data of the place using the movable area for the target type, in which the network structure includes a plurality of nodes and a plurality of links representing routes within the place. The method further includes updating the network structure by shifting a node to orient a link connected to the node toward any one of predetermined directions under a condition relating to an initial position of the node.

Abstract: [Object] The present invention aims to provide an external dermal agent that tightens the skin, lifts up sagging skin, has no stickiness to the skin, and has a satisfactory compatibility with the skin, without giving any unfavorable feeling to users. [Means to Attain the Object] The present invention solves the above object by providing an external dermal agent characterized in that it contains pullulan and an alkaline-swelling polymer in a mass ratio of the pullulan to the alkaline-swelling polymer being 10 or more.

Abstract: A method for generating route network data for movement includes calculating a movable area in a place for a target type of movement using a space model of the place and an object model for the target type. The method also includes building network structure for route network data of the place using the movable area for the target type, in which the network structure includes a plurality of nodes and a plurality of links representing routes within the place. The method further includes updating the network structure by shifting a node to orient a link connected to the node toward any one of predetermined directions under a condition relating to an initial position of the node.

Abstract: A method for generating route network data for movement includes calculating a movable area in a place for a target type of movement using a space model of the place and an object model for the target type. The method also includes building network structure for route network data of the place using the movable area for the target type, in which the network structure includes a plurality of nodes and a plurality of links representing routes within the place. The method further includes updating the network structure by shifting a node to orient a link connected to the node toward any one of predetermined directions under a condition relating to an initial position of the node.

Abstract: [Object] The present invention has an object to provide an external dermal agent for reducing skin yellowness already generated in the skin. [Means to Attain the Object] The above object is solved by providing an external dermal agent for reducing skin yellowness already generated in the skin, which contains hesperetin and/or glycosyl hesperetin as an effective ingredient(s).

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for building a 3D map, includes: obtaining plural videos and plural video-related data units, each of the plural video-related data units indicating a feature of radio wave signals received at a place where a corresponding video has been taken; reconstructing plural 3D models, respectively, based on the plural videos; selecting a pair of 3D models from the plural 3D models based on similarity between a corresponding pair of video-related data units; and merging the pair of 3D models to obtain the 3D map.

Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide an external dermal composition for anti-ageing, which prevents or improves apparent skin problems such as wrinkles, fine wrinkles, blemishes, and saggings caused by increasing age or ageing; and maintains or improves the barrier function and the hyaluronic acid production in the skin. The object is solved by providing an external dermal composition for anti-ageing, which contains an aqueous medium as a base material and one or more ingredients selected from L-ascorbic acid, derivatives thereof, and their salts as an effective ingredient(s).

Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide an external dermal composition for anti-ageing, which prevents or improves apparent skin problems such as wrinkles, fine wrinkles, blemishes, and saggings caused by increasing age or ageing; and maintains or improves the barrier function and the hyaluronic acid production in the skin. The object is solved by providing an external dermal composition for anti-ageing, which contains an aqueous medium as a base material and one or more ingredients selected from L-ascorbic acid, derivatives thereof, and their salts as an effective ingredient(s).

Abstract: A contribution value necessary for achieving a target accuracy from a correct answer probability of each participant is calculated, a contribution value of the participant is added for an answer in accordance with the calculation, and it is set at a condition for determining completion of a task, that is, determining that a correct answer is obtained and no additional participant is necessary. The contribution value is calculated as the inverse of the number of participants at which the target accuracy is reached with a predetermined correct answer probability. The contribution value of the participant is added to the contribution value for the task in which that participant participates. At the time when the sum of the contribution values for a task exceeds one or when one option is certain to be a correct answer, the result having the largest sum of the contribution values is output.

Abstract: A method of creating, by a computer, a task plan that prescribes an execution time of a task on which a completion time limit is set, the method includes allocating the execution time of at least one first task in a first period, calculating a first total time length for execution of the at least one first task allocated in the first period, identifying at least one second task that is not allocated in the first period and has the completion time limit set in the first period, calculating a second total time length for execution of the at least one second task, and displaying the first total time length and the second total time length on a display device.