Abstract: Apparatuses including an interface chip that interfaces with dice through memory channels are described. An example apparatus includes: an interface chip that interfaces with a plurality of dice through a plurality of memory channels, each of the dice comprising a plurality of memory cells, and the interface chip comprising a test circuit. The test circuit includes: first and second terminals corresponding to the first and second memory channels respectively; a test terminal and a built in self test (BIST) circuit common to the first and second memory channels; and a selector coupled to the first and second terminals, the test terminal and the BIST circuit, and couples a first selected one of the first terminal, the test terminal and the BIST circuit to the first channel and a second selected one of the second terminal, the test terminal and the BIST circuit to the second channel.

Abstract: Apparatuses for monitoring a signal on a conductive via are described. An example apparatus includes: a controller, a first conductive via, a second conductive via and an evaluation circuit. The controller provides a clock signal as a first signal. The first conductive via provides a second signal responsive to the first signal. The second conductive via provides a third signal responsive to the second signal. Responsive to the third signal, the evaluation circuit provides an evaluation result signal. The evaluation result signal is indicative of a frequency of the clock signal, based on a delay of the third signal relative to the clock signal. The first conductive via, the second conductive via and the evaluation circuit may be included in an interface die. The evaluation circuit may detect whether a frequency of the first signal is below a first threshold frequency and may further provide the evaluation result signal.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes an image acquisition module, an elevation-angle acquisition module, a character deformation specification module, a character detection dictionary storage, a character detection dictionary selector and a character detector. The elevation-angle acquisition module is configured to acquire an elevation angle of a photographic device assumed when the photographic device has obtained an acquired image. The character deformation specification module is configured to specify how an appearance of the character in the acquired image is deformed, based on the acquired elevation angle.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for classifying crowd. The apparatus is configured to: acquire a time-series image including the crowd; divide the image into a plurality of regions and calculate a stay degree for each of the regions from a number of persons in one of the regions and size and direction of motion of persons in one of the regions, wherein the stay degree has a higher value for more stopping persons in one of the regions; and classify each of the regions according to the stay degree as one of an attribute indicating that the crowd are stopping in the region, an attribute indicating that the crowd are moving in the region and an attribute indicating that no crowd exist in the region. The apparatus is configured to: set a range occupied by one or more regions having the same attribute as one block and display the block while expressing the attribute.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods can include an interface chip that can include a test channel to couple to a memory tester, a memory channel controller to couple with a plurality of memory arrays via a plurality of memory channels, and a test circuit coupled between the test channel and the channel controller, the test circuit to provide first and second test clock information to the memory channel controller. In certain examples, the test circuit can operate to receive multiple commands and to propagate the multiple commands to groups of memory channels substantially simultaneously in order to test cross-channel interference using the multi-channel memory. Additional apparatus and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: A vehicle includes an engine, an MG (motor generator) 1, an MG2, a planetary gear device mechanically coupled to the engine and MG1 and MG2, a battery, a converter configured to boost a voltage from the battery, an inverter configured to perform a power conversion between the converter and MG1 or between the converter and MG2, and a controller. MG1 generates a counter-electromotive voltage when rotated by the engine, and a braking torque is generated as the counter-electromotive voltage becomes greater than the output voltage of the converter. During an inverter-less running control where the inverter is put into a gate shut-off state and the engine is driven to cause MG1 to generate the counter-electromotive torque, the controller decreases a voltage difference between the counter-electromotive voltage and the output voltage of the converter when a chargeable power of the battery is lower than a predetermined value.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a display control device includes hardware processing circuitry. The hardware processing circuitry programmed to acquire event information indicating an event and event position information indicating a location of the event, the event detected from an image captured by an imager; calculate a priority for displaying the event information based on at least one of the event position information or the event information; determine a display format of the event information based at least in part on the priority; and cause a display to display the event information in accordance with the display format determined.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods can include an interface chip that can include a test channel to couple to a memory tester, a memory channel controller to couple with a plurality of memory arrays via a plurality of memory channels, and a test circuit coupled between the test channel and the channel controller, the test circuit to provide first and second test clock information to the memory channel controller. In certain examples, the test circuit can operate to receive multiple commands and to propagate the multiple commands to groups of memory channels substantially simultaneously in order to test cross-channel interference using the multi-channel memory. Additional apparatus and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a processor. The processer is configured to measure a viewing time indicating a time during which a person existing in front of a display medium views the display medium; control, in a variable manner, a threshold of the viewing time based on content of the display medium; and count a number of object persons, the object person indicating a person with the viewing time equal to or greater than the threshold.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a search device includes a receiver, an extractor, a changer, and a searcher. The receiver that receive first data that specifies at least one item comprising an area, an attribute, a color, or a keyword of each of one or more structural element, and then to receive second specifying data obtained by modifying the first data. The extractor that extracts a first element having a difference in the second data from the first data. The changer is that changes a weight of an item corresponding to the difference. The searcher that searches for content based on an item of the first element, the changed weight of the item, an item of a second element that does not have a difference in the second data from the first data, and a weight of the item of the second element.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a handwritten character retrieval apparatus is provided with an acquisition unit, a feature extraction unit, an segmentation unit, a attribute append unit and a retrieval unit. The acquisition unit acquires a handwritten character string in units of a stroke. The feature extraction unit extracts a first feature value unique to each of the strokes from the handwritten character string. The segmentation unit segments the strokes into a plurality of sets. The attribute append unit appends a second feature value based on the sets to each of the strokes. The retrieval unit executes retrieval based on the first feature value and the second feature value.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes inputting stroke data indicative of a coordinate and time of a handwritten stroke, and calculating a degree of copying of the handwritten stroke based on a frequency distribution of feature amounts of the input stroke data.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing device includes: a first division unit divides an image into a text containing region and a background region other than the text containing region; a second division unit divides a text containing region into a character region constituted by lines forming characters and a character background region other than the character region; a calculator calculates a first representative value of an attribute of the character region, a second representative value of the attribute of the character background region, and a third representative value of the attribute of the background region; a modification unit makes modification so that a first difference based on the first and third representative values, a second difference based on the first and second representative values, and a third difference based on the second and third representative values become larger; and an output unit outputs a modified image.

Abstract: In an embodiment, an image processing device includes: a first calculating unit; a selecting unit; an extracting unit; a second calculating unit; a determining unit; and a generating unit. The first calculating unit calculates posture information of a subject from a first image including the subject. The selecting unit selects a second image associated with the posture information from a plurality of second images including clothing. The extracting unit extracts a first feature of the subject from a first contour in the first image and extracts a second feature from a second contour in the second image. The second calculating unit calculates a first difference between the first feature and the second feature. The determining unit determines a transparency that is higher as the first difference is larger. The generating unit generates a composite image combining the first image and the second image with the determined transparency.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a document search apparatus includes an acquirer, determiner, searcher, and display. The acquirer acquires data on a handwriting including coordinate data. The determiner determines a shape of the handwriting based on the coordinate data to determine a type of a query. The searcher searches the document according to a search method corresponding to the type of the query. The display that displays the document by a display method corresponding to the type of the query.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a retrieval apparatus includes a receiver, a retrieval controller, a generating controller, and a display controller. The receiver receives designation of first element information that is at least one of a type, a position, a size, a shape, and a color of one or more first components, and receives symbol data that symbolizes the one or more first components. The retrieval controller retrieves content based on the symbol data. The generating controller generates a symbol image that symbolizes the one or more second components, based on second element information that is at least one of a type, a position, a size, a shape, and a color in the content. The display controller displays the symbol image on a display.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a retrieval apparatus includes a receiver, a retrieval processor, and a display controller. The receiver is configured to receive a first image. The retrieval processor is configured to retrieves a second image based on first element information, the first element information comprising one or more of a category, a position, a size, a shape, and a color associated with the first image, the first image comprising one or more first image elements. The display controller is configured to display, the second image with at least a first symbol image symbolizing the one or more first image elements on a display.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a handwritten document processing apparatus includes an inputter, classifier, divider, and determiner. The inputter inputs stroke data. The classifier classifies the stroke data into data of a plurality of ruled lines and stroke data other than ruled lines. The divider divides a region including the plurality of ruled lines into first regions each corresponding to a cell bounded by four ruled lines and second regions each including at most three ruled lines. The determiner determines whether a ruled line in the second region is a first ruled line, to one end point of which a ruled line is not connected, or a second ruled line, to one end point of which a virtual circumscribed ruled line is connected.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing device includes: a first division unit divides an image into a text containing region and a background region other than the text containing region; a second division unit divides a text containing region into a character region constituted by lines forming characters and a character background region other than the character region; a calculator calculates a first representative value of an attribute of the character region, a second representative value of the attribute of the character background region, and a third representative value of the attribute of the background region; a modification unit makes modification so that a first difference based on the first and third representative values, a second difference based on the first and second representative values, and a third difference based on the second and third representative values become larger; and an output unit outputs a modified image.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes an image acquisition module, an elevation-angle acquisition module, a character deformation specification module, a character detection dictionary storage, a character detection dictionary selector and a character detector. The elevation-angle acquisition module is configured to acquire an elevation angle of a photographic device assumed when the photographic device has obtained an acquired image. The character deformation specification module is configured to specify how an appearance of the character in the acquired image is deformed, based on the acquired elevation angle.