Abstract: A signal analysis device includes: a signal reception unit which receives an input signal containing a plurality of constituent elements; and a signal analysis unit which generates analysis information indicating the relationship between the constituent elements from the input signal.

Abstract: A search object and m-number of first local features respectively constituted by a feature vector of 1 to i dimensions of local areas of m-number of feature points in an image of the search object are stored, feature points are extracted from the image, second local features respectively constituted by a feature vector of 1 dimension to j dimensions are generated with respect to local areas of n-number of feature points, a smaller number of dimensions among the number of dimensions i of the first local features and the number of dimensions j of the second local features is selected, and an existence of the search object in the image in the video is recognized when a prescribed ratio of the m-number of first local features up to the selected number of dimensions corresponds to the n-number of second local features up to the selected number of dimensions.

Abstract: Merchandise management is implemented by recognizing a piece of merchandise in an image on a video in real time. A piece of merchandise and m-number of first local feature which are respectively 1-dimensional to i-dimensional feature vectors are stored after being associated with each other, n-number of feature points are extracted from an image on a video captured by an imaging unit, n-number of second local feature which are respectively 1-dimensional to j-dimensional feature vectors are generated, a smaller number of dimensions of the number of dimensions i and the number of dimensions j is selected, and a recognition that the merchandise exists in the image on the video is made when it is determined that a prescribed proportion or more of the m-number of first local feature of the selected number of dimensions correspond to the n-number of second local feature of the selected number of dimensions.

Abstract: A system of this invention is a video processing system for determining details of a browsable video content. This video processing system includes a video fragment download unit that downloads data of a video fragments in a determination target video content via a network, and a first video content determination unit that determines the details of the video content based on the downloaded data of the video fragments. With this arrangement, it is possible to determine the details of a browsable video content while reducing the amount of data to be downloaded.

Abstract: To enable a presence/absence of a modification of a source video to be readily assessed in a derived video created by utilizing the source video. Relationship information including information indicating a segment corresponding relationship between at least one source video and a derived video created by utilizing at least a part of segments of the at least one source video and information indicating a presence/absence of a modification of the source video in a segment of the derived video in which the corresponding relationship exists is stored in a relationship information storing unit, and based on the relationship information stored in the relationship information storing unit, the segment corresponding relationship between the derived video and the at least one source video is displayed in a display mode in accordance with the presence/absence of a modification of the source video in the segment of the derived video in which the corresponding relationship exists.

Abstract: The present invention enables detection of a local differing region between images. Inter-image difference information indicating a difference in feature amounts for each subregion between first and second images is generated based on a first feature amount vector that is a set of feature amounts respectively corresponding to a plurality of subregions in the first image and a second feature amount vector that is a set of feature amounts respectively corresponding to a plurality of subregions in the second image, a differing region that is an image region that differs between the first and second images is detected based on differences in the respective subregions indicated by the inter-image difference information, and detection information that indicates a result of the detection is outputted.

Abstract: A medical article and m-number of first local features which are respectively constituted by a feature vector of 1 dimension to i dimensions of m-number of feature points in an image of the medical article are stored in association with each other, n-number of feature points are extracted from an image in a captured video, n-number of second local features respectively constituted by a feature vector of 1 dimension to j dimensions are generated, a smaller number of dimensions among the number of dimensions i and the number of dimensions j is selected, and an existence of the medical article in the image in the video is recognized when it is determined that a prescribed ratio or more of the m-number of first local features up to the selected number of dimensions corresponds to the n-number of second local features up to the selected number of dimensions.

Abstract: The present invention is to notify a recognition result with respect to a recognition object in a video in real time while maintaining recognition accuracy. A recognition object and m-number of first local characteristic quantities which are respectively 1-dimensional to i-dimensional characteristic vectors are stored in association with each other, and n-number of second local characteristic quantities which are respectively 1-dimensional to j-dimensional characteristic vectors are generated for n-number of local areas respectively including n-number of characteristic points from an image in a video.

Abstract: Disclosed is an information display system provided with: a signal analyzing unit which analyzes the audio signals obtained from a predetermined location and which generates ambient sound information regarding the sound generated at the predetermined location; and an ambient expression selection unit which selects an ambient expression which expresses the content of what a person is feeling from the sound generated at the predetermined location on the basis of the ambient sound information.

Abstract: An apparatus of this invention is directed to an information processing apparatus that effectively counts, on a type basis, articles of a plurality of types displayed in a depth direction on a display shelf. The information processing apparatus includes a display count acquirer that acquires display count information of articles using article presence/absence sensors provided on the display shelf on which the articles are placed, an article identifier that acquires article identification information capable of identifying the types of articles based on an image acquired by capturing the display shelf, and a display recognizer that recognizes, based on the display count information and the article identification information, display count of each type of the articles.

Abstract: The present approach enables an impression of the atmosphere of a scene or an object present in the scene at the time of photography to be pictured in a person's mind as though the person were actually at the photographed scene. A feeling-expressing-word processing device has: a feeling information calculating unit 11 for analyzing a photographed image, and calculating feeling information which indicates a situation of a scene portrayed in the photographed image or a condition of an object present in the scene; and a feeling-expressing-word extracting unit 12 for extracting, from among feeling-expressing words which express feelings and are stored in a feeling-expressing-word database 21 in association with the feeling information, a feeling-expressing word which corresponds to the feeling information calculated by the feeling information calculating unit 11.

Abstract: A sound processing device according to the present invention includes: a time-frequency analysis means which generates a time-frequency plane from a sound signal through time-frequency analysis; a region characteristic amount extraction means which, for a plurality of partial region pairs which is defined on the time-frequency plane and of which at least either of shapes of two partial regions or positions of the two partial regions differ from one another, extracts a region characteristic amount from each partial region; and a sound identifier generation means which generates a sound identifier which identifies the sound by using the region characteristic amount from the each partial region.

Abstract: The present approach enables an impression of the atmosphere of a scene or an object present being photographed to be pictured in a person's mind as if the person were actually at the photographed scene.

Abstract: The present approach enables an impression of the atmosphere of a scene or an object present in the scene at the time of photography to be pictured in a person's mind as though the person were actually at the photographed scene. A feeling-expressing-word processing device has: a feeling information calculating unit 11 for analyzing a photographed image, and calculating feeling information which indicates a temporal change in a scene shown in the photographed image or a movement of an object present in the scene; and a feeling-expressing-word extracting unit 12 for extracting, from among feeling-expressing words which express feelings and are stored in a feeling-expressing-word database 21 in association with the feeling information, a feeling-expressing word which corresponds to the feeling information calculated by the feeling information calculating unit 11.

Abstract: To enable a utilization frequency of each segment in a source video to be readily assessed between videos in a corresponding relationship during a creation process. Relationship information that is information indicating a segment in a corresponding relationship between a source video and a plurality of derived videos created using at least a part of segments of the source video is stored in a relationship information storing unit, and a corresponding relationship of the segment between the source video and the plurality of derived videos and a utilization frequency of each segment of the source video by the plurality of derived videos are displayed based on the relationship information stored in the relationship information storing unit.

Abstract: Provided is a multi-point connection device including: a first signal receiving unit which receives a first signal containing a plurality of constituent elements and first analysis information expressing the relationship between the constituent elements contained in the first signal; a second signal receiving unit which receives a second signal containing a plurality of constituent elements and second analysis information expressing the relationship between the constituent elements contained in the second signal; a signal mixing unit which mixes the first signal and the second signal; and an analysis information mixing unit which mixes the first analysis information and the second analysis information.

Abstract: Merchandise management is implemented by recognizing a piece of merchandise in an image on a video in real time. A piece of merchandise and m-number of first local feature which are respectively 1-dimensional to i-dimensional feature vectors are stored after being associated with each other, n-number of feature points are extracted from an image on a video captured by an imaging unit, n-number of second local feature which are respectively 1-dimensional to j-dimensional feature vectors are generated, a smaller number of dimensions of the number of dimensions i and the number of dimensions j is selected, and a recognition that the merchandise exists in the image on the video is made when it is determined that a prescribed proportion or more of the m-number of first local feature of the selected number of dimensions correspond to the n-number of second local feature of the selected number of dimensions.

Abstract: The present invention is digital signage comprising: an article information database in which a feature of an article and article information for the article associated with each other are stored; feature extracting means for extracting a feature from a wearing image that is an image of a customer wearing an article; comparison means for comparing the extracted feature with features stored in the article information database and identifying the article the customer is wearing; article information retrieving means for retrieving article information for the identified article from the article information database; and output control means for outputting the retrieved article information and the wearing image.

Abstract: A search object and m-number of first local features respectively constituted by a feature vector of 1 to i dimensions of local areas of m-number of feature points in an image of the search object are stored, feature points are extracted from the image, second local features respectively constituted by a feature vector of 1 dimension to j dimensions are generated with respect to local areas of n-number of feature points, a smaller number of dimensions among the number of dimensions i of the first local features and the number of dimensions j of the second local features is selected, and an existence of the search object in the image in the video is recognized when a prescribed ratio of the m-number of first local features up to the selected number of dimensions corresponds to the n-number of second local features up to the selected number of dimensions.

Abstract: A medical article and m-number of first local features which are respectively constituted by a feature vector of 1 dimension to i dimensions of m-number of feature points in an image of the medical article are stored in association with each other, n-number of feature points are extracted from an image in a captured video, n-number of second local features respectively constituted by a feature vector of 1 dimension to j dimensions are generated, a smaller number of dimensions among the number of dimensions i and the number of dimensions j is selected, and an existence of the medical article in the image in the video is recognized when it is determined that a prescribed ratio or more of the m-number of first local features up to the selected number of dimensions corresponds to the n-number of second local features up to the selected number of dimensions.