Abstract: A height calculation system includes a capturing section that captures an image, a detection section that detects a specific body part of a human in the image captured by the capturing section, and a calculation section that calculates the height of the human based on the size of the part when the one part detected by the detection section overlaps with a specific area present in the image.

Abstract: A hand-raising detection device includes a converter and a detection unit. The converter performs conversion of a predetermined space including a person into an overhead view image by using a result of three dimensional measurement performed on the predetermined space. The detection unit performs detection of a hand-raising action by using a silhouette image of the person in the overhead view image resulting from the conversion performed by the converter.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a detection unit that detects an orientation of the face of a customer in a store, an estimating unit that estimates the customer's state of mind in accordance with a chronological change of the detected orientation of the face of the customer, and an output unit that outputs guidance information that guides the customer to a customer service, in accordance with the estimated customer's state of mind.

Abstract: A position identifying apparatus includes multiple image capturers, an accumulating unit, a deriving unit, and an identifying unit. The image capturers capture images of predetermined image capturing ranges. The accumulating unit accumulates in time series movement track information of a person included in the images captured by the image capturers. The deriving unit derives, using the movement track information accumulated in the accumulating unit, for each image position in an image captured by any one of the image capturers, a probability that, at a same time as a time at which a person is image-captured at the image position, a person is image-captured at each image position in an image captured by another one of the image capturers. The identifying unit identifies, from the probability derived by the deriving unit, an image position common to the images captured by the image capturers.

Abstract: A store-entering person attribute extraction apparatus includes a timing detector, an extraction unit, and an associating unit. The timing detector detects a boundary crossing timing for entering a store. The extraction unit extracts predetermined personal attributes from a captured store-entering person image acquired by capturing an image of a person entering the store. The associating unit associates the boundary crossing timing detected by the timing detector with the attributes extracted by the extraction unit.

Abstract: A moving-object counter apparatus includes a first captured-image acquisition unit, a moving-object moving-path specifying unit, a virtual-line setting unit, and a first moving-object counter unit. The first captured-image acquisition unit acquires multiple images captured at respective times different from each other by a first imaging apparatus capturing images of a predetermined region. The moving-object moving-path specifying unit specifies, on the basis of the acquired images, one or more moving paths along which one or more respective moving objects have moved in the predetermined region. The virtual-line setting unit sets a virtual line on the basis of the specified one or more moving paths. The first moving-object counter unit counts, by counting one or more moving paths that cross the set virtual line among the specified one or more moving paths, one or more moving objects that have passed through the predetermined position.

Abstract: A line-of-movement generating apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a detection unit, an extraction unit, a setting unit, a calculation unit, and a confirmation unit. The acquisition unit acquires images captured by an image capturing device at respective multiple time points. The detection unit detects one or more moving objects from the images. The extraction unit extracts a line of movement of each of the detected one or more moving objects. The setting unit sets a region where a line of movement tends to have a missing portion in an image captured by the image capturing device. The calculation unit calculates a likelihood indicating a degree of certainty of the extracted line of movement of each of the one or more moving objects. The confirmation unit confirms a line of movement of the one or more moving objects on the basis of the calculated likelihood.

Abstract: A hand-raising detection device includes a converter and a detection unit. The converter performs conversion of a predetermined space including a person into an overhead view image by using a result of three dimensional measurement performed on the predetermined space. The detection unit performs detection of a hand-raising action by using a silhouette image of the person in the overhead view image resulting from the conversion performed by the converter.

Abstract: A position identifying apparatus includes multiple image capturers, an accumulating unit, a deriving unit, and an identifying unit. The image capturers capture images of predetermined image capturing ranges. The accumulating unit accumulates in time series movement track information of a person included in the images captured by the image capturers. The deriving unit derives, using the movement track information accumulated in the accumulating unit, for each image position in an image captured by any one of the image capturers, a probability that, at a same time as a time at which a person is image-captured at the image position, a person is image-captured at each image position in an image captured by another one of the image capturers. The identifying unit identifies, from the probability derived by the deriving unit, an image position common to the images captured by the image capturers.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a detection unit that detects an orientation of the face of a customer in a store, an estimating unit that estimates the customer's state of mind in accordance with a chronological change of the detected orientation of the face of the customer, and an output unit that outputs guidance information that guides the customer to a customer service, in accordance with the estimated customer's state of mind.

Abstract: A store-entering person attribute extraction apparatus includes a timing detector, an extraction unit, and an associating unit. The timing detector detects a boundary crossing timing for entering a store. The extraction unit extracts predetermined personal attributes from a captured store-entering person image acquired by capturing an image of a person entering the store. The associating unit associates the boundary crossing timing detected by the timing detector with the attributes extracted by the extraction unit.

Abstract: A moving-object counter apparatus includes a first captured-image acquisition unit, a moving-object moving-path specifying unit, a virtual-line setting unit, and a first moving-object counter unit. The first captured-image acquisition unit acquires multiple images captured at respective times different from each other by a first imaging apparatus capturing images of a predetermined region. The moving-object moving-path specifying unit specifies, on the basis of the acquired images, one or more moving paths along which one or more respective moving objects have moved in the predetermined region. The virtual-line setting unit sets a virtual line on the basis of the specified one or more moving paths. The first moving-object counter unit counts, by counting one or more moving paths that cross the set virtual line among the specified one or more moving paths, one or more moving objects that have passed through the predetermined position.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a detection unit that detects a motion performed by each customer at least at a location of a product display section in a store, a first acquisition unit that acquires information concerning a location of the customer whose motion has been detected, and a first time point at which the customer motion has been detected, a second acquisition unit that acquires information concerning a product that has been purchased by each customer in the store, and a second time point at which the product has been purchased, and a generation unit that generates data that associates the product display section at the location of the customer whose motion has been detected with the product that has been purchased at the second time point having a predetermined relationship with the first time point if the detected motion is a predetermined motion.

Abstract: A line-of-movement generating apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a detection unit, an extraction unit, a setting unit, a calculation unit, and a confirmation unit. The acquisition unit acquires images captured by an image capturing device at respective multiple time points. The detection unit detects one or more moving objects from the images. The extraction unit extracts a line of movement of each of the detected one or more moving objects. The setting unit sets a region where a line of movement tends to have a missing portion in an image captured by the image capturing device. The calculation unit calculates a likelihood indicating a degree of certainty of the extracted line of movement of each of the one or more moving objects. The confirmation unit confirms a line of movement of the one or more moving objects on the basis of the calculated likelihood.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an artificial tissue construct that has means for transporting nutrients, oxygen, waste products, or the like and is viable in vivo. The present invention relates to a tissue construct formed in vitro, which comprises a vascular layer, a basal membrane layer, and a tissue-forming cell layer.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an artificial tissue construct that has means for transporting nutrients, oxygen, waste products, or the like and is viable in vivo. The present invention relates to a tissue construct formed in vitro, which comprises a vascular layer, a basal membrane layer, and a tissue-forming cell layer.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an artificial tissue construct that has means for transporting nutrients, oxygen, waste products, or the like and is viable in vivo. The present invention relates to a tissue construct formed in vitro, which comprises a vascular layer, a basal membrane layer, and a tissue-forming cell layer.

Abstract: A plasma processing is performed by providing a first and a second electrodes to be relatively parallelly movable, disposing an object to be processed on the second electrode so as to face the first electrode and providing a blocking member to both end portions of the second electrode, so that a plasma processing space is blocked by the blocking member when the first and second electrodes are moved relatively with each other. A voltage is applied to both the first and the second electrodes and a process gas is introduced into the plasma processing space formed between the first and second electrodes, and the plasma is irradiated to the object. The blocking member is provided so as to extend from the second electrode to the first electrode, and an upper surface of the blocking member is raised higher than a surface level of the object to be processed.

Abstract: The main object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing efficiently a pattern formed structure which has a surface having a property-varied pattern and can be used to manufacture a color filter or the like. In order to achieve the object, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a pattern formed structure, comprising: a patterning substrate preparing process of preparing a patterning substrate having a base material and a property variable layer which is formed on the base material and has a property variable by action of a photocatalyst based on irradiation with energy; and an energy radiating process of arranging a photocatalyst containing layer side substrate having a base body and a photocatalyst containing layer comprising at least the photocatalyst, and the patterning substrate so as to keep a given interval between the photocatalyst containing layer and the property variable layer, and then radiating energy onto the resultant at an intensity of 0.

Abstract: A plasma processing is performed by using a plasma processing apparatus which includes a first electrode and a second electrode disposed relatively movable to the first electrode between which an object to be processed is disposed, and a solid dielectric material disposed to be continuously connected to at least processing starting and final end sides of the object. A process gas is introduced between the first and second electrodes under a state in which the first electrode abuts on entire surfaces of the object and the solid dielectric material, and a voltage is applied between the first and second electrodes to thereby process the object by plasma discharge generated between the first and second electrodes while moving the second electrode relatively to the first electrode and the object.