Abstract

A processor includes a matrix scheduler, wherein the matrix scheduler includes a first latency selector disposed on an input side of each column corresponding to a producer in a matrix; and a second latency selector disposed on an output side of each row corresponding to a consumer in the matrix, and the matrix scheduler is configured to carry out wakeup operation at a latency being a sum of a latency of the first latency selector and a latency of the second latency selector on a wakeup signal path passing through the first latency selector and further passing through the second latency selector.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 9/48 - Program initiatingProgram switching, e.g. by interrupt
• G06F 1/329 - Power saving characterised by the action undertaken by task scheduling

Abstract

A safety rule generation device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The memory stores a plurality of general-purpose scenarios for an autonomously-operable moving body to execute a predetermined driving operation, and a plurality of general-purpose safety rules previously calculated so as to complete the general-purpose scenarios while satisfying a predetermined safety condition. The processor receives an input of route information in which a route of travel from a starting position to a target position is divided into a plurality of route segments, assigns the general-purpose scenarios to the respective route segments, and generates an overall safety rule in which the general-purpose safety rules corresponding to the general-purpose scenarios are connected according to an order of the route segments.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60W 60/00 - Drive control systems specially adapted for autonomous road vehicles
• G01C 21/34 - Route searchingRoute guidance

Abstract

An alternative plan provision apparatus (2000) generates scan plans for each of an original occupation plan and one or more alternative occupation plans. The scan plan indicates a schedule of a moving object to scan an assigned space without entering a space occupied by a second party that is indicated by the occupation plan. The occupation plan indicates when and what space the second party occupies. One of the occupation plans is an original occupation plan that is provided by the second party, the other occupation plans are alternative occupation plans that are generated based on the original occupation plan. When the scan plan with highest utility is generated based on one of the alternative occupation plans, the alternative plan provision apparatus (2000) provides the second party with the alternative occupation plan based on which the scan plan with highest utility is generated.

IPC Classes  ?

• G08G 5/34 - Flight plan management for flight plan modification
• G08G 5/57 - Navigation or guidance aids for unmanned aircraft
• G08G 5/59 - Navigation or guidance aids in accordance with predefined flight zones, e.g. to avoid prohibited zones

Abstract

This model inspection device comprises: a model acquisition unit that acquires a state transition model that transitions between states of a plurality of components; a partial feature amount acquisition unit that acquires a predetermined partial feature amount for the components; an overall feature amount calculation unit that calculates the overall feature amount of the state transition model on the basis of the partial feature amount for each component; and an inspection execution unit that inspects the state transition model on the basis of the overall feature amount.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 11/36 - Prevention of errors by analysis, debugging or testing of software

Abstract

An auxin-degron system kit controlling degradation of a target protein in a non-plant-derived eukaryotic cell, in which the auxin-degron system kit includes a first nucleic acid encoding a mutant TIR1 family protein that has a mutation at an auxin-binding site; an auxin analog having an affinity for the mutant TIR1 family protein; and a second nucleic acid encoding a degradation tag that includes at least a partial Aux/IAA family protein and has an affinity for a complex of the mutant TIR1 family protein and the auxin analog.

IPC Classes  ?

• C07K 14/415 - Peptides having more than 20 amino acidsGastrinsSomatostatinsMelanotropinsDerivatives thereof from plants
• C07D 209/18 - Radicals substituted by carbon atoms having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most one bond to halogen, e.g. ester or nitrile radicals

Abstract

[Problem] To provide a symbiotic microorganism that can elicit a rice growth promoting effect throughout a cultivation period by enhancing the growth and stress resistance of rice seedlings in a seed bed, and stabilizing and increasing the rooting and growth of seedlings, which are vulnerable to cold-weather damage, disease injury, or the like, immediately after rice planting. [Solution] The problem is solved by a microorganism which is deposited under accession number NITE BP-03939 and is a microorganism belonging to the genus Sphingomonas. Moreover, the problem is solved by an agricultural composition containing a microorganism belonging to the genus Sphingomonas and having a rice growth promoting effect, the agricultural composition being characterized by containing a 16S rRNA gene having a homology of at least 95.0% with a base sequence including rRNA of SEQ ID NO: 1.

IPC Classes  ?

• C12N 1/20 - BacteriaCulture media therefor
• A01C 1/00 - Apparatus, or methods of use thereof, for testing or treating seed, roots, or the like, prior to sowing or planting
• A01G 22/22 - Rice
• A01H 17/00 - Symbiotic or parasitic combinations including one or more new plants, e.g. mycorrhiza
• C07K 14/415 - Peptides having more than 20 amino acidsGastrinsSomatostatinsMelanotropinsDerivatives thereof from plants

Abstract

A manipulation system (310) comprises a control device (330). The control device (330) comprises: a movement amount acquisition unit (56) that acquires a movement amount of a manipulator; a position identification unit (58) that identifies the position of a sample and the position of the manipulator on the basis of an image captured by an imaging device (24); and a calculation unit (376) that calculates a target position or a target movement amount for the manipulator to enable the performance of a predetermined operation on the sample, such calculation being on the basis of the position of the sample and the position or the movement amount of the manipulator.

IPC Classes  ?

• G02B 21/32 - Micromanipulators structurally combined with microscopes
• B25J 7/00 - Micromanipulators
• C12M 1/00 - Apparatus for enzymology or microbiology
• G02B 21/36 - Microscopes arranged for photographic purposes or projection purposes

Abstract

This control system comprises: a plant that controls operation of a controlled body and outputs state information indicating the state of the controlled body; a first controller that instructs the plant to operate the controlled body according to a first safety rule; a second controller that instructs the plant to operate the controlled body according to a second safety rule; and a determination module that executes the first controller when the state information satisfies a first switching condition determined on the basis of the first safety rule and the second safety rule, and executes the second controller when the state information does not satisfy the first switching condition.

IPC Classes  ?

• G08G 1/16 - Anti-collision systems
• B60W 50/00 - Details of control systems for road vehicle drive control not related to the control of a particular sub-unit
• B60W 60/00 - Drive control systems specially adapted for autonomous road vehicles

Abstract

Provided is a speaker anonymization technology for improving robustness against a re-identification attack while maintaining the convenience of speech data. This speaker anonymization device for generating anonymized speech data includes a generating unit for generating a speaker anonymization vector by inputting a speaker vector extracted from speech data to be anonymized into a trained neural network that performs Householder transformation processing and that is trained using a predetermined loss function.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 21/007 - Changing voice quality, e.g. pitch or formants characterised by the process used
• G10L 25/30 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups characterised by the analysis technique using neural networks
• G10L 25/90 - Pitch determination of speech signals

Abstract

This safety rule generation device comprises: a control flow input unit that receives the input of a plurality of control flows indicating the respective state transitions of a plurality of moving bodies operated under a prescribed scenario; a control flow integration unit that, on the basis of transition conditions assigned to the control flows, generates an integrated control flow in which the plurality of control flows are integrated; a constraint assignment unit that assigns, to each of the states included in the integrated control flow, a logical constraint whereby safety is guaranteed; and a safety rule generation unit that generates a safety rule on the basis of the logical constraint.

IPC Classes  ?

• G08G 1/16 - Anti-collision systems
• B60W 50/00 - Details of control systems for road vehicle drive control not related to the control of a particular sub-unit

Abstract

Provided is a determination method for a domesticated animal, comprising a step for detecting, in a biological sample of said animal, limosilactobacillus reuteri or a metabolite thereof, or pyruvic acid, lactic acid, oxytocin, or analogs thereof.

IPC Classes  ?

• C12Q 1/04 - Determining presence or kind of microorganismUse of selective media for testing antibiotics or bacteriocidesCompositions containing a chemical indicator therefor
• A23K 10/18 - Addition of microorganisms or extracts thereof, e.g. single-cell proteins, to feeding-stuff compositions of live microorganisms
• A61K 35/744 - Lactic acid bacteria, e.g. enterococci, pediococci, lactococci, streptococci or leuconostocs
• A61P 25/00 - Drugs for disorders of the nervous system

Abstract

Provided is a novel space evaluation system capable of simply and quantitatively evaluating how close an unknown space is to a natural environment. The space evaluation system 1 comprises: a setting unit 12 for setting naturalness as an index of how close a space is to a natural environment; and an estimating unit 11 for estimating, from air quality data indicating a type of material including a microbe included in a sample collected from air in a target space to be evaluated and indicating an abundance of each material, the naturalness of the target space from which the sample has been collected.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 33/00 - Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups

Abstract

The present invention provides novel technology which makes it possible to control the function of a protein in the living body of mouse with high temporal resolution.　Provided is a genetically modified mouse, said genetically modified mouse comprising: a pair of Cre recombinase recognition sequences; a transcription termination polyA sequence that is located between the pair of Cre recombinase recognition sequences; a transport inhibitor response 1 (TIR1) family gene sequence that is located downstream of the pair of Cre recombinase recognition sequences and that codes for a TIR1 family protein; and a promoter sequence that is located upstream of the pair of Cre recombinase recognition sequences, and that can drive expression of the TIR1 family gene after recombination of the pair of Cre recombinase recognition sequences.

IPC Classes  ?

• A01K 67/027 - New or modified breeds of vertebrates
• C12N 5/10 - Cells modified by introduction of foreign genetic material, e.g. virus-transformed cells
• C12N 15/12 - Genes encoding animal proteins

Abstract

A fusion protein used in an auxin degron system regulating degradation of a target protein in a non-plant-derived eukaryotic cell, the fusion protein being a fusion protein of a degradation tag containing at least a part of an Aux/IAA family protein and having affinity for a TIR1 family protein-auxin or auxin analog complex and a protein having affinity for the target protein.

IPC Classes  ?

• C12N 15/52 - Genes encoding for enzymes or proenzymes
• A61K 31/405 - Indole-alkanecarboxylic acidsDerivatives thereof, e.g. tryptophan, indomethacin
• A61K 38/16 - Peptides having more than 20 amino acidsGastrinsSomatostatinsMelanotropinsDerivatives thereof
• A61K 48/00 - Medicinal preparations containing genetic material which is inserted into cells of the living body to treat genetic diseasesGene therapy
• A61P 3/10 - Drugs for disorders of the metabolism for glucose homeostasis for hyperglycaemia, e.g. antidiabetics
• A61P 9/10 - Drugs for disorders of the cardiovascular system for treating ischaemic or atherosclerotic diseases, e.g. antianginal drugs, coronary vasodilators, drugs for myocardial infarction, retinopathy, cerebrovascula insufficiency, renal arteriosclerosis
• A61P 25/00 - Drugs for disorders of the nervous system
• A61P 25/16 - Anti-Parkinson drugs
• A61P 25/28 - Drugs for disorders of the nervous system for treating neurodegenerative disorders of the central nervous system, e.g. nootropic agents, cognition enhancers, drugs for treating Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia
• A61P 35/00 - Antineoplastic agents
• A61P 43/00 - Drugs for specific purposes, not provided for in groups
• C12M 1/00 - Apparatus for enzymology or microbiology
• C12N 15/10 - Processes for the isolation, preparation or purification of DNA or RNA
• C12N 15/11 - DNA or RNA fragmentsModified forms thereof
• C12N 15/13 - Immunoglobulins
• C12N 15/29 - Genes encoding plant proteins, e.g. thaumatin
• C12N 15/62 - DNA sequences coding for fusion proteins
• C12N 15/80 - Vectors or expression systems specially adapted for eukaryotic hosts for fungi
• C12N 15/81 - Vectors or expression systems specially adapted for eukaryotic hosts for fungi for yeasts
• C12N 15/85 - Vectors or expression systems specially adapted for eukaryotic hosts for animal cells

Abstract

This analysis device comprises: an input unit that receives input of a first temporal logic formula and a second temporal logic formula; and an output unit that outputs a screen that displays a first block diagram showing the first temporal logic formula and a second block diagram showing the second temporal logic formula in a manner enabling comparison therebetween.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 30/12 - Geometric CAD characterised by design entry means specially adapted for CAD, e.g. graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for CAD
• G06F 30/20 - Design optimisation, verification or simulation

Abstract

This model generation device is provided with: a parameter identification unit for identifying a parameter impacting a misclassification in question, among parameters of a classification model, for respective types of misclassification, on the basis of misclassified data that was misclassified by a trained classification model; a parameter correction unit for generating a corrected parameter obtained by correcting the parameter identified by the parameter identification unit for each of the types of misclassification; and a parameter integration unit for generating an integrated model including an integrated parameter obtained by integrating corrected parameters of the respective types of misclassification.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06N 3/0985 - Hyperparameter optimisationMeta-learningLearning-to-learn
• G06N 3/086 - Learning methods using evolutionary algorithms, e.g. genetic algorithms or genetic programming

Abstract

An information processing device (2) comprises: a medium information acquisition unit (221) that receives, from an external terminal (5), a post request, and acquires medium information designated by the post request; an output unit (222) that outputs the medium information to a storage device (4) accessible from an inference device (3) which carries out authenticity determination for indicating whether or not medium information has been generated by AI; and a token transmission unit (223) that transmits, to the external terminal (5), an authenticity determination token which is used for the external terminal (5) to acquire a result of authenticity determination generated by the inference device (3) for the medium information.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 21/10 - Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material
• G06F 21/60 - Protecting data

Abstract

The present invention generates a safety rule for moving safely from a departure position to a target position. This safety rule generation device comprises: a storage unit that stores a plurality of general scenarios for an autonomously drivable moving body to perform a prescribed driving condition, and general safety rules calculated in advance such that the general scenarios are successfully realized while a prescribed safety condition is met; a route information input unit that receives input of route information in which a route for moving from a departure position to a target position is divided into a plurality of route segments; a scenario allocation unit that allocates a general scenario to each of the route segments; and a safety rule connection unit that generates an overall safety rule in which general safety rules corresponding to the general scenarios are connected in accordance with the sequence of the route segments.

IPC Classes  ?

• G08G 1/09 - Arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions
• G08G 1/0968 - Systems involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle
• G01C 21/36 - Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
• B60W 30/10 - Path keeping
• B60W 60/00 - Drive control systems specially adapted for autonomous road vehicles

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a rotifer feed and a production method of a rotifer feed that reduce the burden of contamination control during culture. The rotifer feed (YFU3 strain concentrate feed F) contains a microalga (Cyanidium C) belonging to the class Cyanidiophyceae, the microalga being able to be cultured in a medium in an environment of freshwater or seawater or a liquid containing sodium chloride equivalent to seawater and in an acidic environment. The production method of the rotifer feed (YFU3 strain concentrate feed F) includes a culture step for culturing the microalga (Cyanidium C) belonging to the class Cyanidiophyceae in a medium that is freshwater or seawater or a liquid containing sodium chloride equivalent to seawater and adjusted to an acidic condition, and a liquid removal step for, after culturing in the culture step, removing at least a portion of the culture liquid contained in the medium.

IPC Classes  ?

• A23K 50/80 - Feeding-stuffs specially adapted for particular animals for aquatic animals, e.g. fish, crustaceans or molluscs
• A23K 10/30 - Animal feeding-stuffs from material of plant origin, e.g. roots, seeds or hayAnimal feeding-stuffs from material of fungal origin, e.g. mushrooms
• C12N 1/12 - Unicellular algaeCulture media therefor

Abstract

An information processing device includes a memory, and a processor configured to execute a process. The process includes acquiring a first controller model, the first controller model including information indicating a control condition based on a measurement value, and information indicating a control action defining an action of a control target when the control condition is satisfied; and outputting a second controller model, the second controller model being capable of tolerating a measurement value including a measurement error, wherein the second controller model includes information indicating a control condition based on the information indicating the control condition included in the first controller model, and information indicating a control action based on the information indicating the control condition and the information indicating the control action included in the first controller model.

IPC Classes  ?

• G05B 15/02 - Systems controlled by a computer electric

Abstract

An instruction processing apparatus including a processor configured to execute a process including issuing, by an instruction scheduler, instructions that can be executed; holding, by a register file, data used by the instructions; executing, by an execution unit including a plurality of stages, the instructions issued by the instruction scheduler; detecting, by a detector, early termination in which an execution result of an intermediate stage, which is before a final stage among the plurality of stages, is the same as an execution result of the execution unit; and transferring, by a bypass controller, the data output from the register file or the execution result from the execution unit, to an input of the execution unit, and in response to the detector detecting the early termination, bypassing the execution result of the intermediate stage to the input of the execution unit.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 9/30 - Arrangements for executing machine instructions, e.g. instruction decode
• G06F 9/38 - Concurrent instruction execution, e.g. pipeline or look ahead

Abstract

An image processing device includes a processor that executes a procedure. The procedure includes: generating a manipulated image by executing first manipulation processing on an input image so as to anonymize information contained in the input image; generating a reconstructed image by performing reconstruction processing on the manipulated image to reconstruct the information; and, based on a comparison between the input image and the reconstructed image, determining whether or not to execute second manipulation processing on the input image or on the manipulated image to anonymize the information, wherein the second manipulation processing is different from the first manipulation processing.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06T 5/00 - Image enhancement or restoration
• G06T 3/40 - Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting
• G06V 10/44 - Local feature extraction by analysis of parts of the pattern, e.g. by detecting edges, contours, loops, corners, strokes or intersectionsConnectivity analysis, e.g. of connected components
• G06V 10/74 - Image or video pattern matchingProximity measures in feature spaces

Abstract

A determination apparatus calculates, based on a first data group which includes data indicating behaviors of people, reference behavior data indicating a reference behavior among the people about each of a plurality of types of behaviors, acquires, from the first data group, first behavior data indicating a behavior of a first person about each behavior type, calculates difference between the first behavior data and the reference behavior data about each behavior type, determines, from the plurality of types, at least one first type whose difference is at least a first threshold, registers second behavior data indicating a behavior of the first person about each first type in a second data group, extracts third behavior data indicating a behavior of a second person from an input image, and determines whether the second person is identical with the first person based on comparison between the third and second behavior data.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06V 40/20 - Movements or behaviour, e.g. gesture recognition
• G06V 10/74 - Image or video pattern matchingProximity measures in feature spaces

Abstract

The present invention formulates safety rules with which complex scenarios can be handled. This safety rule generation device is provided with: an input unit configured so as to receive input of scenario information representing a predetermined scenario by linking together sub-scenarios associating control strategies and goals together; a precondition calculation unit configured so as to calculate, for each of the sub-scenarios, a precondition for executing the control strategy while also achieving the goal; and an output unit configured so as to output safety rule information combining the preconditions and the control strategies of each of the sub-scenarios.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06N 5/022 - Knowledge engineeringKnowledge acquisition
• B60W 60/00 - Drive control systems specially adapted for autonomous road vehicles

Abstract

A sampling device includes a memory and a processor configured to execute selecting a control flow corresponding to each branch in a probabilistic program; optimizing the program by applying predetermined transformation rules to the program of the selected control flow by back propagation; and generating samples according to the optimized program.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 8/41 - Compilation
• G06F 9/30 - Arrangements for executing machine instructions, e.g. instruction decode

Abstract

The present disclosure aims to provide a technique for monitoring the behavior of a control system accurately. One aspect of the present invention relates to a monitoring device having: an acquiring part configured to acquire observed values of a variable that is sampled with respect to a behavior of a control system while the control system is running; and a determining part configured to determine a range of possible observed values that the variable possibly reaches upon a temporal change thereof, based on the acquired observed values, and determine whether a variation range of the acquired observed values satisfies a specification, based on an overlap between the range of the possible observed values and a range not satisfying the specification.

IPC Classes  ?

• G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
• G06F 11/07 - Responding to the occurrence of a fault, e.g. fault tolerance

Abstract

The present invention addresses the problem of providing a composition for farming an aquatic organism. The present invention provides: a composition for farming an aquatic organism, the composition containing an alga belonging to the class Cyanidiophyceae; or a method for farming an aquatic organism, the method including feeding the farming composition to the aquatic organism.

IPC Classes  ?

• A23K 10/30 - Animal feeding-stuffs from material of plant origin, e.g. roots, seeds or hayAnimal feeding-stuffs from material of fungal origin, e.g. mushrooms
• A23K 50/80 - Feeding-stuffs specially adapted for particular animals for aquatic animals, e.g. fish, crustaceans or molluscs

Abstract

A processor includes a queue configured to hold a memory access instruction including one or more addresses, a contracted address generator configured to generate a contracted address by contracting bits of multiple addresses in a case where the memory access instruction includes the multiple addresses, a conflict detector configured to detect a conflict between the contracted address and the address held in the queue, and an access controller configured to control processes of the memory access instruction held in the queue, based on a detection result of the conflict detector.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 12/02 - Addressing or allocationRelocation
• G06F 12/0875 - Addressing of a memory level in which the access to the desired data or data block requires associative addressing means, e.g. caches with dedicated cache, e.g. instruction or stack

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for culturing an alga belonging to Cyanidiophyceae and a method for producing glycogen. The present invention provides a method for culturing an alga belonging to Cyanidiophyceae or a method for producing glycogen, each method comprising culturing an alga belonging to Cyanidiophyceae in a medium that contains a preset concentration of a carbon source optionally together with a preset concentration of iron ions.

IPC Classes  ?

• C12N 1/12 - Unicellular algaeCulture media therefor
• C12P 19/04 - Polysaccharides, i.e. compounds containing more than five saccharide radicals attached to each other by glycosidic bonds

Abstract

A system optimal control technique with accuracy guarantee that enables high-speed calculations is provided. One aspect of the present invention is related to a system optimal control device including a graph converting unit configured to convert, based on an upper bound of an probability of arrival from an initial state to a final state of a stochastic game representing system information, the stochastic game into a flow analysis graph, a path selecting unit configured to select a path having a maximum width among paths from each state node to a final state node in the converted flow analysis graph, a width of each of the paths being defined as a minimum weight of edges forming the path, and a convergence determining unit configured to determine convergence of the upper bound and a lower bound of the probability of arrival of the stochastic game based on information about the selected path.

IPC Classes  ?

• G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
• G06F 17/18 - Complex mathematical operations for evaluating statistical data

Abstract

A diagnosis marker detection method comprising detecting a disease-related gene from circulating nucleic acids (CNA) that is in peripheral blood and isolated from a subject.

IPC Classes  ?

• C12Q 1/686 - Polymerase chain reaction [PCR]
• C12N 15/09 - Recombinant DNA-technology
• C12Q 1/6876 - Nucleic acid products used in the analysis of nucleic acids, e.g. primers or probes
• G01N 33/50 - Chemical analysis of biological material, e.g. blood, urineTesting involving biospecific ligand binding methodsImmunological testing

Abstract

A calculation device of the present disclosure is characterized by implementing an item, which expresses a magnetic field, at each site by adding, to the conventional coherent Ising machine, a function for simulating the magnetic field item. Specifically, light having the amplitude of a predetermined sign is input in the conventional coherent Ising machine by dislocating an operation point of the push-pull-type optical modulator. When the operation point is dislocated to a + direction, DOPO (Degenerate Optical Parametric Oscillator) having the same wavelength as that of DOPO of an optical resonator and having a fixed initial phase difference from pump light into which the light is injected considerably tends to oscillate at 0 phase, and becomes reversed when the operation point is dislocated to a minus direction.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06N 10/60 - Quantum algorithms, e.g. based on quantum optimisation, or quantum Fourier or Hadamard transforms
• G02F 1/21 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulatingNon-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour by interference
• G02F 1/35 - Non-linear optics
• G02F 1/39 - Non-linear optics for parametric generation or amplification of light, infrared, or ultraviolet waves
• G06N 10/00 - Quantum computing, i.e. information processing based on quantum-mechanical phenomena

Abstract

An alternative plan provision apparatus (2000) generates scan plans for each of an original occupation plan and one or more alternative occupation plans. The scan plan indicates a schedule of a moving object to scan an assigned space without entering a space occupied by a second party that is indicated by the occupation plan. The occupation plan indicates when and what space the second party occupies. One of the occupation plans is an original occupation plan that is provided by the second party, the other occupation plans are alternative occupation plans that are generated based on the original occupation plan. When the scan plan with highest utility is generated based on one of the alternative occupation plans, the alternative plan provision apparatus (2000) provides the second party with the alternative occupation plan based on which the scan plan with highest utility is generated.

IPC Classes  ?

• G08G 5/04 - Anti-collision systems
• G08G 1/00 - Traffic control systems for road vehicles

Abstract

A processor includes request issuing units issuing an access request to a storage, a data array including banks holding sub data divided from data read from the storage based on the access request, a switch to transfer the access request to one of the banks, and first and second determination units. The first determination unit determines a cache hit when a tag address included in the access address matches a tag address held therein in correspondence with an index address included in the access address. The second determination unit determines a cache hit when identification information corresponding to a first tag address included in the access address and a second tag address included in the access address, match identification information and second tag address held therein. A cache controller makes access to the data array or storage, based on a determination result of the first or second determination unit.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 12/0895 - Caches characterised by their organisation or structure of parts of caches, e.g. directory or tag array
• G06F 12/0846 - Cache with multiple tag or data arrays being simultaneously accessible
• G06F 12/0811 - Multiuser, multiprocessor or multiprocessing cache systems with multilevel cache hierarchies
• G06F 12/0844 - Multiple simultaneous or quasi-simultaneous cache accessing

Abstract

An auxin-degron system kit that controls the degradation of a target protein in an eukaryotic cell not derived from a plant and that comprises: a first nucleic acid for encoding a mutant TIR1 family protein that has a mutation at an auxin-binding site; an auxin analog having an affinity for the mutant TIR1 family protein; and a second nucleic acid for encoding a degradation tag that includes at least a partial Aux/IAA family protein and has an affinity for a complex of the mutant TIR1 family protein and the auxin analog.

IPC Classes  ?

• C07D 209/18 - Radicals substituted by carbon atoms having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most one bond to halogen, e.g. ester or nitrile radicals
• C12N 15/09 - Recombinant DNA-technology
• C12N 15/29 - Genes encoding plant proteins, e.g. thaumatin

Abstract

A genetically modified non-human animal in which an auxin-inducible degron system controls degradation of a target protein in a living body includes: a chromosome containing a first nucleic acid that encodes a mutant TIR1 family protein having a mutation at an auxin-binding site and having affinity to an auxin analog.

IPC Classes  ?

• A01K 67/027 - New or modified breeds of vertebrates
• C12N 15/63 - Introduction of foreign genetic material using vectorsVectorsUse of hosts thereforRegulation of expression
• C12N 15/90 - Stable introduction of foreign DNA into chromosome

Abstract

Provided is an information processing device comprising: a first controller model acquisition unit that acquires a first controller model which contains information indicating a control condition based on a measured value and information indicating a control operation which specifies an operation to be controlled when the control condition is satisfied; and a second controller model output unit that outputs a second controller model which can tolerate a measured value including a measurement error, wherein the second controller model includes information that indicates a control condition based on the information indicating the control condition which is contained in the first controller model and information that indicates a control operation based on the information indicating the control condition and the control operation which are contained in the first controller model.

IPC Classes  ?

• G05B 11/36 - Automatic controllers electric with provision for obtaining particular characteristics, e.g. proportional, integral, differential

Abstract

An auxin-inducible degron system kit that controls degradation of a target protein in a non-plant-derived eukaryotic cell, the kit containing a first nucleic acid that encodes a mutant TIR1 family protein having a mutation at an auxin-binding site, an auxin analog that has an affinity to the mutant TIR1 family protein and a second nucleic acid that encodes a degradation tag containing at least a part of an Aux/IAA family protein and having an affinity to a complex of the mutant TIR1 family protein and the auxin analog.

IPC Classes  ?

• C12N 15/63 - Introduction of foreign genetic material using vectorsVectorsUse of hosts thereforRegulation of expression
• C12N 15/90 - Stable introduction of foreign DNA into chromosome
• C12N 9/10 - Transferases (2.)

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for culturing algae, the method comprising culturing algae in a culture medium containing an organic carbon source under conditions that reduce the NADH/NAD+ ratio in the cells of the algae, wherein the algae are at least one kind selected from the group consisting of unicellular red algae, green algae, diatoms, and blue-green algae.

IPC Classes  ?

• C12N 1/12 - Unicellular algaeCulture media therefor

Abstract

An ergothioneine production method comprising: (a) a step for culturing an alga belonging to Cyanidiophyceae; (b) a step for collecting the alga belonging to Cyanidiophyceae from the culture liquid after the culture; and (c) a step for extracting ergothioneine from the collected alga belonging to Cyanidiophyceae. A polypeptide usable in the aforesaid production method; a polynucleotide encoding the polypeptide; and a vector and a cell containing the polynucleotide.

IPC Classes  ?

• C12P 13/04 - Alpha- or beta-amino acids
• C12N 1/12 - Unicellular algaeCulture media therefor
• C12N 1/13 - Unicellular algaeCulture media therefor modified by introduction of foreign genetic material
• C12N 15/31 - Genes encoding microbial proteins, e.g. enterotoxins
• C07K 14/405 - Peptides having more than 20 amino acidsGastrinsSomatostatinsMelanotropinsDerivatives thereof from algae

Abstract

An operation processing apparatus including one or more lanes each of which processes at most one element operation of an instruction per cycle, and an element operation issuing unit that issues the element operation to the one or more lanes, wherein an entirety of the operation processing apparatus is separated into a plurality of sections by buffers including a plurality of entries, zero or more of the sections that are unable to continue processing of element operations stop the processing, and remaining sections each continue the processing of element operations by storing element operations proceeding to the downstream section into the immediately downstream buffer.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 9/30 - Arrangements for executing machine instructions, e.g. instruction decode
• G06F 9/38 - Concurrent instruction execution, e.g. pipeline or look ahead

Abstract

Provided is a new space assessment system with which it is possible to easily quantitatively assess the level of similarity of an unknown space with respect to the natural environment. This space assessment system 1 has: a setting unit 12 for setting the degree of naturalness, which is an index indicating the level of similarity of a space with respect to the natural environment; and an estimation unit 11 that estimates the degree of naturalness of a target space to be assessed in which a sample of the air has been collected on the basis of air quality data indicating the types of substances including microbes contained in the collected sample and the amounts of the respective substances.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06Q 50/10 - Services

Abstract

The present invention provides a novel sampling method for probabilistic programming. One aspect of the present invention relates to a sampling device comprising: a control flow selection unit for selecting a control flow corresponding to each branch of a probabilistic program; a program optimization unit for applying a predetermined conversion rule to a program of the selected control flow by backpropagation to optimize the program; and a sampling unit for generating a sample according to the optimized program.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 8/40 - Transformation of program code
• G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models

Abstract

Provided is a technology for monitoring the behavior of a control system with high accuracy. One embodiment of the present invention pertains to a monitoring device that includes: an acquisition unit that acquires an observation value regarding the behavior of a control system, the observation value being sampled while the system is being operated; and an evaluation unit that determines a fluctuation range of the observation value with respect to the control system behavior, and that evaluates whether the fluctuation range of the observation value satisfies specifications regarding the observation value.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 11/07 - Responding to the occurrence of a fault, e.g. fault tolerance
• G05B 23/02 - Electric testing or monitoring
• G16Y 40/20 - AnalyticsDiagnosis

Abstract

A model verification device includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to extract a sample from a search space, transform the extracted sample into an input on a constrained search space to which a constraint with respect to a model is applied, according to a predetermined transform rule; and determine whether an output of the model for the input satisfies a specification, and determine the input as a counterexample when the output does not satisfy the specification.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06N 5/00 - Computing arrangements using knowledge-based models

Abstract

An encoding method is performed by an encoding apparatus, and the encoding method includes a step in which an image of an object captured by a camera in a plurality of frames of a moving image is analyzed and it is determined whether camera parameters relating to an intrinsic matrix of the camera are invariable, a step in which, when the camera parameters are invariable, six parameters representing destinations of three points for a projective transformation unit of the image of the object are generated, and a homography matrix is generated on the basis of the six parameters, and a step in which projective transformation is performed on the projective transformation unit of the image of the object using the homography matrix, and a prediction signal of the image of the object is generated on the basis of the result of the projective transformation.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/527 - Global motion vector estimation
• H04N 19/103 - Selection of coding mode or of prediction mode
• H04N 19/137 - Motion inside a coding unit, e.g. average field, frame or block difference
• H04N 19/172 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a picture, frame or field
• H04N 19/60 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using transform coding

Abstract

Provided are: a method for modifying the genome of algae belonging to the genus Galdieria, comprising a step for carrying out genome modification on a haploid form of algae belonging to the genus Galdieria; a method for producing genome-modified algae belonging to the genus Galdieria, comprising a step for carrying out genome modification of algae belonging to the genus Galdieria using the genome modification method; a method for producing a desired substance or food, which uses algae belonging to the genus Galdieria obtained using the production method; and algae belonging to the genus Galdieria, that has a mutation in a gene that participates in the synthesis of a nutrient component and that has a requirement for the nutrient component.

IPC Classes  ?

• C12N 15/09 - Recombinant DNA-technology
• A23L 33/10 - Modifying nutritive qualities of foodsDietetic productsPreparation or treatment thereof using additives
• C12N 1/13 - Unicellular algaeCulture media therefor modified by introduction of foreign genetic material
• C12P 1/00 - Preparation of compounds or compositions, not provided for in groups , by using microorganisms or enzymesGeneral processes for the preparation of compounds or compositions by using microorganisms or enzymes

Abstract

A method for producing a decaying unicellular red alga, said method comprising culturing unicellular red alga cells in a culture medium containing 80 mM or more of an osmotic pressure regulator. A culture medium for a decaying unicellular red alga, said culture medium containing 80 mM or more of an osmotic pressure regulator.

IPC Classes  ?

• C12N 1/12 - Unicellular algaeCulture media therefor

Abstract

A method for producing a monoploid unicellular red alga, said method comprising culturing unicellular red alga cells in a culture medium containing 80 mM or more of an osmotic pressure regulator. A culture medium for a monoploid unicellular red alga, said culture medium containing 80 mM or more of an osmotic pressure regulator.

IPC Classes  ?

• C12N 1/12 - Unicellular algaeCulture media therefor

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a system optimization control technique with which fast calculation is possible and accuracy is guaranteed. One embodiment of the present invention pertains to a system optimization control device having: a graph conversion unit that, on the basis of the upper limit of the attainment probability from the initial state to the final state of a probabilistic game that represents system information, converts the probabilistic game into a flow analysis graph; a route selection unit for selecting a route having the maximum width among the routes from each state node to a final state node in the converted flow analysis graph, the width of each route representing the minimum weight of edges constituting the routes; and a convergence determination unit for determining the convergence of the upper and lower limits of attainment probability of the probabilistic game on the basis of information of the selected route.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
• G06F 17/18 - Complex mathematical operations for evaluating statistical data

Abstract

What is provided is a fusion protein including any one of proteins of (A) to (C) below; and a tag protein that dimerizes or multimerizes in response to a stimulus, (A) a protein that consists of an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1; (B) a protein that consists of an amino acid sequence having 70% or more identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 and has an aggregate-forming ability, and (C) a protein that consists of an amino acid sequence obtained by performing deletion, substitution, insertion, or addition of one or several amino acids with respect to the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 and has the aggregate-forming ability.

IPC Classes  ?

• C07K 14/46 - Peptides having more than 20 amino acidsGastrinsSomatostatinsMelanotropinsDerivatives thereof from animalsPeptides having more than 20 amino acidsGastrinsSomatostatinsMelanotropinsDerivatives thereof from humans from vertebrates
• A01K 67/027 - New or modified breeds of vertebrates
• G01N 21/76 - ChemiluminescenceBioluminescence
• G01N 21/01 - Arrangements or apparatus for facilitating the optical investigation

Abstract

The present invention is a method for producing a reproductive tissue, comprising the steps of: separating down into cell units each of a reproductive tissue of the same species as an immunodeficient fish and a reproductive tissue of a fish of a different species therefrom, and then combining the cells to obtain an aggregate; and the step of transplanting the aggregate under the skin or into an ovary of the immunodeficient fish.

IPC Classes  ?

• C12N 5/10 - Cells modified by introduction of foreign genetic material, e.g. virus-transformed cells
• C12N 15/12 - Genes encoding animal proteins
• A01K 67/02 - Breeding vertebrates

Abstract

In order to address an issue that an unsolved problem is caused in a conventional coherent Ising machine in which a term, which expresses a magnetic field at each site, is not able to be implemented, the present invention provides an Ising model calculation device comprising a push-pull-type optical modulator in which a role corresponding to "a local magnetic field" can be implemented by adjusting an operation point. The calculation device of the present disclosure is characterized by implementing an item, which expresses a magnetic field, at each site by adding, to the conventional coherent Ising machine, a function for simulating the magnetic field item. Specifically, light having the amplitude of a predetermined sign is input in the conventional coherent Ising machine by dislocating an operation point of the push-pull-type optical modulator. When the operation point is dislocated to a + direction, DOPO into which the light is injected considerably tends to oscillate at 0 phase, and becomes reversed when the operation point is dislocated to a minus direction.

IPC Classes  ?

• G02F 3/00 - Optical logic elementsOptical bistable devices
• G06E 3/00 - Devices not provided for in group , e.g. for processing analogue or hybrid data
• G06N 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• G02F 1/39 - Non-linear optics for parametric generation or amplification of light, infrared, or ultraviolet waves

Abstract

An auxin-inducible degron system kit that regulates the degradation of a target protein in an eukaryotic cell derived from a non-plant, said kit comprising: a first nucleic acid encoding a mutant TIR1 family protein having a mutation at an auxin-binding site; an auxin analog having an affinity for the mutant TIR1 family protein; and a second nucleic acid encoding a degradation tag that contains at least a partial Aux/IAA family protein and has an affinity for a complex of the mutant TIR1 family protein with the auxin analog.

IPC Classes  ?

• C07D 209/18 - Radicals substituted by carbon atoms having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most one bond to halogen, e.g. ester or nitrile radicals
• C12N 5/10 - Cells modified by introduction of foreign genetic material, e.g. virus-transformed cells
• C12N 1/15 - Fungi Culture media therefor modified by introduction of foreign genetic material
• C12N 1/19 - YeastsCulture media therefor modified by introduction of foreign genetic material
• C12N 15/09 - Recombinant DNA-technology
• C12N 15/29 - Genes encoding plant proteins, e.g. thaumatin
• C12N 15/55 - Hydrolases (3)
• C12N 15/62 - DNA sequences coding for fusion proteins
• C12N 15/80 - Vectors or expression systems specially adapted for eukaryotic hosts for fungi
• C12N 15/81 - Vectors or expression systems specially adapted for eukaryotic hosts for fungi for yeasts
• C12N 15/85 - Vectors or expression systems specially adapted for eukaryotic hosts for animal cells

Abstract

A genetically modified nonhuman animal in which degradation of a target protein in a living body is controlled by the auxin degron system, said nonhuman animal having a chromosome including a first nucleic acid that codes for a mutant TIR1-family protein having a mutation in the auxin binding site and having affinity to an auxin analogue.

IPC Classes  ?

• C12N 15/29 - Genes encoding plant proteins, e.g. thaumatin
• A01K 67/027 - New or modified breeds of vertebrates
• C12N 15/62 - DNA sequences coding for fusion proteins

Abstract

An encoding method according to the present invention, which is an encoding method to be executed by an encoding device, comprises: a step of analyzing images of an object captured by a camera as a plurality of frames of moving images and of determining whether camera parameters related to an internal matrix of the camera are unchanged; a step of, if the camera parameters are unchanged, generating six parameters representative of destination of three points in projective transformation unit of the images of the object and of generating a homographic matrix on the basis of the six parameters; and a step of executing a projective transformation with respect to the projective transformation unit of the images of the object by use of the homographic matrix and of generating prediction signals of the images of the object on the basis of the result of the projective transformation.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 19/527 - Global motion vector estimation

Abstract

An information transmitter apparatus for use in an information transmission system is provided, where the information transmission system includes the information transmitter apparatus and an information receiver apparatus. The information transmitter apparatus transmits a surface-shaped visible light signal using a light source, where the visible light signal is modulated according to a modulated signal modulated using a plurality of respective-order carriers different from each other, and the respective-order carriers has a fundamental frequency and multiple frequencies of a frame output signal of a video camera of rolling shutter system provided in an information receiver apparatus. The information receiver apparatus receives the visible light signal using the video camera. The information transmitter apparatus includes a modulator that quadrature-amplitude-modulates the respective-order carriers in accordance with input digital data signal, and inverse-Fourier-transforms modulated carriers to generate the modulated signal.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04B 10/116 - Visible light communication
• H04B 10/516 - Details of coding or modulation
• H04B 10/548 - Phase or frequency modulation
• H04B 10/69 - Electrical arrangements in the receiver

Abstract

A fusion protein comprising one of proteins (A) to (C) and a tag protein which undergoes dimerization or polymerization in response to a stimulus. (A) A protein which comprises the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1; (B) a protein which comprises an amino acid sequence having 70% or more identity to the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 and which is capable of forming an aggregate; and (C) a protein which has an amino acid sequence derived from the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 by deletion, substitution, insertion or addition of one to several amino acids and which is capable of forming an aggregate.

IPC Classes  ?

• C12N 15/62 - DNA sequences coding for fusion proteins
• A01K 67/027 - New or modified breeds of vertebrates
• C07K 14/415 - Peptides having more than 20 amino acidsGastrinsSomatostatinsMelanotropinsDerivatives thereof from plants
• C07K 14/46 - Peptides having more than 20 amino acidsGastrinsSomatostatinsMelanotropinsDerivatives thereof from animalsPeptides having more than 20 amino acidsGastrinsSomatostatinsMelanotropinsDerivatives thereof from humans from vertebrates
• C07K 19/00 - Hybrid peptides
• C12N 1/15 - Fungi Culture media therefor modified by introduction of foreign genetic material
• C12N 1/19 - YeastsCulture media therefor modified by introduction of foreign genetic material
• C12N 1/21 - BacteriaCulture media therefor modified by introduction of foreign genetic material
• C12N 5/10 - Cells modified by introduction of foreign genetic material, e.g. virus-transformed cells
• C12N 15/63 - Introduction of foreign genetic material using vectorsVectorsUse of hosts thereforRegulation of expression
• C12Q 1/02 - Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganismsCompositions thereforProcesses of preparing such compositions involving viable microorganisms

Abstract

An information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes an information processing circuit configured to generate a finite state machine based on a predetermined matching condition with respect to sequence data of an event that is input to the information processing apparatus; to process the sequence data so as to substantially remove data that does not match the matching condition from the sequence data; and to output the processed sequence data.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 9/448 - Execution paradigms, e.g. implementations of programming paradigms
• G06F 16/903 - Querying
• G06F 9/54 - Interprogram communication
• G06N 5/00 - Computing arrangements using knowledge-based models
• G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
• G06F 11/30 - Monitoring

Abstract

An information processing system includes: a sample data acquisition unit that acquires, for each sample, sample data in which a first cluster and a second cluster are associated with each other, the first cluster including a plurality of sets of a biological element detected from the sample and a biological element quantity indicating a quantity of the biological element, the second cluster including a plurality of sets of a morpheme regarding text describing an environment in which the sample is present and an appearance frequency of the morpheme; and a generation unit that analyzes a plurality of pieces of the sample data with the biological element quantity and the appearance frequency as parameters and generates information indicating a relationship between the environment and the first cluster.

IPC Classes  ?

• G16B 40/20 - Supervised data analysis
• G16B 40/00 - ICT specially adapted for biostatisticsICT specially adapted for bioinformatics-related machine learning or data mining, e.g. knowledge discovery or pattern finding
• G16B 30/00 - ICT specially adapted for sequence analysis involving nucleotides or amino acids
• G16B 20/00 - ICT specially adapted for functional genomics or proteomics, e.g. genotype-phenotype associations
• G16B 45/00 - ICT specially adapted for bioinformatics-related data visualisation, e.g. displaying of maps or networks
• C12Q 1/00 - Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganismsCompositions thereforProcesses of preparing such compositions

Abstract

This protein degradation inhibitor for an auxin-inducible degron system comprises a TIR1 auxin receptor antagonist. An auxin-inducible degron system kit comprises the protein degradation inhibitor for the auxin-inducible degron system, first nucleic acids encoding a TIR1 family protein, and second nucleic acids encoding a full-length or partial Aux/IAA family protein.

IPC Classes  ?

• C12N 9/00 - Enzymes, e.g. ligases (6.)ProenzymesCompositions thereofProcesses for preparing, activating, inhibiting, separating, or purifying enzymes
• A61K 31/405 - Indole-alkanecarboxylic acidsDerivatives thereof, e.g. tryptophan, indomethacin
• A61K 45/00 - Medicinal preparations containing active ingredients not provided for in groups
• A61P 43/00 - Drugs for specific purposes, not provided for in groups
• C07D 209/18 - Radicals substituted by carbon atoms having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most one bond to halogen, e.g. ester or nitrile radicals
• C12N 1/15 - Fungi Culture media therefor modified by introduction of foreign genetic material
• C12N 1/19 - YeastsCulture media therefor modified by introduction of foreign genetic material
• C12N 5/10 - Cells modified by introduction of foreign genetic material, e.g. virus-transformed cells
• C12N 15/09 - Recombinant DNA-technology
• C12N 9/99 - Enzyme inactivation by chemical treatment

Abstract

Provided is a transgenic plant that comprises a vanC gene coding a vanC protein, and includes an exogenous gene having an expression target near the following polynucleotide. Also provided is a polynucleotide having a polynucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of agtattat (SEQ ID NO. 11), agtattac (SEQ ID NO. 12), agtactat (SEQ ID NO. 13), and agtactac (SEQ ID NO. 14).

IPC Classes  ?

• C12N 15/09 - Recombinant DNA-technology
• A01H 1/00 - Processes for modifying genotypes
• A01H 5/00 - Angiosperms, i.e. flowering plants, characterised by their plant partsAngiosperms characterised otherwise than by their botanic taxonomy

Abstract

A computer system 1 includes a speaker information estimation unit 130 that estimates the speaker information of an unknown speaker on the basis of the acoustic feature amount for the unknown speaker without the need to enter text as teacher data. The speaker information of unknown speaker includes a speaker code that represents similarity by probability between a distribution of the acoustic feature amount for the unknown speaker and a distribution for each of the acoustic feature amounts for a plurality of known speakers. The computer system 1 further comprises: a synthesized acoustic feature amount generation unit 220 for generating a synthesized acoustic feature amount for the unknown speaker on the basis of a language feature amount for an input text and the speaker information of the unknown speaker, using acoustic models (DNN) 230 of multiple speakers; and a synthesized speech generation unit 240 for generating a synthesized speech of the unknown speaker on the basis of the synthesized acoustic feature amount of the unknown speaker.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 13/10 - Prosody rules derived from textStress or intonation

Abstract

[Problem] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a transmission-type sample observation method and a transmission-type microscope that enable spatial spectrum analysis and clarification of an image of a sample even when the microscope has an adjustable-focal-point optical system. [Solution] In a sample observation method and sample observation device according to the present invention: observations are made in certain camera-side pixels; a large-region component (B) and a large-region component (C) that are present when an observation point is positioned in a dark-illumination part are removed from a direct component (A), the large-region component (B), and the large-region component (C) that are present when the observation point is positioned in a bright-illumination part, the direct component (A) being formed from observation-point light that is single-scattered from the observation point when focus has been achieved, the large-region component (B) being formed from light that is single-scattered from a non-focused point, and the large-region component (C) being formed from multiple-scattered light; and the direct component (A) is thereby extracted by using the difference between a focused state that can be used as pattern illumination of the bright- and dark-illumination parts and a non-focused state in which the pattern illumination is uniform.

IPC Classes  ?

• G02B 21/00 - Microscopes

Abstract

This information transmission system is provided with: an information transmission device which transmits, using a planar light source, planar-shaped visible light signals having a basic frequency, and frequencies that are multiple of said basic frequency, of a waveform of a frame frequency of a rolling shutter-type motion-picture camera of an information reception device, and having been modulated in accordance with modulated signals modulated using mutually different carrier waves of respective orders; and an information reception device which receives visible light signals using a motion-picture camera. The information transmission device is provided with a modulation means which generates a modulated signal by performing an inverse Fourier transform on the carrier wave of each order that has been quadrature-amplitude-modulated in accordance with an inputted digital data signal. The modulation means generates a modulated signal by quadrature-amplitude-modulating the carrier wave of each order, in accordance with the digital data signal, so that respective intensity signals obtained in a plurality of sections resulting from dividing a frame output signal at equal intervals becomes equal to a prescribed setting value.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04B 10/116 - Visible light communication
• H04B 10/516 - Details of coding or modulation
• H04L 27/26 - Systems using multi-frequency codes

Abstract

A method is provided for site-specific insertion of foreign DNA into a genome in an animal cell, including (1) a step of constructing a donor plasmid in which DNA of 100 bp to 300 bp having a sequence homologous to an insertion site on a genome is ligated to the upstream and downstream of foreign DNA of 0.1 kbp to 10 kbp, and (2) a step of inserting the foreign DNA of 0.1 kbp to 10 kbp into a target site on the genome by a homology-directed repair-based genome editing method using the obtained donor plasmid.

IPC Classes  ?

• C12N 15/113 - Non-coding nucleic acids modulating the expression of genes, e.g. antisense oligonucleotides
• C12N 5/0735 - Embryonic stem cellsEmbryonic germ cells
• C12N 15/85 - Vectors or expression systems specially adapted for eukaryotic hosts for animal cells
• C12N 5/074 - Adult stem cells

Abstract

i(steady) of the plurality of pseudo spin pulses SPi.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06N 5/02 - Knowledge representationSymbolic representation
• G06N 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• G01R 33/12 - Measuring magnetic properties of articles or specimens of solids or fluids
• G01R 33/00 - Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables
• G06E 3/00 - Devices not provided for in group , e.g. for processing analogue or hybrid data
• G02F 3/00 - Optical logic elementsOptical bistable devices
• B82Y 10/00 - Nanotechnology for information processing, storage or transmission, e.g. quantum computing or single electron logic

Abstract

i} is restarted by the Ising spin measuring step.

IPC Classes  ?

• G02F 2/02 - Frequency-changing of light, e.g. by quantum counters
• G02F 1/39 - Non-linear optics for parametric generation or amplification of light, infrared, or ultraviolet waves
• G06N 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• G06N 7/08 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models using chaos models or non-linear system models
• G02F 3/00 - Optical logic elementsOptical bistable devices
• G02F 1/35 - Non-linear optics

Abstract

Provided is an information processing system comprising: a sample data acquisition unit that acquires sample data for samples, the sample data associating a first set including a plurality of sets of a biological element detected from the samples and a biological element amount indicating the amount of the biological element, and a second set including a plurality of sets of, regarding a document describing the environment in which the samples exists, a morpheme and the occurrence frequency of the morpheme; and a generation unit that analyzes a plurality of said sample data items using said biological element amount and said appearance frequencies as variables to generate information indicating the relationship between the environment and the first set.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 17/30 - Information retrieval; Database structures therefor
• G06F 19/24 - for machine learning, data mining or biostatistics, e.g. pattern finding, knowledge discovery, rule extraction, correlation, clustering or classification
• C12Q 1/00 - Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganismsCompositions thereforProcesses of preparing such compositions

Abstract

A method for cryopreserving a Xenopus laevis egg extract, characterized by comprising a partition step for partitioning the Xenopus laevis egg extract into water and solid matters and a freezing step for separately freezing the water and the solid matters.

IPC Classes  ?

• C07K 14/435 - Peptides having more than 20 amino acidsGastrinsSomatostatinsMelanotropinsDerivatives thereof from animalsPeptides having more than 20 amino acidsGastrinsSomatostatinsMelanotropinsDerivatives thereof from humans
• C07K 1/34 - ExtractionSeparationPurification by filtration, ultrafiltration or reverse osmosis
• C12M 1/24 - Apparatus for enzymology or microbiology tube or bottle type
• C12Q 1/02 - Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganismsCompositions thereforProcesses of preparing such compositions involving viable microorganisms

Abstract

The present invention makes it possible to provide a genetic screening method which is quick, highly precise, and inexpensive by pooling libraries that have been created, combining therewith a hybridization-based target enrichment system, and performing genetic screening using next generation sequencing.

IPC Classes  ?

• C12Q 1/68 - Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganismsCompositions thereforProcesses of preparing such compositions involving nucleic acids
• G01N 33/53 - ImmunoassayBiospecific binding assayMaterials therefor

Abstract

This shape measuring device is provided with: a light source which radiates light having first and second wavelengths onto the surface of an object having reflectance factors with respect to the first and second wavelengths, via a medium having absorption coefficients at the first and second wavelengths; a sensor which receives light that has come from the surface of the object and has propagated through the medium, and which measures the intensities at the first and second wavelengths; and a measuring unit which calculates the distance from the surface of the medium to the surface of the object on the basis of the measured intensities at the first and second wavelengths, and on the basis of the absorption coefficients at the first and second wavelengths, and measures the shape of the object on the basis of the calculated distance. The first and second wavelengths are selected such that a difference between the intensity for a minimum distance at the first wavelength and the intensity for a maximum distance at the second wavelength is greater than a prescribed first value, and such that a difference between the reflectance factor at the first wavelength and the reflectance factor at the second wavelength is smaller than a prescribed second value.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01B 11/24 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring contours or curvatures

Abstract

The present invention provides a wearable article 1 for preventing secret photographing of biometric features, provided with: a base part 4 which exhibits transparency in the visible-light range and covers a biometric feature 3 area; and scrambling parts 5 which exhibit a light-scattering characteristic in the visible-light range and cover the biometric feature 3 area. In addition, according to another embodiment, the base part 4 is formed as a thin film in contact with the biometric feature 3 area, and the scrambling parts 5 are formed as thin films in contact with the base part 4. This wearable article 1 for preventing secret photographing of biometric features will respond normally to contact-type biometric feature sensors while making it impossible for the biometric features to be reproduced from a photographed picture.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06T 1/00 - General purpose image data processing
• A61B 5/1172 - Identification of persons based on the shapes or appearances of their bodies or parts thereof using fingerprinting
• G02B 5/02 - Diffusing elementsAfocal elements

Abstract

A sound source separation apparatus includes: a separation-matrix processor that transforms a plurality of observation signals corresponding to sounds being propagated from a plurality of sound sources into a frequency-domain signal group the separation-matrix processor updating a separation matrix based on the frequency-domain signal group and transforming the updated separation matrix into time-series filter coefficients to output; a filter-coefficient transformer that partially removes non-causal components from the filter coefficients to transform the filter coefficients, and a separator that supplies the filter coefficients to a filter group, the separator generating a plurality of separation signals separated from the plurality of observation signals corresponding to the separation matrix.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 19/008 - Multichannel audio signal coding or decoding using interchannel correlation to reduce redundancy, e.g. joint-stereo, intensity-coding or matrixing
• G10L 21/0272 - Voice signal separating
• H03H 21/00 - Adaptive networks
• H04R 3/00 - Circuits for transducers
• H04R 1/40 - Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired directional characteristic only by combining a number of identical transducers
• H04R 25/00 - Deaf-aid sets
• G01S 3/808 - Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction using transducers spaced apart and measuring phase or time difference between signals therefrom, i.e. path-difference systems

Abstract

In the present invention, an image processing apparatus comprises a control means that converts positions so that a plurality of items of image data, for which a predetermined region that includes a predetermined imaging object is imaged, are aligned with one another. The control means executes a first alignment process that breaks down the plurality of items of image data into: a foreground image that includes the imaging object; a background image that has a predetermined statistical distribution in which the distribution count decreases further away from the average value of pixel values, said background image differing from the imaging object; and a supplementary error image in which data loss in an image of the imaging object is supplemented. The control means determines image data of a background image aligned so that a first assessment function indicating the degree of similarity of the background image is substantially minimized.

IPC Classes  ?

• A61B 8/13 - Tomography
• G02B 21/36 - Microscopes arranged for photographic purposes or projection purposes
• G06T 1/00 - General purpose image data processing
• G06T 3/00 - Geometric image transformations in the plane of the image

Abstract

An information extraction apparatus includes, a controller extracting, as variable elements, parts different between a plurality of structured documents and extract, as peripheral information pieces, elements within a predetermined range from the respective variable elements, and a storage unit storing the variable elements and the peripheral information pieces with respect to at least an extraction object which is at least one of the variable elements. The controller re-extracts variable elements and peripheral information pieces from the plurality of structured documents, calculates similarities of the variable elements and the peripheral information pieces between before and after the re-extraction, on the basis of (i) the re-extracted variable elements and the re-extracted peripheral information pieces and (ii) the variable elements and the peripheral information pieces stored in the storage unit, and identifies, out of the re-extracted variable elements, a variable element corresponding to the extraction object, on the basis of the calculated similarities.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 16/25 - Integrating or interfacing systems involving database management systems
• G06F 16/93 - Document management systems
• G06F 16/245 - Query processing
• G06F 16/248 - Presentation of query results
• G06F 16/955 - Retrieval from the web using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]
• G06F 16/951 - IndexingWeb crawling techniques

Abstract

Both a hologram and fluorescence are simultaneously captured in a state in which they can be reconstructed separately. A recording device (10) includes: a laser light source (LS1) which irradiates a subject (13) with object illumination light so that object light is generated; and an image capturing device (12) which captures (i) a hologram formed by interference between reference light and object light and (ii) an image of fluorescence, and the object illumination light further excites a fluorescent material (14) contained in the subject (13).

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 21/64 - FluorescencePhosphorescence
• G03H 1/22 - Processes or apparatus for obtaining an optical image from holograms
• G01H 1/06 - Frequency

Abstract

A problem to be solved by the present invention is to quantitatively predict future diopter values. Provided is a diopter value predict system 1, comprising: an input means 2 which receives input of a Db (present diopter value), Age, Sex, and RL (either the left or right eye); a calculation means 3 which, on the basis of the Db (present diopter value) and the Age, predicts a diopter value Da after an interval has elapsed; a storage means 4 which stores the following prediction formula for a future diopter value, and table values; and an output means 5 which outputs the predicted diopter value, and which furthermore outputs a recommended eyeglass diopter value on the basis of the predicted diopter value. Da = β0+β1Age+β2Age2+β3Age3+β4Age4+β5Db+β6Sex+β7RL

IPC Classes  ?

• A61B 3/00 - Apparatus for testing the eyesInstruments for examining the eyes
• G02C 13/00 - AssemblingRepairingCleaning

Abstract

The present disclosure is a spin-model optical sampling device Q1 characterized by being provided with: a laser oscillation control unit 1 for controlling the oscillation of a plurality of lasers L that have the same oscillation frequency and are artificially made to correspond to a plurality of spins having phases having continuous values; an interaction implementation unit 2 for artificially implementing the phase and amplitude of the mutual interaction between the plurality of spins by controlling the amplitude and phase of mutual injection between a plurality of lasers L; a temperature implementation unit 2 for artificially implementing the temperatures of a plurality of spin systems by controlling the ratio between the amplitude of mutual injection between the plurality of lasers L and the noise amplitudes of the plurality of lasers L; and a sampling unit 3 for artificially measuring the phases of the plurality of spins at the ground state or an excited state of the plurality of spin systems by measuring the phases of the plurality of lasers L after the interaction and temperature of the plurality of spin systems have been artificially implemented and the plurality of lasers L have reached a steady state.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01J 11/00 - Measuring the characteristics of individual optical pulses or of optical pulse trains
• G02F 3/00 - Optical logic elementsOptical bistable devices

Goods & Services

Computer software for assisting a user of high-speed computer in commanding the computer to calculate appropriately; Computer software for creating a code suitable to calculate with high-speed computer, based on numeric data a user inputs; Computer software for translating numeric data a user inputs into a code suitable to calculate with high-speed computer; Computer software for translating calculation results of high-speed computer into plain and comprehensible expressions to a user; Other computer software; Electronic publications; Downloadable music or sound files; Downloadable image or video files. Providing computer software for assisting a user of high-speed computer in commanding the computer to calculate appropriately; Providing computer software for creating a code suitable to calculate with high-speed computer, based on numeric data a user inputs; Providing computer software for translating numeric data a user inputs into a code suitable to calculate with high-speed computer; Providing computer software for translating calculation results of high-speed computer into plain and comprehensible expressions to a user; Providing other computer software; Design, updating, and maintenance of computer software for assisting a user of high-speed computer in commanding the computer to calculate appropriately; Design, updating, and maintenance of computer software for creating a code suitable to calculate with high-speed computer, based on numeric data a user inputs; Design, updating, and maintenance of computer software for translating numeric data a user inputs into a code suitable to calculate with high-speed computer; Design, updating, and maintenance of computer software for translating calculation results of high-speed computer into plain and comprehensible expressions to a user; Design, updating, and maintenance of other computer software; Computer software consultancy; Computer system consultancy; Cloud computing; Computer software research; Computer system research; Computer security services.

Abstract

This invention relates to a method for producing a protein of interest, comprising introducing a protein expression vector which comprises a gene fragment a gene fragment comprising a DNA encoding a protein of interest and a selectable marker gene and transposon sequences at both terminals of the gene fragment, into a suspension mammalian cell; integrating the gene fragment inserted between a pair of the transposon sequences, into a chromosome of the mammalian cell to obtain a mammalian cell capable of expressing the protein of interest; and suspension-culturing the mammalian cell; and a suspension mammalian cell capable of expressing the protein of interest.

IPC Classes  ?

• C12P 21/00 - Preparation of peptides or proteins
• C07K 16/10 - Immunoglobulins, e.g. monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies against material from viruses from RNA viruses
• C12P 21/02 - Preparation of peptides or proteins having a known sequence of two or more amino acids, e.g. glutathione
• C12N 15/85 - Vectors or expression systems specially adapted for eukaryotic hosts for animal cells

Abstract

In an Ising spin measurement step, measurement is interrupted from when measurement of one set of total Ising spin {σi} is ended until when measurement of the one set of total Ising spin {σi} is restarted. In an Ising interaction calculation step, it is possible to calculate, with a sufficient margin of time and on the basis of the measurement of the nearest Ising spin σi that occurs in the Ising spin measurement step from when measurement of the one set of total Ising spin {σi} is ended until when measurement of the one set of total Ising spin {σi} is restarted, the total Ising interaction in which the total Ising spin σi is involved.

IPC Classes  ?

• G02F 3/00 - Optical logic elementsOptical bistable devices
• G02F 1/39 - Non-linear optics for parametric generation or amplification of light, infrared, or ultraviolet waves
• G06E 1/00 - Devices for processing exclusively digital data

Abstract

Provided is a method for site-specific insertion of a foreign DNA into an animal cell genome, said method comprising: (1) a step for constructing a donor plasmid in which 100-300 bp DNAs having a sequence homologous to an insertion site on a genome are ligated to the upstream and downstream of a 0.1-10 kbp foreign DNA; and (2) a step for inserting the 0.1-10 kbp foreign DNA into a target site in the genome by genome editing through homologous recombination repair with the use of the donor plasmid obtained above.

IPC Classes  ?

• C12N 15/09 - Recombinant DNA-technology
• C12N 1/15 - Fungi Culture media therefor modified by introduction of foreign genetic material
• C12N 1/19 - YeastsCulture media therefor modified by introduction of foreign genetic material
• C12N 5/10 - Cells modified by introduction of foreign genetic material, e.g. virus-transformed cells

Abstract

In the present invention, a hologram and fluorescent light are simultaneously captured as an image while separated playback is enabled. A recording device (10) is provided with a laser light source (LS1) for irradiating a subject (13) with object-illuminating light so that object light is produced, and an image-capturing device (12) for capturing an image of fluorescent light and a hologram formed by interference between reference light and the object light, the object-illuminating light also exciting a fluorescent body (14) included in the subject (13).

IPC Classes  ?

• G03H 1/00 - Holographic processes or apparatus using light, infrared, or ultraviolet waves for obtaining holograms or for obtaining an image from themDetails peculiar thereto
• G01N 21/64 - FluorescencePhosphorescence
• G03H 1/06 - Processes or apparatus for producing holograms using incoherent light
• G03H 1/22 - Processes or apparatus for obtaining an optical image from holograms

Abstract

The information-processing device includes: a first calculation unit for calculating similarity between the data to be processed in a first data set composed of a plurality of data and a query as the data to be searched; a specification unit for specifying, for each of the data to be processed, a second data set composed of some data in the first data set; a second calculation unit for calculating a criterion for each of the data to be processed from the second data set specified by the specification unit; and a third calculation unit for calculating a score for each of the data to be processed by using the similarity calculated by the first calculation unit and the criterion calculated by the second calculation unit.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 17/30 - Information retrieval; Database structures therefor

Abstract

Even in cases where a structured document specification has been altered, provided is an information extraction apparatus capable of easily and reliably extracting predetermined information extracted prior to the alteration and following the alteration. The information extraction apparatus (100) comprises a control unit (120) that extracts differing portions between a plurality of structured documents as variable elements and that extracts elements within a predetermined range from each of the variable elements as peripheral information and a memory unit (140) that sets at least one of the variable elements as an object to be extracted and that stores the variable elements and the peripheral information for at least the object to be extracted. The control unit re-extracts the variable elements and the peripheral information from the plurality of structured documents, calculates a degree of likeness between the variable elements and the peripheral information before and after re-extraction on the basis of the re-extracted variable elements and the peripheral information and the variable elements and the peripheral information stored in the memory unit, and identifies variable elements corresponding to the object to be extracted from the re-extracted variable elements on the basis of the calculated degree of likeness.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 17/30 - Information retrieval; Database structures therefor

Abstract

In one aspect, a computational machine includes an optical device configured to receive energy from an optical energy source and generate a number N1 of optical signals, and a number N2 of coupling devices, each of which controllably couples a plurality of the number N1 optical signals. The coupling devices are individually controlled to simulate a computational problem. In another aspect, a computational machine includes a number N1 of parametric oscillators and a number N2 of coupling devices, each of which controllably couples a plurality of the number N1 of parametric oscillators together. The coupling devices are individually controlled to simulate a computational problem.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06E 1/04 - Devices for processing exclusively digital data operating upon the order or content of the data handled for performing computations using exclusively denominational number representation, e.g. using binary, ternary, decimal representation
• G06N 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• G02F 3/00 - Optical logic elementsOptical bistable devices
• G06E 3/00 - Devices not provided for in group , e.g. for processing analogue or hybrid data
• G02F 1/39 - Non-linear optics for parametric generation or amplification of light, infrared, or ultraviolet waves

Abstract

　The present invention provides a gaze guidance device with which it is possible to guide the line of sight of a driver to a potential risk factor. The gaze guidance device is provided with: an image acquisition unit (3) for acquiring an image (101) ahead of a host vehicle; a potential risk factor detection unit (5) for detecting a potential risk factor in the image; a conspicuity calculation unit (7) for calculating conspicuity at a plurality of positions (107, 109) in the image; a luminance change width setting unit (9) for setting the luminance change width on the basis of the difference between the reference conspicuity determined from the conspicuity at the plurality of positions and conspicuity at the position of the potential risk factor; and an indication unit (11) for showing an indication area (111) of the image that includes at least some of the potential risk factor at a position, on the front glass of the vehicle, which is located in the direction of the potential risk factor as seen from the driver of the vehicle. The luminance of the indication area shown by the indication unit is set, in at least some time slot during the indication, to a luminance as changed in accordance with the luminance change width.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 7/18 - Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
• B60R 1/00 - Optical viewing arrangementsReal-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles
• B60R 21/00 - Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
• G08G 1/16 - Anti-collision systems

Abstract

In the present invention, a parametric oscillator (1) oscillates a plurality of pseudo spin pulses (SPi) having an identical oscillation frequency using parametric oscillation. An interactive implementation unit (5) carries out feedback implementation for the size and sign of interactions (proportionality coefficient λi + ΣJijσj + ΣKijkσjσk for σi) related to each pseudo spin pulse (SPi) using provisional measurement results for the oscillation phases φi (provisional) of the plurality of pseudo spin pulses (SPi). A pseudo spin measurement unit (6) measures the pseudo spin σi of the plurality of pseudo spin pulses (SPi) on the basis of final measurement results for the oscillation phases φi (steady) of the plurality of pseudo spin pulses (SPi).

IPC Classes  ?

• G02F 3/00 - Optical logic elementsOptical bistable devices
• G02F 1/39 - Non-linear optics for parametric generation or amplification of light, infrared, or ultraviolet waves
• G06G 1/00 - Hand-manipulated computing devices
• G06G 7/00 - Devices in which the computing operation is performed by varying electric or magnetic quantities

Abstract

An information processing unit and information processing method capable of performing a ground-state search of an Ising model having coefficients of arbitrary values regardless of restrictions on hardware or software is suggested. When a ground state of an original problem, which is an Ising model, or an approximate solution of that ground state is calculated as a solution of the original problem, one or more sub-problems which are Ising models are generated from the original problem and the information processing unit searches the ground state of each generated sub-problem and generates a solution of the original problem based on a solution of each sub-problem obtained from the search; and when types of coefficient values of an Ising model whose ground state can be searched are limited, sub-problems which are Ising models composed of the types of limited values of coefficients are generated.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 7/60 - Methods or arrangements for performing computations using a digital non-denominational number representation, i.e. number representation without radixComputing devices using combinations of denominational and non-denominational quantity representations
• G06F 17/10 - Complex mathematical operations
• G06F 17/50 - Computer-aided design
• G06F 17/11 - Complex mathematical operations for solving equations
• G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
• G06N 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Abstract

A time-series waveform of tire vibration detected by an acceleration sensor is windowed by a windowing unit, time-series waveforms of the tire vibration are extracted for respective time windows, and feature vectors of the respective time windows are calculated. Then kernel functions are calculated from the feature vectors of the respective time windows and road surface feature vectors, which are the feature vectors for the respective time windows calculated from the time-series waveform of the tire vibration obtained for distinctive road surface conditions calculated in advance. And the road surface condition is determined by comparing values of discriminant functions using the kernel functions. As a result, the road surface condition can be determined from the time-series waveform of the tire vibration without detecting peak positions or measuring the wheel speed. Moreover, robustness against changes in tire size can be added to the determination of the road surface condition.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06F 11/30 - Monitoring
• B60W 40/068 - Road friction coefficient
• B60C 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Abstract

　An electronic shutter (12) is disposed on the light-emission side of a lens unit (16A) in a movie projector (16), and a control device (14) controls so as to drive the electronic shutter (12) at a prescribed frequency at which the visual perception of an audience watching a movie in a movie theater will not be affected, but a captured video captured using a camera such as a video camera will be degraded. The prescribed frequency is a frequency that is not visually perceived by the human eye when viewing a movie, but which is visually perceived by the human eye when viewing a captured video captured by a hidden camera. Thus, it is possible to degrade the picture quality of a captured video without affecting the visual perception of persons watching the matter that is surreptitiously being recorded with a hidden camera.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04N 5/74 - Projection arrangements for image reproduction, e.g. using eidophor
• G03B 21/00 - Projectors or projection-type viewersAccessories therefor

Abstract

　A first illumination light (L1), in which a first emission intensity and a second emission intensity which is lower than the first emission intensity are repeated at predetermined wavelength intervals, and a second illumination light (L2) in which the wavelength positions of the emission intensities are the inverse of those of the first illumination light (L1), are generated. A process of dividing the differential between the first image and the second image by the brightness difference between the first illumination light and the second illumination light is performed to obtain an image of a reflected light component. A process of dividing the differential between the first image and the second image by the brightness difference between the first illumination light (L1) and the second illumination light (L2) is performed to obtain an image of a reflected light component. Then, an image of a fluorescence component is obtained on the basis of the differential between the image of the reflection component and the first image.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 21/64 - FluorescencePhosphorescence
• G01J 3/46 - Measurement of colourColour measuring devices, e.g. colorimeters
• G01N 21/27 - ColourSpectral properties, i.e. comparison of effect of material on the light at two or more different wavelengths or wavelength bands using photo-electric detection

Abstract

In one aspect, a computational machine includes an optical device configured to receive energy from an optical energy source and generate a number N1 of optical signals, and a number N2 of coupling devices, each of which controllably couples a plurality of the number N1 optical signals. The coupling devices are individually controlled to simulate a computational problem. In another aspect, a computational machine includes a number N1 of parametric oscillators and a number N2 of coupling devices, each of which controllably couples a plurality of the number N1 of parametric oscillators together. The coupling devices are individually controlled to simulate a computational problem.

IPC Classes  ?

• G02F 1/39 - Non-linear optics for parametric generation or amplification of light, infrared, or ultraviolet waves
• H01S 3/10 - Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating

Abstract

i of the plurality of slave lasers B are measured.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06N 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• B82Y 10/00 - Nanotechnology for information processing, storage or transmission, e.g. quantum computing or single electron logic

Abstract

The present invention provides a privacy-protecting wearable item that protects privacy and does not obstruct natural communication. The anti-face detection item (1A) according to the present invention is worn on a person's face and, with respect to a facial recognition device that uses an evaluation of brightness for a detection region (8) in a camera-captured image to detect faces of people in the captured image, alters the evaluation of brightness by the facial recognition device (11) for the detection region (8) of the image. The anti-face detection item includes a member (3A) disposed opposite a specific region of the person's face and a mounting section (5) for mounting the member (3A) on the person's face. The member (3A) includes: a brightness-increasing member (4A) for increasing brightness, said brightness-increasing member (4A) being positioned at the specific region at a facial location where the brightness in the detection region (8) is evaluated as being low; or a brightness-decreasing member for decreasing brightness, said brightness-decreasing member being placed at the specific region at a facial location where the brightness in the detection region is evaluated as being high.

IPC Classes  ?

• G03B 17/56 - Accessories
• G02B 5/22 - Absorbing filters
• G02B 5/26 - Reflecting filters
• G02C 7/10 - Filters, e.g. for facilitating adaptation of the eyes to the darkSunglasses
• G03B 15/00 - Special procedures for taking photographsApparatus therefor
• G06T 7/00 - Image analysis

Abstract

According to an embodiment, a signal processing apparatus includes an estimation unit and an updating unit. The estimation unit is configured to estimate an auxiliary variable of a target section including first and second sections of input signals by using an approximating auxiliary function for approximating an auxiliary function having an auxiliary variable as an argument. The auxiliary function is determined according to an objective function that outputs a function value that is smaller as a statistical independence of separated signals into which input signals in time-series are separated by a demixing matrix is higher. The estimation unit is configured to estimate a value of the auxiliary variable of the target section based on the estimated auxiliary variable. The updating unit is configured to update the demixing matrix such that a function value of the approximating auxiliary function is minimized.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 19/00 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis
• G10L 19/008 - Multichannel audio signal coding or decoding using interchannel correlation to reduce redundancy, e.g. joint-stereo, intensity-coding or matrixing
• G10L 21/0272 - Voice signal separating

Abstract

This computation device and method exponentially shortens a computation time of an NP-complete problem or the like mapped into an Ising model by exponentially shortening a computation time of the Ising mode. For each pair of a plurality of slave lasers, by controlling the intensity, the polarization, and the phase of light exchanged between two slave lasers using an attenuator and a wave plate, the magnitude and the sign of pseudo Ising interaction between two slave lasers are implemented. Then, after the plurality of slave lasers arrive at a steady state, by measuring the polarization of light generated by each slave laser with left-handed circular polarization and right-handed circular polarization used as bases, a pseudo spin of each slave laser is measured.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01C 9/00 - Measuring inclination, e.g. by clinometers, by levels
• G01R 33/12 - Measuring magnetic properties of articles or specimens of solids or fluids
• G06N 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• G01R 33/00 - Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables
• B82Y 10/00 - Nanotechnology for information processing, storage or transmission, e.g. quantum computing or single electron logic
• G01C 17/00 - CompassesDevices for ascertaining true or magnetic north for navigation or surveying purposes
• G01C 19/00 - GyroscopesTurn-sensitive devices using vibrating massesTurn-sensitive devices without moving massesMeasuring angular rate using gyroscopic effects
• G01C 7/00 - Tracing profiles

Abstract

According to the present invention, a time-series waveform of tire vibration detected by an acceleration sensor is screened by a screening means; the time-series waveform of tire vibration for each time window is extracted to calculate a characteristic vector for each time window, after which a kernel function is calculated from the characteristic vector for each time window and from a road surface characteristic vector, which is the characteristic vector for each time window calculated from the time-series waveform of tire vibration determined for each road-surface state calculated in advance; and the values of an identifying function that uses the kernel function are compared to determine the road-surface state, whereby the road-surface state can be determined from the time-series waveform of tire vibration without detecting a peak position or measuring the vehicle wheel speed, and robustness relative to changes in tire size can be used in the determination of the road-surface state.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60W 40/068 - Road friction coefficient
• G01W 1/00 - Meteorology
• B60C 19/00 - Tyre parts or constructions not otherwise provided for

Abstract

A gain codebook having a plurality of sets stored therein is stored in a gain quantization unit. The sets contain candidates for quantized pitch gains, candidates for quantized fixed codebook gains, and indexes. A plurality of indexes includes indexes with different numbers of bits. In selecting a code, the waveform distortion itself caused by gain quantization, and the distortion converted from the length of the corresponding code are both considered. In other words, in order to select a code, not only is the distortion of a waveform caused by the use of the code considered, but the code length assigned to the code is considered.

IPC Classes  ?

• G10L 19/12 - Determination or coding of the excitation functionDetermination or coding of the long-term prediction parameters the excitation function being a code excitation, e.g. in code excited linear prediction [CELP] vocoders
• G10L 19/16 - Vocoder architecture
• H03M 7/30 - CompressionExpansionSuppression of unnecessary data, e.g. redundancy reduction