Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Panasonic Corporation

Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America

Sachiko Takeshita

Chie Nishi

Daisaku Komiya

Rieko Asai

Kentaro Takei

Maki Amishima

Hiroki Taoka

Ming Qiang Xu

Kaori Ajiki

Mingqiang Xu

Hiroshi Matsumoto

Junichi Morita

Masayo Shinoda

Satoshi Senga

Yoshimasa Honda

Toshimitsu Minowa

Go Nakano

Tetsuro Sato

Hiroshi Kanemaru

Mari Ueda

Go Matsushita Electric Industrial CoLtd Nakano

Ming Qiang Matsushita Electric Industrial Xu

Hiroshi Uranaka

Gou Nakano

Provided is a jig which assists in the adhesion of a thin-film sheet to an adhesion target surface (skin etc.), and which can easily adhere the thin-film sheet to the adhesion target surface. The jig includes: a base part having a first surface; and a porous hydrophilic film that is adhered to the first surface and has fine pores with a predetermined porosity, wherein the porosity is 35% to 55% inclusive. The hardness of the base part is preferably 4-20 inclusive. In addition, it is preferable that the base part and the hydrophilic film have transparency.

An imaging method is provided which is capable of performing a color measurement easily and appropriately by using a camera. An imaging apparatus captures an image of a face of a user together with a correction device placed close to the face of the user, and identifies a part in the image of the face of the user for which a color measurement is to be performed. The imaging apparatus acquires a colorimetric value of the identified part and corrects the acquired colorimetric value by using the image of the correction device.

Imaging method and imaging apparatus

A makeup simulation device that superimposes a makeup part onto a face image obtained by photographing a face of a person and causes the face image to be displayed on a display device includes: a face image acquisition unit that acquires a first face image and a second face image that are different from each other in appearance of the face due to movement of a specific face part; a makeup part drawing unit that draws a makeup part on the specific face part in the first face image; a makeup part deforming unit that deforms the makeup part drawn on the specific face part of the first face image in accordance with movement of the specific face part; and a makeup part superimposing unit that superimposes the deformed makeup part onto the second face image.

Makeup simulation device, method, and non-transitory recording medium

A makeup application assist device includes an image acquisition circuitry which, in operation, acquires a user face image, a target face image, and an adjusted face image, an image determination circuitry which, in operation, adopts a makeup item assigned to each of face parts in the target face image if a difference value between a facial feature extracted from the user face image and a facial feature extracted from the target face image is less than or equal to a threshold value and adopts a makeup item assigned in the adjusted face image for each on a subset of the face parts having the feature that differs from the feature in the target face image if the difference value is greater than the threshold value, and an information generation circuitry which, in operation, generates makeup procedure information to be presented to a user, where the makeup procedure information includes a procedure for using the adopted makeup items.

Makeup application assist device and makeup application assist method

An image processing apparatus includes an image acquirer that acquires a first skin image obtained by capturing an image of a skin at a first timing and a second skin image obtained by capturing an image of the skin at a second timing later than the first timing, an image analyzer that extracts a first discolored area from a first skin image and extracts a color of the skin from the second skin image, an image determiner that determines a cover area within the second skin image based on the first discolored area and determines a color of the cover area based on the color of the skin, and a print controller that generates image data with a content for printing an image of the determined cover area on the sheet by using a coloring material of the determined color.

Image processing apparatus and image processing method

An image processing device includes: an image input unit that inputs a facial image from a predetermined device; an image analyzing unit that calculates one of facial shape, proportion lines that are lines drawn on the face to analyze the balance of the face, and blocking lines that divide the face into multiple regions following the structure of the face according to lightness and darkness of shadows due to light striking the face, based on facial feature points extracted from the facial image; and an image generating unit that decides a superimposing region of a makeup parts image based on one of the facial shape, the proportion lines, and the blocking lines, and generates a simulation image where the makeup parts image has been superimposed on the superimposing region.

Image processing device, image processing method, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing image processing program

A makeup part generating apparatus includes a drawing receiver that receives a drawing operation of a makeup part image that is to be overlaid on a facial image, an information acquiring unit that acquires, at each time point in a process of the drawing operation, a progress image that is an image drawn by the time point, and a drawing technique used at the time point, and an information processor that records and outputs makeup part information including, in a time-series manner, image information indicating the progress image, and technique information indicating at least one of the drawing technique and a makeup technique that is an application technique of a cosmetic corresponding to the drawing technique.

Makeup part generating apparatus, makeup part utilizing apparatus, makeup part generating method, makeup part utilizing method, non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing makeup part generating program, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing makeup part utilizing program

A makeup simulation assistance apparatus includes: a simulation image generator that generates a simulation image obtained by superimposing, on a facial image picked up by an image pickup unit that picks up an image of a face of a user as the facial image, a makeup image showing a state of makeup as being applied to a facial component of the face; a simulation image output unit that outputs the generated simulation image; an interest degree sensor that senses an interest degree of the user for the makeup image, based on a facial image picked up by the image pickup unit when the simulation image is output; and an interest degree information output unit that outputs interest degree information indicative of the sensed interest degree.

Makeup simulation assistance apparatus, makeup simulation assistance method, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing makeup simulation assistance program

A muscle supporter includes a sheet member that is to be closely attached to skin covering a muscle, a muscle strength condition detector, a muscle contraction timing detector, and a muscle assist movement provider. The muscle strength condition detector disposed on the sheet member detects information related to muscle strength condition of the muscle. The muscle contraction timing detector disposed on the sheet member, in operation, detects a muscle contraction timing of the muscle. The muscle assist movement provider disposed on the sheet member, in operation, assists the muscle to contract in response to the detected information and the detected muscle contraction timing.

Muscle supporter and muscle support method

A posture correction apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain information related to a muscle condition in a body, a determination unit configured to determine muscle stimulation to be provided to the body, based on the obtained information, and a stimulation unit configured to provide the determined muscle stimulation to the body.

Posture correction apparatus and posture correction method

A transfer-source terminal, a communication-destination terminal, and a nearby terminal existing in the neighborhood of transfer-source terminal are provided. The nearby terminal collects connectivity information for monitoring connectivity after terminal switching by performing a communication process with the communication-destination terminal, and transmits the connectivity information collected to the transfer-source terminal. The transfer-source terminal receives connectivity information from the nearby terminal by a connectivity information receiving unit, determines a transfer-destination terminal from among the nearby terminals according to connectivity information by a transfer-destination terminal determinating unit, and transfers a communication session with a communication-destination terminal to the transfer-destination terminal determined, by a session transferring unit.

Communication terminal, terminal switching system, and terminal switching method

An object of the invention is to present service selection to the user immediately when it is made possible to realize a new service with a communication terminal of an associated party. A communication terminalenables the user to use a communication service using a peripheral equipment within a communication range with an associated terminal connected through a network and includes a total control sectionhaving a capability information change notification unit for notifying the associated terminal of occurrence of change in the peripheral equipment within the communication range and a service candidate determination unit for determining an available communication service with the associated terminal when change in the peripheral equipment occurs.

Communication terminal and communication service decision method

A switch instruction is transmitted from a PC terminal to a portable PC terminal; the portable PC terminal transmits a switch connection request to a portable communication terminal on the other end of communication; the portable PC terminal, when it is waiting for a response to the switch connection request and receives a switch connection request from the other end of communication, detects that switching processes are being performed simultaneously; upon detection of the simultaneous switching, a switching session related to either switch connection request is determined to be continued; the portable PC terminal, which received the switch connection request to which the switching session determined to be continued was related, transmits a success response including information on the switching process of the portable PC terminal side; and the PC terminal, which received the switch connection request to which the one to be stopped was related, transmits a failure response.

Communication terminal and communication switching method

When a switching target device receives a media output indication from a sender device, a switch connects with contact B, which causes all image data stored in an extended media buffer to be inputted in a decoder, starting from the first frame (which is an I-frame) of the image data. The decoder decodes the image data, starting from the I-frame, and stores a reconstructed image in a reconstructed-image buffer. A reconstructed image required for decoding video picture data outputted from a media buffer is held in the reconstructed-image buffer. Thus, when device switching occurs, the decoder can immediately start decoding regardless of whether video picture data inputted from the media buffer is an intraframe.

Device switching system, and sender and distribution destination device

A session mobility for moving a session held between a switching source device and a communication counterpart to a switching destination device other than the switching source device. The switching source device transmits media data relating to a session by multicast or broadcast prior to device switching. The switching destination candidate device receives the transmitted media data, and thereby switching destination determined device, in replace of the switching source device, outputs media data. Thus, a switching time from a switching source device to a switching destination device can be made fast such that a user cannot perceive it.

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Tokyo, Japan

Sachiko Takeshita