Omron Corporation

Shunji Ota

Masayuki Oyagi

Yoshiyuki Otsuki

Masaki Yamato

Yasumichi Omoto

Hiroyoshi Koitabashi

Takeshi Shoji

Yoshihiko Fukushima

A similarity degree calculating unit calculates a similarity degree of a feature quantity of a face image of an imaged checking target, and a feature quantity of a face image of a registrant or a non-registrant registered in a registrant information DB or a non-registrant information DB. A check determination unit notifies a service determination unit when the similarity degree is higher than a threshold value. A related information acquiring unit acquires related information including inter-registrant information, and provides to a time-series information DB generation unit and the service determination unit. The time-series information DB generation unit updates the time-series information DB. A statistical information DB generation unit generates the statistical information DB from the time-series information DB. The service determination unit provides services based on the related information, the time-series information DB, and the statistical information DB.

Vehicle operation control device and method, as well as, program

The present invention enables a user's movement indicating his or her intention to be recognized easily and accurately. On the basis of image data taken by a camera, a face direction detecting sectionsenses the direction of a user's face and a line-of-sight sensing sectionsenses the direction of the user's line of sight. When the user's face is directed downward, while the user's line of sight is directed upward with respect to the face direction, a nod recognizing sectionrecognizes that the user has nodded. When the user's face is directed rightward or leftward, while the user's line of sight is directed in a direction laterally opposite to the face direction, a head shake recognizing sectionrecognizes that the user has shaken his or her head. The present invention is applicable to an intention checking apparatus that checks the driver's intention.

Recognizing apparatus and method, recording media, and program

A driver illuminating apparatus adapted for use in a vehicle includes a light emitting element mounted within a rear field of vision of a driver of the vehicle through a rear-view mirror, for emitting infrared radiation toward the mirror. Alternatively, a driver illuminating apparatus includes a light emitting element mounted out of a rear field of vision of a driver through a rear-view mirror, for emitting infrared radiation to be reflected by a cold filter and delivered to the mirror. The cold filter is provided in part or whole of a portion of a rear window of the vehicle. The portion is located within the rear field of vision. Further alternatively, a driver illuminating apparatus adapted for use in a car includes a light emitting element mounted approximately at the center of a rear window of the car, for emitting infrared radiation toward an interior rear-view mirror.

Illuminating apparatus, image capturing apparatus, and monitoring apparatus, for vehicle driver

An information processing device (central apparatus ()) in a sensor network system is arranged so as to include an input-output processing section (); an information converting section () and a resource specification information recognizing section () for dividing target information which is requested with the information request signal into a combination of information elements which appropriately compose the target information; a data acquiring section () for acquiring data of sensing results; and an input-output processing section () for outputting information based on the data acquired by said data acquiring section.

Sensor or networks with server and information processing system, method and program

A sensor network controller () includes: a sensor interface () receiving sensing data transmitted from sensors (); a data write section () writing the received sensing data and sensing time information indicating a sensing time of the sensing data in association with each other to a memory section (); the memory section () storing the sensing data and the sensing time information; a first data processing section () generating sensing data which is at the timing designated by a client on the basis of the sensing data and the sensing time information stored in the memory section (); and a data output section () outputting the generated sensing data to the client. The client is enabled to acquire sensing data in accordance with a request even if the scheme by which the sensors convey sensing data does not match with the scheme by which the client makes a request for sensing data.

Sensor manager device, computer program for controlling sensor manager device, computer-readable storage medium containing computer program, and method controlling sensor manager device

A driver image capturing apparatus includes an interior rear-view mirror, an infrared emitter, and an infrared camera. The mirror is mounted at a location obliquely upward and forward from a driver seat. Mounted at a location obliquely upward and backward from the mirror, the infrared emitter emits infrared radiation to the mirror. The camera is pointed at a face of a driver in the driver seat. The mirror has a first reflecting mirror and a second reflecting mirror. The first mirror reflects visible light and transmits infrared radiation. Disposed behind the first mirror at an angle &#x3b8; relative to the first mirror, the second mirror reflects infrared radiation. The first mirror provides a field of rear vision to the driver. Infrared radiation emitted by the infrared emitter is delivered to the face of the driver through the first and second mirrors, reflected by the face, and received by the camera.

Image capturing apparatus and monitoring apparatus for vehicle driver

A robot includes a robot sensor for sensing abnormality around the robot, a moving portion for moving the robot main body, and a movement control unit for controlling the moving portion so that the robot main body is moved to a destination determined according to the information sensed by a fixed-position sensor fixed to a predetermined position outside the robot. The moving destination may be determined by the total control unit of the robot main body according to the information from the fixed-position sensors or by a center communicating with the robot according to the information from the fixed-position sensors. Since abnormality is sensed by the fixed-position sensors together with the robot sensor, the fixed-position sensors may have low accuracy obtained at a low cost. That is, by reducing the cost required for collecting external information, such as by the fixed-position sensor, it is possible to provide a monitoring system capable of collecting ambient information (such as abnormality information) without lowering the accuracy.

Information collection apparatus, information collection method, information collection program, recording medium containing information collection program, and information collection system

In a sensor network system, a communications network connects a set of sensors to a server collectively managing the set of sensors. First, the sensor-managing server acquires remaining drive times of batteries in the sensors, and specifies a target remaining drive time. The server then controls the operation of the sensors so that the remaining drive times of the batteries in the sensors are substantially equal to the target remaining drive time. This reduces the maintenance workload for a system manager, especially, in the recharging of the sensor batteries.

Sensor network system managing method, sensor network system managing program, storage medium containing sensor network system managing program, sensor network system managing device, relay network managing method, relay network managing program, storage medium containing relay network managing program, and relay network managing device

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Kyoto, Japan

Shunji Ota