Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130027300 | RECOGNITION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - In an embodiment, a recognition apparatus includes: an obtaining unit configured to obtain positions of a specific part in a coordinate system having a first axis to an n-th axis (n≧2); a calculating unit configured to calculate a movement vector of the specific part; a principal axis selecting unit configured to select a principal axis; a turning point setting unit configured to set a position at which there is a change in the principal axis, and set a position at which there is a change; a section setting unit configured to set a determination target section, and set a previous section; a determining unit configured to calculate an evaluation value of the determination target section and an evaluation value of the immediately previous section and, determine which of the first axis to the n-th axis is advantageous; and a presenting unit configured to perform the determined result. | 01-31-2013 |
20130034265 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING GESTURE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM THEREOF - According to one embodiment, a time series information acquisition unit acquires time series information of a position or a size of a specific part of a user's body. An operation segment detection unit detects a movement direction of the specific part from the time series information, and detects a plurality of operation segments each segmented by two of a start point, a turning point and an end point of the movement direction. A recognition unit specifies a first operation segment to be recognized and a second operation segment following the first operation segment among the plurality of operation segments, and recognizes a motion of the specific part in the first operation segment by using a first feature extracted from the time series information of the first operation segment and a second feature extracted from the time series information of the second operation segment. | 02-07-2013 |
20130036389 | COMMAND ISSUING APPARATUS, COMMAND ISSUING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a command issuing apparatus includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire an image obtained by capturing a subject; a detector configured to detect a specific region of the subject from the image; a first setting unit configured to set a specific position indicating a position of the specific region; a second setting unit configured to set a reference position indicating a position that is to be a reference in the image; a first calculator configured to calculate a position vector directing toward the specific position from the reference position; a second calculator configured to calculate, for each of a plurality of command vectors respectively corresponding to predetermined commands, a first parameter indicating a degree of coincidence between the command vector and the position vector; and an issuing unit configured to issue the command based on the first parameter. | 02-07-2013 |
20130124210 | INFORMATION TERMINAL, CONSUMER ELECTRONICS APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - According to an information terminal connectable to a target apparatus, including a determining unit and a control unit wherein the determining unit determines whether the information terminal is held by a user or not, the control unit perform to output, when changed from a status of being held to a status of not being held, a control signal to instruct accepting an operation given from the user to the target apparatus, and the control unit performs, when changed from the status of not being held to the status of being held, at least either one of displaying a remote controller to operate the target device on a display screen of the information terminal or acquiring information on a status of the target apparatus from the target apparatus to display the information on the display screen. | 05-16-2013 |
20130185288 | PRODUCT SEARCH DEVICE, PRODUCT SEARCH METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a product search device includes an obtaining unit, a determiner, a first controller, a reception unit, a retrieval unit, and a second controller. The obtaining unit obtains a first image including plural items. The determiner determines to which group each of the items in the obtained first image belongs among plural groups into which products related to the items are categorized in accordance with a predetermined categorization condition. The first controller displays the group to which each of the items belongs on a display unit. The reception unit receives a user input specifying at least one of the groups displayed on the display unit. The retrieval unit searches a storage unit storing the groups and second images of the products in an association manner, and extracts the second image corresponding to the specified group. The second controller displays the extracted second image on the display unit. | 07-18-2013 |
20130321261 | RECOGNITION APPARATUS - The acquiring unit is configured to acquire positions of a particular part of a user in time series. The calculator is configured to calculate a feature value of a motion of the particular part from the positions acquired in time series. The comparing unit configured to compare the feature value and a first threshold. The recognizing unit is configured to recognize the motion of the particular part using a first recognition method and a second recognition method which is different from the first recognition method. The control unit configured to control the recognizing unit to select the first recognition method for recognizing a position or a motion of the particular part when the feature value is smaller than the first threshold, and select the second recognition method when the feature value is equal to or larger than the first threshold. | 12-05-2013 |
20140354562 | SHAPING DEVICE - According to an embodiment, a shaping device includes a setting unit, a shaping unit, and a display control unit. The setting unit is configured to set, when the stroke group constitutes a figure of a first category, a first region in which no stroke is expected to exist and a second region in which a stroke is expected to exist in a circumscribing rectangle circumscribing the stroke group. The shaping unit is configured to shape the stroke group into the figure of the first category when a first feature value and a second feature value satisfy a first condition. The first feature value represents an occupancy condition of the stroke group in the first region. The second feature value represents an occupancy condition of the stroke group in the second region. The display control unit is configured to display a shaping result on a display unit. | 12-04-2014 |
20140362002 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a display control device includes a first acquisition unit, a second acquisition unit, a first calculator, a second calculator, a control unit. The first acquisition unit is configured to acquire first position information representing a contact position of an input device on a screen. The second acquisition unit is configured to acquire second position information representing a contact position of an object holding the input device on the screen. The first calculator is configured to calculate a first vector having the contact positions of the object and the input device as start and end points, respectively, based on the first and second position information. The second calculator is configured to calculate a second vector representing a display direction based on an angle formed by a reference vector and the first vector. The control unit is configured to control display in accordance with the second vector. | 12-11-2014 |
20150067465 | HANDWRITTEN DOCUMENT PROCESSING DEVICE, HANDWRITTEN DOCUMENT PROCESSING METHOD, AND HANDWRITTEN DOCUMENT PROCESSING PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, a handwritten document processing device includes an input/output unit and a processing unit. The input/output unit acquires sets of stroke data of a handwritten document. The processing unit is capable of implementing a first processing operation of deriving table data based on the sets of stroke data and supplying the table data to the input/output unit. The table data include first and second ruled line data, and first cell data. The first cell data include a shape pattern. A length in a second direction of a cell shape and an inter-ruled line distance along the second direction are independently modifiable. The first ruled line generated based on the first ruled line data extends in a first direction. The second ruled line generated based on the second ruled line data extends in the first direction. The second direction intersects the first direction. | 03-05-2015 |