This year, the International Image Equipment Exhibition was held at Pacifico Yokohama. Last year's event, which took place during the COVID-19 pandemic, had a total of 5,148 attendees. This time, the organizers announced 8,106 attendees, but it felt to me like double last year's number. However, before the pandemic, the attendance was around 15,000, so it seems we are not yet fully back to normal. Additionally, at this exhibition, the organizers created a new system on their website called "Exhibition Booth PR Videos," where exhibitors can upload videos of their booths filmed during the exhibition period. I am not sure how well these videos can convey the atmosphere to those who could not attend, but I found it to be a very interesting initiative and wanted to share it. https://www.adcom-media.co.jp/movie-ite/ Even with a lower total number of attendees, I strongly felt that there were people who were specifically struggling with "image processing development" and were eagerly waiting for this exhibition, to the point where they couldn't contact us immediately. I hope the videos can serve as a useful reference. *News is distributed through our company's newsletter.

Last year, we were unable to participate in the International Image Equipment Exhibition due to the state of emergency. This year, we will be exhibiting as K.I. Technology Co., Ltd. The event will be held from December 1 to 3, 2021, at Pacifico Yokohama. We will be at booth number 6. Please stop by when you visit. We will showcase three types of "image processing that you can see and understand." 1. Optical Flow Detection (First Public Release) Optical flow is a process that "vectorizes motion." It is a very effective process, but the computational cost has been a challenge. Come see the processing speed that you will be impressed with at this image size and speed! 2. Image Stitching Returning to the origins of KIT, we will demonstrate image stitching by moving a camera using handmade toys, even if the camera's movement accuracy is rough. 3. Two-Dimensional Code Reading You will be able to see a demo where multiple images captured simultaneously by a single camera are read at the same time. The differentiating factor is "robustness." Please check on-site that it can read codes even with brightness variations and at an angle. At the venue, please share with us any challenges you are facing with image processing. *News is distributed through our company newsletter.

Recently, I had a very pleasant experience regarding an inquiry about a business meeting. It was about a software we developed in the past that quantifies a certain type of video. The inquiry was, "We would like to request some improvements for the next fiscal year's budget, so could you provide us with a quote for budget application?" It's naturally gratifying to receive a quote request when doing business, but this time, the background made me particularly happy, so I decided to share it. When we developed the software in the past, the requesting department was the "Research Institute," and it involved developing software to quantify a certain video. After the initial delivery, we assisted with improvements to the quantification method a couple of times, and it seemed they continued their research using the software because "they were able to obtain the desired values." This time, the person who made the request was from the business division and was actually specialized in manufacturing, although the people from the Research Institute were also included in the correspondence. Our image processing department worked seriously on the development, but I learned from this inquiry that the values obtained have significant importance for commercialization, and I was very pleased to know that products reflecting those values are already available in the market. *News is distributed via our company newsletter.

The popular image processing learning set is now available for everyone to download the "introductory book" for free, but only during the campaign period. The "learning software (IP kit 3)" will be raffled off to those who have downloaded the "introductory book," and the raffle has now concluded, so we will announce the winners. (Previous winners are excluded from this raffle.) This software is available for license purchase through our direct sales or on the Vector website. Direct sales are only available as CD-ROM. If you are interested, you can try out the software for free as a "trial version," so please download it and give it a try. (The trial version has some functional limitations.) (The announcement of winners will list the company names and initials of the last names in no particular order.) Mr. M from Company T, Mr. M from Company N, Mr. M from Company J, Mr. T from Company R, Mr. N from Company D, Mr. Y from Company S, Mr. T from Company H, Mr. M from Company M, Mr. W from Company S, Mr. M from Company D. In total, 10 individuals will receive the software sent to the company names and sections registered with Ipros. We hope you find it useful for learning and practical applications in image processing. *News is distributed via our company newsletter.

We will be exhibiting at the "International Image Device Exhibition 2021," which will be held at Pacifico Yokohama from December 1 to 3, 2021. The summer "Image Sensing Exhibition" and the winter "International Image Device Exhibition" are important opportunities for us as a company engaged in image processing development to hear the voices of those struggling with various applications of image processing. By understanding the needs of our clients, we can prepare solutions to the challenges that need to be addressed. For example, as superior sensors are developed and cameras equipped with them are released, the output I/F standards (currently the fastest being CoaXPress) will also become faster. Consequently, the subsequent "image processing" will be required to perform at higher speeds. "Edge computing" and "smart cameras," which handle processing at the front end, face issues related to heat and power supply. Heavy computations are expected to be realized in the later stages. Where processing should take place? There is no definitive answer. It depends on the specific application. The role of image processing changes depending on its use. What kind of exhibits will we see this year? As an exhibitor, I am also excited about the displays from other companies. *News is distributed through our company newsletter.