Abstract: A transaction management apparatus, which is a queuing server configured to execute processing of holding a history of transactions between a WEB server (client) and a distributed ledger server in a blockchain system, processing of identifying a transaction updating a sane key based on the history and saving the transaction to a queue, and processing of transmitting the transaction after an elapse of a prescribed time period in which the same key is not updated in the same block.

Abstract: Aspects relate to recommending ETL workflows for performing specific tasks based on user inputs related to a predetermined business domain while complying with policy and access conditions. Provided is an ETL workflow recommendation device including a knowledge database for storing an overall knowledge graph including an ETL knowledge graph that at least indicates ETL information about a predetermined business domain in a graph format, an input management unit that receives a user input related to the predetermined business domain and converts the user input into a graph query for searching the overall knowledge graph, an ETL recommendation unit that searches the overall knowledge graph using the graph query and generates ETL workflow candidates with respect to the user input; and an output management unit that evaluates the ETL workflow candidates and outputs an ETL workflow report indicating a recommended ETL workflow.

Abstract: It is provided a communication system comprising: at least one IoT terminal; a base station apparatus to which the IoT terminal is to be coupled; an edge server selectively receives user plane packets transmitted and received by the base station apparatus; and a cloud server selectively receives user plane packets transmitted and received by one of the base station apparatus and the edge server, wherein at least one of the IoT terminal, the edge server, or the cloud server has arranged therein a first middleware formed of software, and wherein the first middleware receives an instruction on a policy which is set based on a result of analyzing traffic of packets transported in the communication system; receives by proxy an instruction to transmit packets from an application; adjusts timings to transmit the packets in accordance with the instructed policy; and relays a transmission instruction to a communication module.

Abstract: An energy management system is configured to calculate a percentage of satisfied based on the report data for each of the plurality of buildings; create, for each of the plurality of buildings, a plan for operating each of the air-conditioning facilities based on the percentage of satisfied and a predetermined target percentage of satisfied; calculate a first energy consumption amount based on the first piece of data; calculate a second energy consumption amount based on the second piece of data, the third piece of data, and the fourth piece of data, the second energy consumption amount being obtained when the each of the air-conditioning facilities is operated after a lapse of a predetermined time period; and control, when the first energy consumption amount is larger than the second energy consumption amount, the operation of the each of the air-conditioning facilities so as to achieve the second energy consumption amount.

Abstract: According to the invention, it is possible to efficiently construct an environment for implementing an IT system. Provided is an environment construction support device. The environment construction support device stores a tree structure model that is information representing an environment for implementing an IT system in a tree structure and can be updated as needed, a construction script structure that is information related to a construction script that is a series of codes for constructing the environment and can be updated as needed, and parameter correspondence information that is information indicating a correspondence between an element of the tree structure model and an element of the construction script, and updates the parameter correspondence information to correspond to latest contents of the tree structure model and the construction script structure by comparing at least one of the tree structure model and the construction script structure with the parameter correspondence information.

Abstract: The present invention is provided with a threat analysis processing unit that, on the basis of an analysis result from the vulnerability analysis unit, analyzes a threat to the system and outputs a threat analysis result; a countermeasure planning unit that, on the basis of the threat analysis result and vulnerability information, plans the countermeasure plan which reduces the impact of the vulnerability; a security test planning unit that plans the security test on the basis of the countermeasure plan; an evaluation calculation unit that performs an evaluation on the basis of the security test, and outputs an evaluation result; and a result processing unit that processes the evaluation result and generates a security countermeasure.

Abstract: An image diagnosis supporting device includes a model reader that reads an image diagnostic model that outputs a diagnostic result for a diagnostic image that is an input medical image, a storage unit that stores facility data that is a plurality of medical images associated with diagnostic results held in a facility, and an adjuster that adjusts, based on the facility data, the image diagnostic model or the diagnostic image input to the image diagnostic model.

Abstract: To generate an optimum compressor irrespective of the number of dimensions and a format of a multidimensional dataset. A storage system refers to dimension setting information, which is information representing an attribute for each of data dimensions of the multidimensional dataset, and generates a compressor based on the dimension setting information.

Abstract: A corporate business support system includes a population forming unit, a change keyword extraction unit, a co-occurrence word extraction unit, and an output unit. The population forming unit forms a population for each type of element of 3C (customer, company and competitor) and for each of predetermined periods. The change keyword extraction unit extracts a change keyword based on the formed populations. The co-occurrence word extraction unit extracts a change keyword included in both populations as a co-occurrence word among the extracted change keywords in a combination of a company and a customer and a combination of the company and the competitor which are elements of 3C. The output unit outputs text including the extracted co-occurrence word in association with one of the combination of the company and a customer and a combination of a company and a competitor.

Abstract: A computer system comprising a transportation system and a control system, wherein: the transportation system comprises a plurality of transportation modules having transportation means for transporting articles; the transportation system transmits, for each of the plurality of transportation modules configuring a transportation line, connection information pertaining to connections between transportation modules; and the control system controls the transportation system on the basis of the multiple pieces of connection information.

Abstract: A computer system is coupled to infrastructure systems each configured to implement an environment for providing resources to each of instances forming an application. The computer system is configured to: receive a deployment plan generation request for the application which includes a serverless instance for which, as an activation method, any one of a warm start and a cold start is selectable; generate, based on a resource amount required for the each of instances, an allocation pattern which is a combination of an environment of a deployment destination of the each of instances; generate an activation pattern which is a combination of the activation method for the each of instances; plan an activation timing of the serverless instance for the activation pattern; generate a plurality of deployment plans by combining the allocation pattern, the activation pattern, and the activation timing.

Abstract: A storage system includes a storage controller and a plurality of storage drives. The storage controller holds power management information for managing power supplied to the storage system and power consumption of an operating mounted device of the storage system, and definition information for defining a relationship between power states and power consumption of the plurality of storage drives. The storage controller determines a power budget that can be supplied to the plurality of storage drives, based on the power management information according to a change in a configuration of the storage system, and determines a power state of each of the plurality of storage drives based on the power budget and the definition information.

Abstract: A primary site includes a volume #1 that stores data, and copies first backup data that is backup data of data corresponding to the volume #1 to a secondary site. In the failover process of handing over the execution of a transaction process from the primary site to the secondary site, a cloud management node restores the volume #1 to a storage system as a volume #2 based on the first backup data copied to the secondary site. The cloud management node manages the first backup data, as second backup data, that is backup data of data corresponding to the volume #2.

Abstract: To provide an ultrasonic transmission instrument that can uniformly transmit ultrasonic waves in each direction around the instrument, even when the instrument is made of a material through which the ultrasonic waves cannot be transmitted. In an ultrasonic transmission instrument according to the invention, a light transmission member is disposed at an emission end of an optical waveguide, and an outer peripheral member covers an outer periphery of the light transmission member and is made of a light absorbing material.

Abstract: Provided is a report writing support system including: a document model determination unit that determines a document model storing a template of a draft to be presented to a user, on the basis of an answer to a selective question and a question determination model that determines a further question to the answer; a template application unit that asks a descriptive question for asking a question about a content lacking in the template of the draft stored in the document model on the basis of the determined document model and the answer or a further answer, and applies an answer to the descriptive question to the template of the draft; and a presentation processing unit that presents the template of the draft, to which the answer to the descriptive question is applied, as a draft to be presented to the user.

Abstract: A data layout model generation system generates, with reinforcement learning, a node configuration and a data layout key in a distributed parallel database. This system includes a sample acquisition processor that acquires, on the basis of a predetermined acquisition method, sample data from data stored in the distributed parallel database, a data layout estimator having, as states in the reinforcement learning, the node configuration and the data layout key including information regarding an order of sorting columns that constitute the data and information regarding a method for distribution between nodes, the data layout estimator estimating layout of the data on the basis of the state and the sample data, a reward calculator that calculates a reward in the reinforcement learning on the basis of a result obtained by estimating the layout of the data, the node configuration, and a processing cost of a query executed on the distributed parallel database.

Abstract: A phase classification model of a cloud application deployment device calculates a feature vector for each time period from resource usage data for each time period when an application is executed, clusters the feature vectors for each time period, and validates a result of the clustering to determine which phase the feature vector belongs to. Validation between a feature vector of a new application and a feature vector belonging to a cluster of a known phase is performed, and it is determined whether each time period belongs to the known phase or an unknown phase on the basis of a degree of the validation. The resource usage of a computer node for each phase is inferred, and application deployment is performed on the basis of an inference result.

Abstract: A storage system comprises nodes and drives, and includes at least one mounting area to install the drives. A node manages a parity group constituted of the plurality of drives; generates, in a case where a target drive that is installed in a first mounting area and that belongs to a first parity group is to be moved from the first mounting area to a second mounting area, difference information regarding a storage area where data was written into the target drive during a period in which the target drive is moved from the first mounting area to the second mounting area; and restore data written into the storage area by using data stored in other drives than the target drive that belongs to the first parity group based on the difference information, and write the data into the target drive that has been moved to the second mounting area.

Abstract: Provided are an operation limit value management unit managing an operation limit value related to the power flow power of system equipment and a determination unit calculating the power flow state for each set time of the future of a power system based on load dispatching information including a power generation plan value, a predicted output value, and a predicted value of power demand and determining whether or not stable is each power flow state by comparison with the operation limit value. The determination unit sequentially changes the first output power of a first power source defined by the power generation plan value of the first power source and calculates each power flow state based on power including the changed first output power and a predicted value of the output of a second power source.

Abstract: To make validity of a prediction model created by machine learning be able to be verified with appropriate accuracy and efficiency. A software test apparatus includes a storage device configured to store a prediction model, and an arithmetic device. The arithmetic device is configured to accept inputs of a precondition, a constraint condition, and an approximation threshold value, convert the prediction model into a logical expression, analyze an approximation range based on the approximation threshold value with respect to the logical expression to simplify the logical expression, generate an inspection expression by combining the simplified logical expression with the precondition and negation of the constraint condition, search for, as a counterexample, a value satisfying the inspection expression, input the value to the prediction model to evaluate inspection accuracy when the counterexample exists, and output a result of the evaluation.