Abstract: A radar device includes radar transmission and receiving circuits. The radar transmission circuit transmits one or more transmission signals, each having a transmission period Tr. The radar receiving circuit receives one or more reflected signals in which the transmission signals are reflected by an object and estimates a direction of the object based on the reflected signals. The radar transmission circuit includes Nt transmission antennas. A control circuit sets a transmission gap period between a first and second periods, with the transmission gap period being a period during which the transmission signals are not transmitted. The first period is equal to an integral multiple of a period Np, the period Np is equal to or more than Nt times the transmission period Tr, and the second period is set after the first period and is equal to an integral multiple of the period Np.

Abstract: Light control body (6) has first incident surface (7) and first reflection surface (9). First incident surface (7) condenses part of light emitted from light source (1) and emits the light toward incident surface (3) of light guide plate (2). First reflection surface (9) reflects the light that is emitted from light source (1) and does not pass through first incident surface (7), and emits the light toward incident surface (3) of light guide plate (2). First focal position (11) of first incident surface (7) and second focal position (12) of first reflection surface (9) are set at positions that are different from each other and away from the light emission surface of light source (1).

Abstract: A Stator includes: an iron core formed in an annular shape; winding wound around the iron core; an insulator (3) configured to insulate the iron core from the winding; a substrate (6); and a terminal pin (12) configured to connect the winding to the substrate (6). The substrate (6) includes a through hole configured to penetrate the substrate (6) and cause an iron-core facing face (6a) and a back face (6b) to communicate. The terminal pin (12) includes: with the terminal pin (12) penetrating the through hole, an upper connection part (5a) provided at a distance from the back face (b) in a direction opposite to the iron core and connected to the winding; and a lower connection part (5b) provided in the vicinity of the through hole, arranged independently of the upper connection part (5a), and connected to the substrate (6).

Abstract: A processor performs, in accordance with a single instruction, multiplication processing and comparison processing. The multiplication processing includes obtaining a multiplication result by multiplying together a first data element and a first value. The comparison processing includes comparing the multiplication result with a second data element. The first data element is stored in a first register, the second data element is stored in a second register, and the first value is stored in a third register.

Abstract: An imaging device includes an image sensor, a controller, and an annunciator. The image sensor is configured to capture an object image entering via an optical system. The controller is configured to control focusing operation to focus the object image by the optical system. The annunciator is configured to output focusing sound that has a predetermined frequency characteristic according to the focusing operation. The frequency characteristic of the focusing sound includes a first sound component based on first frequency, and a second sound component based on second frequency that is higher than the first frequency and lower than twice frequency of the first frequency.

Abstract: In a display system, a display device includes a plurality of common electrodes commonly used for image display and touch detection. A second drive circuit supplies a touch drive signal to each of the plurality of common electrodes. A touch detection circuit detects a touch by an object on the display device based on a detection signal received from each of the plurality of common electrodes. The touch drive signal includes a harmonic having a frequency different from a designated frequency and does not include a harmonic having the designated frequency.

Abstract: Provided is a radio communication base station device which can prevent lowering of use efficiency of a channel communication resource for performing a frequency diversity transmission when simultaneously performing a frequency scheduling transmission and the frequency diversity transmission in a multicarrier communication. In the device, a modulation unit (12) executes a modulation process on Dch data after encoded so as to generate a Dch data symbol. A modulation unit (22) executes a modulation process on the encoded Lch data so as to generate an Lch data symbol. An allocation unit (103) allocates the Dch data symbol and the Lch data symbol to respective subcarriers constituting an OFDM symbol and outputs them to a multiplexing unit (104). Here, when a plurality of Dch are used for a Dch data symbol of one mobile station, the allocation unit (103) uses Dch of continuous channel numbers.

Abstract: A provision method provides plurality of pieces of advice pertaining to household appliances of a user on a tablet 103. A priority of each piece of advice is changed by determining whether an advice-specific standard for the user the reference that piece of advice is met by an auto-log or overall user information. The pieces of advice are displayed in accordance with determination results. The format of display according to determination results is a list of advice sorted by priority.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a touch panel with a detection function, an antenna for near field communication, a proximity sensor configured to detect proximity of a communication medium and located near the touch panel, and a processor. In a case that the proximity sensor detects the proximity of the communication medium for communicating with the antenna, the processor sets an operating mode of the electronics apparatus to a near field communication mode for a wireless transmission by the antenna and stops the detection function of the touch panel.

Abstract: A description support device for displaying information on a topic to be checked in an utterance by a user, the description support device includes: an inputter to acquire input information indicating an utterance sentence corresponding to the utterance; a controller to generate information indicating a check result of the topic for the utterance sentence; and a display to display information generated by the controller, wherein the display is configured to display a checklist indicating whether or not the topic is described in the utterance sentence indicated by the input information sequentially acquired by the inputter, and wherein the display is configured to display, according to a likelihood of each utterance sentence, display information including the utterance sentence, the likelihood defining the check result of the topic in the checklist.

Abstract: In a wireless communication base station device, a modulation unit carries out modulation processing for Dch data after coding to generate a Dch data symbol. A modulation unit carries out modulation processing for Lch data after coding to generate an Lch data symbol. An allocation unit allocates the Dch data symbol and Lch data symbol to each sub-carrier composing an OFDM symbol and outputs the allocated sub-carrier to a multiplex unit. In this case, the allocation unit allocates the Dch data symbol to a plurality of resource blocks where one Dch is arranged at an interval equal to integral multiples of the number of resource blocks composing a resource block group.

Abstract: A method for fulfilling a work task request using a modular autonomous vehicle is provided. The method includes transmitting a work task request specifying a work request to be performed by the modular autonomous vehicle, and identifying equipment required for performing the work task request. Once the work task request is stored at a server, the method further includes identifying information of the equipment required for performing the work task request, and determining whether equipment of the modular autonomous vehicle corresponds to the equipment required for assigning the work task to the modular autonomous vehicle. Method also includes, upon receiving in-cabin sensing data, assigning or denying the work task to the modular autonomous vehicle for performance of the work task.

Abstract: Provided is an improved estimation and identification device that estimates the position of a plurality of identification targets and identifies the plurality of identification targets.

Abstract: A method includes causing a computer of a communication terminal to perform a process including acquiring, in response to receipt of a beacon signal from a vending machine, identification information and type information and stock information of drinks from the vending machine by short-range wireless communication; acquiring preference information on drinks of a user of the communication terminal; acquiring current biological information of the user; generating, based on the identification information, the type information, the stock information, the preference information, and the biological information, a push notification screen that recommends at least one drink matching a preference of the user indicated by the preference information in relation to a current physical condition of the user indicated by the biological information from among the drinks stored in the vending machine indicated by the identification information; and displaying the push notification screen on a display of the communication term

Abstract: A laser processing apparatus includes a light source configured to emit laser light; a power supply configured to supply a current to the light source; a deflection unit on an optical path of the laser light and including an optical element configured to change an amount of transmission of the laser light to deflect at least a part of the laser light; an optical separation unit on the optical path of the laser light and being configured to shield higher-order light included in the laser light and deflected by the optical element in the deflection unit, and transmit zero-order light that is included in the laser light and passes through the deflection unit; and a signal synchronization unit configured to control the power supply to selectively turn the current on or off in synchronization with a timing at which the higher-order light is deflected by the optical element.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The separator has a multilayer structure in which a first filler layer containing phosphate particles, a porous resin substrate, and a second filler layer containing inorganic particles having higher heat resistance than the phosphate particles are stacked in this order from the negative electrode side. The first filler layer is disposed on the porous resin substrate in such a manner that the surface of the first filler layer faces the surface of the negative electrode. The phosphate particles have a BET specific surface area in the range of 5 m2/g or more and 100 m2/g or less.

Abstract: An air conditioning system is provided, which includes a transfer fan for transferring air to a room as a space in a house from an air-conditioned room, a motion sensor for detecting whether the room is occupied or unoccupied and an air conditioning system controller for controlling the transfer fan. In the air conditioning system, a target air conditioning environment obtaining section obtains at least a target air conditioning environment of the room, an occupied-room air conditioning environment section controls the transfer fan that transfers air to the occupied room to approximate the occupied room to the target air conditioning environment according to information from the motion sensor and an unoccupied-room air conditioning environment section controls the transfer fan that transfers air to the unoccupied room to approximate the unoccupied room to a quasi-target air conditioning environment where an energy burden is lower than that of the occupied room according to information from the motion sensor.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, the positive electrode active material comprising a Ni-containing lithium composite oxide a, b, wherein the Ni-containing lithium composite oxide a has an average primary particle size of 1 ?m or more which is larger than the average primary particle size of the Ni-containing lithium composite oxide b, the Ni-containing lithium composite oxide a has an average secondary particle size of 2 to 6 ?m, the Ni-containing lithium composite oxide b has an average primary particle size of 0.05 ?m or more and an average secondary particle size of 10 to 20 ?m, the Ni-containing lithium composite oxide a contains Mn and at least one of B and Al, the Ni-containing lithium composite oxide b contains Mn, and the ratio of the Ni-containing lithium composite oxide a to the Ni-containing lithium composite oxide b is 5:95 to 55:45.

Abstract: A plant fiber-containing composite resin molded article contains a base resin, plant fibers, and, a dispersant, in which each of the plant fibers contains an aroma component, the base resin is a crystalline resin, and in a case where a total content of the base resin, the plant fibers, and the dispersant is 100% by mass, a content of the plant fibers is more than or equal to 50% by mass and less than or equal to 90% by mass.

Abstract: In a battery system, a battery module includes a plurality of cells. A management unit manages charging-discharging of the battery module and a temperature inside the battery module. The management unit estimates a maximum temperature of an inside of a cell in the battery module based on a measured temperature in the battery module, and controls, during charging-discharging of the battery module, a charging-discharging current of the battery module and/or cooling of the battery module in such a way that the estimated maximum temperature does not exceed an upper limit temperature.

Abstract: The solar cell of the present disclosure includes: a first substrate having light-transmitting properties; a second substrate having light-transmitting properties; a third substrate disposed such that the second substrate is located between the first and third substrates; a first photoelectric conversion layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and containing a perovskite material; a second photoelectric conversion layer disposed between the second substrate and the third substrate; and a pair of electrodes disposed so as to sandwich the first photoelectric conversion layer therebetween in a direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the first substrate, the second substrate, and the third substrate.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus, not including a display that displays setting information for operation setting in the imaging apparatus, includes: an image sensor that captures a subject image to generate image data; an output interface connected to an external apparatus to output the image data; and a controller that controls an output setting for outputting the image data in a predetermined format from the output interface to the external apparatus. In a state where the output setting is applied, no setting information for canceling the output setting is displayed on the external apparatus serving as an output destination of the image data in the predetermined format by the output interface. The imaging apparatus further comprises an input interface that receives an instruction to cancel the output setting from the state where the output setting is applied.

Abstract: The present application provides a heat exchange device.

Abstract: In an anomaly detection method that determines whether each frame in observation data constituted by a collection of frames sent and received over a communication network system is anomalous, a difference between a data distribution of a feature amount extracted from the frame in the observation data and a data distribution for a collection of frames sent and received over the communication network system, obtained at a different timing from the observation data, is calculated. A frame having a feature amount for which the difference is predetermined value or higher is determined to be an anomalous frame. An anomaly contribution level of feature amounts extracted from the frame determined to be an anomalous frame is calculated, and an anomalous payload part, which is at least one part of the payload corresponding to the feature amount for which the anomaly contribution level is at least the predetermined value, is output.

Abstract: An electronic control unit is connected to a network in an in-vehicle network system. The electronic control unit includes a first control circuit and a second control circuit. The first control circuit is connected to the network via the second control circuit. The second control circuit performs a first determination process on a frame to determine conformity of the frame with a first rule. Upon determining that the frame conforms to the first rule, the second control circuit transmits the frame to the first control circuit. The first control circuit performs a second determination process on the frame to determine conformity of the frame with a second rule. The second rule is different from the first rule.

Abstract: A server acquires, in a first predetermined period, first data in which excretion related data of a user, acquired by an excretion sensor installed in a toilet, and a user ID for identifying the user are associated with each other, generates a reference database indicating an excretion tendency of the user on the basis of the acquired first data, acquires, in a second predetermined period, second data in which excretion related data of the user, acquired by the excretion sensor installed in the toilet, and the user ID are associated with each other, generates alert information for the user on the basis of the reference database and the second data, and outputs the generated alert information.

Abstract: A stator includes a plurality of stator blocks aligned in a circumferential direction and a plurality of coils each made of a winding wound around a corresponding one of the plurality of stator blocks. The stator includes a plurality of insulation members electrically insulating from the plurality of stator blocks from the plurality of coils for respective groups of the plurality of stator blocks and the plurality of coils. Each of the plurality of stator blocks includes a yoke portion located at its outermost perimeter, a teeth portion protruding from an inner peripheral surface of the yoke portion, and an insulating portion being electrically insulating and covering a surface of the teeth portion. Each of the plurality of insulation members includes a pair of insulating plates. Each of the pair of insulating plates has a width greater than a width of the teeth portion, and the pair of insulating plates are arranged to face each other across the teeth portion.

Abstract: A control method including, by a computer: acquiring schedule information indicating movement plans of a plurality of mobile bodies capable of short-range wireless communication with each other, when detecting that state information indicating a current state of a first mobile body among the plurality of mobile bodies is unable to be received from the first mobile body, searching for a second mobile body planned to move to a first area where the first mobile body is staying based on the schedule information; and transmitting delivery data for the first mobile body to the second mobile body.

Abstract: An aperture unit comprises a base plate, a cover, a plurality of movable blades, a drive ring, a drive motor, and rotation shafts. The movable blades are disposed between the base plate and the cover, and adjust the amount of light passing through by varying the size of the opening by opening and closing operations. The drive ring is disposed between the base plate and the cover, is rotationally driven when the movable blades are opened and closed, and has a plurality of cam pins that move along cam grooves in the movable blades. The cover has protrusions that protrude toward the movable blades along the optical axis direction and restrict the movement of the movable blades in the optical axis direction.

Abstract: Active material particles include: composite particles each containing a lithium silicate phase, and a silicon phase dispersed in the lithium silicate phase; and a first coating covering at least part of surfaces of the composite particles. The first coating contains an oxide of a first element with oxygen vacancies, and a carbon material, and the first element is an element other than non-metallic elements.

Abstract: Provided is a parking assistance apparatus that performs parking assistance based on a training route of a vehicle in training traveling. The parking assistance apparatus includes a processor that determines whether a current position of the vehicle is outside the training route based on the current position of the vehicle and the training route. The processor outputs, in a case where the current position of the vehicle is outside the training route, a command to notify an occupant in the vehicle.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing colored wood, the method including: a step of impregnating a block of wood with an organic acid aqueous solution containing an organic acid; and a step of performing steam treatment at high temperature and high pressure on the block of wood in a wet state of being impregnated with the organic acid aqueous solution while keeping the block of wood in the wet state. In the steam treatment, the temperature is 110° C. or more and 160° C. or less and the pressure is a saturated steam pressure at the temperature.

Abstract: A stator includes a plurality of stator blocks aligned in a circumferential direction and a plurality of coils each made of a winding wound around a corresponding one of the plurality of stator blocks. The stator includes a plurality of insulation members electrically insulating from the plurality of stator blocks from the plurality of coils for respective groups of the plurality of stator blocks and the plurality of coils. Each of the plurality of stator blocks includes a yoke portion located at its outermost perimeter and a teeth portion protruding from an inner peripheral surface of the yoke portion. Each of the plurality of insulation members includes a pair of insulating plates arranged to face each other across the teeth portion. Each of the pair of insulating plates has a width greater than a width of the teeth portion.

Abstract: A deriver derives a difference defined as a distance between a position of a charging coil and a position of an electronic appliance. An extractor extracts a detection tolerance from a table stored in a table storage, based on information related to a model of the electronic appliance. A transmitter transmits the difference and the detection tolerance to the electronic appliance. The electronic appliance determines a first power when a magnitude of a combination of the difference and the detection tolerance is equal to or smaller than a threshold value and determines a second power when the magnitude of the combination of the difference and the detection tolerance is larger than the threshold value. The first power is larger than the second power. A power controller adjusts a magnitude of power to be transported from the charging coil according to an instruction from the electronic appliance.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a first storage device and a processor. The processor causes a server device to register the electronic apparatus by transmitting a first signal including identification information for identifying the first storage device, transmits, to the server device, a second signal including identification information of the first storage device and inquiring whether or not it is registered in the server device that data stored in the first storage device is to be erased, and erases the data stored in the first storage device when the electronic apparatus receives a third signal instructing erasure of the data stored in the first storage device. The third signal is transmitted when the identification information of the first storage device matches the identification information of the first storage device and it is registered in the server device that the data stored in the first storage device is to be erased.

Abstract: A resin composition contains a preliminary reaction product (A) obtained by previously reacting a polyphenylene ether compound (a1) having a hydroxyl group in a molecule and an acid anhydride (a2) having an acid anhydride group in a molecule, and a curable resin (B) containing a reactive compound having an unsaturated double bond in a molecule, in which an equivalent ratio of the acid anhydride group in the acid anhydride (a2) to the hydroxyl group in the polyphenylene ether compound (a1) is 1.5 or less, and a content of the curable resin (B) is 20 to 85 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of a sum of the preliminary reaction product (A) and the curable resin (B).

Abstract: Provided is a parking assistance apparatus that performs parking assistance based on a route of a vehicle in training traveling. The parking assistance apparatus includes a processor that causes the training traveling to be resumed from a predetermined position on a first route in the training traveling. The processor determines, as a training route, a route including a route before the predetermined position on the first route and a second route in the training traveling having been resumed.

Abstract: A negative electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries with a negative electrode collector and a negative electrode active material layer thereon, with respect to the negative electrode active layer, first active material layers (X) and second active material layers (Y) are alternately arranged on the negative electrode collector, the first and second active material layers containing, as a negative electrode active material, graphite particles A and graphite particles B, while being different from each other in the content of the graphite particles A relative to the total mass of the graphite particles A and the graphite particles B. The internal void fraction of the graphite particles A is lower than the internal void fraction of the graphite particles B; the content of the graphite particles A in the first active material layers (X) is higher than the content of the graphite particles A in the second active material layers (Y).

Abstract: A payment terminal includes a magnetic card reader slot having a magnetic head, an IC card reader slot configured to be front of a user, and a first board with a touch area for a contactless payment arranged diagonally upward toward the user. The magnetic card reader slot is arranged toward the user obliquely upward with respect to a direction parallel to the plane. The magnetic card reader slot and the IC card reader slot are arranged, so that a swipe direction of the magnetic card into the magnetic card reader slot and an insertion direction of an IC card into the IC card reader slot are substantially perpendicular to each other. The magnetic card reader slot, the IC card reader slot, and the first board are arranged in this order from the plane in a height direction.

Abstract: An information processing method includes obtaining image information including a first image of a first person in a predetermined facility and a second image of a second person in the predetermined facility; classifying each of the first person and the second person as a resident of the facility or a visitor to the facility, the first person being classified as the resident, the second person being classified as the visitor; calculating a distance between the first person and the second person, based on the first image and the second image; determining whether the first person and the second person are having a conversation with each other, based on the calculated distance; measuring, when it is determined that the first person and the second person are having a conversation with each other, a conversation time during which the first person and the second person are having a conversation with each other; and transmitting, when the measured conversation time exceeds a predetermined time, infection notificatio

Abstract: An encoder includes circuitry, and memory coupled to the circuitry. The circuitry, in operation, for each of a plurality of sub-bitstreams having mutually different frame rates, encodes identification information into a header of a bitstream including the plurality of sub-bitstreams, the identification information indicating a temporal ID that is an identifier of a temporal layer related to a temporal scalability and corresponds to the sub-bitstream, and encodes level information indicating a conformance level of the sub-bitstream.

Abstract: A computer obtains a chest X-ray image, detects boundary lines in the chest X-ray image using a model constructed through machine learning, sets a third lung area including at least one of a first lung area or a second lung area, extracts a vascular index indicating at least one of thickness or density of at least one pulmonary blood vessel present in an area included in the third lung area, determines whether the area included in the third lung area is in an abnormal state on a basis of the vascular index and a reference index based on indices extracted in advance from an area in chest X-ray images in a normal state corresponding to the area included in the third lung area, and outputs, if determining that the area included in the third lung area is in an abnormal state, information indicating a result of the determination.

Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body having a dielectric layer disposed on a surface of the anode body, a solid electrolyte layer that is in contact with the dielectric layer, and an electrolytic solution. The solid electrolyte layer includes a conductive polymer. The electrolytic solution contains a first base component, a first acid component, and a second acid component. The first base component includes an amidine compound. The first acid component includes a composite compound of an inorganic acid and an organic acid. The second acid component includes at least one selected from a group consisting of boric acid, phosphoric acid, phosphorous acid, hypophosphorous acid, and phosphonic acid.

Abstract: An object is to provide a laminated varistor excellent in clamping voltage ratio. Laminated varistor includes at least a pair of internal electrodes provided in varistor layer containing ZnO as a main component. Internal electrode contains Ag as a main component and is made of a metal containing at least one type selected from Pt and Au. The total weight of Pt and Au with respect to the weight of the metal constituting internal electrode is set between 2% and 30% (inclusive). With such a configuration, diffusion of Ag into varistor layer can be prevented, and a laminated varistor excellent in clamping voltage ratio can be obtained.

Abstract: A failure diagnosis device includes a communication unit, a data comparison unit, and an eligibility determination unit. The communication unit acquires first physical quantity data and second physical quantity data of a type different from that of the first physical quantity data that are used for performing failure diagnosis of a home appliance acquired by a sensor unit, and first control information related to the second physical quantity data acquired by the home appliance. The data comparison unit compares the second physical quantity data with the first control information. The eligibility determination unit determines whether or not the first physical quantity data is eligible as data used for the failure diagnosis based on a comparison result obtained by the data comparison unit.

Abstract: A control system is designed to control an interrupter. The interrupter is started by a startup current to interrupt a main electric circuit. The startup current flows through an auxiliary electric circuit and has a current valve equal to or greater than a predetermined value. The control system includes a driving unit and a driven unit. The driving unit includes an intermediate electrical path to be connected to the main electric circuit. The driven unit is to be connected to the auxiliary electric circuit. When an abnormal current having a current value equal to or greater than a prescribed value flows through the intermediate electrical path, the driving unit uses, as a drive source for driving the driven unit, the abnormal current flowing through the intermediate electrical path. The driven unit supplies the auxiliary electric circuit with the startup current by being driven by the driving unit.

Abstract: A three-dimensional data encoding method includes encoding information of a current node included in an N-ary tree structure of three-dimensional points included in three-dimensional data, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2. In the encoding, first information is encoded, the first information indicating a range for one or more referable neighboring nodes among neighboring nodes spatially neighboring the current node, and the current node is encoded with reference to a neighboring node within the range.

Abstract: A capacitor includes: a capacitor element; a pair of external electrodes provided at opposite ends of the capacitor element; and a pair of metal caps and or a metal foil, the pair of metal caps each covering a corresponding one of the pair of external electrodes, the metal foil covering at least part of the capacitor element.

Abstract: A three-dimensional data encoding method includes: when combine coding including (i) combining pieces of point cloud data to generate combined point cloud data and (ii) encoding the combined point cloud data is performed: setting first information to a first value, and generating a bitstream including the first information set, the first information indicating whether there is a possibility that each leaf node includes three-dimensional points, the first value indicating that there is the possibility that the leaf node includes the three-dimensional points; and when the combine coding is not performed: setting the first information to the first value or a second value, and generating a bitstream including the first information set, the second value indicating that there is no possibility that the leaf node includes the three-dimensional points.