Abstract: With a microspectroscopy device provided with an objective lens with a high numerical aperture, a defocus arises from thermal drift, etc., necessitating auto-focusing. Conventional auto-focus based on through-focus image acquisition takes time, and thus, it cannot be applied to continuous measurement over a long time wherein high-speed sampling is carried out. The present invention addresses this problem by having a defocus-sensing beam that has either defocus or astigmatism fall incident on the objective lens. Since how the image of the spot of the beam for defocus sensing blurs differs depending on the orientation of the defocus, real-time detection of the amount and orientation of defocus becomes possible, and high-speed realtime auto-focus becomes possible.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a temporary storage unit that temporarily stores data of a video that is delivered in a streaming manner, a display unit that displays the video while reading the data that is temporarily stored, and a processing unit that performs a storage amount control process such that a temporary storage amount of the data of the video stored in the temporary storage unit is an amount according to a state of the display apparatus displaying the video.

Abstract: A file delivery device includes a memory and a processor that reads and executes instructions stored by the memory. The processor selects, from a plurality of file groups that are an application divided into a specific division count, a file group that is to be delivered next to a terminal, based on a usage state of a file group at the terminal and a file group transition state that was predetermined based on a usage sequence of the respective file groups when executing the application; and delivering the selected file group to the terminal.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a first specifying unit that specifies a size of a display region of a video delivered by streaming, the video having a bit rate that is changeable during a playback; a second specifying unit that specifies a data amount of data temporarily stored for a period of the video to be next played back; and a third specifying unit that specifies a bandwidth in reception of the data. The information processing apparatus further includes a determining unit that determines a bit rate of the video that is played back based on the size, the data amount, and the bandwidth that are specified.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit that acquires image quality information on a video a plurality of segments of which are sequentially delivered in a streaming manner and a bit rate of which is variable during a playback of the video, the image quality information indicating image qualities of one or more segment of the plurality of segments at each of a plurality of bit rates, and a determining unit that determines a bit rate of the one or more segment of the plurality of segments of the video that is played back according to the acquired image quality information.

Abstract: The voice analysis device includes: a voice information acquiring unit that acquires a voice signal generated by plural voice acquiring units disposed at different distances from a speaking section of a speaker and acquiring voice of the speaker; and an identification unit that identifies the speaker corresponding to the voice having been acquired, on the basis of intensities of respective peaks in a frequency spectrum of a first enhanced waveform and a frequency spectrum of a second enhanced waveform. The first enhanced waveform is a waveform where a voice signal of a predetermined target speaker has been enhanced, and the second enhanced waveform is a waveform where a voice signal of a speaker other than the target speaker has been enhanced.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to determine a priority level of an application that provides a service depending on a predetermined state, using relation information between the predetermined states, and control storing log of the application in the memory, depending on the priority level of the application.

Abstract: A service provision method executed by a system including a terminal configured to use a service and a service provision apparatus configured to provide the service, the service providing method includes collecting resource information of an output device coupled to the service provision apparatus when the terminal checks in to the service provision apparatus, providing a first application to the terminal and a second application to the output device from the service provision apparatus when the output device is usable in accordance with the resource information, and providing a third application to the terminal from the service provision apparatus, the third application generated on the basis of the first application and the second application, when the output device is unusable in accordance with the resource information.

Abstract: With a microspectroscopy device provided with an objective lens with a high numerical aperture, a defocus arises from thermal drift, etc., necessitating auto-focusing. Conventional auto-focus based on through-focus image acquisition takes time, and thus, it cannot be applied to continuous measurement over a long time wherein high-speed sampling is carried out. The present invention addresses this problem by having a defocus-sensing beam that has either defocus or astigmatism fall incident on the objective lens. Since how the image of the spot of the beam for defocus sensing blurs differs depending on the orientation of the defocus, real-time detection of the amount and orientation of defocus becomes possible, and high-speed realtime auto-focus becomes possible.

Abstract: A method includes reporting area information identifying a predetermined area to the predetermined area, transmitting an application when terminal identification information identifying a terminal is received from the terminal that received the area information, receiving first tag information transmitted in response to an operation performed by the application, retaining the received first tag information, managing second tag information shared in a meeting held by the terminal and another terminal, determining a target share information to be newly shared according to the first tag information and the second tag information, transmitting a proposal proposing that the target share information be shared to the terminal retaining the target share information, and updating the second tag information based on tag information including a tag and importance information of the target share information newly shared in a case of receiving a response from the application indicating that the terminal accepts the propos

Abstract: A customer service managing method includes identifying a clerk to perform customer service from among a plurality of clerks based on a customer service request and clerk terminal information indicating states of a plurality of clerks, the states being related to customer service, when receiving the customer service request from a second terminal device; transmitting identifying information identifying the customer service request to a first terminal device corresponding to the identified clerk and the second terminal device; updating the clerk terminal information so as to indicate that the identified clerk is performing customer service when receiving reception start information from the first terminal device; updating the clerk terminal information so as to indicate that the state of the identified clerk is in an available state when receiving reception stop information from the first terminal device; and transmitting an end message to stop the beacon to the second terminal device.

Abstract: A service redundancy method performed by an information processing apparatus includes: receiving identification information of each wireless communication network, the identification information being detected by a terminal coupled to the information processing apparatus through wireless communication; determining other information processing apparatus which corresponds to the received identification information and is different from the information processing apparatus, to be a substitute destination of a service provided for the terminal by the information processing apparatus; causing the service to be redundant in the determined substitute destination in accordance with a start of use of the service by the terminal; performing a process in which information indicating the other information processing apparatus is transmitted to the terminal. The terminal is coupled to the other information processing apparatus in a case where use of the information processing apparatus is not allowed.

Abstract: The voice analysis device includes: a voice information acquiring unit that acquires a voice signal generated by plural voice acquiring units disposed at different distances from a speaking section of a speaker and acquiring voice of the speaker; and an identification unit that identifies the speaker corresponding to the voice having been acquired, on the basis of intensities of respective peaks in a frequency spectrum of a first enhanced waveform and a frequency spectrum of a second enhanced waveform. The first enhanced waveform is a waveform where a voice signal of a predetermined target speaker has been enhanced, and the second enhanced waveform is a waveform where a voice signal of a speaker other than the target speaker has been enhanced.

Abstract: A mass spectrometry is equipped with a liquid specimen supply part which supplies a liquid specimen sandwiched between bubbles, an ion source part ionizes the specimen, and a mass spectrometry part which detects ions separated in accordance with mass. In particular the ion source part is configured so as to include a liquid supply tube for transporting a specimen from the liquid specimen supply part, a degassing/liquid retention part in which bubbles are removed, a spraying part which ionizes the specimen, and a high-voltage power supply part which applies a high voltage to the spraying part. The device is further characterized in that after removing the bubbles, a Taylor cone is formed from the resultant pre-solution, and the specimen is ionized thereafter. Thus, the ionization of an intended specimen is stabilized, and the measurement reproducibility is improved.

Abstract: A sealed battery is provided in which a case is partially provided with a safety valve that is provided with a thin portion, which is formed thinner than the peripheral portion of the safety valve. A portion of the safety valve surrounding the thin portion is provided with a slit for preventing heat conduction from the other portions of the case to the thin portion, said slit being formed so as to surround the thin portion.

Abstract: A voice analyzer includes a voice information acquiring unit that acquires information about voices acquired by a first voice acquiring unit which acquires the voice and is worn by a first wearer and a second voice acquiring unit which acquires the voice and is worn by a second wearer from each of the wearers, and a distance calculation unit that calculates a distance between the first wearer and the second wearer on the basis of (a) speaker identification information, which is information for determining whether the voice acquired by the first voice acquiring unit and the voice which is the same as that acquired by the first voice acquiring unit and is acquired by the second voice acquiring unit are spoken by the wearers or other persons, and (b) a phase difference between sound waves with plural frequencies included in the voices.

Abstract: A display terminal includes a processor; and a memory which stores a plurality of instructions, executed by the processor, to cause the processor to execute receiving information regarding one or more applications via a network; displaying, on a display screen of the display terminal, displayed images corresponding to each application related to the received information; detecting a predetermined operation for one of the displayed images; storing, for the one of the displayed images for which the predetermined operation was detected, arrangement position information of the image, wherein, in the displaying, the one of the displayed images for which the arrangement position information is stored, is displayed at a fixed position indicated by the arrangement position information independently of the received information.

Abstract: A mass spectrometry is equipped with a liquid specimen supply part which supplies a liquid specimen sandwiched between bubbles, an ion source part ionizes the specimen, and a mass spectrometry part which detects ions separated in accordance with mass. In particular the ion source part is configured so as to include a liquid supply tube for transporting a specimen from the liquid specimen supply part, a degassing/liquid retention part in which bubbles are removed, a spraying part which ionizes the specimen, and a high-voltage power supply part which applies a high voltage to the spraying part. The device is further characterized in that after removing the bubbles, a Taylor cone is formed from the resultant pre-solution, and the specimen is ionized thereafter. Thus, the ionization of an intended specimen is stabilized, and the measurement reproducibility is improved.

Abstract: A voice analyzer includes a first voice acquisition unit provided in a place where a distance of a sound wave propagation path from a mouth of a user is a first distance, plural second voice acquisition units provided in places where distances of sound wave propagation paths from the mouth of the user are smaller than the first distance, and an identification unit that identifies whether the voices acquired by the first and second voice acquisition units are voices of the user or voices of others excluding the user on the basis of a result of comparison between first sound pressure of a voice signal of the voice acquired by the first voice acquisition unit and second sound pressure calculated from sound pressure of a voice signal of the voice acquired by each of the plural second voice acquisition units.

Abstract: A sound analysis apparatus includes a sound information obtaining section chat obtains information relating to a sound acquired by a sound acquiring section that acquires the sound and distinguishes a spoken voice of a wearer from a spoken voice of another person, a phase difference deriving section that derives a relationship between a frequency and a phase difference with respect to the sound acquired by the plural sound acquiring sections, a dispersion deriving section that derives a dispersion that is the level of irregularity of the derived phase difference, and a distance deriving section that derives a distance between the wearer and the other person using a first dispersion derived in a case where the sound is distinguished as the spoken voice of the other person and a second dispersion derived in a case where the sound is distinguished as the spoken voice of the wearer.