Abstract: An apparatus includes a conduit configured to circulate magnetic fluid, and a magnetic field generator that applies a magnetic field to the magnetic fluid. The conduit includes at least four areas of a first conduit area in which the magnetic fluid receives heat from a heating unit, a second conduit area from the first conduit area to a cooling unit, a third conduit area in which the magnetic fluid is cooled by the cooling unit, and a fourth conduit area from the cooling unit to the heating unit. When the apparatus is used, a volume of the magnetic fluid in one of the first to fourth conduit areas, in which a flow direction of the magnetic fluid coincides with a gravity direction, is larger than that of another conduit area, in which the flow direction of the magnetic fluid does not coincide with the gravity direction.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus installable with firmware updatable via a network includes an input unit configured to receive an operation performed by a user; and circuitry configured to display, on a display, a first screen for displaying a first function of firmware that can be installed on the electronic apparatus, and a second screen for displaying a second function of the firmware, the second function including a plurality of second functions and the second screen including a plurality of second screens prepared for each one of the plurality of second functions, enable the first function in response to an operation for the first function displayed on the first screen, and enable the second function in response to an operation for the second function displayed on the second screen. The circuitry enables the second functions selected from the plurality of second functions respectively displayed on the plurality of second screens.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus installable with firmware updatable via a network includes an input unit configured to receive an operation performed by a user; and circuitry configured to display, on a display, a first screen for displaying a first function of firmware that can be installed on the electronic apparatus, and a second screen for displaying a second function of the firmware, the second function including a plurality of second functions and the second screen including a plurality of second screens prepared for each one of the plurality of second functions, enable the first function in response to an operation for the first function displayed on the first screen, and enable the second function in response to an operation for the second function displayed on the second screen. The circuitry enables the second functions selected from the plurality of second functions respectively displayed on the plurality of second screens.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, a method, and a non-transitory recording medium. The information processing apparatus includes circuitry to acquire an operation log of a target device, generate a first vector of a distributed representation indicating the operation log, and calculate the first vector and a vector of a distributed representation based on another operation log to identify the first vector.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium includes programmed instructions that cause a computer to function as a wireless communication control unit, a device information acquisition unit, an information acquisition unit, and an information providing unit. The wireless communication control unit is configured to control a wireless communication unit so as to connect to an image forming device by wireless communication. The device information acquisition unit is configured to acquire unique device information from the image forming device through the wireless communication control unit. The information acquisition unit is configured to acquire, from a server device, predetermined information to be supplied to the image forming device specified by the acquired device information. The information providing unit is configured to provide the information acquired from the server device to the image forming device through the wireless communication control unit.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus executes one or more pieces of firmware. The information processing apparatus includes a hardware processor configured to refer to update procedure information in which a precondition and an environmental condition are set, the precondition being required for updating the firmware and being set for each piece of the firmware in an updating order of updating the respective pieces of firmware, the environmental condition defining a process for preparing an environment for an updated piece of the firmware; determine whether the precondition is satisfied in the updating order, and update the firmware that is an update target, upon determining that the precondition is satisfied; and execute the process according to the environmental condition, after updating the one or more pieces of the firmware.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a first generator configured to generate a first distance image corresponding to a first distance from an imager, by using an image captured by the imager; a second generator configured to generate a second distance image corresponding to a second distance that is further away from the imager than the first distance, by using an image captured by the imager; a reducer configured to reduce the first distance image; a first detector configured to detect a body positioned within the first distance, based on the first distance image reduced by the reducer; and a second detector configured to detect a body positioned within the second distance, based on the second distance image.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image processing apparatus that includes one or more processors; and a memory, the memory storing instructions. When executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: generate distribution data indicating a frequency distribution of horizontal distance values of a range image based on the range image having pixel values according to distance of an object in a plurality of captured images; predict a predicted position of the object in the distribution data with respect to a range image of a current frame, based on the distribution data with respect to range images of a plurality of previous frames; and continue tracking of the object, based on a similarity between a region of the object in a previous frame and a region in the current frame with respect to the predicted position of the object.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is configured to update at least one program by updating firmware. The information processing apparatus includes a new/old determiner configured to determine whether a program that is an update target is new or old by using a known program list, the known program list including identification information for identifying whether the program that is the update target is a same program as a known program; and an overwrite determiner configured to overwrite the program that is the update target with a bulk delivery program configured to update the program that is the update target, upon detecting that the program that is the update target is a customized program and is included in the known program list.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image processing apparatus that includes one or more processors; and a memory storing instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: generate distribution data indicating a frequency distribution of horizontal distance values of a range image based on the range image having pixel values according to distance of an object in a plurality of captured images; detect an object based on the distribution data with respect to a range image; predict a predicted position of the object in a current frame based on the distribution data with respect to range images of a plurality of previous frames; and integrate a plurality of objects detected by the detector based on the predicted position to track an integrated object in subsequent frames.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, a method, and a non-transitory recording medium. The information processing apparatus includes circuitry to acquire an operation log of a target device, generate a first vector of a distributed representation indicating the operation log, and calculate the first vector and a vector of a distributed representation based on another operation log to identify the first vector.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus installable with firmware updatable via a network includes an input unit configured to receive an operation performed by a user; and circuitry configured to display, on a display, a first screen for displaying a first function of firmware that can be installed on the electronic apparatus, and a second screen for displaying a second function of the firmware, the second function including a plurality of second functions and the second screen including a plurality of second screens prepared for each one of the plurality of second functions, enable the first function in response to an operation for the first function displayed on the first screen, and enable the second function in response to an operation for the second function displayed on the second screen. The circuitry enables the second functions selected from the plurality of second functions respectively displayed on the plurality of second screens.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium includes programmed instructions that cause a computer to function as a wireless communication control unit, a device information acquisition unit, an information acquisition unit, and an information providing unit. The wireless communication control unit is configured to control a wireless communication unit so as to connect to an image forming device by wireless communication. The device information acquisition unit is configured to acquire unique device information from the image forming device through the wireless communication control unit. The information acquisition unit is configured to acquire, from a server device, predetermined information to be supplied to the image forming device specified by the acquired device information. The information providing unit is configured to provide the information acquired from the server device to the image forming device through the wireless communication control unit.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus for acquiring a program via a network, includes an input unit configured to receive a user operation, and circuitry configured to display, on a display, a list including a plurality of versions of firmware programs installable on the electronic apparatus, download a specific firmware program included in the list or a particular firmware program not included in the list, update a current firmware program being installed on the electronic apparatus with the downloaded specific firmware program or the particular firmware program; and enable function of the updated firmware program. When updating with the specific firmware program, in response to a designation operation, the circuitry enables functionality of the specific firmware program. When updating with the particular firmware program not included in the list, the circuitry enables functionality of the particular firmware program having the upgraded function version after updating the particular firmware program.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a reducer configured to reduce a number of pixels in a distance image having pixel values corresponding to a distance of a body positioned within a predetermined distance from a plurality of imagers installed in a mobile body, according to frames respectively captured by the plurality of imagers; a detector configured to detect the body based on the reduced distance image; and a rejecter configured to reject data of the detected body, based on a density of pixels having a value of the distance with respect to the detected body in an area overlapping a travel area in which the mobile body travels.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store therein address book information in which at least tag identification information for identifying a wireless tag that indicates a medium capable of performing wireless communication and personal information on a user are associated with each other, a tag identification information acquiring unit configured to acquire the tag identification information, a face information acquiring unit configured to refer to the address book information, and when face information on the user is not associated with the tag identification information, acquire the face information based on a captured image that is obtained by capturing an image of an imaging range corresponding to a range in which the tag identification information can be acquired, and a registration control unit configured to control registration of the face information in the address book information in association with the tag identification information.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus processes an image captured by an imager. The image processing apparatus includes a detector configured to detect a body positioned within a predetermined distance from the imager; and a determiner configured to calculate an inclination of the body based on information indicating a distance from the imager to points surrounding the detected body, and determine a type of the body based on the inclination.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is configured to update at least one program by updating firmware. The information processing apparatus includes a new/old determiner configured to determine whether a program that is an update target is new or old by using a known program list, the known program list including identification information for identifying whether the program that is the update target is a same program as a known program; and an overwrite determiner configured to overwrite the program that is the update target with a bulk delivery program configured to update the program that is the update target, upon detecting that the program that is the update target is a customized program and is included in the known program list.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain information in which positions of an object in a vertical direction, positions in a horizontal direction, and positions in a depth direction at multiple points in time are associated with each other; a prediction unit configured to, based on a position of a predetermined object in the information previously obtained by the obtaining unit, predict a position of the predetermined object in the information currently obtained by the obtaining unit; and an extraction unit configured to extract, from the current information, multiple objects that satisfy a predetermined condition corresponding to the position of the predetermined object, and extract, based on a degree of similarity between each image of the multiple objects and an image of the predetermined object, a same object, of the multiple objects in the current information, as the predetermined object in the previous information.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus executes one or more pieces of firmware. The information processing apparatus includes a hardware processor configured to refer to update procedure information in which a precondition and an environmental condition are set, the precondition being required for updating the firmware and being set for each piece of the firmware in an updating order of updating the respective pieces of firmware, the environmental condition defining a process for preparing an environment for an updated piece of the firmware; determine whether the precondition is satisfied in the updating order, and update the firmware that is an update target, upon determining that the precondition is satisfied; and execute the process according to the environmental condition, after updating the one or more pieces of the firmware.