Abstract: A wireless power supply apparatus using magnetic resonance is provided for a linear motion type robot. In the apparatus, a high-frequency signal for foreign matter detection is generated. This signal is different in wavelength and frequency from a high-frequency signal for transmitting power between a power transmission coil and a power reception coil. The wavelength is wavelength ? and the frequency is frequency f. The power transmission coil serves as an apparent antenna of which the long side is set to ?/2. At least either of a wavelength ?x or a resonance frequency fx of a resonance wave attributed to the resonance in the antenna is detected when the high-frequency signal is supplied to the antenna. Whether or not foreign matter is present on the power transmission coil is detected based on the wavelength ?x or the resonance frequency fx.

Abstract: A voice processing apparatus includes: a sound input unit configured to acquire an audio signal; a voice recognition unit configured to perform voice recognition on the audio signal acquired by the sound input unit; an intention understanding unit configured to understand a user's intention on the basis of a recognition result recognized by the voice recognition unit; and a question unit configured to question the user on the basis of an understood result understood by the intention understanding unit. The question unit changes question content for the user according to the understood result and a predetermined priority.

Abstract: A method includes applying solder pastes separately to first and second portions of the first member; bringing the solder paste applied to the first portion of the first member and a first portion of the second member into contact with each other, and bringing the solder paste applied to the second portion of the first member and a second portion of the second member into contact with other; and causing the solder paste brought into contact with the first portion of the second member and the solder paste brought into contact with the second portion of the second member to melt. In the melting, molten solder formed by melting the solder paste brought into contact with the first portion of the second member and molten solder formed by melting the solder paste brought into contact with the second portion of the second member are joined to each other.

Abstract: A reception system includes: an imaging unit that captures an image; a reception information storage unit that stores an image of a visitor who visited in the past and information of a receiving person whom the visitor visited in the past in an associated manner; and an action performing unit that generates a question to the visitor based on a scenario regarding a response to the visitor and acquires information via a response to the question from the visitor, wherein the action performing unit changes a response presented to the visitor based on the scenario depending on whether or not the reception information storage unit stores an image that corresponds to the image captured by the imaging unit.

Abstract: A transparent solar heat absorbing apparatus includes a transparent member allowing sunlight to pass through, a wavelength selective member disposed beneath the transparent member, a heating tank formed between the transparent member and the wavelength selective member. The wavelength selective member allows light in a transmission range including at least a visible wavelength range to pass through and reflects light in a reflection range including at least an infrared wavelength range. At least one of the transparent member and the wavelength selective member has a waveform structure on at least one of its upper surface and bottom surface.

Abstract: A reception system includes: a visitor recognition unit that recognizes a visitor; a receiving person recognition unit that recognizes a receiving person that corresponds to the visitor; a receiving person contact information storage unit that stores contact information of the receiving person; a notification unit that notifies the receiving person of a visit of the visitor at the contact information of the receiving person stored by the receiving person contact information storage unit; and a receiving person selection unit that selects a substitute receiving person associated with the receiving person in a case where the receiving person is absent when the notification unit notifies the receiving person at the contact information of the receiving person, wherein the notification unit notifies the substitute receiving person selected by the receiving person selection unit when the receiving person is absent.

Abstract: A voice recognizing portion recognizes a voice and generates a phoneme string, and a storage portion stores a first name list indicating phoneme strings of first names and a second name list obtained by associating a phoneme string of a predetermined first name among the first names with a phoneme string of a second name similar to the phoneme string of the first name. A name specifying portion specifies a name indicated by the voice on the basis of the first name list. A checking portion selects a phoneme string of a second name corresponding to a phoneme string of the name specified by the name specifying portion by referring to the second name list when a user answers that the name specified by the name specifying portion is not the correct name.

Abstract: A field effect transistor includes a gate electrode to which a gate voltage is applied; a source electrode and a drain electrode for obtaining a current in response to the gate voltage; an active layer provided adjacent to the source electrode and the drain electrode and formed of an oxide semiconductor including magnesium and indium as major components; and a gate insulating layer provided between the gate electrode and the active layer.

Abstract: A voice processing apparatus includes: a sound input unit configured to acquire an audio signal; a voice recognition unit configured to perform voice recognition on the audio signal acquired by the sound input unit; an intention understanding unit configured to understand a user's intention on the basis of a recognition result recognized by the voice recognition unit; and a question unit configured to question the user on the basis of an understood result understood by the intention understanding unit. The question unit changes question content for the user according to the understood result and a predetermined priority.

Abstract: A transparent solar heat absorbing apparatus includes a transparent member allowing sunlight to pass through, a wavelength selective member disposed beneath the transparent member, a heating tank formed between the transparent member and the wavelength selective member. The wavelength selective member allows light in a transmission range including at least a visible wavelength range to pass through and reflects light in a reflection range including at least an infrared wavelength range. At least one of the transparent member and the wavelength selective member has a waveform structure on at least one of its upper surface and bottom surface.

Abstract: A method includes applying solder pastes separately to first and second portions of the first member; bringing the solder paste applied to the first portion of the first member and a first portion of the second member into contact with each other, and bringing the solder paste applied to the second portion of the first member and a second portion of the second member into contact with other; and causing the solder paste brought into contact with the first portion of the second member and the solder paste brought into contact with the second portion of the second member to melt. In the melting, molten solder formed by melting the solder paste brought into contact with the first portion of the second member and molten solder formed by melting the solder paste brought into contact with the second portion of the second member are joined to each other.

Abstract: In a wireless power supply apparatus, a first unit electrically connected to a power supply and a second unit electrically connected to an electric load. Power transmission is performed wirelessly between the first and second units using a magnetic resonance phenomenon. Each of the units has a resonant amplifier circuit provided with switching means driven by a drive signal, a resonant coil to which a high-frequency signal generated by the resonant amplifier circuit is supplied such that the resonant coil functions as a resonant inductor on the resonant amplifier circuit, and electric storage means electrically connected to the resonant amplifier circuit so as to be capable of charging and discharging power. The second unit includes current detecting means for detecting a current flowing through the storage means, and phase control means for controlling a phase of the drive signal for the switching means based on the detected current.

Abstract: A wireless power supply apparatus using magnetic resonance is provided for a linear motion type robot. In the apparatus, a high-frequency signal for foreign matter detection is generated. This signal is different in wavelength and frequency from a high-frequency signal for transmitting power between a power transmission coil and a power reception coil. The wavelength is wavelength ? and the frequency is frequency f. The power transmission coil serves as an apparent antenna of which the long side is set to ?/2. At least either of a wavelength ?x or a resonance frequency fx of a resonance wave attributed to the resonance in the antenna is detected when the high-frequency signal is supplied to the antenna. Whether or not foreign matter is present on the power transmission coil is detected based on the wavelength ?x or the resonance frequency fx.

Abstract: A server having a plurality of system boards, comprising: a panic processing unit configured to stop (panic) the server; a system board information storage unit configured to store information to identify a system board having a memory used by a kernel; a system board detaching processing unit configured to detach the system board having the memory used by the kernel before server stoppage; and a reboot processing unit configured to reboot the server using system boards other than the separated system board among the plurality of system boards, after detaching the system board having the memory used by the kernel.

Abstract: To provide an assembled cell in which problems such as the fast deterioration of only some unit cells positioned in a middle part are solved by realizing smooth heat dissipation from the middle part of the cell even if an outer member is made of a flexible material. A first heat transfer member 6 including bag members 6a made of polycarbonate and filled with silicone gel is provided between a housing 2 and a unit cell assembly 5 in which a plurality of unit cells 10 are stacked, and in a middle part in a direction of stacking of the unit cells 10. The unit cells 10 are each provided with an outer member 18 made of aluminum laminate film.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus that makes it possible, when executing processing on image data groups classified according to classification information, to perform the processing on an image data item having a plurality of pieces of classification information added thereto, in a user-friendly manner adapted to a type of the processing. A system controller selects an image data group of image data items to which specific classification information is added. The controller designates processing to be executed on the image data group. When a plurality of image data groups are selected, the controller causes the processing designated by said designation unit to be executed on an image data item belonging to a plurality of selected image data groups such that the number of times of execution of the processing on the image data item is made different according to a type of the processing.

Abstract: A mosaic puzzle set has a predetermined number of pieces (45) with unique, directionally visible, identifiers and different brightness characteristics, three for grey scale and five for color, comprising average brightness(es), and direction and magnitude of brightness gradients, enabling assembly to copy any user selected target picture (30) by following a dedicated table/chart (33). An internet server (1) storing piece characteristics and accessible for target picture upload and chart download by an access code in the purchased set, divides (S11) the target picture (30) into a same number of data areas (311) as pieces, analyzes their brightness characteristics and assembles the chart (33) by provisionally assigning pieces to respective target areas (311) and exchanging them for each other when sums of respective mismatch values between pieces and respective target areas are thereby reduced (S12-S14). Alternatively, pieces are divisions of an iconic source picture or only screen images.

Abstract: An embedded semiconductor device substrate having a semiconductor device integrated therein is formed by disposing a semiconductor device in an opening provided on an insulating resin, and sandwiching the semiconductor device and the insulating resin with a front surface wiring layer and a rear surface wiring layer and performing heat pressing. Connection between bumps of the semiconductor device and the front surface wiring layer is made with a connection wiring pattern. The connection wiring pattern is formed by patterning a resist film by direct exposure thereof with a light beam, and then performing etching. Thereby, it becomes possible to absorb a mounting error of a semiconductor device to a printed wiring board and a positional error of electrodes between semiconductor devices accompanying the tendency of reduction of the pitch of a semiconductor device, and to perform electric connection with a wiring pattern securely.

Abstract: A disclosed electronic element includes: a substrate; a first electrode layer formed on a portion of the substrate; an insulating layer formed on the first electrode layer; a conductive layer formed on the insulating layer formed on an area where the first electrode layer is formed; a second electrode layer formed on one area where the first electrode layer on the substrate is not formed; a third electrode layer formed on the other area where neither the first electrode layer on the substrate nor the second electrode layer is formed; and a semiconductor layer formed so as to cover between the conductive layer and the second electrode layer and to cover between the conductive layer and the third electrode layer.

Abstract: A thermal conductive mechanism for a battery pack made up of a stack of a plurality of sub-battery modules each of which includes a plurality of battery cells arrayed thereon. The sub-battery modules each has opposed major surfaces and are laid to overlap each other in a direction perpendicular to the major surfaces. The thermal conductive mechanism is equipped with plates provided one for each of the sub-battery modules. Each of the plates has a given number of the battery cells disposed thereon and also has heat transfer surfaces extending in a planar direction of the plate. The heat transfer surfaces are placed in one of direct and indirect contact with the given number of the battery cells to achieve transfer of heat therebetween, thereby equalizing the temperature in each of the battery cells and also minimizing a difference in temperature among the battery cells.