Abstract: Provided is an electrolytic solution that includes: an electrolyte containing lithium salt; and a nonaqueous solvent containing cyclic alkylene carbonate and methyl propionate, the electrolyte contains lithium salt other than LiPF6 in an amount of not less than 30 mol % with respect to a total amount of the lithium salt, and the nonaqueous solvent contains 75 volume % or more of the methyl propionate.

Abstract: A guide wire includes a core shaft, a coil body curved from the proximal end side to the distal end side of the guide wire, and a fixing portion fixing the core shaft to the coil body. The core shaft includes a first contact part in contact with an inner surface of the coil body on an opposite side to the curving direction, and a second contact part in contact with the inner surface of the coil body in the curving direction, at a position closer to the distal end than the first contact part. The fixing portion includes a first fixing portion fixing the core shaft to the coil body at a position closer to the proximal end than the first contact part, and a second fixing portion fixing the core shaft to the coil body at a position closer to the distal end than the second contact part.

Abstract: An information processing method executed by a computer includes: creating a delivery plan for packages to be delivered by electric-powered mobile bodies, based on a constraint on travel for each electric-powered mobile body; calculating power consumption of each electric-powered mobile body based on the delivery plan; calculating a charge amount of each electric-powered mobile body from the power consumption and a remaining amount of power; creating a charging plan for the electric-powered mobile bodies based on the charge amount of each electric-powered mobile body; determining whether charging of each electric-powered mobile body will finish by start of delivery based on the delivery plan and the charging plan; recreating the delivery plan based on a tightened constraint obtained by tightening the constraint for an electric-powered mobile body whose charging is determined not to finish by the start of delivery; and outputting the delivery plan recreated.

Abstract: An information processing method includes, when information indicating absence of a consignee at a delivery address of a package being delivered is obtained, information related to candidates for a receiving agent who acts to receive the package is obtained, information indicating a position of the package and information indicating the delivery address of the package are obtained, a redelivery cost required for redelivery of the package to the delivery address is calculated based on a positional relationship between the position of the package and the delivery address, a receiving agent delivery cost required for a delivery of the package to the delivery address via each candidate is calculated based on information related to the candidate, the candidate with the receiving agent delivery cost less than the redelivery cost is selected as the receiving agent, and a request for acting to receive the package is notified to the receiving agent.

Abstract: The image display apparatus includes: a switch unit which receives a user control input; an advertisement storage for storing a first advertisement which is to be displayed upon receiving the user control input, and previously storing a second advertisement which is to be displayed at a next power-up of the image display apparatus and a third advertisement which is to be displayed upon receiving the user control input after the next power-up; an advertisement player which causes the first advertisement to be displayed on a screen upon receiving the user control input and causes the second advertisement to be displayed on the screen upon powering up the image display apparatus; and an advertisement manager which updates the first advertisement with the third advertisement upon powering up the image display apparatus.

Abstract: When an operation mode of a television receiver is a normal mode, insertion of a memory card having trigger information stored therein into a card insertion portion causes a storefront mode setting screen to be displayed on a video display unit. When the operation mode of the television receiver is a storefront mode, detection of supply of power by a power supply detector causes a storefront mode release screen to be displayed on the video display unit. Users performs selection and setting on the storefront mode setting screen and the storefront mode release confirmation screen by operating a remote controller to switch the operation mode of the television receiver.

Abstract: In a power-on operation of a receiving device that receives digital broadcasting, when PIN information for setting a parental control function of a download application obtained via a network is set, a video output is turned to an off state during a time period before a download application is received from the power-on until a predetermined time elapses, a download application is executed when the download application is received during the time period from the power-on until the predetermined time elapses, and the setting of the PIN information is cancelled when a download application is not received during the time period from the power-on until the predetermined time elapses.

Abstract: The display information generating unit manages a first plane that contains video information and a second plane that contains first still information and second still information, and merges the first plane and second plane. The control unit adds at least one of the first still information and second still information to the second plane when an interrupt signal is generated. If the display area of the video information is the full display area of the display screen, the control unit starts a screen saver operation that changes the first still information after a first predetermined period from a time point of the interrupt signal. If the display area of the video information is smaller than the full display area of the display screen, the control unit starts a screen saver operation that changes the second still information after a second predetermined period from a time point of the interrupt signal.

Abstract: When an operation mode of a television receiver is a normal mode, insertion of a memory card having trigger information stored therein into a card insertion portion causes a storefront mode setting screen to be displayed on a video display unit. When the operation mode of the television receiver is a storefront mode, detection of supply of power by a power supply detector causes a storefront mode release screen to be displayed on the video display unit. Users performs selection and setting on the storefront mode setting screen and the storefront mode release confirmation screen by operating a remote controller to switch the operation mode of the television receiver.

Abstract: In the methods for measuring affinity substances using pearl chain formation of carrier particles, the use of carrier particles having a particular particle diameter enables carrier particles to be specifically counted even if blood cell components coexist. Whole blood samples can be used as samples to be measured without separating serum and plasma. Therefore, there is no need to separate serum or plasma when analyzing blood cell components.

Abstract: There is provided a digital broadcast receiver for solving various problems regarding a display which arise due to the switching of a mode. For example, there is provided a digital broadcast receiver capable of displaying an emergency alert broadcast by an EAS even when a mode is switched from an OCAP mode to an external input mode. The receiver has a plane management unit for managing a receiver only plane and a download application plane. The receiver prohibits the emergency alert broadcast from being displayed in the receiver only plane when, under an OCAP mode, a download application takes away an EAS function of the receiver, and then permits the emergency alert broadcast to be displayed in the receiver only plane when the mode is switched from the OCAP mode to an external input mode.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for measuring an affinity substance using pearl chain formation of carrier particles, in which the methods include the step of electrically disrupting blood cell components. Blood cell components which interfere with the counting of carrier particles are electrically disrupted. Furthermore, blood cell components can be disrupted without addition of hemolytic agents which interfere with immunological reactions. Whole blood samples can be directly used as measurement samples without separating serum or plasma. Therefore, it is unnecessary to separate serum or plasma when analyzing blood components.

Abstract: There is provided a cable broadcast receiver for solving problems arising in the switching between execution of a download application and reproduction of video audio information from an external device. The receiver has operating modes including a first mode and a second mode. Under the first mode, the receiver is operated based on a download application acquired through a network. Under the second mode, the receiver is operated based on a receiver application. The receiver is operated under the second mode when information inputted from an external device is to be displayed. A key delivery unit delivers, upon receiving a key code instructing a channel change during the operation under the second mode, the key code indicating the channel change to a download application management unit which controls the key delivery to the download application, and a receiver application management unit which controls the key delivery to the receiver application.

Abstract: A receiving device is one capable of processing a first application received from a broadcast station and a previously built-in second application, including: a first application management unit operable to control the first application; a second application management unit operable to control the second application; an operation management unit operable to hold operating states of the first application and the second application; and a duplicate function management unit operable to hold exclusion/sharing information showing priorities of the first application and the second application, and operable to make the first application management unit or the second application management unit perform an exclusion control based upon the exclusion/sharing information or the operating state managed by the operation management unit, in which the duplicate function management unit terminates the second application in activation, upon activation of the first application.

Abstract: The binding reaction between an affinity substance as a measuring subject and a binding partner having binding affinity with the affinity substance is measured by agglutination reaction. The binding partner is linked to carrier particles, and the carrier particles agglutinate with each other by the binding reaction. The agglutination reaction is enhanced by incubating the reaction mixture before electric field application. Further, the agglutination reaction is enhanced by regulating the temperature or viscosity of reaction mixture placed in an electric field. These contribute to an increase of measuring sensitivity. Still further, a step of diluting the reaction mixture containing simple particles may be conducted prior to counting of agglutinates. This diluting step intensifies the binding between affinity substance and binding partner. As a result, any disintegration of agglutinates can be prevented, and the measuring sensitivity can be enhanced.

Abstract: The binding reaction between an affinity substance to be measured and a binding partner having binding affinity for the affinity substance is measured based on agglutination reactions. Carrier particles bound to the binding partner are allowed to bind to the affinity substance in an electric field. Evaluation is achieved by counting the level of agglutinated carrier particles using three-dimensional particle information of the particles as an indicator. The use of three-dimensional information as an indicator enables the presence of a biologically specific reactive substance to be detected or measured in a manner that is more convenient and rapid, and has a higher sensitivity than the conventional measurement methods.

Abstract: An automobile theft sensor has a piezo-electric element adhered at one side to a base member and which generates a voltage in response to vibration of the automobile body, a weight adhered to the opposite side of the piezo-electric element, a silicon rubber coating covering at least a portion of the surface of the piezo-electric element and weight, a low pass filter for receiving the output voltage of the piezo-electric element and for providing an ultra low frequency signal within the range of 1-5 Hz produced by the above mentioned piezo-electric element; and a band pass filter for receiving the output voltage of the piezo-electric element and for providing a low frequency bandpass signal centered on the 30-50 Hz produced by the above mentioned piezo-electric element in response to vibration of the above mentioned automobile body. When either of the filter outputs exceeds a predetermined level it is judged that theft or tampering is occurring.

Abstract: A piezo-electric film is pasted to one surface of an elastic film fixed at the ends and a weight is attached substantially to the middle of the other surface of this elastic film.

Abstract: An anti-theft alarm device for a vehicle, the device having: (a) a detector for detecting an emergency of the vehicle and for emitting a detection signal; (b) a switch for setting and deactivation the alarm device, the switch emitting selectively a setting and a deactivation signal; (c) a control circuit for transmitting selectively an alarm signal in response to the detection signal and confirmation signals in response to setting signal and deactivation signal, the confirmation signals being weaker than a alarm signal; (d) an alarm speaker for selectively generating an alarm sound and a confirmation sound in response to the alarm signal and the confirmation signals respectively, whereby generating an alarm sound according to an emergency of the vehicle and a confirmation sound when the alarm device is set and deactivated.

Abstract: In this sensor, a weight having a permanent magnet is fitted substantially in the middle of an elastic film fixed at the ends and a hall element or magnetic resistance element is arranged so as to be opposed at a proper spacing to the permanent magnet of the weight.