Abstract: A smart farm platform is disclosed for determining recommended selling prices of agricultural products based on state information of the agricultural products and operation history information of a plant grower, among information received from the plant grower, and a terminal displays the recommended selling prices of agricultural products through a display.

Abstract: A plant grower includes a base, an upper cover having a surface parallel to an upper surface of the base, the upper cover being disposed above the base so as to be spaced apart from the upper surface of the base, a plurality of growing panels disposed along the circumference of the upper surface of the base, the plurality of growing panels being rotatably disposed at the base and the upper cover, and a lighting bar extending vertically upwards from the center of the upper surface of the base to the upper cover, the lighting bar emitting light in a direction in which the plurality of growing panels is disposed, and a plurality of growing holders, into each of which a plant is inserted, disposed at one surface of each of the plurality of growing panels.

Abstract: A food processor is disclosed and includes a main body, a grinding container mounted in a portion of the main body and forming a space therein, a grinder rotatably disposed in the grinding container, a grinding motor for rotating the grinder, a drying container mounted under the grinding container inside the main body and forming a space therein, a heating device for supplying heated air to the drying container, and a discharge container detachably mounted under the drying container inside the main body and forming a space therein. The grinding container has a surface facing the drying container that is openable toward the drying container, and the drying container includes one side surface formed so as to be openable toward the discharge container.

Abstract: A plant grower is disclosed and includes a base, an upper cover having a surface parallel to an upper surface of the base, the upper cover being disposed above the base so as to be spaced apart from the upper surface of the base, a plurality of growing panels disposed along the circumference of the upper surface of the base, the plurality of growing panels being rotatably disposed at the base and the upper cover, and a lighting bar extending vertically upwards from the center of the upper surface of the base to the upper cover, the lighting bar emitting light in a direction in which the plurality of growing panels is disposed, and a plurality of growing holders, into each of which a plant is inserted, disposed at one surface of each of the plurality of growing panels.

Abstract: A smart farm platform is disclosed for determining recommended selling prices of agricultural products based on state information of the agricultural products and operation history information of a plant grower, among information received from the plant grower, and a terminal displays the recommended selling prices of agricultural products through a display.

Abstract: A control method for controlling an information processing device 101 including a camera 10 for receiving an image and a display 14 having a display surface on the same side as an image-receiving side of the camera 10 according to an embodiment causes a computer 18A of the information processing device 101 for receiving an image of a face 21 of a subject from the camera 10, horizontally inverting the received image, and displaying the horizontally-inverted image on the display 14, to execute: detecting a distance between the information processing device 101 and a reference portion included in the face 21 of the subject; determining a scaling factor based on a ratio between a reference distance used for evaluating the image of the face 21 of the subject and the detected distance; and displaying, on the display 14, as a guide image 35 for guiding the subject in such a direction as to change a distance between the information processing device and the subject, an image corresponding to at least one part include

Abstract: A control method for controlling a skin analysis device is a control method for controlling a skin analysis device including a camera for obtaining a face image of a subject, a display for displaying the face image of the subject, and a computer, wherein the control method causes the computer of the skin analysis device to execute: obtaining the face image of the subject; determining a target extraction criterion for each of a plurality of skin areas of the face image based on a position on the face image; and extracting a target that satisfies the determined extraction criterion from the face image; and displaying the extracted target on the display of the skin analysis device.

Abstract: A control method for controlling a skin analysis device is a control method for controlling a skin analysis device including a camera for obtaining a face image of a subject, a display for displaying the face image of the subject, and a computer, wherein the control method causes the computer of the skin analysis device to execute: obtaining the face image of the subject; determining a target extraction criterion for each of a plurality of skin areas of the face image based on a position on the face image; and extracting a target that satisfies the determined extraction criterion from the face image; and displaying the extracted target on the display of the skin analysis device.

Abstract: A control method for controlling an information processing device 101 including a camera 10 for receiving an image and a display 14 having a display surface on the same side as an image-receiving side of the camera 10 according to an embodiment causes a computer 18A of the information processing device 101 for receiving an image of a face 21 of a subject from the camera 10, horizontally inverting the received image, and displaying the horizontally-inverted image on the display 14, to execute: detecting a distance between the information processing device 101 and a reference portion included in the face 21 of the subject; determining a scaling factor based on a ratio between a reference distance used for evaluating the image of the face 21 of the subject and the detected distance; and displaying, on the display 14, as a guide image 35 for guiding the subject in such a direction as to change a distance between the information processing device and the subject, an image corresponding to at least one part include

Abstract: A speaker identification system (100) includes a microphone (2) which acquires speech information of a speaker; a sex/age range information acquisition unit (7) which acquires age range information relating to a range of the age of the speaker, based on the speech information; a specific age information acquisition unit (8) which acquires specific age information relating to the specific age of the speaker, based on the speech information; a date and time information acquisition unit (9) which acquires date and time information representing the date and time when the speech information has been acquired; and a speaker database (4) which accumulates the specific age information, and the date and time information in association with each other.

Abstract: A speaker identification system (100) includes a microphone (2) which acquires speech information of a speaker; a sex/age range information acquisition unit (7) which acquires age range information relating to a range of the age of the speaker, based on the speech information; a specific age information acquisition unit (8) which acquires specific age information relating to the specific age of the speaker, based on the speech information; a date and time information acquisition unit (9) which acquires date and time information representing the date and time when the speech information has been acquired; and a speaker database (4) which accumulates the specific age information, and the date and time information in association with each other.

Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer includes: a piezoelectric transducer (1) emitting ultrasonic waves; and a backing layer (4) provided in contact with a back side of the piezoelectric transducer (1) and attenuating ultrasonic waves that are emitted toward the back side of the piezoelectric transducer (1) and have an opposite phase to the phase of ultrasonic waves emitted toward a front side of the piezoelectric transducer (1). The acoustic tubes (5) are disposed in the backing layer (4) such that a longitudinal direction of each acoustic tube (5) is in line with a traveling direction of the ultrasonic waves emitted by the piezoelectric transducer (1) toward the front and the back side. The acoustic tubes (5) have mutually different lengths on the basis of a principle of an acoustic wave synthesis, and attenuate in whole or in part the ultrasonic waves emitted by the piezoelectric transducer (1) toward the backing layer (4).

Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer which can attenuate ultrasonic waves emitted toward the rear without increasing a thickness of a backing layer includes: a piezoelectric transducer which emits and receives ultrasonic waves; and the backing layer which is provided in contact with the rear of the piezoelectric transducer and which attenuates the ultrasonic waves emitted in a rear direction from the piezoelectric transducer. The backing layer includes a plurality of acoustic tubes formed in the rear direction from a plane of the backing layer that is in contact with the piezoelectric transducer. Each of the acoustic tubes has a different length based on a principle of superposition of acoustic waves. The acoustic tubes include an acoustic tube which has (i) a portion of the length formed in a direction perpendicular to the rear direction and (ii) the remaining portion of the length formed in a direction parallel to the rear direction.

Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer includes: a piezoelectric transducer (1) emitting ultrasonic waves; and a backing layer (4) provided in contact with a back side of the piezoelectric transducer (1) and attenuating ultrasonic waves that are emitted toward the back side of the piezoelectric transducer (1) and have an opposite phase to the phase of ultrasonic waves emitted toward a front side of the piezoelectric transducer (1). The acoustic tubes (5) are disposed in the backing layer (4) such that a longitudinal direction of each acoustic tube (5) is in line with a traveling direction of the ultrasonic waves emitted by the piezoelectric transducer (1) toward the front and the back side. The acoustic tubes (5) have mutually different lengths on the basis of a principle of an acoustic wave synthesis, and attenuate in whole or in part the ultrasonic waves emitted by the piezoelectric transducer (1) toward the backing layer (4).

Abstract: A plasma arc utilizing apparatus includes a power supply unit disposed in a housing. The power supply unit converts an AC voltage to a DC voltage, which is applied to load for generating an arc therein. A compressor is disposed in the same housing for supplying the load with compressed gas that is to be ionized by the arc. The compressor has a leg by which the compressor is secured to the housing. The leg is embedded in an elastic material secured in the housing.

Abstract: Novel .alpha.-methyl-.beta.-aminopropiophenone derivatives having bronchodilator activity represented by the following general formula: ##STR1## where R represents alkyl having 1-6 carbon atom benzyl or phenyl; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 individually represent alkyl having 1-6 carbon atom or they form, joining to each other together with the adjacent nitrogen atom with or without intervening an atom other than carbon atom, a saturated heterocyclic ring which may be substituted with lower alkyl; n is an integer of 0, 1 or 2 on the proviso that R represents methyl or ethyl if n is 0, as well as their non-toxic salts are presented. Method of producing the new derivatives and the bronchodilatation method using them are disclosed as well.