Abstract: [Object] To enable both a reduction in the number of sound collection portions and an improvement in a resolution in estimation of a direction of a sound source to be compatible. [Solution] An information processing device including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a sound collection result of a sound from each of one or more sound sources obtained by a sound collection portion of which positional information indicating at least one of a position and a direction is changed; and an estimation unit configured to estimate a direction of each of the one or more sound sources on a basis of a change in a frequency of a sound collected by the sound collection portion in association with a change in the positional information of the sound collection portion.

Abstract: [Object] To propose an information processing device, information processing system, information processing method and program which enable sound to be naturally reproduced in fast reproduction moving images. [Solution] An information processing device including: a video generation unit configured to generate a fast reproduction video from a video part of an input moving image; a sound generation unit configured to generate a shortened sound using a part of a sound part of the moving image; and a synthesizing unit configured to synthesize the fast reproduction video generated by the video generation unit and the shortened sound generated by the sound generation unit and generate a fast reproduction moving image.

Abstract: There is a disadvantage that a loss generated in a charging apparatus becomes large. It is determined whether a link voltage Vo is equal to or higher than a predetermined value Va. If the link voltage Vo is less than the predetermined value Va, a control unit activates a DC-DC converter in a boosting operation. That is, by turning on/off the switching element, the voltage boosted from the storage battery is supplied to the link voltage Vo. The control unit determines whether the link voltage Vo is equal to or higher than the predetermined value Va. If the link voltage Vo is less than the predetermined value Va, the operation is continued. When the link voltage Vo rises due to the boosting operation of the DC-DC converter and becomes equal to or higher than the predetermined value Va, the boosting operation of the DC-DC converter is stopped.

Abstract: An ion beam irradiation apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes an ion source, a mass separator, and an energy filter. The mass separator sorts dopant ions having a specific mass number and valence from an ion beam extracted from the ion source, and outputs the dopant ions. The energy filter is formed to define a beam passing region for allowing the ion beam to pass therethrough, and configured to have a given filter potential in response to application of a voltage thereto to separate passable ions capable of passing through the beam passing region and non-passable ions incapable of passing through the beam passing region, from each other by a difference in ion energy. The given filter potential is set such that the dopant ions are included in the passable ions, and a portion of unwanted ions which cannot be separated from the dopant ions by the mass separator are included in the non-passable ions.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a charging apparatus having high efficiency of charging a battery by inputting an alternating current voltage. A charging apparatus that charges a direct current battery includes a step-down converter unit to which a direct current voltage from a power supply is input and that converts the direct current voltage, and when a voltage of the direct current battery is between a predetermined first voltage smaller than a charge completion voltage of the direct current battery and the charge completion voltage, a variable voltage that increases from the first voltage to the charge completion voltage in accordance with charging of the direct current battery is input to the step-down converter unit.

Abstract: Provided is a signal processing apparatus including a feature detection unit configured to detect, from an input signal, a detection signal including at least one of audience-generated-sound likelihood and music likelihood, a reverberation adding unit configured to add long or short reverberations to the input signal based on a detected tone being moderate or ordinary tone respectively, and a vicinity-sound generation unit configured to generate vicinity sound based on the detection signal.

Abstract: An ion beam irradiation apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes an ion source, a mass separator, and an energy filter. The mass separator sorts dopant ions having a specific mass number and valence from an ion beam extracted from the ion source, and outputs the dopant ions. The energy filter is formed to define a beam passing region for allowing the ion beam to pass therethrough, and configured to have a given filter potential in response to application of a voltage thereto to separate passable ions capable of passing through the beam passing region and non-passable ions incapable of passing through the beam passing region, from each other by a difference in ion energy. The given filter potential is set such that the dopant ions are included in the passable ions, and a portion of unwanted ions which cannot be separated from the dopant ions by the mass separator are included in the non-passable ions.

Abstract: Provided is an audio processing device including a narration canceling section configured to generate a narration canceling signal by removing a narration component from an input signal, and a reverberation adding section configured to add a reverberation effect to the narration canceling signal.

Abstract: [Object] To be able to measure the user's viewing position without reducing user convenience. [Solution] Provided is an information processing device including: an audio signal output unit that causes measuring audio in an inaudible band to be output from a speaker; and a viewing position computation unit that computes a viewing position of a user based on the measuring audio picked up by a microphone.

Abstract: A sound field control device according to the present disclosure includes a display target object position information acquisition unit for acquiring position information of a viewer from information obtained by imaging, and a virtual sound source position control unit for controlling a virtual sound source position on the basis of the position information. Thus, it becomes possible to optimally adjust virtual sound source reproduction in consideration of size or orientation of a head. Accordingly, it becomes possible to provide a sound field without unnatural feeling to viewers.

Abstract: Provided is a formed body containing at least one carbonate compound (A1) selected from Na2CO3 or K2CO3, the formed body having a volume of pores with a pore diameter of from 0.05 ?m to 10 ?m of from 0.10 mL/g to 0.30 mL/g and a crushing strength of from 1.8 kgf to 10.0 kgf.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heat dissipating coating composition in a liquid or paste form for application to a heat generating article, comprising an infrared absorbing binder resin (A), infrared absorbing inorganic particles (B), and an organic solvent, having such proportions of the component (A) and the component (B) that the component (A) is 10 to 70 vol % and the component (B) is 90 to 30 vol % based on the total of both components being 100 vol %, and satisfying conditions 1, 2, and 3 specified herein, and also provides a heat dissipating coating film obtained by applying the heat dissipating coating composition to a heat dissipating article and then thermally curing the composition.

Abstract: [Problem] The present invention is to provide a catalyst used for a process for preparing methanol from carbon dioxide and hydrogen and the catalyst has high activity and excellent stability with the passage of time in reactivity. [Solution] The catalyst comprises copper, zinc, aluminum and silicon, and has a molar ratio of zinc to copper of 0.5 to 0.7, a molar ratio of silicon to copper of 0.015 to 0.05, a maximum intensity ratio of a peak derived from zinc to a peak derived from copper of not more than 0.25 and a half-value width (2?) of the peak derived from copper of 0.75 to 2.5. The process for producing methanol comprises using the catalyst.

Abstract: A powdered paint composition for heat dissipation according to one aspect of the present invention contains at least one binder resin (A) selected from the group consisting of an epoxy resin (a1) and a polyester resin (a2) having a hydroxy group and/or a carboxyl group and also contains a heat dissipation filler (B) having a thermal conductivity of 0.2 W/mK or more and less than 100 W/mK in an amount of 10 mass % or more and 40 mass % or less. The powdered paint composition for heat dissipation can be used as a material for forming a coating film having excellent efficiency of heat dissipation on the surfaces of various articles.

Abstract: Provided is an audio processing device including a narration canceling section configured to generate a narration canceling signal by removing a narration component from an input signal, and a reverberation adding section configured to add a reverberation effect to the narration canceling signal.

Abstract: Provided is a signal processing apparatus including a feature detection unit configured to detect, from an input signal, a detection signal including at least one of audience-generated-sound likelihood and music likelihood, and a vicinity-sound generation unit configured to generate vicinity sound based on the detection signal.

Abstract: [Problem] The present invention is to provide a catalyst used for a process for preparing methanol from carbon dioxide and hydrogen and the catalyst has high activity and excellent stability with the passage of time in reactivity. [Solution] The catalyst comprises copper, zinc, aluminum and silicon, and has a molar ratio of zinc to copper of 0.5 to 0.7, a molar ratio of silicon to copper of 0.015 to 0.05, a maximum intensity ratio of a peak derived from zinc to a peak derived from copper of not more than 0.25 and a half-value width (2?) of the peak derived from copper of 0.75 to 2.5. The process for producing methanol comprises using the catalyst.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heat dissipating coating composition in a liquid or paste form for application to a heat generating article, comprising an infrared absorbing binder resin (A), infrared absorbing inorganic particles (B), and an organic solvent, having such proportions of the component (A) and the component (B) that the component (A) is 10 to 70 vol % and the component (B) is 90 to 30 vol % based on the total of both components being 100 vol %, and satisfying conditions 1, 2, and 3 specified herein, and also provides a heat dissipating coating film obtained by applying the heat dissipating coating composition to a heat dissipating article and then thermally curing the composition.

Abstract: A sound field control device according to the present disclosure includes a display target object position information acquisition unit for acquiring position information of a viewer from information obtained by imaging, and a virtual sound source position control unit for controlling a virtual sound source position on the basis of the position information. Thus, it becomes possible to optimally adjust virtual sound source reproduction in consideration of size or orientation of a head. Accordingly, it becomes possible to provide a sound field without unnatural feeling to viewers.

Abstract: An improved metal coated textile and its production method where the coating of metal is deposited onto the textile through sputtering process in thickness between 20 to 2000 angstroms, with less than 5% variance in thickness across the entire length and width of the textile with width up to and over 10000 mm and length up to and over 1000 meters. The improved sputtering process utilizes longer cathodes, arrangements of metal target(s), tension controller with tension meter(s), guard(s), cylinder cover(s), and control over the textile while traveling through the chamber. The metal layer deposited is highly adhesive to the textile and is suitable for producing clothing, swim wear, diving suit, tent, cushion, wall paper, curtain, carpet, protective cover, screen window, equipment casing, and various other items.