Abstract: A method of manufacturing a smoking article that contains, as members, at least a tobacco rod, a cooling segment, and a filter segment and in which a low-stiffness member L and a high-stiffness member H are adjacent to each other, the method includes (A) placing an adhesive on either surface of a tipping paper to form each portion of a high adhesive weight and a low adhesive weight per unit area after solidification, where the portion of a high adhesive weight is provided in a region for wrapping the member L; and (B) preparing a composite segment that contains at least the tobacco rod, the cooling segment, and the filter segment and wrapping the composite segment in the tipping paper.

Abstract: Provided is a technique that enables proper sorting of discharged print media by suppressing curling of each of the print media sufficiently. A determining unit determines a curling suppressing operation to be executed such that in a case where sorting operation is executed, the suppressing operation having a higher effect of suppressing curling is executed than in a case where the sorting operation is executed. Then, a print control unit controls a print head to perform printing on print media while executing the suppressing operation determined by the determining unit.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus installed inside a local network system that provides a service to a user, includes a processor configured to acquire data used in a case of providing the service and security level information indicating whether the data is first data of a first security level which is capable of being held and used by another information processing apparatus that provides the service outside the local network system, second data of a second security level which is not held but is capable of being used, or third data of a third security level which is not capable of being held and used; hold the acquired data in association with the security level information of the data in the local network system; and, when performing synchronization processing on usage data, which is used in the case of providing the service and includes one or more of the data, with the other information processing apparatus, transmit the first data included in the usage data and second data presence/absence informatio

Abstract: An alert control apparatus that notifies a driver in advance of a transfer of control relating to a driving operation from an automatic driving function to the driver by controlling an alert device mounted on a vehicle, which is equipped with the automatic driving function, includes: an estimator that estimates an occurrence of a change execution situation that requires a lane change under a condition in which the driving operation of the vehicle is controlled by the automatic driving function; a determiner that determines a level of difficulty of lane change control based on a plurality of travel environment factors in the change execution situation; and a notification device that notifies the driver of a possibility of the transfer of the control together with a reason of the transfer of the control with a notification mode corresponding to the level using the alert device.

Abstract: An automatic driving proposal device or an automatic driving proposal method is used for a vehicle that selects either a state of an automatic driving or a state of a manual driving by an occupant. The automatic driving proposal device or the automatic driving proposal method performs a driving change request to the occupant in the state of the automatic driving, determines whether the automatic driving is possible in the state of the manual driving, calculates a calculation value corresponding to a distance or a prediction time or calculates a change index, and proposes the automatic driving to the occupant on a necessary condition of determining that the automatic driving is possible and also determining that the calculation value is higher than a threshold value or determining that the change index is lower than a threshold value.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus include a processor configured to: obtain a type of use, a tendency of use, or a use condition of the image forming apparatus by a user; and transmit a log regarding use of the image forming apparatus by the user with the obtained type of use, the obtained tendency of use, or the obtained use condition being distinguishable.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an extractor, a creator, and a sender. The extractor compares items of capability information concerning plural devices and extracts a capability which is not sufficiently provided in a first device but is provided in a second device. The plural devices include the first and second devices. The creator creates a menu to be used in the first device. The first device is able to display the capability extracted by the extractor by using an icon in a mode different from an icon representing another capability and to display device information which indicates that the capability is available in the second device. The sender sends the menu to the first device.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a processor configured to analyze an obtained document, the processor being configured to: obtain plural documents where information to be shared by plural participants is recorded; calculate a degree of similarity in details in units of blocks between different documents, the blocks being blocks of sentences included in the documents; determine an execution order of executing work of sharing details of each of the blocks on the basis of the degree of similarity; and allocate work time for performing the work of sharing details of each of the blocks on the basis of a number of characters in each of the blocks.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a smoking article that contains, as members, at least a tobacco rod, a cooling segment, and a filter segment and in which a low-stiffness member L and a high-stiffness member H are adjacent to each other, the method includes (A) placing an adhesive on either surface of a tipping paper to form each portion of a high adhesive weight and a low adhesive weight per unit area after solidification, where the portion of a high adhesive weight is provided in a region for wrapping the member L; and (B) preparing a composite segment that contains at least the tobacco rod, the cooling segment, and the filter segment and wrapping the composite segment in the tipping paper.

Abstract: An alert control apparatus that notifies a driver in advance of a transfer of control relating to a driving operation from an automatic driving function to the driver by controlling an alert device mounted on a vehicle, which is equipped with the automatic driving function, includes: an estimator that estimates an occurrence of a change execution situation that requires a lane change under a condition in which the driving operation of the vehicle is controlled by the automatic driving function; a determiner that determines a level of difficulty of lane change control based on a plurality of travel environment factors in the change execution situation; and a notification device that notifies the driver of a possibility of the transfer of the control together with a reason of the transfer of the control with a notification mode corresponding to the level using the alert device.

Abstract: A document checking system includes a processor configured to analyze a result of checking a document, and a memory configured to store a database that holds the analyzed check result. The processor is configured to: acquire checked documents that are generated by plural checkers individually checking the document; extract (i) notes added by the checkers to the checked documents and (ii) marks specifying descriptions related to the notes in the checked documents; when check information including information on the note and the mark on each extracted checked document satisfies a predetermined condition, determine a check result and register the determined check result in the database; and when the check information does not satisfy the condition, notify an administrator of the check result, determine the check result based on a determination result made by the administrator and register the determined check result in the database.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a processor configured to analyze an obtained document, the processor being configured to: obtain plural documents where information to be shared by plural participants is recorded; calculate a degree of similarity in details in units of blocks between different documents, the blocks being blocks of sentences included in the documents; determine an execution order of executing work of sharing details of each of the blocks on the basis of the degree of similarity; and allocate work time for performing the work of sharing details of each of the blocks on the basis of a number of characters in each of the blocks.

Abstract: A driving support device comprises a passing determination unit which determines whether an own vehicle is going to pass by a stopped vehicle stopped in an adjacent lane adjacent to a traveling lane on which the own vehicle is traveling; and a notification control unit which issues warning notification when it is determined that the own vehicle is going to pass by the stopped vehicle.

Abstract: An alert control apparatus that notifies a driver in advance of a transfer of control relating to a driving operation from an automatic driving function to the driver by controlling an alert device mounted on a vehicle, which is equipped with the automatic driving function, includes: an estimator that estimates an occurrence of a change execution situation that requires a lane change under a condition in which the driving operation of the vehicle is controlled by the automatic driving function; a determiner that determines a level of difficulty of lane change control based on a plurality of travel environment factors in the change execution situation; and a notification device that notifies the driver of a possibility of the transfer of the control together with a reason of the transfer of the control with a notification mode corresponding to the level using the alert device.

Abstract: A notice management apparatus controls a notice instrument that provides a notice to an occupant of a vehicle. The notice instrument is mounted to the vehicle together with a vehicle control apparatus that achieves an assistance function assisting a lane change of the vehicle. The notice management apparatus includes a start time obtainer section and a notice adjuster section. The start time obtainer section obtains the information which indicates a steering start point of time at which the vehicle control apparatus starts a lane change of the vehicle. The notice adjuster section causes the notice instrument to provide continuously a notice indicating a decrease in a residual period of time up to the steering start point of time obtained by the start time obtainer section.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a generation unit that generates plural candidates having different relationships of allocation to plural groups in a case where a relationship in which all prospective participants are allocated to the plural groups is set as a single candidate, a calculation unit that calculates the extent of being similar to plural groups used in each execution of the past group activity for each execution of group activity with respect to each of the plural generated candidates, and a determination unit that determines a candidate used in the present group activity from among the plural generated candidates except a candidate having the highest extent of being similar to each execution of group activity.

Abstract: A group activity support apparatus includes a setting section that acquires an attribute of each member in each group and sets characteristics of the group, and a presenting section that, in a case where an aim is assigned to plural groups, presents one or more discussion topics for each group based on the aim and the characteristics of the group.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an authentication section that authenticates a member who gives a presentation based on information obtained at a place in which the presentation is given; a linking section that links the authenticated member to an image of the presentation; and a presentation section that presents a link between the authenticated member and the image of the presentation.

Abstract: An automatic driving proposal device or an automatic driving proposal method is used for a vehicle that selects either a state of an automatic driving or a state of a manual driving by an occupant. The automatic driving proposal device or the automatic driving proposal method performs a driving change request to the occupant in the state of the automatic driving, determines whether the automatic driving is possible in the state of the manual driving, calculates a calculation value corresponding to a distance or a prediction time or calculates a change index, and proposes the automatic driving to the occupant on a necessary condition of determining that the automatic driving is possible and also determining that the calculation value is higher than a threshold value or determining that the change index is lower than a threshold value.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an extractor, a creator, and a sender. The extractor compares items of capability information concerning plural devices and extracts a capability which is not sufficiently provided in a first device but is provided in a second device. The plural devices include the first and second devices. The creator creates a menu to be used in the first device. The first device is able to display the capability extracted by the extractor by using an icon in a mode different from an icon representing another capability and to display device information which indicates that the capability is available in the second device. The sender sends the menu to the first device.