Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an estimation unit configured to estimate, based on a feature of a person of interest contained in an image captured in each of a plurality of regions and a feature of a previously set registered person, a certainty that the person of interest is the registered person, and an updating unit configured to, with respect to a first person of interest subjected to image capturing in a first region out of the plurality of regions, in a case where a period for which a state in which a certainty that a second person of interest contained in an image captured in a second region different from the first region is the registered person is larger than a threshold value is kept is longer than a predetermined period, perform updating in such a way as to lower a certainty that the first person of interest in the first region is the registered person, and, in a case where the period for which the state in which the certainty that the second person of interest is the registered per

Abstract: Information processing apparatus includes an input unit configured to input a captured image capturing a target object in a real environment, an obtaining unit configured to obtain an illumination condition in the real environment; a generation unit configured to generate a variation image as an image of a registration object reflecting the illumination condition based on three-dimensional data of the registration object and the obtained illumination condition, and a collation unit configured to collate the registration object with the target object based on a feature amount of the variation image and a feature amount of the captured image.

Abstract: Provided is a light guide plate including: a diverging portion which is provided on an opposite side of a light exit surface from which light is emitted, the diverging portion causing a luminous flux emitted from a light emitting element to diverge; and a restricting portion which is provided, when a prescribed range from the light emitting element on the light exit surface is defined as an illuminated area illuminated by the light emitting element, in at least a periphery of the illuminated area on the light exit surface and which deflects or shields light traveling from inside toward outside of the illuminated area to restrict traveling, toward a side of the light exit surface, of light traveling toward the outside of the illuminated area.

Abstract: A device includes: a substrate; a first wiring layer above the substrate; a second wiring layer above the first wiring layer; a first insulating film on the first and second wiring layers; a second insulating film in the first insulating film, provided at a position overlapping with a part of the first wiring layer and a part of the second wiring layer in a first direction perpendicular to a surface of the substrate, and including a first portion higher than an upper surface of an end portion of the second wiring layer and a second portion lower than the upper surface of the end portion of the second wiring layer; and a plug via the second insulating film in the first insulating film, provided on the upper surface of the end portion of the second wiring layer, and electrically connected to the second wiring layer.

Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a sintered bearing including, on an inner peripheral surface, a cylindrical portion and a one-side increased-diameter portion (increased-diameter portion), which are provided so as to be continuous in the axial direction. When sizing is performed on a sintered compact, the cylindrical portion and the one-side increased-diameter portion are molded on an inner peripheral surface of the sintered compact by press-fitting a cylindrical portion molding surface formed on a core into an inner peripheral surface of the sintered compact from the one side in the axial direction, and then by pressing a one-side increased-diameter portion molding surface provided so as to be continuous with the cylindrical portion molding surface in the axial direction against an inner peripheral surface of the sintered compact under a state in which an outer peripheral surface of the sintered compact is retained by a die.

Abstract: A solid lubricant 11 is formed by molding and firing powder that includes amorphous and self-sintering carbon material powder 12, graphite powder 13, and a binder 14. The solid lubricant has high material strength and hardness, and also excellent impact resistance and wear resistance.

Abstract: A wiring module includes multiple bus bars, a resin protector that has one or more holding portions that hold the bus bars and is provided with a tolerance absorbing portion that absorbs tolerance in the arrangement direction of power storage elements, and a cover that is attached to the resin protector and holds all of the holding portions. The resin protector is provided with a locking portion that locks the cover, the locking portion projecting in a direction identical to the projecting direction of electrode terminals and extending along the arrangement direction of the power storage elements. The cover is provided with a lock-receiving portion that is locked to the locking portion. The locking portion and the lock-receiving portion are locked in a manner of enabling relative movement along the arrangement direction of the power storage elements at an edge portion of the cover that extends in the arrangement direction of the power storage elements.

Abstract: A connection module includes a plurality of bus bars that connect positive and negative electrode terminals of adjacent energy storage elements, a plurality of bus bar holding portions that hold bus bars in an insulated manner, and a pitch adjustment portion. The pitch adjustment portion is to be provided across the adjacent bus bar holding portions so as to couple the adjacent bus bar holding portions, and extends and contracts in a line-up direction of the plurality of bus bar holding portions so as to enable adjustment of a pitch between the positive and negative electrode terminals of the adjacent energy storage elements. Each of the bus bar holding portion includes a bus bar housing portion including an isolation wall that keeps the corresponding bus bars apart in an insulated manner. The bus bar housing portion includes, on one side in the line-up direction, a free portion where there is no isolation wall.

Abstract: An oil-impregnated sintered bearing (8) includes a copper-iron-based sintered compact containing 40 mass % or more of copper, and has inner pores impregnated with an oil. The sintered compact has: a copper structure derived from copper powder (13) of partially diffusion-alloyed powder (11) in which copper powder (13) having a particle diameter of 20 ?m or less is diffused on and joined to a surface of iron powder (12) in advance; and a copper structure derived from elemental copper powder (14).

Abstract: A sliding member (1) is formed of a sintered compact. The sintered compact includes: a base layer (3), which mainly contains an Fe-based structure and further contains 1.0 wt % to 5.0 wt % of Cu, a metal having a melting point lower than a melting point of Cu, and C; and a sliding layer (2), which is sintered together with the base layer (3) in a state of being held in contact with the base layer (3) and has a sliding surface (A). The sliding layer (2) mainly contains an Fe-based structure containing at least one kind of alloy element selected from Ni, Mo, Mn, and Cr and further contains Cu and C, and the content of Cu in the sliding layer (2) is larger than the content of Cu in the base layer.

Abstract: A sintered bearing includes a cylindrical portion, one-side increased-diameter portion and another-side increased-diameter portion. A metal structure of the another-side increased-diameter portion has a higher density than a metal structure of a core portion of the sintered compact. A metal structure of the cylindrical portion has an expansion along a direction of ironing by the sizing core and a higher density than the metal structure of the another-side increased-diameter portion. A metal structure of the one-side increased-diameter portion has an expansion along a direction of ironing by the sizing core and a higher density than the metal structure of the cylindrical portion.

Abstract: Provided is a sintered bearing, including Al, Cu, and Ni, the sintered bearing having Al—Cu—Ni alloy structures (3) sintered together. The Al—Cu—Ni alloy structures (3) each have an Al—Cu—Ni matrix phase (?-phase) and an Al—Ni compound phase (?-phase), and are free of an Al—Cu compound phase (?-phase).

Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store reference data of a filter operation and coefficient data of filters, a plurality of operators configured to parallelly perform the filter operation on the reference data and the coefficient data of the filters, a first supply unit configured to supply reference data transferred from the storage unit to the plurality of operators, a second supply unit configured to supply coefficient data of a first and second filters transferred from the storage unit to the plurality of operators, and a control unit configured to control the second supply unit to supply the coefficient data of the first filter to a first operator, and supply the coefficient data of the second filter to a second operator.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an imaging unit, a determination unit, and a discrimination unit. The imaging unit images a target object using signals in a predetermined wavelength band in which a spectral transmittance of a specific substance of a plurality of substances on a surface of the target object is different from a spectral transmittance of the other substances of the plurality of substances. The determination unit determines a distribution state of the specific substance on the surface of the target object based on an image captured by the imaging unit. The discrimination unit discriminates a class to which the target object belongs based on the distribution state of the specific substance.

Abstract: A forged titanium alloy material having a duplex grain structure composed of flat grains and non-flat grains, wherein the flat grains are crystal grains of prior-? grains each having an aspect ratio of more than 3 and the non-flat grains are crystal grains of prior-? grains each having an aspect ratio of 1 to 3 inclusive. The forged titanium alloy material is characterized in that the average equivalent circle diameter of the non-flat grains is 100 ?m or less, flat grains each having a thicknesswise diameter of 20 to 500 ?m are contained in an amount of 40 to 98%, non-flat grains each having a thicknesswise diameter of 10 to 150 ?m are contained in an amount of 2 to 50%, and the flat grains each having the above-mentioned thicknesswise diameter and the non-flat grains each having the above-mentioned thicknesswise diameter are contained in the total amount of 90% or more.

Abstract: There is provided a sintered bearing having high rotational accuracy and low rotational fluctuation. This bearing includes a bearing surface (4a), and is made of a sintered compact (4?) produced by molding and sintering a raw material powder (10) containing a partially diffusion-alloyed powder (11) in which a copper powder (13) is partially diffused on a surface of an iron powder (12), a tin powder (14) as a low-melting-point metal powder, and a graphite powder as a solid lubricant powder. The sintered bearing has a radial crushing strength greater than or equal to 300 MPa.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store reference data of a filter operation and coefficient data of filters, a plurality of operators configured to parallelly perform the filter operation on the reference data and the coefficient data of the filters, a first supply unit configured to supply reference data transferred from the storage unit to the plurality of operators, a second supply unit configured to supply coefficient data of a first and second filters transferred from the storage unit to the plurality of operators, and a control unit configured to control the second supply unit to supply the coefficient data of the first filter to a first operator, and supply the coefficient data of the second filter to a second operator.

Abstract: Provided is a light guide plate including: a diverging portion which is provided on an opposite side of a light exit surface from which light is emitted, the diverging portion causing a luminous flux emitted from a light emitting element to diverge; and a restricting portion which is provided, when a prescribed range from the light emitting element on the light exit surface is defined as an illuminated area illuminated by the light emitting element, in at least a periphery of the illuminated area on the light exit surface and which deflects or shields light traveling from inside toward outside of the illuminated area to restrict traveling, toward a side of the light exit surface, of light traveling toward the outside of the illuminated area.

Abstract: By forming a recessed portion (24) in a side surface of a valve element (18), a fluid in internal space (22) escapes to external space (23) via a gap made between the recessed portion (24) and a seal ring (3) during the operation of a solenoid valve. Therefore, a load in a direction of closing the valve element (18) decreases, it becomes easy to open the valve element (18), and the responsivity is improved.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a sintered bearing having a bearing surface that forms a bearing gap with a shaft to be supported, in its inner periphery. This manufacturing method includes: a compacting step P2 of compacting a base powder containing a diffusion alloyed powder 11 prepared by partially diffusing a copper powder in an iron powder as a main material, a low-melting-point metal powder 14, and a solid lubricant to obtain a green compact, and a sintering step P3 of sintering the green compact 4? to obtain a sintered compact 4?.