Abstract: Embodiments relate to supporting analysis of evaluations found on the internet. An aspect includes acquiring evaluation information comprising evaluations of each a first plurality of evaluation targets made by any of a plurality of evaluators. Another aspect includes generating consensus information regarding an evaluation of a predetermined evaluation target by determining a coincidence between a dispersion degree of evaluations with respect to the predetermined evaluation target and a central value of dispersion degrees of evaluations with respect to individual ones of the first plurality of evaluation targets. Another aspect includes generating distinctiveness information regarding the evaluations made by a predetermined evaluator by determining coincidence between a dispersion degree of evaluations made by the predetermined evaluator and a central value of dispersion degrees of evaluations made by individual ones of the plurality of evaluators.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for monitoring action records in virtual space. The systems and methods for monitoring action records in virtual space display recorded activity on an avatar within the virtual space by communicating in a virtual space with a user account. The recorded activity is analyzed and processed in order to compile information on the avatar and display an avatar (which is a reflection of the compiled information).

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle lamp including an optical unit including an optical element and a solenoid that drives the optical element; and a driving circuit configured to receive a voltage from a DC power supply and apply a driving voltage to the solenoid. The driving circuit includes a signal generating circuit that generates a notification signal indicating whether or not the solenoid is open-circuited. The signal generating circuit generates a first signal as the notification signal when the solenoid is normal. The notification signal is set as a second signal that is different from the first signal when open-circuit of the solenoid is detected.

Abstract: Creating a summary of a plurality of texts includes tokenizing each of a plurality of texts to obtain tokens; generating a vector space using a first set of vectors having one or more obtained feature scores equal to or larger than a predefined value; executing non-hierarchical clustering using the vector space to generate a first plurality of clusters; choosing a first representative text in each of the plurality of clusters; generating a second set of vectors from each of the arrays generated based on a number of characters included in tokens of the representative texts; executing hierarchical clustering using the second set of vectors to generate a second plurality of clusters; and in response to a determining a number of clusters included in the second plurality of clusters, determining a second representative text for each of the clusters included in the second plurality of clusters.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle lamp including an optical unit including an optical element and a solenoid that drives the optical element; and a driving circuit configured to receive a voltage from a DC power supply and apply a driving voltage to the solenoid. The driving circuit includes a signal generating circuit that generates a notification signal indicating whether or not the solenoid is open-circuited. The signal generating circuit generates a first signal as the notification signal when the solenoid is normal. The notification signal is set as a second signal that is different from the first signal when open-circuit of the solenoid is detected.

Abstract: A fixing member which ensures a surface pressure during toner fixation and which can achieve both an enhanced grip force of an elastic layer and cost efficiency; and a method for producing the fixing member are provided. The fixing member, as a press roll, has the elastic layer of a foamed elastic material on the outer peripheral surface of a core body. The elastic layer is an integrally shaped product of the foamed elastic material. When the specific gravity of the foamed elastic material in axially opposite end portions (grip portions) of the elastic layer is designated as d1, the specific gravity of the foamed elastic material in a portion (free portion) of the elastic layer other than the grip portions is designated as d2, and the specific gravity d2 is 0.7 or less, the proportion of the difference between d1 and d2 to the specific gravity d2 is 10-70%.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for monitoring action records in virtual space. The systems and methods for monitoring action records in virtual space display recorded activity on an avatar within the virtual space by communicating in a virtual space with a user account. The recorded activity is analyzed and processed in order to compile information on the avatar and display an avatar (which is a reflection of the compiled information).

Abstract: In an approach to presenting a topic to a user, a computer acquires and records a related person who is connected to the user, and acquires conversation data, wherein the data is at least one of a comment of the user, a comment of each related person who is connected to the user, and a conversation between the related person and the user. The computer extracts a topic from the conversation data, and records the topic. The computer calculates a degree of balance of a topic with a related person, a degree of the user's liking to the related person, a degree of the user's liking to the topic, and a degree of the related person's liking to the topic, and a degree of balance of the topic with the related person is calculated. The computer then presents a topic based on the degree of balance.

Abstract: To provide a fixing pressure roller which can be readily produced through molding and which has excellent durability, low hardness and low heat capacity, and a fixing device employing the fixing pressure roller. In the fixing pressure roller for employment in a fixing unit of a fixing device, the fixing pressure roller has a core, and an elastic layer provided around the core, wherein the elastic layer is formed of a foamed silicone rubber which is a foam curing product of an unvulcanized silicone rubber containing a chemical foaming agent, and has a mean cell diameter of 50 ?m to 150 ?m.

Abstract: In an approach to presenting a topic to a user, a computer acquires and records a related person who is connected to the user, and acquires conversation data, wherein the data is at least one of a comment of the user, a comment of each related person who is connected to the user, and a conversation between the related person and the user. The computer extracts a topic from the conversation data, and records the topic. The computer calculates a degree of balance of a topic with a related person, a degree of the user's liking to the related person, a degree of the user's liking to the topic, and a degree of the related person's liking to the topic, and a degree of balance of the topic with the related person is calculated. The computer then presents a topic based on the degree of balance.

Abstract: To provide a fixing pressure roller production method which can readily provide a fixing pressure roller in which no abnormal foaming occurs at the interface between the elastic layer and the metallic core. The method of the present invention includes a molding step of molding, under reduced pressure, an unvulcanized silicone rubber containing a chemical foaming agent; after the molding step, a leaving step of allowing the molded product to stand for a predetermined period of time; and after the leaving step, a foam-curing step of vulcanizing the unvulcanized silicone rubber, to thereby yield an elastic layer formed of a foamed silicone rubber.

Abstract: To provide a fixing pressure roller which can be readily produced through molding and which has excellent durability, low hardness and low heat capacity, and a fixing device employing the fixing pressure roller. In the fixing pressure roller for employment in a fixing unit of a fixing device, the fixing pressure roller has a core, and an elastic layer provided around the core, wherein the elastic layer is formed of a foamed silicone rubber which is a foam curing product of an unvulcanized silicone rubber containing a chemical foaming agent, and has a mean cell diameter of 50 ?m to 150 ?m.

Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a light source, a front cover made of a transparent material to transmit light emitted by the light source, a lamp body forming a lamp housing together with the front cover, and a vibrator configured to vibrate the front cover to generate a vibration sound. The vibrator is supported by the lamp housing such that the vibrator contacts the front cover at a location where, when the vehicle lamp is mounted on a vehicle, the vibrator is not visible from an outside of the vehicle lamp.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to supporting analysis of evaluations found on the internet. An aspect includes acquiring evaluation information comprising evaluations of each a first plurality of evaluation targets made by any of a plurality of evaluators. Another aspect includes generating consensus information regarding an evaluation of a predetermined evaluation target by determining a coincidence between a dispersion degree of evaluations with respect to the predetermined evaluation target and a central value of dispersion degrees of evaluations with respect to individual ones of the first plurality of evaluation targets. Another aspect includes generating distinctiveness information regarding the evaluations made by a predetermined evaluator by determining coincidence between a dispersion degree of evaluations made by the predetermined evaluator and a central value of dispersion degrees of evaluations made by individual ones of the plurality of evaluators.

Abstract: A vehicular lamp is provided with a vibrator and a shock-absorbing member. The vibrator is attached to a lamp body. The lamp body vibrates in response to the vibration of the vibrator and an alarm sound is generated. The shock-absorbing member is provided to an attachment part and the transfer of the vibration from the vibrator through the attachment part is suppressed by the shock-absorbing member.

Abstract: A vehicular lamp is provided with a vibrator and a shock-absorbing member. The vibrator is attached to a lamp body. The lamp body vibrates in response to the vibration of the vibrator and an alarm sound is generated. The shock-absorbing member is provided to an attachment part and the transfer of the vibration from the vibrator through the attachment part is suppressed by the shock-absorbing member.

Abstract: A vehicle headlamp apparatus is provided. The vehicle headlamp apparatus includes a first lamp configured to selectively produce a first high beam light distribution pattern and an infrared light distribution pattern, a second lamp configured to selectively produce a second high beam light distribution pattern and a low beam light distribution pattern, a vehicle detector which detects a vehicle running ahead, and a condition-dependent selection controller which controls the first and second lamps. The condition-dependent selection controller controls the second lamp to produce the low beam light distribution pattern when the vehicle detector detects a vehicle and to produce the second high beam light distribution pattern when the vehicle detector detects no vehicle. The condition-dependent selection controller controls the first lamp to produce the infrared light distribution pattern, irrespective of whether the vehicle detector detects a vehicle.

Abstract: An optical unit used in a vehicle lighting device, includes a plurality of first shades which are disposed adjacent to each other in a vehicle width direction and are separated by a specific gap, wherein at least one of the first shades is movable between an advanced position which blocks a part of light emitted from a light source and a retreated position which does not block the light, a second shade, which is engaged with an end portion in the vehicle width direction of the at least one of the first shades, and driven by the first shade to move between the advanced position and the retreated position, and covers the gap between the adjacent first shades, and a movement mechanism which is connected to the at least one first shade and moves the first shade to one of the advanced position and the retreated position.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of manufacturing a rotor for a dynamoelectric machine. The rotor includes a rotating shaft, a rotor core fixed on the rotating shaft, and a cooling fan fixed to an axial end face of the rotor core. The method includes the step of fixing the cooling fan to the axial end face of the rotor core by resistance welding. The method is characterized in that in the resistance welding, both a positive electrode and a negative electrode are first brought into contact with the cooling fan to have the cooling fan held between the axial end face of the rotor core and both the positive and negative electrodes, and then weld current is supplied to flow from the positive electrode to the negative electrode.

Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a light source, a front cover made of a transparent material to transmit light emitted by the light source, a lamp body forming a lamp housing together with the front cover, and a vibrator configured to vibrate the front cover to generate a vibration sound. The vibrator is supported by the lamp housing such that the vibrator contacts the front cover at a location where, when the vehicle lamp is mounted on a vehicle, the vibrator is not visible from an outside of the vehicle lamp.