Abstract: In a power supply apparatus, a first relay unit relays power inputted from an outside of the apparatus, wherein the power having only one type of power specification. A second relay unit relays power inputted from the outside of the apparatus, wherein the power having a plurality of types of power specification is selectively inputted to the second relay unit. A module, connected to the apparatus, is activated responsively to the power supplied from the first relay unit. Information is acquired from the activated module, information showing a predetermined specification of the power supplied to the first relay unit. The second relay unit supplies the module with the power outputted from the second relay unit when a specification of the power inputted to the second relay unit corresponds to the predetermined specification, thereby enabling the second relay unit to relay the power to an electric load.

Abstract: To prevent shielding reliability from the outside and operator's workability from lowering, an object detection device is provided with an enclosure having first and second extension surfaces. At a virtual crossing point, the first and second extension surfaces, which are extended from first and second surfaces of the enclosure, virtually crosses with each other, the enclosure has an opposing portion with first and second enclosure-side connectors. A detachable member has a cable-side connector and a cable-drawn portion. A cable is drawn from the cable-drawn portion. The detachable member is selectively and detachably connected to the opposing portion in a selected direction facing the first or second surface, using the first or second enclosure-side connector. In the attached state, the detachable member shields all the connectors from the outside.

Abstract: A configuration that enables easy implementation of wiping disinfection for a gripping handle for which an operating means is provided. The gripping handle, which is grasped by an operator, is formed as part of the lower case including part of the housing. The gripping handle is provided with an operating surface portion that the operator touches when initiating the reading process. There is a site on the inner side of the gripping handle, wherein the site is opposed to the operating surface portion. At this site on the inner surface side, a detector is provided to detect the state in which the operating surface portion is touched.

Abstract: A settlement system includes code display section and mobile terminal. A first information and remittance destination information are displayed as specific information code on code display section. Code display section has memory for storing second information for authenticating first information, and antenna coil for receiving radio waves, generating electromotive force, supplying electromotive force to memory, and transmitting second information recorded memory. Mobile terminal has imaging unit for imaging information code, transceiver for transmitting and receiving response to radio waves, imaging control unit for imaging information code, transmitter control unit for transmitting radio waves to transceiver, and processing control unit performs settlement processing using remittance destination information read from specific information code when authentication using first information read from specific information code and second information received by transceiver as response to radio wave is successful.

Abstract: A robot control system sets a plurality of limit parameter sets for limiting a motion of the robot based on an input by a user, in which each of the plurality of limit parameter sets corresponds to a scene in which the robot moves, and includes a main parameter set and one of a plurality of sub-parameter sets, the main parameter set including at least one limit parameter, each of the plurality of sub-parameter sets including at least one limit parameter, and the plurality of sub-parameter sets being dependent on the main parameter set, applies one of the set plurality of limit parameter sets to the robot, controls a motion of the robot according to applied one of the plurality of limit parameter sets, and switches the plurality of limit parameter sets at least by switching one of the plurality of sub-parameter sets.

Abstract: A robot is provided, for example, as an industrial robot having a plurality of arms every mutually adjacent two of which are rotatably connected by an axis. The arms include a leading arm having a cylindrical outer surface. An anti-slip structure is formed on and around the cylindrical outer surface in a circumferential direction thereof. The anti-slip structure serves as a slip-resistance structure, that is, a surface structure for preventing or reducing a user's hand from slipping off therefrom.

Abstract: A robot control system displays, on the display, information relating to a robot, sets a limit parameter set for limiting a motion of the robot based on an input by a user, the limit parameter set corresponding to a scene in which the robot moves, and executes a motion program of the robot, where execution of the motion program: (a) applies the limit parameter set to the robot, and switches the limit parameter set applied to the robot, (b) controls a motion of the robot according to the limit parameter set applied to the robot, and (c) stops execution of the motion program prior to switching from a first limit parameter set, which is the limit parameter set, to a second parameter set, which is a limit parameter set that is different from the first limit parameter set, and displays the second limit parameter set on the display.

Abstract: A wireless communication system includes: a transmitter configured to transmit a carrier wave that is unmodulated; a plurality of passive terminals; and a receiver. Each of the plurality of passive terminals is configured to receive the carrier wave, superimpose a subcarrier of which frequency is determined in advance for each of the plurality of passive terminals on a backscatter of the carrier wave, modulate a signal generated by a signal source onto the subcarrier using a predetermined modulation scheme, and transmit the backscatter. The receiver is configured to receive multiple backscatters transmitted from the plurality of passive terminals, perform frequency conversion and orthogonal transformation on the multiple backscatters to generate a finite-length data series having an I component and a Q component, remove an interference component from the finite-length data series, and perform demodulation to acquire the signal of the signal source in each of the plurality of passive terminals.

Abstract: An optical window inspection apparatus including: a first light projector that emits first detection light that passes through an optical window transmitting incident light; a second light projector that emits second detection light that does not pass through the optical window; a light receiver that receives the first detection light and the second detection light in which a first voltage corresponding to an intensity of the received first detection light and a second voltage corresponding to an intensity of the received second detection light are generated; and a control unit that corrects a value of the first voltage based on a value of the second voltage and a predetermined reference value and performs processing to detect contamination of the optical window based on a corrected value of the first voltage.

Abstract: A three dimensional measurement system has a measurement unit that images the measuring object and that has a light projecting device projecting projected light onto the measuring object and a light receiving device receiving the reflected light. The system has a specular reflection member that forms a mounting surface for mounting the measuring object and reflects projected light at a specific angle. The system has a data acquisition unit that acquires imaging data and a coordinate calculation unit that calculates three dimensional coordinates for the part of the imaging data whose brightness is higher than the lower limit brightness and does not calculate three dimensional coordinates for the part whose brightness is lower than the lower limit brightness. The light receiving device is arranged at a position where the brightness of the part where the specular reflection member is imaged is lower than the lower limit brightness.

Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes: a first DC-DC converter (first converter) and a second DC-DC converter (second converter) disposed in parallel with respect to a power load; and an inverter, and converts power supplied from a battery to the power load, from direct current to alternating current, using the first converter, the second converter, and the inverter. The first converter calculates a first target current value of the first converter on the basis of a present voltage value and a target voltage value of the first converter and outputs to the second converter a first value that is either the first target current value or a value correlated to the first target current value. The second converter calculates a second target current value of the second converter on the basis of the first value. The second target current value is lower than the first target current value.

Abstract: A baggage search method including following processes: an information acquisition process for acquiring a search target information including a search target image of a search target baggage and a target ID stored in a radio tag attached to the search target baggage, an image collation process for collating a pictured area that contains at least a part of a baggage group containing the search target baggage selected by an operator with the search target image included in the search target information by a processing unit, a displaying process for displaying the pictured area highlighting a baggage area in which the target baggage is included and an ID collation process which the processing unit collates an ID of the radio tag read by the tag communication unit of an operator terminal operated by the operator with the target ID included in the search target information.

Abstract: An information processing terminal includes: a memory; a processor loading programs from the memory to execute the programs; and a transceiver sending/receiving a message to/from a server. The memory stores: a program of a predetermined application (APP); a program of an operating system managing the APP; data obtained by execution of the APP; a message queue; and a program of first and second processing units. The first processing unit captures a data update event generated by executing the APP and causes the message queue to store a message associated with the data update event. The second processing unit performs a data synchronization with the server by sending the message associated with the data update event stored in the message queue to the server when the information processing terminal is able to communicate with the server, and the APP runs independently of the first and second processing units.

Abstract: A display control unit executes an information code display process in which a display unit is controlled to change a luminance of a light color display area, in which light color cells are to be displayed, from a luminance of a predetermined initial display screen on the display unit in a certain direction, and to change a luminance of a dark color display area, in which dark color cells are to be displayed, from the luminance of the predetermined initial display screen in an opposite direction to the certain direction.

Abstract: In a robot (industrial robot) system, a robot holds a workpiece by pinching the workpiece between movable claws. A controller, which controls the robot, includes a host controller that controls the robot to perform a positioning operation for positioning the hand to a grip position and a gripping operation for displacing each of the movable claws toward each other at the grip position. In the controller, a machine learning device acquires stop reference data set for gripping of the workpiece, distance data indicating a distance between each of the movable claws of the hand positioned at the grip position and the workpiece, and comparison data indicating a deformation amount of the workpiece before and after the gripping operation. The machine learning device performs machine learning using such acquired data, resulting in constructing a model used for setting an operation mode of the gripping operation.

Abstract: A medication management system including: a cloud server; an inner box containing medications, a wireless tag in which a box ID is recorded being attached to the inner box; a reading unit reading the box ID from the wireless tag of the inner box; and a communication unit transmitting information including the read box ID to the cloud server; wherein the cloud server is configured to: receive the box ID and delivery time information related to a scheduled time when the inner box is to be delivered to the patient; store the box ID, the delivery time information, and patient information related to the patient; determine whether the box ID associated with the delivery time information has been received from the communication unit before a predetermined time has elapsed since scheduled time indicated by the delivery time information; and give notification of information that is based on a determination result.

Abstract: A passive wireless tag to identify a given command which has been received, even while responding to a wireless tag communication device. In this wireless tag, radio waves serving as a predetermined command are received from a wireless tag communication device via an antenna and an RF switch. Signal components are detected from the received radio waves by the detection circuit. The detected signal components are sampled by the sampling circuit in accordance with the timing when the RF switch is controlled to its ON state by a predetermined control signal. The time interval of the ON state is set to be sufficiently shorter than a transfer cycle of the received radio waves. The control circuit thus identifies the foregoing predetermined command according to the sampling results obtained from the sampling circuit.

Abstract: Provided is a primary-and-secondary robot system including: a primary robot whose posture is changed by external force applied by a user; a secondary robot whose posture is controlled to be the same as the posture of the primary robot; and a control unit that is configured to control the primary robot and the secondary robot, the control unit causing the posture of the primary robot to be the same as the posture of the secondary robot, and limiting an acceleration rate of a movement of the primary robot to a limited acceleration rate or lower in causing the posture of the primary robot to be the same as the posture of the secondary robot.

Abstract: The image restoration device has an initialization block that initializes the luminance value of each pixel coordinate to an intermediate value in the luminance array list that stores one of a pair of polarity values and intermediate values as the luminance value for each pixel coordinate. The image restoration device also has an update block that updates the initialized luminance array list according to the pixel coordinates and polarity values for each event, and an output block that outputs the luminance array list updated by the update block over the shooting period as a binary image. By the update performed in the update block, the luminance values of the firing coordinates where the event fired in the luminance array list are overwritten by the polarity values of the event. In addition, the update preserves the luminance values of the non-firing coordinates in the luminance array list, excluding the firing coordinates.

Abstract: An air-conditioning system includes: an air conditioner; a communication unit performing wireless communication; one or more wireless tags (WTs) performing wireless communication and temperature measurement, the WTs being supplied with electric power through the wireless communication; and a control unit controlling the air-conditioning system. The WTs are located in an object on which a person is to be seated or lie in a predetermined space, and the control unit causes the air conditioner to adjust a temperature of the space on a basis of a first temperature in a case where at least one of a strength of a signal received from one of the WTs by the communication unit through the wireless communication or response time of the wireless communication between one of the WTs and the communication unit has changed, the first temperature being measured by the one of the WTs and acquired via the communication unit.