Abstract: The present disclosure improves usability and stability of a control system while suppressing resource consumption. A control controller according to the present disclosure divides, using partitioning, function groups for which control is ongoing and function groups to be updated, and updates, in accordance with conditions, only the function groups to be updated, thereby updating the required control functions while continuing appropriate control processes.

Abstract: A construct information management system and method for enabling handling of different types of data is provided. A construct information management system 1 for managing information related to a construct includes: a data collection unit 11 configured to collect different types of source data related to different types of constructs from prescribed data sources 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B and retain the collected source data; and a data management unit 12 configured to map the collected source data onto a prescribed spatiotemporal model, acquire prescribed data associated with input data on the basis of at least mapping information on the prescribed spatiotemporal model, and process and output the acquired prescribed data.

Abstract: An operation management system manages operations carried out by people in charge of operation regarding a common operation target, including: an operation information database storing operation information related to implementation of the operations; a start notification unit that notifies each person of the start of each operation when the start notification unit detects occurrence of a predetermined trigger event in the operation target; an operation flow construction unit that constructs an operation flow indicating the operation to be carried out by each person in relation to the trigger event, on the basis of the operation information database; an information providing unit that provides, to each person, the operation information with content suitable for the person in charge of operation on the basis of the operation flow; and a progress notification unit that notifies each person of progress of the operation.

Abstract: A novel cell culture method for inducing differentiation of a pluripotent stem cell into trophoblast and an automatic culture apparatus therefor includes: a first step of culturing the pluripotent stem cell in a presence of a ROCK inhibitor during a first time period; a second step of culturing the pluripotent stem cell, which has been subjected to the first step, without the ROCK inhibitor during a second time period following the first time period; and a step of culturing the pluripotent stem cell, which has been subjected to the second step, in the presence of the ROCK inhibitor during a third time period following the second time period, in which the pluripotent stem cell is cultured in a state of being adhered to a cell culture substrate including a planar mesh through the first to third time periods.

Abstract: A photographing apparatus includes: an imaging unit which is arranged at a position opposed to a plurality of fingers to be presented, and is configured to image the plurality of fingers; and a plurality of light sources which are arranged in plurality in an array direction of the plurality of fingers, and are configured to irradiate the plurality of fingers with light from an outside of an opposing region in which the imaging unit is opposed to the plurality of fingers toward an inside of the opposing region.

Abstract: The transport allocation planning system includes a transport allocation planning apparatus that creates a transport allocation plan and a user apparatus communicably connected to the transport allocation planning apparatus. The transport allocation planning apparatus transmits an inquiry related to a movement demand of the user to the user apparatus, receives an answer to the inquiry, estimates a movement demand of the user based on the answer, and creates a transport allocation plan based on the estimated movement demand. The user apparatus stores sensor information that is information indicating a current state or a past state of the user apparatus and a utility calculation model for calculating utility of the user during a movement, calculates the utility of the user by applying the sensor information to the utility calculation model, generates an answer to the inquiry based on the calculated utility, and transmits the generated answer to the transport allocation planning apparatus.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus and an information processing method capable of accurately recognizing an object to be sensed are provided. One or a plurality of learning models are selected from among learning models corresponding to a plurality of categories, a priority of each of the selected learning models is set, observation data obtained by sequentially compounding pieces of sensor data applied from a sensor is analyzed using the learning model and the priority of the learning model, a setting of sensing at a next cycle is selected based on an analysis result, predetermined control processing is executed in such a manner that the sensor performs sensing at the selected setting of sensing, and the learning model corresponding to the category estimated as the category to which a current object to be sensed belongs with a highest probability is selected based on the categories to each of which the previously recognized object to be sensed belongs.

Abstract: The computer system includes one or more storage devices and a management computer, the management computer includes an information collection unit, an event detection unit, a plan generation unit, and a plan execution unit. The plan generation unit determines a target volume of a change process of a right of control in a plan, a processor of a change source of the right of control, and a processor of a change destination of the right of control, estimates an influence by a change process of the right of control in the plan, and the plan execution unit determines execution time of the plan based on the estimation of the influence and the operation information of the storage devices. As a result, in consideration of the influence by an ownership change process, while the influence applied to usage of a computer system is suppressed, the ownership change process is executed.

Abstract: Example implementations described herein can involve a plurality of data repositories involving a data repository configured to manage data versions of data sets corresponding to robot simulation versions; a code repository configured to manage code versions of executable code corresponding to the robot simulation versions; and a robot model repository configured to manage model versions of robot models corresponding to the robot simulation version. Responsive to a request of execution of a robot simulation, fetch, from the plurality of data repositories, corresponding one or more of the data sets having a data version from the data versions that corresponds to a robot simulation version of the robot simulation from the robot simulation versions, corresponding executable code, and a corresponding robot model.

Abstract: A transaction management apparatus, which is a queuing server configured to execute processing of holding a history of transactions between a WEB server (client) and a distributed ledger server in a blockchain system, processing of identifying a transaction updating a sane key based on the history and saving the transaction to a queue, and processing of transmitting the transaction after an elapse of a prescribed time period in which the same key is not updated in the same block.

Abstract: An image diagnosis supporting device includes a model reader that reads an image diagnostic model that outputs a diagnostic result for a diagnostic image that is an input medical image, a storage unit that stores facility data that is a plurality of medical images associated with diagnostic results held in a facility, and an adjuster that adjusts, based on the facility data, the image diagnostic model or the diagnostic image input to the image diagnostic model.

Abstract: The present invention is provided with a threat analysis processing unit that, on the basis of an analysis result from the vulnerability analysis unit, analyzes a threat to the system and outputs a threat analysis result; a countermeasure planning unit that, on the basis of the threat analysis result and vulnerability information, plans the countermeasure plan which reduces the impact of the vulnerability; a security test planning unit that plans the security test on the basis of the countermeasure plan; an evaluation calculation unit that performs an evaluation on the basis of the security test, and outputs an evaluation result; and a result processing unit that processes the evaluation result and generates a security countermeasure.

Abstract: An energy management system is configured to calculate a percentage of satisfied based on the report data for each of the plurality of buildings; create, for each of the plurality of buildings, a plan for operating each of the air-conditioning facilities based on the percentage of satisfied and a predetermined target percentage of satisfied; calculate a first energy consumption amount based on the first piece of data; calculate a second energy consumption amount based on the second piece of data, the third piece of data, and the fourth piece of data, the second energy consumption amount being obtained when the each of the air-conditioning facilities is operated after a lapse of a predetermined time period; and control, when the first energy consumption amount is larger than the second energy consumption amount, the operation of the each of the air-conditioning facilities so as to achieve the second energy consumption amount.

Abstract: To generate an optimum compressor irrespective of the number of dimensions and a format of a multidimensional dataset. A storage system refers to dimension setting information, which is information representing an attribute for each of data dimensions of the multidimensional dataset, and generates a compressor based on the dimension setting information.

Abstract: According to the invention, it is possible to efficiently construct an environment for implementing an IT system. Provided is an environment construction support device. The environment construction support device stores a tree structure model that is information representing an environment for implementing an IT system in a tree structure and can be updated as needed, a construction script structure that is information related to a construction script that is a series of codes for constructing the environment and can be updated as needed, and parameter correspondence information that is information indicating a correspondence between an element of the tree structure model and an element of the construction script, and updates the parameter correspondence information to correspond to latest contents of the tree structure model and the construction script structure by comparing at least one of the tree structure model and the construction script structure with the parameter correspondence information.

Abstract: It is provided a communication system comprising: at least one IoT terminal; a base station apparatus to which the IoT terminal is to be coupled; an edge server selectively receives user plane packets transmitted and received by the base station apparatus; and a cloud server selectively receives user plane packets transmitted and received by one of the base station apparatus and the edge server, wherein at least one of the IoT terminal, the edge server, or the cloud server has arranged therein a first middleware formed of software, and wherein the first middleware receives an instruction on a policy which is set based on a result of analyzing traffic of packets transported in the communication system; receives by proxy an instruction to transmit packets from an application; adjusts timings to transmit the packets in accordance with the instructed policy; and relays a transmission instruction to a communication module.

Abstract: Aspects relate to recommending ETL workflows for performing specific tasks based on user inputs related to a predetermined business domain while complying with policy and access conditions. Provided is an ETL workflow recommendation device including a knowledge database for storing an overall knowledge graph including an ETL knowledge graph that at least indicates ETL information about a predetermined business domain in a graph format, an input management unit that receives a user input related to the predetermined business domain and converts the user input into a graph query for searching the overall knowledge graph, an ETL recommendation unit that searches the overall knowledge graph using the graph query and generates ETL workflow candidates with respect to the user input; and an output management unit that evaluates the ETL workflow candidates and outputs an ETL workflow report indicating a recommended ETL workflow.

Abstract: A storage system includes a storage controller and a plurality of storage drives. The storage controller holds power management information for managing power supplied to the storage system and power consumption of an operating mounted device of the storage system, and definition information for defining a relationship between power states and power consumption of the plurality of storage drives. The storage controller determines a power budget that can be supplied to the plurality of storage drives, based on the power management information according to a change in a configuration of the storage system, and determines a power state of each of the plurality of storage drives based on the power budget and the definition information.

Abstract: To provide an ultrasonic transmission instrument that can uniformly transmit ultrasonic waves in each direction around the instrument, even when the instrument is made of a material through which the ultrasonic waves cannot be transmitted. In an ultrasonic transmission instrument according to the invention, a light transmission member is disposed at an emission end of an optical waveguide, and an outer peripheral member covers an outer periphery of the light transmission member and is made of a light absorbing material.

Abstract: A computer system comprising a transportation system and a control system, wherein: the transportation system comprises a plurality of transportation modules having transportation means for transporting articles; the transportation system transmits, for each of the plurality of transportation modules configuring a transportation line, connection information pertaining to connections between transportation modules; and the control system controls the transportation system on the basis of the multiple pieces of connection information.