Abstract: A regenerative current detection circuit includes a first power MOS transistor that is configured as a current mirror to a second power MOS transistor connected to drive a motor winding, a first feedback amplifier that compares a first regenerative current that flows in the first power MOS transistor with a second regenerative current that flows in the second power MOS transistor and outputs a comparison result, the first regenerative current being obtained by multiplying the second regenerative current by a current mirror ratio, and a current detection circuit that outputs a detection current based on the comparison result.

Abstract: A particle beam therapy apparatus includes: a particle beam irradiator outputting a particle beam; a movable supporting structure supporting the particle beam irradiator; movable plates disposed on a displacement trajectory of the particle beam irradiator, forming a substantially horizontal enveloping surface below a table for placing an irradiation object, and including first and second floor members in at least one of the movable plates, the second floor member being larger in X-ray transmittance than the first floor member; an X-ray generator provided in a non-collision area where the X-ray generator does not collide with any of the particle beam irradiator, the supporting structure, and the movable plates; and an X-ray detector installed at a position where the X-ray detector faces the X-ray generator.

Abstract: A fixing device according to an embodiment includes a first rotator, a belt, and a second rotator. The belt forms a nip by abutting onto a surface of the first rotator. The second rotator is disposed to abut onto an inner circumferential surface of the belt. The second rotator presses the belt against the first rotator such that the dynamic frictional force between the inner circumferential surface of the belt and the second rotator becomes equal to or smaller than 0.98 N.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image processing device includes at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to acquire a first three-dimensional model regarding a subject, set a plurality of first control points on the first three-dimensional model, acquire mesh data of a meshed image of a region of clothing extracted from a captured image, acquire a second three-dimensional model, modify the mesh data based on an amount of movement from each of the plurality of first control points, to each respective one of a plurality of second control points, and generate an image of the clothing using the captured image and the modified mesh data.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a gas supply pipe has a first gas pipe configured to blow a gas which has flowed from an inflow opening via first gas blow holes arranged along a longitudinal direction, and a second gas pipe provided in parallel with the first gas pipe. The second gas pipe has second gas blow holes arranged along the longitudinal direction, and allows the gas to flow in a direction opposite to the first gas pipe.

Abstract: A railroad system includes a first vehicle and a second vehicle. The first vehicle includes a drive-part, an inverter, an electric storage device, and a control part. The control part controls feasibility of charge or discharge of the electric storage device based on a detection value of any of a charge accumulation amount of the electric storage device, a distance between the first vehicle and the second vehicle, or a voltage value of a power line. When it is assumed that the detection value when charge or discharge of the electric storage device is switched from an allowable state to a prohibited state is a first set value, and the detection value when charge or discharge of the electric storage device is switched from a prohibited state to an allowable state is a second set value, the first set value and the second set value are different from each other.

Abstract: An image processing device according to an embodiment includes a display unit that displays a FAX destination registration screen having a destination registration region and a destination input region in which a plurality of selectable FAX destinations are displayed. An input unit configured receives a destination registration input with respect to the destination input region, the destination registration input indicating a selected FAX destination from the plurality of selectable FAX destinations. The input unit also receives a transmission input. In response to the destination registration input, a control unit controls the display unit to display a plurality of FAX destinations, including the selected FAX destination, in the destination registration region. In response to the transmission input, the control unit transmits an image to each FAX destination displayed in the destination registration region.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a signal processing apparatus includes a processer. The processor separates a plurality of signals, which are received at different positions and come from different directions, by a separation filter. The processor estimates incoming directions of a plurality of separate signals respectively, and associates the plurality of separate signals with transmission sources of the plurality of signals. The processor associates either one of a first attribute and a second attribute with the separate signals which are associated with the transmission sources of the signals based on results of the estimation of the incoming directions in a first period, and add either one of first label information and second label information.

Abstract: The present invention provides a silicon nitride circuit board in which metal plates are attached on front and rear sides of a silicon nitride substrate having a three-point flexural strength of 500 MPa or higher, wherein assuming that a thickness of the metal plate on the front side is denoted by t1, and a thickness of the metal plate on the rear side is denoted by t2, a numerical relation: |t1?t2|?0.30 mm is satisfied, and a warp is formed in the silicon nitride substrate so that the silicon nitride substrate is convex toward the metal plate on one of the front side or the rear side; and warp amounts of the silicon nitride substrate in a long-side direction and a short-side direction both fall within a range from 0.01 to 1.0 mm. It is preferable that a longitudinal width (L1) of the silicon nitride substrate falls within a range from 10 to 200 mm, and a transverse width (L2) of the silicon nitride substrate falls within a range from 10 to 200 mm.

Abstract: A Schmitt trigger circuit includes a first circuit; a second circuit; a first switch; a third circuit; and a second switch. The first circuit output the output signal of a second or first logical level. The second circuit is coupled to a first potential node at a first end, and sends a current between the first end and a second end based on the output signal. The first switch electrically couples or uncouples the second end and a first node based on a selection signal. The third circuit is coupled to a second potential node at a third end, and sends a current exclusively with the second circuit between the third end and a fourth end based on the output signal. The second switch electrically couples or uncouples the fourth end and the first node based on the selection signal.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a train control device includes an acceleration detection unit and a train control unit. The acceleration detection unit detects acceleration of a train along a rotation radius direction, when the train is turning and passing a curved section of a rail line with a cant. The train control unit sets a passing speed of the train passing through the curved section so that a state of the train is placed in a balanced cant, based on a direction of the detected acceleration.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a pattern recognition device recognizes a pattern of an input signal by converting the input signal to a feature vector and matching the feature vector with a recognition dictionary. The recognition dictionary includes a dictionary subspace basis vector for expressing a dictionary subspace which is a subspace of a space of the feature vector, and a plurality of probability parameters for converting similarity calculated from the feature vector and the dictionary subspace into likelihood. The device includes a recognition unit configured to calculate the similarity using a quadratic polynomial of a value of an inner product of the feature vector and the dictionary subspace basis vector, and calculate the likelihood using the similarity and an exponential function of a linear sum of the probability parameters. The recognition dictionary is trained by using an expectation maximization method using a constraint condition between the probability parameters.

Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for assisting bidirectional communication within a wireless network, the wireless network comprising a central node and a plurality of outer nodes within wireless communication range of the central node, the method comprising a first outer node: listening for a downlink communication from the central node to a second outer node and an uplink response from the second outer node to the central node; determining whether the downlink communication or the uplink response has failed to be received by its intended recipient; in response to a determination that the downlink communication or the uplink response has failed to be received by its intended recipient, determining whether the first outer node should transmit the failed communication to the intended recipient; and, in response to a determination that the first outer node should transmit the failed communication to the intended recipient, transmitting the failed communication to the intended recipient.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sheet post-processing apparatus has a sheet discharge tray, a drive motor, a power transmission breaker, a first power transmitter, a second power transmitter, and a load reducer. The sheet discharge tray stacks sheets. The drive motor raises and lowers the sheet discharge tray. The power transmission breaker can cut off power transmission from the drive motor to the sheet discharge tray when an upward external force is applied to the sheet discharge tray. The load reducer provides a reverse load to the sheet discharge tray in a reverse direction to the load generated on the sheet discharge tray due to stacking of the sheets. The load reducer is connected to the first power transmitter.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a detection device is used for a structure. The structure includes: a first member; a second member provided on an opposite side of the first member; and a welded portion that is provided along an end of the second member facing the first member and fixes the first member and the second member. The detection device include: a plurality of acoustic emission sensors that are disposed so as to be spaced apart from each other in a direction in which the welded portion extends and are configured to detect an elastic wave transmitted to the second member, each acoustic emission sensor being attached to the second member; and an outputter that outputs information, obtained from outputs of the plurality of the acoustic emission sensors.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a communication repeater device includes storage and a controller which detects, upon receiving a radio frame including pairs of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbols and cyclic prefixes from the radio base station, switching timing between uplink and downlink according to similarity between certain sections of an original radio frame and a time-shifted radio frame. The controller estimates the subsequent switching timing between the uplink and the downlink from the detected switching timing and frame information stored in the storage.

Abstract: A childcare support service offering system includes a terminal and a server. The terminal includes a camera and performs operation control and processing of transmitting terminal usage situation data including image data acquired by being picked up by the camera to the server. The server performs image analysis on the received image data, recognizes the user that watches the terminal, judges a gaze of the recognized user, and judges a degree of interest for the terminal based on the gaze. When the judged degree of interest becomes equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value, the server transmits a changing instruction for causing an operation in the terminal to be changed to another operation to the terminal.

Abstract: An information processing system according to an embodiment includes a conversationer, a storage, and a system-user conversationer. The conversationer performs conversation with a user by generating a speech. The storage stores conversation information indicating a conversation rule of the speech. The system-user conversationer converts the speech generated by the conversationer into a mode according to the user by using the conversion information stored in the storage.

Abstract: A magnetic memory includes: first to fourth wirings; first and second terminals; a first conductive layer including first to third regions, the second region being between the first region and the third region, the first region being electrically connected to the first terminal, and the third region being electrically connected to the second terminal; a first magnetoresistive element including a first and a second magnetic layer, and a first nonmagnetic layer disposed between the first and the magnetic layer; a first transistor including a third terminal electrically connected to the first magnetic layer, a fourth terminal electrically connected to the third wiring, and a first control terminal electrically connected to the first wiring; and a second transistor including a fifth terminal electrically connected to the first terminal, a sixth terminal electrically connected to the second wiring, and a second control terminal electrically connected to the first wiring.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an anonymization apparatus according to an embodiment is configured to execute a determination process, a division process, and a process of recursively executing at least the determination process and the division process, and to thereafter execute anonymization. A number-of-kinds calculation circuit calculates a number of kinds of different attribute values for each of a plurality of attributes, before the determination process is executed. A determination circuit determines the attribute to be noticed, based on also the calculated number of kinds. A sort circuit sorts a plurality of personal data items, based on the calculated number of kinds, before the division process is executed.