Abstract: A communications node operable to communicate with another communications node over a communications channel having a plurality of frequency resources, the communications node includes data defining a division of the communications channel into a plurality of contiguous sub-bands each having N frequency resources, wherein each frequency resource in a sub-band has a corresponding frequency resource in each of the other sub-bands, data defining an initial allocation of the frequency resources, a resource determination module operable to apply a frequency shift to the initially allocated frequency resources in accordance with a frequency hopping sequence to determine frequency resources to use for communicating information with the other communications node, wherein the frequency shift applied moves the initially allocated frequency resources to corresponding frequency resources in another sub-band, a transceiver for communicating information with the other communications node using the determined frequency reso

Abstract: A control apparatus controls communication in a vehicle by setting a control entry(ies) to a plurality of switches relaying, by referring to the control entry(ies), a packet(s) input to and output from an ECU(s) installed in the vehicle. The control apparatus sets a second control entry for detecting the packet(s) transmitted from the ECU(s), triggered by that a frequency of communication of the ECU(s) exceeds a predetermined threshold value, and determines any one of failure of the ECU(s) and a fault of a communication path(s) according to combination of the switch(es) and a port(s) in which interruption of the packet(s) transmitted from the ECU(s) is detected.

Abstract: Provided are: a submarine cable system with which it is possible, with a simple configuration, to acquire the state of each of a plurality of high-voltage relays in a branching device; the branching device; and a state response method therefor. The branching device comprises: a plurality of interlocking relays respectively corresponding to a plurality of high-voltage relays for switching feeding paths; a drive unit which supplies drive electric currents supplied to the plurality of high-voltage relays to the plurality of corresponding interlocking relays, respectively; a state detection unit which detects operation states of the plurality of interlocking relays as the operation states of the plurality of high-voltage relays; and a response unit which, on the basis of the result of detection of the operation states of the plurality of interlocking relays, transmits the operation states of the plurality of high-voltage relays.

Abstract: A guidance control device is configured to control a projection device for projecting images. The guidance control device is configured to generate a subject-identifying image to be projected on a first projection range relating to a first position at which a subject person conducts a predetermined operation and to generate a guide image guiding the predetermined operation for the subject person to be projected on a second projection range relating to a second position viewable by the subject person. Accordingly, the guidance control device is able to control the projection device including the subject-identifying image and the guide image.

Abstract: The invention provides a notification apparatus 1 including an alarm sound generating unit 2 for generating alarm sounds, a location information obtaining unit 3 for obtaining location information, an activating unit 4 for activating the alarm sound generating unit 2 and the location information obtaining unit 3, a communication unit 5 for performing low-power wide-area wireless communication, and a control unit 6 for transmitting notification information via the communication unit 5 if the control unit 6 fails to obtain the location information from the location information obtaining unit 3 after the activating unit 4 activated the alarm sound generating unit 2, the notification information including notification apparatus identifying information identifying the notification apparatus a and notification occurrence information indicative of occurrence of notification.

Abstract: What is provided is a device which is added to a computer system and operated by firmware, the device including a policy designation unit configured to cause a storage unit to store, in advance, a user policy for defining conditions for determining the firmware in a case where there is no version information of the firmware recommended for the device, and a firmware determination unit configured to determine the firmware to be applied to the device on the basis of the user policy in a case where information indicating that there is no version information of the firmware has been acquired when the firmware is determined.

Abstract: Methods and systems fort operating one or more light sources to project adversarial patterns generated to disorient a machine learning based detection system, comprising generating one or more adversarial patterns configured to disorient the machine learning based detection system and operating one or more light sources configured to project one or more of the adversarial pattern(s) in association with the targeted object in order to disorient the machine learning based detection system.

Abstract: An antenna device includes a plurality of antenna elements. Each of the plurality of antenna elements outputs radio signals transmitted to another antenna device arranged so as to be opposed to the antenna device. At least one of the plurality of antenna elements is configured in such a way that a polarization direction of the radio signals to be output can be switched between a first direction and a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction.

Abstract: A communication system is described in which user plane communication and control plane communication for a particular mobile communication device can be split between a base station that operates a small cell and a macro base station. Appropriate security for the user plane and control plane communications is safeguarded by ensuring that each base station is able to obtain or derive the correct security parameters for protecting the user plane or control plane communication for which it is responsible.

Abstract: Methods and systems for performance modeling of crowd estimation techniques are provided. The system for modeling of crowd estimation techniques includes one or more crowd estimation modules for estimating a crowd count of a crowd in an image and a performance modeling module for each of the one or more crowd estimation modules.

Abstract: A determination part of the data storage apparatus performs control such that when at least a part of a first data block stored in a first storage part satisfies a first criterion, the first data block and a predetermined number of data blocks after the first data block in the first storage part are forwarded to the second storage part for storage, and when there is data that satisfies a second criterion from the first to the predetermined number data blocks, the first storage part continue to store data blocks following the data block corresponding to the predetermined number and stored in the first storage part in the second storage part, while when there is no data that satisfies the predetermined second criterion, the first storage part is caused to stop storing a data block stored in the first storage part in the second storage part.

Abstract: A video encoding device for encoding video using inter prediction includes encoding control means 11 for controlling an inter-PU partition type of a CU to be encoded, based on a minimum inter-PU size (PA) and a CU size (PB) of the CU to be encoded. A video decoding device includes decoding control means for controlling an inter-PU partition of a CU to be decoded, based on the minimum inter-PU size (PA) and the size (PB) of the CU to be decoded.

Abstract: A second RAN node (2) sends to a radio terminal (3), via a first RAN node (1), an indication of available on-demand system information that is available in a cell of the second RAN node (2). It is thus, for example, possible to enabling notifying a UE of an indication about on-demand system information available in a cell served by a secondary gNB of Inter-RAT dual connectivity between E-UTRA and NR, or available in a cell served by a target gNB of Inter-RAT handover from E-UTRA to NR.

Abstract: An object of one embodiment of the present invention is to provide a lithium-ion secondary battery with high safety in which deterioration of a separator comprising polyethylene terephthalate is suppressed even when an electrolyte solution comprising a carbonate-based solvent is used. A first lithium ion secondary battery of the present invention is a lithium ion secondary battery comprising an electrode laminate comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator, and an electrolyte solution, wherein the negative electrode comprises a solution type binder, the separator comprises polyethylene terephthalate, and the electrolyte solution comprises a solvent comprising a compound having a carbonate group.

Abstract: An information processing device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a communication packet used for monitoring and controlling a system and process data collected from an apparatus installed in the system via a network; and a detection unit that detects an abnormal communication pattern on the network based on a correspondence between a communication pattern related to the communication packet and the process data.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing system including: a demand estimation unit that estimates a demand amount based on a plurality of factors; and a display information generation unit that generates display information that causes a display device to display information related to an influence degree that at least one factor of the plurality of factors causes on the demand amount.

Abstract: An object is to provide an operation management apparatus, a method, and a program capable of automatically repairing a system. An operation management apparatus according to the present disclosure includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire an operation setting value S from a system and acquire an expected value E from a design information database storing design information of the system, the operation setting value S being a setting value for operating the system, the expected value E being a setting value that is obtained when the system is normally operated, and an updating unit configured to update, when the operation setting value S does not match the expected value E, the operation setting value S to the expected value E.

Abstract: An object is to provide an optical amplifier capable of performing Raman amplification while suppressing power consumption and a size. A multicore fiber has a double clad structure. The double clad structure includes a plurality of cores thorough which an optical signal is transmitted and a clad includes the cores. A light source outputs a pump light used for amplifying the optical signal by stimulated Raman scattering in the multicore fiber. The pump light is generated by multiplexing multimode laser lights. A optical coupler couples the pump light into the clad of the multicore fiber.

Abstract: An image-processing device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire form image data generated as an optical reading result of a form image; a group-specifying unit configured to determine whether kinds of groups into which the form image data is grouped are specifiable; and a work target determination unit configured to determine that the form image data is the form image data on which checking work for the kinds of groups is required when the kinds of groups of the form image data are determined to be unspecifiable.

Abstract: The first parameter generation unit 811 generates a first parameter, which is a parameter of a first recognizer, using first learning data including a combination of data to be recognized, a correct label of the data, and domain information indicating a collection environment of the data. The second parameter generation unit 812 generates a second parameter, which is a parameter of a second recognizer, using second learning data including a combination of data to be recognized that is collected in a predetermined collection environment, a correct label of the data, and target domain information indicating the predetermined collection environment, based on the first parameter. The third parameter generation unit 813 integrates the first parameter and the second parameter to generate a third parameter to be used for pattern recognition of input data by learning using the first learning data.