Abstract: Provided are an information processing apparatus, etc. capable of promoting mutual assistance among the members of a group (optimizing the manner of mutual assistance). The information processing apparatus includes: a member evaluating section for performing, based on a status of provision of care provided to a member who is inferred to be in a state of being in need of care from among members of a group and provided by one or more other members of the group, evaluations of degrees of contribution of the one or more other members to the group; and an evaluation result presenting section for presenting results of the evaluations to the members of the group. With this information processing apparatus, it is also possible to support decision-making performed by the members of a group.

Abstract: A variable equalizer, a repeater, and an equalizing method capable of reducing a cost incurred due to a plurality of equalizers which would otherwise need to be prepared according to the use conditions of the amplifier are provided. A variable equalizer includes an analysis unit configured to analyze a first spectrum of a wavelength-division multiplexed optical signal amplified by an amplifier, a control unit configured to calculate a loss profile indicating a loss for each wavelength based on the first spectrum so that a second spectrum of the wavelength-division multiplexed optical signal to which the loss profile is added becomes flat, and a WSS (Wavelength Selective Switch) configured to add the loss profile to the wavelength-division multiplexed optical signal.

Abstract: An interpolation device includes a gait information processing unit that generates a gait waveform for each gait cycle by using time-series data of sensor data regarding a movement of a foot and specifies a missing section of data in the time-series data, a missing information processing unit that calculates a gait phase of the specified missing section, and an interpolation unit that generates interpolation data for interpolating the missing section by using data of the gait phase of the missing section in a gait waveform with a gait cycle different from a gait cycle including the missing section, and interpolates the generated interpolation data to the missing section.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to method, device and computer readable media for communications. The method comprises determining, at a terminal device, an allocation of sub-channel resources based on sidelink resource configuration information, each of the sub-channel resources comprising a first number of interlaces in frequency domain. The method also comprises transmitting or receiving a sidelink signal on at least one of the sub-channel resources.

Abstract: A quantum key delivery system in which a first transmission device phase modulates a first polarization component of two orthogonal polarization components in transmitted light and modulates a second polarization component, which is the other polarization component, into a signal indicating the second random number sequence, based on a first random number sequence indicating the bit sequence to be transmitted and the second random number sequence indicating the base in the phase modulation of the bit sequence to be transmitted; and a second transmission device separates orthogonal polarization modes in the received light and extracts a clock timing from the signal indicating the second random number sequence.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices and computer readable media for communication. A first network device receives a first paging message from a second network device in a RAN, the first paging message comprising information on a MT-SDT for a terminal device, and determines, based on the information, whether the MT-SDT is performed for the terminal device. If the MT-SDT is performed for the terminal device, the first network device transmits, to the terminal device, a second paging message comprising an indication indicating that the MT-SDT is performed for the terminal device. In this way, the MT-SDT procedure can be triggered.

Abstract: An impact determination system according to the present invention includes: a memory configured to store instructions; and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to: acquire a predicted surface layer state of a structure after an event, the predicted surface layer state being sensor information related to a surface of the structure on a ground surface and having been predicted based on pre-event sensor information measured before the event related to a ground of the structure; acquire post-event sensor information measured after the event; determine a post-event surface layer state of the structure based on the post-event sensor information; and determine an impact of the event on the structure based on the predicted surface layer state and the post-event surface layer state.

Abstract: A system includes a plurality of ledger nodes that provide an electronic bulletin board, and a server apparatus. A first ownership right certificate, the first ownership right certificate being an ownership right certificate that proves that the first user is an owner of an item, and including biometric information of the first user and an object fingerprint of the item, is written on the electronic bulletin board. When an ownership right of the item is transferred from the first user to the second user, the first user terminal requests the server apparatus to register a transfer of the ownership right. The server apparatus generates a second ownership right certificate including at least biometric information of the second user and the object fingerprint of the item, when the first user and the second user agree on the transfer of the ownership right.

Abstract: A variable equalizer, a repeater, and an equalizing method capable of reducing a cost incurred due to a plurality of equalizers which would otherwise need to be prepared according to the use conditions of the amplifier are provided. A variable equalizer includes an analysis unit configured to analyze a first spectrum of a wavelength-division multiplexed optical signal amplified by an amplifier, a control unit configured to calculate a loss profile indicating a loss for each wavelength based on the first spectrum so that a second spectrum of the wavelength-division multiplexed optical signal to which the loss profile is added becomes flat, and a WSS (Wavelength Selective Switch) configured to add the loss profile to the wavelength-division multiplexed optical signal.

Abstract: A business sheet processing system according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes at least one memory configured to store instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to: recognize a business sheet placed in a first area of a basket; control, based on the recognition result, extraction of the business sheet from the first area of the basket by a robot; determine whether the business sheet is sortable; control the robot to proceed a business sheet extracted by the robot and determined to be sortable to a sorting process; and control the robot to move a business sheet extracted by the robot and determined to be unsortable to a second area of the basket.

Abstract: To provide a virtual model for a communication system, the virtual model being required for specific diagnosis of the security risk of the communication system. An acquisition unit (11) acquires the inspection result of an information security inspection on a device constituting a communication system, an extraction unit (12) extracts, from the inspection result, security inspection information including at least one of first information about a library function used by the constituent device or second information about the presence or absence of access to a file via the library function, and a generation unit (13) generates a virtual model for the communication system by using configuration information for identifying a constituent component of an information communication device and the security inspection information.

Abstract: A vehicle vibration extraction system according to the present disclosure includes: at least one memory configured to store instructions; and at least one processor configured, by executing the instructions, to acquire measurement data of vibration generated on a road from a sensing apparatus that measures vibration generated on the road by using an optical fiber buried in the road, and extract a vehicle vibration component from the measurement data by performing frequency filtering on the measurement data by using a band limiting filter having a passband associated to the road and a road surface state of the road.

Abstract: A system includes a hotel server managed by a hotel, and a terminal possessed by a user. The terminal includes a storage unit and an advance check-in control unit. The storage unit stores reservation information of the hotel including a start date of stay and reservation holder identifying information that identifies a reservation holder of the hotel in association with each other. The advance check-in control unit asks the user to agree to provide the reservation holder identifying information to the hotel server a predetermined period before the start date of stay. When the user agrees to provide the reservation holder identifying information, the advance check-in control unit transmits the reservation holder identifying information to the hotel server as hotel guest identifying information that identifies a hotel guest staying at the hotel.

Abstract: A measure candidate table includes a plurality of measures and indices indicating the effects of respective measures. A measure compatibility table includes combinations of measures in each of which two or more of the plurality of measures are combined with each other and indies indicating the effects of respective combinations of measures. A measure calculation means plans a measure against an attack used in an attack route by using the measure candidate table and the measure compatibility table. A risk value calculation means calculates, based on an index indicating an effect of a measure and an index indicating an effect of a combination of measures, a risk value of the attack route under an assumption that the planned measure is introduced into a system to be analyzed.

Abstract: There is provided a pole enabling devices having various sizes to be mounted therein while curbing having a cluttered appearance. A pole (1) includes a shelf board (3) configured to partition an internal space (2) of the pole (1); a door (132, 161) configured to close each of subspaces (4) partitioned by the shelf board (3). The door (132, 161) has a structure in which a size of a surface of the door (132, 161) is variable, each of the subspaces (4) has a size which is changed by changing a position of the shelf board (3), each of the subspaces (4) is closed by changing a size of a surface of the door (132, 161), and each of the subspaces (4) accommodates a device (90) having a predetermined function.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices and computer readable media of communication. A terminal device receives, from a network device, a first configuration information transmitted on a first cell, wherein the first configuration information includes a set of TCI states, and the set of TCI states is associated with a second cell different from the first cell. The terminal device receives a first activation command to activate one or more TCI states, wherein the one or more TCI states comprise at least one TCI state from the set of TCI states. The terminal device applies the one or more activated TCI states from a first slot after a predefined timing. In this way, a beam for the second cell can be indicated according to the TCI state indicated by the first cell before serving cell change; accordingly, the latency, the overhead and the interruption time during the inter-cell mobility can be reduced.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices and computer readable media for communication. The method comprises if receiving, at a terminal device and from a network device, a connection reject message while the terminal device is performing a first connection resume procedure initiated for small data transmission (SDT); and initiating a second connection resume procedure. In this way, the SDT procedure can be rejected in case of network congestion.

Abstract: An image processing device compares multiple images capturing a detection target accumulated at a bottom surface of a transparent container or a detection target accumulated at a surface at which a medium enclosed inside a transparent container contacts another medium inside the transparent container, the images being captured while rotating the transparent container, to determine candidate regions that move in a movement direction in accordance with the rotation, the image processing device determines the presence or absence of the detection target by using first determination results obtained by using a first learning model and image information for the candidate regions to determine whether or not the candidate regions are the detection target, and second determination results obtained by using a second learning model and information indicating a chronological change in the candidate regions to determine whether or not the candidate regions are the detection target.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices and computer readable media for communication. A first device receives, from a second device, information on modification of system information and determines modified system information to be transmitted to a third device based on a stored request for system information from the third device and the information on modification of system information. Then the first device transmits the modified system information to the third device. In this way, delivery of modified SI for remote UE can be achieved with saved power consumption and signaling overhead.

Abstract: A module includes coupling parts configured to be coupled to another pole unit and a device accommodation part configured to be able to accommodate a device. The device accommodation part includes a first region and a second region. The first region is a region accessible by a first user. The second region is a region accessible by a second user.