Abstract: A load cell input unit capable of determining whether load cell connection cables have a broken line is provided. When the load cell input unit (30) is in a broken line detection mode, a voltage applying element (311) applies a voltage to distribution lines of an amplifying element (31), and a broken line determination element (33) determines whether the load cell connection cables (40) have a broken line based on a voltage measured by a load measuring element (32).

Abstract: A display device configured for use as a backlight for a display panel that effects presentation via liquid crystals that produce a monochrome image. The display device includes a light guide plate; and a first and a second light source arranged at an edge of the light guide plate. The light guide plate includes: an emission surface; a cluster of first reflective structures configured to reflect light incident thereon from the first light source thereby changing the optical path of the light and causing the light to exit from the emission surface to serve as the backlight; and a cluster of second reflective structures configured to reflect light incident thereon from a second light source thereby changing the optical path of the light and causing the light to exit from the emission surface to effect a predetermined display.

Abstract: An X-ray inspection apparatus includes a stage that moves an inspection object, an X-ray source, and/or an X-ray camera by driving a motor, a position detection unit that periodically obtains a position detection value of the motor, and stores the value in association with time, an imaging timing obtaining unit that stores an imaging timing at which imaging is performed by the X-ray camera in association with time, an imaging position calculation unit that calculates relative positions of the inspection object, and the X-ray source and the X-ray camera corresponding to the imaging timing using the position detection value of the motor at the imaging timing, and a reconstruction unit that performs reconstruction using image data captured by the X-ray camera and the relative positions in the image data at the imaging timing.

Abstract: A wireless communication device acquires, from a predetermined wireless slave device included in one or more wireless slave devices different from the wireless communication device, unrelated transmission information that is transmission information wirelessly transmitted to a master device, corresponding to the predetermined wireless slave device, in accordance with the predetermined time division multiple access scheme and that includes identification information identifying the predetermined wireless slave device, the unrelated transmission information being acquired at the time of the wireless transmission.

Abstract: A character input device is provided with an operation unit that accepts key input and displays and accepts selection of a prediction candidate according to the result of the key input, and a character input determining unit that determines an input character, using the result of the key input or the selection result of the prediction candidate. Also, the character input determining unit executes fingerprint authentication at the time of accepting the key input or the time of selecting the prediction candidate.

Abstract: A board of a controller of a load drive device includes: wiring layers provided on front and rear surfaces and inside thereof and ground layers provided inside thereof. Each wiring layer is divided into: a first region in which a drive circuit is provided; and a second region in which a control circuit is provided. A first ground layer including a first ground pattern for a circuit which is electrically connected to a wiring pattern of each wiring layer is divided into: a third region which overlaps with the first region in a thickness direction, and in which the first ground pattern for a power system electrically connected to the drive circuit is provided, and a fourth region which overlaps with the second region in the thickness direction, and in which the first ground pattern for a control system electrically connected to the control circuit is provided.

Abstract: In order to be more compact and thin, this light emitting device includes LED elements embedded in a resin molded body such that light emitting units are exposed on a lateral surface of the resin molded body and positive electrodes and negative electrodes are exposed on a back surface which is perpendicular to the lateral surface of the resin molded body.

Abstract: This electronic device is provided with: a resin molding; and a conductive cable including an electric wire. One end portion of the conductive cable is embedded in the resin molding. The surface of the resin molding exposes an end surface on the side of the one end portion of the conductive cable and includes a surface which is continuous to the end surface. The electronic device is further provided with wirings formed on the end surface and the surface so as to be connected to the electric wire in the end surface.

Abstract: An electric toothbrush includes a gyro sensor inside a main body. The gyro sensor detects an angular velocity of the main body and the main body includes a head portion, a neck portion, and a grip portion in a longitudinal axis direction. An angle formed by a longitudinal axis of the main body in a state that brush bristles of the head portion contact with a brushing site in a dentition with respect to the longitudinal axis of the main body in a state that the brush bristles of the head portion contact with a reference position in the dentition is obtained, based on an output from the gyro sensor. A corresponding point corresponding to the brushing site on an approximate curve that curves corresponding to the dentition is obtained based on the angle, and coordinates of the corresponding point are used as a translational position of the brushing site.

Abstract: A device inputs blood pressure data and urinary Na/K ratio data while associating the blood pressure data and the urinary Na/K ratio data with each other. A scatter diagram representing data points decided by the Na/K ratio data and the blood pressure data associated with each other is produced on a plane formed by a first coordinate axis representing the Na/K ratio and a second coordinate axis representing the blood pressure, and sensitivity type of a subject is determined as one of predetermined four types existing actually according to a distribution of the data points in the scatter diagram. Information representing a determination result is output.

Abstract: A quality estimation device includes: a first acquisition unit configured to acquire first information pertaining to the positioning of a worker executing a work step included in a process for manufacturing a product on a production line; a second acquisition unit configured to acquire second information pertaining to the usage condition of a tool the worker uses in the work step; an estimation unit configured to estimate the quality of a product being made through the work step according to the degree to which the positioning of the worker and the degree to which the usage condition of the tool represented by the acquired first information and the acquired second information conforms to a predetermined first standard and a predetermined second standard; and an output unit configured to output information pertaining to the result of estimating the quality of the product.

Abstract: A sensing device management apparatus easily and appropriately generates a data catalog corresponding to sensor metadata. A device information obtaining unit obtains, based on data obtained by a sensing device for performing sensing on a measurement target, an address for obtaining device information about the sensing device, and obtains the device information by accessing the address. A data catalog generation unit generates a data catalog using the device information about the sensing device obtained by the device information obtaining unit.

Abstract: A communication system in which a plurality of communication apparatuses in time synchronization with one another are connected over a network is provided. Each of the communication apparatuses includes management means for allowing transmission in accordance with a predetermined communication schedule, of cyclically transmitted first data to be used for control of a manufacturing apparatus or a production facility, second data which should be delivered to a destination within a designated time period, and third data different from the first and second data, selection means for selecting a data transfer scheme for each piece of data to be transmitted from among an on-the-fly scheme, a cut-through scheme, and a store-and-forward scheme based on the communication schedule, and a transmission and reception circuit which transfers each piece of data received from another communication apparatus to yet another communication apparatus in accordance with the data transfer scheme determined for that data.

Abstract: The present invention achieves a sensor that can be used more efficiently than before. The sensor (1) includes: an operator (11) that accepts a mechanical operation of a user, and generates an operation input value corresponding to the operation; a communication portion (12) that receives a communication input value; and a CPU (14) that changes sensitivity of the sensor (1) according to a later input one of the operation input value and the communication input value.

Abstract: An electronic device where molten solder does not come into contact with a sealant so as not to destroy a sealing function. An electronic device is provided with: an insulating base mounted on a printed circuit board; a common planar terminal provided so as to extend from an outer side surface to a bottom surface edge of the insulating base, and cause electrical continuity between the outer side surface and the bottom surface edge of the insulating base; a cover fitted to the insulating base and covering the common planar terminal; and a sealant sealing a gap between the outer side surface of the insulating base and an inner circumferential surface of the cover. A solder pool is formed in a position surrounded by the printed circuit board and the common planar terminal at the bottom surface edge of the insulating base.

Abstract: An RF tag circuit connected to an antenna and a load is provided. The RF tag circuit includes: a rectification circuit rectifying a radio wave received by the antenna and supplying DC power; a matching circuit having a changeable impedance and disposed between the antenna and the rectification circuit; a control part repeatedly controlling activation and stopping of the load; and an adjustment part changing the impedance of the matching circuit in a predetermined direction, storing a first electric power generated by the rectification circuit when a predetermined time has elapsed after the load is activated, and changing the impedance of the matching circuit based on a magnitude relationship between a second electric power generated by the rectification circuit when the predetermined time has elapsed after the load is activated at a timing after the first electric power is generated and the stored first electric power.

Abstract: A drive mode selection device for selecting a drive mode of an assistance device that assists a user by generating motive power using electric power from a battery, and that can be driven in a plurality of drive modes having different outputs, the drive mode selection device comprises a task information acquisition unit configured to acquire task information, which is information relating to a predetermined task to be executed by the assistance device; a remaining charge acquisition unit configured to acquire a remaining charge of the battery; a power estimation unit configured to estimate a power amount discrepancy on the basis of the task information and the remaining charge of the battery; and a mode selection unit configured to select the drive mode on the basis of the estimation result.

Abstract: Provide is a radio communication system suitable for use in a factory or the like. The radio communication system includes a receiver provided with a plurality of antennas, and a transmitter for periodically transmitting a radio signal for information transmission including information to be notified to the receiver, and the receiver is an information receiver. Based on the output of each antenna during a period in which the transmission radio signal is not transmitted, a weighting factor for each antenna is generated, and the generated weighting factor is used to process the radio signal for information transmission from the receiver.