Abstract: In a wireless microphone system, a master device includes a master device control unit that generates a communication table in which a pair of a carrier wave and a slot which are used for communication with m microphone slave devices are set for one frame period, based on a total number of six carrier waves in a DECT system and n slots constituting one frame period of the DECT system, and k wireless processing units that perform communication using the DECT system with corresponding individual microphone slave devices among m microphone slave devices, based on the generated communication table. The k wireless processing units respectively operate synchronously based on the same clock signal.

Abstract: A solar cell according to one embodiment of the present invention is provided with: an n-type crystalline silicon wafer having an n+ layer in the entire wafer surface and in the vicinity thereof, said n+ layer having a higher n-type dopant concentration than the other regions; a low concentration P-containing silicon oxide layer which is formed on a light receiving surface of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer; an n-type crystalline silicon layer which is formed on the low concentration P-containing silicon oxide layer; and a p-type amorphous silicon layer which is formed on the back surface side of the n-type crystalline silicon wafer.

Abstract: A display system of one aspect according to the present disclosure includes: a display unit; a first optical member; and a second optical member. The display unit includes a display surface for displaying an image. The first optical member includes a first reflective surface for reflecting rays of light constituting the image. The second optical member includes a second reflective surface for reflecting rays of light reflected from the first reflective surface to form a virtual image in a target space. An angle of view in a length direction of an available area for display of the virtual image with regard to a point of view position for the virtual image is denoted by ? [deg]. A length of the display surface is denoted by W [mm]. W is equal to or greater than a prescribed value given by 12.0×??26.6. ? is equal to or greater than 8.0.

Abstract: A noise masking device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires (i) frequency information indicating a frequency of a noise in a vehicle or frequency-correlated information correlated to the frequency and (ii) vehicle information relating to a characteristic of the noise; a signal source that generates a masker signal for outputting a masker sound that masks the noise in the vehicle; a pitch-shifting unit that pitch-shifts the masker signal according to the frequency information or the frequency-correlated information acquired by the acquisition unit to generate a pitch-shifted masker signal; an adjustment unit that performs, on the pitch-shifted masker signal, an adjustment according to the vehicle information acquired by the acquisition unit to generate an adjusted masker signal; and an output unit that outputs the adjusted masker signal as the masker sound.

Abstract: A solar module includes an encapsulant and solar cells in the encapsulant. The encapsulant includes a colored encapsulant on one side of the solar cells and a transparent encapsulant on the other side of the solar cells. An interface between the colored encapsulant and the transparent encapsulant is located more on the one side than a main surface of the other side of the solar cells and located more on the other side than a center in a thickness direction of the solar cells.

Abstract: Provided is a light source that emits white light having a correlated color temperature of at least 2700 K and at most 7200 K, a chromaticity deviation within ±10, and an average color rendering index of at least 80. The light source includes: a solid-state light emitter that emits light of a first wavelength, and a fluorescent layer. The fluorescent layer receives light from the solid-state light emitter, and transmits light having a second wavelength after being excited by the light from the solid-state light emitter. The fluorescent layer includes: fluorescent materials of two or more types different in emission peak wavelength, a binder that includes a light-transmissive inorganic compound that fixes the fluorescent materials, and a void that is provided between the fluorescent materials.

Abstract: An endoscope includes: an aperture portion having an opening to which light from an observation target site is incident; a filter unit that has a plurality of filters and selectively transmits light based on any one of the filters; a color separation prism that is formed by a plurality of separation prisms which separate light, which has transmitted through the filter unit, into beams of light having different color components from each other; a plurality of image sensors that are provided so as to respectively correspond to the separation prisms and capture an image based on the beams of light; a signal output unit that outputs image signals captured by the image sensors respectively; and a filter disposing unit that disposes any one of the plurality of filters so that the light is incident to the disposed one of the plurality of filters.

Abstract: A plant cultivation apparatus includes an illuminator, and a light guide member. The illuminator includes a first light source and a second light source which are arranged in series. The light guide member includes a first light receiver, a light emitter, and a second light receiver, and is disposed to cover at least a portion of a non-light emitting portion between the first light source and the second light source. The first light receiver refracts a first light from the first light source to output the first light toward the light emitter. The second light receiver refracts a second light from the second light source to output the second light toward the light emitter. The light emitter refracts the first light and the second light to irradiate a plant cultivation space with the first light and the second light.

Abstract: A display control device is installed in a vehicle and causes to display a video of an area around the vehicle from an imaging device to be displayed on a display device. An acquirer acquires a first video serving as a processing target from the imaging device. A receiver receives an instruction to move an extraction range for extracting at least a part of the first video acquired by the acquirer. An output unit outputs a second video extracted in the extraction range moved in accordance with the instruction received by the receiver to the display device. When the extraction range moved in accordance with the instruction received by the receiver reaches an end portion of the first video, the output unit gives a notification indicating the reaching.

Abstract: An electric motor includes a frame, a sleeve, a stator and a rotor. The frame includes a frame housing having a cylindrical shape whose one end is open. The sleeve has a cylindrical shape and fitted in the frame housing. The stator is attached to an outer peripheral part of the frame housing. The rotor includes a rotating shaft that is rotatably and pivotally supported by the sleeve, and a magnet that is disposed opposite to the stator. One end of the rotating shaft is fixed. The rotating shaft has a columnar shape. Oil is provided to a gap between rotating shaft and the sleeve.

Abstract: A system for detecting a person being interested in a target includes a camera configured to capture an image of a location in front of a target area, a memory configured to store instructions and position information with respect to the target area, and a processor that executes the instructions to perform operations including receiving the image from the camera, detecting a face of person within the image, detecting a face direction in accordance with the detected face, and determining whether the person looks at the target area in accordance with the detected face direction and the stored position information with respect to the target area.

Abstract: An illumination apparatus includes: a light emitter which emits first illumination light that is illumination light for illuminating a display, wherein the first illumination light has a correlated color temperature in a range from 4000 K to 5800 K, and u?v? chromaticity coordinates in an XYZ colorimetric system in a range which satisfies 0.7125u?+0.3284<v?<0.7125u?+0.3339.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is connected to a camera head capable of imaging a left eye image and a right eye image having parallax on one screen based on light at a target site incident on an optical instrument. The image processing apparatus includes: a deriver that derives parameters of signal processing for the left eye image and the right eye image which are imaged by the camera head in accordance with switching from a 2D mode to a 3D mode; an image processor that performs the signal processing of the left eye image and the right eye image which are imaged by the camera head, based on the derived parameters; and an output controller that outputs the left eye image and the right eye image to which the signal processing is performed to a monitor.

Abstract: In a backside-junction type solar cell, polycrystalline silicon grains including at least one of amorphous silicon microcrystalline silicon, and polycrystalline silicon exist discretely over a passivation layer and a second conductivity type layer.

Abstract: A sensor mounting state determination device includes distance measurement section that measures a distance to a road surface based on time from transmission of a transmission wave to reception of a reflection wave by an ultrasonic sensor that is mounted to a vehicle to transmit a transmission wave toward a road surface and receive a reflection wave reflected off the road surface. There is further provided a determination section configured to determine not only that the ultrasonic sensor is correctly mounted when the distance measured by the distance measurement section is identical to a predetermined distance, but also that the ultrasonic sensor is incorrectly mounted when the distance measured by the distance measurement section is not identical to the predetermined distance.

Abstract: A synchronization system for synchronizing operations of an autonomous vehicle (AV) and a restaurant system of a restaurant is provided. The AV transmits to the restaurant system, order data of an order placed via the AV and estimated time of arrival (ETA) by the AV. The restaurant system, generates a food preparation/delivery (FPD) process for execution by at least one resource of the restaurant, and generates at least one scheduled instruction to the at least one resource of the restaurant for executing the at least one FPD process. The restaurant system further determines, based on progress status of the at least one FPD process being executed, an estimated order completion time for the order. The synchronization system controls the AV and the restaurant system to minimize a difference between the ETA and the estimated order completion time.

Abstract: An inkjet printing ink according to the present disclosure contains a pigment, acrylic particles, an alcohol, and water. The alcohol contains at least a trihydric alcohol. A ratio of an amount of the alcohol to a whole mass of the inkjet printing ink is 30% by mass or less. A ratio of an amount of the acrylic particles to a mass of the pigment is 5% by mass to 100% by mass. Further, the inkjet printing ink has negative skin irritation.

Abstract: An electric motor includes a frame including a cylindrical frame housing having an open end, a sleeve fitted in the frame housing, a stator attached to the outer peripheral part of the frame housing, and a rotor including a magnet disposed opposite to the stator and rotating shaft 9 rotatably and pivotally supported by the sleeve and having one fixed end. At a center portion of rotating shaft 9, tapered part 9d whose diameter decreases toward front end part 9a side is formed. Oil is provided to a gap between rotating shaft 9 and the sleeve.

Abstract: In order to ensure security even when packet communication is performed using a plurality of communication paths of a public network, the communication system (1) has a configuration wherein: the transmitter (2) includes a first storage unit (11) that stores a first communication pattern, first and second communication units (12, 13) that perform packet communication with a receiver (3), and a first processor (16) that controls communication units (12, 13); and the receiver (3) includes a second storage unit (21) that stores a second communication pattern, third and fourth communication units (22, 23) that perform the packet communication with the transmitter (2), and a second processor (26) that controls communication units (22, 23), whereby processor (16) transmits packets from communication units as selected in accordance with the first communication pattern and inserts dummy packets into at least one of the groups of packets to be transmitted, and the second processor (26) restores original data from vali

Abstract: An information processing device includes: a first communication unit which transmits and receives communication data through a network connected to a first GW, a second GW, and at least one electronic control unit; a monitoring unit which determines whether the communication data is normal; and a notification unit which transmits, at least to the second GW, a notification that brings the network to a state in which one of a transfer function of the first GW and a transfer function of the second GW gateway is active and the other one of the transfer functions is inactive, when the monitoring unit does not determine that the communication data is normal.