Abstract: A three-dimensional data creation method in a client device includes: creating three-dimensional data of a surrounding area of the client device using sensor information that is obtained through a sensor equipped in the client device and indicates a surrounding condition of the client device; estimating a self-location of the client device using the three-dimensional data created; and transmitting the sensor information obtained to a server or an other client device.

Abstract: A positive electrode for this non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided with: a positive electrode current collector; a positive electrode active material layer formed on the positive electrode current collector; a positive electrode tab connected to an exposed portion at which the positive electrode current collector is exposed and on which the positive electrode active material layer is not formed; and a protective layer covering the exposed portion and the positive electrode tab on the exposed portion. The protective layer is composed of a base material including a curable resin.

Abstract: A solar cell according to the present disclosure includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer located between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a semiconductor layer located between the first electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer, in which at least one selected from the group consisting of the first electrode and the second electrode is translucent, and the semiconductor layer contains a compound containing Na, Zn, and O.

Abstract: An transmission apparatus of the present disclosure comprises a transmission signal generator which, in operation, generates a transmission signal that includes a legacy preamble, a non-legacy preamble and a data field, wherein the non-legacy preamble comprises a first signal field and a second signal field, the second signal field comprising a first channel field and a second channel field, each of the first channel field and the second channel field comprising a common field that carries resource unit (RU) allocation information and a user-specific field that carries per-user allocation information for one or more terminal stations, and wherein a part of the user-specific field of one of the first channel field and the second channel field whichever is longer than the other channel field in length before appending padding bits is relocated to the other channel field; and a transmitter which, in operation, transmits the generated transmission signal.

Abstract: The laminated alumina board for an electronic device includes an alumina board that is made of a sintered body of alumina particles and has an unevenness structure that is formed of the alumina particles on a surface and a flattening film that is provided on an upper surface of the alumina board and contains alumina as a main component.

Abstract: A position detection device includes two detection systems that are respectively fed from power supply systems different from each other, and displace together with a shift lever. Each detection system can output detection patterns with four digits. A detection pattern when being located at a given position is different from a detection pattern when being located at another position. In any detection pattern, outputs of certain two digits among the four digits are set so as to be identical to each other, and to be different from outputs of two other digits. Alternatively, outputs of certain three digits among the four digits are set to be identical to each other, and to be different from an output of another digit.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material or non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries comprises a Co-containing lithium transition metal oxide containing Ni, Mn, and an arbitrary element and having a layered structure, wherein the content ratio of Ni in the lithium transition metal oxide is 75 to 95 mol %, the content ratio of Mn in the lithium transition metal oxide is equal to or greater than the content ratio of Co in the lithium transition metal oxide, the content ratio of Co in the lithium transition metal oxide is 0 to 2 mol %, the content ratio of a metal element other than Li in an Li layer in the layered structure is 1 to 2.5 mol %, and, in the lithium transition metal oxide, the half width n of a diffraction peak for (208) plane of an X-ray diffraction pattern as measured by X-ray diffraction is as follows: 0.30°?n?0.50°.

Abstract: There are provided a user equipment, a base station, and a communication thereof. The UE operative for sidelink transmission based on base station scheduling, comprising: a receiver, operative to receive first control information from a base station; determination circuitry, operative to determine whether a shortened time interval is used for a signaling interaction of the user equipment and the base station for sidelink transmission according to the received first control information; and a transmitter, operative to transmit second control information to the base station during the signaling interaction using the shortened time interval after the determination circuitry determines that the shortened time interval is used for the signaling interaction for sidelink transmission; wherein a length of the shortened time interval is less than a length of a standard time interval.

Abstract: Provided are a charging device and a vehicle capable of reducing the amount of noise flowing into a quick-charging facility. The pair of charging lines connecting the quick-charging facility (20) to an onboard battery (30) are referred to as quick-charging lines, and each of these quick-charging lines is provided with a relay (16-1, 16-2). Each relay (16-1, 16-2) is used to switch the current flowing in the respective quick-charging line on and off, the current being switched on during quick-charge and being switched off during normal charging. Each quick-charging line has a Y-capacitor (17) connected thereto closer to a QC port (15) than the respective relay (16-1, 16-2).

Abstract: An information providing method includes: generating first information indicating that a user who is interested in first content is relaxing, when (i) a current behavior of the user includes a predefined behavior and (ii) the first content included in information on communication content and second content included in information indicating a shopping history are the same content; obtaining, from a second information processing apparatus connected to a first information processing apparatus, information indicating first request content over a network; and when content of the first information is included in the first request content, outputting, to the second information processing apparatus, second information including information for identifying the user or a space, using the generated first information.

Abstract: Voltage application device includes voltage application circuit. Voltage application circuit applies a voltage to load including discharge electrode that holds liquid, voltage application circuit generating discharge in discharge electrode. During a drive period, voltage application circuit periodically changes a magnitude of the voltage applied to load at a drive frequency within a predetermined range including a resonance frequency of liquid, voltage application circuit mechanically vibrating liquid.

Abstract: A vehicle display control device includes a hardware processor functioning as a regulation recognition unit, a regulation validity determination unit, and a display controller. The regulation recognition unit serves to recognize a traffic regulation mark indicating a traffic regulation provided on a traveling route of a host vehicle. The regulation validity determination unit serves to determine whether or not regulation content information is valid. The regulation content information is content of the regulation indicated by the traffic regulation mark recognized by the regulation recognition unit. The display controller serves to control a display device mounted on the host vehicle to display the regulation content information in a display region. The display controller changes a display mode of the regulation content information in response to determining by the regulation validity determination unit that the regulation content information is not valid.

Abstract: This electrode for secondary batteries is provided with a core material and an electrode mixture sheet that is bonded to the surface of the core material. The electrode mixture sheet contains an active material, a fibrous first binder and a particulate second binder; and the second binder is mainly composed of a polyvinylidene fluoride, while having a volume-based median diameter of 50 µm or less. The first binder is mainly composed, for example, of a polytetrafluoroethylene.

Abstract: A charging method for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode including a negative electrode current collector, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, in which a lithium metal deposits on the negative electrode during charge, and the lithium metal dissolves in the non-aqueous electrolyte during discharge. The method includes first to third steps. In the first step, a constant-current charging is performed at a first current I1 having a current density of 1.0 mA/cm2 or less. In the second step, a constant-current charging is performed at a second current I2 being larger than the first current I1 and having a current density of 4.0 mA/cm2 or less. In the third step, a constant-current charging is performed at a third current I3 being larger than the second current I2 and having a current density of 4.0 mA/cm2 or more.

Abstract: According to this method for producing an electrode, a fibrous binder is produced by fibrillating a particulate binder, which has a volume-based median diameter of from 5 to 100 µm, by means of the application of a shear force, and an electrode mixture is produced by mixing the fibrous binder with an active material, said electrode mixture having a solid content concentration of substantially 100%. It is preferable that the fibrillation is carried out so that the breaking peripheral velocity ratio of the electrode mixture is 8 or more. In addition, an electrode mixture sheet is produced by shaping the electrode mixture into a sheet form by rolling, and the electrode mixture sheet is subsequently bonded to a core material.

Abstract: A display control device includes a vehicle detection unit and an image processing unit, the image processing unit generating a rearward image of a vehicle, setting in the rear image a boundary region for blending the pixel values of two adjacent photographic images, and changing the position and width of the boundary region and/or a mixing ratio of the blend of the pixel values in accordance with the position and/or width of vehicles in the periphery.

Abstract: A signal processing system according to the present disclosure includes a difference calculation unit and a determination unit. The difference calculation unit uses a sensor signal at a reference timing and a plurality of the sensor signals at a plurality of comparative timings shifted from the reference timing. The difference calculation unit generates a plurality of differential signals as respective differences between the sensor signal at the reference timing and the plurality of the sensor signals at the plurality of comparative timings and obtains respective magnitudes of the plurality of differential signals as a plurality of differential values. The determination unit obtains an evaluation value based on the plurality of differential values and determines a property of the object by using the evaluation value.

Abstract: A lithium primary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a liquid non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode contains a positive electrode material mixture including LixMnO2 where 0?x?0.05. The negative electrode contains at least one of metal lithium and a lithium alloy. The liquid non-aqueous electrolyte contains a cyclic imide component and an organic silyl borate component. The concentration of the cyclic imide component in the liquid non-aqueous electrolyte is 1 mass % or less, the concentration of the organic silyl borate component in the liquid non-aqueous electrolyte is 5.5 mass % or less, and the mass ratio of the cyclic imide component to the organic silyl borate component contained in the liquid non-aqueous electrolyte is 0.02 or more and 10 or less.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for activating a relay functionality of a ProSe capable and relay-capable user equipment within a mobile communication network. The radio base station, to which the relay UE is connected, determines whether further relays are necessary in the radio cell controlled by the radio base station. In case further relays are necessary in the radio cell, the radio base station selects a persistence check value and transmits a broadcast message in the radio cell. The broadcast message at least indicates that further relays are necessary and comprises the selected persistence check value. Upon receiving the broadcast message, the relay UE activates its relay functionality in case it determines that relay requirements for activating its relay functionality in the radio cell are fulfilled and in case a persistence check performed by the relay UE based on the received persistence check value is successful.

Abstract: A gas constituent measuring apparatus includes a cell that draws in a first gas to be measured, gas sensors that respond to one or more types of constituent gases in the cell, a regulator that controls humidity in the cell, a pump, a humidity sensor that detects the humidity in the cell, and an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit controls the regulator and pump on the basis of a detection result of the humidity sensor so that the humidity is within a predetermined range before the first gas is drawn into the cell or after the first gas is discharged from the cell, acquires first response values from the gas sensors with humidity being controlled, acquires second response values from the gas sensors with the first gas being in the cell, and determines concentrations of the one or more types of constituent gases from the first and second response values.