Abstract: A transmitting method according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes transmitting a first stream, the first stream including: timing update identification information id1 indicating whether or not a correspondence relationship between a first reference clock and a second reference clock has been updated, the first reference clock being used to transmit and receive the first stream, and the second reference clock being used to transmit and receive a second stream related to another content to be reproduced in synchronization with the content related to the first stream; a first time according to the first reference clock; and a second time according to the second reference clock, the second time being associated with the first time based on the updated correspondence relationship.

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: A fiber sheet includes: a resin layer containing a thermosetting resin; and a fiber layer, wherein the fiber sheet is stretchable by 1% or more, and an initial tensile elastic modulus of the fiber sheet is 1 MPa or more and 1 GPa or less.

Abstract: A connector includes plural terminals, a housing holding the terminals, and an inner shield. The connector is configured to be connected to a mating connector by moving toward the mating connector in a first direction relatively with respect to the mating connector. The terminals include two terminals arranged on both sides of the inner shield in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The inner shield includes a base extending in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction, and an extension protruding from the base. The housing includes a shield holder holding the extension. This connector reduces noise propagation between the terminals.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an ultrasonic transceiver capable of stably measuring a fluid of high temperature and high humidity for a long period, and provides an ultrasonic flowmeter, an ultrasonic flow velocimeter, and an ultrasonic densitometer each including the ultrasonic transceiver. An ultrasonic transceiver (1) comprises a piezoelectric body (3) and an acoustic matching body (2) disposed in one face of the piezoelectric body (3), wherein the acoustic matching body (2) includes: a top plate, a bottom plate, and a side wall that define a closed space; and a perpendicular partition wall formed substantially perpendicular to the bottom plate and adhering to the top plate and the bottom plate, thereby dividing a closed space.

Abstract: A membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell includes a catalyst layer having a first main surface and a second main surface, a gas diffusion layer disposed on a side of the first main surface, and an electrolyte membrane disposed on a side of the second main surface, wherein the gas diffusion layer includes a conductive material and a polymer resin, the conductive material comprises a fibrous carbon material, an average fiber diameter D of the fibrous carbon material is equal to or less than 25% of a thickness T of the catalyst layer, and in a cross section in a thickness direction of the catalyst layer, an arithmetic mean roughness Ra1 of the first main surface and an arithmetic mean roughness Ra2 of the second main surface satisfies the relation, Ra1>Ra2.

Abstract: A vehicle diagnostic device includes: a communication unit that communicates with a vehicle which drives autonomously; and a diagnostic unit that performs, via the communication unit, diagnosis as to whether the vehicle is being hacked. The diagnostic unit performs the diagnosis by checking resilience of software which runs a travel system provided in the vehicle.

Abstract: An optical system according to the present disclosure includes a first sub-optical system including an aperture stop and a second sub-optical system including a prism. The prism has a first transmission surface located on the reduction side, a second transmission surface located on the magnification side, and at least one reflection surface located on the optical path between the first transmission surface and the second transmission surface. A first reflection surface closest to the intermediate imaging position has a shape with a concave surface facing a direction into which a light ray incident on first the reflection surface is reflected. A curvature shape of the first reflection surface is set such that some of multiple principal rays passing through the reduction conjugate point intersect on the optical path between the first reflection surface and the second transmission surface.

Abstract: An encoder includes circuitry and memory connected to the circuitry. In operation, the circuitry: stores MV information and correction processing information into a FIFO buffer for an HMVP mode in association, the MV information being derived for a processed block and correction processing information being related to correction processing of a prediction image of the processed block; registers, in a prediction candidate list for a merge mode, one or more prediction candidates each being a combination of MV information and correction processing information, the prediction candidates including a prediction candidate which is a combination of the motion vector information and the correction processing information stored in the FIFO buffer; and selects a prediction candidate from the prediction candidate list when a current block is to be processed in the merge mode, and performs correction processing of a prediction image of the current block, based on the correction processing information.

Abstract: A recording control system includes a storage medium and a control device that is detachably connectable to and controls reading/writing of data to/from the storage medium. The storage medium stores a first authentication code corresponding to at least one first attribute of the storage medium among attributes regarding reading and writing. The control device includes: a readout unit that outputs first request information to the storage medium to read therefrom at least one common authentication code each corresponding to a respective one of at least one common attribute of the first authentication code and the first request information, the first request information corresponding to at least one second attribute of the control device; an identification unit that identifies the at least one common attribute according to the at least one common authentication code; and a control unit that controls the reading/writing according to the at least one common attribute.

Abstract: A battery including: a battery can including a cylinder portion including an opening edge portion at one end portion of the cylinder portion and a bottom portion that closes the other end portion of the cylinder portion; an electrode body; a sealing member that seals an opening of the opening edge portion. The sealing member includes: a sealing plate; a cap connected to the sealing plate and electrically insulated from the sealing plate; and a sealing portion sealing a space between the cylinder portion and the cap. The cap includes: a ring-shaped top plate portion opposing the opening edge portion in an axial direction of the cylinder portion; and a side wall portion covering an outer circumferential surface of the cylinder portion. The sealing portion may be a gasket provided between the cap and the cylinder portion in a compressed state. The cap is electrically connected to the cylinder portion.

Abstract: A method for producing a halide includes heat-treating a mixed material in an inert gas atmosphere, the mixed material being a mixture of (NH4)aMX3+a and LiZ. The M includes at least one element selected from the group consisting of Y, a lanthanoid, and Sc. The X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, I, and F. The Z is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, I, and F. Furthermore, 0<a?3 is satisfied.

Abstract: A projection display apparatus includes a projection lens unit that projects image light and on which external light including the image light reflected by a projection target is incident, an optical path separation prism, a narrowband retarder plate and an imaging element. The optical path separation prism includes the first prism having first and second surfaces, the second prism having a third surface disposed on a side of projection lens unit, a fourth surface facing the second surface and a fifth surface, and the polarization separation coating being disposed between the second surface and the fourth surface. The narrowband retarder plate aligns the image light into a first polarization state. Light in a second polarization state in the external light is reflected by the polarization separation coating, is totally internally reflected by the third surface, is emitted from the fifth surface, and is received by the imaging element.

Abstract: A loudspeaker to be attached to an attachment member, the loudspeaker including: a temporary joint pin which is inserted into a temporary joint hole and temporarily holds the loudspeaker in a suspended state. The temporary joint pin includes a rod-like portion backwardly projects from a rear end surface of a frame; a tilted surface portion which is part of an inner circumferential surface of a circumferential surface of the rod-like portion to be brought into contact with the temporary joint hole, and is tilted to become closer to the central axis of the rod-like portion from a base end toward a distal end of the rod-like portion in a direction of projection; and a flanged portion which is adjacent to the tilted surface portion at the distal end of the rod-like portion, protrudes in a direction crossing the direction of projection, and catches onto the attachment member.

Abstract: An encoder includes circuitry and memory coupled to the circuitry. The circuitry, in operation, determines whether a first block is available and whether a second block is available, the first block and the second block being defined relative to a current block to be processed; selects a context model based on whether the first block is available, whether the second block is available, which of inter prediction and intra prediction is to be applied to the first block, and which of inter prediction and intra prediction is to be applied to the second block; and encodes, using the context model selected, a parameter indicating which of intra prediction and inter prediction is to be applied to the current block.

Abstract: A coil includes: a strand-wound body configured with stacked n turns of a wound strand that is made of a conductor and has a quadrangular cross-section, where n is a natural number; and an insulating resin covering a surface of the strand-wound body. An i-th turn, where i is an integer and 1?i?n, has a quadrangular ring shape having four side portions, and in the i-th turn, the insulating resin covers a surface of each of the four side portions. In the first to n-th turns, the insulating resin is continuously and integrally formed.

Abstract: A flux resin composition contains: 60-80% by weight of an epoxy resin; 0.01-2% by weight of an imidazole compound; 1-5% by weight of a thixo agent; 4-20% by weight of an activator; and 7-30% by weight of a phenolic compound. The epoxy resin contains at least one resin selected from the group consisting of naphthalene type epoxy resins, biphenyl aralkyl type epoxy resins, trisphenol methane type epoxy resins, biphenyl type epoxy resins, and dicyclopentadiene type epoxy resins. Content of the at least one resin falls within a range from 15% by weight to 40% by weight with respect to a total weight of the flux resin composition. The phenolic resin is liquid and contains a phenol novolac.

Abstract: A three-dimensional data encoding method includes: shifting point cloud data indicating three-dimensional positions in a three-dimensional space by a first shift amount; dividing the point cloud data into pieces of sub point cloud data; shifting each of the pieces of sub point cloud data by a second shift amount based on a position of one of the subspaces that includes the sub point cloud data, the pieces of sub point cloud data being included in the point cloud data shifted by the first shift amount; and encoding the pieces of sub point cloud data shifted, to generate a bitstream. The bitstream includes first shift information for calculating the first shift amount, and pieces of second shift information each for calculating a corresponding one of second shift amounts by which the pieces of sub point cloud data are shifted and each of which is the second shift amount.

Abstract: A vehicle approach notification system includes a filter; a notification sound controller which generates a signal corresponding to a notification sound for notifying of approaching of a vehicle, based on a sound signal obtained from a notification-sound sound source; and a setter which obtains vehicle information of the vehicle, and sets, according to the vehicle information, at least one of the notification-sound sound source to be used in generation of the notification sound, a filter property to be applied to the filter, or a control parameter to be applied to the notification sound controller in generation of the notification sound. The notification sound controller outputs the signal generated, through the filter to an exterior loudspeaker provided to the vehicle.

Abstract: Provided is a thermal insulator which can be prevented from having gaps. The thermal insulator includes a nonwoven fabric, and xerogel in interior spaces of the nonwoven fabric. The thermal insulator has a plurality of protrusions on a surface of the thermal insulator, a height of the protrusion ranges from 0.10 t to 0.25 t inclusive and a size of the protrusion at the surface of the thermal insulator ranges from t to 5 t inclusive, where t is a thickness of the thermal insulator, and pores are provided inside the thermal insulator in a region provided with the protrusions.