Abstract: An imaging apparatus comprises: an image sensor configured to shoot a subject image through an optical system and generate image data; a connector configured to detachably attach a heat dissipation unit; a controller configured to detect whether the heat dissipation unit is attached to the connector; and a notification unit configured to notify a user of information. The controller causes the notification unit to notify an available shooting time of a moving image according to whether the heat dissipation unit is attached to the connector.

Abstract: This information processing apparatus comprises: an acquisition unit that acquires the number of terminals present in a prescribed area, or the weights of moving bodies associated with the terminals present in the prescribed area; and a processing unit that determines, according to whether at least one of the number of terminals and the weights of the moving bodies exceeds a prescribed threshold, whether to generate a geofence.

Abstract: A state estimation method includes: capturing a thermal image of at least one imaging target, each of which is a person or an animal, using a thermal imaging camera; obtaining identification information for identifying the at least one imaging target in the thermal image captured in the capturing; and estimating a state of each of at least one estimation target included among the at least one imaging target, based on the thermal image captured in the capturing and the identification information obtained in the obtaining.

Abstract: Provided is a cylindrical battery (10) comprising an outer covering can (16) which is in a bottomed cylindrical shape and accommodates an electrode body (14) and a sealing body (17) which closes an opening portion of the outer covering can (16), the sealing body (17) includes a current-collection plate (25) and a cap (26) which is placed on and secured to the current collection plate (25), and the current collection plate (25) includes a securing means which secures the outer peripheral portion of the cap (25).

Abstract: An information management method collects log information of one or more home electrical apparatuses corresponding to service providers. Display screen data is generated which indicates a status of the log information. The display screen data includes groups of information which each contain information on an apparatus, a service provider corresponding to the apparatus, and log information output from the apparatus. Provision of the log information of each group is individually selectable. The display screen data is provided via a network to a display terminal that performs access to a server device. Information is received from the display terminal, which indicates that selection on whether or not provision of the log information is performed. Provision of the log information is not performed on the selected group when a determination is made that refusal of provision of the log information on the selected group is performed.

Abstract: An information processing method by a computer includes acquiring action information indicative of at least one of a device operation and a behavior of a user, estimating a plurality of traits of the user on the basis of the action information, determining a service to be performed to the user on the basis of the traits, and outputting service information indicative of the service.

Abstract: A dust core includes a metal magnetic powder and a binding agent that binds particles of the metal magnetic powder. The binding agent includes a silicone resin and an epoxy resin. In an elemental analysis of the dust core based on an image of a cross section of the dust core, when a silicon (Si) element and a carbon (C) element are detected on a weight basis at 15 measurement points between the particles of the metal magnetic powder in the image, a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of x/(x+y) values at the 15 measurement points is at most 0.243, where x denotes an amount of the Si element detected and y denotes an amount of the C element detected.

Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor element included in a solid electrolytic capacitor includes an anode foil that contains element Al and includes a porous part at least in a surface layer of the anode foil, a dielectric layer that covers at least a portion of a surface of the anode foil, and a solid electrolyte that covers at least a portion of the dielectric layer. The solid electrolyte contains element S, and the solid electrolyte has a first part filled in voids in the porous part in the anode foil having the dielectric layer and a second part that protrudes from the main surface of the anode foil having the dielectric layer. In elemental mapping of a cross section of the porous part using an electron probe microanalyzer, the presence ratio of the element S is 0.5% or more when the presence ratio of the element Al is taken as 100%.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus acquires an image that is made by an omnidirectional imaging and has an object associated with a truth label, executes an object detection process of detecting the object in the acquired image, calculates a detection accuracy of the object in the object detection process on the basis of the truth label, and processes the image so as to increase a distortion of the object included in the image in a case where the detection accuracy is lower than a threshold.

Abstract: A solid electrolyte material according to an aspect of the present disclosure is represented by the following Compositional Formula (1): Li6-3zYzX6 where 0<z<2 is satisfied; and X represents Cl, wherein the solid electrolyte material includes at least one second crystal phase; and in the second crystal phase, the arrangement of halogen X is the same as that of Cl in Li3ErCl6 having a crystal structure belonging to space group P-3m1, wherein with ILEC(301) denoting an X-ray diffraction intensity of a plane of the second crystal phase corresponding to a (301) plane of the Li3ErCl6 crystal structure and ILEC(110) denoting an X-ray diffraction intensity of a plane of the second crystal phase corresponding to a (110) plane of the Li3ErCl6 crystal structure, ILEC(110)/ILEC(301)<0.3.

Abstract: A passing determination device acquires a first captured image obtained by repeatedly capturing an image of a region including a passing determination position of a trailer from a front of the trailer in a traveling direction of the trailer, and detects the trailer from the first captured image. Further, the passing determination device includes a processor configured to determine that the trailer detected from the first captured image captured at a first time passes through the passing determination position when the trailer is detected from the first captured image captured at the first time and the trailer is not detected from the first captured image captured within a first time period from the first time.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte to be disclosed is a nonaqueous electrolyte for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains a nonaqueous solvent, an electrolyte salt, and a thiol compound. The thiol compound contains a thiol group and at least one electron-withdrawing group R containing oxygen and/or nitrogen.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a stretchable laminate that is a laminate including: a resin layer (A); a first substrate (B); and a second substrate (C), wherein the resin layer (A) includes a cured product of a resin composition including an organic peroxide, the resin layer (A) is located between the first substrate (B) and the second substrate (C), the resin layer (A) has a tensile stress of 0.5 MPa or more and 10 MPa or less at 50% elongation, and an elongation at break of 50% or more and 700% or less, and when a surface of the resin layer (A) is observed with an optical microscope, a total number of bubbles and openings having a diameter of 150 to 500 ?m is 5 per 10 cm2 or less, and bubbles and openings having a diameter exceeding 500 ?m are not present.

Abstract: A display system includes a display provided in a vehicle to display a video captured by a camera provided in the vehicle to capture a scene around the vehicle, and a controller that switches, when it is predicted that a passenger of the vehicle will leave the vehicle, a mode of the display system from a first mode to a second mode. In the first mode, the controller clips a first video in a first area from a video frame captured by the camera and outputs the first video to the display. In the second mode, the controller clips a second video in a second area from the video frame captured by the camera and outputs the second video to the display. The second area is different from the first area.

Abstract: Provided is a system or method configured to present reactions exhibited by participants in an online event to users such that individual participants are not identified, thereby preventing the participants from being conscious that their reactions are being sensed, and thus enabling them to naturally exhibit their reactions, which allows the users to acquire information on the participants' naturally-exhibited reactions. The system includes a user terminal provided with a camera; and an analysis server configured to acquire camera images of each participant from the terminal device, and perform a reaction sensing operation to sense reactions exhibited by the each participant based on the camera images. The analysis server aggregates results of the reaction sensing operation for all the participants to thereby generate reaction information on the all the participant's reactions (e.g., level information and proportion information), and generates display information that visualizes the reaction information.

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: A system including a light source that, in operation, projects dots onto a target, the dots being formed by first light; a first photodetector that, in operation, detects second light resulting from the projection of the dots onto the target; and a circuit that in operation, performs an individual authentication, wherein the individual authentication includes at least the following step (i) and step (ii): step (i) determining whether the target is a living body or not based on the second light, and step (ii) performing a biometric authentication of the target.

Abstract: An awakening inducing device induces a vibration device disposed in a seat at a position where the vibration device opposes at least one of a muscle belly portion or an insertion portion of a hamstring of a user sitting on the seat; and a control device that, by controlling the vibration device, causes the vibration device to given vibration stimulation to at least one of the muscle belly portion or the insertion 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: 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 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 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: 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 communication apparatus includes: control circuitry that controls transmission/reception of a first control frame and a first data frame used for communication with another communication apparatus, and controls transmission/reception of a second control frame and a second data frame used for communication with the another communication apparatus; first radio circuitry that performs radio communication of the first control frame and the first data frame using a first omni-directional antenna; and second radio circuitry that performs radio communication of the second control frame and the second data frame using a second directional antenna.

Abstract: A tube coupling is configured to connect and couple two tubes that are configured to cause a fluid to flow inside the two tubes. The tube coupling includes: a male connector including a first pipe configured to cause the fluid to flow inside the first pipe, and an insertion part having a protruding shape protruding in an axial direction that is an insertion direction; and a female connector including a second pipe configured to cause the fluid to flow inside the second pipe, and an insertion receiving part having a recessed shape recessed in the axial direction and coupled to the insertion part when the insertion part is inserted into the insertion receiving part. The insertion part includes a first spring, a first pressing member having a protruding shape, a first seal member having an annular shape, and a first outer peripheral member surrounding the first pressing member.

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 sensor includes: a complex transfer function calculator that calculates a complex transfer function representing propagation characteristics between each N transmission antenna element and each M reception antenna element, using radio waves transmitted as a reception signal in a space where at least one living body is present from each N transmission antenna element and received by each M reception antenna element; a spectrum calculator that: calculates likelihood spectra, each indicating a likelihood of presence of each living body, by an estimation algorithm for estimating the presence from living body information that is a living body component in the complex transfer function, using different values as the number of the at least one living body; and calculates an integrated spectrum by integrating the likelihood spectra calculated; and an estimator that estimates living body information indicating at least the number of living bodies, and outputs the living body information estimated.

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: 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.

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: An imaging apparatus system includes a first imaging apparatus, and a second imaging apparatus. The first imaging apparatus includes a first top casing including a casing top surface, and a common rear casing including a casing rear surface. The second imaging apparatus includes a second top casing including a casing top surface, and the common rear casing. The first top casing has a shape in which a vent hole is formed in the second top casing.

Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to realize appropriate random-access procedures in accordance with propagation delay between a terminal and a base station. A terminal (100) comprises a wireless transmission unit (104) that transmits signals of a random-access channel, and a control unit (108) that controls resource settings regarding transmission of signals on the random-access channel on the basis of effectiveness of information relating to adjustment of transmission timing.

Abstract: The solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure includes Li, M, O, X, and F. M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ta and Nb. X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I.

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 is a radar device, wherein a transmission array antenna includes a plurality of transmission antennas that are linearly disposed in a first direction, the intervals between respective adjacent transmission antennas of the plurality of transmission antennas increase from one side toward the other side in the first direction, a reception array antenna includes a plurality of reception antennas that are linearly disposed in the first direction, and the intervals between respective adjacent transmission antennas of the plurality of reception antennas decrease from one side toward the other side.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) comprises processing circuitry which operates a function that involves monitoring of a downlink control channel of an unlicensed radio cell for information intended to the UE. The unlicensed radio cell operates in an unlicensed spectrum and is controlled by a base station. The processing circuitry and a receiver perform the monitoring of the downlink control channel based on a first timer and a second timer operated in parallel. The first timer is used to limit the maximum time the downlink control channel is to be monitored, by starting the first timer at the beginning of the monitoring and stopping the monitoring upon expiry of the first timer. The second timer is used to stop the monitoring earlier than the first timer depending on the channel occupation status of the unlicensed spectrum by the base station.

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: An auxiliary power supply system includes a plurality of electrical storage devices that supply power to an electrical device. Each of the storage devices has the communication capability with the electrical device. Each of the storage devices provisionally selects one of a plurality of first communication addresses as a provisional communication address of its own. The plurality of first communication addresses have been set for the plurality of electrical storage devices by the electrical device. Each of the storage devices returns a response signal in reply to a transmission signal, to which the provisional communication address of its own is added. Each of the storage devices changes, when finding that any communication error has occurred while returning the response signal, the provisional communication address of its own into one of one or more unused communication addresses belonging to the plurality of first communication addresses that have been set.

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: A data recording device includes: a non-volatile memory; a high-functional non-volatile memory characterized by a processing speed faster than a processing speed of the non-volatile memory; and an access controller that controls writing of data into each of the non-volatile memory and the high-functional non-volatile memory, based on an indicator related to a temperature of the non-volatile memory. The access controller (a) writes data into the non-volatile memory when the indicator satisfies a first condition, and (b) writes data into the high-functional non-volatile memory and transfers the data from the high-functional non-volatile memory to the non-volatile memory when the indicator satisfies a second condition.

Abstract: A base station includes communication circuitry which, in operation, transmits or receives a reference signal in a plurality of bands using a part of a plurality of antennas, and control circuitry which, in operation, determines which of the plurality of bands to allocate to a terminal, based on a result of measurement using the reference signal.

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: Provided is a transmitting device which can expand a communication range when performing multicast/broadcast communication. The transmitting device includes a plurality of transmission antennas, and includes: a signal processor which generates a first baseband signal by modulating data of a first stream, and a second baseband signal by modulating data of a second stream; and a transmitter which generates, from the first baseband signal, first transmission signals having different directivities, generates, from the second baseband signal, second transmission signals having different directivities, and transmits the first transmission signals and the second transmission signals at a same time. When the transmitter has received, from a terminal, a request to transmit the first stream, the transmitter further generates, from the first baseband signal, third transmission signals which are different from the first transmission signals and have different directivities, and transmits the third transmission signals.

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: 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: Provided is a terminal capable of improving utilization efficiency of an uplink resource in an unlicensed band. In a terminal (200), a transmission control unit (206) sets, in accordance with at least one of a data size and retransmission of uplink data, a first end position of a time resource which is set for the uplink data to a second end position. A transmission unit (210) transmits the uplink data on the basis of the second end position.

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 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.