Abstract: This disclosure relates to a traffic information estimation device and a traffic information estimation method for estimating a time period of switching of a traffic signal display. The traffic information estimation device includes: an acquisition unit (203) acquiring arrangement information indicating an arrangement of vehicles in accordance with a time passage on a road on which a traffic signal is installed; a determination unit (205) determining changes in density of the vehicles by using the arrangement information; and a calculation unit (206) calculating a display change cycle indicating a time period of switching of a display of the traffic signal based on a time interval between the changes in density of the vehicles. According to such a configuration, it is possible to simplify processing to estimate of a change cycle of the traffic signal.

Abstract: A relay station relays communications between a plurality of home base stations and a switching station via communication interfaces. The relay station sets up a switching station side communication interface for each base station group. The switching station side communication interface is a part of a communication interface used by each home base station belonging to the base station group to communicate with the switching station, where the part is between the relay station and the switching station. The base station group includes the home base stations identified by home base station identifiers, each of which has a first data length, having a common upper segment. The upper segment has a second data length shorter than the first data length and being located sequentially from an uppermost position. The second data length is the same as a data length of a macro base station identifier.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a steering control device having a manual steering mode in which a travelling direction of a vehicle is controlled in correspondence with a steering wheel state quantity indicating an operation quantity of a steering wheel provided at a vehicle and a compulsory automatic steering mode in which the travelling direction is controlled automatically, and controlling a steering wheel control quantity to be added to the steering wheel in accordance with the manual steering mode or the compulsory automatic steering mode, the steering control device is characterized by being provided with: steering mode selection means to switch between the manual steering mode and the compulsory automatic steering mode; and steering wheel control quantity calculation means, in a case where the manual steering mode is selected by the steering mode selection means, to calculate the steering wheel control quantity to be added to the steering wheel based on information indicating travelling state, and

Abstract: When a CPU core (1) 101 and a CPU core (2) 102 share the execution of an OS (1) 201, a program (A) 204, and a program (B) 205, the CPU core (2) 102 withdraws from sharing the execution of the OS (1) 201, the program (A) 204, and the program (B) 205, starts a replacement OS which replaces the OS (1) 201, and switches an OS on which the program (A) 204 operates from the OS (1) 201 to the replacement OS. After the OS on which the program (A) 204 operates is switched to the replacement OS, the CPU core (1) 101 terminates the execution of the OS (1).

Abstract: A gateway apparatus including a first inter-device interface configured to communicate with a monitoring apparatus; a second inter-device interface configured to communicate with a plurality of base station apparatuses that are subordinate; and a processor configured to generate second configuration information by a protocol conversion of converting first configuration information to a format compatible with the second inter-device interface, when the first configuration information is received from the monitoring apparatus through the first inter-device interface, the processor further configured to transmit the generated second configuration information to the plurality of base station apparatuses through the second inter-device interface.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle group management apparatus, a vehicle group management method, and a vehicle group management program that manage a plurality of vehicles moving in line as a vehicle group, and the vehicle group management apparatus includes: a first management unit to manage vehicle information including position information indicating positions of a plurality of other-vehicles moving in line; and a calculation unit to calculate vehicle group information indicating the vehicle group including at least one of the other-vehicles, using a distance between other-vehicles based on the position information and a movement characteristic of an own-vehicle. Therefore, it is possible to provide an appropriate vehicle group in accordance with each vehicle.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a steering control device having a manual steering mode in which a travelling direction of a vehicle is controlled in correspondence with a steering wheel state quantity indicating an operation quantity of a steering wheel provided at a vehicle and a compulsory automatic steering mode in which the travelling direction is controlled automatically, and controlling a steering wheel control quantity to be added to the steering wheel in accordance with the manual steering mode or the compulsory automatic steering mode, the steering control device is characterized by being provided with: steering mode selection means to switch between the manual steering mode and the compulsory automatic steering mode; and steering wheel control quantity calculation means, in a case where the manual steering mode is selected by the steering mode selection means, to calculate the steering wheel control quantity to be added to the steering wheel based on information indicating travelling state, and

Abstract: A relay apparatus including a memory configured to store in an associated manner, first identification information given to a first cell of a base station connected to the relay apparatus and a communication link between the base station and the relay apparatus, the first identification information being configured to have, exclusive of a predetermined tail position, values common to identification information given to a second cell of the base station; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to search the memory, for first identification information that forward matches second identification information, and transfer a signal by a communication link stored associated with the forward matching first identification information, when first identification information matching the second identification information is not stored in the memory, the second identification information being included in the signal received from a second communications apparatus and indicating a destination base station of

Abstract: A small-scale base station includes a digital signal processor configured to generate subframes of a given number, based on first information unique to the small-scale base station and by providing a portion of the subframes as blank frames into which no information is inserted, such that positions where the blank frames are provided at the subframes form a pattern unique to the small-scale base station; and a central processing unit configured to use the generated subframes and to control data communication with a terminal.

Abstract: A base station apparatus that divides a message into a data of a transmittable size to a terminal apparatus, and transmits the divided data to subordinate all the terminal apparatuses by broadcast, the base station apparatus including: a radio utilization rate calculation unit configured to calculate a radio utilization rate indicating a rate of a time for transmission of one of the message with respect to a transmission period of each the message in case of transmitting the message repetitively, based on a number of repetition times of each the divided data and a transmission period of each the divided data; and a transmission decision unit configured to determine a transmission schedule of the data based on the radio utilization rate.

Abstract: A gateway apparatus including a first inter-device interface configured to communicate with a monitoring apparatus; a second inter-device interface configured to communicate with a plurality of base station apparatuses that are subordinate; and a processor configured to generate second configuration information by a protocol conversion of converting first configuration information to a format compatible with the second inter-device interface, when the first configuration information is received from the monitoring apparatus through the first inter-device interface, the processor further configured to transmit the generated second configuration information to the plurality of base station apparatuses through the second inter-device interface.

Abstract: A base station apparatus that divides a message into a data of a transmittable size to a terminal apparatus, and transmits the divided data to subordinate all the terminal apparatuses by broadcast, the base station apparatus including: a radio utilization rate calculation unit configured to calculate a radio utilization rate indicating a rate of a time for transmission of one of the message with respect to a transmission period of each the message in case of transmitting the message repetitively, based on a number of repetition times of each the divided data and a transmission period of each the divided data; and a transmission decision unit configured to determine a transmission schedule of the data based on the radio utilization rate.

Abstract: A mobile terminal transmits a first message to a hybrid cell base station, the first message indicating the presence of the mobile terminal trying to establish a connection, the first message containing information unique to the mobile terminal. The hybrid cell base station receives the first message, and transmits a first response message in response to the first message to the mobile terminal.

Abstract: When a CPU core (1) 101 and a CPU core (2) 102 share the execution of an OS (1) 201, a program (A) 204, and a program (B) 205, the CPU core (2) 102 withdraws from sharing the execution of the OS (1) 201, the program (A) 204, and the program (B) 205, starts a replacement OS which replaces the OS (1) 201, and switches an OS on which the program (A) 204 operates from the OS (1) 201 to the replacement OS. After the OS on which the program (A) 204 operates is switched to the replacement OS, the CPU core (1) 101 terminates the execution of the OS (1).

Abstract: A relay station relays communications between a plurality of home base stations and a switching station via communication interfaces. The relay station sets up a switching station side communication interface for each base station group. The switching station side communication interface is a part of a communication interface used by each home base station belonging to the base station group to communicate with the switching station, where the part is between the relay station and the switching station. The base station group includes the home base stations identified by home base station identifiers, each of which has a first data length, having a common upper segment. The upper segment has a second data length shorter than the first data length and being located sequentially from an uppermost position. The second data length is the same as a data length of a macro base station identifier.

Abstract: There is provided a method for controlling a plasma processing apparatus that eliminates a preliminary study on a resonance point while maintaining a low contamination and a high uniformity even in multi-step etching. In a method for controlling a plasma processing apparatus including the step of adjusting a radio frequency bias current carried to a counter antenna electrode, the method includes the steps of: setting a reactance of a variable element to an initial value; detecting a bias current carried to the counter antenna electrode; searching for a maximum value of the detected electric current; and adjusting a value of the reactance of the variable element from the maximum value to the set value and then fixing the value.

Abstract: There is provided a method for controlling a plasma processing apparatus that eliminates a preliminary study on a resonance point while maintaining a low contamination and a high uniformity even in multi-step etching. In a method for controlling a plasma processing apparatus including the step of adjusting a radio frequency bias current carried to a counter antenna electrode, the method includes the steps of: setting a reactance of a variable element to an initial value; detecting a bias current carried to the counter antenna electrode; searching for a maximum value of the detected electric current; and adjusting a value of the reactance of the variable element from the maximum value to the set value and then fixing the value.

Abstract: In a plasma processing apparatus including an upper electrode arranged above a sample stage on which a sample to be processed in a processing chamber is mounted to supply an electric field, and a high frequency power supply to output first high frequency power to form the electric field to the upper electrode, an insulating layer has an impedance smaller than the impedance of the feeding path for bias or the feeding path for electrostatic chuck and a current of the first high frequency power flows through a circuit that passes through the conductive plate and a member constituting an inner sidewall surface of the processing chamber from the upper electrode via the top surface of the sample stage to return to the high frequency power supply.

Abstract: A mobile terminal transmits a first message to a hybrid cell base station, the first message indicating the presence of the mobile terminal trying to establish a connection, the first message containing information unique to the mobile terminal. The hybrid cell base station receives the first message, and transmits a first response message in response to the first message to the mobile terminal.

Abstract: A communication relay apparatus includes a mobile communication terminal mapping table manager configured to manage a terminal mapping table, a base station mapping table manager configured to manage a base station mapping table, and a transferring processor configured to: establish a communication path between a mobile communication terminal and a radio base station based on the respective mapping tables; and perform a transferring process of communication data between the mobile communication terminal and the radio base station through the communication path.