Abstract: An ultrasonic sensor is provided with an ultrasonic element that converts between an electrical signal and an ultrasonic vibration and an element accommodating case having a bottomed cylindrical shape and accommodating the ultrasonic element inside thereof. The element accommodating case includes a side plate portion formed in a cylindrical shape that surrounds a directional center axis, and a bottom plate portion that closes one end side of the side plate portion in an axial direction which is parallel to the directional center axis. The ultrasonic element is attached to the bottom plate portion. The bottom plate portion includes at least one protrusion. The protrusions vibrate together with the bottom plate portion when the bottom plate portion vibrates as an ultrasonic vibration.

Abstract: A variable magnification optical component and an ophthalmic apparatus having a simpler mechanism and requiring a small space are provided. The variable magnification optical component includes an optical path, and a power changer, disposed rotatably with respect to an optical axis of the optical path. The power changer is configured to be removably inserted into the optical path, in which the power changer includes: multiple lenses for varying power and a light beam passage hole configured not to interfere with the lenses. In a first configuration of the variable magnification optical component, the power changer is inclined at a predetermined angle, such that the lenses are retracted outside the optical path, and the optical path passes through the light beam passage hole. In a second configuration of the variable magnification optical component, the power changer is restored and the lenses are positioned on the optical path.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a transmission support program that causes at least one computer to execute a process, the process includes generating a management identifier of a message in response to reception of the message; returning the management identifier to a transmitter of the message; when receiving the management identifier and lists of personal identifiers of individuals who have attributes according to conditions regarding the attributes, from each of a plurality of companies that holds information on the attributes of the individuals, based on reception of the conditions and the management identifier from the transmitter, specifying the personal identifiers that are duplicate between the lists that have the management identifier that is common; and transmitting the specified personal identifiers and the received message.

Abstract: A deriver derives a difference defined as a distance between a position of a charging coil and a position of an electronic appliance. An extractor extracts a detection tolerance from a table stored in a table storage, based on information related to a model of the electronic appliance. A transmitter transmits the difference and the detection tolerance to the electronic appliance. The electronic appliance determines a first power when a magnitude of a combination of the difference and the detection tolerance is equal to or smaller than a threshold value and determines a second power when the magnitude of the combination of the difference and the detection tolerance is larger than the threshold value. The first power is larger than the second power. A power controller adjusts a magnitude of power to be transported from the charging coil according to an instruction from the electronic appliance.

Abstract: An electric working machine in one aspect of the present disclosure calculates an estimated heat value based on an electric current value and a parameter. The estimated heat value corresponds to an estimated heat generation amount of a motor. The electric current value corresponds to a magnitude of an electric current delivered from a power source to the motor. The electric work machine varies the parameter based on a load time. The load time corresponds to a time period during which a first load is continuously imposed on the motor. The first load has a specified magnitude or more. The electric work machine performs a protective operation for over temperature protection of the motor based on the estimated heat value having reached a heat threshold.

Abstract: A relay device includes a communicator configured to transmit and receive a message to and from the communication device, and a processor configures to acquire a public key of a communication device that is a transmission source of the message from the node and authenticates a signature included in the message with the acquired public key, wherein the processor causes, when receiving a communication message including communication data to be transmitted to a second communication device by a first communication device, the processor to perform authentication on the communication message, and the communicator transmits the communication message to the second communication device when the authentication is successful.

Abstract: A communication device includes circuitry configured to acquire a digital certificate including information associated with a first attribute from a first device coupled to any of a plurality of devices sharing a distributed ledger having recorded therein a correspondence between an attribute of user information included in the digital certificate and a definition of the attribute, receive a request for information associated with a second attribute from a second device coupled to any of the plurality of devices, acquire a first definition associated with the first attribute, and a second definition associated with the second attribute, from any of the plurality of devices, and transmit a digital certificate including information associated with the first attribute to the second device together with a message notifying that the first attribute and the second attribute have the same definition, when the first definition and the second definition match.

Abstract: The power management unit supplies first power that is continuous power to the second sensor when the power switch is on, supplies second power that is intermittent power having a voltage lower than the first power to the second sensor when the power switch is off, and outputs rotation number information representing a rotation number of the motor rotation shaft based on the second sensor signal. The power management unit includes a comparator that operates using the second power as the power source when the power switch is off and compare the second sensor signal and the reference voltage, and a counter that detects the rotation number of the motor rotation shaft by counting the output of the comparators.

Abstract: A communication device provides data to a data acquiring node based on a consensus of a plurality of participating nodes. The communication device includes a processor. The processor divides the data into N data components. N is an integer equal to or larger than two. When the N data components are stored in different storage areas, the processor encrypts addresses of storage areas in which the data components are respectively stored with respective public keys of N participating nodes among the plurality of participating nodes. The processor transmits access right information that indicates the data acquiring node has a right to access the data and the encrypted N addresses to the plurality of participating nodes.

Abstract: A computer-readable recording medium storing a program to be executed by a first apparatus in a system of issuing attribute certificate information of each user, the program including instructions for causing a processor of the first apparatus to execute processing including: obtaining, from a second apparatus in the system, a value unique to an identifier that uniquely identifies a user, the second apparatus being a device capable of verifying authenticity of an electronic document to be signed; creating certificate information that includes attribute information identified from the attribute certificate information, certification information that certifies the attribute information, and the obtained value; generating an electronic signature for the electronic document and the certificate information using a private key that corresponds to the identifier; and outputting the electronic document and the certificate information to which the generated electronic signature is attached in association with the iden

Abstract: Image deterioration in an image sensor is inhibited. A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel array that photoelectrically converts received light and contains pixels arranged in a two-dimensionally arrayed manner, the pixels outputting analog signals; a conversion part that converts the analog signals outputted from the pixels to digital data; a coding part that generates one sign bit or a plurality of sign bits as to the digital data; a storage part that stores the digital data and the sign bit or sign bits; a decoding part that decodes the sign bit or sign bits as to the digital data stored in the storage part; a determination part that determines, on the basis of the decoded sign bit or sign bits, whether or not an error in writing or reading of the digital data in or from the storage part has occurred; and a signal processing part that processes the digital data read from the storage part on the basis of output of the determination part.

Abstract: A communication apparatus configured to acquire information in a distributed ledger shared in a network, the communication apparatus includes a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to acquire one or more digital certificates used by a user of another apparatus to apply to the communication apparatus from the other apparatus, acquire type information that identifies a combination of the user and the type of information certified by the one or more digital certificates, by using the distributed ledger, acquire certificate issue history that is recorded in the distributed ledger in association with the type information, and determine whether the issue history contains information of another digital certificate that has not been acquired from the other apparatus.

Abstract: The power control unit sets a drive interval for driving the sensor by providing power intermittently to the sensor to a first time interval when no change is detected in the sine-wave signal and the cosine-wave signal, sets to the second time interval that is shorter than the first time interval when a change in only one of the sine-wave signal and the cosine-wave signal is detected, and sets to the third time interval that is shorter than the second time interval when a change in one of the sine-wave signal and the cosine-wave signal is detected and then a change in the other is detected.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a transmission support program that causes at least one computer to execute a process, the process includes generating a management identifier of a message in response to reception of the message; returning the management identifier to a transmitter of the message; when receiving the management identifier and lists of personal identifiers of individuals who have attributes according to conditions regarding the attributes, from each of a plurality of companies that holds information on the attributes of the individuals, based on reception of the conditions and the management identifier from the transmitter, specifying the personal identifiers that are duplicate between the lists that have the management identifier that is common; and transmitting the specified personal identifiers and the received message.

Abstract: A communication method is used in a communication system that includes a plurality of nodes. Two or more authentication nodes among the plurality of nodes respectively receive account information of a user and a public key of the user from the user. The two or more authentication nodes respectively transmit a massage that indicates the account information is correct and the public key of the user to the plurality of nodes when it is decided that the account information is correct. Each of the plurality of nodes registers the public key of the user in a public key list that stores public keys of users who have been allowed to participate in the communication system, when detecting according to messages received from other nodes that a specified number of authentication nodes or more have decided that the account information is correct.

Abstract: The power control unit sets a drive interval for driving the sensor by providing power intermittently to the sensor to a first time interval when no change is detected in the sine-wave signal and the cosine-wave signal, sets to the second time interval that is shorter than the first time interval when a change in only one of the sine-wave signal and the cosine-wave signal is detected, and sets to the third time interval that is shorter than the second time interval when a change in one of the sine-wave signal and the cosine-wave signal is detected and then a change in the other is detected.

Abstract: A rotation angle detection device including: an angular position calculation unit configured to calculate angular position information representing an angular position of the motor rotation shaft based on a first sensor signal of the first sensor; an rotation number detection unit configured to detect a rotation number of the motor rotation shaft based on a second sensor signal of a second sensor and outputs rotation number information representing the rotation number; a rotation angle calculation unit configured to calculate rotation angle information indicating a rotation angle of the motor rotation shaft based on the angular position information and the rotation number information; and a power supply unit configured to stop supplying power to the first sensor, the angular position calculation unit and the rotation angle calculation unit and to supply power to the second sensor and the rotation number detection unit when the power switch is off.

Abstract: The power control unit sets a drive interval for driving the sensor by providing power intermittently to the sensor to a first time interval when no change is detected in the sine-wave signal and the cosine-wave signal, sets to the second time interval that is shorter than the first time interval when a change in only one of the sine-wave signal and the cosine-wave signal is detected, and sets to the third time interval that is shorter than the second time interval when a change in one of the sine-wave signal and the cosine-wave signal is detected and then a change in the other is detected.

Abstract: The power management unit supplies first power that is continuous power to the second sensor when the power switch is on, supplies second power that is intermittent power having a voltage lower than the first power to the second sensor when the power switch is off, and outputs rotation number information representing a rotation number of the motor rotation shaft based on the second sensor signal. The power management unit includes a comparator that operates using the second power as the power source when the power switch is off and compare the second sensor signal and the reference voltage, and a counter that detects the rotation number of the motor rotation shaft by counting the output of the comparators.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute a process, the process includes receiving a certification of a first communication device from a second communication device which issues the certification to the first communication device; receiving, from the second communication device, policy information which indicates whether the certificate is permitted to be sent; when the first communication device requests that the certificate be sent to the third communication device, determining whether the certificate is permitted to be sent to the third communication device, the third communication device requesting the first communication device to send the certificate; when determining that the certificate is permitted to be sent to the third communication device, sending, to the third communication device, the certificate.