Abstract: A wire harness including: at least one electric wire; and a braided member that has a plurality of conductive strands that are braided together and surrounds an outer circumference of the at least one electric wire, wherein: the braided member includes an intersection where the strands intersect, and the intersection has a braid where the intersecting strands are double-braided.

Abstract: According to the embodiments, an external storage device switches to an interface controller for supporting only a read operation of nonvolatile memory when a shift condition for shifting to a read only mode is met. A host device switches to an interface driver for supporting only the read operation of the nonvolatile memory when determining to recognize as read only memory based on information acquired from the external storage device.

Abstract: A fastening system for fastening a fastener to a workpiece, includes a movable carriage on which the workpiece is placed, a coordinate detection unit configured to detect a position of the fastener temporarily tightened onto the workpiece as coordinates in a coordinate system of the movable carriage, a storage device configured to store the coordinates detected by the coordinate detection unit, and a retightening device configured to determine a position of the fastener based on the coordinates stored in the storage device and retighten the fastener that is at the determined position.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a terminal block that can be kept compact. A terminal block has a housing made of a synthetic resin, a columnar metal connection terminal held by the housing, and a cylindrical metal joint part in which a device connection part of the connection terminal is inserted. The joint part has a cylindrical part in which the device connection part is inserted and a cylindrical part in which an end part of a device-side terminal electrically connected to the connection terminal is inserted. The connection terminal is electrically connected to the device-side terminal via the joint part.

Abstract: A memory system includes an interface circuit configured to connect to a host device, a controller electrically connected to the interface circuit, and a nonvolatile semiconductor memory electrically connected to the controller. The controller is configured to transmit a first response in response to a power supplied from the host device via the interface circuit, upon receipt of a first command from the host device after transmitting the first response, determine a status of data stored in the nonvolatile semiconductor memory, and transmit to the host device a second response including the determined status of the data stored in the nonvolatile semiconductor memory.

Abstract: An apparatus for identifying the state of an object includes a processor configured to input, every time obtaining an image from a camera, the image into a first classifier to detect, for each of one or more predetermined objects represented in the image, an object region including the object; determine a predicted object region in a subsequent image to be obtained from the camera for an object whose position in the subsequent image is predictable; and input characteristics into a second classifier to identify the state of an object involving time-varying changes in outward appearance. When the object has a predicted object region, the characteristics are obtained from pixel values of the predicted object region in the subsequent image. On the other hand, when the object does not have a predicted object region, the characteristics are obtained from pixel values of the object region detected from the subsequent image.

Abstract: According to the embodiments, a nonvolatile memory device is configured to store a normal operating system, and store a bootloader. A host device is capable of initiating the normal operating system by using the bootloader. The host device is configured to determine whether a first condition is established based on information obtained from the nonvolatile memory device; and rewrite, when determined the first condition is established, the bootloader so that an emergency software is initiated when booting the host device. The emergency software is executed on the host device. The host device is capable of issuing only a read command to the nonvolatile memory device under a control of the emergency software.

Abstract: A vehicle system includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to execute a first program, a second program, and a third program. The first program is configured to recognize an object present around a vehicle, the second program is configured to store information related to the recognized object as time-series map data, and the third program is configured to predict a future position of the object based on the stored time-series map data. The first program and the third program are configured to be (i) first, individually optimized based on first training data corresponding to output of the first program and second training data corresponding to output of the third program, and (ii) then, collectively optimized based on the second training data corresponding to the output of the third program.

Abstract: A method of obtaining object information includes receiving a request initiation from an occupant of a vehicle. The method includes receiving a request from the occupant. The method includes determining a content of the request from the occupant. The method further includes detecting a gaze location of the occupant. The method includes receiving information related to an environment surrounding the vehicle based on data collected by a sensor attached to the vehicle. The method includes identifying a region of interest (ROI) outside of the vehicle based on the detected gaze location and the information related to the environment surrounding the vehicle. The method includes generating log data based on the ROI and the content of the request. The method includes transmitting the log data to an external device. The method includes receiving information related to an object within the ROI, wherein the information satisfies the content of the request.

Abstract: A method of identifying a hazard includes receiving control parameter data from a first sensor attached to a vehicle, wherein the control parameter data is associated with a behavior of an occupant of the vehicle. The method further includes comparing the control parameter data with a performance distribution of the occupant to determine whether the control parameter indicates abnormal behavior. The method further includes identifying, in response to a determination that the control parameter indicates abnormal behavior, sensor data to be collected from a second sensor attached to the vehicle. The method further includes generating log data based on the collected sensor data. The method further includes transmitting the log data to an external device.

Abstract: An apparatus for identifying the state of an object inputs time series images into a first classifier to detect an object region including a predetermined object from each image, determines whether the region of each image is in a mixed state in which the region includes another object other than the object, chronologically inputs characteristics obtained from pixel values of the region of each image into a second classifier having a recursive structure, and applies a recursively used internal state of the second classifier stored in a memory to the second classifier, identifying the state of the object involving time-varying changes in outward appearance. The apparatus rejects the latest internal state when the region of each image is in the mixed state. The apparatus updates the internal state stored in the memory with this latest internal state when the region is not in the mixed state.

Abstract: A memory system includes an interface circuit configured to connect to a host device, a controller electrically connected to the interface circuit, and a nonvolatile semiconductor memory electrically connected to the controller. The controller is configured to transmit a first response in response to a power supplied from the host device via the interface circuit, upon receipt of a first command from the host device after transmitting the first response, determine a status of data stored in the nonvolatile semiconductor memory, and transmit to the host device a second response including the determined status of the data stored in the nonvolatile semiconductor memory.

Abstract: A storage system includes a host including a processor and a memory unit, and a storage device including a controller and a non-volatile memory unit. The processor is configured to output a write command, write data, and size information of the write data, to the storage device, the write command that is output not including a write address. The controller is configured to determine a physical write location of the non-volatile memory unit in which the write data are to be written, based on the write command and the size information, write the write data in the physical write location of the non-volatile memory unit, and output the physical write location to the host. The processor is further configured to generate, in the memory unit, mapping information between an identifier of the write data and the physical write location.

Abstract: A terminal block that is to be provided on a housing of a device that is to be mounted on a vehicle, the terminal block including: a seating that is to be fixed to the housing so as to close an opening of the housing; a tubular fitting that is formed on a front surface of the seating and is to be fitted to a mating connector; and a ring-shaped seal that is provided on a back surface of the seating.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting an inclination angle includes a processor configured to input an image generated by a camera into a first classifier that has been trained to detect a two-wheeler, thereby detecting an object region including the two-wheeler in the image; rotate the object region by predetermined different angles to define characteristic regions as respective rotated regions; cut out the characteristic regions from the image; and detect a width of the two-wheeler in each of the characteristic regions and detects a rotation angle relative to the image as the inclination angle of the two-wheeler to the normal of the ground, based on rotation angles of the respective characteristic regions relative to the image and widths of the two-wheeler in the respective characteristic regions, the rotation angle minimizing the width of the two-wheeler.

Abstract: According to the embodiments, a nonvolatile memory device is configured to store a normal operating system, and store a bootloader. A host device is capable of initiating the normal operating system by using the bootloader. The host device is configured to determine whether a first condition is established based on information obtained from the nonvolatile memory device; and rewrite, when determined the first condition is established, the bootloader so that an emergency software is initiated when booting the host device. The emergency software is executed on the host device. The host device is capable of issuing only a read command to the nonvolatile memory device under a control of the emergency software.

Abstract: A first food and/or beverage item provision system according to the present invention is a food and/or beverage item provision system for providing food and/or beverage items to a customer in a restaurant including a plurality of seats for customers, the system including: an entrance accepting unit configured to accept a seat-waiting request from a customer and store the request as acceptance information; a vacant seat processing unit configured to set any seat among the plurality of seats that has become vacant, as a vacant seat in association with seat information relating to the seat; a seat setting unit configured to associate the seat-waiting information with seat information relating to a vacant seat in a predetermined order under a predetermined condition when any seat among the seats for customers has been set as the vacant seat by the vacant seat processing unit; and a start setting unit configured to record eating and/or drinking start information that indicates start of eating and/or drinking in as

Abstract: A mobile advertising system includes a non-transitory computer readable configured to store instructions thereon; and a processor connected to the non-transitory computer readable medium. The processor is configured to execute the instructions for receiving gaze data from a viewing vehicle. The processor is configured to execute the instructions for receiving location information from an advertising vehicle. The processor is configured to execute the instructions for correlating the gaze data with the location information to determine whether the gaze data indicates viewing of an advertisement attached to the advertising vehicle. The processor is configured to execute the instructions for updating a histogram based on the correlation between the gaze data and the location information. The processor is configured to execute the instructions for generating a travel plan for increasing advertising effectiveness for the advertisement.

Abstract: A work vehicle includes: a vehicle body that travels; a boom attached to the vehicle body to be vertically swingable; a work tool mounted to a front portion of the boom; a first illumination lamp that is disposed in the vehicle body and emits an illumination light forward; a second illumination lamp that is disposed in the boom and emits an illumination light toward the work tool; and an illumination controller that controls the first illumination lamp and the second illumination lamp, the illumination controller executing a lighting restriction of automatically turning off or dimming the first illumination lamp while the second illumination lamp is turned on.

Abstract: A vehicle controller includes a processor configured to detect an object region including another vehicle near a vehicle from each of time series images obtained by a camera mounted on the vehicle; detect a predetermined action taken by the other vehicle, based on a trajectory of the other vehicle estimated from the object region of each image; identify the state of a signal light of the other vehicle, based on characteristics obtained from pixel values of the object region of each image; extract information indicating characteristics of an action of the other vehicle or the state of a signal light at the predetermined action taken by the other vehicle, based on the predetermined action detected in a tracking period and the state of the signal light related to the predetermined action; and predict behavior of the other vehicle, using the extracted information.