Abstract: A work support apparatus, which assigns an operator to an operation performed in a workplace, includes a communication device used for the operation in the workplace, and holds information on a relationship between a process, an operation, and each of divided areas of the workplace and the communication device used for the operation, information on a predicted communication throughput by the communication device in each of the divided areas, and information on an operator-requested communication throughput for a combination of the operation and an operator. For each operation corresponding to the process, the apparatus determines assignment of an operator to the operation, referring to the predicted communication throughput by the communication device and the operator-requested communication throughput, and outputs a result of the operator assignment.

Abstract: A configuration enables control of an image displayed on the display unit provided on the outer side of the transportation apparatus, such as a bus, resulting in increasing the degree of user attention and obtaining higher advertising effects. A display unit provided on an outer side of a transportation apparatus such as a bus; and an image control unit configured to execute control of a display image on the display unit, are included, and the image control unit executes control to change the display image on the display unit depending on a traveling state of the transportation apparatus. For example, the display image is varied depending on the states of whether the transportation apparatus is accelerating, decelerating, or constant speed traveling. Alternatively, an AR image using a real object near the transportation apparatus is generated for display.

Abstract: A data extracting apparatus comprises: a processor configured to execute a program; and a storage device configured to store the program, the data extracting apparatus being configured to access: configuration information that defines a work environment including a group of sensors; and a data extraction rule, which is used for extraction from the configuration information, and is defined for each event that indicates one of a change and abnormality of the work environment, and the processor being configured to execute: detection processing of detecting a specific event based on sensor data from the group of sensors; extraction processing of extracting related data related to the specific event from specific configuration information corresponding to an acquisition time of the sensor data out of the configuration information, based on a specific data extraction rule corresponding to the specific event; and output processing of outputting the related data.

Abstract: To improve learning accuracy, while avoiding transferring of a dataset from an edge terminal to a cloud server. A management device accessible to a target object to be managed has a processor executing a program, a storage device storing the program, and a communication interface communicable with the target object. The processor executes a reception process for receiving first environmental information representing a first environment of the target object, a first generation process for generating relevant information representing relevancy between the first environmental information and second environmental information representing a second environment of the target object, a second generation process for generating a first learned model for inference by the target object in the first environment based on the relevant information and a second learned model for inference by the target object in the second environment, and a transmission process for transmitting the first learned model to the target object.

Abstract: Provided is a server load prediction system that predicts a server load on a server connected to an apparatus installed in a production process including an apparatus requirement specification storage unit that stores a requirement specification of each apparatus for a server, a server specification storage unit that stores a server specification indicating a capability held by each server, an input information creation unit that receives an input of a calculation condition and creates an input parameter required to execute a simulation for calculating the server load, a server load calculation unit that calculates the server load caused by the apparatus used in a process designated under the calculation condition by executing the simulation, and an output unit that outputs the calculation result.

Abstract: A boarding and alighting support structure is applied to vehicle having a deck capable of boarding in a wheelchair. The boarding and alighting support structure includes a slope plate which projects obliquely from the boarding entrance end of the deck toward the ground, and a mounting member for installing the base portion of the slope plate at the boarding entrance end of the deck. The mounting member is configured to so that one end side is fixed to the base portion, other end is fixed to the entrance port end, and the one end side is flexibly configured with respect to the other end side.

Abstract: A guidance vehicle guides a dog for a walk, and includes a leash attachment, a distance sensor, and an electronic control unit. The leash attachment is configured to attach a leash that connects the dog. The distance sensor is configured to detect a dog-to-vehicle distance being a distance between the dog and the guidance vehicle. The electronic control unit is configured to execute a travel control of the guidance vehicle. The electronic control unit includes, as one of modes of the travel control, a walk guidance mode that causes the guidance vehicle to automatically travel along a walk route while guiding the dog to walk. The walk guidance mode executed by the electronic control unit includes a basic walk mode that controls the dog-to-vehicle distance so as to maintain a constant distance when the dog is moving along the walk route.

Abstract: A vehicle equipped with a plurality of omni-directional wheels includes a grounding part that supports the vehicle by grounding to a ground surface, a moving mechanism to protrude the grounding part from the bottom of the vehicle toward the ground surface, and a controller for controlling the moving mechanism so as to ground said grounding part to the ground surface. The controller is configured to control the moving mechanism so as to ground the grounding part to the ground surface when the vehicle is detected to have stopped.

Abstract: A handrail disinfection system for vehicle with handrail is mounted on a vehicle having handrail for grasping by an occupant. The handrail disinfection system includes a tank to store disinfectant solution, an exudation part provided on the handrail, an actuator for exuding the disinfectant solution stored in the tank from the exudation part, and a controller for controlling the actuator. At least one processor included in the controller executes upon execution of at least one program, performing a disinfecting process in which the actuator is controlled to exude the disinfectant solution from the exudation part to a surface of the handrail when a predetermined execution condition is satisfied.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to hair styling and/or shaping compositions having a unique transformative nature that allows the composition to change from a gel to a foam when a shear stress is applied to the gel. The disclosure also relates to packaging systems comprising the compositions, and methods of using the compositions.

Abstract: The autonomous traveling cart according to the present disclosure, which includes a person, an object, or both as a transport target, comprises a deck on which the transport target is placed and a sensing device configured to detect a disappearance of the transport target from the deck. At least a part of a periphery of the deck is opened for better accessibility to the deck for the transport target. The autonomous traveling cart according to the present disclosure also comprises a controller configured to stop traveling control for transporting the transport target in response to detection of the disappearance of the transport target by the sensing device.

Abstract: A suturing device is provided, including a needle and a shuttle. The needle has an elongated shape extending in a predetermined direction and is configured to hold a first thread-like member. The needle is reciprocally movable forward and backward in the predetermined direction and is rotatable about an axis extending in the predetermined direction. Rotation of the needle about the axis permitting the first thread-like member to cross the needle to form a loop in the first thread-like member. The shuttle includes a holding portion. The holding portion is configured to hold a second thread-like member. The shuttle is configured to permit the holding portion to pass through the loop.

Abstract: The safety management apparatus comprises a protective shield with automatic opening and closing, a sensor configured to obtain physical information related to an occupant boarded an autonomous traveling cart, and a controller configured to control the opening and closing of the protective shield. The protective shield is configured to be normally open and, when closed, shield an occupant space of the cart from the outside. The controller includes at least one memory including at least one program, and at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory. The at least one processor executes a first process and a second process upon execution of the at least one program. The first process is to determine whether the occupant is an infant based on the physical information. The second process, which is executed when the occupant is determined to be an infant, is to close the protective shield.

Abstract: A vehicle safety apparatus mounted on a vehicle includes one or more cameras to detect passenger state information relating to a riding state of a passenger on the vehicle, a memory to store the passenger state information detected by the one or more cameras, and a processor to execute motion control of the vehicle based on the passenger state information stored in the memory. The processor is configured to execute posture determination processing to determine whether the passenger is riding in a stable posture based on the passenger state information, and safety securing processing to secure safety of the passenger by executing the motion control, when the passenger is not riding in the stable posture in the posture determination processing.

Abstract: Provided is a data processing system which links a plurality of types of processing each of which configured to implement a function. The data processing system includes: a gateway for inputting data; and a server for inputting data output from the gateway. The gateway applies first processing including one or more types of processing to the input data in accordance with information included in first flow information and outputs the processed data to the server.

Abstract: To select a storage device suitable for storing data necessary for operation of an application in a system accompanying a dynamic configuration change. A computer system includes: a device configured to execute a processing in accordance with an application; a storage device configured to store application data for operating the application; and a control system, in which the control system is configured to specify the storage device which is operating from the present and at the time of changing a configuration of the computer system based on configuration change schedule information for managing a change schedule of the configuration of the computer system, select the storage device to store the application data from the specified storage device, and arrange the application data in the selected storage device before the configuration of the computer system is changed.

Abstract: A service deployment control system includes a machine management module, a network management module, a service management module and a service deployment destination determination module. The machine management module is configured to acquire information on an operation of the service providing computer. The network management module is configured to acquire information on cooperation among a plurality of services. The service management module is configured to manage a condition for a computer resource that is set to and required for each of the services. The service deployment destination determination module is configured to select a service providing computer satisfying the condition for the computer resource required for the service out of the information on the operation as a candidate of a deployment destination of the service, generate combinations of the candidates as deployment patterns, calculate a deployment cost for each of the deployment patterns, select one of the deployment patterns.

Abstract: A receiver mounted on a vehicle moving on a route manages an operation profile that stores data in which a section that is a part of the route and a communication quality in the section are associated, and can receive a first traffic and a second traffic having a lower priority than the first traffic. The receiver determines a section having a good communication quality to a transmission section where the second traffic can be transmitted with reference to the operation profile, and generates control information for controlling transmission of the second traffic not to hinder transmission of the first traffic when the vehicle is located in the transmission section.

Abstract: In a suturing device, a casing has an elongated shape extending in a longitudinal direction. A needle is positioned in the casing, is configured to hold a first thread-like member, and has a tip end reciprocally moving along a path extending between a first position and a second position positioned backward than the first position in the longitudinal direction. A depression is formed in a peripheral wall of the casing, is positioned between the first and second positions in the longitudinal direction, and is configured to expose the needle to an outside of the casing. The shuttle includes a holding portion configured to hold a second thread-like member. The shuttle is configured to move within the casing at a third position between the first position and the depression in the longitudinal direction to change relative position between the second thread-like member and a loop formed in the first thread-like member.