Abstract: To propose a cosmetic product that is suitable for an individual skin problem of a user. An information processing apparatus includes an estimation unit and a providing unit. The estimation unit estimates a degree of resolution of a skin problem of a user for each cosmetic product. The providing unit provides information indicating a degree of resolution of a target cosmetic product based on the degree of resolution that is estimated by the estimation unit for each cosmetic product.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present application includes an acquisition unit that acquires state information on a state of a user (for example, body information on a body of the user, a service that is available to the user, attribute information, or the like), a setting unit that sets an index that is achievable in the state of the user with respect to a change in a body shape of the user, based on the state information that is acquired by the acquisition unit, and a providing unit that provides information on the index that is set by the setting unit to the user.

Abstract: A system for processing a waste lithium-ion battery includes: a first aqueous solution generator that includes a first elution tank storing water, and that immerses an active material taken out from the waste lithium-ion battery in the water in the first elution tank and subjects the active material to carbon dioxide bubbling in the first elution tank to generate an aqueous solution of pH 5.5 to 8.5, in which lithium contained in the active material is eluted; a first solid-liquid separator that removes a solid component from the aqueous solution generated by the first aqueous solution generator; a first crystallizer that causes lithium carbonate to be deposited from the aqueous solution, from which the solid component has been removed by the first solid-liquid separator; and a second solid-liquid separator that performs solid-liquid separation on slurry containing the lithium carbonate deposited in the first crystallizer to take out the lithium carbonate.

Abstract: To promote further improvement in usability for a user who refers to makeup of a different person. An information processing apparatus includes a generation unit, an application unit, and a providing unit. The generation unit generates makeup information for generating a face image in which same makeup as predetermined makeup is applied to a face image based on a face image of a poster with the predetermined makeup. The application unit applies, to a face image of a user, makeup information that is generated from a face image that is selected by the user from among face images that are posted by posters who meet a predetermined condition. The providing unit provides, to the user, a content that indicates the face image to which the makeup information is applied by the application unit and a description content of a product that is used for the makeup.

Abstract: Disclosed in an information processing apparatus for promoting further improvement in usability for a user who refers to makeup on another person. The information processing apparatus includes a generation unit and a determination unit. The generation unit generates, from a facial image of a poster who puts on predetermined makeup, makeup information for generating a facial image in which makeup similar to the predetermined makeup is applied to a facial image. The determination unit determines a reward to be given to a poster who has posted the facial image from which the makeup information is generated according to a usage situation of a facial image in which the makeup information is applied to a facial image of a user.

Abstract: A system for and a method of processing a waste lithium-ion battery make it possible to improve heat treatment efficiency and to heat-treat a large-sized waste lithium-ion battery without disassembling the battery. One example of the system for processing a waste lithium-ion battery includes a heater that heat-treats a waste lithium-ion battery at a heating temperature of lower than 400° C. to decompose and remove an electrolyte solution from the waste lithium-ion battery.

Abstract: A waste lithium-ion battery roasting apparatus includes: a transport mechanism including a cylindrical body, the cylindrical body containing an internal atmosphere that is a reducing atmosphere or a low-oxygen atmosphere; a heating mechanism that heats an outer wall of the cylindrical body to increase an internal temperature of the cylindrical body, and controls heating temperatures individually at which the heating mechanism heats the outer wall at different respective positions in a transporting direction in which the transport mechanism transports a waste lithium-ion battery; and a controller that controls the heating temperatures, at which the heating mechanism heats the outer wall, in accordance with a transporting speed at which the transport mechanism transports the waste lithium-ion battery, such that a temperature increase rate of the waste lithium-ion battery transported inside the cylindrical body is a predetermined temperature increase rate.

Abstract: An information according to the application concerned includes a receiving unit, a calculating unit, a sending unit, and a learning unit. The receiving unit receives the specification of a measurement position on a body. Based on a body model of the body of a user, the calculating unit calculates, as the calculation result, the size at the measurement position that is received as the specification by the receiving unit. The sending unit sends the measurement result calculated by the calculating unit. Based on the specification of the measurement position, the learning unit learns about the measurement position.

Abstract: A waste lithium-ion battery processing method is a method of processing a waste lithium-ion battery whose cathode active material contains phosphorus to recover lithium from the waste lithium-ion battery. The method includes: a thermal decomposition step of roasting the waste lithium-ion battery to thermally decompose the waste lithium-ion battery to produce a roasted product that contains the cathode active material; and a recovery step of immersing the produced roasted product in water to elute the lithium from the roasted product into the water, and then recovering the lithium. The thermal decomposition step includes: a roasting step of roasting the waste lithium-ion battery at a predetermined first temperature; and a mixing step of, before the roasting step, mixing a non-lithium alkali metal salt into the cathode active material of the waste lithium-ion battery.

Abstract: To promote improvement in services in accordance with a target body shape of a user. An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a calculation unit, and a providing unit. The acquisition unit acquires body shape information on a body shape of a user. The calculation unit calculates, based on comparison between the body shape information on the user acquired by the acquisition unit and statistical data of body shape information that is based on attribute information on the user, a difference from a standard body shape that is based on the statistical data. The providing unit that provides information on a target body shape as a goal to be achieved by the user in accordance with the difference that is calculated by the calculation unit.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first acquisition unit acquiring body shape information on a body shape of a first user, a second acquisition unit acquiring body shape information on a target user that is determined in advance as a user to whom information is to be provided by an information provider, a calculation unit calculating, based on comparison between the body shape information on the first user and statistical data of body shape information based on attribute information on the first user, a difference from a standard body shape that is based on the statistical data, and a providing unit providing information that is suitable for the first user among pieces of information of the information provider for which the body shape information on the target user includes the body shape information on the first user in accordance with the difference that is calculated by the calculation unit.

Abstract: A waste lithium-ion battery processing system is a system for processing a waste lithium-ion battery, the system performing roasting a waste lithium-ion battery whose cathode active material contains phosphorus to obtain a roasted product and immersing the roasted product in water to elute lithium from the roasted product into the water, thereby recovering the lithium from the waste lithium-ion battery. The system includes: mixing equipment that mixes a non-lithium alkali metal salt into the cathode active material contained in the waste lithium-ion battery; and a roaster that roasts, at a predetermined first temperature, a mixture that is obtained from mixing by the mixing equipment. The mixing equipment kneads the alkali metal salt into the cathode active material while grinding the alkali metal salt.

Abstract: To promote improvement in services related to purchase of a replacement for a personal property based on a body shape change of a user. An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a determination unit, and a providing unit. The acquisition unit acquires information on a body shape of a user. The determination unit determines whether a change of the body shape is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold based on the information on the body shape of the user acquired by the acquisition unit. The providing unit, when the determination unit determines that the change of the body shape is equal to or larger than the predetermined threshold, provides information for proposing purchase of a substitute of a personal property of the user, the personal property not fitting the body shape of the user due to the change.

Abstract: A system for processing a waste lithium-ion battery includes: a first aqueous solution generator that includes a first elution tank storing water, and that immerses an active material taken out from the waste lithium-ion battery in the water in the first elution tank and subjects the active material to carbon dioxide bubbling in the first elution tank to generate an aqueous solution of pH 5.5 to 8.5, in which lithium contained in the active material is eluted; a first solid-liquid separator that removes a solid component from the aqueous solution generated by the first aqueous solution generator; a first crystallizer that causes lithium carbonate to be deposited from the aqueous solution, from which the solid component has been removed by the first solid-liquid separator; and a second solid-liquid separator that performs solid-liquid separation on slurry containing the lithium carbonate deposited in the first crystallizer to take out the lithium carbonate.

Abstract: A waste lithium-ion battery roasting apparatus includes: a transport mechanism including a cylindrical body, the cylindrical body containing an internal atmosphere that is a reducing atmosphere or a low-oxygen atmosphere; a heating mechanism that heats an outer wall of the cylindrical body to increase an internal temperature of the cylindrical body, and controls heating temperatures individually at which the heating mechanism heats the outer wall at different respective positions in a transporting direction in which the transport mechanism transports a waste lithium-ion battery; and a controller that controls the heating temperatures, at which the heating mechanism heats the outer wall, in accordance with a transporting speed at which the transport mechanism transports the waste lithium-ion battery, such that a temperature increase rate of the waste lithium-ion battery transported inside the cylindrical body is a predetermined temperature increase rate.

Abstract: A system for and a method of processing a waste lithium-ion battery make it possible to improve heat treatment efficiency and to heat-treat a large-sized waste lithium-ion battery without disassembling the battery. One example of the system for processing a waste lithium-ion battery includes a heater that heat-treats a waste lithium-ion battery at a heating temperature of lower than 400° C. to decompose and remove an electrolyte solution from the waste lithium-ion battery.

Abstract: An information search system for searching detection algorithm information of spectral data necessary for determining a target event from a photographed subject includes a first relational database that stores a first relevance index having at least three levels between each target event of the subject and the detection algorithm information in advance, a target event input unit that receives information regarding a target event of the subject to be newly determined, a search unit that searches at least one piece of detection algorithm information on the basis of information regarding the target event received by the target event input unit by referencing the first relevance index, and a receive unit that receives information regarding the target event of the photographed subject from a photographing terminal that photographs the subject. The first relational database updates the first relevance index on the basis of the information received by the receive unit.

Abstract: An information search system for searching detection algorithm information of spectral data necessary for determining a target event from a photographed subject includes a first relational database configured to store, in advance, a first relevance index having at least three levels between each target event of the subject and the detection algorithm information, a target event input unit configured to receive input information regarding a target event of the subject to be newly determined, and a search unit configured to search at least one piece of detection algorithm information on the basis of information regarding the target event received by the target event input unit by referencing the first relevance index stored in the first relational database.

Abstract: An information search system for searching detection algorithm information of spectral data necessary for determining a target event from a photographed subject includes a first relational database that stores a first relevance index having at least three levels between each target event of the subject and the detection algorithm information in advance, a target event input unit that receives information regarding a target event of the subject to be newly determined, a search unit that searches at least one piece of detection algorithm information on the basis of information regarding the target event received by the target event input unit by referencing the first relevance index, and a receive unit that receives information regarding the target event of the photographed subject from a photographing terminal that photographs the subject. The first relational database updates the first relevance index on the basis of the information received by the receive unit.

Abstract: An information search system for searching detection algorithm information of spectral data necessary for determining a target event from a photographed subject includes a first relational database configured to store, in advance, a first relevance index having at least three levels between each target event of the subject and the detection algorithm information, a target event input unit configured to receive input information regarding a target event of the subject to be newly determined, and a search unit configured to search at least one piece of detection algorithm information on the basis of information regarding the target event received by the target event input unit by referencing the first relevance index stored in the first relational database.