Abstract: A method for producing an L-amino acid such as L-glutamic acid is provided. An L-amino acid is produced by culturing in a culture medium a bacterium belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae and having an L-amino acid-producing ability, and collecting the L-amino acid from the culture medium and/or cells of the bacterium, wherein the bacterium has been modified to have one or more of the following modifications: (A) modification of reducing the activity of a BudA protein; (B) modification of reducing the activity of a BudB protein; (C) modification of reducing the activity of a BudC protein; (D) modification of reducing the activity of a PAJ_3461 protein; (E) modification of reducing the activity of a PAJ_3462 protein; and (F) modification of reducing the activity of a PAJ_3463 protein.

Abstract: A charging control apparatus: an information acquisition circuit configured to acquire, when a storage battery of a vehicle that is being stopped is charged with the power from the external power supply, location information indicating a current location of the vehicle, and altitude information on surroundings of the current location; a calculation circuit configured to calculate, when a travel route has not been designated, a change amount of a state of charge (SOC) of the storage battery from the current location to at least one predetermined point in the surroundings, based on the location information and the altitude information; and a setting circuit configured to set, based on the calculated change amount of the SOC, a charge amount of the storage battery to be charged with the power from the external power supply.

Abstract: A charging control apparatus: an information acquisition circuit configured to acquire, when a storage battery of a vehicle that is being stopped is charged with the power from the external power supply, location information indicating a current location of the vehicle, and altitude information on surroundings of the current location; a calculation circuit configured to calculate, when a travel route has not been designated, a change amount of a state of charge (SOC) of the storage battery from the current location to at least one predetermined point in the surroundings, based on the location information and the altitude information; and a setting circuit configured to set, based on the calculated change amount of the SOC, a charge amount of the storage battery to be charged with the power from the external power supply.

Abstract: A product information outputting method includes: detecting that a hand of a person is present in a first area that is set according to a position of a product; and when the hand of the person is not detected in any one of the first area and a second area and the product is not detected in a product detection area after presence of the hand was detected based on the detecting, determining that the product has been moved out of the product detection area, the second area containing the first area, the product detection area set according to the position.

Abstract: A server receives registration of an itinerary plan including one or a plurality of spot information items. The server sets a reference status of the itinerary plan such that one or a plurality of registered members refer to the itinerary plan. The server detects that edit processing corresponding to any one of the one or plurality of members is executed with respect to the itinerary plan, in a state where a program of displaying messages exchanged with or among the one or plurality of registered members in a chronological order, is not executed. Thus, the server displays messages of notifying occurrence of edit processing or contents of the edit processing in a chronological order, in addition to the messages exchanged with or among the one or plurality of members, at the time of displaying the messages in a chronological order by executing the program.

Abstract: A server executes processing of displaying messages exchanged among members registered in association with an itinerary plan in a chronological order. When the spot information is registered as a message, the server displays the spot information, and displays an instruction manipulation component instructing registration with respect to the itinerary plan on a display unit. The server adds the spot information registered as the message to the itinerary plan, according to an instruction manipulation with respect to the instruction manipulation component.

Abstract: A recording medium having stored therein a setting control program for causing a computer to execute a setting control process, the setting control process includes setting, when receiving a change instruction to change an attribute of a first itinerary including at least one piece of spot information to a visited state, the attribute of the first itinerary to a visited state and executing an update process of updating setting so that an attribute of each piece of spot information included in the first itinerary becomes a visited state, and refraining from setting an attribute of a second itinerary to a visited state even when attributes of all pieces of spot information included in the second itinerary have become a visited state in response to the update process for the second itinerary whose attribute is a not-visited state.

Abstract: A computer performing a travel plan search is disclosed. In the travel plan search, a term corresponding to an entered keyword is specified by referring to a first storage part which stores a correspondence relationship between keywords and terms, in response to receiving a search request based on the entered keyword. A region, for which a period corresponding to the specified term is recorded as an observation period, is specified by referring to a second storage part which stores the observation period of living things for each of regions. The travel plan corresponding to the specified term or the keyword, and the specified region, is specified by referring to a third storage part which stores the travel plan corresponding to the regions, and periods or keywords respectively. The specified travel plan is output.

Abstract: A product information outputting method includes: detecting that a hand of a person is present in a first area that is set according to a position of a product; and when the hand of the person is not detected in any one of the first area and a second area and the product is not detected in a product detection area after presence of the hand was detected based on the detecting, determining that the product has been moved out of the product detection area, the second area containing the first area, the product detection area set according to the position.

Abstract: A product information outputting method includes: performing a detection of whether a person takes a predetermined behavior toward a first product in accordance with a result sensed by a sensor; and when it is detected that the person takes the predetermined behavior based on the detection, starting projection of a video image toward a second product that is the same type as that of the first product.

Abstract: A product information display system includes: a sensor; a first display; a second display; and a processor. The processor is configured to: perform a first start of displaying, on the first display, first information related to a specific product specified in accordance with an attribute of a person detected by the sensor; and perform a second start of displaying, on the second display, second information related to the specific product when it is detected that a behavior of the detected person indicates a predetermined behavior after the first start of display.

Abstract: In order to determine an orientation of a person in various situations, a movement determining method executed by an information processing apparatus is provided. In the movement determining method, first, the information processing apparatus acquires a first distance between a head of the person and a reference position and a second distance between a neck of the person and the reference position. Then, the information processing apparatus determines the orientation of the person on the basis of a comparison result between the first distance and the second distance.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus obtains a picture containing an image of a person from an imaging device. Also obtained are first data indicating distance of the person and other subjects seen in the picture from the imaging device, second data indicating distance of a wrist of the person from the imaging device, and third data indicating a coordinate position of the wrist in the picture. The information processing apparatus extracts a set of pixels whose coordinates fall within a specified coordinate range defined around the coordinate position of the wrist and whose distances from the imaging device fall within a specified distance range defined around the distance of the wrist. Then based on a ratio representing how many of the extracted pixels have a distinctive color tone, the information processing apparatus determines whether the person has picked up an object.

Abstract: A monitoring apparatus acquires a first piece of information indicating a detection result of whether or not an item placed in an item placement area has been moved, and a second piece of information indicating a detection result of a direction of a person located around the item placement area and determines whether or not to output warning information, based on the first piece of information and the second piece of information. It is possible to accurately monitor occurrence of a special situation such as shoplifting which is different from a normal case where a person takes an item in hand with the purpose of purchasing the same.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus extracts, on the basis of information indicating a plurality of products attracting the interest of a customer and registered information in which data values are registered in a plurality of data items on the products, data items each having different data values between the plurality of products. The information processing apparatus outputs the data values registered in the extracted data items, as comparison information. This makes it possible to identify information useful for the customer to select a product.

Abstract: In order to determine an orientation of a person in various situations, a movement determining method executed by an information processing apparatus is provided. In the movement determining method, first, the information processing apparatus acquires a first distance between a head of the person and a reference position and a second distance between a neck of the person and the reference position. Then, the information processing apparatus determines the orientation of the person on the basis of a comparison result between the first distance and the second distance.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus obtains a picture containing an image of a person from an imaging device. Also obtained are first data indicating distance of the person and other subjects seen in the picture from the imaging device, second data indicating distance of a wrist of the person from the imaging device, and third data indicating a coordinate position of the wrist in the picture. The information processing apparatus extracts a set of pixels whose coordinates fall within a specified coordinate range defined around the coordinate position of the wrist and whose distances from the imaging device fall within a specified distance range defined around the distance of the wrist. Then based on a ratio representing how many of the extracted pixels have a distinctive color tone, the information processing apparatus determines whether the person has picked up an object.

Abstract: The present invention provides a printed wiring board, an IC card module including the printed wiring board, and a method for fabricating the IC card module, for improving reliability of IC cards. The printed wiring board and the IC card module of the invention include: a base having a resin sealing region, clamped regions in a periphery zone of the resin sealing region clamped with a sealing mold, and non-clamped regions in the periphery zone; and terminals for external connection formed on the top surface of the base. The terminals are formed in a region other than any of the resin sealing region, the clamped regions, and the non-claimed regions.

Abstract: A resin-molded semiconductor device includes: signal leads; a die pad with a central portion elevated above a peripheral portion thereof; support leads, each including a raised portion higher in level than the other portions; and DB paste for use in die bonding. All of these members are encapsulated within a resin encapsulant. The lower part of each of these signal leads protrudes downward out of the resin encapsulant and functions as an external electrode. Each of the support leads is provided with two bent portions to cushion the deforming force. By forming a half-blanked portion in the die pad, the central portion is elevated above the peripheral portion, thus preventing the semiconductor chip from being hampered by the support leads. Accordingly, the size of the semiconductor chip mounted can be selected from a broader range and the humidity resistance of the device can also be improved.

Abstract: The present invention provides a printed wiring board, an IC card module including the printed wiring board, and a method for fabricating the IC card module, for improving reliability of IC cards. The printed wiring board and the IC card module of the invention include: a base having a resin sealing region, clamped regions in a periphery zone of the resin sealing region clamped with a sealing mold, and non-clamped regions in the periphery zone; and terminals for external connection formed on the top surface of the base. The terminals are formed in a region other than any of the resin sealing region, the clamped regions, and the non-claimed regions.