Abstract: Provided is a laser annealing apparatus causing laser light to be radiated to processing receiving areas arranged, out of a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, along at least the second direction and move a batch radiation area and a workpiece in the first direction, and the laser annealing apparatus includes an energy density measuring apparatus measuring the energy density at, out of first and second ends of the batch radiation area in the second direction, at least the second end, an energy density adjusting apparatus adjusting the energy density at the first end, and a controller controlling the energy density adjusting apparatus. The energy density at the first end when (N+1)-th scanning is performed is so adjusted that the energy density at the first end in an (N+1)-th scan area approaches the energy density at the second end in the N-th scan area.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a communication interface configured to communicate with a first unmanned aircraft having a first camera to be used for detecting an obstacle and a second unmanned aircraft having a second camera to be used for detecting an obstacle with higher detection accuracy than the first camera, and a controller configured to, in a case in which a predetermined event relating to the first unmanned aircraft has occurred, detect, using the second unmanned aircraft, an obstacle at a target point on a flight path along which the first unmanned aircraft travels to a destination, and control the first unmanned aircraft to navigate around the detected obstacle using information regarding the detected obstacle.

Abstract: A mobile terminal has a communication processing unit that transmits, to a video display apparatus for displaying a broadcasted video content, a request for setting a viewing schedule of the video content. A storage unit stores a starting time of the video content for which the setting of the viewing schedule has been requested; and an information provision unit provides information to a user of the mobile terminal. A control unit determines whether the video display apparatus is existent around the mobile terminal. At a first predetermined time before the starting time, the information provision unit notifies the user of the first predetermined time. If the video display apparatus is not existent around the mobile terminal at a second predetermined time before the starting time, the information provision unit then notifies the user that it is the second predetermined time before the starting time.

Abstract: This electric compressor (10) has: an accommodating case (15) that accommodates an inverter device (19) and includes an accommodating section body (31), a substrate support section (32) protruding from a bottom surface (31a) of the accommodating section body (31), and a cover member (34) that closes an opening in the accommodating section body (31); and an antivibration member (17) that is positioned between one surface (51a) of a head part (51) of a bolt (16) fastened to the substrate support section (32) and an inner surface (34a) of the cover member (34), and that is bonded to the one surface (51a) of the head part (51) and the inner surface (34a) of the cover member (34).

Abstract: An endoscope includes: an insertion section including a distal end and a proximal end, the insertion section configured for insertion into a subject; an operation section main body connected to the proximal end of the insertion section and, the operation section main body configured to be grasped by a user. The operation section main body includes an operation knob and a switch button. The operation knob is rotatable about a center axis to move the distal end of the insertion section. The switch button is translatable in a translating direction. In a view in a longitudinal direction of the operation section main body, the center axis of the operation knob is configured to be tilted with respect to a direction that is perpendicular to each of the longitudinal direction of the operation section main body and the translating direction of the switch button.

Abstract: A forward-facing two-spindle lathe includes a first main spindle device and a second main spindle device, a first turret device and a second turret device, each including multiple tools configured to perform machining on a workpiece gripped by a main spindle chuck of one or both of the first main spindle device and the second main spindle device, an auxiliary device disposed between the first main spindle device and the second main spindle device and configured to perform a predetermined operation such as machining on a workpiece gripped by the main spindle chuck of one or both of the first main spindle device and the second main spindle device, and a control device configured to control driving of the first main spindle device, the second main spindle device, the first turret device, the second turret device, and the auxiliary device.

Abstract: A device includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixels, a first pixel and a second pixel of the plurality of pixels corresponding to different colors, the first pixel and a third pixel of the plurality of pixels corresponding to a same color, a first circuit group connected to the first pixel, a third circuit group connected to the third pixel, and a first circuit included in the first circuit group, a second circuit, and a third circuit included in the third circuit group and having a function same as a function of the first circuit, the third circuit being arranged between the first circuit and the second circuit in a top view.

Abstract: Disclosed is a charge protection circuit including: a switch that switches between allowing and not allowing power supply from an external power source to a charging circuit that supplies power for charging a rechargeable battery; a detector that detects at least one of a current flowing from the charging circuit to the rechargeable battery and a voltage between two electrodes of the rechargeable battery; a determiner that determines whether a detection result of the detector is abnormal; and a controller that, in response to the determiner determining that the detection result of the detector is abnormal, causes the switch to switch to an interrupting state so as to interrupt power supply to the charging circuit.

Abstract: A bushing for producing glass fibers, including: a plurality of nozzles made of platinum or the like to discharge molten glass; and a base plate made of platinum or the like. A coating layer is preferentially formed on an outer circumferential face on a tip part on the side of glass discharge of the nozzle, and a width of the coating layer is 5% or more and 95% or less with respect to the entire length of the nozzle. The base plate includes a non-coating area. Areas of the nozzles and the base plate not provided with the coating layer act as a sacrificial metal for protecting the nozzle tip parts. In consideration of the sacrificial metal, a coverage rate P of the coating layer on the nozzle tip parts calculated with a prescribed equation is preferably 5% or more and 350% or less.

Abstract: Provided is an automatic teaching system that is readily able to achieve automation, even when a small but varied number of processing objects are to undergo polishing or coating. The automatic teaching system includes a three-dimensional shape measurement apparatus, a reference marker, an image analysis apparatus, and a robot control device. The three-dimensional shape measurement apparatus acquires shape data of a processing target region on a processing object relative to the reference marker, and the image analysis apparatus divides the shape data of the processing target region into a plurality of continuous reference surfaces, in accordance with a predetermined algorithm, automatically generates a program of an operation path along which a polishing apparatus or coating apparatus of the robot is to be operated, for every reference surface, in accordance with a predetermined operation path generation rule, and transmits the program of the operation path to the robot control device.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a microphone that acquires a speech signal, and at least one processor. In a case in which the processor determines a wake word is included in first recognition data derived from the speech signal, when the processor determines that control information, that is information related to a control processing, is included in second recognition data derived from the speech signal after the wake word, the processor executes a first control processing corresponding to the control information. When the processor determines that the control information is included in third recognition data derived from the speech signal acquired by the microphone during a first period after a predetermined condition related to an event that occurs after the wake word is satisfied or during execution of the first control processing, the processor executes a second control processing corresponding to the control information included in the third recognition data.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a connector to be connected to an external apparatus, a second measurer which measures current flowing through a secondary battery, the secondary battery being supplied with power by being electrically connected to the external apparatus, or voltage at the connector, and a controller which acquires a charging state of the secondary battery and determines whether or not an abnormality has occurred to a connection state between the external apparatus and the electronic apparatus, based on the acquired charging state and a measurement result measured by the second measurer.

Abstract: An image processing device includes a data transmitter/receiver and at least one processor. The processor obtains first data of a continuous first image, obtains performance information of a display of a first external device that displays a second image based on the first image, generates, from the first data, second data of the second image in accordance with the performance information, and outputs the second data to the first external device through the data transmitter/receiver.

Abstract: An electronic device includes first and second processors, and first and second display units. While the first and second processors cooperate with each other and perform a display operation including a time display, the first processor can be set to a normal mode, a low power mode in which a power consumption is lower than a power consumption in the normal mode, or a pause mode in which a power consumption is lower than the power consumption in the low power mode, and the first processor is stopped. In the normal or low power modes, the first processor controls such that the first display unit displays a time, and the second processor controls such that the second display unit does not display a time. In the pause mode, the first display unit is turned off, and the second processor controls such that the second display unit displays a time.

Abstract: Disclosed is a data processing device including: at least one processor that executes a program stored in at least one memory; and a timer that repeatedly and continuously counts a setting time. The processor acquires data indicating a battery state, judges occurrence of an event, executes processing based on data acquired in the setting time when judging that the event has not occurred between start and end of counting for one setting time, and executes at least one of a first operation of performing the processing based on data from the counting start to a stop timing based on the event occurrence and a second operation of performing the processing based on data from a start timing based on an event occurrence timing to end of counting for one setting time when judging that the event has occurred between the start and the end of the counting.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a first processor; a load that operates with power supplied by a rechargeable battery; and a first sensor that obtains information on an output voltage of the rechargeable battery. The first processor determines whether the rechargeable battery is in a low usage state with regard to power supply by the rechargeable battery. Based on the information obtained by the first sensor, the first processor determines a degree of decrease in the output voltage over a period of time during which the rechargeable battery is determined to be in the low usage state. Based on the determined degree of decrease, the first processor detects a deterioration of the rechargeable battery.

Abstract: A power supply circuit includes a power supply which supplies DC power to a load, a switch which is selectively operable to (i) cause a short-circuit to occur between a DC power supply and an input terminal of the power supply and (ii) open a connection between the DC power supply and the input terminal of the power supply, a sensor which measures a temperature and a processor configured to control the switch to open the connection in response to a decision that the DC power is not being supplied to the load even when the switch is being controlled to cause the short-circuit to occur, and control the switch to cause the short-circuit to occur after a predetermined time elapses after controlling the switch to open the connection in response to the decision. The predetermined time is set based on the temperature measured by the sensor.

Abstract: An input terminal connected to both a terminal of the first device outputting a signal including a period of a low voltage greater than or equal to a predetermined period and a terminal of the second device outputting a periodic signal alternately repeating a high voltage and a low voltage less than the predetermined period via one signal line is included. When a signal input to the input terminal includes a period of a low voltage greater than or equal to the predetermined period, it is determined that a signal output from the first device is input.

Abstract: Disclosed is a data processing device including: at least one processor that executes a program stored in at least one memory; and a timer that repeatedly and continuously counts a setting time. The processor acquires data indicating a battery state, judges occurrence of an event, executes processing based on data acquired in the setting time when judging that the event has not occurred between start and end of counting for one setting time, and executes at least one of a first operation of performing the processing based on data from the counting start to a stop timing based on the event occurrence and a second operation of performing the processing based on data from a start timing based on an event occurrence timing to end of counting for one setting time when judging that the event has occurred between the start and the end of the counting.

Abstract: A power supply circuit includes a power supply which supplies DC power to a load, a switch which is selectively operable to (i) cause a short-circuit to occur between a DC power supply and an input terminal of the power supply and (ii) open a connection between the DC power supply and the input terminal of the power supply, a sensor which measures a temperature and a processor configured to control the switch to open the connection in response to a decision that the DC power is not being supplied to the load even when the switch is being controlled to cause the short-circuit to occur, and control the switch to cause the short-circuit to occur after a predetermined time elapses after controlling the switch to open the connection in response to the decision. The predetermined time is set based on the temperature measured by the sensor.