Abstract: An excrement determination device performs: acquiring image data captured by a camera which is located at a toilet provided in a toilet room to photograph a bowl of the toilet; acquiring sensing data from a sensor that detects sitting and leaving of a user onto and from the toilet; deciding whether to validate or invalidate the image data on the basis of a change in the sensing data; determining, on the basis of image data decided to be valid, an occurrence of at least one of defecation and urination; and outputting a result of the determination.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, provided is an electrode including an active material-containing layer that includes an active material, inorganic solid particles having lithium ion conductivity, and a carbon material. The active material-containing layer has a first peak corresponding to a maximum log differential intrusion in a log differential intrusion distribution curve according to mercury porosimetry. A pore size diameter D1 at the first peak is 0.05 ?m to 10 ?m. A first pore volume corresponding to the first peak is 20% to 50% with respect to a total pore volume within the active material-containing layer. A ratio of a second pore volume in a range of 0.005 ?m to 0.02 ?m relative to the first pore volume is 0.1% to 5%.

Abstract: An output device performs: acquiring a plurality of images chronologically captured by a camera located to photograph an inside of a bowl of a toilet; extracting, from the acquired images, an excrement image showing excrement; extracting, from the acquired images, a blood image showing a blood spot; determining, based on time information about the excrement image, an excretion start time; determining, based on time information about the blood image, a blood appearance start time, and determining, based on the blood image, a blood size indicating a size of the blood spot; generating, as excretion information, information including the excretion start time, the blood appearance start time, and the blood size; and outputting the generated excretion information.

Abstract: An output device includes: an acquisition part that acquires a first image covering excrement captured by a camera to photograph an inside of a bowl of a toilet; a dividing part that divides the acquired first image into a plurality of divisional areas; a calculation part that calculates an area representative value including a representative value of each of the color components of each of the divisional areas; and an output part that outputs the calculated area representative value.

Abstract: An image capturing device which captures an image of excrement is provided at a toilet having a bowl and includes a sensor unit including an image capturing sensor. A view angle and an attachment position of the sensor unit are set so that a detection area presumed to receive dropping excrement in the bowl falls within a view field of the sensor unit.

Abstract: An excrement determination method includes: acquiring sensing data detected by a first gas sensor; acquiring image data captured by a camera; making a first determination of determining whether a gas concentration indicated by the sensing data is higher than a first reference concentration; making a second determination of executing image processing onto the image data and determining whether the image data contains an image about defecation; making a third determination of determining, based on a determination result of the first determination and a determination result of the second determination, that at least one of the defecation and flatulating occurred; and outputting a determination result of the third determination.

Abstract: A controller acquires image data captured by a camera which is located at a toilet to capture an image of a bowl of the toilet, determines whether an unacceptable matter being an object having a possibility of clogging the toilet is in the bowl by performing image recognition based on the image data, and sends, to a flush water controller, a flow prohibition signal of prohibiting flush water from flowing when it is determined that the unacceptable matter is in the bowl.

Abstract: An excreta determination device includes a data acquisition unit that acquires first time series data indicating hydrogen concentration in a space inside a toilet bowl measured by an internal sensor arranged inside the toilet bowl, an excreta determination unit that determines whether or not one who excreted has farted based on the first time series data of the hydrogen concentration, and a determination result output unit that outputs a determination result, and the excreta determination unit determines that the one who excreted has farted when the value of the hydrogen concentration in the first time series data exceeds a threshold value.

Abstract: An information processing method performed by a computer includes determining a plurality of first support contents corresponding to a care recipient or assistance recipient from a plurality of support contents based on basic information on the care recipient or assistance recipient, outputting first presentation information for presenting the plurality of first support contents and assessment items respectively associated with the plurality of first support contents to a user, determining a second support content from the plurality of first support contents based on assessment results input by the user for the assessment items, and outputting second presentation information for presenting the second support content to the user.

Abstract: An information processing method performed by a computer includes determining a plurality of first support contents corresponding to a care recipient or assistance recipient from a plurality of support contents based on basic information on the care recipient or assistance recipient, outputting first presentation information for presenting the plurality of first support contents and assessment items respectively associated with the plurality of first support contents to a user, determining a second support content from the plurality of first support contents based on assessment results input by the user for the assessment items, and outputting second presentation information for presenting the second support content to the user.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a receiver, a transmitter, a management module, and an informing module. The receiver receives a purchase instruction from a user. The transmitter transmits the received purchase instruction to a server via a network. The management module manages a purchase history of the user. The informing module determines, upon receiving the purchase instruction from the user, whether the received purchase instruction satisfies a predetermined condition based on a purchase history of a predetermined period, and sends a message to the user if the purchase instruction satisfies the predetermined condition.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a television apparatus includes a reproduction processor configured to perform signal processing on stream and to reproduce video and audio, a power source configured to supply power to reproduction processor when television apparatus is in an operation state, and not to supply power to reproduction processor when television apparatus is in a standby state, a MHL terminal comprising a power supply bus configured to supply first power to an external device, and a controller configured to supply first power to external device by power supply bus when television apparatus is in operation state, and to determine whether to supply first power to external device by power supply bus when television apparatus is in standby state.

Abstract: According to at least one embodiment, an electronic device includes storage and a processor. The storage stores a database including a plurality of names. The processor outputs an identified name based on a search of the database for a first name having one or more characteristics in common with a character string associated with speech data.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a receiver, a transmitter, a management module, and an informing module. The receiver receives a purchase instruction from a user. The transmitter transmits the received purchase instruction to a server via a network. The management module manages a purchase history of the user. The informing module determines, upon receiving the purchase instruction from the user, whether the received purchase instruction satisfies a predetermined condition based on a purchase history of a predetermined period, and sends a message to the user if the purchase instruction satisfies the predetermined condition.

Abstract: An information processing system has a power supply section which detects a predetermined potential applied to a USB terminal and supplying the potential as a source potential, an information detection section which detects the predetermined information supplied to the USB terminal, and a processing section which executes, subsequent to the detection of the predetermined potential, the encoding process or the decoding process in accordance with at least the operating information supplied from the operation key arranged on the body and in accordance with the predetermined information supplied to the USB terminal after detection of the predetermined information. The recording and reproducing operation can be performed with the operating key on the body with power supplied only from the USB terminal.

Abstract: An information processing system has a power supply section which detects a predetermined potential applied to a USB terminal and supplying the potential as a source potential, an information detection section which detects the predetermined information supplied to the USB terminal, and a processing section which executes, subsequent to the detection of the predetermined potential, the encoding process or the decoding process in accordance with at least the operating information supplied from the operation key arranged on the body and in accordance with the predetermined information supplied to the USB terminal after detection of the predetermined information. The recording and reproducing operation can be performed with the operating key on the body with power supplied only from the USB terminal.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cordless telephone set capable of suppressing power consumption during power failures to lengthen the time for a call. A cordless telephone (1) receives power supply from a handset (3) placed on a charging section (26) of a base unit (2), during power failures. In order to suppress current consumption of a secondary battery (BT) of the handset (3), the base unit (2) instructs a base unit radio section (21) to be switched to a transmission power-saving mode in which transmission power of the base unit radio section (21) is reduced down to a level at which no communication error occurs, according to radio wave information transmitted from the handset (3) and indicates the received signal strength of a radio signal from the base unit radio section (21) of the base unit (2), received by a handset radio section (39) of the handset (3).

Abstract: Disclosed is a cordless telephone set capable of suppressing power consumption during power failures to lengthen the time for a call. A cordless telephone (1) receives power supply from a handset (3) placed on a charging section (26) of a base unit (2), during power failures. In order to suppress current consumption of a secondary battery (BT) of the handset (3), the base unit (2) instructs a base unit radio section (21) to be switched to a transmission power-saving mode in which transmission power of the base unit radio section (21) is reduced down to a level at which no communication error occurs, according to radio wave information transmitted from the handset (3) and indicates the received signal strength of a radio signal from the base unit radio section (21) of the base unit (2), received by a handset radio section (39) of the handset (3).

Abstract: An information processing system has a power supply section which detects a predetermined potential applied to a USB terminal and supplying the potential as a source potential, an information detection section which detects the predetermined information supplied to the USB terminal, and a processing section which executes, subsequent to the detection of the predetermined potential, the encoding process or the decoding process in accordance with at least the operating information supplied from the operation key arranged on the body and in accordance with the predetermined information supplied to the USB terminal after detection of the predetermined information. The recording and reproducing operation can be performed with the operating key on the body with power supplied only from the USB terminal.

Abstract: An information processing system has a power supply section which detects a predetermined potential applied to a USB terminal and supplying the potential as a source potential, an information detection section which detects the predetermined information supplied to the USB terminal, and a processing section which executes, subsequent to the detection of the predetermined potential, the encryption process or the decryption process in accordance with at least the operating information supplied from the operation key arranged on the body and in accordance with the predetermined information supplied to the USB terminal after detection of the predetermined information. The recording and reproducing operation can be performed with the operating key on the body with power supplied only from the USB terminal.