Abstract: An authentication system according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: at least one memory storing a set of instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the set of instructions to: track an object included in a video captured by a first capture device; detect a candidate for biometric authentication in the object being tracked; determine whether biometric authentication has been performed for the candidate based on a record of biometric authentication performed for the object being tracked; and perform the biometric authentication for the candidate based on a video of an authentication part of the candidate when the biometric authentication has not been performed for the candidate, the video of the authentication part being captured by a second capture device having a capture range including a part of a capture range of the first capture device.

Abstract: A reception device includes a ball lens, a first light receiver including a first annular body surrounding a periphery of the ball lens, and light receiving units including first light receiving elements disposed on an inner peripheral side surface of the first annular body, and a second light receiver including a second annular body surrounding an outer periphery of the first annular body and second light receiving elements disposed on an outer peripheral side surface of the second annular body. The first light receiving elements are disposed on the inner peripheral side surface of the first annular body with the light receiving part facing the ball lens. The second light receiving elements are disposed on the outer peripheral side surface of the second annular body with the light receiving part facing in a direction opposite to the ball lens.

Abstract: A communication apparatus including a transmitter that transmits modulated light modulated by a modulation part of a spatial light modulator as a first spatial light signal, a receiver that receives a second spatial light signal transmitted from a communication target, a detector that detects a physical quantity related to oscillation of the own apparatus, and a communication control unit that acquires the physical quantity detected by the detector and information on oscillation of the communication target included in the second spatial light signal, analyzes a state of the oscillation of the communication target using the information on the oscillation of the communication target and the physical quantity, and sets a transmission condition of the first spatial light signal in the transmitter according to the analyzed state of the oscillation of the communication target.

Abstract: A transmitter includes a light source including a first light emitter and a second light emitter, a spatial light modulator including a modulation part that modulates light emitted from the light source, a first mirror that is arranged on a first optical path of the modulated light modulated by the modulation part and reflects the modulated light toward a first projection direction, and a second mirror that is arranged on a second optical path of the modulated light modulated by the modulation part and reflects the modulated light toward the first projection direction.

Abstract: Transmitter that includes a light source, a spatial light modulator including a modulation part that modulates illumination light emitted from the light source, a first mirror that is arranged on a first optical path of the modulated light modulated by the modulation part and reflects the modulated light toward a first projection range, and a second mirror that is arranged on a second optical path of the modulated light modulated by the modulation part and reflects the modulated light toward a second projection range around the first projection range. The first mirror and the second mirror are disposed at positions deviated from an optical path of unnecessary light included in the modulated light.

Abstract: An illustrative transmitter can achieve improvement in SN ratio and stability of the signal output under control at the transmission side, even in the case of an optical transmission line having the propagation characteristics susceptible to environmental changes. The transmitter includes: an optical transmission section configured to generate weak signal light and reference light from a transmission light pulse, and transmit the signal light and the reference light to the optical transmission line; and a controller configured to modulate pulse intensity and pulse width of the transmission light pulse according to a transmission line state of probe light having propagated through the optical transmission line.

Abstract: A repeater device that can achieve signal transferring and path switching in optical transmission lines susceptible to environmental changes is provided. The repeater device receives weak signal light and normal reference light and transmits them in a communication network. The repeater includes: an optical route selector that selects an input-side spatial link connected to an upstream adjacent node and an output-side spatial link connected to a downstream adjacent node; a link state detector that detects a link state of at least one of the input-side spatial link and the output-side spatial link, wherein the link state is an attenuation rate or a transmission rate; and a controller that controls the optical route selector to select an optimal pair of output-side spatial link and input-side spatial link according to the link state.

Abstract: A communication device can achieve SN ratio and stability of signal output an optical transmission line having the propagation characteristics susceptible to environmental changes. The communication device includes: an optical reception section configured to receive weak signal light and reference light arriving through the optical transmission line; an optical amplifier that amplifies received reference light; a probe light receiver that receives probe light arriving from the transmitting-side communication device through the optical transmission line; and a controller configured to calculate a transmission line state detected based on received probe light and control a gain of the optical amplifier according to the transmission line state.

Abstract: A driver support system includes a processor that acquires a heart rate of a target person; evaluates a health condition of the target person based on the heart rate of the target person; and performs an operation setting of a moving object into which the target person gets as a driver. The processor evaluates the health condition of the target person based on an ordinary heart rate, which is a heart rate of the target person during an ordinary period, and a pre-driving heart rate which is a heart rate of the target person when the target person arrives at the moving object, performs the operation setting of the moving object based on a result of the health condition of the target person evaluated when the target person gets into the moving object as a driver.

Abstract: A health assessment system includes a processor that acquires biometric measurement data measured by a wearable terminal worn by a target person, the biometric measurement data being biometric data of the target person; generates complementary biometric data for complementing the biometric measurement data in a missing period in which the acquisition unit is not able to acquire the biometric measurement data from the wearable terminal; and assesses a health condition of the target person based on the biometric measurement data and the complementary biometric data, the processor acquires exercise information, which is information about exercise of the target person, from a mobile terminal carried by the target person, generates the complementary biometric data in the missing period, based on the exercise information of the target person which is obtained from the mobile terminal.

Abstract: Provided is a health evaluation system that includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a blood pressure value of a target person; and an evaluation unit that evaluates a health condition of the target person based on the acquired blood pressure value. The evaluation unit evaluates the health condition of the target person based on: a standing-state blood pressure value that is a blood pressure value measured when the target person is heading toward a moving body in a standing state; and a seated-state blood pressure value that is a blood pressure value of the target person measured after boarding the moving body and seated on a seat.

Abstract: A navigation system includes an evaluation unit for evaluating a degree of a health state quality for a driver of a moving body, and a route guidance unit for searching a route from a current position of the moving body to a destination, and for performing guidance of the searched route, the route guidance unit determines a search condition of a route to the destination based on an evaluation result of a health state of the driver in the evaluation unit.

Abstract: A driver support system includes: an acquisition unit that acquires biometric data of a driver of a moving object; an evaluation unit that evaluates a health condition of the driver; and an interactive response unit that executes an interaction operation for interactive response with the driver using an HMI device mounted on the moving object, the evaluation unit being configured to; when estimating based on the biometric data for the driver that the health condition of the driver is poor, instruct the interactive response unit to execute the interaction operation, thereby acquiring a response input, which is a response of the driver to a response facilitating output that facilitates the driver to respond in the interaction operation; and determine the health condition of the driver based on a degree of suitability of the response input to the response facilitating output.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device comprises a first lower electrode, a rib including a first pixel aperture, a partition including a lower portion on the rib and an upper portion protruding from a side surface of the lower portion, a first upper electrode, and a first organic layer between the first lower electrode and the first upper electrode. The lower portion includes a bottom layer and a stem layer on the bottom layer. The bottom layer is formed of a material which has a smaller etching rate to a mixed acid containing phosphoric acid, nitric acid, and acetic acid than the stem layer and which is conductive.

Abstract: Provided are a system, a method, and the like which contribute to more reliably and smoothly providing information relating to an authentication result to a person who has been subjected to authentication. An information provision system according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: an authentication unit which authenticates an authentication subject, who is to be subjected to authentication, using a captured image of the authentication subject; a determination unit which, in accordance with information about the authentication subject or the conditions of the authentication subject, determines the transmission destination to which information relating to the authentication result is to be transmitted in order to notify the authentication subject of the authentication result; and a transmission unit which transmits the information to the determined transmission destination.

Abstract: There is provided a pedestrian guidance device that pedestrians can be guided to their respective attributes, the pedestrian guidance device including: a detection unit configured to detect respective viewpoint positions and attributes of a plurality of pedestrians; and a display unit configured to display simultaneously a plurality of images for guiding the respective pedestrians on the same screen, based on the respective attributes of the plurality of pedestrians, and displaying the plurality of images such that the plurality of images are displayed in respective directions of the viewpoint positions of the pedestrians respectively corresponding to the images.

Abstract: An image acquisition unit (2) acquires an image obtained by capturing at least eyes of a target person. An object specifying unit (4) specifies an object in a line-of-sight direction of the target person using the acquired image. An incident light amount calculation unit (6) calculates an incident light amount representing an amount of light incident on the eyes of the target person using the acquired image. A reference pupil size determination unit (8) determines a reference pupil size based on the calculated incident light amount. A pupil size calculation unit (10) calculates a pupil size of the target person using the acquired image. An interest determination unit (12) determines an interest of the target person in the object by comparing the determined reference pupil size with the calculated pupil size.

Abstract: Provided is a thermal type flowmeter including: a resin channel member; a plate member defining, together with the channel member, a measuring channel used for measuring a liquid flow rate; and a sensor unit having a heating resistor that transfers heat to the plate member and a temperature detecting resistor that determines a temperature of the plate member. The channel member includes a flat surface in which a first groove is formed, an inflow channel having a circular cross section connected to one end in axis direction along the axis of the first groove, and an outflow channel having a circular cross section connected to the other end in the axis direction of the first groove, and inner diameters of positions of the flat surface at which the inflow channel and the outflow channel are opened, respectively, are larger than the width of the first groove.

Abstract: Provided is a cap detachment device including a plug, a cap part, and a cap tool that detaches the cap part from the plug. The cap tool has a holding part that holds the cap part, a grip part gripped by a robot holding the cap tool, a support part attached to the grip part and supporting the holding part movably along the cap axis, a spring that applies, to the holding part, pushing force in a direction coming close to the plug along the cap axis, and a rotary shaft that rotates the holding part about the cap axis, and the rotary shaft rotates the holding part holding the cap part about the cap axis and thereby detaches the cap part from the plug.

Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to detect defects in a structure accurately in a non-contact manner. An optical path length converting unit (320) is disposed between a specimen being inspected and an image capturing element (310) in such a way as to cover part of a field of view of the image capturing element (310). An image analyzing unit (330) uses images captured by the image capturing element (310) to calculate amounts of displacement within the surface of the specimen, obtained using two fields of view of the image capturing element (310) not covered/covered by the optical path length converting unit (320). An out-of-plane displacement calculating unit (340) calculates an out-of-plane displacement of the specimen on the basis of the calculated amounts of displacement.