Abstract: There is provided a soft magnetic alloy for a perpendicular magnetic recording medium having a low coercive force, high amorphous properties, high corrosion resistance, and a high hardness; and a sputtering target for producing a thin film of the alloy. The alloy comprises in at. %: 6 to 20% in total of one or two of Zr and Hf; 1 to 20% of B; and 0 to 7% in total of one or two or more of Ti, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Ni, Al, Si, and P; and the balance Co and/or Fe and unavoidable impurities. The alloy further satisfies 6?2×(Zr%+Hf%)?B%?16 and 0?Fe%/(Fe%+Co%)<0.20.

Abstract: A Ti-based brazing filler material comprising in mixture a Zr-containing alloy powder comprising 30 to 90% by mass of one or two of Cu and Ni, the balance being Zr and unavoidable impurities and a Ti-based powder comprising 0 to 50% by mass of one or two of Cu and Ni, the balance being Ti and unavoidable impurities, wherein the weight ratio of the Zr-containing alloy powder to the Ti-based powder is 8:2 to 4:6. This Ti-based brazing filler material can achieve good brazing and can exhibit excellent effects in the production of aerospace instruments, medical instruments, frames of glasses, heat-exchangers made from titanium.

Abstract: An engine-powered work tool includes: a shaft extending in a first direction; an engine at a rear end portion of the shaft; a fuel tank disposed below the engine in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and a stand fixed to the engine. The stand includes a fastening portion fixed to a front end portion of the engine, and a curved portion extending from the fastening portion and curving toward a rear end portion of the engine. The curved portion provides a lower end portion positioned downstream of a bottom end portion of the fuel tank in the second direction. The lower end portion has a distal end positioned upstream of the rear end portion of the fuel tank in the first direction, the distal end and the bottom end of the fuel tank defining a gap therebetween in the second direction.

Abstract: A supercharging device of a bifuel engine using a gas fuel and a liquid fuel as fuels, and having a supercharger supercharging or turbocharger turbocharging a large amount of intake air into a combustion chamber of the engine by driving a compressor arranged in an intake passage of the engine by an output shaft of the engine or an electric motor, performs the compressing by the compressor of the supercharger or turbocharger when the gas fuel is used, and does not perform the supercharging or turbocharging by the compressor of the supercharger or turbocharger when the liquid fuel is used.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit, a calculator, and an output unit. The obtaining unit obtains fee information indicating a fee of a service used by multiple users. The calculator calculates a distributed price to be charged to each of the multiple users if the fee indicated by the fee information obtained by the obtaining unit is distributed among the multiple users. The output unit outputs data indicating distributed prices calculated by the calculator and items of identification information for identifying the multiple users to which the distributed prices are charged.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a determining unit and a transmitting unit. The determining unit determines whether a user who uses a paid service, a charge for which is to be paid by a specific payment method, is able to pay the charge for the service by the specific payment method. In the case where the determining unit determines that the user is unable to pay the charge, the transmitting unit transmits a request data indicating a content of the request to a requested user who is requested to pay the charge for the service.

Abstract: This invention provides an electrical apparatus that includes a main body portion, a battery pack, and a frame portion. The main body portion comprises a converting portion that may convert electric power to one of light, wind, heat, and sound; and an outputting portion. The battery pack may detachably mounted on a battery holder provided at the main body portion, and may supply electric power to the converting portion. The frame portion may rotatably support the main body portion, and may define a first ground contact plane that can contact a ground surface and a second ground contact plane that can contact the ground surface at a different angle from an angle of the first ground contact plane. The main body portion may be rotatable relative to the frame portion without contacting the ground surface.

Abstract: An information processing system including an information processing device connected to a first communication network, a terminal device connected to the first communication network, and a server device connected to a second communication network. The server device includes a receiving unit, a first request unit, and a providing unit. The receiving unit receives an instruction from the terminal device to provide the information processing device with a predetermined service. The first request unit presents a test to the information processing device to authenticate whether or not the information processing device is being operated by a human. The providing unit provides the information processing device with the service in accordance with the instruction. The terminal device includes an instruction unit and a response unit. The instruction unit sends the instruction to the server device. The response unit makes a response to the test on behalf of the information processing device.

Abstract: A content management apparatus, which includes a recording unit for recording a content, and an operation unit for accepting a user operation required to append additional information to the content, executes at least one of a first process for recording additional information in association with a latest content of already recorded contents and a second process for recording additional information in association with a content to be recorded, and a third process for recording additional information in association with a currently recording content in response to respective execution instructions. Enabling and disabling user operations required to issue execution instructions of the first to the third processes are switched based on whether or not a content recording operation of the recording unit is in progress.

Abstract: A content management apparatus, which includes a recording unit for recording a content, and an operation unit for accepting a user operation required to append additional information to the content, executes at least one of a first process for recording additional information in association with a latest content of already recorded contents and a second process for recording additional information in association with a content to be recorded, and a third process for recording additional information in association with a currently recording content in response to respective execution instructions. Enabling and disabling user operations required to issue execution instructions of the first to the third processes are switched based on whether or not a content recording operation of the recording unit is in progress.

Abstract: In a air compressing device of an engine, a supercharger interposed in an EGR pipe diverging from a portion of an exhaust pipe of the engine on the downstream side of a turbine of a turbocharger, pressurizing an EGR gas introduced into an EGR pipe by a compressor driven by rotation of the engine and supplying the pressurized EGR gas to an intake manifold of the engine, and control structure for adjusting an opening of a throttle valve arranged in a portion of the EGR pipe on the downstream side of the compressor of the supercharger and controlling a supply amount of the EGR gas supplied from the compressor to the intake manifold.

Abstract: A joining method includes punching respective laminated plate materials by a rivet shaft portion of a SPR, forming a crimp portion at the front end of the rivet shaft portion, and fastening and joining the laminated plate materials between the rivet head portion and the crimp portion. Washers are laid on and brought into contact with respective opposite surfaces relative to joining surfaces of the laminated plate materials, the washers each having an inner hole through which the rivet shaft portion is allowed to pass, the washers are used as jigs at the time of the punching, the punching by means of the rivet shaft portion is performed along the inner holes of the washers, and the joining is performed so that the washers left between the rivet head and the crimp portion and the opposite surfaces.

Abstract: The data transfer apparatus includes a recording unit which records image files on a first recording medium, a communication unit which communicates with a recording apparatus which records an image file on a second recording medium, and receives medium information associated with the second recording medium from the recording apparatus, a search unit which searches a plurality of image files recorded on the first recording medium for image files which are recordable on the second recording medium, based on the medium information, and a display control unit which displays representative images of the plurality of image files recorded on the first recording medium, and the display control unit displays, together with the representative images, information indicating a range of image files recordable on the second recording medium of the plurality of image files recorded on the first recording medium, based on a search result of the search unit.

Abstract: A coverage area picture imaging a maximum area is displayed on a coverage area picture display. A camera is moved within a predetermined range and a plurality of frames obtained as a result form a picture. The pixels of the picture is decimated in vertical and horizontal directions and form a thumbnail as the coverage area picture. The coverage area picture display presents a display indicating a direction in which the camera is currently directed for picture photographing. In accordance with the display, a photographing direction is controlled. A plurality of frames are photographed with respect to a designated position, then stored, and displayed. A whole picture display presents a whole panorama picture. A selective picture display presents a frame at the position designated within the whole panorama picture as a selected picture.

Abstract: There is provided a soft magnetic alloy for a perpendicular magnetic recording medium having a low coercive force, high amorphous properties, high corrosion resistance, and a high hardness; and a sputtering target for producing a thin film of the alloy. The alloy comprises in at. %: 6 to 20% in total of one or two of Zr and Hf; 1 to 20% of B; and 0 to 7% in total of one or two or more of Ti, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Ni, Al, Si, and P; and the balance Co and/or Fe and unavoidable impurities. The alloy further satisfies 6?2×(Zr%+Hf%)?B%?16 and 0?Fe%/(Fe%+Co%)<0.20.

Abstract: In a case where a position information acquisition setting unit sets to acquire position information and in a case where a determination unit determines that the image data recorded in a recording medium is automatically transmitted to an external device, a transmission setting confirmation screen is displayed, so that the image data to which the position information is attached is prevented from being transmitted to the external device while the user does not intend to do so.