Abstract: An electrochemical measurement method is provided in which a working electrode that causes an oxidation-reduction reaction with a measurement target and a counter electrode connected to the working electrode are provided in an electrolytic solution containing the measurement target, and a measuring voltage is applied between the working electrode and the counter electrode to measure a current that flows between the working electrode and the counter electrode in proportion to the amount of the measurement target, wherein an eliminating electrode is provided in the electrolytic solution, and the method performs: eliminating the measurement target by applying an eliminating voltage, which has the same polarity as the measuring voltage, between the eliminating electrode and the counter electrode to oxidize or reduce the measurement target; diffusing a new measurement target; and measuring the current by applying the measuring voltage between the working electrode and the counter electrode.

Abstract: An air conditioning system according to the present invention includes: a first air conditioner; a second air conditioner; a first operation terminal capable of operating the first air conditioner; a second operation terminal capable of operating the second air conditioner; and a portable terminal that receives, from the first operation terminal, first setting information including first information for operating the first air conditioner or the second air conditioner, and second information that is information on the first operation terminal or the second operation terminal, generates transmission information on the basis of the first setting information, and transmits the transmission information to the second operation terminal.

Abstract: An air conditioning system according to the present invention includes: a first air conditioner; a second air conditioner; a first operation terminal capable of operating the first air conditioner; a second operation terminal capable of operating the second air conditioner; and a portable terminal that receives, from the first operation terminal, first setting information including first information for operating the first air conditioner or the second air conditioner, and second information that is information on the first operation terminal or the second operation terminal, generates transmission information on the basis of the first setting information, and transmits the transmission information to the second operation terminal.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an encoding device, an encoding method, a decoding device, a decoding method, a program, and a wireless communication system that enable efficient transmission of frames in accordance with the condition of the transmission path. An encoding device of one aspect of the present technology encodes and modulates transmission data stored in a payload, and encodes and modulates modulation/encoding information by predetermined schemes, the modulation/encoding information indicating at least one of the schemes of encoding and modulation for stored information stored in a header, and at least one of the schemes of encoding and modulation for the transmission data.

Abstract: A remote controller of an air-conditioning system enables operation state diagnosing. A remote controller of an air-conditioning system having an outdoor device, and an indoor device connected to the outdoor device includes a communication unit that performs bidirectional communication with the indoor device in a wired or wireless manner, and a memory that has stored therein operation-state diagnosing tables for every operation mode that are used in maintenance and inspection of the air-conditioning system. An appropriate one of the operation-state diagnosing tables is used according to an operation mode and an operation time of the air-conditioning system.

Abstract: An object is to provide a remote controller of an air-conditioning system that enables operation state diagnosing with high accuracy even after a long-term use. A remote controller of an air-conditioning system having an outdoor device, and an indoor device connected to the outdoor device includes a communication unit that is capable of performing bidirectional communication with the indoor device in a wired or wireless manner, and a memory that has stored therein a plurality of operation-state diagnosing tables for every operation mode that are used in maintenance and inspection of the air-conditioning system. An appropriate one of the operation-state diagnosing tables is used according to an operation mode and as operation time of the air-conditioning system.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an encoding device, an encoding method, a decoding device, a decoding method, a program, and a wireless communication system that enable efficient transmission of frames in accordance with the condition of the transmission path. An encoding device of one aspect of the present technology encodes and modulates transmission data stored in a payload, and encodes and modulates modulation/encoding information by predetermined schemes, the modulation/encoding information indicating at least one of the schemes of encoding and modulation for stored information stored in a header, and at least one of the schemes of encoding and modulation for the transmission data.

Abstract: An operating terminal that is capable of controlling an air conditioner including an indoor device and an outdoor device. The operating terminal includes a display unit that displays at least state information of an air conditioner, a memory that stores therein setting information recorded on an outdoor/indoor control substrate, a communication unit that performs information communication with the indoor device, and an information processing unit that reads setting information set in the outdoor/indoor control substrate through the communication unit, records this setting information 32a in the memory, and causes the display unit to display the setting information.

Abstract: A communication system includes: an interrogator transmitting an interrogation signal while switching a carrier-wave frequency and receiving a response signal; and a plurality of responders each having a unique resonant frequency and returning the response signal in response to the interrogation signal with the own resonant frequency.

Abstract: An operating terminal that is capable of controlling an air conditioner including an indoor device and an outdoor device. The operating terminal includes a display unit that displays at least state information of an air conditioner, a memory that stores therein setting information recorded on an outdoor/indoor control substrate, a communication unit that performs information communication with the indoor device, and an information processing unit that reads setting information set in the outdoor/indoor control substrate through the communication unit, records this setting information in the memory, and causes the display unit to display the setting information.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes a first correlation operation unit which performs a mutual correlation operation of a first input series and a second input series, a threshold value operation unit which calculates a threshold value based on the first input series, a first comparison unit which compares a first mutual correlation value with the threshold value, a search window setting unit which sets a search window for detecting the second input series to the first input series on the basis of the comparison result, a hard decision unit which performs binarization of the first input series, a second correlation operation unit which performs a mutual correlation operation of a first input hard decision value, and a detection position determining unit which searches for a maximum value of the mutual correlation value within the search window and determines the detection time of the maximum value.

Abstract: A measurement apparatus includes a signal generation unit generating a measurement signal for measuring a bioelectrical impedance, a first electrode pair making contact with the left and right sides of a body of a person under measurement to supply the measurement signal generated to the body, a second electrode pair placed adjacent to the first electrode pair and making contact with the left and right sides of the body, a bioelectrical impedance measurement unit measuring the bioelectrical impedance of the person under measurement based on an electrical signal obtained from the second electrode pair in response to supplying of the measurement signal, and an electrocardiogram signal measurement unit measuring an electrocardiogram signal of the person under measurement based on the electrical signal obtained from the second electrode pair. The bioelectrical impedance measurement unit and the electrocardiogram signal measurement unit concurrently operate in parallel.

Abstract: A communication system includes: an interrogator transmitting an interrogation signal while switching a carrier-wave frequency and receiving a response signal; and a plurality of responders each having a unique resonant frequency and returning the response signal in response to the interrogation signal with the own resonant frequency.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes a first correlation operation unit which performs a mutual correlation operation of a first input series and a second input series, a threshold value operation unit which calculates a threshold value based on the first input series, a first comparison unit which compares a first mutual correlation value with the threshold value, a search window setting unit which sets a search window for detecting the second input series to the first input series on the basis of the comparison result, a hard decision unit which performs binarization of the first input series, a second correlation operation unit which performs a mutual correlation operation of a first input hard decision value, and a detection position determining unit which searches for a maximum value of the mutual correlation value within the search window and determines the detection time of the maximum value.

Abstract: A magnetic recording and reproduction method includes the steps of recording a plurality of tracks which make a unit for a signal process for data detection by means of a recording head on a magnetic recording medium, and reproducing signals of the plural tracks by a plural number of times in different positional relationships to the tracks by means of a reproduction head which can reproduce a signal across the plural tracks of the magnetic recording medium, collecting the reproduction signals in the unit and performing a signal process for the unit to produce reproduction signals for the individual tracks.

Abstract: A magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus is disclosed which includes: a recording device configured to record with a write head a plurality of tracks constituting a unit of signal processing for data detection, to magnetic recording media; a reproduction device configured to reproduce with a read head a plurality of reproduction signals concurrently from the plurality of tracks on the magnetic recording media in different positional relations to the tracks, the reproduction signals being arranged into that one unit for signal processing thereby generating the track-specific reproduction signals; and a phase alignment device configured to align phases of record signals between adjacent tracks among the plurality of tracks recorded by the recording device to the magnetic recording media.

Abstract: A magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus is disclosed wherein reproduced signals read out from a plurality of recording tracks using a reproducing head can be separated into original recording signals of the recording tracks. Upon recording, an identification signal which has a recording wavelength equal to or greater than a minimum recording wavelength and causes no interference of any of the recording tracks with any adjacent one of the recording tracks is appended to and recorded together with a recording signal in order to allow, upon reproduction, acquisition of the position information of the reproducing head with respect to the plural recording tracks of the magnetic recording medium. Upon reproduction, a reproduced signal for each of the recording tracks of the magnetic recording medium is generated on the basis of the positional information read from the recording tracks.

Abstract: A magnetic recording and reproduction method includes the steps of recording a plurality of tracks which make a unit for a signal process for data detection by means of a recording head on a magnetic recording medium, and reproducing signals of the plural tracks by a plural number of times in different positional relationships to the tracks by means of a reproduction head which can reproduce a signal across the plural tracks of the magnetic recording medium, collecting the reproduction signals in the unit and performing a signal process for the unit to produce reproduction signals for the individual tracks.

Abstract: A magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus is disclosed wherein reproduced signals read out from a plurality of recording tracks using a reproducing head can be separated into original recording signals of the recording tracks. Upon recording, an identification signal which has a recording wavelength equal to or greater than a minimum recording wavelength and causes no interference of any of the recording tracks with any adjacent one of the recording tracks is appended to and recorded together with a recording signal in order to allow, upon reproduction, acquisition of the position information of the reproducing head with respect to the plural recording tracks of the magnetic recording medium. Upon reproduction, a reproduced signal for each of the recording tracks of the magnetic recording medium is generated on the basis of the positional information read from the recording tracks.

Abstract: A magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus is disclosed which includes: a recording device configured to record with a write head a plurality of tracks constituting a unit of signal processing for data detection, to magnetic recording media; a reproduction device configured to reproduce with a read head a plurality of reproduction signals concurrently from the plurality of tracks on the magnetic recording media in different positional relations to the tracks, the reproduction signals being arranged into that one unit for signal processing thereby generating the track-specific reproduction signals; and a phase alignment device configured to align phases of record signals between adjacent tracks among the plurality of tracks recorded by the recording device to the magnetic recording media.