Abstract: A solid state imaging device according to an embodiment includes: a liquid crystal optical element including a first electrode having a first recess and a projecting portion surrounding the first recess on a first surface, a second electrode facing the first surface of the first electrode, a filling film located between the first recess of the first electrode and the second electrode, and a liquid crystal layer located between the filling film and the second electrode; an imaging lens facing the second electrode to form an image of a subject on an imaging plane; and an imaging element facing the first recess, the imaging element having a pixel block having a plurality of pixels.

Abstract: An example of an information processing system includes a plurality of user terminals and a server capable of communicating with each user terminal. The server transmits a content to the user terminal The user terminal executes a first program for displaying a content, thereby displaying on a display apparatus the content received from the server. The user terminal stores related image information indicating a related image related to the content. When executing a second program, which is a program that is different from the first program and can be executed in the user terminal, the user terminal displays on the display apparatus an image by changing an image based on the second program, using the related image information.

Abstract: An example of an information processing system includes a plurality of user terminals and at least one server capable of communicating with each user terminal. The at least one server stores a content and a transmission condition for the content in association with each other. The at least one server transmits, to the user terminal regarding which the transmission condition is satisfied, the content associated with the satisfied transmission condition. The at least one server acquires viewing information indicating a state of viewing the content in the user terminal, and updates privilege information so as to give, to the user of the user terminal regarding which the viewing information is acquired, a privilege regarding the state indicated by the acquired viewing information.

Abstract: A computer receives a deployment instruction for a new virtual machine that controls communication between a first virtual machine, which has a function for communicating with at least one virtual machine, and a second virtual machine. The computer creates a second driver corresponding to a first driver, which is provided in the first virtual machine and is used for communication with the second virtual machine, and a third driver, which is used for communication between the new virtual machine and the first virtual machine, in the new virtual machine, and connects the second driver and the third driver using a virtual bridge. The computer then invalidates the first driver and validates the second driver after enabling the second driver to use a buffer region used by the first driver.

Abstract: An imaging device includes a light source which irradiates an infrared light including one or more wavelength to a subject; a lens which forms an image of the infrared light transmitting the subject or being reflected from the subject; an infrared detection device including a plurality of pixels which are sensitive to the wavelength; and a filter array which is provided in proximity to the infrared detection device between the lens and the infrared detection device and including a plurality of wavelength filters having different transmission wavelengths.

Abstract: An imaging device includes a light source which irradiates an infrared light including one or more wavelength to a subject; a lens which forms an image of the infrared light transmitting the subject or being reflected from the subject; an infrared detection device including a plurality of pixels which are sensitive to the wavelength; and a filter array which is provided in proximity to the infrared detection device between the lens and the infrared detection device and including a plurality of wavelength filters having different transmission wavelengths.

Abstract: A laser processing system capable of appropriately adjusting a timing to switch a laser output command with respect to the movement of an axis, and improving synchronization accuracy between the movement of the axis and a cutting position. A block remaining time of a block in execution is compared to a predetermined switching time. When the block remaining time is equal to or larger than the switching time, a laser output command of the current block is continued. On the other hand, when the block remaining time is smaller than the switching time, the laser output command to a laser oscillator is switched from the command of the current block to a command of a block subsequent to the current block.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus 10 specifies a second virtual machine that provides a service on which a first virtual machine depends. The information processing apparatus 10 sets a pointer between the first virtual machine and the second virtual machine by referring to application information associated with, for each application, a parameter type, of another virtual machine, that is used to create a disk image of a virtual machine associated with an application and that is attached when a resource is allocated to the other virtual machine. The information processing apparatus 10 deploys the first virtual machine and the second virtual machine by creating, in accordance with the pointer, a disk image of the second virtual machine or the first virtual machine from a parameter that is set when a resource of the first virtual machine or the second virtual machine.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an imaging system includes an image sensor, an imaging lens, a microlens array, an irradiator, a distance information acquiring unit, and a controller. The microlens array includes multiple microlenses arranged with a predetermined pitch, the microlenses being respectively associated with pixel blocks. The irradiator emits light to project a pattern onto an object. The distance information acquiring unit acquires information on the distance in the depth direction to the object on the basis of a signal resulting from photoelectric conversion performed by the image sensor. The controller controls the irradiator so that images contained in a pattern that is reflected by the object and scaled down on the image sensor by the imaging lens and the microlenses are smaller than the arrangement pitch of images each formed on the image sensor by each microlens and larger than twice the pixel.

Abstract: A radiation detection apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a scintillator; a photon detection device array including a plurality of cells each being a photon detection device with an avalanche photodiode configured to detect visible radiation photons emitted from the scintillator and a resistor disposed along a part of a periphery of an active region of the avalanche photodiode; and a reflector configured to reflect a visible radiation photon and disposed in a region that does not include the active regions and the resistors of the cells, on a face including the active regions.

Abstract: An example of an information processing apparatus has a communication section configured to perform near field communication. The information processing apparatus uses the communication section to perform data communication with a communication target present near the communication section. After the data communication, the information processing apparatus causes the communication section to intermittently transmit radio waves for confirming presence of the communication target having performed the data communication. Based on this, if the communication target is present at a position where the communication target can communicate with the information processing apparatus, the radio waves are temporarily stopped. This makes it possible to reduce the power consumption when near field communication is performed.

Abstract: An electrode for secondary batteries, the electrode includes a current collector foil, a first mixture layer, and a second mixture layer. The first mixture layer is a layer of granulated particles accumulated on the current collector foil. The granulated particles contain at least an active material and a binder. The second mixture layer is a layer of a mixture paste applied to a surface of the first mixture layer and then dried. The mixture paste is obtained by kneading at least an active material, a binder, and a solvent.

Abstract: A binder layer formation step of forming a binder layer of which an initial sticking strength of a surface is 1 or more on a current collector; a sticking step of sticking a powder having an angle of repose of 45° or less onto the surface of the binder layer by bringing the powder into contact with the surface; and a compression step of compressing the powder stuck in the sticking step into a predetermined density are included.

Abstract: An example of an information processing apparatus has a communication section configured to perform near field communication. The information processing apparatus uses the communication section to perform data communication with a communication target present near the communication section. After the data communication, the information processing apparatus causes the communication section to intermittently transmit radio waves for confirming presence of the communication target having performed the data communication. Based on this, if the communication target is present at a position where the communication target can communicate with the information processing apparatus, the radio waves are temporarily stopped. This makes it possible to reduce the power consumption when near field communication is performed.

Abstract: A power transmission device in a power transmission system including the power transmission device including a primary coil and a power reception device including a secondary coil, the primary coil being electromagnetically coupled to the secondary coil, to receive in the power reception device AC power transmitted from the power transmission device, comprises a waveform monitor circuit configured to detect an electric potential at one end of the primary coil and output a waveform monitor signal formed by restricting the detected electric potential to an electric potential which is equal to or higher than a ground electric potential; a waveform detection circuit configured to detect a waveform change in the waveform monitor signal input from the waveform monitor circuit; and a data detection circuit configured to detect data transmitted by load change by a load modulation unit in the power reception device based on a result of detection of the waveform change detected by the waveform detection circuit.

Abstract: A solid state imaging device according to an embodiment includes: an imaging element formed on a semiconductor substrate, and including pixel blocks each having pixels; a main lens forming an image of a subject on an imaging plane; a microlens array including microlenses corresponding to the pixel blocks, the microlens array reducing an image to be formed on the imaging plane by Nf times or less and forming reduced images on the pixel blocks corresponding to the respective microlenses; and an image processing unit enlarging and synthesizing the reduced images formed by the microlenses, the solid state imaging device meeting conditions of an expression MTFMain(u)?MTFML(u)?MTFMain(u×Nf) where u denotes an image spatial frequency, MTFML(u) denotes an MTF function of the microlenses, and MTFMain(u) denotes an MTF function of the main lens.

Abstract: After a TEOS oxide film is formed on the surface of a semiconductor device, a PSG film and an SiN film, which have air permeability, are formed on the surface of the TEOS oxide film. Thereafter, a Poly-Si film is formed thereon. A sacrifice layer is removed by a gaseous HF that passes through the PSG film, the SiN film, and the Poly-Si film, and then, the uppermost layer is covered with a Poly-Si/SiC film. A chip scale package having a thin-film hollow-seal structure can be realized on the semiconductor element.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus extracts information for identifying virtual machines as a transmission source and a transmission destination from a packet corresponding to a communication request when the communication request from a virtual machine is acquired, and determines whether the extracted virtual machines as the transmission source and the transmission destination use the same virtual bridge based on a first management table and a second management table. The information processing apparatus, when it is determined that the same virtual bridge is used, executes processing of the virtual bridge based on the information relating to the virtual bridge and relays the packet corresponding to the communication request to the virtual machine as the transmission destination, and notifies the first virtual machine relaying the virtual network interface of the virtual machine as the transmission source of arrival of the packet when it is determined that the same virtual bridge is not used.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an imaging lens includes a first optical system and a microlens array. The first optical system includes an optical axis. The microlens array is provided between the first optical system and an imaging element. The microlens array includes microlens units provided in a first plane. The imaging element includes pixel groups. Each of the pixel groups includes pixels. The microlens units respectively overlap the pixel groups when projected onto the first plane. The first optical system includes an aperture stop, and first, second, and third lenses. The first lens is provided between the aperture stop and the microlens array, and has a positive refractive power. The second lens is provided between the first lens and the microlens array, and has a negative refractive power. The third lens is provided between the second lens and the microlens array, and has a positive refractive power.

Abstract: A communication method includes, when a first communication packet transmitted from a first terminal which is deployed in a second physical machine group and included in a first segment is received, storing identification information of the first communication packet transmitted from the first terminal, first transmitting the first communication packet transmitted from the first terminal to the first network device based on path information included in the configuration information when the first communication packet transmitted from the first terminal is a communication packet to a second terminal included in a second segment, when the first communication packet is transmitted from the first network device, and second transmitting the received first communication packet transmitted from the first network device to the second terminal and updating the path information so as to transmit a communication packet transmitted from the first terminal without passing through the first network device.