Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes one or more memories storing instructions, and one or more processors executing the instructions to acquire a captured image and a distance image, detect an object from the captured image, acquire first distance information indicating a distance to the detected object, acquire a grounding position of the detected object based on the captured image and acquire second distance information indicating a distance to the detected object based on the first distance information and the acquired grounding position.

Abstract: An imaging system includes a terminal device that includes an imaging sensor, and a head mounted display device that receives an image captured by the imaging sensor from the terminal device and displays the captured image. The imaging system includes at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: a detecting unit configured to detect the display device from the captured image; and a display control unit configured to control display of the captured image on the display device, based on a detection result of the display device using the detecting unit.

Abstract: A system for detecting a presence of a person in a hoistway, having: one or more controllers configured to authenticate the person in the hoistway; the one or more controllers being operationally connected to an elevator car in the hoistway and configured to determine whether the person is within a predetermined distance of the elevator car from a signal emitter on the person; wherein when the person is within the predetermined distance of the elevator car, the one or more controllers is configured to transmit a feedback request to the person and stop the elevator car unless the one or more controllers receives feedback to the feedback request within a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: A method for controlling a mobile shop includes: determining a selling situation of a plurality of items using information about an inventory status of the plurality of items and information about a well-selling time of the plurality of items; setting a charging schedule for a battery (secondary battery) based on the selling situation; and causing the mobile shop to move to EVSE (charging facility) according to the charging schedule.

Abstract: A novel ionic liquid is provided. A highly safe secondary battery with high charge and discharge capacity is provided. The ionic liquid includes a cation represented by General Formula (G1) and an anion represented by Structural Formula (200). In the formula, X1 to X3 each independently represent any one of fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine. One of X1 to X3 may be hydrogen. In addition, n and m each independently represent 0 to 5. Furthermore, a secondary battery including the above-described ionic liquid is provided.

Abstract: A substrate treatment apparatus includes: a plurality of solution treatment modules stacked at multiple stages, each configured to perform a treatment using a treatment solution on a substrate; and a solution supply unit configured to supply the treatment solution to the plurality of solution treatment modules, wherein: the solution supply unit includes supply pipelines provided with a solution feeder corresponding to the solution treatment modules; and the solution feeder includes a pump configured to pressure-feed the treatment solution to the corresponding solution treatment module and a filter configured to filtrate the treatment solution, and is arranged adjacent to the corresponding solution treatment module in a horizontal direction.

Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit and a controller. The refrigerant circuit includes a main circuit and a bypass circuit. The bypass circuit is connected, by a pipe, to each of a plurality of parallel outdoor heat exchangers via a defrosting refrigerant pressure-reducing device, a defrosting flow passage switching device, and a backflow prevention device. The controller switches a flow passage for use in introduction of refrigerant using the defrosting flow passage switching device, to select one of the plurality of parallel outdoor heat exchangers as a defrosting target to be defrosted; and supplies defrosting refrigerant whose pressure is reduced by the defrosting refrigerant pressure-reducing device to the selected one of the plurality of parallel outdoor heat exchangers.

Abstract: A taxi vehicle management method includes: evaluating, based on DR contribution history information, a degree of contribution to demand response for energy management by a driver of a taxi vehicle, the DR contribution history information indicating a history of contribution to the DR by the driver using a power storage device of the taxi vehicle; and determining a calculation formula of a fare of the taxi vehicle driven by the driver, using a result of evaluation of the degree of contribution by the driver. The determining the calculation formula of the fare includes determining the calculation formula of the fare such that the fare becomes lower as the degree of contribution to the DR by the driver becomes higher.

Abstract: Provided is a relay server capable of reducing network traffic when collecting large amounts of sensor data from a large number of sensor terminals. A relay server that collects sensor data from a plurality of sensor terminals and uploads the sensor data to a central server via a network includes a data collection unit that collects the sensor data from the plurality of sensor terminals, a relay data creation unit that calculates a presence of spatial overlaps between the collected sensor data, removes overlaps between the sensor data, and creates relay data integrating the sensor data, and an upload unit that uploads the relay data to the central server.

Abstract: Provided is a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin prepreg which exhibits high interfacial adhesion between reinforcement fibers and a matrix resin, while having excellent interlaminar fracture resistance. The fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin prepreg of the present invention comprises: a matrix resin comprising a polyarylketone resin and a polyetherimide resin; and a carbon fiber, wherein the polyetherimide resin in the matrix resin comprises a polyetherimide resin having a structural unit represented by Formula (1), an amount of the polyetherimide resin in the matrix resin (100% by mass) is 3% by mass to 25% by mass, and an amount of the polyarylketone resin in the matrix resin (100% by mass) is 75% by mass or more.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a casing, a battery cell, a circuit board, an engaging member, a first biasing member biasing the engaging member upward, and a second biasing member biasing the engaging member upward. A part of the circuit board is arranged between the first biasing member and the second biasing member. The engaging member includes an engaging portion protruding to the outside of the casing. The engaging portion has an engaging surface that extends along an up-down direction and a left-right direction and engages with an electrical device. In a front-rear direction, the engaging surface is arranged rearward of a front end of the first biasing member and frontward of a rear end of the first biasing member. In the front-rear direction, the engaging surface is arranged rearward of a front end of the second biasing member and frontward of a rear end of the second biasing member.

Abstract: An outside handle device for vehicle includes an operation handle configured to serve as a handhold at a time of a door opening operation, and an electric actuator configured to drive the operation handle between an accommodated position and a use position. The outside handle device for vehicle is configured to allow a locking accommodating operation having a locking operation of a door latch device fixed to a door and a non-locking accommodating operation not having a locking operation when the operation handle is moved to the accommodated position.

Abstract: A display device comprises a display, a rear side member, and a plurality of speaker units. The speaker units each have a speaker main body having first and second surfaces that are attachable to the rear side member and are parallel to each other and a side surface that connects the first surface and the second surface, and at least one sound emitting portion displaced from a center of the side surface on the side surface. When the speaker main body is inverted from a first state in which the first surface is fixed to the rear side member to a second state in which the second surface is fixed to the rear side member, the at least one sound emitting portion in the first state and the at least one sound emitting portion in the second state are arranged to be symmetrical with respect to an axis of inversion.

Abstract: A display device comprises a display unit having a display surface, a light source that irradiates light onto the display unit, a rear housing attached to an opposite side of the display unit from the display surface, a rear cover that covers a part of the rear housing, and a speaker attached to the rear housing. The speaker includes a speaker main body, a first cover member to which the speaker main body is attached and having an outer surface facing the rear housing, a second cover member disposed so as to face the first cover member across the speaker main body, a retaining member disposed between the speaker main body and the first cover member and fixed to the rear housing by a fastening member, and a magnet attached to the outer surface of the first cover member and fixing the speaker main body to the rear housing.

Abstract: A coin hopper includes a container, a base, a rotating body having separation holes for holding the coin and being disposed so as to face the base, and a control pin that is disposed in a conveyance path for the coin held by the rotating body, that comes into contact with the coin being conveyed, and that changes a moving direction of the coin. The rotating body includes a first resin rotating body, a metal rotating body, and a second resin rotating body. The metal rotating body is sandwiched between the first resin rotating body and the second resin rotating body. The first resin rotating body, the metal rotating body, and the second resin rotating body are fixed to one another.

Abstract: A battery pack contains a plurality of battery cells that includes a first battery cell and a second battery cell; a first thermistor disposed closest to the first battery cell among the battery cells; a second thermistor disposed closest to the second battery cell among the battery cells. A case of the battery pack holds the battery cells, the first thermistor, and the second thermistor. The first battery cell is disposed such that at least one of the other battery cells is interposed between the first battery cell and a wall surface of the case in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the first battery cell. The second battery cell is disposed such that none of the other battery cells is interposed between the second battery cell and the wall surface of the case in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the second battery cell.

Abstract: A battery apparatus may include: a plurality of battery cells, each of the battery cells having a positive electrode and a negative electrode; and a plurality of battery tabs. Each of the battery tabs has at least one cell-connection part, which is electrically connected to the positive electrode or the negative electrode of a respective one of the plurality of battery cells, and a sheet part, which is integrally formed with the at least one cell-connection part. Each of the battery tabs may be either a first-type battery tab or a second-type battery tab. The sheet thickness of at least one portion of the first-type battery tab may be larger than the sheet thickness of at least one portion of the second-type battery tab.