Abstract: Provided is a signal processing circuit including an information detection unit (204) that detects signal bandwidth information indicating a bandwidth of a channel signal in a broadcast signal received by a receiving circuit (100) that receives the broadcast signal, and the signal bandwidth information is used for execution of a channel scan.

Abstract: A shared vehicle managing system includes: a managing server configured to accept rental reservations by a plurality of users and to manage rental of shared vehicles; and a terminal configured to communicate with the managing server. The terminal includes: an information transmitting unit configured to transmit information about the shared vehicle; and a notifying unit configured to give a notification to each user who uses the shared vehicle upon reception of a prescribed maintenance signal, the notification prompting the user to perform maintenance of the shared vehicle. The managing server includes: a maintenance determining unit configured to determine whether the maintenance of the shared vehicle is required based on the information about the shared vehicle from the information transmitting unit; and a signal transmitting unit configured to transmit the maintenance signal to the terminal when the maintenance determining unit determines that the maintenance is required.

Abstract: To promote utilization of ride-sharing, a vehicle ride-sharing assist system (1) utilized by a group including a plurality of members includes: a ride-sharing operation managing unit (22) configured to accept ride-sharing applications from the members for each prescribed period, to determine an operation schedule of at least one vehicle utilized for the ride-sharing, and to notify the operation schedule to the members that have made the ride-sharing applications; a data acquiring unit (23) configured to acquire utilization data of each member that has performed the ride-sharing of the vehicle, the utilization data including item values respectively assigned to a plurality of items related to operation of the ride-sharing; and a giving unit (25) configured to convert each item value to a converted value for each member that has performed the ride-sharing in each prescribed period and to give each member a sum of the converted value as points.

Abstract: To eliminate a waiting time and thus to assist in efficient merging when a vehicle and a user to board the vehicle merge with each other, a server (5) of a vehicle and user merging assist system includes a merging schedule setting unit (22), a notification unit (21), and a merging route setting unit (25). The merging schedule setting unit (22) sets a merging schedule in response to an application of the user. The merging schedule includes a merging point (P) and a merging time of a ride-sharing vehicle (10) and the user, a vehicle route (Rv) of the ride-sharing vehicle (10) to the merging point (P), and a user route (Ry) of the user to the merging point (P). The notification unit (21) notifies a vehicle terminal (3) and a user terminal (2) of information about the merging schedule.

Abstract: An accuracy of detecting a slip out of a substrate from a top ring is improved. A polishing unit 300 includes a polishing table 350, a top ring 302, a light emitting member 371, a slip-out detector 370, and an elimination mechanism 380. A polishing pad 352 that polishes a substrate WF is attached to the polishing table 350. The top ring 302 holds the substrate WF to press the substrate WF against the polishing pad 352. The light emitting member 371 emits a light to a detection area 372 on the polishing pad 352. The slip-out detector 370 detects a slip out of the substrate WF from the top ring 302 based on the light reflected from the detection area 372. The elimination mechanism 380 eliminates a polishing liquid flowing into the detection area 372.

Abstract: A shortest path searching unit 121 identifies a first group by a shortest path search conducted from a start point node in a forward direction within a first distance and identifies a second group by another shortest path search conducted from an end point node in a reverse direction within a second distance. A feature graph generating unit 122 generates, when sum of a distance of a first shortest path between the start point node and a first node included in the first group and a distance of a second shortest path between the end point node and a second node included in the second group is not more than a threshold obtained by adding a specific distance to a distance of a shortest path between the start point node and the end point node, a feature graph including the first shortest path and the second shortest path.

Abstract: An imprint apparatus includes an ejection device which ejects ejection material and a substrate stage which moves a substrate in a first direction and a second direction intersecting with the first direction. The imprint apparatus causes the ejection device to eject ejection material to the substrate while moving the substrate stage. At the time of ejecting ejection material to a second field adjacent to a first field in succession to an ejection to the first field in the first direction, the ejection device accepts an ejection start signal for the second field and determines an ejection start timing in the second field before ejection operation in the first field is completed.

Abstract: It is provided an intraocular lens insertion system that achieves a preferable insertion of an intraocular lens without using viscoelastic material in an eyeball.

Abstract: A learning device sets each search range that is a part of a graph in which a plurality of nodes are connected by a plurality of edges, for each start node of one or more start nodes in the graph, on the basis of a set problem and relevance of an attribute of each of one or more nodes or edges connected to the each start node, generates an evaluation value of each of the one or more nodes and edges included in the each search range on the basis of a learning result by a learning model of the set problem, updates the one or more nodes and edges of the each search range on the basis of the evaluation value corresponding to the each search range and the relevance of the attribute corresponding to the each search range and the set problem, and performs a search.

Abstract: Surface inspection apparatus includes stage for holding substrate, light source, scanning optical system for scanning light from the light source along first direction for plural times, stage scanning mechanism for scanning the stage in second direction intersecting with the first direction, and detector for detect scattered light from the substrate Inspection target region of the substrate is scanned by the light from the light source by an operation of the scanning optical system and the stage scanning mechanism. Chromatic aberration of the scanning optical system is corrected to fall within predetermined wavelength range. Fluctuation range of wavelength of the light from the light source is determined based on variation in total lighting time of the light source in scanning period of each light scanning operation along the first direction. The fluctuation range falls within the predetermined wavelength range.

Abstract: To provide a demodulation circuit, a processing circuit, a processing method, and a processing device that are capable of implementing more prompt acquisition of alert information.

Abstract: A communication unit includes a communication circuit section that transmits transmission data to a communicated unit in each time-segment configured by a predetermined division number of time slots. The communication unit further includes a measuring section that, in a case where the time-segment includes a predetermined number or more of first time slots available for transmission of the transmission data and a predetermined number or less of second time slots not used for the transmission of the transmission data, measures a first signal value in a period of one or more of the first time slots and a second signal value in a period of one or more of the second time slots.

Abstract: A processing system includes: a first statistical operator configured to divide data output from each sensor of a target apparatus according to each processing division of a processing performed by the target apparatus, and perform a statistical operation for each processing division; a second statistical operator configured to divide data output from each sensor of a comparative apparatus according to each processing division of the processing performed by the comparative apparatus, and perform a statistical operation for each processing division; a calculator configured to calculate a difference value between a result of the statistical operation performed by the first statistical operator and a result of the statistical operation performed by the second statistical operator, for each processing division; and a display controller configured to display the difference value for each processing division in a graph.

Abstract: Provided is an ejection apparatus including: an ejection head having an ejection opening for ejecting an ejection material in a liquid state; a storage container storing therein the ejection material and communicating with the ejection head; and a pressure control unit that maintains the pressure inside the storage container at a negative pressure. The pressure control unit generates a first pressure in the storage container in a normal operation, the first pressure being capable of forming a meniscus of the ejection material in the ejection opening. The pressure control unit drops the pressure inside the storage container to at least the first pressure in a case where the pressure inside the storage container reaches a predetermined pressure above the first pressure.

Abstract: In a substrate polishing apparatus where a polishing liquid passes through inside a rotary joint, the rotary joint requires maintenance. There is provided a substrate polishing apparatus that includes: a polishing head for holding a substrate; a rotary table that has a surface to which a first opening portion is provided; a polishing liquid discharge mechanism disposed to the rotary table; and a controller configured to control at least the polishing liquid discharge mechanism. The polishing liquid discharge mechanism includes a first cylinder, a first piston, and a driving mechanism that drives the first piston. The first opening portion is communicated with a liquid holding space defined by the first cylinder and the first piston. The controller controls the driving of the first piston by the driving mechanism to increase and decrease a volume of the liquid holding space.

Abstract: A relevance searching method performed by a computer, the relevance searching method includes generating a combined database by combining a plurality of databases each including a plurality of elements and relevance information indicating direct relevance between two elements in the plurality of elements; and searching for relevance between two elements that do not have direct relevance by using the combined database.

Abstract: The present invention provides an imprint apparatus forming a pattern of an imprint material on a substrate by using a mold, the imprint apparatus including an optical system applying, to a peripheral region, irradiation light acing to increase viscosity of the imprint material, the peripheral region including an end of a mesa portion of the mold and surrounding the mesa portion in a state in which the mesa portion of the mold is held in contact with the imprint material, and a control unit controlling the optical system such that timings of applying the irradiation light to a plurality of zones in the peripheral region are different from each other, the zones being positioned at different distances from a center of the mesa portion, in the state in which the mesa portion of the mold is held in contact with the imprint material on the substrate.

Abstract: An elastic member that includes a plurality of pressure chambers is manufactured without using a mold having a complicated shape. According to one embodiment, a laminated membrane used in a substrate holder of a substrate processing apparatus is provided. Such a laminated membrane includes a first sheet material and a second sheet material disposed on the first sheet material. A part of the first sheet material is secured to a part of the second sheet material.

Abstract: A communication unit according to the present disclosure includes: a communication circuit section that receives transmission data divided into head data and one or more subsequent data from an communicated unit over a period of a plurality of time-segments; a storage section having a storage region in which at least the transmission data received by the communication circuit section is stored; and a control section that places a limitation on an access period to cause a period of access to the storage region in a period of a time-segment in which the subsequent data is transmitted to become shorter than a period of access to the storage region in a period of a time-segment in which the head data is transmitted.

Abstract: To reduce a risk generated at a time of collision of a substrate with a retainer. According to one embodiment, a head for holding a polygonal substrate as a polishing object of a polishing apparatus is provided. The head includes a substrate holding surface configured to hold a substrate and a retainer positioned outside the substrate holding surface. The retainer has an end region. The end region is arranged adjacent to a corner portion of the substrate held onto the head. The end region has an end surface on a side of the substrate holding surface. The end surface is configured to increase in distance from the substrate holding surface with approaching an end portion in a longitudinal direction of the retainer.