Abstract: A system and method capable of efficiently using and operating resources and allowing a cluster satisfying requirements of functions/services provided to terminals to be configured of multi-access edge computing (MEC) servers are provided.

Abstract: A detecting device is provided for detecting a condition of a bicycle crank assembly including a bicycle crank provided to a bicycle frame. The detecting device includes an electronic controller. The electronic controller is configured to obtain information relating to an image of the crank. The electronic controller is configured to determine an angle of the crank based on the information.

Abstract: A packet transfer device 100 includes a packet classification unit 120 configured to classify received packets, queues 140 for respective classifications, priorities being set to the queues, a dequeue processing unit 150 configured to extract packets from the queue under a predetermined rule based on the priorities set to the queues, and a queue priority control unit 130 configured to perform control, upon detecting that a reception amount of packets related to a communication flow temporarily or intermittently increases from a reception amount under a normal condition, such that a priority of one of the queues holding the packets related to the communication flow is temporarily raised from a priority under the normal condition, during a period while the reception amount of packets related to the communication flow temporarily or intermittently increases.

Abstract: In a resource estimation device 1 that estimates a resource necessary for a virtual terminal, the resource estimation device 1 being installed at an edge of a cloud, the virtual terminal performing rendering of a VR image, the resource estimation device 1 includes: a resource estimation unit 230 configured to calculate a resource value corresponding to a VR image output scheme and a characteristic value of 3D data, using resource relation information, the resource value being necessary to cause the virtual terminal to operate at the characteristic value, the VR image output scheme being a scheme for outputting the VR image and being input, the 3D data being data about an object that is drawn by a VR application program, the resource relation information being set for each VR image output scheme and indicating a relation about change between the characteristic value and the resource value, and configured to calculate the calculated resource value as the resource necessary for the virtual terminal; and a relati

Abstract: A detecting device is provided for detecting a condition of a bicycle crank assembly including a bicycle crank provided to a bicycle frame. The detecting device includes an electronic controller. The electronic controller is configured to obtain information relating to an image of the crank. The electronic controller is configured to determine an angle of the crank based on the information.

Abstract: A delay measurement device that is to be connected, via a communication network, to a rendering server that performs rendering processing on an image, includes: transmission means for transmitting, to the rendering server, sensor information acquired from a sensor included in the delay measurement device and trigger information acquired in a predetermined time period; receiving means for receiving a rendered image generated through the rendering processing performed in the rendering server based on the sensor information and the trigger information; and measurement means for measuring a predetermined delay based on a difference between a first time indicating a time when the trigger information was transmitted to the rendering server and a second time indicating a time when the rendered image or a predetermined image was displayed.

Abstract: A control apparatus for a human-powered vehicle comprises a first controller. The first controller is configured to establish, in response to a user input, a wireless communication channel between a first wireless communicator of a first communication device and a second wireless communicator of a second communication device via a wired communication channel which is established between the first communication device and the second communication device through an electric cable and a first communication port configured to be connected to the electric cable.

Abstract: A distributed system that uses, in a network, a plurality of computational resources to perform processing on data includes an assignment unit that assigns data to a plurality of data processing units, and a determination unit that collects a data processing time in each data processing unit and a communication time between the assignment unit and each data processing unit, determines assignment of data to each data processing unit based on the data processing time and the communication time that are collected, and notifies the assignment unit of information on the determined assignment.

Abstract: A system and method capable of efficiently using and operating resources and allowing a cluster satisfying requirements of functions/services provided to terminals to be configured of MEC servers are provided.

Abstract: Backup system and method that can determine a backup destination in consideration of disaster are provided. There are provided: a data acquisition unit 110 that acquires disaster information, network information, and node information; a replication group construction unit 130 that generates, based on the disaster information, and the like, replication group information including association information between a first node that stores original data and one or more second nodes that are candidates for backup destination of the original data, and saves the replication group information in a storage unit 120; a replication destination node calculation unit 140 that, when executing backup of the original data, calculates the second node as backup destination from the replication group; and a replication processing unit 230 that replicates and stores the original data into the storage of the second node.

Abstract: A human-powered vehicle control device includes an electronic controller that is configured to control an electric component of the human-powered vehicle in at least one control state selected from multiple control states that at least partially differ from each other. A number of the at least one control state is changeable. A human-powered vehicle control system includes the human-powered vehicle control device. Also, a method is carried out to set a control state of the human-powered vehicle control device.

Abstract: For an application collectively transmitting a group of packets desired to be transmitted at once, the group of successive packets are transferred with low latency, while fairness is maintained among communication flows with the identical priority.

Abstract: A focal-plane shutter that has a shutter base plate that has an opening; a shutter blade that opens/closes the opening; a blade arm that pivotally supports the shutter blade; and a blade drive member that has a drive pin that is connected to the blade arm. The blade drive member rotates the blade arm so as to drive the shutter blade. The blade arm has a connection hole into which the drive pin is inserted; and a restriction member that is between an inner circumferential surface of the connection hole and an outer circumferential surface of the drive pin and that restricts the movement of the drive pin inside the connection hole.

Abstract: A control apparatus for a human-powered vehicle comprises a first controller. The first controller is configured to establish, in response to a user input, a wireless communication channel between a first wireless communicator of a first communication device and a second wireless communicator of a second communication device via a wired communication channel which is established between the first communication device and the second communication device through an electric cable and a first communication port configured to be connected to the electric cable.

Abstract: A navigation system includes a detector configured to detect a situation in a movable object, a determiner configured to determine a degree of activity of conversation in the movable object on the basis of a detection result by the detector, a movement plan setter configured to set a movement plan on the basis of setting information which is set by a user, and to change at least part of the set movement plan on the basis of a determination result by the determiner, and a navigator configured to navigate the movable object on the basis of the movement plan which is set or changed by the movement plan setter.

Abstract: A movement plan provision system includes an analyzer configured to analyze an attribute of a user on the basis of life information related to a life of the user, which is information collected by an electronic apparatus present in a life space of the user, a group generator configured to generate a group to which a user having a predetermined relationship belongs, on the basis of the attribute of the user analyzed by the analyzer, and a movement plan provider configured to provide a movement plan according to the relationship of the group generated by the group generator to a plurality of users belonging to the group generated by the group generator.

Abstract: Provides a focal-plane shutter comprising: a base plate that has an opening portion for exposure; a blade group for opening and closing the opening portion; an arm that is linked to a blade group; and a driving mechanism portion, linked to the arm, for driving the blade group through the arm, wherein: the blade group and the arm are linked through a coupling plated with a metal crystallized structure with crystallization degree of no less than 99%. This focal-plane shutter can improve the wear durability of a coupling for linking a blade group and an arm. This can prevent the production of wear debris, and prevent the coupling from becoming brittle through wear, even given repeated operations.

Abstract: A focal-plane shutter that has a shutter base plate that has an opening; a shutter blade that opens/closes the opening; a blade arm that pivotally supports the shutter blade; and a blade drive member that has a drive pin that is connected to the blade arm. The blade drive member rotates the blade arm so as to drive the shutter blade. The blade arm has a connection hole into which the drive pin is inserted; and a restriction member that is between an inner circumferential surface of the connection hole and an outer circumferential surface of the drive pin and that restricts the movement of the drive pin inside the connection hole.