Abstract: Example systems and methods involve an information processing apparatus configured to transmit transmission data to one or more of a plurality of other information processing apparatuses, the transmission data including identification information for content data executed by the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus is also configured to receive reception data from one or more of the plurality of other information processing apparatuses, the reception data from each respective other information processing apparatus including identification information for content data executed by the respective other information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus accesses purchase information associated with purchasing content data corresponding to at least one piece of identification information included in the reception data received from the one or more of the plurality of other information processing apparatuses.

Abstract: There is disclosed a power supply control device including a load that executes a predetermined process and operates when power is supplied; a power supply state transition controlling unit that allows at least the load to be transitioned to a power supply state, or a power interruption state; plural detection units that can operate within respective power-consumption ranges, and detects information related to the execution of the load; a power supply control unit for detection unit, which supplies power continuously to a minimum power-consumption type detection unit, and which supplies power to a detection unit having a relatively large power-consumption based on a detection result of a detection unit having a relatively small power-consumption; and a transition time determining unit that is executed when power is supplied with respect to a maximum power-consumption type detection unit, and that determines a transition time by the power supply state transition controlling unit.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that applies clear toner to an image to be formed based on image data being input and image information regarding the image data when forming the image, the image forming apparatus including a subject detection unit that detects a subject included in the image data based on the image information, the subject including plural pixels; and a setting unit that sets a first maximum value for amounts of the clear toner, each amount being an amount of the clear toner to be applied to a corresponding pixel included in the subject, based on a detection result of the subject.

Abstract: A first semiconductor chip and a second semiconductor chip are overlapped with each other in a direction in which a first multilayer interconnect layer and a second multilayer interconnect layer are opposed to each other. When seen in a plan view, a first inductor and a second inductor are overlapped. The first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip have non-opposed areas which are not opposed to each other. The first multilayer interconnect layer has a first external connection terminal in the non-opposed area, and the second multilayer interconnect layer has a second external connection terminal in the non-opposed area.

Abstract: A substrate for a liquid ejection head, including: forming a sacrifice layer on a first surface of a silicon substrate in a region in which a liquid supply port is to open, the sacrifice layer containing aluminum which is selectively etched with respect to the silicon substrate; forming an etching mask on a second surface which is a rear surface of the first surface of the silicon substrate, the etching mask having an opening corresponding to the sacrifice layer; a first etching step of etching the silicon substrate by using the etching mask as a mask and by using a first etchant containing 8 mass % or more and less than 15 mass % of tetramethylammonium hydroxide; and after the first etching step, a second etching step of removing the sacrifice layer by using a second etchant containing 15 mass % or more and 25 mass % or less of tetramethylammonium hydroxide.

Abstract: A method for producing a rubber composition containing by weight 5 to 95 parts of natural rubber (NR), 95 to 5 parts of chloroprene rubber (CR), and 20 to 90 parts of carbon black (CB), using a kneading machine, includes a first step of producing a master batch (M1) containing NR and CB; a second step of producing a master batch (M2) containing CR and CB, and a third step of mixing the M1 and M2 with each other to produce a master batch (M3) containing NR, CR, and CB, wherein the amount of CB contained in the M2 is from 40 to 70% by weight relative to the total amount of CB in the rubber composition, and when the M2 is discharged from the kneading machine after the second step, the actually measured temperature of the rubber composition is from 100 to 130° C.

Abstract: An aspect of the invention is directed to a plurality of MDSs (metadata servers) in a distributed storage system which includes data servers storing file contents, each MDS having a processor and a memory and storing file system metadata. Directories of a file system namespace are distributed to the MDSs through referral directories referring to real directories using hash value of inode number of each of the referral directories. During a process to create a directory in the file system namespace, a first MDS dynamically creates a referral directory in the first MDS, and creates a real directory in a second MDS, the referral directory in the first MDS referring to the real directory in the second MDS by maintaining location information of the real directory in the second MDS, the real directory in the second MDS containing the file system metadata for the directory in the file system namespace.

Abstract: A switch valve which is configured such that a plurality of land sections and a valley section between the land sections are formed in a valve element that advances or retreats in an axial direction according to a manual operation, a plurality of port sections opened are provided in a cylinder section in which the valve element is inserted so as to be capable of advancing and retreating, and the prescribed port sections are made to communicate with each other via the valley section according to a position of the valve element in the axial direction or be blocked by the land section, the switch valve includes a seal section that seals a space between portions on both sides in the axial direction across either one of the land sections in a liquid-tight manner.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information extracting method includes: collecting a text in which a keyword of interest appears, the keyword of interest, and a time of creation of the text; extracting a keyword included in the text except for the keyword of interest and configured to extract the time of creation; extracting the keyword having a time score obtained on the basis of an appearance frequency of the keyword in a time interval exceeding a first threshold value and a local score obtained from the appearance frequency of the keyword in a predetermined local area exceeding a second threshold value as a local hot word, and also extract the extracted time interval of the extracted keyword and the keyword of interest corresponding to the keyword; and storing the extracted local hot word, the time interval, and the keyword of interest.

Abstract: An operation device includes a first condition in which the operation device consumes a first amount of electric power; a second condition in which the operation device consumes a second amount of electric power; a first detecting unit, to which electric power is supplied in the second condition, having a first detection range and detecting a person in the first detection range; a second detecting unit having a second detection range and detecting the person in the second detection range; a transmitting section that transmits, when the person is detected by the first detecting unit in the second condition, the electric power required for the second detecting unit to detect the person to the second detecting unit; and an instructing section that instructs, when the person is detected by the second detecting unit, the operation device to change a condition from the second condition to the first condition.

Abstract: A gaming machine 1: variably displays a plurality of symbols on a lower image display panel 141 in response to an external input; randomly determining symbols 501 to be rearranged on the lower image display panel 141; determining one of game results based on the symbols 501 randomly determined; execute a common indication effect common to all the game results; and after common indication effect is executed, executes an individual indication effect according to the game result determined while the symbols are variably displayed.

Abstract: There is provided a video processing apparatus comprising a motion vector detection unit for detecting data on the motions of objects by using at least two frames, an interpolation frame generation unit for generating interpolation frames in the horizontal/vertical and temporal directions in accordance with the motion vectors obtained by the motion vector detection unit, and an image feature detection unit for detecting the features of motions extended over the at least two frames, wherein the procedures, performed by the image feature detection unit, of generating interpolation frames in the horizontal/vertical and temporal directions are switched over in accordance with the features of motions.

Abstract: An electromagnetic wave discrimination device according to the present invention discriminates electromagnetic waves, and includes an acquisition section, a feature quantity calculation section, a similarity calculation section, a classification section, a discrimination section, an output section, and a storage section. The acquisition section receives communication signals of a predetermined frequency, and samples waveform data of the communication signals every predetermined time to obtain sample data for each predetermined time. The feature quantity calculation section calculates amplitude feature quantities for each predetermined time, based on the sampling data for each predetermined time. The similarity calculation section calculates degrees of similarity with respect to the amplitude feature quantities for each predetermined time.

Abstract: An example game device arranges, in a game space, a plurality of first characters corresponding to a plurality of controllers and a second character corresponding to a portable display device. The second character is caused to move in the game space based on an input operation performed on an analog stick. An orientation of the second character is changed based on an input operation performed on the analog stick and an input operation performed on a change in an attitude of the portable display device. On the other hand, the first character is caused to normally automatically move along a predetermined path, and to move toward an enemy character when the enemy character is present within a predetermined range.

Abstract: Provided is a control device of a vehicle, the vehicle having an electric motor and an engine. The control device includes an operating device and a controller. The operating device is configured to be selected a running capability of the vehicle. The controller configured to increase a running capability to be achieved using the electric motor alone, in a case where the vehicle travels using the electric motor alone according to the selected running capability, as compared with a case where the vehicle travels using the electric motor alone and the running capability is not selected.

Abstract: A semiconductor device generates battery state information including information of a capacity that can be extracted from a battery in the case of discharging from a full charge state until a discharge cutoff voltage at a predetermined discharge rate, based on measurement results of battery voltage, current, and temperature. The device calculates a first estimate value of capacity that can be extracted in the case of discharging the battery from the full charge state until the discharge cutoff voltage and calculates a second estimate value of capacity that can be extracted in the case of discharging the battery until a voltage larger than the discharge cutoff voltage. The device corrects the first estimate value based on a difference between a capacity value extracted from the battery by discharging the battery from the full charge state until the voltage larger than the discharge cutoff voltage and the second estimate value.

Abstract: A trailing shield is provided on a trailing side of a magnetic pole with a non-magnetic gap layer in between, and an intermediate layer having negative uniaxial magnetocrystalline anisotropy is provided between the non-magnetic gap layer and the trailing shield. The intermediate layer has a magnetic property in which an easy axis of magnetization is provided in an in-plane direction and thus magnetization is likely to occur in that direction, whereas a difficult axis of magnetization is provided in a direction intersecting the in-plane direction and thus magnetization is less likely to occur in that direction. Accordingly, magnetic flux becomes difficult to excessively flow from the magnetic pole into the trailing shield.

Abstract: An electronic stability control indication system including a bar-graph-type display, a processor, and a memory. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, control the operation of the electronic stability control indication system. The system receives a first signal from a yaw rate sensor indicative of an actual yaw rate of the vehicle. The system then determines a target yaw rate and a threshold difference for the vehicle. If the difference between the actual yaw rate and the target yaw rate exceeds the difference threshold, an electronic stability control system is activated. The system also provides a visual representation of the difference between the actual yaw rate and the target yaw ratio relative to the threshold difference on the bar-graph-type display.

Abstract: A gaming machine executes a process with new entertainability. The game executes a normal game accepting an input of selecting any of the plurality of the specific symbols stop-displayed, in response to a fact that a plurality of the specific symbols are stop-displayed, in the normal game executed. A benefit is awarded according to the specific symbols selected. Whether or not to generate a specific game state is determined, in response to the specific symbols selected. An input of selecting a specific symbol other than the specific symbol previously selected is accepted from among the plurality of specific symbols stop-displayed, in response to a fact that it is determined that the specific game state has been generated. A benefit is awarded according to the specific symbol selected in the last processing.

Abstract: A biometric authentication method for a computer system, the computer system comprising: a computer; and an authentication server, the biometric authentication method including steps of: extracting a first feature from the captured biometric information; generating a template polynomial for enrollment; extracting a second feature from the captured biometric information; generating a template polynomial for authentication; generating a correlation function for calculating a correlation between the template polynomial for authentication and the enrolled template polynomial; calculating a correlation value between the template polynomial for authentication and the enrolled template polynomial by using the generated correlation function, and determining based on the calculated correlation value whether or not the biometric information at the time of authentication coincides with the biometric information enrolled.