Abstract: A wearable image pickup apparatus that eliminates manual change of an image pickup direction during picking up an image and can easily obtain an image that records experience while focusing attention on the experience. An image pickup apparatus includes an observation direction detection unit that is worn on a body other than a head of a user, an image pickup unit that is worn on the body of the user, a memory device that stores a set of instructions, and at least one processor that executes the set of instructions to: detect an observation direction of the user by the observation direction detection unit, pick up an image by the image pickup unit, and output an output image corresponding to the observation direction based on the image picked up by the image pickup unit.

Abstract: A non-invasive substance analysis apparatus includes: a sample support plate; an excitation light source; and a temperature sensor. The sample support plate has a main surface including a sample placement region, and a main surface opposite to the main surface. The temperature sensor is provided on the main surface. A through hole extending from the sample placement region to the main surface is provided in the sample support plate. Excitation light emitted from the excitation light source is applied to a sample placed on the sample placement region through the through hole.

Abstract: A power tool system includes at least one controlled device including a power tool, and a voice control device configured to wirelessly communicate with the at least one controlled device. The voice control device includes a at least one first processor configured to control operation of the at least one controlled device. The at least one first processor is configured to acquire voice data, and to control operation of the power tool in accordance with a command relating to the operation of the power tool and identified based on the voice data.

Abstract: An imaging device including an image sensor that captures a video; and a processor configured to extract a first frame from a plurality of frames constituting the video captured by the image sensor to generate a first static image file, generate a video file constituted of a plurality of frames including the first frame from the video, and store the video file, the first static image file, and additional information indicating a position of the first frame in the video file.

Abstract: A wireless performance evaluation method for performing wireless performance evaluation of a wireless network including wireless base stations and wireless terminal stations includes: before performing wireless performance evaluation operation based on wireless performance evaluation information generated from wireless performance evaluation conditions, determining whether an existing wireless performance evaluation result of wireless performance evaluation operation that has been performed is substitutable or not; and if the existing wireless performance evaluation result is substitutable, skipping arithmetic processing corresponding to the wireless performance evaluation information and substituting the existing wireless performance evaluation result.

Abstract: Provided is a curable silicone composition or the like having excellent handleability and curing properties during sealing due to good hot-melt properties and excellent melting properties, in addition to having excellent cured product mechanical strength and substrate bonding strength, making the composition suitable as a sealant for semiconductor devices. The curable silicone composition comprises: (A) a hot-melt MDT-type organopolysiloxane resin having a specific siloxane unit ratio; (B) an organohydrogensiloxane compound; (C) a hydrosilylation catalyst; and (D) a functional inorganic filler in an amount of 400 to 3,000 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the total of components (A) to (C). The curable silicone composition is solid at 25° C. and has hot-melt properties at a temperature of 200° C. or lower.

Abstract: A component measurement device for measuring a given component contained in a sample. The component measurement device includes an excitation light source to emit excitation light onto the optical medium portion, a probe light source to emit probe light onto the optical medium portion, an intensity modulation unit to perform intensity modulation on the excitation light emitted by the excitation light source based on stratum corneum information about stratum corneum of the sample to generate intensity-modulated excitation light and emit the generated intensity-modulated excitation light onto the optical medium portion, and a measurement unit to measure the given component based on a difference between the probe light emitted from the optical medium portion in a first state where the excitation light is emitted and the probe light emitted from the optical medium portion in a second state where the intensity-modulated excitation light is emitted.

Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a base station to which a plurality of terminal stations are connectable and a control unit that controls the base station.

Abstract: Included are a plurality of base stations to which a plurality of terminal stations are connectable and a control station that controls each of the base stations. The control station includes a network communication unit that receives, from each of the base stations, base station information indicating the base station, wireless environment information indicating a reception signal received by the base station from another of the base stations and a signal intensity thereof, and terminal station information indicating the terminal station connected to the base station and a signal intensity and a calculation unit that calculates, based on the base station information, the wireless environment information, and the terminal station information each received from each of the base stations, connection control information for controlling a connection permission from each of the base stations to each of the terminal stations.

Abstract: A chemical liquid preparation method of preparing a TMAH-containing chemical liquid, including, a correspondence relationship preparing step of preparing a correspondence relationship between a supply flow rate ratio between an oxygen-containing gas and an inert-gas-containing gas and a convergent dissolved oxygen concentration in the TMAH-containing chemical liquid that is converged to when the oxygen-containing gas and the inert-gas-containing gas are supplied into the TMAH-containing chemical liquid; a concentration setting step of setting a target dissolved oxygen concentration in the TMAH-containing chemical liquid; a supply-flow-rate-ratio acquiring step of acquiring the supply flow rate ratio between the oxygen-containing gas and the inert-gas-containing gas corresponding to the target dissolved oxygen concentration in accordance with the correspondence relationship prepared in the correspondence relationship preparing step; and a gas supplying step of supplying the oxygen-containing gas and the inert-

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, which is communicable with a printing device, includes a control device configured to: receive an obtainment application of paid authority information guaranteeing a paid guaranteed printing amount by a purchasing user; add a value of the paid guaranteed printing amount relating to the corresponding paid authority information to a value of an allowable printing amount for the printing device; associate free authority information guaranteeing a free guaranteed printing amount corresponding to the paid guaranteed printing amount with identification information of the printing device; receive a utilization application of the free authority information associated with the identification information of the printing device; and add a value of a utilized printing amount within the free guaranteed printing amount corresponding to the free authority information to the value of the allowable printing amount.

Abstract: A biological component measurement apparatus includes an optical medium, an excitation light source, a probe light source, and a light position detector. The optical medium includes a sample placement surface. The excitation light source emits excitation light toward a sample placed on the sample placement surface. The probe light source emits probe light that travels through the optical medium. The light position detector detects the position of the probe light outgoing from the optical medium. The optical medium is formed from chalcogenide glass.

Abstract: A power tool is configured such that at least one accessory is mountable in a detachable manner. The power tool includes at least one camera and a determining part. The at least one accessory may be an auxiliary handle and/or a cover, which at least partially covers a tool accessory mounted on the power tool in a detachable manner. The determining part is configured to perform image processing on image data output from the at least one camera and to determine whether the state of the at least one accessory is normal based on at least whether the at least one accessory is mounted on the power tool.

Abstract: A method for operating a water electrolyzer includes applying a voltage to a water electrolysis cell such that a current having a target current value flows through the water electrolysis cell and stopping the current that flows through the water electrolysis cell upon a voltage applied to the water electrolysis cell being increased to a predetermined threshold value or more when a water electrolysis reaction is performed.

Abstract: A clothes care device is provided. The clothes care device includes a collection box, a suction pipe, a washing cover, and a spray nozzle disposed inside the suction pipe and provided in such a way that an end of the spray nozzle faces a washing port, and the washing cover mounted to the washing port and provided to be pressed against clothes. By operating a washing water supply in a state in which the washing cover is pressed against the clothes by an operation of a suction device, the spray nozzle sprays washing water and the suction device suctions and collects the washing water.

Abstract: A radio communication method of connecting a base station with a plurality of terminal stations, the base station including a plurality of radio communication units compatible with a predetermined communication standard, the method including collecting additional-line information including information regarding whether each terminal station is compatible with additional communication standard; collecting request information including a request in the predetermined communication standard of each terminal station; collecting identifier information that identifies each terminal station; calculating, based on the additional-line information, the request information and the identifier information that are collected, a setting policy including a setting for each radio communication unit, and a switching policy of setting a condition for switching the plurality of radio communication units; and setting, for each radio communication unit, the terminal station to be connected based on the setting policy and the switch

Abstract: A wireless communication characteristic evaluation method for calculating a wireless communication characteristic of a wireless communication system in which a plurality of wireless communication terminals perform communication by transmitting or exchanging signals includes: an RSSI measurement step of measuring an RSSI measurement used for calculation of the wireless communication characteristic; and a calculation step of calculating the wireless communication characteristic based on the RSSI measurement and correction data of the RSSI measurement according to specifications of the wireless communication terminals or a correction calculation model.

Abstract: A method includes collecting, as environment information, a radio environment represented by a signal received at a plurality of radio communication units from another base station, each of the plurality of radio communication units being switchable between a normal mode in which the radio communication unit performs radio communication as a base station and a subordinate mode in which the radio communication unit performs radio communication as a virtual terminal station, calculating test conduct information for each base station based on base station performance information representing a performance of each base station and the environment information, and conducting an operation test of each base station by, based on the test conduct information, setting any of the radio communication units to the normal mode, switching the radio communication units of the other base station to the subordinate mode, and performing radio communication with each other.

Abstract: A chemical liquid preparation method of preparing a chemical liquid for treating a film formed on a substrate, including a gas dissolving process in which an oxygen-containing gas and an inert-gas-containing gas are dissolved in the chemical liquid by supplying the oxygen-containing gas which contains oxygen gas and the inert-gas-containing gas which contains an inert gas to a chemical liquid, wherein in the gas dissolving process, a dissolved oxygen concentration in the chemical liquid is adjusted by setting a mixing ratio between the oxygen-containing gas and the inert-gas-containing gas supplied to the chemical liquid as a mixing ratio corresponding to a predetermined target dissolved oxygen concentration.

Abstract: A compressor system includes a compressor and a supply control unit that controls a state of supply of water and a state of supply of oil. The supply control unit includes a rate-of-change acquisition unit that acquires a rate of change in efficiency of the compressor, a supply amount acquisition unit that acquires the amount of supply of the oil, an operating cost acquisition unit that acquires an operation cost from the rate of change, an oil cost acquisition unit that acquires an oil cost from the amount of supply of the oil, and a cost relationship acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of provisional relationship values that are the relationship between the operating cost and the oil cost under each of the plurality of provisional cleaning conditions.