Abstract: Provided is an air conditioner including an indoor unit provided with a microphone element for receiving voice instructions, such that a voice instruction spoken by an operator is acquired with high quality and control based on the voice instruction spoken by the operator is likely to be ensured. The air conditioner includes an indoor unit, a transmission unit, and a reception unit. The indoor unit has a main body and a microphone element. The main body has formed therein a blow-out port through which air-conditioned air is blown out toward a space to be air-conditioned. The microphone element accepts a voice instruction captured from a voice capturing portion arranged at a position that deviates from a ventilation space through which the air blown out from the blow-out port flows, in such a manner as to face the space to be air-conditioned. The transmission unit transmits the voice instruction accepted by the microphone element to an outside as a signal.

Abstract: Provided is a heterocyclic compound that can have an antagonistic action on an NMD A receptor containing the NR2B subunit and that is expected to be useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for depression, bipolar disorder, migraine, pain, peripheral symptoms of dementia and the like. A compound represented by the formula (I), wherein each symbol is as defined in the DESCRIPTION, or a salt thereof.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes light emitting elements that are driven by current and a voltage control unit that controls a driving voltage for driving the light emitting elements based on a temperature of the display apparatus. The voltage control unit performs control such that an amount of change in the driving voltage per unit time does not exceed a predetermined limited range. The predetermined limited range is determined based on a relationship between the change in the driving voltage and a change in a light emission luminance of the light emitting elements.

Abstract: An operating system that can control any apparatus is provided. The operating system includes an input receiving device, a first information processing device, a second information processing device, and an infrared output device. The operating system operates a first-type apparatus operable by communication of an infrared pattern and a second-type apparatus operable via a network. The first information processing device is connected to the input receiving device and configured to analyze operation information corresponding to an input operation. The second information processing device is configured to control the second-type apparatus (controlled apparatus (B)) via the network based on a control instruction. The infrared output device is configured to output an infrared pattern corresponding to a control instruction to the first-type apparatus (controlled apparatus (A)).

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: a detection unit configured to detect a position of a subject, which is a target of trimming in an image; a setting unit configured to set a determination frame that separates a first region, which includes an edge of the image, and a second region, which is a region of the image excluding the first region, from each other; and a generation unit configured to generate a trimming image to notify a user that the subject is likely to move out of an imaging range of the image, in a case where the position of the subject is included in the first region.

Abstract: An imaging system includes: an optical system configured to form a subject image; a driver configured to drive the optical system; an imaging element configured to capture the subject image and generate image data; and a processor configured to control the imaging element and the driver. The imaging element includes: a first imaging portion configured to capture an image of a first light beam that travels through a first optical path in the optical system; a second imaging portion configured to capture an image of a second light beam that travels through a second optical path shorter than the first optical path; and plural phase difference pixels for phase difference autofocus, the plural phase difference pixels being arranged in at least one of the first imaging portion and the second imaging portion, the plural phase difference pixels being configured to output phase difference signals.

Abstract: A relay device includes a first connecting unit, a second connecting unit, a first notifying unit, a second notifying unit, and a communicating unit. The first connecting unit is connected with a first interface of a first device, the first interface being not compliant with USB (Universal Serial Bus) standard. The second connecting unit is connected with a second interface of a second device, the second interface being compliant with the USB standard. The first notifying unit notifies the second device that the relay device is a USB device. The second notifying unit notifies the first device that the second device has been connected to the second connecting unit. The communicating unit relays communication carried out between the second device and the first device.

Abstract: An operating system includes an air conditioner and an infrared output device. The air conditioner includes an indoor unit. The infrared output device is configured to receive first information on an instruction to a first-type apparatus other than the air conditioner and operable by an infrared signal and transmit an infrared signal corresponding to the first information to the first-type apparatus. The air conditioner further includes a management device configured to manage the first-type apparatus. The management device includes a command information receiving unit configured to receive second information on a command content, and a determination unit configured to determine whether there is a deviation between a behavior of the first-type apparatus and the command content, based on the behavior of the first-type apparatus and the second information.

Abstract: An infrared output device is installed in a fixed apparatus whose position is fixed in a predetermined space. An input receiving device is configured to receive, through voice input, a control command to a first-type apparatus controllable by infrared ray. Upon the input receiving device receiving the control command, the infrared output device is configured to output infrared ray to the first-type apparatus.

Abstract: An air conditioning system suppresses energy consumption by efficient shared use of air in a common space that is not subjected to air conditioning in an indoor area, among a plurality of air conditioners for the purpose of heat exchange. A plurality of air conditioners each include: a usage-side heat exchanger configured to carry out heat exchange with air in an air-conditioning target space; a heat source-side heat exchanger configured to carry out heat transfer to and from the usage-side heat exchanger; and a heat source-side fan configured to feed air from a common space to the heat source-side heat exchanger and to blow the air into the common space. The heat source-side heat exchangers of the air conditioners are disposed in the common space. A first ventilation fan whose airflow volume is changeable is disposed near an exhaust port through which air is discharged from the common space toward an outdoor area.

Abstract: An infrared output device is installed in a fixed apparatus whose position is fixed in a predetermined space. An input receiving device is configured to receive, through voice input, a control command to a first-type apparatus controllable by infrared ray. Upon the input receiving device receiving the control command, the infrared output device is configured to output infrared ray to the first-type apparatus.

Abstract: A control device includes: a processor configured to obtain a first picture signal and a second picture signal, calculate first ranging information based on the first picture signal, calculate second ranging information based on the second picture signal, estimate a first subject distance corresponding to the first ranging information, estimate ranging information corresponding to a second focal position, perform arithmetic processing to determine degree of reliability of the first ranging information, and output a result of the arithmetic processing.

Abstract: This toothed belt transmission device (1) includes a toothed belt (10) in which belt teeth (13) and belt tooth bottom parts (14) are alternately formed, and a toothed pulley (50) in which pulley teeth (53) and pulley tooth bottom parts (54) are alternately formed so as to mesh with the toothed belt (10). The tips of the belt teeth (13) come into contact with the pulley tooth bottom parts (54), but the tips of the pulley teeth (53) do not come into contact with the belt tooth bottom parts (14), and gaps (S) are provided between the tips of the pulley teeth (53) and the belt tooth bottom parts (14).

Abstract: A web processing system which includes two rollers configured to rotate at the same phase while being in contact with a web which continuously exists along a movement passage and a suppressing mechanism for suppressing a tension variation of the web between the two rollers.

Abstract: A relay device includes a first connecting unit, a second connecting unit, a first notifying unit, a second notifying unit, and a communicating unit. The first connecting unit is connected with a first interface of a first device, the first interface being not compliant with USB (Universal Serial Bus) standard. The second connecting unit is connected with a second interface of a second device, the second interface being compliant with the USB standard. The first notifying unit notifies the second device that the relay device is a USB device. The second notifying unit notifies the first device that the second device has been connected to the second connecting unit. The communicating unit relays communication carried out between the second device and the first device.

Abstract: An imaging device for performing phase-difference detection auto-focus includes an image sensor including a plurality of normal pixels and a plurality of phase-difference detection pixels arranged in a matrix shape; an exposure control circuit controlling a first exposure time driving the normal pixels for generating image signals, and a second exposure time driving the phase-difference detection pixels for generating phase-difference detection signals; and a lighting device irradiating the imaging object with a first irradiating light at the first exposure time, and irradiating the imaging object with a second irradiating light at the second exposure time. The wave length range of the second irradiating light is narrower than the wave length range of the first irradiating light.

Abstract: An infrared output device is installed in a fixed apparatus whose position is fixed in a predetermined space. An input receiving device is configured to receive, through voice input, a control command to a first-type apparatus controllable by infrared ray. Upon the input receiving device receiving the control command, the infrared output device is configured to output infrared ray to the first-type apparatus.

Abstract: An operating system that can control any apparatus is provided. The operating system includes an input receiving device, a first information processing device, a second information processing device, and an infrared output device. The operating system operates a first-type apparatus operable by communication of an infrared pattern and a second-type apparatus operable via a network. The first information processing device is connected to the input receiving device and configured to analyze operation information corresponding to an input operation. The second information processing device is configured to control the second-type apparatus (controlled apparatus (B)) via the network based on a control instruction. The infrared output device is configured to output an infrared pattern corresponding to a control instruction to the first-type apparatus (controlled apparatus (A)).

Abstract: An operating system includes an air conditioner and an infrared output device. The air conditioner includes an indoor unit. The infrared output device is configured to receive first information on an instruction to a first-type apparatus other than the air conditioner and operable by an infrared signal and transmit an infrared signal corresponding to the first information to the first-type apparatus. The air conditioner further includes a management device configured to manage the first-type apparatus. The management device includes a command information receiving unit configured to receive second information on a command content, and a determination unit configured to determine whether there is a deviation between a behavior of the first-type apparatus and the command content, based on the behavior of the first-type apparatus and the second information.

Abstract: An image inspection apparatus includes an image reader that reads an original image formed on a recording material based on a print job and generates a read image, and a hardware processor that analyzes the read image and performs an image inspection, wherein the hardware processor: acquires the read image from the image reader, detects an edge from the read image, and excludes a region near the edge from a target of the image inspection; performs a predetermined filter process on the read image after the exclusion process to generate a first reference image; compares the read image after the exclusion process with the first reference image to generate a first comparison image; and binarizes the first comparison image using a predetermined threshold to detect points where a specific abnormality has occurred, and outputs a detection result.