Abstract: A non-contact power transmission apparatus includes a non-contact power reception device, and a non-contact power supply device. The non-contact power supply device includes a power transmission coil, a power transmission circuit configured to transmit electric power by the power transmission coil, and a first control circuit configured to drive the power transmission circuit by using electric power of either a first voltage or a second voltage lower than the first voltage. The non-contact power reception device includes a power reception coil electromagnetically coupled with the power transmission coil, and a load circuit to which the electric power received by the power reception coil is supplied when connected to the power reception coil. The first control circuit carries out an authentication processing and a foreign object detection processing for detecting a foreign object before the load circuit and the power transmission coil are connected in the non-contact power reception device.

Abstract: An IC card system includes an IC card management server and an IC card. The IC card management server requests a SIM management server to make an inquiry regarding a user based on card identification information and user information relating to a contract of SIM card, and, in a case that validity of the user is verified, transmits a generation request for generating a registration application registering biometric authentication information, including the card identification information and the secret key, to the SIM management server. The IC card includes a data storage storing the card identification information and the secret key and storing the biometric authentication information and, in a case that authentication based on the card identification information and the secret key through communication with the SIM card based on the registration application is succeed, stores the biometric authentication information based on the biometric information in the data storage.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a power reception device. A power reception coil receives power from a power supply device in a non-contact manner. A power reception unit causes the received power as a charging current to flow to a load. A notification unit notifies that a relative position of the power reception device to the power supply device is inappropriate. A control unit starts charging by the charging current which is set to a first current value and controls the charging current so as to gradually increase the charging current. If the charging is stopped before the charging current reaches a second current value larger than the first current value, notification is performed that the relative position of the power reception device to the power supply device is inappropriate.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a power reception device. A power reception coil receives power from a power supply device in a non-contact manner. A power reception unit causes the received power as a charging current to flow to a load. A notification unit notifies that a relative position of the power reception device to the power supply device is inappropriate. A control unit starts charging by the charging current which is set to a first current value and controls the charging current so as to gradually increase the charging current. If the charging is stopped before the charging current reaches a second current value larger than the first current value, notification is performed that the relative position of the power reception device to the power supply device is inappropriate.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a power reception device. A power reception coil receives power from a power supply device in a non-contact manner. A power reception unit causes the received power as a charging current to flow to a load. A notification unit notifies that a relative position of the power reception device to the power supply device is inappropriate. A control unit starts charging by the charging current which is set to a first current value and controls the charging current so as to gradually increase the charging current. If the charging is stopped before the charging current reaches a second current value larger than the first current value, notification is performed that the relative position of the power reception device to the power supply device is inappropriate.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a power reception device. A power reception coil receives power from a power supply device in a non-contact manner. A power reception unit causes the received power as a charging current to flow to a load. A notification unit notifies that a relative position of the power reception device to the power supply device is inappropriate. A control unit starts charging by the charging current which is set to a first current value and controls the charging current so as to gradually increase the charging current. If the charging is stopped before the charging current reaches a second current value larger than the first current value, notification is performed that the relative position of the power reception device to the power supply device is inappropriate.

Abstract: A sound processing device includes: a combining processor that combines a performance sound and a source sound, based on operation information corresponding to a performance operation on an instrument. The performance sound is obtained by picking up a sound generated by the performance operation on the instrument. The source sound is obtained from a sound source.

Abstract: A power transmission device performs contactless power transmission from a power transmitter to a power receiver. The power transmitter includes a main body supporting the power receiver by first and second surfaces that are disposed adjacent to each other, a power transmitting coil disposed within the main body and having a first coil portion corresponding to the first surface and a second coil portion corresponding to the second surface, and a power source supplying power to the power transmitting coil. The power receiver includes a main body having a third surface and a fourth surface opposed to the first and second surfaces, respectively, and a power receiving coil disposed within the main body and having a third coil portion corresponding to the third surface and a fourth coil portion corresponding to the fourth surface.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a non-contact power receiving device, which receives electric power wirelessly supplied from a non-contact power transmitting device, includes a power receiving coil, a load circuit, a first temperature sensor, a second temperature sensor, and a control circuit. The control circuit calculates a gradient indicating a change in a temperature difference between a temperature detected by the first temperature sensor and a temperature detected by the second temperature sensor, and outputs information for stopping power transmission to the non-contact power transmitting device when the gradient is equal to or greater than a preset threshold value.

Abstract: A non-contact power transmission apparatus for transmitting electric power in a non-contact manner to a power reception apparatus comprises a housing configured to include a support section for placing the power reception apparatus and a circuit section for transmission of the electric power therein; a power transmission antenna arranged at a position corresponding to the support section of the housing and configured to transmit AC power to the power reception apparatus; and a hollow formed in the vicinity of the support section in the housing and capable of housing an end protruding to the support section side of a protrusion included in the power reception apparatus.

Abstract: A portable terminal apparatus according to an embodiment includes a power supply and a power receiving circuit that wirelessly receives electric power for charging the power supply. A first communication circuit transmits and receives information relating to receiving the electric power. A second communication circuit includes a communication antenna, a near field radio communication circuit and a switch arranged between the communication antenna and the near field radio communication circuit. The second communication circuit is selectively configured to communicate with a separate terminal device via near field radio communication. A controller controls the switch to disconnect the communication antenna from the near field radio communication circuit in response to the first communication circuit receiving the information relating to receiving the electric power.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a power reception device including: a power reception coil, a power reception unit, a notification unit, and a control unit. The power reception coil receives power from a power supply device in a non-contact manner. The power reception unit causes the received power as a charging current to flow to a load. The notification unit notifies that a relative position of the power reception device to the power supply device is inappropriate. The control unit starts charging by the charging current which is set to a first current value and controls the charging current so as to gradually increase the charging current. If the charging is stopped before the charging current reaches a second current value larger than the first current value, notification is performed that the relative position of the power reception device to the power supply device is inappropriate.

Abstract: A non-contact power supply device, which supplies electric power to a power reception coil from a power transmission coil in a non-contact manner, includes a power transmission coil, a power transmission circuit switchably coupling a voltage source to the power transmission coil, the power transmission circuit configured to resonate at a fundamental frequency, and a serial LC resonant circuit in parallel with the power transmission coil, and configured to resonate at a frequency of a harmonic wave of the fundamental frequency. The non-contact power supply device suppresses a harmonic wave noise by providing a resonant circuit that resonates at a specific harmonic wave.

Abstract: A percussion instrument is provided that includes a shell, a head and a speaker. The shell has a wall portion and at least one opening. The head is attached to the shell and overlies the at least one opening of the shell. The speaker is provided inside of the shell and oriented to output sound having a main direction of propagation towards the wall portion of the shell and/or the at least one opening of the shell having the head according to an input signal.

Abstract: A non-contact power transmitting device includes a power receiving device that includes a rectification circuit, a voltage converting circuit, and a switching circuit for connecting or disconnecting the voltage converting circuit to or from a load circuit, and a power transmitting device that includes a power transmitting circuit, a detection circuit that detects a current that is supplied to the power transmitting circuit, and a determination circuit that compares the detected current value with a threshold current set in advance, and determines whether the load circuit of the power receiving device is in contact with the power transmitting device, where the power transmitting device transmits power to the power receiving device in a non-contact manner.

Abstract: A non-contact power receiving device is described which receives power from a non-contact power transmission device that transmits power using a power transmission coil, includes a power receiving coil, a power receiving circuit, and a power receiving control circuit. The power receiving coil is electromagnetically coupled to the power transmission coil. The power receiving circuit rectifies power that is generated in the power receiving coil. The power receiving control circuit temporarily increases a load that is connected to the power receiving circuit.

Abstract: A die coater 10 as a coating member directly applies an adhesive resin G to a joining portion of a workpiece W by a predetermined width while a holding table 1 holding the workpiece W placed thereon moves. A reinforcing substrate T supplied from an original master roll is joined to the resin G applied to the workpiece W while being pressed by a joining roller 15, and the reinforcing substrate T is cut by a predetermined length. That is, an adhesive sheet is directly formed on the workpiece W.

Abstract: A non-contact power reception apparatus comprises a power reception coil which receives AC power supplied from a power transmission apparatus in a non-contact manner; a diode full-wave rectifier circuit which inputs AC power from a resonance circuit to first and second input ends and outputs DC power between an output end and a reference potential end; a common mode filter which comprises first and second coils wound around a common magnetic body in parallel in the same direction for only the same number of turns, connects one end of the first coil with the output end of the diode full-wave rectifier circuit and connects one end of the second coil with the reference potential end; a smoothing capacitor connected between the other end of the first coil of the common mode filter and the other end of the second coil; and a load connected with the smoothing capacitor in parallel.

Abstract: A pasting roller has brush bristles planted in a surface thereof in straight lines or spirally to form a plurality of rows at predetermined intervals on the roller surface. An adhesive sheet S is pasted to work while moving the pasting roller and the work, which is the recipient, relative to and crossing each other. In this pasting process, a rotating speed of the pasting roller is adjusted according to a surface configuration of the work to render the pressure on the adhesive sheet constant.

Abstract: A percussion instrument is provided that includes a shell, a head and a speaker. The shell has a wall portion and at least one opening. The head is attached to the shell and overlies the at least one opening of the shell. The speaker is provided inside of the shell and oriented to output sound having a main direction of propagation towards the wall portion of the shell and/or the at least one opening of the shell having the head according to an input signal.