Abstract: An adhesive removing device includes a scraping member scraping an adhesive layer adhering to a front surface of a belt transporting a medium being a transport target object, and a support portion supporting the scraping member. The support portion supports the scraping member such that a support state of the scraping member is changeable. For example, the support portion supports a different type of scraping member in a replaceable manner.

Abstract: In production of a solid electrolyte member, the amount or kinds of sulfides used as raw materials are reduced. A method of producing a solid electrolyte member is a method of producing a solid electrolyte member based on sulfide, the method including: a preparation step (S10) of preparing an aggregate of starting materials, in which the starting materials include elemental sulfur, and a non-sulfide raw material that is at least one of an element as an elemental substance other than sulfur that constitutes the solid electrolyte member, and a compound of elements other than sulfur that constitute the solid electrolyte member; and a forming step (S12) of heating the aggregate of starting materials to form the solid electrolyte member. The non-sulfide raw material contains no elements other than elements except sulfur that constitute the solid electrolyte member, except inevitable impurities.

Abstract: An upper layer film-forming composition exhibits good solubility in hydrophobic solvents and can bring about vertical alignment of a block copolymer without dissolution, swelling or the like of a layer containing the block copolymer formed on a substrate. This upper layer film-forming composition is used for phase separation of a layer containing a block copolymer formed on a substrate, and contains: (A) a copolymer containing a unit structure derived from a maleimide structure (a) and a unit structure derived from a styrene structure; and (B) as a solvent, a non-aromatic hydrocarbon compound that is a liquid at normal temperature and pressure.

Abstract: A printer includes a recording unit, a glue belt, a pressing roller, a blowing unit, an ion application unit, and a charging unit. The glue belt includes an outer peripheral surface configured to support a medium. The pressing roller is provided upstream of the recording unit in a circumferential direction, and presses the medium against the outer peripheral surface. The blowing unit is provided upstream of the recording unit and downstream of the pressing roller in the circumferential direction and configured to blow a gas toward the outer peripheral surface. The ion application unit applies ions having a positive polarity to the gas blown onto the outer peripheral surface. The charging unit charges a front surface configured to come into contact with the medium so that the polarity of the potential of the front surface is the same as the polarity of the ions applied to the gas.

Abstract: A liquid ejector includes a holding unit capable of holding a roll body around which a fabric is wound, a conveyance unit capable of pulling out the fabric from the roll body to convey the fabric, an ejection unit capable of ejecting a liquid to be fabric pulled out from the roll body, and a moisture applying unit that applies moisture to the roll body held by the holding unit.

Abstract: A transport device includes a transporting belt capable of transporting a medium, a cleaning unit capable of cleaning the transporting belt with liquid, and a sound collecting unit configured to collect a sound generated by operation of the cleaning unit.

Abstract: A transport device includes a transport belt configured to alternately repeat a transport operation of transporting a medium and a non-transport operation of not transporting the medium, a detection mechanism configured to detect a movement amount of the transport belt in the transport operation, and a control section configured to determine a magnitude of tension of the transport belt based on a vibration state of the transport belt when the transport operation ends, the vibration state being detected by the detection mechanism.

Abstract: It is to improve the interest of betting on the prediction for the ranking of each athlete in the target competition. A computer receives a bet on a prediction for ranking of athletes in a target competition in which a plurality of athletes participate, acquires an activity value of each athlete in the target competition, and determines whether or not prediction content of the received bet was right in view of the ranking of each athlete in the target competition determined based on the activity value of each athlete in the target competition and a correction condition for each athlete with respect to the activity value.

Abstract: A server is provided in a network system that controllers control switches based on information given from an application. The server includes queues, each of which is associated with the switches, to store information given from the application directed to the associated switch, a receiver to receive, from each controller, destination information including queue designating information and information for transmitting information read from the queue designated by the queue designating information to one of the controllers being a destination of the read information, and a transmitter to transmit the information read from each of the queues to one of the controllers to control at least one of the switches associated with each of the queues based on the destination information.

Abstract: A method of privacy enhanced notification includes receiving, by a client device, a notification associated with an application. The method includes identifying a negative situation associated with the client device in response to receiving the notification. The method further includes determining whether the notification includes sensitive data. The method also includes setting a sensitivity flag as true in response to the negative situation and a determination that the notification includes sensitive data. The method includes setting the sensitivity flag as false in response to a determination that the notification does not include sensitive data. The method includes presenting the notification on an electronic display of the client device according to the sensitivity flag.

Abstract: A method and system for resource allocation in a Software Defined Network (SDN) controller includes instantiating a sub-data store corresponding to a portion of a main data store when resource write requests for the portion are determined to exceed a defined load. The method and system may further include receiving the resource write requests for the main data store. In addition, the method and system may include dispatching resource requests for the portion of the main data store to the sub-data store when the sub-data store is instantiated.

Abstract: The present disclosure may include a method that includes determining latency between a client system and a service provider system. The client system may include a network element and a client computing device and the service provider system may include a controller program configured to provide controller services to the network element of the client system. The method may also include, based on the latency being longer than a threshold, transmitting the controller program to the client computing device to be executed by the client computing device so that the client computing device provides controller services to the network element of the client system.

Abstract: A method to determine a number of occupants in a transportation vehicle may include receiving a first indication of a first location, a first speed, a first acceleration, and a first time associated with a first device, and a second indication of a second location, a second speed, a second acceleration, and a second time associated with a second device. The method also includes determining whether the first device and the second device are in a same transportation vehicle based on a comparison of the first indication and the second indication.

Abstract: A centralized network control device for controlling a plurality of network devices in a centralized manner includes a processor configured to determine a load state of path calculation based on a predetermined threshold value when a path setting request is received, and perform, when a heavy load state of the path calculation is determined, setting control for a temporary path by using a path based on a path tree obtained by past path calculation execution.

Abstract: A method and system for resource allocation in a Software Defined Network (SDN) controller includes instantiating a sub-data store corresponding to a portion of a main data store when resource write requests for the portion are determined to exceed a defined load. The method and system may further include receiving the resource write requests for the main data store. In addition, the method and system may include dispatching resource requests for the portion of the main data store to the sub-data store when the sub-data store is instantiated.

Abstract: A method of privacy enhanced notification includes receiving, by a client device, a notification associated with an application. The method includes identifying a negative situation associated with the client device in response to receiving the notification. The method further includes determining whether the notification includes sensitive data. The method also includes setting a sensitivity flag as true in response to the negative situation and a determination that the notification includes sensitive data. The method includes setting the sensitivity flag as false in response to a determination that the notification does not include sensitive data. The method includes presenting the notification on an electronic display of the client device according to the sensitivity flag.

Abstract: A control apparatus includes a generation unit to generate a plurality of entries to be supplied with the switch, the plurality of entries being stored in a storage, a transmission unit to transmit to the switch an integration entry that the plurality of entries is integrated in an integration rule, the switch storing the plurality of entries in a table used for processing input packets, an acquisition unit to acquire the plurality of entries from the storage, and a control unit to perform re-integration processing including generating a re-integration entry integrated the plurality of entries and an additional entry in a re-integration rule created based on content of the plurality of entries and the additional entry, the re-integration entry being transmitted to the switch.

Abstract: A controller for software defined networking includes a processor. The processor is configured to receive a first request including a first packet from a first communication partner. The processor is configured to generate an inspection message on basis of the first packet. The processor is configured to send the inspection message to the first communication partner. The processor is configured to monitor whether a first phenomenon occurs with respect to the first communication partner after the inspection message is sent. The first phenomenon is expected to occur when an authorized switch performs a process on basis of the inspection message. The processor is configured to determine, when the first phenomenon does not occur, that the first communication partner is not the authorized switch but an attacker.

Abstract: A cathode for a lithium ion secondary battery of the present invention is provided with a current collector and an active material layer formed on a surface of the current collector. The active material layer has holes in its surface and has an active material density of 68 to 83% relative to a true density of an active material included in the active material layer. The thickness of the active material layer is 150 to 1000 ?m. Hence, the amount of the active material included in the cathode is increased. When the cathode is used in the battery, transfer of an electron and insertion/release of lithium ion take place deep in the thickness direction from the surface and in the surface of the active material layer. Hence, the active material deep in the thickness direction from the surface of the active material layer is effectively utilized.

Abstract: A cathode for lithium ion secondary battery of the present invention includes a cathode including a current collector and active material supported on the current collector. The current collector is made of porous metal. The cathode has holes in its surface, and active material density is 50 to 80% of true density of the active material. Because the cathode is thick and supported with the active material densely and the holes are formed in its surface, transfer of an electron and insertion/release of lithium ion take place in the cathode surface and deep in the cathode in the lithium ion secondary battery. Therefore, the lithium ion released from the active material can migrate in the electrolyte solution in the holes, so that the active material present deep in the cathode is effectively utilized, and thus, the lithium ion secondary battery has high capacity and can promptly charge/discharge.