Abstract: A spoiler device is adapted to be installed on a rear edge of a vehicle body component arranged on a vehicle and includes a spoiler body having an upper surface portion and a bent portion bent downward from a rear end of the upper surface portion and a movable mechanism connected to the spoiler body to drive the spoiler body to move relative to the vehicle body component. The spoiler body is movable between a storing position where a front end of the upper surface portion is close to an upper surface of the vehicle body component and an extending position where the upper surface portion extends rearward relative to the vehicle body component via the movable mechanism. Taking an imaginary line extending along the upper surface as a reference, the front end in the extending position is located on or further downward than the imaginary line.

Abstract: A pressing device includes a first pressurization unit; a second pressurization unit that is provided to face the first pressurization unit, and sandwiches and pressurizes a medium moving in a contact region formed between the first pressurization unit and the second pressurization unit; and a contact region variable unit that changes a width dimension of the contact region along a moving direction of the medium in a state of maintaining a contact pressure on an outlet side of the contact region, in varying a contact state of the contact region.

Abstract: An external field response distribution visualization device includes: an induction circuit that induces a first field component from each of induction positions; a sensor that senses a field strength at sensing positions for each of the induction positions; and an information processing circuit that generates an image showing an external field response distribution. The information processing circuit: calculates, using the sensing result as a boundary condition, an induction position dependent field function that takes an induction and sensing positions as inputs and outputs the field strength; calculates an imaging function that takes an imaging target position as an input and outputs an image intensity, and is defined based on the strength output from the induction position dependent field function in response to inputting the imaging target position; and generates the image based on the imaging function.

Abstract: The inspecting device is an inspecting device that generates a spatial distribution image of an electric field, the inspecting device including: an electric field obtainer that measures the spatial distribution of the electric field at at least one measurement position determined relative to a scanning position, outside an object that emits the electric field; a scanner, by scanning the electric field obtainer, that obtains a measurement result of the spatial distribution of the electric field at a plurality of measurement positions determined relative to a plurality of scanning positions; and a calculator that calculates the spatial distribution of the electric field in a region including a surface of the object using the measurement result of the spatial distribution of the electric field as a boundary condition, and generates the spatial distribution image that shows the spatial distribution that has been calculated.

Abstract: A transfer belt includes a substrate layer that includes polyester, silicone particles, and conductive particles.

Abstract: Provided are an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of outputting information regarding correction of a setting element for content generation according to a target of a value generated by the content. The information processing apparatus includes a control unit that performs: a process of estimating a value caused by content on the basis of information of one or more of setting element set for generating the content; a process of comparing the estimated value estimated with a target value; and a process of outputting correction information regarding correction of the setting element on the basis of a result of comparison.

Abstract: A magnetic response distribution visualization device includes: an induction circuit that induces a magnetic field component from outside a moving object; a sensor that senses a strength and a phase of the magnetic field at a plurality of points in times outside the moving object; and an information processing circuit that, based on a sensing result of the strength and the phase, a moving speed of the moving object, and a fundamental equation for magnetic fields, calculates a strength and a phase of the magnetic field at a vicinal position closer to the moving object than the sensor, and generates, based on a calculation result of the strength and the phase, a magnetic response distribution image for security inspection that shows a distribution of a response of the moving object to the magnetic field component induced by the induction circuit.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a pigment composition that is suitable as an IJ ink and has high dispersion stability and excellent storage stability, a coloring agent containing the pigment composition, and, in particular, an IJ ink. The pigment composition of the present invention contains a quinacridone pigment and a compound represented by formula (I) below. In formula (I), n represents an integer of 1 to 8. At least C.I. Pigment Red 122 is preferably contained as the quinacridone pigment.

Abstract: An electronic watch includes a power source, an electrostatic motor including a rotor in which a plurality of electret films are arranged in a rotational direction and a plurality of fixed electrodes arranged in the rotational direction at positions facing the rotor, a hand rotating in conjunction with the rotation of the rotor, and a motor control circuit controlling the electrostatic motor. The motor control circuit selectively executes a hand movement mode for rotating the hand and a stop mode for keeping the hand stationary. In the stop mode, the motor control circuit keeps the rotor stationary through electrostatic forces exerted on the electret films from the fixed electrodes with the polarities of the fixed electrodes maintained.

Abstract: An electronic watch includes a power generating mechanism; a battery that is charged with power generated by the power generating mechanism; hands that include a second hand; a driving source that rotates the hands; a driving circuit that drives the driving source with power supplied by the battery; and a control circuit that controls the driving circuit. The control circuit executes a first stopping operation for stopping the driving circuit and the control circuit in a power saving mode for suppressing power consumption and when a first determination time elapses without any power being generated by the power generating mechanism. The control circuit executes a second stopping operation for stopping the driving circuit and the control circuit in the power saving mode and when a second determination time elapses while a voltage of the battery is at a level equal to or lower than a predetermined level.

Abstract: A vehicle opening and closing body control device includes: a control unit configured to control an opening and closing body drive device that drives an opening and closing body of a vehicle, and to cause the opening and closing body to open and close based on an operation request; a detection unit configured to detect an obstacle present around the opening and closing body based on a detection result of an obstacle sensor; and a setting unit configured to set a target stop position that is a position where the opening and closing body is near the obstacle based on a distance from the opening and closing body to the obstacle before operation of the opening and closing body is started. The control unit causes the opening and closing body to stop at the target stop position when the target stop position is set.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a recommendation unit 260 that switches between a first process of presenting at least one of first information retrieved based on a condition acquired through a voice interaction with a user or second information selected based on the user preference and a second process of generating a question relating to a condition for the retrieval and presenting the question to the user based on a condition rarity that is an index value relating to a percentage of the number of information matching the condition to a total number of information to be retrieved.

Abstract: An opening and closing body control device for a vehicle includes: a control unit configured to control an opening and closing body drive device driving an opening and closing body of a vehicle to open and close the opening and closing body based on an operation request; and a detection unit configured to detect an obstacle present around the opening and closing body based on a detection result of an obstacle sensor. The control unit sets an operation speed of the opening and closing body to a first speed when the obstacle is not detected during an operation of the opening and closing body, and sets the operation speed to a second speed or less and causes the opening and closing body to stop at a position where the opening and closing body is close to the obstacle, when the obstacle is detected during the operation.

Abstract: A vehicle opening and closing body control device includes: a control unit configured to control an opening and closing body drive device that drives an opening and closing body of a vehicle, and to cause the opening and closing body to open and close based on an operation request; a detection unit configured to detect an obstacle present around the opening and closing body based on a detection result of an obstacle sensor; and a setting unit configured to set a target stop position that is a position where the opening and closing body is near the obstacle based on a distance from the opening and closing body to the obstacle before operation of the opening and closing body is started. The control unit causes the opening and closing body to stop at the target stop position when the target stop position is set.

Abstract: A power generation system includes a power generation unit, a power storage unit, and a voltage step-down unit. The power generation unit includes a generation main body having an electrification film and a counter electrode rotating relative to each other to generate power, and an energy generator generating energy for rotating the electrification film and the counter electrode. The power storage unit stores output power of the power generation unit. The voltage step-down unit is electrically connected to the power generation unit and the power storage unit and reduces output voltage of the power generation unit to a step-down voltage. The step-down voltage obtained by dividing the most energy-efficiently generated output voltage of the power generation unit by a step-down ratio of the voltage step-down unit coincides with storage voltage corresponding to a region between first and second turning points on a discharge curve of the power storage unit.

Abstract: An electronic watch includes a power source, an electrostatic motor including a rotor in which a plurality of electret films are arranged in a rotational direction and a plurality of fixed electrodes arranged in the rotational direction at positions facing the rotor, a hand rotating in conjunction with the rotation of the rotor, and a motor control circuit controlling the electrostatic motor. The motor control circuit selectively executes a hand movement mode for rotating the hand and a stop mode for keeping the hand stationary. In the stop mode, the motor control circuit keeps the rotor stationary through electrostatic forces exerted on the electret films from the fixed electrodes with the polarities of the fixed electrodes maintained.

Abstract: An electronic watch includes a power generating mechanism; a battery that is charged with power generated by the power generating mechanism; hands that include a second hand; a driving source that rotates the hands; a driving circuit that drives the driving source with power supplied by the battery; and a control circuit that controls the driving circuit. The control circuit executes a first stopping operation for stopping the driving circuit and the control circuit in a power saving mode for suppressing power consumption and when a first determination time elapses without any power being generated by the power generating mechanism. The control circuit executes a second stopping operation for stopping the driving circuit and the control circuit in the power saving mode and when a second determination time elapses while a voltage of the battery is at a level equal to or lower than a predetermined level.

Abstract: A visual communication apparatus affixed to a vehicle. The visual communication apparatus includes a smart key system that detects a key fob of a user within a keyless detection zone, a projector projecting visual indications on a projecting zone lying on a ground surface of the vehicle, a sensor optically capturing gestures of the user of the vehicle, and an electrical control unit capable of actuated key elements of the vehicle. The visual indications include passive visual indications requiring no activation from the user and active visual indications requiring activations from the user. The activations are performed by gestures of the user on the active visual indications.

Abstract: A visual communication apparatus affixed to a vehicle. The visual communication apparatus includes a smart key system that detects a key fob of a user within a keyless detection zone, a projector projecting visual indications on a projecting zone lying on a ground surface of the vehicle, a sensor optically capturing gestures of the user of the vehicle, and an electrical control unit capable of actuated key elements of the vehicle. The visual indications include passive visual indications requiring no activation from the user and active visual indications requiring activations from the user. The activations are performed by gestures of the user on the active visual indications.

Abstract: A visual communication apparatus affixed to a vehicle. The visual communication apparatus includes a smart key system that detects a key fob of a user within a keyless detection zone, a projector projecting visual indications on a projecting zone lying on a ground surface of the vehicle, a sensor optically capturing gestures of the user of the vehicle, and an electrical control unit capable of actuated key elements of the vehicle. The visual indications include passive visual indications requiring no activation from the user and active visual indications requiring activations from the user. The activations are performed by gestures of the user on the active visual indications.