Abstract: A playback device includes a first communicator that communicates with a terminal device through a first communication scheme and that receives music data and music information indicating an attribute of the music data from the terminal device, a music information storage that stores the music information received by the first communicator, a music player that plays back the music data received by the first communicator, a search processor that generates search data for searching for information related to the music data based on the music information, and a second communicator that communicates via a network through a second communication scheme different from the first communication scheme and that transmits the search data and receives a search result for the search data. The search processor outputs the search result received by the second communicator.

Abstract: First and second types of object detectors, a sensing device, and a mobile apparatus. The first and second types of object detectors include a light source configured to emit light, photoreceptor configured to receive the light reflected by an object, and a binarizing circuit configured to binarize a signal sent from the photoreceptor at a threshold Vth. In the first and second types of object detectors, object detection processes are performed in a same direction until a high-level signal is output M times from the signal binarized by the binarizing circuit. In the first type of object detector, a value of the M is determined based on an incidence of shot noise where peak intensity exceeds the threshold Vth in the photoreceptor. In the second type of object detector, a threshold Vth is set based on a value of the M.

Abstract: An object detection apparatus includes a light-emitting unit configured to emit light; an optical scanning unit configured to rotate a deflection face to deflect the light used as scanning light; a light-projection optical system configured to project the scanning light to a detection region; a light-receiving optical system configured to receive light reflected or light scattered from an object existing within the detection region, respectively as reflection light and scattered light; and a light receiving unit configured to output at least a received-light signal of the reflection light or a received-light signal of the scattered light received by the light receiving system. A projection light center axis of the light-receiving optical system is non-parallel with respect to a focusing light center axis of the light-projection optical system.

Abstract: In a gas sensor element 1 capable of detecting a concentration of a specific gas contained in a measuring target gas, an electrode 12 formed on a solid electrolyte body 11 having an oxygen ion conductivity is made of noble metal and solid electrolyte. The electrode 12 has a noble metal part 121 made of the noble metal, a solid electrolyte part 122 made of the solid electrolyte, and a mixture part 123 made of the noble metal and the solid electrolyte when a cross-sectional surface of the electrode 12 is observed. The mixture part 123 is formed along an interface part 120 between the noble metal part 121 and the solid electrolyte part 122.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for producing a product by hydrolyzing a raw material containing vegetable waste comprising, a hydrolysis treatment step of subjecting the raw material to a hydrolysis treatment with steam by a hydrolysis treatment apparatus, a washing step of washing the hydrolyzed raw material with a washing liquid by a cleaning apparatus, and a solid-liquid separation step of separating the washed raw material into a solid component and a liquid component by a solid-liquid separation apparatus, wherein at least one of the solid content or the liquid con-tent is used as the product.

Abstract: An optical device includes a light source provided with a plurality of surface-emitting laser elements to emit a laser beam, a scanner to scan the laser beam emitted from the light source, and an optical system disposed in an optical path between the light source and the scanner and to guide the laser beam to the scanner. The optical system includes a first optical element to control a divergence angle of the laser beam emitted from the light source and a second optical element to concentrate the laser beam that has passed through the first optical element onto a to-be-scanned surface of the scanner.

Abstract: A threaded connection includes a pin and a box. The pin includes, in the order from a free end side of the pin toward a tubular body side thereof, an inner sealing surface, an inner male threaded portion, a shoulder portion, an outer male threaded portion, and an outer sealing surface. The box includes, in the order from a tubular body side of the box toward a free end side thereof, an inner sealing surface, an inner female threaded portion, a shoulder portion, an outer female threaded portion, and an outer sealing surface. Between the inner sealing surface and the inner female threaded portion of the box, an inner groove along a circumferential direction is provided, and some threads of the inner male threaded portion of the pin are contained in the inner groove.

Abstract: An alternating stack of insulating layers and sacrificial material layers is formed over a substrate. A memory opening is formed through the alternating stack. A memory film is formed in the memory opening. The memory film includes an opening at a bottom portion. A connection strap is formed by performing a selective semiconductor deposition process that grows a strap semiconductor material from a physically exposed surface of an underlying semiconductor material portion through the opening. A vertical semiconductor channel is formed on an inner sidewall of the memory film by non-selectively depositing a semiconductor channel material. The connection strap provides an electrical connection between the underlying semiconductor material portion and the vertical semiconductor channel through the opening in the memory film. The sacrificial material layers are then replaced with electrically conductive layers.

Abstract: An alternating stack of insulating layers and sacrificial material layers is formed over a substrate. A memory opening is formed through the alternating stack. A memory film is formed in the memory opening. The memory film includes an opening at a bottom portion. A connection strap is formed by performing a selective semiconductor deposition process that grows a strap semiconductor material from a physically exposed surface of an underlying semiconductor material portion through the opening. A vertical semiconductor channel is formed on an inner sidewall of the memory film by non-selectively depositing a semiconductor channel material. The connection strap provides an electrical connection between the underlying semiconductor material portion and the vertical semiconductor channel through the opening in the memory film. The sacrificial material layers are then replaced with electrically conductive layers.

Abstract: An X-ray tomosynthesis apparatus accurately extracts a region of a small high absorber in a subject on 2D measurement projection data. When pieces of the 2D measurement projection data for each of a plurality of projection angles are arranged in a projection angle direction, the 2D measurement projection data is shifted in a 2D plane so that part or all of a range of a high absorber region included in the 2D measurement projection data overlaps at least a range of the high absorber region included in 2D measurement projection data at an adjacent projection angle in an in-plane direction of the 2D plane. The 2D measurement projection data for each of the plurality of projection angles after shifting is arranged in the projection angle direction to obtain 3D measurement projection data, and a 3D region is obtained from a first start point by a region expansion process.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus configured to execute a wireless communication with a terminal device, the information processing apparatus includes a memory, a first processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute an calculation processing for the wireless communication, and a second processor configured to obtain schedule information indicating schedule of the wireless communication, identify, based on the schedule information, an amount of calculation resource to be used for the calculation processing, and allocate, based on the schedule information, the identified amount of the calculation resource to the calculation processing for the wireless communication with the terminal device.

Abstract: In a case where starting feeding of a subsequent sheet by a feed roller after reaching of the trailing edge of a preceding sheet is detected by a post-registration sensor, a control unit of a sheet feeder controls the feed roller to rotate at a first feeding speed, and in a case where the leading edge of the subsequent sheet has passed through a nip position between the feed roller and a separation roller, the control unit controls the feed roller to rotate at a second feeding speed.

Abstract: A light signal detection device includes a light receiving optical system configured to receive a reflection signal reflected from an object when irradiation light emitted from an irradiation unit hits the object and reflects from the object; and circuitry configured to binarize the received reflection signal using a first threshold value, based on a determination of whether the reflection signal is equal to or greater than the first threshold value; binarize the received reflection signal using a second threshold value set with a given value similar to a noise signal value, based on a determination of whether the reflection signal is equal to or greater than the second threshold value; and measure a time difference between a time of emitting the irradiation light from the irradiation unit and a time of receiving a reflection signal equal to or greater than the first threshold value or the second threshold value.

Abstract: An annular dielectric spacer can be formed at a level of a joint-level dielectric material layer between vertically neighboring pairs of alternating stacks of insulating layers and spacer material layers. After formation of a memory opening through multiple alternating stacks and formation of a memory film therein, an anisotropic etch can be performed to remove a horizontal bottom portion of the memory film. The annular dielectric spacer can protect underlying portions of the memory film during the anisotropic etch. In addition, a silicon nitride barrier may be employed to suppress hydrogen diffusion at an edge region of peripheral devices.

Abstract: An operating mechanism of a work vehicle includes: an operating portion that is provided to a side console disposed beside a seat and can be operated by an operator; and a switching portion capable of switching between a used state in which the operating portion can be used and a non-used state in which the operating portion cannot be used.

Abstract: A first alternating stack of first insulating layers and first spacer layers, an inter-tier dielectric layer, a sacrificial memory opening fill structure, and a second alternating stack of second insulating layers and second spacer layers are formed over a substrate. The spacer layers are formed as, or are subsequently replaced with, electrically conductive layers. A concave downward-facing surface of the inter-tier dielectric layer is formed on a convex upper surface of the sacrificial memory opening fill structure. An inter-tier memory opening is provided by forming second-tier memory opening and removing the sacrificial memory opening fill structure. A memory stack structure including a memory film is formed in the inter-tier memory opening. The memory film includes a rounded top surface at the joint between tiers to enhance its reliability.

Abstract: An object detector includes a projector including a light source having a two-dimensionally arranged plurality of light emitter groups, each of the light emitter groups having a plurality of light emitters, a light receiver which receives light emitted from the projector, and reflected by an object, and a light source driver which lights on and lights off each of the light emitter groups of the light source.

Abstract: A distance-measuring apparatus, a mobile object, a distance-measuring method, and a distance-measuring system. The distance-measuring apparatus and the distance-measuring method include performing matching for a plurality of images obtained by a plurality of imaging devices to convert the plurality of images into first distance information on a pixel-by-pixel basis, emitting a laser beam where at least one of a laser-beam resolution in a horizontal direction and a laser-beam resolution in a vertical direction exceeds two degrees, obtaining a reflected signal obtained when the laser beam is reflected by an object, detecting a peak that corresponds to reflection from the object from the reflected signal, calculating second distance information based on a length of time taken to observe the peak after the laser beam is emitted in the emitting, and integrating the first distance information and the second distance information with each other. The mobile object includes the distance-measuring apparatus.

Abstract: An oil-in water emulsion cosmetic composition has a good feeling in use and excellent dispersion stability, and does not cause patchiness upon drying. A hydrophobized powder is dispersed in an oil phase and processed with a wet type disperser to obtain a dispersed solution. A water phase is added thereto and processed with a homomixer, to obtain an oil-in water emulsion composition having excellent usability. The powder is easily dispersed upon application to skin. The dispersion stability of the powder is further improved, and the precipitation and creaming of the emulsion particle can be eliminated by blending a thickener having salt tolerance. A sticky feeling is eliminated by using succinoglycan as a thickener, and patchiness is eliminated by plasticizing said succinoglycan.

Abstract: A distance measuring device includes a first measurer, a second distance measurer, and circuitry. The first distance measurer measures a distance to a target object; and outputs first distance information indicating a measured distance when the distance measurement is performed under a condition that satisfies a distance measurement condition, but outputs the first distance information indicating a predetermined value when the distance measurement is performed under a condition that does not satisfy the distance measurement condition. The second distance measurer measures a distance to the target object and outputs second distance information indicating the measured distance. When the first distance information indicates the predetermined value and the second distance information satisfies a predetermined condition, the circuitry makes alteration such that the distance measurement condition is relaxed.