Abstract: An information processing device includes: an acquirer configured to acquire movement information on movement of a vehicle where a user is not on board, the movement information including position information of a movement destination; a storage configured to store the movement information of the vehicle that is acquired by the acquirer; and a controller configured to: generate route information indicating time-series positions of the vehicle based on the movement information stored in the storage; and transmit the route information to an information terminal of the user.

Abstract: An inductor element includes an inductor wiring having an interruption portion in at least one place, a pair of external terminals that are connected to each of one side part and the other side part, which are located on both sides of the interruption portion, of the inductor wiring and that are exposed to an outside, at least one inductor variable resistance portion that is provided at the interruption portion, and at least one variable resistance terminal that is connected to the inductor variable resistance portion and that is exposed to the outside. The inductor variable resistance portion connects the one side part and the other side part, and changes a resistance value between the one side part and the other side part.

Abstract: A propulsion force control apparatus is configured to control a propulsion force of a vessel. The apparatus includes: a prime mover configured to drive a propulsor configured to propel the vessel; a speed sensor configured to detect an actual vessel speed of the vessel or a rotation speed of the prime mover; and an electronic control unit including a processor and a memory coupled to the processor and configured to perform feedback control of the rotation speed of the prime mover based on a difference between the actual vessel speed and a target vessel speed or between the rotation speed and a target rotation speed. The processor interrupts the feedback control when a degree of change in the actual vessel speed or the rotation speed becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined degree.

Abstract: The present invention provides a simple method for producing an electrode having improved oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity without a need for catalyst coating and an electrode produced by this production method. The method is a method for producing an electrode including a step of subjecting an electrically conductive substrate comprising a nickel alloy comprising 30 to 70% by mass of Ni and 30 to 70% by mass of Fe, provided that Ni+Fi=100% by mass, to a thermal treatment, and a step of etching the thermally treated electrically conductive substrate with an etchant comprising at least any acid of an organic acid and a weak inorganic acid. The electrode is an electrode that is produced by this production method and that is useful as an oxygen evolution anode or the like.

Abstract: There is provided an aqueous solution electrolysis method that makes it possible to reduce the amount of bubbles covering an electrode and generate gases such as hydrogen and oxygen with excellent energy efficiency. The method is an electrolysis method for electrolyzing an aqueous-solution-based electrolyte to generate at least any one of hydrogen, oxygen, and chlorine, wherein the electrolyte contains a water-soluble alcohol. For example, as the electrolyte, an alkali aqueous solution containing about 0.1 to about 10% by volume of a water-soluble alcohol including a tertiary alcohol, such as 2-methylpropan-2-ol and 2-methylbutan-2-ol, and about 1 to 10 mol/L of an alkali component may be subjected to water electrolysis, and the electrolyte is electrolyzed using, for example, an electrolytic cell having an anode chamber and a cathode chamber.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a communication interface; and one or more processors configured to when determining that a degree of dirt of a vehicle exceeds a predetermined first threshold value, select at least one vehicle washing facility from among a plurality of vehicle washing facilities, based on an attribute of a user of the vehicle, and notify the user of guidance information for guiding the user to the selected vehicle washing facility via the communication interface.

Abstract: A battery module includes a battery cell and a heat dissipation member that is in contact with a battery cell case. The battery cell includes an electrode body including plural layered structures layered one on another, each including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and the battery cell case that hermetically encloses the electrode body inside the battery cell case. The battery cell case includes at least a metal layer and a fusion resin layer disposed at the inner face side of the metal layer and has an exposed portion, at which the metal layer is exposed, at at least part of the outer face of the battery cell case. The heat dissipation member is in contact with the exposed portion.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus comprising: an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a captured image; a compression unit configured to compress a captured image to generate compressed data; a reproduction unit configured to generate, from the compressed data, a reproduced image that reproduces the captured image; an evaluation acquisition unit configured to acquire an evaluation corresponding to a degree of approximation between the reproduced image and the captured image; and a learning processing unit configured to perform learning processing of a model configured to output, in response to an input of a new captured image, a compression parameter value to be applied in compression of the captured image, by using learning data including the evaluation, a captured image corresponding to the evaluation, and a compression parameter value applied in compression of the captured image.

Abstract: A battery cell includes: an electrode body including plural layered structures, each including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and a battery cell case that hermetically encloses the electrode body inside the battery cell case. At least one of the current collector in the positive electrode or the current collector in the negative electrode has, on a peripheral portion of a surface thereof, an uncoated portion at which the mix is not coated. A current collector of which the distance from the surface of the battery cell case is the greatest among current collectors each having an uncoated portion has a first uncoated portion, and the first uncoated portion extends to the outside of the battery cell case, thereby forming a first exposed portion.

Abstract: A system may include: a motor unit comprising an output member and a fixing member; a first working unit configured to be selectively fixed to the fixing member; and a second working unit configured to be selectively fixed to the fixing member. In a case where the fixing member is fixed to the first working unit, the fixing member of the motor unit may be oriented in a first direction relative to a reference plane when the first working unit and the motor unit are in a first working posture relative to the reference plane. In a case where the fixing member is fixed to the second working unit, the fixing member of the motor unit may be oriented in a second direction relative to the reference plane when the second working unit and the motor unit are in a second working posture relative to the reference plane.

Abstract: Apparatus controls trim angle of outboard motor (or sterndrive) attached to watercraft. Outboard motor includes prime mover and propulsor driven by prime mover. Apparatus includes: actuator changing trim angle; sensor detecting moving speed of watercraft (or rotational speed of prime mover); switch operated by operator to enable or disable automatic trim for automatically adjusting trim angle to target angle predetermined in accordance with moving speed detected by sensor; electronic control unit including processor and memory coupled to processor and controlling actuator so that trim angle becomes target angle when automatic trim is enabled; and operation member operated by operator to input change command for changing target angle when automatic trim is enabled. Processor disables automatic trim when target angle changed by change command reaches maximum value of target angle predetermined in accordance with moving speed or rotational speed.

Abstract: A plan proposal device includes a controller configured to predict, as a user action, an action of a first user in a certain period, including parking a vehicle in a parking lot shared by a plurality of users including the first user, generate proposal data for proposing an action plan in the certain period based on an obtained prediction result and information on the parking lot in the certain period, and output the generated proposal data.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus to more easily estimate a position and a posture of an imaging camera. The information processing apparatus includes: a position estimation unit configured to estimate a position and a posture of an imaging camera configured to image an image displayed on a display device as a background by using a plurality of markers existing on a display surface of the display device; and a marker control unit configured to control display or non-display of each of the markers on the basis of a viewing angle of the imaging camera determined from the position and the posture of the imaging camera.

Abstract: A film formation method includes: adsorbing a precursor of a film-forming raw material gas onto a surface of a substrate on which a film is to be formed by irradiating an interior of a processing container with ultraviolet light which has a first wavelength and separates a predetermined bond of the raw material gas while supplying the raw material gas into the processing container in which the substrate is disposed; and forming a layer, in which the precursor and a reaction gas react on the surface of the substrate, by supplying the reaction gas into the processing container.

Abstract: A movable body for transporting a visitor at a predetermined area includes a first display device configured to display a video on a virtual window being a display range defined on an inner surface of the movable body, and a display controller configured to partially altering a vehicle window view video which should be originally obtained from the virtual window when the virtual window is assumed to be a physical window, to generate an entertainment effect video. In an operation to generate the entertainment effect video, the display controller may partially or entirely convert a figure of a person contained in the vehicle window view video into that of a fictitious character or may convert at least one of persons contained in the vehicle window view video into an invisible form.

Abstract: A mobile unit system is lent to a user group consisting of at least one user in a park. The mobile unit system includes a first mobile unit configured to support an activity of the at least one user; and a second mobile unit configured to cooperate with the first mobile unit. The second mobile unit is smaller in size and has lower functionality than the first mobile unit. The first mobile unit has at least one of a baggage transportation function, a user transportation function, and a payment processing function.

Abstract: A management device of an automated valet parking system predicts a usage schedule of an automated valet parking service used by a user from usage history information about a usage history of the automated valet parking service used by the user. Then, the management device determines a parking position of a vehicle of the user among multiple parking lots with reference to the predicted usage schedule.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus communicable with the vehicle includes one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to: detect the vehicle before parking; determine the characteristic of the detected vehicle or the characteristic of a driver of the vehicle; set a parking frame for the vehicle in accordance with the characteristic; and transmit information indicating the parking frame to the vehicle.

Abstract: To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an information processing system that make it possible to grasp a state of a certain region. An information processing apparatus includes an image acquisition section, a three-dimensional model generator, and a block generator. The image acquisition section acquires image information that includes image data and position information that are associated with each other, the position information being information regarding a position at which the image data is acquired. The three-dimensional model generator generates a three-dimensional model using the image information. The block generator generates a new block that is to be coupled to a blockchain that is formed by blocks being coupled, each block recording therein the image information used to generate the three-dimensional model.

Abstract: A mobile body system for managing a mobile body that moves within a predetermined area includes a mobile body associated with a guest group including one or more guests, and a managing apparatus configured to manage an outer appearance of the mobile body. The managing apparatus includes an activity collector configured to collect activity information indicative of an activity of the guest within the predetermined area, and an outer appearance manager configured to change the outer appearance of the mobile body viewed by the guest based on the activity information collected by the activity collector.