Abstract: A cognitive function evaluation device includes an acquisition unit that acquires body motion data representing a body motion of a person to be evaluated during walking; a calculation unit that calculates a displacement of a body of the person to be evaluated during walking based on the acquired body motion data; and an evaluation unit that evaluates a cognitive function of the person to be evaluated based on a frequency peak representing a cycle of walking of person-to-be-evaluated obtained by performing a frequency analysis on the calculated displacement, and to output the evaluation result.

Abstract: A dementia determination device in a dementia information output system includes an obtainer which obtains, on a per unit period basis, the result of measuring body motion of a user in a sleep time period; and an outputter which outputs dementia information indicating the likelihood that the user is developing a mild cognitive disorder based on the occurrence frequency of a unit period in which the magnitude of a difference between reference data on body motion of a healthy subject in a sleep time period and the result of measuring obtained by the obtainer exceeds a predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: An operation state determination system includes a receiver, a first memory and a determiner. The determiner is configured to compare, at a prescribed determination time point, a power value stored in the first memory with a reference value to determine whether or not an electric load connected to a branch circuit is in operation, and output a signal in accordance with a determination result. The determiner is further configured to determine that the electric load is in operation at the prescribed determination time point, when a time period during which the power value is equal to or more than the reference value occurs within a comparison time in past before the prescribed determination time point.

Abstract: A dementia symptom detection system includes an information processor which determines the level of dementia of a user based on (i) a reference value which is for an index corresponding to behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia and which is determined based on the history of the activity amount stored in storage and the history of device operation information stored in the storage, and (ii) a personal value of the user which is for the index and which is determined based on the detected activity amount of the user and the obtained device operation information of the user.

Abstract: Automatic vending machine which cools products for sale. Sale of products not in an appropriate temperature state is prevented. A cooling device executes a partial cooling operation for cooling the product located on a lower side of the plurality of products stored in a product storage chamber when lower space temperature T1 inside the chamber becomes higher than upper-limit value TSu of set temperature range (S1?S2). Then, when the lower space temperature T1 is decreased to a lower-limit value TSL of the set temperature range, the automatic vending machine executes an entire cooling operation for cooling all the plurality of products (S3?S4). Furthermore, when the lower space temperature T1 becomes higher than upper-limit value TSu of the set temperature range during execution of the entire cooling operation, the automatic vending machine stops the entire cooling operation to execute the partial cooling operation (S5?S6).

Abstract: Automatic vending machine (100) having: product storage device (4) arranged inside heat-insulated chamber (1a); cooling device (30) cooling products (C); control unit (40); and back-side duct (6). Pooling device (30) has: compressor (21); condenser (22); expansion mechanism (23); and evaporator (11) provided inside chamber (1a) and evaporating a refrigerant to cool ambient air, and cools products (C) by cooling the air in chamber (1a) and circulating air through back side duct (6). Expansion mechanism (23) has electronic expansion valve (23a) capable of adjusting aperture of a refrigerant flow path, and in both a case of partial cooling operation and a case of entire cooling operation, control unit (40) executes aperture control of controlling aperture (S) of electronic expansion valve (23a) so that a temperature difference (?T) between a temperature of the inside of chamber (1a) and refrigerant evaporation temperature (T3) of the evaporator (11) are within a predetermined range.

Abstract: A capacitive sensor bonded to a panel having a flat-surface portion and a curved-surface portion includes a plurality of first transparent electrodes, a plurality of second transparent electrodes, a coupling member, and a bridge wiring member. The first transparent electrodes are arranged in a first direction. The second transparent electrodes are arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction. The coupling member is provided integrally with either the first transparent electrodes or the second transparent electrodes. The bridge wiring member is provided separately from the first transparent electrodes or the second transparent electrodes, to which the coupling member is not provided, in a portion where the bridge wiring member crosses the coupling member. A direction in which the coupling member extends in a portion bonded to the curved-surface portion is different from a direction in which the coupling member extends in a portion bonded to the flat-surface portion.

Abstract: An estimating apparatus includes an acquiring unit, a history recording unit, and a determining unit. The acquiring unit acquires power amounts for respective measurement times from a measuring apparatus that measures power for each branch line, as a plurality of used power amounts. The history recording unit records the plurality of used power amounts in association with dates and times. The determining unit variably sets a comparison value for comparing magnitudes of the plurality of used power amounts recorded in the history recording unit, obtains a minimum value of the comparison value in a range satisfying a condition that an amount of time for which at least some of the plurality of used power amounts are continuously equal to or below the comparison value exceeds a prescribed sustained time, and estimates the minimum value to be a peak value of stand-by power of the branch line.

Abstract: The living activity inference device according to the present invention includes: an obtainer configured to obtain an energy consumption of an electric appliance; an appliance operation detector configured to identify an operational state of the electric appliance based on the energy consumption obtained by the obtainer; and an activity inferrer configured to perform an inference process of determining which one of a plurality of living activities predetermined a current living activity corresponds to, based on existing information including the operational state of the electric appliance identified by the appliance operation detector and a past living activity.

Abstract: In order to reduce demand power on utility grid through electrical energy storage and suppress reduction in remaining capacity of electrical energy storage, power supply control apparatus includes judging module and estimator. Judging module judges whether to allow electrical energy storage to feed power into electrical load within target period while electrical energy storage in building is requested to feed power into electrical load. Estimator performs estimation of present state in which user of electrical load is present in building or absent state in which user is absent from building. Judging module judges to allow electrical energy storage to feed power when estimation by estimator is present state, within target period and judges to prohibit electrical energy storage from feeding power when estimation by estimator is absent state, within target period.

Abstract: A behavior prediction device includes an acquisition interface for acquiring a power consumption value by an electric load for each of branch circuits divided inside a distribution board in an object space (a dwelling), and a predictor for working out a stop time based on power information in which the power consumption value is related with date and time at which the power consumption value is acquired. The stop time is a time at which the power consumption value will fall to a predetermined reference value. Based on the stop time, the predictor predicts a kind of specified behavior of a user in the object space and a time at which the behavior will occur.

Abstract: An agent 10 is associated with a user as a representative of the user. The agent 10 includes a utility value calculation unit 15 that calculates an expected utility value indicating utility for the user with respect to an operating condition of the load device 20 and a cooperation processing unit 16 that judges whether an operating condition of the load device 20 is acceptable or not to the user and uniquely determines an operating condition to be instructed to the load device if the operating condition is not acceptable to the user cooperating with other agents 10. Agents 10 that do not accept the operating condition of the load device 20 determine the operating condition of the load device 20 such that one agent acting as a manager and the other agent acting as a contractor so as to make (some) concession to each other.

Abstract: An operation state determination system includes a receiver, a first memory and a determiner. The determiner is configured to compare, at a prescribed determination time point, a power value stored in the first memory with a reference value to determine whether or not an electric load connected to a branch circuit is in operation, and output a signal in accordance with a determination result. The determiner is further configured to determine that the electric load is in operation at the prescribed determination time point, when a time period during which the power value is equal to or more than the reference value occurs within a comparison time in past before the prescribed determination time point.

Abstract: An inferrer calculates, for each kind of living activities, an occurrence probability defining a probability that a corresponding living activity occurs, based on an operational state of an electric appliance determined by a detector for each of sections at an inference target time by use of prior probabilities, first conditional probabilities, and second conditional probabilities, and infers that a living activity having a highest occurrence probability has occurred at inference target time. Prior probabilities each define a probability at which a corresponding living activity occurs in one day. First conditional probabilities each define active and inactive probabilities of electric appliance belonging to a corresponding section under a condition where a corresponding living activity occurs.

Abstract: A receiver acquires power values respectively consumed through two or more branch circuits. A first memory stores power information in association with relevant information that relates to the power information. The power information includes date and time, and a power value corresponding to each branch circuit. A feature extractor extracts a feature value in the power information of each branch circuit. A rule extractor sets the relevant information to an explanatory condition for a change in the feature value, and extracts a rule for deriving the feature value from the explanatory condition. A predictor, when a target value is set to the building for power saving in an object period, acquires the relevant information in the object period, and applies the rule to the relevant information acquired so as to predict the feature value corresponding to each branch circuit in the object period.

Abstract: An estimating apparatus includes an acquiring unit, a history recording unit, and a determining unit. The acquiring unit acquires power amounts for respective measurement times from a measuring apparatus that measures power for each branch line, as a plurality of used power amounts. The history recording unit records the plurality of used power amounts in association with dates and times. The determining unit variably sets a comparison value for comparing magnitudes of the plurality of used power amounts recorded in the history recording unit, obtains a minimum value of the comparison value in a range satisfying a condition that an amount of time for which at least some of the plurality of used power amounts are continuously equal to or below the comparison value exceeds a prescribed sustained time, and estimates the minimum value to be a peak value of stand-by power of the branch line.

Abstract: The living activity inference device according to the present invention includes: an obtainer configured to obtain an energy consumption of an electric appliance; an appliance operation detector configured to identify an operational state of the electric appliance based on the energy consumption obtained by the obtainer; and an activity inferrer configured to perform an inference process of determining which one of a plurality of living activities predetermined a current living activity corresponds to, based on existing information including the operational state of the electric appliance identified by the appliance operation detector and a past living activity.

Abstract: A motorcycle including a multi-cylinder engine; a main frame; and a swing arm for supporting a rear wheel in a rear portion of the main frame. A rear suspension has one end rotatably supported by a portion located in a position above a swing axial support portion of the swing arm. A link mechanism connects the rear suspension and the swing arm, and includes a suspension arm rotatably supported by an upper portion of the swing arm and a link member having one end rotatably supported by the main frame. An exhaust collecting pipe is arranged below the multi-cylinder engine; and an exhaust device is arranged in a space below the swing arm. An exhaust connecting pipe connects an outlet of a rear end of the exhaust collecting pipe with a front surface of the exhaust chamber in a moving direction of the motorcycle.

Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a pneumatic tire capable of easily and appropriately winding a sheet lamination body formed by a resin film and an unvulcanized rubber sheet around a shaping drum.

Abstract: To provide a beverage dispenser capable of appropriately and smoothly supplying a supercooled beverage. According to the present invention, there is disclosed a beverage dispenser including a beverage supply circuit 7 which supplies a carbonated beverage to the outside a primary cooling device 13, a secondary cooling device 30, and a heat exchanger 16 for supercooling which allows these components to cool the carbonated beverage flowing through the beverage supply circuit 7 into a supercooled state at a temperature of a solidifying point or less. The heat exchanger 16 supplies the carbonated beverage in the supercooled state to release the supercooled state in the outside, and the carbonated beverage on standby for serving in a portion of the beverage supply circuit 7 cooled by at least the heat exchanger 16 for supercooling is maintained in an unsaturated state.