Abstract: A user management apparatus adds a tag in which route information is described to a packet received from a user and transmits the packet to a data transfer device. The data transfer device transfers the packet to one of data processing devices under control and other data transfer devices based on the route information included in the received packet. The data processing device performs processing of a service function for data included in the received packet. A communication management apparatus calculates a route of a service chain necessary for implementing the service requested by the user and transmits route information to the user management apparatus.

Abstract: A motor-integrated fan 1 including one or more motors integrated therein comprises: a shaft part 11 which serves as a supporting system disposed at the center of a rotational axis; a rotation part 12 which is a rotating system rotating about the shaft part 11; a duct 13 which serves as a supporting system provided on the outer periphery of the shaft part 11; and a motor 14 which rotates the rotation part 12, wherein the rotation part 12 comprises: a plurality of blades 32 rotatably supported at least on the shaft part 11 and rotating thereabout, the blades 32 being arranged in a circumferential direction of the rotational axis I; and a rotation support ring 33 connected on one side of each of the blades 32 in a radial direction of the rotational axis, the rotation support ring 33 supporting the plurality of blades 32.

Abstract: A power supply device includes a driving control device and an auxiliary control device, the vehicle including a main power source, an auxiliary power source, and a supply path, the supply path being a path configured to be opened and closed according to a state of a start switch of the vehicle. The driving control device is a device that controls a state of equipment installed in the vehicle and the auxiliary control device is a device that controls a state of the auxiliary power source. The driving control device is configured to execute a storage process, a permission signal transmission process, and an initial value process, and the auxiliary control device is configured to execute a permission signal reception process and a stop process.

Abstract: A switching instructor outputs a beacon light selection notification signal when a optical transceiver transmits a optical wireless signal of a beacon light and outputs a signal light selection notification signal when the optical transceiver transmits the optical wireless signal of the signal light. A spatial light modulator controller performs switching of a control signal given to each of the plurality of pixels of a spatial light modulator to: cause a phase delay in light received by each of the plurality of pixels of the spatial light modulator when the switching instructor outputs the beacon light selection notification signal and cause a phase delay in light received by each of the plurality of pixels of the spatial light modulator when the switching instructor outputs the signal light selection notification signal.

Abstract: A communication device includes: a light output unit for outputting light; a light splitting unit for splitting the light output by the light output unit into a plurality of split beams; and a plurality of spatial optical communication units provided in correspondence to the plurality of split beams, wherein the spatial optical communication units respectively transmit a corresponding split beam which is input from the light splitting unit to a partner communication device across space.

Abstract: A phase difference distribution estimation method includes: receiving an optical signal via a space and detecting a phase of the optical signal; calculating characteristic values related to characteristics of the atmosphere through which the optical signal propagates from the optical signal received in the receiving; estimating a phase difference distribution of an optical signal received after a certain period of time, on the basis of the characteristic values calculated in the calculating; and controlling a phase of an optical signal in the receiving on the basis of the phase difference distribution estimated in the estimating.

Abstract: A method for reducing jolt moments during a deceleration of a vehicle by a braking system, the braking system having at least one electrically actuatable pressure supply device, hydraulic wheel brakes and a valve device. The valve device is designed to apply a pressure provided by the pressure supply device to a selectable subset of the wheel brakes. The method includes: determining a braking requirement, determining a vehicle speed, checking whether the vehicle speed is below a defined threshold value, and if the vehicle speed is below the threshold value, selecting the subset of wheel brakes and applying a pressure provided by the pressure supply device to only the subset of wheel brakes, the pressure being determined according to the selected subset of wheel brakes.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an autonomous moving object and an information processing method that make it possible to improve the ability in expression of the autonomous moving object. The autonomous moving object is an autonomous moving object that operates autonomously, and includes a light emission section that changes a color and brightness of a surface of the autonomous moving object, and a motion controlling section that controls a light emission pattern that is a pattern of the color and brightness of the light emission section, on the basis of a state of the autonomous moving object. The present technology can be applied, for example, to an autonomously movable robot that imitates a creature.

Abstract: A power storage device includes power storage cells that includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and an accommodation chamber accommodating a liquid electrolyte in a liquid-tight manner. The power storage device includes a cell stack in which the power storage cells are stacked in series. A side surface of the cell stack is covered with a seal portion made of a plastic. The terminal positive electrode current collector and the terminal negative electrode current collector located in the outermost layer of the cell stack are made of a high thermal conductivity material having a thermal conductivity greater than or equal to 100 W/(m·K). The power storage device includes a positive electrode cooling unit, which cools the terminal positive electrode current collector, and a negative electrode cooling unit, which cools the terminal negative electrode current collector. The liquid electrolyte contains an oxalate compound.

Abstract: A power storage device includes power storage cells that includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and an accommodation chamber accommodating a liquid electrolyte in a liquid-tight manner. The power storage device includes a cell stack in which the power storage cells are stacked in series. A side surface of the cell stack is covered with a seal portion made of a plastic. A terminal positive electrode current collector and a terminal negative electrode current collector located in the outermost layer of the cell stack are made of a high thermal conductivity material having a thermal conductivity greater than or equal to 100 W/(m·K). The power storage device includes a positive electrode cooling unit, which cools the terminal positive electrode current collector, and a negative electrode cooling unit, which cools the terminal negative electrode current collector. The liquid electrolyte contains an ester compound.

Abstract: A moving apparatus that performs control to stop the moving apparatus at a position close to a user and to rotate the moving apparatus at a stop position, thereby making it easy to take out a product carried on the apparatus. The moving apparatus includes a control unit that executes traveling control of the moving apparatus, an upper unit that has an article storage unit, and a lower unit that houses a drive unit, in which the control unit inputs detection information of a sensor, and executes control to stop the moving apparatus at a position close to a user and rotate the moving apparatus at a stop position on the basis of input sensor detection information. The control unit performs display control of a traveling route recognition display line indicating a traveling route of the moving apparatus.

Abstract: There is provided a moving apparatus which includes a control unit that executes traveling control of the moving apparatus, an upper unit that has an article storage unit, and a lower unit that houses the control unit and a drive unit. The upper unit has an upper sensor that detects an obstacle in surroundings at a position of at least one of an upper surface or a lower surface position, and the lower unit has a lower sensor that detects an obstacle in a proximity area of a traveling surface of the moving apparatus. The control unit inputs sensor detection information, detects an obstacle in surroundings of the moving apparatus, executes traveling control to avoid contact with the obstacle, and performs control to display a traveling route recognition display line that indicates a traveling route of the moving apparatus.

Abstract: A first character string obtainment unit according to one or more embodiments may obtain a first character string in response to an input character string that has been input. A similar character extraction unit extracts similar characters having similar shapes as characters in the first character string. A second character string generation unit generates one or more second character strings in which some or all of the characters in the first character string are replaced with similar characters extracted by the similar character extraction unit. Then, a conversion candidate output unit outputs the first character string and the second character strings as conversion candidates for the input character string.

Abstract: A method for reducing jolt moments during a deceleration of a vehicle by a braking system, the braking system having at least one electrically actuatable pressure supply device, hydraulic wheel brakes and a valve device. The valve device is designed to apply a pressure provided by the pressure supply device to a selectable subset of the wheel brakes. The method includes: determining a braking requirement, determining a vehicle speed, checking whether the vehicle speed is below a defined threshold value, and if the vehicle speed is below the threshold value, selecting the subset of wheel brakes and applying a pressure provided by the pressure supply device to only the subset of wheel brakes, the pressure being determined according to the selected subset of wheel brakes.

Abstract: A motor-integrated fan 1 including one or more motors integrated therein comprises: a shaft part 11 which serves as a supporting system disposed at the center of a rotational axis; a rotation part 12 which is a rotating system rotating about the shaft part 11; a duct 13 which serves as a supporting system provided on the outer periphery of the shaft part 11; and a motor 14 which rotates the rotation part 12, wherein the rotation part 12 comprises: a plurality of blades 32 rotatably supported at least on the shaft part 11 and rotating thereabout, the blades 32 being arranged in a circumferential direction of the rotational axis I; and a rotation support ring 33 connected on one side of each of the blades 32 in a radial direction of the rotational axis, the rotation support ring 33 supporting the plurality of blades 32.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a control unit that controls the operations of an autonomous mobile object. Based on the normal condition of a target person as estimated from a learning result regarding the everyday behavior and the everyday condition of the target person, and based on the recognized behavior and the recognized condition of the target person; the control unit controls the provision of information regarding the everyday life of the target person. Moreover, an information processing method includes controlling, by a processor, the operations of an autonomous mobile object. Based on the normal condition of a target person as estimated from the everyday behavior and the everyday condition of the target person, and based on the recognized behavior and the recognized condition of the target person; the controlling further includes controlling the provision of information regarding the everyday life of the target person.

Abstract: There is provided methods and apparatus for a package receipt support system. The package delivery support system includes a lock driving apparatus. The package delivery support system also includes an information processing apparatus comprising a body and a movement device attached thereto, wherein the body comprises a control unit in communication with the movement device. The control unit includes a processor and a memory configured to store instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to communicate with the lock driving apparatus to unlock an entrance to a building, detect data indicative of a delivery person within the building, and guide the delivery person to a package delivery location. Guiding the delivery person includes controlling the movement device to move the information processing apparatus in a direction that guides the delivery person to the package delivery location, and monitoring the delivery person.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including a block generation unit (113) configured to generate a block to be connected to a blockchain, the block including first related data associated with first data that is at least part of data included in an immediately preceding block and second related data associated with data included in the immediately preceding block and including at least second data different from the first data.

Abstract: There is achieved a moving apparatus that performs control to stop the moving apparatus at a position close to a user and to rotate the moving apparatus at a stop position, thereby making it easy to take out a product carried on the apparatus. A moving apparatus includes a control unit that executes traveling control of the moving apparatus, an upper unit that has an article storage unit, and a lower unit that houses a drive unit, in which the control unit inputs detection information of a sensor, and executes control to stop the moving apparatus at a position close to a user and rotate the moving apparatus at a stop position on the basis of input sensor detection information, thereby making it easy to take out a product carried on the apparatus. The control unit performs display control of a traveling route recognition display line indicating a traveling route of the moving apparatus, and further analyzes a gesture or speech of the user to identify a call of the moving apparatus.

Abstract: A type of a calculation process being executed internally is indicated by a motion to a user. An animal-shaped autonomous mobile object including a housing having a shape of an animal, a calculation section, and a motion controller that causes the housing to perform a motion corresponding to a type of a calculation process that the calculation section is executing.