Abstract: Provided is a multi-channel brain-functional near infrared spectroscopy device capable of easily levelling detector noise.

Abstract: A gateway device thins a plurality of devices to select a plurality of transmission target devices from among the plurality of devices, and transmits data of the transmission target devices to a server device. The server device receives the data of the transmission target devices from the gateway device, and uses the data of the transmission target devices to estimate a value of data of a removed device by interpolation.

Abstract: A multicast control device capable of reducing the distribution time of multicast data is provided. A multicast control device (10) according to the present disclosure includes a determination unit (11) configured to determine whether the number of communication terminals joining a multicast service exceeds a predetermined threshold, and a session control unit (12) configured to start a multicast session for a plurality of communication terminals joining the multicast service when it is determined that the number of communication terminals joining the multicast service exceeds the predetermined threshold.

Abstract: The present disclosure aims to provide a base station, a radio relay station, a communication method, and a program capable of preventing communication from being unavailable when the base station is brought into a high load condition. A base station (10) configured to communicate with a communication terminal (30) through a radio relay station (20), the base station (10) including: a control unit (11) configured to detect whether the own apparatus is in an overload condition exceeding a predetermined load; and a communication unit (12) configured to transmit, in order to cause the radio relay station (20) to connect to another base station that is not in an overload condition, information about the other base station to the radio relay station (20) when the control unit (11) detects that the own apparatus is in an overload condition.

Abstract: The present disclosure aims to provide a base station, a radio relay station, a communication method, and a program capable of preventing communication from being unavailable when the base station is brought into a high load condition. A base station (10) configured to communicate with a communication terminal (30) through a radio relay station (20), the base station (10) including: a control unit (11) configured to detect whether the own apparatus is in an overload condition exceeding a predetermined load; and a communication unit (12) configured to transmit, in order to cause the radio relay station (20) to connect to another base station that is not in an overload condition, information about the other base station to the radio relay station (20) when the control unit (11) detects that the own apparatus is in an overload condition.

Abstract: A battery pack (60), which is rechargeable by a charger (600), includes one or more battery cells (60), a control part (620), a communication part (620, 400, 15), and a switching-control part (620). The control part is configured to be switchable to any of a plurality of operation states, including a controlled-operation state and a low-power operation state. The switching-control part: compares a communication-stop time (Ta1) to a state-switching determination value (Tth1); does not switch the operation state of the control part if the communication-stop time is less than or equal to the state-switching determination value; and does switch the operation state of the control part to the low-power operation state if the communication-stop time exceeds the state-switching determination value, whereby power consumption of the control part can be reduced upon completion, e.g., of a charging operation.

Abstract: The present disclosure aims to provide a core node capable of reducing the number of messages or an amount of data to be transmitted to the core node. A core node (10) according to the present disclosure includes: a congestion state detector (11) configured to detect a congestion state of an own apparatus; a communication unit (13) configured to receive a NAS request message that has specified an APN from a radio terminal (20); and a controller (12) configured to determine that processing regarding the NAS request message will not be executed while the congestion state of the own apparatus is being detected. The communication unit (13) transmits a reject message including a plurality of APNs that can be specified by the radio terminal (20) to the radio terminal (20) when it is determined in the controller (12) that the processing regarding the NAS request message will not be executed.

Abstract: A power supply adapter according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a power cord, a power-source attachment portion, a working-machine attachment portion, a temperature detector, and an overheat determiner. The temperature detector is configured to detect temperature of the power cord and to output a detection signal indicating the temperature detected. The overheat determiner is configured to determine that the power cord is in an overheated state based on the detection signal from the temperature detector and to output an overheat determination result indicating that the power cord is in the overheated state.

Abstract: An object is to provide a policy control system that can easily change a policy. A policy control system according to the present invention includes a PCRF entity (10) including a policy control unit (11) for determining a policy to be applied to a group including a plurality of wireless terminals according to environmental information changed at a specified timing and a PCEF entity (20) including a policy control execution unit (21) for applying the policy determined by the policy control unit (11) to communication related to the plurality of wireless terminals included in the group.

Abstract: A service control apparatus (20) according to the present disclosure includes: a communication unit (21) configured to receive, from each of service providing apparatuses (30, 32, 34), a communication pattern that defines a timing of communication between each of the service providing apparatuses and a communication terminal (10); and a controller (22) configured to predict a load of a network that performs data transmission between the communication terminal (10) and each of the service providing apparatuses based on the plurality of communication patterns. When it is predicted in the controller (22) that the load of the network will become higher than a predetermined threshold, the communication unit (21) transmits a message for prompting the communication pattern to change to at least one of the plurality of service providing apparatuses.

Abstract: Provided is a cooling apparatus for a semiconductor module including a semiconductor chip, the apparatus including a ceiling plate having a bottom surface; and a case portion having two sets of opposing edges in an overhead view, and including a flow portion arranged on the plate's bottom surface side and allowing coolant to flow therethrough, an outer edge portion surrounding the flow portion, and a side wall provided on the outer edge portion's inner side, the side wall including a first constricted portion changing the flow portion's width in a first direction parallel to one of the edge sets, along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, a fastening portion for fastening the plate and the case portion to an external apparatus provided where the plate and the outer edge portion are overlapped and arranged, and the fastening portion arranged opposite the first constricted portion in the first direction.

Abstract: A service control apparatus (20) according to the present disclosure includes: a communication unit (21) configured to receive, from a service providing apparatus (30), downlink data destined for a communication terminal (10), and information about a maximum allowable delay time of the downlink data; and a control unit (22) configured to determine whether the maximum allowable delay time expires by a communication enabled timing at which the communication terminal (10) in a power saving state can next perform communication, in which when the maximum allowable delay time expires by the communication enabled timing, the communication unit (21) transmits, to the service providing apparatus (30), information indicating that the downlink data cannot be transmitted to the communication terminal (10).

Abstract: To avoid congestion and an overload at the time of data transmission from an IoT device to a wireless network, at least one gateway apparatus is controlled to execute a gateway function at a first timing at a first position, collect data from a plurality of devices present near the first position, and transmit aggregated data to a base station, and to execute the gateway function at a second timing different from the first timing at a second position different from the first position, collect data from a plurality of devices present near the second position, and transmit aggregated data to the base station.

Abstract: A power supply adapter according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a power cord, a power-source attachment portion, a working-machine attachment portion, a temperature detector, and an overheat determiner. The temperature detector is configured to detect temperature of the power cord and to output a detection signal indicating the temperature detected. The overheat determiner is configured to determine that the power cord is in an overheated state based on the detection signal from the temperature detector and to output an overheat determination result indicating that the power cord is in the overheated state.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the issue of responding to a state in which operation has stopped as a result of high frequency triggering of a specified application either intentionally or as a result of a malfunction, etc. The present invention relates to communication system including: a monitoring unit that monitors the occurrence state of triggering messages on the basis of port number information identifying port numbers included in triggering messages that trigger a terminal; and a control unit that controls transmission of the triggering messages to the terminal, on the basis of the occurrence state.

Abstract: A service control apparatus (20) according to the present disclosure includes: a communication unit (21) configured to receive a first communication pattern that defines a timing of communication between a service providing apparatus (30) and a communication terminal (10) from the service providing apparatus (30) and a second communication pattern that defines a timing of communication between a service providing apparatus (32) and the communication terminal (10) from the service providing apparatus (32); and a controller (22) configured to determine whether the first communication pattern and the second communication pattern indicate communication timings different from each other. When the first communication pattern and the second communication pattern indicate communication timings different from each other, the communication unit (21) transmits a message to the second service providing apparatus (32) requesting it to change its communication pattern to the first communication pattern.

Abstract: A measuring instrument attachment assist device which includes: a coordinate detector which detects coordinates of predetermined feature points from an image obtained by capturing an image of a subject; a conversion parameter calculator which calculates a projection conversion parameter for converting the coordinates of the feature points in a model image into the coordinates obtained by the detection; a designating unit which designates a position of a measuring instrument attached to the subject in the model image; a coordinate converter which converts a coordinate of the position designated by using the designating unit, by using the projection conversion parameter; and a display which displays the coordinate obtained by the conversion by the coordinate converter , on the image obtained by the capturing.

Abstract: A plurality of battery cells of a battery pack may include at least one first battery cell arranged in a first row, at least one second battery cell arranged in a second row adjacent to the first row, at least one third battery cell arranged in a third row adjacent to the second row, and at least one fourth battery cell arranged in a fourth row adjacent to the third row. The at least one first battery cell and the at least one second battery cell are connected in series. Each of the at least one first battery cell is connected in parallel with a corresponding one of the at least one third battery cell. Each of the at least one second battery cell is connected in parallel with a corresponding one of the at least one fourth battery cell.

Abstract: A system of this invention is directed to a communication processing system that copes with a failure while avoiding network congestion or overload by reducing signaling even if a device cannot receive a group message. This communication processing system forms VPLMN (Visited Public Land Mobile Network), and includes a group messaging request acquirer that acquires, from an application, a group messaging request to be distributed to a plurality of devices, a group messaging request distributer that distributes the group messaging request to the plurality of devices, and a redistribution instructor that instructs, when receiving no response to the group messaging request from any one device in the plurality of devices within a predetermined time, the group messaging request distributer to redistribute the group messaging request to a service area including the any one device based on error information of the service area.

Abstract: An IoT device for properly performing charging even when data from an IoT device is relayed and transmitted to a base station includes a first transmitter that directly transmits acquired data to the base station, a second transmitter that transmits the data to a neighboring device by near-field communication to relay the data by the neighboring device and transmit the data to the base station, and a third transmitter that transmits, to the base station, communication cost bearer information representing that the user of the IoT device bears the communication cost of the data relayed by the neighboring device and transmitted.