Abstract: The present invention is to provide a photoelectric conversion element with an excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency, an imaging element, an optical sensor, and a compound. The photoelectric conversion element of the present invention includes, in the following order, a conductive film, a photoelectric conversion film, and a transparent conductive film, in which the photoelectric conversion film contains a compound represented by Formula (1).

Abstract: A game device includes a processor implementing a character process that performs a character control process; a game process that performs a game parameter calculation process; and a display process that displays a game image based on results of the game process. The processor implements the character process that performs a process that controls a master character that is operated by a player, and a process that controls a plurality of subordinate characters that are subordinate to the master character. The processor implements the game process that performs a process regarding a game event that involves a first subordinate character and a second subordinate character based on a first relationship parameter between the first subordinate character and the second subordinate character, a second relationship parameter between the master character and the first subordinate character, and a third relationship parameter between the master character and the second subordinate character.

Abstract: A game device includes a processor implementing a character process that performs a character control process; a game process that performs a game parameter calculation process; and a display process that displays a game image based on results of the game process. The processor implements the character process that performs a process that controls a master character that is operated by a player, and a process that controls a plurality of subordinate characters that are subordinate to the master character. The processor implements the game process that performs a process regarding a game event that involves a first subordinate character and a second subordinate character based on a first relationship parameter between the first subordinate character and the second subordinate character, a second relationship parameter between the master character and the first subordinate character, and a third relationship parameter between the master character and the second subordinate character.

Abstract: A food dispensing assembly includes a front wall attached to a rear wall. The container includes a top edge, a bottom edge and a pair of lateral edges. The lateral edges taper toward the bottom edge and the bottom edge is pointed. A food product is positioned in the container. A gripping sleeve has a frusto-conical shape and includes an open upper edge and an open lower edge. The container extends through the sleeve and the sleeve is positioned between the top and bottom edges. The container is cut along a plane of the lower edge to remove the bottom edge and open the container.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a data communication apparatus which interfaces with a local area network (LAN), receives data from a transmission side, notifies a receiver on the LAN that the data was received and manages a plurality of data received individually for each notification destination. Notification that the plurality of individually-received data has been received is performed collectively. Thus, communication efficiency and communication traffic are improved even where a number of transmissions to the same destination and a number of receptions to the same destination are performed.

Abstract: There is provided a data communication apparatus comprises interface means for connecting with a local area network (LAN), reception means for receiving data from a transmission side, notification means for notifying to a receiver on the LAN that the reception means received the data, via the interface means, and management means for managing the data received by the reception means, for each notification destination to which the notification is performed by the notification means, wherein the management means manages the reception data corresponding to the plural-time reception by the reception means, and the notification means collectively notifies that the reception data corresponding to the plural-time reception which data are managed by the management means were received by the reception means. Thus, it can be improved communication efficiency and communicating traffic even in a case where a number of transmission to the same destination and a number of reception to the same destination are performed.