Abstract: The present technology relates to an encoding device, an encoding method, a reproduction device, a reproduction method, and a program enabling each reproduction equipment to reproduce an appropriate content in a simplified manner. A content data decoding unit decodes encoded metadata and outputs zoom area information, which is included in metadata acquired as a result thereof, designating an area to be zoomed. A zoom area selecting unit selects one or a plurality of pieces of zoom area information from among the zoom area information. A video segmenting unit segments a zoom area represented by the selected zoom area information in a video based on video data and outputs zoom video data acquired as a result thereof. An audio converting unit performs an audio converting process according to the selected zoom area information for audio data and outputs zoom audio data acquired as a result thereof. The present technology can be applied to a reproduction device.

Abstract: An outboard motor includes upper and lower shafts extending from an engine toward a propeller, a transmission mechanism interposed between the upper and lower shafts, a shift device that operates the transmission mechanism, and a housing. The shift device includes a shift shaft extending downward from an actuator, a cam mechanism that converts rotation of the shift shaft into upper-lower movement of an operation portion, a shift slider coupled to the operation portion, a dog clutch that is moved in the upper-lower direction to operate the transmission mechanism; and a connector pin coupling the shift slider and the dog clutch. The housing includes an anti-cavitation plate provided above the propeller, widened and narrowed portions provided above and below the anti-cavitation plate. The transmission mechanism is accommodated in the widened portion, and at least the shift slider of the shift device is accommodated in the narrowed portion.

Abstract: An outboard motor includes upper and lower shafts extending from an engine toward a propeller, a transmission mechanism interposed between the upper and lower shafts, and a shift device that operates the transmission mechanism. The transmission mechanism includes an upper gear fixed to the upper shaft, a lower gear rotatably supported by the lower shaft, and an intermediate gear meshing with the upper and lower gears. The shift device includes a shift shaft extending downward from an actuator, a cam mechanism that converts rotation of the shift shaft into upper-lower movement of an operation portion, a shift slider coupled to the operation portion, a dog clutch coupled to the lower shaft and connectable to the upper or lower gear, and a connector pin coupling the shift slider and the dog clutch. The shift slider is positioned above the upper gear or below the lower gear.

Abstract: A manufacturing method is provided for manufacturing an electrode for a lithium-ion battery having a current collector and an electrode active material layer. In the method, an electrolytic solution is added to particles created by pulverizing a mixture containing electrode active material particles and a pressure sensitive adhesive resin to obtain an electrode active material composition. The electrode active material composition is molded into sheet form on a current collector using a roll press. The electrode active material composition has a weight of the electrolytic solution based on a total weight of the electrode active material composition that is 0.1-50 wt %.

Abstract: A vehicle management facility information providing method implemented by a computer, the method including: specifying, as a reference facility, any one of a plurality of management facilities that manage unrented vehicles, based on input by a user; extracting, among the plurality of management facilities stored in a memory of the computer, one or more management facilities that exist within a predetermined range from the reference facility and of which a number of unrented vehicles being managed is to be changed, as one or more uneven distribution facilities; specifying, among the one or more uneven distribution facilities, an uneven distribution facility in which an advantage in a case where the user uses the uneven distribution facility matches an advantage emphasized by the user; and generating information that indicates the specified uneven distribution facility, and outputting the information to the user so that the information is viewable by the user.

Abstract: An acquisition unit acquires network topology information indicating a connection form of a network device and traffic information data that is information about flows in traffic. A path calculation unit calculates a path of each flow so that the number of flows whose paths are to be changed is minimized.

Abstract: A monitoring device (10) sets a first node (20A) that is a node on a transmission side that switches a route of a packet in user communication to copy the packet in the user communication, enable an INT setting, and transmit the copied packet to each of routes that are switching destination candidates based on an instruction input from a maintenance person. In addition, the monitoring device (10) sets a second node (20B) that is a node on a reception side that accommodates the routes that are switching destination candidates to collect INT information of the copied packet and discard the copied packet. Thereafter, the monitoring device (10) acquires the INT information of the copied packet from the second node (20B) and visualizes communication quality of each of the routes that are the switching destination candidates in the user communication based on the acquired INT information.

Abstract: A traffic transfer system includes a switch (10) and a switch (20) and distributes and transfers traffic of communication on a network to a plurality of devices. The switch (10) determines a device of a transfer destination of input traffic among a plurality of devices by a hash function. The switch (10) transfers traffic to a first device when the first device determined to be a transfer destination is available and transfers traffic to the switch (20) when the first device is not available. The switch (20) determines a device to which the traffic transferred by the switch (10) is transferred, from available devices by a hash function. The switch (20) transfers the traffic to a second device determined to be a transfer destination.

Abstract: A sound generation device includes a direction obtainer and a panner. The direction obtainer obtains a sound-source direction of a sound source. The panner expresses the sound source, by applying a time shift and gain adjustment to the sound source to perform panning for distributing a signal of the sound source to a plurality of representative directions, based on the sound-source direction obtained by the direction obtainer.

Abstract: An optical connector assembly having a connector housing with a first and second end. First end accepts a ferrule assembly, and second end accepts a retention assembly. There is a longitudinal bore from a distal to proximal end of connector. Bore accepts a POF optical fiber therein at distal end and fiber is inserted proximally until fiber bottoms-out at proximal end of ferrule. Retention body accepts one or more retention caps, or retention body contains at least one retention wing set to secure fiber to connector.

Abstract: A data processing system comprising: a first information processing device and a second information processing device, the second information processing device including: a second memory; and a second processor coupled to the second memory and the second processor configured to: convert a first identifier included in a first processing request from the first information processing device into a reversibly convertible first conversion identifier in response to receiving the first processing request; transmit the first processing request including the converted first conversion identifier to another information processing system; reconvert, in response to receiving a first execution result of a process corresponding to the first processing request, the first conversion identifier included in the first execution result into the first identifier; and transmit the first execution result including the reconverted first identifier and the first conversion identifier to the first information processing device.

Abstract: A communication apparatus that transmits and receives packet data by radio communication with another communication apparatus, the communication apparatus including a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to: receive first packet data in a first packet transmission period; calculate data collection efficiency indicating a ratio of a reception data amount of the first packet data, to a transmission data amount of the first packet data, based on received the first packet data, and measure a first radio quality in a radio section between the communication apparatus and the other communication apparatus, based on received the first packet data; calculate a packet length and transmission count of the first packet data, based on the data collection efficiency and first radio quality; and transmit a second packet data including the packet length and transmission count.

Abstract: An optical connector assembly having a connector housing with a first and second end. First end accepts a ferrule assembly, and second end accepts a retention assembly. There is a longitudinal bore from a distal to proximal end of connector. Bore accepts a POF optical fiber therein at distal end and fiber is inserted proximally until fiber bottoms-out at proximal end of ferrule. Retention body accepts one or more retention caps, or retention body contains at least one retention wing set to secure fiber to connector.

Abstract: An optical connector assembly having a connector housing with a first and second end. First end accepts a ferrule assembly, and second end accepts a retention assembly. There is a longitudinal bore from a distal to proximal end of connector. Bore accepts a POF optical fiber therein at distal end and fiber is inserted proximally until fiber bottoms-out at proximal end of ferrule. Retention body accepts one or more retention caps, or retention body contains at least one retention wing set to secure fiber to connector.

Abstract: An information processing device includes: a memory; and a processor configured to: decide an acquisition method of acquiring data using a sensor node; acquire measurement data measured at the sensor node and performance data relating to performance of the sensor node according to the decided acquisition method; determine a presence or absence of occurrence of an anomaly based on the acquired measurement data and/or the acquired performance data; and divide an appearance range of data values of the performance data into level ranges indicating a degree of quality of the data values and store the level ranges in a storage unit, wherein the processor is configured to decide a level range including a data value of the acquired performance data by referring to the storage unit, and decide the acquisition method based on a combination of the decided level range and the presence or absence of occurrence of the anomaly.

Abstract: A communication control apparatus includes: a processor configured to: fix a number of sets of data to be inserted into one packet by a communication apparatus according to a wireless quality with the communication apparatus; and notify the communication apparatus of the number of sets fixed at the fixing.

Abstract: An optical connector assembly having a connector housing with a first and second end. First end accepts a ferrule assembly, and second end accepts a retention assembly. There is a longitudinal bore from a distal to proximal end of connector. Bore accepts a POF optical fiber therein at distal end and fiber is inserted proximally until fiber bottoms-out at proximal end of ferrule. Retention body accepts one or more retention caps, or retention body contains at least one retention wing set to secure fiber to connector.

Abstract: A gateway which is an example of a communication device includes a selecting unit and a management data collecting unit. The selecting unit selects a collection manipulation within a range not exceeding a resource amount allocated to transmission of management data among all resources of wireless communication usable by a device in accordance with an evaluation value. The evaluation value is a value calculated on the basis of a contribution degree to failure analysis and consumption resources for each of a plurality of collection manipulations for collecting management data used for the failure analysis from a device. The management data collecting unit executes the collection manipulation selected by the selecting unit on the device and collects the management data corresponding to the collection manipulation from the device through the wireless communication.

Abstract: Multi-fiber, fiber optic cable assemblies may be configured so that the terminal ends of the cables have pre-assembled back-post assemblies that include pre-assembled ferrules, such as MPO ferrules that meet the requisite tolerances needed for fiber optic transmissions. To protect the pre-assembled components from damage prior to and during installation, pre-assembled components may be enclosed within a protective housing. The housing with pre-assembled components may be of a size smaller than fully assembled connectors so as to be sized to fit through a conduit. The remaining connector housing components for the multi-fiber connectors may be provided separately and may be configured to be attached to the back-post assembly after installation of the cable.

Abstract: A communication apparatus that transmits and receives packet data by radio communication with another communication apparatus, the communication apparatus including a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to: receive first packet data in a first packet transmission period; calculate data collection efficiency indicating a ratio of a reception data amount of the first packet data, to a transmission data amount of the first packet data, based on received the first packet data, and measure a first radio quality in a radio section between the communication apparatus and the other communication apparatus, based on received the first packet data; calculate a packet length and transmission count of the first packet data, based on the data collection efficiency and first radio quality; and transmit a second packet data including the packet length and transmission count.