Abstract: A resource recovery system is a system for recovering articles which can be recycled as resources. The resource recovery system includes a resource recovery apparatus that recovers the article discarded by a consumer, and a server apparatus that communicates with the resource recovery apparatus. The resource recovery apparatus transmits, to the server apparatus, a first message including an article identifier for identifying the recovered article. The server apparatus associates, based on the first message received from the resource recovery apparatus, a discarding time when the article is discarded with a provision time when the article is provided to the consumer.

Abstract: An information processing system comprises a computer configured to execute: setting a first area and a second area as areas in which game media of a first player are disposed, the second area being different from the first area; setting a third area and a fourth area as areas in which game media of a second player are disposed, the fourth area being different from the third area; displaying the game media disposed in the first area, the second area, and the fourth area in an identifiable manner; displaying the game media disposed in the third area in an unidentifiable manner; setting a game medium disposed in the first area as a first base medium; setting a game medium disposed in an area where game media of the first player are disposed as a first material medium, the area being an area other than the second area; and fusing the first material medium with the first base medium to change the ability of the first base medium, while deleting the first material medium or changing the ability thereof.

Abstract: A surgical system according to one or more embodiments may include: manipulators respectively supporting an endoscope and first and second surgical instruments; a remote control apparatus including a display device, a first operation handle for right hand to operate the first surgical instrument, and a second operation handle for left hand to operate the second surgical instrument; and a control apparatus. The control apparatus may display, on the display device, a graphical user interface, overlapped with the image captured by the endoscope, the graphical user interface including a first area that displays information on the first surgical instrument to be operated by the first operation handle, a second area that displays information on the second surgical instrument to be operated by the second operation handle, and a third area that displays information on the endoscope, which are arranged side by side in order from right to left.

Abstract: An aluminum-based plated steel sheet according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a base material; an aluminum-based plating layer located above the base material; and an intermetallic compound layer that is located between the base material and the aluminum-based plating layer and contains an intermetallic compound of Al and Fe, in which the base material has a chemical component within a predetermined range, the aluminum-based plating layer contains, on average, 80 mass % or more and 97 mass % or less of Al, 3 mass % or more and 15 mass % or less of Si, 0 mass % or more and 5 mass % or less of Zn, 0 mass % or more and 5 mass % or less of Fe, 0 mass % or more and 3 mass % or less in total of one or more selected from the group consisting of Mg and Ca, and impurities so that a total amount thereof is 100 mass %, an average value of a thickness of the intermetallic compound layer is 2 ?m or more and 10 ?m or less, a maximum value of the thickness of the intermetallic compound layer is 10 ?m or mor

Abstract: To solve a problem about warpage of a steel sheet due to a difference in temperature raising rate between an overlapped part and a one-sheet part. This manufacturing method includes: a step of heating an overlapped blank; a step of transferring the heated overlapped blank; and a step of performing presswork on the heated overlapped blank by using a die, in which in the heating step, when sheet thicknesses of the first and second steel sheets are set to t1 and t2, respectively, and an average heating rate at a sheet temperature from 20 to 800° C. of a portion with a total sheet thickness (t1+t2) of an overlapped portion, and that of a non-overlapped portion are set to V and v1, respectively, the total sheet thickness (t1+t2) is 2.5 to 5.

Abstract: Fe-Al-based plated hot-stamped member exhibiting excellent formed part corrosion resistance and post-coating corrosion resistance and manufacturing method. The hot-stamping member includes Fe-Al-based plated layer on one or both surfaces of a base material, the base material has a predetermined steel component, Fe-Al-based plated layer has a thickness of 10 ?m or more and 60 ?m or less, formed by A, B, C and D layers sequentially from a surface toward the base material, and each of the four layers is a Fe-Al-based intermetallic compound containing Al, Fe, Si, Mn and Cr for predetermined contents with the balance made up of impurities, the D layer further contains Kirkendall voids each of which cross-sectional area is 3 ?m2-30 ?m2 for 10 pieces/6000 ?m2 or more and 40 pieces/6000 ?m2 or less.

Abstract: A projector controlling method includes acquiring first imaging information obtained by capturing a first image projected from a projector at a first timing, acquiring second imaging information obtained by capturing a second image projected from the projector at a second timing, evaluating whether or not a change in the posture of the projector satisfies a certain criterion based on the first imaging information and the second imaging information, and outputting information based on the result of the evaluating.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a radio tag reading device includes: a body portion including a radio tag reading unit that reads a radio tag; a grip portion detachably connected to the body portion; a magnet provided in the grip portion; a magnet detection unit provided in the body portion and configured to detect magnetism generated by the magnet; a state detection unit configured to detect a state of the grip portion based on the magnetism detected by the magnet detection unit; and a reading control unit configured to control the radio tag reading unit.

Abstract: A wireless tag reading device of an embodiment that is for reading tag information of a wireless tag attached to an article housed in a housing portion, including: a bottom surface portion; and a plurality of side surface portions erected upward from an end of the bottom surface portion, the housing portion being surrounded by the bottom surface portion and the side surface portions, in which the wireless tag reading device includes: inside the side surface portions, an antenna that radiates a radio wave into the housing portion; a radio wave reflecting unit that is provided outside the antenna and that reflects the radio wave radiated from the antenna toward the housing portion; and a radio wave absorbing unit that is provided at an upper portion of the radio wave reflecting unit and that absorbs the radio wave radiated from the antenna.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a wireless tag reading device includes a plurality of antennas for wireless tag communication, a number-of-times acquisition unit, a strength acquisition unit, and a direction specifying unit. Each antenna is arranged along a passage through which a wireless tag passes. The number-of-times acquisition unit acquires a number of times of reading of data of the wireless tag read by each of the antennas for each unit time for each of the antennas. The strength acquisition unit acquires a received signal strength indicator when the data of the wireless tag is read by each of the antennas for each unit time for each of the antennas. The direction specifying unit specifies a moving direction of the wireless tag passing through the passage based on the number of times of reading and the received signal strength indicator for each of the antennas that are acquired for each unit time.

Abstract: A surgical system according to one or more embodiments may include: manipulators respectively supporting an endoscope and first and second surgical instruments; a remote control apparatus including a display device, a first operation handle for right hand to operate the first surgical instrument, and a second operation handle for left hand to operate the second surgical instrument; and a control apparatus. The control apparatus may display, on the display device, a graphical user interface, overlapped with the image captured by the endoscope, the graphical user interface including a first area that displays information on the first surgical instrument to be operated by the first operation handle, a second area that displays information on the second surgical instrument to be operated by the second operation handle, and a third area that displays information on the endoscope, which are arranged side by side in order from right to left.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless tag reading apparatus includes a first communication interface configured to communicate with a first external device, a second communication interface configured to communicate with a second external device, an antenna configured to emit a radio wave to read a wireless tag, and a controller. The controller is configured to identify either (a) the first communication interface as being in communication with the first external device or (b) the second communication interface as being in communication with the second external device. The controller is configured to change a power level of the radio wave emitted by the antenna based on which of the first communication interface or the second communication interface is identified. The controller is configured to read the wireless tag by controlling the antenna to emit the radio wave with the changed power level.

Abstract: A laser irradiation apparatus (1) according to one embodiment irradiates a workpiece (16) with a laser beam (15) while conveying the workpiece (16) caused to float with the use of a flotation unit (10). The flotation unit (10) includes precision float regions (11a, 11b) and rough float regions (13a to 13j). The precision float regions (11a, 11b) are configured to cause the workpiece (16) to float by utilizing ejection and suction of a gas, and the rough float regions are configured to cause the workpiece (16) to float by utilizing ejection of a gas without suction of a gas.

Abstract: A settlement device includes a scale that measures a first total weight of commodities; a wireless tag reader that reads, from a wireless tag attached to each of the commodities, a commodity code; and a camera that acquires an image of the commodities. A controller is configured to register the commodity codes; calculate, based on data that correlates commodity codes and commodity weights, a second total weight of the commodities corresponding to the commodity codes registered by the controller; recognize the commodities from the image; when the first total weight and second total weight do not coincide, register an additional commodity code that (a) was not read by the wireless tag reader and (b) correlates to one of the commodities recognized from the image; and when the first total weight and the second total weight coincide, perform settlement processing for the registered commodities.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a commodity registration device includes an optical reading unit with a reading range. The optical reading unit is configured to acquire an image of a commodity in the reading range. A wireless tag reading unit is configured to read a commodity code from a wireless tag of the commodity in the reading range. A processor determines whether the commodity is in the reading range of the optical reading unit and causes a notification unit to indicate the commodity has been registered if the wireless tag reading unit successfully reads the commodity code from the wireless tag while the commodity is determined to be in the reading range of the optical reading unit.

Abstract: To solve the problem about the difference in temperature increasing rate between an overlapped part and a one-sheet part so as to further improve the corrosion resistance of plating after hot stamping.

Abstract: A laser irradiation apparatus (1) according to one embodiment includes a laser generating device (14) that generates a laser beam, a flotation unit (10) that causes a workpiece (16) that is to be irradiated with the laser beam to float, and a conveying unit (11) that conveys the floating workpiece (16). The conveying unit (11) conveys the workpiece (16) with the conveying unit (11) holding the workpiece (16) at a position where the conveying unit (11) does not overlap an irradiation position (15) of the laser beam. The laser irradiation apparatus (1) according to one embodiment makes it possible to suppress uneven irradiation with a laser beam.

Abstract: A laser irradiation apparatus (1) according to an embodiment includes a laser generation device (14) configured to generate laser light, and a levitation unit (10) configured to levitate an object to be processed (16) to which the laser light is applied. The levitation unit (10) includes a first area and a second area, and the first and second areas are arranged so that, in a plane view, a focal point of the laser light overlaps the first area and the focal point of the laser light does not overlap the second area. A surface part of the second area is formed of a metal member.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pigment water dispersion that is excellent in dispersion stability, and also excellent in ejection properties even when used as an ink for ink-jet printing. The present invention relates to [1] a pigment water dispersion containing (A) a pigment, (B) a carboxy group-containing crosslinked polymer and (C) an alkyl group-containing ethanolamine having a pKa of not less than 8.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus generates a command for a communication terminal apparatus and a retry command and successively outputs the generated command and retry command to an information processing terminal apparatus. The information processing terminal apparatus acquires the command for the communication terminal apparatus and the retry command that have successively been output from the information processing apparatus and outputs the acquired command to the communication terminal apparatus. Further, in a case of performing a retry process due to unavailability of a response to the command, the information processing terminal apparatus outputs the acquired retry command to the communication terminal apparatus. The retry process can be performed without waiting for the information processing terminal apparatus to output a command request to the information processing apparatus and acquire a retry command.