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 read a code symbol on 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: An emotion calculation device (100) includes: an acquisition unit (121) that acquires first content information regarding first content; and a calculation unit (122) that calculates a matching frequency for the first content information for each of segments that classifies users based on emotion types of the users.

Abstract: A solid electrolyte having high electrical conductivity even in a low-temperature region is provided. A solid electrolyte containing a hexagonal perovskite-related compound, in which the compound is a compound represented by the following general formula (1), and an electrolyte layer and a battery using the solid electrolyte are disclosed. Ba7-?Nb(4?x-y)Mo(1+x)MyO(20+z) (1), in the formula (1), M is a cation of at least one element; a represents a Ba deficiency amount and represents a value of 0 or more and 0.5 or less, x represents a value of ?1.1 or more and 1.1 or less, y represents a value of 0 or more and 1.1 or less, and z represents an oxygen non-stoichiometry and represents a value of ?2.0 or more and 2.0 or less, provided that in the formula (1), |x|+y?0.01 is satisfied.

Abstract: Provided are: a pipe-shaped integrally molded article which is formed by molding a polyphenylene sulfide resin composition, and which has, at one or more portions thereof, at least one selected from different-shape sections, bent sections, and different-diameter sections, the pipe-shaped integrally molded article being characterized in that the total length L (mm) thereof is 1000 or more, and the ratio (L/D) of the total length L (mm) to the outer diameter D (mm) of the pipe-shaped integrally molded article is 20 or more: and a production method for the pipe-shaped integrally molded article. According to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently provide a pipe-shaped integrally molded article having a desired large length and including a three-dimensionally complicated shape, by using a PPS resin composition having excellent heat resistance and chemical resistance.

Abstract: This aluminum-plated steel sheet has a steel sheet and a plating layer formed on a surface of the steel sheet, the plating layer contains one or more A group elements selected from a group consisting of Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, and Zn, a remainder of Al, Fe, and impurities, a thickness t of the plating layer is 10 to 60 ?m, and an average grain size is 2t/3 or less and 15 ?m or less in a thickness range from an outermost surface of the plating layer to a ? thickness t position.

Abstract: A power management apparatus manages a facility including a stop space. The stop space includes charge-discharge equipment that performs charge and discharge of a storage battery apparatus provided in an electric mobile body. The power management apparatus includes: a receiver configured to receive a permission message indicating that at least one of the charge or discharge of the storage battery apparatus is permitted; a manager configured to manage a remaining storage amount of the storage battery apparatus for which the at least one of the charge and discharge is permitted by the permission message, when the storage battery apparatus is connected to the charge-discharge equipment; and a controller configured to control the charge-discharge equipment for performing the at least one of the charge and discharge of the storage battery apparatus, based on the remaining storage amount of the storage battery apparatus that is managed by the manager.

Abstract: A laser processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a laser light irradiation unit and a conveying stage capable of allowing a substrate to float and convey. The conveying stage includes: a laser light irradiation region; and a substrate conveying region separated from the laser light irradiation region, a surface of the laser light irradiation region facing the substrate is configured by a first member from which a first gas is capable of jetting out to float the substrate, a surface of the substrate conveying region facing the substrate is configured by a plurality of second members from which a second gas is capable of jetting out to float the substrate, and the plurality of second members in the substrate conveying region are disposed to be separated from each other.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid composition for ink-jet printing which is capable of forming a protective film on a liquid ejection head of an ink-jet type to enhance insulating properties for the liquid ejection head, an image-forming method, a method of forming the protective film, a storing method, and a use of the liquid composition. The present invention provides [1] a liquid composition for ink-jet printing which contains not less than 0.01% by mass and not more than 1.50% by mass of a compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof, not less than 0.

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 read a code symbol on 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: 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: This steel sheet has a base steel sheet, a coated portion, and an exposed portion, the shape of the end edge side of the steel sheet and the end portion on the outer side of the base steel sheet is a protruded curve represented by a curvature radius R1 and R1 is 5 ?m or more.

Abstract: This steel sheet includes a first coated portion in which an intermetallic compound layer and an aluminum coating layer are provided on a surface of a base steel sheet in order from the base steel sheet side, a first exposed portion in which the base steel sheet is exposed, and a second coated portion in which the intermetallic compound layer and the aluminum coating layer are provided on the surface of the base steel sheet in order from the base steel sheet side, in which in a first direction which is perpendicular to a thickness direction of the steel sheet and is directed from the first coated portion to one end edge of the steel sheet, the first coated portion, the first exposed portion, the second coated portion, and the end edge of the steel sheet are disposed in this order on one surface of the base steel sheet, at least the first coated portion, the first exposed portion, and the end edge of the steel sheet are disposed in this order on the other surface of the base steel sheet in the first direction,

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: It is desirable to provide a technology that enables authentication even in a terminal not capable of RF communication. Provided is an information processing device including: a code generation unit that generates a code in which part of information necessary for authentication and identification information are embedded; a display control unit that controls display of the code; and an authentication unit that performs a rest of the authentication by using a connection established, after part of the authentication is performed on the basis of the part of the information necessary for the authentication and the connection based on the identification information included in the code is established.

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: An information processing apparatus includes a table with an embedded display device that has a surface on which an object with a wireless tag can be placed. An antenna unit is configured to move along a predetermined path and to transmit an interrogation wave for reading information from wireless tags. The antenna unit receives a response wave from wireless tags at different positions on the predetermined path. A controller is configured to: calculate changes in phase difference between the interrogation wave and the response wave received at the different positions; determine a location of a wireless tag on the surface of the embedded display device using the calculated changes in the phase difference; and then control the embedded display device to indicate the determined location.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a wireless tag reading checkout apparatus checkout apparatus includes a conveyor to convey objects with wireless tags attached thereto. An antenna is arranged along a portion of the conveyor and is configured to transmit an interrogation wave for reading wireless tags and then to receive a response wave from the wireless tags. A controller calculates changes in a phase difference between the interrogation wave and a response wave from a wireless tag over a time period corresponding to the conveyance of an object by the conveyor. The controller can identify whether the wireless tag responding to the interrogation wave is on an object being conveyed by the conveyor by using the calculated changes in the phase difference.

Abstract: The present invention relates to [1] a pigment water dispersion containing pigment-containing crosslinked polymer particles, in which a crosslinked polymer in the particles is a polymer that is crosslinked with a crosslinking agent represented by the general formula (1), and [2] a process for producing a pigment water dispersion containing pigment-containing crosslinked polymer particles, including the following steps (1) and (2): Step (1): subjecting a pigment mixture containing a pigment, a water-dispersible polymer and water to dispersion treatment, thereby obtaining an aqueous pigment dispersion solution containing pigment-containing polymer particles; and Step (2): mixing the aqueous pigment dispersion solution obtained in the step (1) and a crosslinking agent represented by the general formula (1) to react the water-dispersible polymer with the crosslinking agent, thereby obtaining a pigment water dispersion containing pigment-containing crosslinked polymer particles.

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: There is provided a communication device, an information processing device, and a data processing system that can reduce a maximum value of a processing time of the entire system. A communication unit of a reader-writer transmits a predetermined request to a plurality of servers on a basis of a result obtained by transmitting a command to an IC card, and receives a response to the request from the plurality of servers. A control unit of the reader-writer executes next processing on a basis of the response of one of the plurality of servers, the response having been received earliest among the plurality of servers. The present technology can be applied to a data processing system or the like, for example.