Abstract: This secondary battery is characterized by being provided with: a positive electrode; and a positive electrode lead that is connected to the positive electrode, wherein the positive electrode has a positive electrode collector and a positive electrode active material layer formed in at least one surface of the positive electrode collector, at least one of the surfaces of the positive electrode has a laminated part in which the positive electrode active material layer is formed, and an exposed part in which the positive electrode collector is exposed, and the positive electrode lead has an one-end part connected to the exposed part and an extended part which extends from the one-end part to the outside of the positive electrode. The secondary battery is further provided with an insulating member that has a base material part, a heat resistant and an adhesive part.

Abstract: A face authentication registration device includes one or more personal information acquirers (face capturing camera and information acquisition camera) that acquire a plurality of pieces of personal information including information on a face image; a display unit (display) that displays a registration procedure of the personal information acquired by the personal information acquirer to the user; and a processor (controller) that controls the personal information acquirer and the display unit. The processor causes the display unit to display a first screen for guiding an operation of registration of the personal information to the user and a second screen for notifying the user of a completion of registration of the personal information, as the registration procedure.

Abstract: An electrode foil for an electrolytic capacitor including a metal porous portion, and a metal core portion continuous to the metal porous portion. When the metal porous portion is equally divided in three in a thickness direction of the metal porous portion into a first region, a second region, and a third region sequentially from the metal core portion side, the first region has a porosity P1, the second region has a porosity P2, and the third region has a porosity P3, satisfying P1<P2<P3.

Abstract: An oscillator unit has: a housing for housing a laser beam source and a laser beam source drive circuit; and connection portions connected to cables at a side of the housing, connection portions connected to cables at the side, and a connection portion connected to an optical fiber cable at the side.

Abstract: A secret sharing storage system includes at least one user terminal, n units (n: an integer of 2 or more) of storage devices, and a main controller that is communicably connected to a random number generator. The main controller acquires a random number generated by the random number generator in a case of receiving original data sent from the user terminal, executes distributed processing on the original data by using the random number to generate n pieces of distributed data, and stores the n pieces of distributed data respectively in the corresponding n units of storage devices.

Abstract: The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery capable of suppressing an internal short circuit of a battery due to an external impact in both a fully charged state and a non-fully charged state. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is characterized by: comprising a wound electrode body in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode are wound thereon via a separator, and a battery case that houses the electrode body; the positive electrode having a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode mixture layer formed on at least one surface of the positive electrode current collector; and the separator having a normal part and a plastically deformed part having a higher puncture strength than the normal part.

Abstract: This positive electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries includes a Ni-containing lithium composite oxide A and Ni-containing lithium composite oxide B. The Ni-containing lithium composite oxide A contains at least 55 mol % of Ni relative to the total number of mols of metal elements other than Li. The Ni-containing lithium composite oxide B contains Ti and Ni. The Ni content in the Ni-containing lithium composite oxide B is at least 55 mol % relative to the total number of mols of metal elements other than Ti and Li. The Ni-containing lithium composite oxide A and the Ni-containing lithium composite oxide B have a prescribed average first particle diameter and a prescribed average second particle diameter, respectively, and the ratio between the Ni-containing lithium composite oxide A and the Ni-containing lithium composite oxide B is, in mass ratio, 5:95-55:45.

Abstract: Face management server includes user manager that manages a face image for registration for each user acquired by registration device registering the face image of the user and specific information other than the face image in association with each other, the specific information being used for specifying each user; device manager that manages information on a face authentication machine acquiring the face image for authentication of the user; and screen generator that generates a management screen for confirming or changing an information management status by user manager and device manager.

Abstract: The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a slurry for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell capable of obtaining an electrode mixture layer showing excellent adhesion with a current collector. The slurry for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell, which is one mode of the present disclosure, contains: an electrode mixture containing an electrode active material, lithium carbonate, and carboxymethylcellulose or a salt thereof; and water. The lithium carbonate content is in the range of 33 to 300 ppm with respect to the total mass of the electrode mixture.

Abstract: An alkaline dry battery including: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and an alkaline electrolyte retained in the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the separator. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material containing zinc, and an additive. The additive includes a sulfur-containing cyclic compound.

Abstract: This positive electrode for secondary batteries is provided with: a positive electrode collector which has a plurality of recesses and projections in the surface; an intermediate layer which is provided on the surface of the positive electrode collector having the recesses and projections; and a positive electrode mixture layer which is provided on the intermediate layer and contains a positive electrode active material.

Abstract: A face authentication machine includes a face image acquirer (camera) that acquires a live image of a predetermined capturing area in a facility including a face image of a user; a display unit (display) that displays a progress of face authentication of the face image included in the live image acquired by the face image acquirer; and a processor (controller) that controls the face image acquirer and the display unit, in which the processor sequentially displays two or more notification screens indicating the progress on the display unit, when the user is detected from the live image.

Abstract: A face authentication system includes a registration device that acquires a face image for registration of a user in a facility and specific information used for specifying the user, one or more face authentication machines that acquire a face image for authentication of the user captured when the event is generated, a face management server that is connected to the registration device via a network, and accumulates the face image for registration and the specific information in association with each other, and a face collation server that generates face feature data from the face image for registration and the face image for authentication, and performs collation processing between pieces of the face feature data.

Abstract: A positive electrode, a negative electrode containing lithium, and a nonaqueous electrolyte having lithium ion conductivity are installed. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains a nonaqueous solvent and a solute. The positive electrode contains a positive electrode active material containing at least manganese dioxide, a conductive agent, and a binding agent and further contains an oxide and sulfate of a rare-earth element.

Abstract: A three-dimensional display device configured to display a main image and an additional image on a screen includes a display region candidate decider that decides one candidate region from a plurality of region candidates for the additional image to be superimposed on the main image on the screen, a depth suitability determiner that determines whether a difference between a depth of the main image displayed at a boundary region and a depth of the additional image is within a predetermined tolerance range, and an image composer that, when the difference in depth between the depth of the main image displayed at the boundary region and the depth of the additional image is within the tolerance range, superimposes the additional image upon the main image at the candidate region, thereby composing a composite image of the main image and the additional image, and displays the composite image on the screen.

Abstract: An invention relates to methods for transmitting a buffer status report (BSR) in a mobile communication system, more particularly to the definition of rules for triggering, generating and transmitting BSRs. The invention also relates to a data transmission method utilizing new rules to decide data of which radio bearers is transmitted within a given transmission time interval. Moreover, the invention relates to scheduling method for radio resources that is taking into account additional scheduling-relevant information from the buffer status reporting and/or data transmission method. To avoid unnecessary grants from the network and to suggest an advanced handling of data transmissions the invention suggests a buffer status reporting and data transmission schemes that take into account the scheduling mode of data of radio bearers pending for transmission to decide whether to report on it in a buffer status report, respectively, whether to multiplex the data to a transport block for transmission.

Abstract: The converter circuit includes an inverter. The converter circuit receives DC power from a DC power supply (such as a solar cell or a storage battery unit), has the DC power converted into AC power by at least the inverter, and outputs the AC power to a load or a power grid. When acquiring information that two or more types of power curtailment causes have arisen, a control circuit makes the converter circuit limit power output to a maximum degree of power curtailment out of two or more degrees of power curtailment according to specifics of the two or more types of power curtailment causes.

Abstract: This power supply device is provided with: a first heat-generating component; a case; a resin material; a circuit board; a second heat-generating component; and a heat dissipation casing. This power supply device is additionally provided with a heat transfer member which has a first portion that is arranged to be in contact with a first outer surface of the case and a second portion that is arranged to be in contact with a second outer surface of the case, and which has a higher thermal conductivity than the case. The second heat-generating component is arranged in contact with the heat transfer member; and the heat transfer member dissipates the heat of the first heat-generating component and the second heat-generating component by being arranged in contact with a wall surface that constitutes the heat dissipation casing.

Abstract: A semiconductor relay includes: a substrate; a semiconductor layer of a direct transition type which is on the substrate and which has semi-insulating properties; a p-type semiconductor layer on at least part of the semiconductor layer; a first electrode; and a second electrode. The first electrode is electrically connected to the semiconductor layer and in contact with the p-type semiconductor layer. The second electrode is spaced apart from the first electrode and at least partially in contact with one of the semiconductor layer and the substrate, and the first electrode includes a first opening part.

Abstract: A recording medium includes a video stream of a standard-luminance range and a video stream of high-luminance range, which are used selectively in accordance with a playback environment. The recording medium also includes a subtitle stream of the standard-luminance range and a subtitle stream of the high-luminance range, which are used selectively in accordance with the playback environment. A playlist file includes a management region where playback control information relating to a main stream is stored, and includes an extended region. The management region stores first playback control information specifying playing of the video stream of the high-luminance range and the subtitle stream of the high-luminance range in combination. The extended region stores second playback control information specifying playing of the video stream of the standard-luminance range and the subtitle stream of the standard-luminance range in combination.

Abstract: An arc detection circuit includes a current detector and arc determination unit. The current detector detects a current flowing through a transmission line which connects an electric power supply device and an electric power conversion circuit. The arc determination unit calculates, from a result of measurement of the current, an area of interest and an area for comparison. The area of interest is an area of a region of interest defined by a predetermined frequency range and predetermined time for determination. The area for comparison is an area of a portion in which detected strength exceeds a predetermined strength threshold in the region of interest. The arc determination unit determines an electric arc has occurred when a ratio between the area of interest and the area for comparison exceeds a predetermined area-ratio threshold.

Abstract: A seat heater mounted to a seat includes: a heating wire; a base material provided with the heating wire and having air permeability; an excessive temperature rise prevention element that prevents an excessive temperature rise of the heating wire; and an auxiliary heating wire that heats the excessive temperature rise prevention element, in which air permeability in an auxiliary heater area provided with the auxiliary heating wire is lower than air permeability in a heater area provided with the heating wire, so that heat dissipation in the auxiliary heater area is suppressed to enable a temperature of the excessive temperature rise prevention element to rise efficiently to follow the temperature rise of the heater area.

Abstract: A signal processing device includes: a transmission path estimator that estimates a first transmission path characteristic of a transmission signal using a vertical signal out of vertical and horizontal signals resulting from being received by a vertical polarization antenna and a horizontal polarization antenna; a transmission path estimator that estimates a second transmission path characteristic of the transmission signal using the horizontal signal; a weight calculator that calculates a first weight for the vertical signal and a second weight for the horizontal signal, using the first transmission path characteristic and the second transmission path characteristic; and a weighting applier that applies weighted summation to the vertical signal and the horizontal signal using the first weight and the second weight.

Abstract: A control device includes a processor which: obtains first region information indicating a first region; obtains first position information indicating the position of an unmanned aerial vehicle tethered to a tethering device using a tether; and controls the tethering device using the first region information and the first position information to cause the tether to have tension corresponding to a specified distance which is at least one of the shortest distance between a boundary of the first region and the position of the unmanned aerial vehicle and a distance included in a predetermined range from the shortest distance.

Abstract: An assembly includes: a pair of glass substrates; a peripheral wall disposed between the glass substrates; partitions; an evacuation port; and air passages. The partitions are provided to partition an internal space, surrounded with the glass substrates and the peripheral wall, into an evacuation space and a ventilation space. The evacuation port connects the ventilation space to an external environment. The air passages are used to evacuate the evacuation space through the evacuation port. The air passages include particular air passages arranged in a second direction perpendicular to a first direction, in which the glass substrates face each other, to constitute a ventilation path running through the internal space in the second direction.

Abstract: A wavelength conversion device includes a substrate, a matrix supported by the substrate and containing inorganic material, a phosphor embedded in the matrix, and filler particles embedded in the matrix. A linear expansion coefficient of the filler particles is equal to or larger than 25 ppm/K and equal to or smaller than 790 ppm/K, and is larger than a linear expansion coefficient of the matrix. This wavelength conversion device suppresses warping of the substrate.

Abstract: A bit interleaving method involves applying a bit permutation process to a QC LDPC codeword made up of N cyclic blocks each including Q bits, and dividing the codeword, after the bit permutation process, into a plurality of constellation words each made up of M bits, the codeword being divided into N/M sections, each constellation word being associated with one of the N/M sections, and the bit permutation process being performed such that each of the constellation words includes one bit from each of M different cyclic blocks associated with a given section.

Abstract: An information processing method includes the processes of: obtaining food and drink data and presenting the food and drink data via a presentation device; generating options for the food and drink data, and presenting the options via the presentation device; generating selection reasons according to an option selected from among the options, and presenting the selection reasons via the presentation device; and controlling training of a machine learning model, in which the food and drink data is used, according to a result of an input in response to the selection reasons.

Abstract: A power transmission device includes a power transmission coil, a magnetically shielded space created by a power transmission-side cancel coil arranged outside the power transmission coil, a moving member configured to move a metal foreign substance, and a moving mechanism configured to move a part or all of an upper surface of the moving member from an area outside the magnetically shielded space into the magnetically shielded space.

Abstract: A power conversion system according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of power converters for performing power conversion on AC power and is connected to a power grid of multi-phase power that is a combination of multiple alternating current sources with mutually different phases. Each of the plurality of power converters includes a power converter circuit, a setting unit, and a control circuit. The power converter circuit performs power conversion between either DC power or AC power and AC power supplied from any of the multiple alternating current sources. The setting unit selects one of the multiple alternating current sources as a target of the power conversion to be performed by the power converter circuit. The control circuit controls operation of the power converter circuit in accordance with selection made by the setting unit.

Abstract: A lens system is configured to form an image on an imaging element having a quadrilateral shape disposed on an optical axis, and includes a first free-curved lens being asymmetrical with respect to the optical axis. A free-curved surface of the first free-curved lens has negative refractive power at an intersection point between a circle separated from the optical axis by a length having a predetermined ratio with respect to a minimum image height and a first surface passing through the optical axis and parallel to longer sides of the imaging element, and positive refractive power at an intersection point between a circle separated from the optical axis by a length having the predetermined ratio with respect to the minimum image height and a second surface passing through the optical axis and parallel to shorter sides of the imaging element. The predetermined ratio ranges from 40% to 80% inclusive.

Abstract: A metal-clad laminated board includes an insulating layer and a metal layer, in which the insulating layer includes a cured product of a resin composition containing a modified polyphenylene ether compound terminally modified with a substituent having an unsaturated double bond; and a crosslinkable curing agent having an unsaturated double bond in the molecule, and containing 40 to 250 parts by mass of silica particles with respect to 100 parts by mass in total of the modified polyphenylene ether compound and the crosslinkable curing agent, the resin composition contains 0.2 to 5 parts by mass of a first silane coupling agent having an unsaturated double bond in the molecule with respect to 100 parts by mass of the silica particles, and a contact surface of the metal layer in contact with the insulating layer is surface-treated with a second silane coupling agent having an amino group in the molecule.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a multiaxial motor control system for controlling motors for a plurality of shafts included in a multiaxial machine, and including a plurality of motor control devices and a controller. The controller is connected with the motor control devices, and transmits a command signal to the motor control devices. Each motor control device includes a communication controller, a rotation controller, and a drive unit, and drives a motor of a corresponding shaft. The communication controller transmits and receives signals including the command signal, and determine whether the command signal is received normally. The rotation controller generates a torque command to operate the corresponding motor. The drive unit generates a drive voltage for electrification to drive the corresponding motor in accordance with the torque command. When a motor control device detects failure in reception, the motor control device outputs a torque command for braking torque to stop the corresponding motor.

Abstract: An encoder which encodes a current block to be encoded in an image includes: a transformer which performs a primary transform from residuals of the current block to primary coefficients, determines whether to apply a secondary transform to the current block, and performs the secondary transform from the primary coefficients to secondary coefficients when the secondary transform is applied; a quantizer which calculates quantized primary coefficients by performing a first quantization on the primary coefficients when a secondary transform is not applied, and calculates quantized secondary coefficients by performing a second quantization different from the first quantization on the secondary coefficients when the secondary transform is applied; and an entropy encoder which generates an encoded bitstream by encoding either quantized primary coefficients or quantized secondary coefficients.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a user device, a base station, a method for data transmission/reception by a user device, and a method for data reception/transmission by a base station. The user device comprises circuitry which, in operation, receives a parameter defining a rule for assigning to ports respective resources for carrying reference signals, generates, based on a mapping known to the user device and the base station, a set of layer-to-port mapping combinations, and receives, from the base station, control information indicating one of the set of layer-to-port mapping combinations which is to be applied for data transmission and/or reception.

Abstract: A compressor includes: a fixed scroll; at least one discharge port; a reed valve; a valve stop; and a ventilation hole. The at least one discharge port is disposed in the fixed scroll. The reed valve is disposed in the fixed scroll so as to block the at least one discharge port. The valve stop is disposed in the fixed scroll, and restricts the lift amount of the reed valve. The ventilation hole is disposed in the valve stop. In the present aspect, the flow of refrigerant gas is smoothed to suppress the compression loss, and the force applied to the reed valve can be suppressed. As a result, the efficiency and reliability can be improved.

Abstract: A laser device includes a laser oscillator that generates a laser beam, condenser lens that condenses laser beam emitted from the laser oscillator, transmission fiber that includes at least core that transmits laser beam condensed by condenser lens, and cladding provided around core, and a lens driving unit that adjusts a position of condenser lens. The lens driving unit automatically adjusts the position of condenser lens to reduce light intensity of laser beam incident on cladding.

Abstract: A managing device calculates a whole state of power (SOP) that is an SOP of a whole of the plurality of power storage blocks based on SOPs of the respective power storage blocks and currents flowing through the respective power storage blocks, and sets an upper limit value of power or a current for at least one of charging and discharging by a power converter, based on the whole SOP thus calculated. The managing device estimates a current flowing through each of the power storage blocks from a voltage and an internal resistances of each of the power storage blocks before the power converter starts power conversion.

Abstract: An imaging device including a semiconductor substrate; a photoelectric converter stacked on the semiconductor substrate, the photoelectric converter being configured to generate a signal through photoelectric conversion of incident light; a multilayer wiring structure located between the semiconductor substrate and the photoelectric converter; and circuitry located in the multilayer wiring structure and the semiconductor substrate, the circuitry being configured to detect the signal. The circuitry includes a first capacitance element and a second capacitance element; and a first transistor including a first source and a first drain in the semiconductor substrate and a first gate.

Abstract: A sound pickup device is a device that picks up target sound that has been output from an object serving as a sound source. The sound pickup device includes a controller that generates object location information indicating a location of the object on the basis of image data of a camera, generates sound-source location information indicating a location of the sound source on the basis of an acoustic signal of a microphone array, sets a weight for the object location information in accordance with an image capturing state of the camera, and determines a direction in which the target sound is to be picked up on the basis of the object location information, the weight for the object location information, and the sound-source location information.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a management method for software versions which prevents falsification of information under management. In the management method, a first management apparatus among management apparatuses receives transaction data from an apparatus connected through a network to the first management apparatus, the transaction data including first information on a first version of software, second information on a second version of the software subjected to version upgrade from the first version by a software developer, identification information of the software developer, and an electronic signature. The first management apparatus validates legitimacy of the transaction data using the electronic signature included in the transaction data received. When the transaction data is legitimate, the management apparatuses store the transaction data in distributed ledgers.

Abstract: A generation device includes: a communication interface via which two-dimensional (2D) images are to be received, the 2D images having been generated by photographing a space from different viewpoints with at least one camera; and a processor connected to the communication interface and configured to determine, according to the 2D images, a matching pattern to match feature points included in two pictures among the 2D images, match the feature points according to the matching pattern in order to generate first three-dimensional (3D) points, the first 3D points indicating respective first positions in the space, generate second 3D point based on the 2D images, the second 3D point indicating a second position in the space, and generate a 3D model of the space based on the first 3D points and the second 3D point.

Abstract: A light-absorbing material contains a compound represented by the composition formula HC(NH2)2SnI3 and having a perovskite structure. A solid-state 1H-NMR spectrum, which is obtained by 1H-14N HMQC measurement in two-dimensional NMR at 25° C., of the compound includes a first peak at 6.9 ppm and a second peak at 7.0 ppm. A peak intensity of the first peak is equal to 80% or more of a peak intensity of the second peak.

Abstract: An image processing device that generates a second output image signal output to a second liquid crystal panel that is disposed to be superposed on a first liquid crystal panel, includes: a first corrector that generates a gamma correction signal in which a gradation value of an input image signal is corrected; a detector that receives the gamma correction signal and detects an image region brighter than surroundings as a first high-frequency portion from the gamma correction signal; and a second corrector that receives the gamma correction signal and a detection result of the detector and performs correction to decrease the gradation value of the first high-frequency portion in the gamma correction signal. The second output image signal is generated based on the gamma correction signal corrected by the second corrector.