Abstract: An information providing device includes: an extractor that extracts identification information for identifying each of multiple materials and property values of each material from at least one piece of document information; a deriver that derives a confidence level for the property values of each material on the basis of a similarity of the property values between the material and one or more other materials; and an image processor that generates a first image in which the property values of each of the materials are (i) illustrated in a display mode according to the confidence level derived for the property values of the material and (ii) illustrated in association with the identification information of the material, and outputs the first image to a display.

Abstract: A support apparatus includes a generation apparatus and an analysis apparatus. The generation apparatus executes (a-1) to (a-5) with I=1 to n, and generates pieces of process information. The generation apparatus extracts material words from a document i in (a-1), extracts a treatment word i from the document i in (a-2), extracts a synthesis condition i from the document i in (a-3), extracts a characteristic value i related to a target material from the document i in (a-4), and associates the material words, the treatment word i, the synthesis condition i, and the characteristic value i with each other to generate process information i in (a-5). The analysis apparatus includes a combiner that generates composite process information including a common part common to the pieces of process information and different parts different among the pieces of process information, and an outputter that outputs the composite process information.

Abstract: An image generating apparatus is provided with a first light source and a second light source, an image sensor, a mask including a light-transmitting part and a light-blocking part, and a dark image processing unit. The image sensor acquires a first image of the material when illuminated by the first light source, and acquires a second image of the material when illuminated by the second light source. The image sensor includes a first pixel region and a second pixel region. The light-blocking part is positioned between the first pixel region and the first light source. The light-blocking part is positioned between the first pixel region and the first light source. The dark image processing unit uses first pixel information corresponding to a first pixel region in the first image and second pixel information corresponding to a second pixel region in the second image to generate a third image.

Abstract: An image generation apparatus includes first and second light sources, an image sensor, a mask, and a processing circuit. The image sensor acquires a first image when the first light source is energized and acquires a second image when the second light source is energized. The processing circuit obtains a pixel value based on a direct light component or a pixel value based on a component other than the direct light component corresponding to a focal point by using pixel values of first pixel regions of the first image, pixel values of second pixel regions of the second image, the ratios of the direct light and the light other than the direct light from the first light source, and the ratios of the direct light and the light other than the direct light from the second light source and generates a cross-sectional image of a substance on the focal plane.

Abstract: An image generation apparatus includes first and second light sources, an image sensor, a mask, and a processing circuit. The image sensor acquires a first image when the first light source is energized and acquires a second image when the second light source is energized. The processing circuit obtains a pixel value based on a direct light component or a pixel value based on a component other than the direct light component corresponding to a focal point by using pixel values of first pixel regions of the first image, pixel values of second pixel regions of the second image, the ratios of the direct light and the light other than the direct light from the first light source, and the ratios of the direct light and the light other than the direct light from the second light source and generates a cross-sectional image of a substance on the focal plane.

Abstract: An image generating apparatus is provided with a first light source and a second light source, an image sensor, a mask including a light-transmitting part and a light-blocking part, and a dark image processing unit. The image sensor acquires a first image of the material when illuminated by the first light source, and acquires a second image of the material when illuminated by the second light source. The image sensor includes a first pixel region and a second pixel region. The light-blocking part is positioned between the first pixel region and the first light source. The light-blocking part is positioned between the first pixel region and the first light source. The dark image processing unit uses first pixel information corresponding to a first pixel region in the first image and second pixel information corresponding to a second pixel region in the second image to generate a third image.