Abstract: A programmable controller system is formed by connecting a personal computer having an aid device program module installed to serve as an aid device for development of control program to a programmable controller having password protect function. A hardware key storing a specified password code is detachably attached to the personal computer. The aid device program module checks whether or not software module with a function of certifying a hardware key exists and if it is found to exist, it is linked as a part of the aid device program module and the function of certifying the hardware key is caused to operate.

Abstract: A noun and a verb is mapped as the information about an article to which an article identifier such as a radio tag, etc. is attached and a user activity, thereby estimating a user activity from the article to which the article identifier is attached and providing a user with appropriate information. An article identifier for identification of an article is associated with article information and stored (step S202), and the relationship between a noun relating to the article information and a verb relating to the article are associated with a conditional probability and held in the probability information holding unit (step S207). Upon detection of the article identifier, the probability of the verb to the noun is calculated based on the contents held in the probability information holding unit, thereby estimating a user activity (step S212). Thus, based on the detection result of the article identifier attached to the article, the activity of the user on the article can be estimated.

Abstract: When an information providing server 20 according to the present invention acquires attribute information items of RFID tags 51 to 59 detected in a shopping cart and in the vicinity thereof, it transmits these attribute information items to a rule server 30. When the received attribute information items satisfy a predetermined combination, the rule server 30 returns presentation information corresponding to the combination to the information providing server 20. When the information providing server 20 receives this presentation information, it sends the presentation information to a mail address of mobile equipment 70 acquired from the attribute information items. This permits the user to readily figure out a dish that can be made from cooking ingredients put in the cart.

Abstract: A notification-purpose user state managing apparatus, a notification controlling apparatus, an information notification apparatus, an information notification system and an information notification method capable of reducing an unpleasant feeling and a burden and encouraging a user to recognize information are provided. The information notification system includes a notification-purpose user state managing apparatus including user's internal state assuming means for assuming a user's internal state based on an observable state element and user's notification utility assuming means for assuming utility to a user receiving information when information is notified based on the user's internal state; and a notification controlling apparatus including notification executing means for determining whether or not information is notified based on the utility and notifying information based on the determination.

Abstract: A mobile communications system of the present invention obtains in advance information on communications environments in a mobile communications system and provides users with the information on communications environments. The mobile communications system also predicts the movement of users and provides seamless services based on the predictions. A mobile communications system of the present invention includes an information acquisition unit for obtaining information regarding resources of a given object, an information memory for storing the obtained information on resources of a given object, and an information provision unit for searching the information memory in response to a request for provision of the information on resources of a given object transmitted from a mobile communications terminal, and providing the information on resources of a given object found in the search to the mobile communications terminal.

Abstract: An information providing method, comprises receiving a receiver identifier and an encrypted transmitter identifier from a receiver receiving the encrypted transmitter identifier from a transmitter by a relay equipment, decrypting the encrypted transmitter identifier by the relay equipment, determining an information providing equipment providing transmitter information with respect to the transmitter based on a decryption result of the encrypted transmitter identifier by the relay equipment, requesting the transmitter information from the information providing equipment by the relay equipment, receiving the transmitter information from the information providing equipment by the relay equipment, and transmitting the transmitter information to the receiver by the relay equipment.

Abstract: A timing decision apparatus includes: an adaptability decision unit configured to decide a correspondence between a feature quantity of media as encoded data capable of being replayed and an adaptability showing a degree of adaptation for providing a specific service; an adaptability storage unit configured to store the correspondence; and a timing decision unit configured to decide timing of providing the specific service in response to a value of the adaptability stored in the adaptability storage unit.

Abstract: A management system includes a manager determining unit determining a manager who manages an article, a user determining unit determining a user related to the article based upon detection of a wireless tag by a wireless tag reader, and an attribute information holding unit holding a wireless tag identifier, the manager, and the user while associating them with each other. The wireless tag identifier uniquely identifies a wireless tag.

Abstract: As an embodiment of the present invention, a place management system reads attributes of commodities from RFID-tags attached to the respective commodities located in a spatial area of a predetermined place, and determines an attribute of the place from the attributes read. The place management system is also able to store attribute inference rule information for determining the attribute of the place from the attribute information of commodities and to determine the attribute of the place on the basis of the attribute inference rule information from the attributes of the commodities recognized. Furthermore, the place management system has a place movement determiner for determining a movement of a place, and the place movement determiner is able to appropriately determine the movement when the place moves.

Abstract: The present invention has its main object in providing a bearing device of a motor superior in its resistance to impact and sliding performance. Therefore, according to the present invention, a shaft and a sleeve into which the shaft is inserted are formed from stainless steel, and a plating layer formed by means of an electroless nickel plating so as to have a phosphorous concentration of at least 6% and at most 12% and subjected to a precipitation hardening treatment in an atmosphere of at least 500° C. and at most 700° C. is provided on a surface of the shaft. Thereby, the sliding performance of the bearing device having a superior resistance to impact can be improved.

Abstract: When a tag selector 30 receives a plurality of RFID tag IDs detected by an RFID tag reader 10, by a tag ID receiving part 31, it acquires nonspecificities corresponding to these RFID tag IDs from an attribute information DB 41. The tag selector 30 selects an RFID tag ID with a nonspecificity smaller than a predetermined selected tag threshold by a tag ID selecting part 33 and notifies a service determining device 50 of it. A nonspecificity is an index indicating a diversity of use of an article to which a corresponding RFID tag is attached. Therefore, the service determining device 50 determines a service to be provided for the user, based on the RFID tag ID with the low nonspecificity value, whereby it becomes feasible to promptly provide the service very likely desired by the user.

Abstract: To overcome problems there is to be provided useful information to a user, by counting the number of detected RF tags. As a means for solving the problems an information-providing server 20 according to the present invention acquires IDs of RF tag readers disposed near by the Ferris wheel, when there has been presented to the information providing server 20, as a notifying condition, the condition that a user desires to receive an e-mail on the occasion of the number of persons waiting in line for a Ferris wheel having become seven or less. Then after having acquired the number of plural IDs of the RF tags detected by the RF tag readers having the acquired IDs, the information-providing server 20 acquires attribute information of the RF tags. The information providing server 20 counts the number of IDs of RF tags whose attribute is a person, referring to the attribute information.

Abstract: In a tag reader/writer 10 according to the present invention, first, a temporary ID receiver 11 receives a temporary ID unit of temporary IDs of RFID tags 41-44, and 47 detected by another tag reader/writer 20, and stores them into a temporary ID storage DB 12. When the tag reader/writer 10 detects RFID tags 41, 43, 45, 46, and 48 within a communication area of its own, a temporary ID acquirer 13 thereof acquires temporary IDs of those RFID tags and stores them into the temporary ID storage DB 12. Thereafter, the tag reader/writer 10 makes a temporary ID comparator 14 compare temporary ID units stored, to specify a temporary ID corresponding to a difference between them, based on the result of the comparison. When the temporary ID is a decrease, it is determined to be a lost article, and a message of the lost article is sent. When the temporary ID is an increase, it is determined to be a newly purchased article, and related advertisement information is provided.

Abstract: When an information providing server 20 according to the present invention acquires attribute information items of RFID tags 51 to 59 detected in a shopping cart and in the vicinity thereof, it transmits these attribute information items to a rule server 30. When the received attribute information items satisfy a predetermined combination, the rule server 30 returns presentation information corresponding to the combination to the information providing server 20. When the information providing server 20 receives this presentation information, it sends the presentation information to a mail address of mobile equipment 70 acquired from the attribute information items. This permits the user to readily figure out a dish that can be made from cooking ingredients put in the cart.

Abstract: To group ID tags distributed in a larger area than the coverage of a tag reader.

Abstract: An interconnecting device with a built-in power line communication modem comprises a modem section 51 for power line communication and an interconnecting section 52 having a function of a switching hub. The connection of a computer to the interconnecting section 52 enables power line communication by the modem section 51, and the connection of a terminal and a peripheral to the interconnecting section 52 enables network configuration. A plurality of power receptacles 4 are further provided so that power can be supplied to devices connected to the interconnecting section 52.

Abstract: The suspended service recovery system is configured with a suspend-state analyzing module 14 to analyze a suspend-state and to extract required data to recover the suspend-state if a service being provided via a communication network 4 is suspended, a suspend-state representation module 12 to convert a result of the analysis to state-description data D2 according to a prescribed format, a storing device 3 to store the state-description data D2, a memory device 21 to memorize a recovery table which correlates each item of the state-description data D2 with a data type that can be processed on a client terminal 2, a state-description transforming module 24 to transform the state-description data D2 retrieved from the storing device 3 based on the recovery table, and a recovery-state generating module 25 to recover the suspended service.

Abstract: A communication system able to smoothly provide services and make requests for services even when the communication link is not constantly connected. The communication system includes a user node, a corresponding node, and a relay node constantly connected to the corresponding node. The relay node acts as proxy for the user node to transmit signals to or receive signals from the corresponding node. The relay node and the user node act as a virtual node with respect to the corresponding node, and the virtual node is identified by the address of the relay node.

Abstract: The method of and apparatus for producing fluid dynamic bearing parts is provided. Sets of grooves are formed by an electrochemical machining apparatus based on a design specification. The electrochemical machining process includes a process for extracting one bearing part in every predetermined number of machining cycles during the bearing parts production, a process for measuring shapes of the grooves on the extracted bearing part, a process for comparing the shapes of the grooves on the extracted bearing part with the design specification data, and a process for changing settings of the electrochemical machining apparatus depending on the result of the comparison. With these processes a stable and precise production of grooves on the fluid dynamic bearing parts are possible during mass production.

Abstract: A mobile communications system of the present invention obtains in advance information on communications environments in a mobile communications system and provides users with the information on communications environments. The mobile communications system also predicts the movement of users and provides seamless services based on the predictions.