Abstract: A wafer placement table includes a ceramic plate, a cooling plate, a space layer, and a space layer forming portion. The ceramic plate has a wafer placement portion at an upper surface of the ceramic plate and incorporates electrodes. The cooling plate is joined to a lower surface of the ceramic plate and has a refrigerant passage. The space layer is provided between the refrigerant passage and an upper surface of the cooling plate. The space layer forming portion is a part, surrounding the space layer, of the cooling plate. The space layer forming portion has a seam. The seam is formed by metal bonding without a seal member.

Abstract: An information processing device includes an input unit for inputting a human influence parameter influenced by a human activity and a natural environment parameter influenced by non-human ecosystem and non-ecosystem activities, a computing unit that calculates a natural capital stock prediction value from the human influence parameter and the natural environment parameter, using a function representing an integration of an amount of change per unit time in natural capital stock, which has elements of internal factors that may change over time and external factors including the human influence parameter and the natural environment parameter, and an output unit for outputting the natural capital stock prediction value calculated by the computing unit.

Abstract: A method of adjusting heat uniformity on a wafer mounting surface of a wafer mount having a ceramic base including the wafer mounting surface which can heat a wafer through energization and a cooling plate includes: a) preparing the wafer mount including the cooling plate including: a base including a flow path of a coolant; and a lid detachable from the base; b) measuring a temperature distribution with the lid being attached on the base while heating through the energization and cooling; c) detaching the lid and locally adjusting a shape of the flow path when the temperature distribution does not satisfy a predetermined criterion; and d) remeasuring the temperature distribution after adjusting the shape of the flow path, with the lid being attached on the base while heating through the energization and cooling, wherein the steps c) and d) are repeated until the remeasured temperature distribution satisfies the criterion.

Abstract: Provided is a learning support system which can enhance a learning effect by sharing a matter of interest among learners viewing a learning content. The learning support system includes: a learning content display unit configured to play and display a teaching material video; a learner information reporting unit configured to acquire biological information of a learner during play of the teaching material video and report the biological information as learner information; a region-of-attention identification unit configured to identify a region-of-attention of the learner based on the biological information; a learner information display creation unit configured to generate a screen in which the region-of-attention is superimposed on the teaching material video of another learner belonging to the same cluster as the learner; and a learner information transmission unit configured to transmit the screen to the another learner.

Abstract: An interaction system that interacts with a user is disclosed. The interaction system includes: an input device that receives a speech signal of the user; a computing device that determines a speech content of the interaction system for a speech content acquired from the speech signal of the user such that a frequency distribution of speech feature values of the speech content of the interaction system approaches an ideal frequency distribution; and an output device that outputs the determined speech content of the interaction system.

Abstract: Provided is a learning support system which can enhance a learning effect by sharing a matter of interest among learners viewing a learning content. The learning support system includes: a learning content display unit configured to play and display a teaching material video; a learner information reporting unit configured to acquire biological information of a learner during play of the teaching material video and report the biological information as learner information; a region-of-attention identification unit configured to identify a region-of-attention of the learner based on the biological information; a learner information display creation unit configured to generate a screen in which the region-of-attention is superimposed on the teaching material video of another learner belonging to the same cluster as the learner; and a learner information transmission unit configured to transmit the screen to the another learner.

Abstract: An interaction system that interacts with a user is disclosed. The interaction system includes: an input device that receives a speech signal of the user; a computing device that determines a speech content of the interaction system for a speech content acquired from the speech signal of the user such that a frequency distribution of speech feature values of the speech content of the interaction system approaches an ideal frequency distribution; and an output device that outputs the determined speech content of the interaction system.

Abstract: An automatic program generation system that includes: an input unit that receives inputs of input data, target data, and design requirements for a first program to be generated; a program storage unit that stores a plurality of existing second programs; a program generation device that generates the first program; and an output unit that outputs the first program. The program generation device includes a program analysis unit that analyzes the plurality of second programs to generate a program model, a basic node/constraint generation unit that generates basic nodes and constraints for evolutionary computation based on the generated program model and the design requirements input from the input unit, and an optimization unit that generates the first program by the evolutionary computation based on the basic nodes and the constraints and the input data and the target data input from the input unit.

Abstract: There is provided an automatic program generation system that includes: an input unit that receives inputs of input data, target data, and design requirements for a first program to be generated; a program storage unit that stores a plurality of existing second programs; a program generation device that generates the first program; and an output unit that outputs the first program generated by the program generation device, in which the program generation device includes a program analysis unit that analyzes the plurality of second programs stored in the program storage unit to generate a program model, a basic node/constraint generation unit that generates basic nodes and constraints for evolutionary computation based on the program model generated by the program analysis unit and the design requirements input from the input unit, and an optimization unit that generates the first program by the evolutionary computation based on the basic nodes and the constraints generated by the basic node/constraint genera

Abstract: An automatic data processing system includes a reception section, a data type determination section, a measurement scale determination section, and a data processing section. The reception section receives data on numbers, characters, and symbols. The data type determination section determines the type of the data. The measurement scale determination section determines the measurement scale of the data in accordance with the distribution of the data when the data is of a numeric type. The data processing section processes the data in accordance with the determined measurement scale.

Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to efficiently identify a combination of other variables which contribute to variation of a target variable, and extract same as explanatory variables (factors). A factor extraction system according to the present invention defines a covariant composite variable which is configured of a combination of event variables and a binary number which represents whether the combination is present in event data, and obtains a correlation between the covariant composite variable and the target variable, thereby extracting contribution factors.

Abstract: In order to provide questions suited to skill levels of a learner, it is provided a learning support system which consists of a computer including a processor and a memory, comprising: a question database; a question generator; an answer acquisition module; a scoring module and an achievement degree estimator. The achievement degree estimator compares a number of types of perturbation within the questions to which a correct answer has been given with a predetermined second threshold value. The question generator generates a word changed in accordance with the perturbation of a different type in a case where the number of types of perturbation within the questions to which the correct answer has been given is smaller than the predetermined second threshold value, and sets a question relating to the generated word as a candidate for the question.

Abstract: A device of structuring learning contents includes a lesson state data acquisition unit acquiring data of a state of a lesson given by displaying the learning content using an electronic blackboard and a server connected to the electronic blackboard, the lesson state data acquisition unit and a database through a network, in which the server has a lesson state data analysis unit extracting a feature amount of the lesson from the lesson state data, a type classification unit analyzing the feature amount of the lesson and classifying the lesson as a lesson type and an attitude type, a content evaluation unit evaluating the learning content from the feature amount of the lesson, and a content-tag data generation unit giving a content tag including content tag data based on the analysis/evaluation result to the learning content to structure the learning contents.

Abstract: In order to provide questions suited to skill levels of a learner, it is provided a learning support system which consists of a computer including a processor and a memory, comprising: a question database; a question generator; an answer acquisition module; a scoring module and an achievement degree estimator. The achievement degree estimator compares a number of types of perturbation within the questions to which a correct answer has been given with a predetermined second threshold value. The question generator generates a word changed in accordance with the perturbation of a different type in a case where the number of types of perturbation within the questions to which the correct answer has been given is smaller than the predetermined second threshold value, and sets a question relating to the generated word as a candidate for the question.

Abstract: A computer-aided image interpretation method and a device thereof to easily obtain an accurate image interpretation result are provided. An automatic classification means of the image interpretation device performs automatic classification by one of spectral characteristics, radiometric characteristics, diffuse characteristics, textures and shapes, or combinations thereof and accumulates data to an interpretation result database, for plural features of the same kind obtained by interpreting a remote sensing image obtained with an observation sensor. A means for extracting candidate of modification of interpretation result extracts the candidate of modification of interpretation result by comparing likelihoods that are the automatic classification results. A reinterpretation is performed for the candidate of modification of interpretation, and an interpretation result database is updated by an interpretation result update means. As a result, modification of the interpretation work can be efficiently performed.

Abstract: Provided is a geographic information system using map data including configuration data provided with time information and attribute data corresponding to an attribute of an object contained in the map data, including an information import module for receiving an input of a geographic area of an object to be retrieved and a search key; a map retrieval module for extracting configuration data, for which the input geographic area of the object to be retrieved and an area represented by the configuration data at least partially overlap each other, from the map data; a correlation module for correlating the configuration data with the attribute data identical with the input search key, for which the area represented by the extracted configuration data overlaps the positional information, according to each of the time information provided to the configuration data and to the attribute data; and an output module for outputting the correlated data.

Abstract: A computer-aided image interpretation method and a device thereof to easily obtain an accurate image interpretation result are provided. An automatic classification means of the image interpretation device performs automatic classification by one of spectral characteristics, radiometric characteristics, diffuse characteristics, textures and shapes, or combinations thereof and accumulates data to an interpretation result database, for plural features of the same kind obtained by interpreting a remote sensing image obtained with an observation sensor. A means for extracting candidate of modification of interpretation result extracts the candidate of modification of interpretation result by comparing likelihoods that are the automatic classification results. A reinterpretation is performed for the candidate of modification of interpretation, and an interpretation result database is updated by an interpretation result update means. As a result, modification of the interpretation work can be efficiently performed.

Abstract: Provided is a geographic information system using map data including configuration data provided with time information and attribute data corresponding to an attribute of an object contained in the map data, including an information import module for receiving an input of a geographic area of an object to be retrieved and a search key; a map retrieval module for extracting configuration data, for which the input geographic area of the object to be retrieved and an area represented by the configuration data at least partially overlap each other, from the map data; a correlation module for correlating the configuration data with the attribute data identical with the input search key, for which the area represented by the extracted configuration data overlaps the positional information, according to each of the time information provided to the configuration data and to the attribute data; and an output module for outputting the correlated data.

Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) map display system for outputting display information on a 3D map includes: a processor for performing arithmetic processing; and a memory connected to the processor. The memory stores 3D map vector data for each of partitioned areas determined in advance according to coordinates and a real landscape photograph texture image to be attached to the 3D map vector data. The processor determines whether to display each surface constituting a 3D figure included in the 3D map vector data; stores display object management data which includes a result of the determination as to whether to display the surface, in the memory; and refers to the display object management data stored in the memory to determine that only a surface that faces a view line direction is to be displayed, and that a surface that does not face the view line direction is not to be displayed.