Abstract: Provided is a method for evaluating muscle strength characteristics of a limb based on a muscle group model including a first pair of antagonistic one-joint muscles, a second pair of antagonistic one-joint muscles, and a pair of antagonistic two-joint muscles, where the limb has a first rod having a proximal end supported by a first joint and a second rod supported on a free end of the first rod through a second joint. The method includes: measuring a maximum output of a free end of the second rod in at least one predetermined direction; measuring orbiting outputs of the free end of the second rod in all directions in the plane; and creating a hexagonal maximum output distribution corresponding to a contribution amount of each muscle of the muscle group model based on the maximum output in the predetermined direction and the orbiting outputs.

Abstract: Sensor data immediately after the issuance of an alarm does not exhibit the peculiarity of a failure, with the result that the wrong component is sometimes erroneously identified as the failure component. A failure component identification unit provided in a maintenance device collects an alarm issued when a measurement value exceeds a range of a measurement threshold value in an apparatus being a maintenance target. The failure component identification unit identifies the failure component on the basis of the measurement value exhibiting a condition indicating a peculiarity of the failure. An identification reliability determination unit determines the reliability of the component identification result obtained by a failure component identification unit.

Abstract: Sensor data immediately after the issuance of an alarm does not exhibit the peculiarity of a failure, with the result that the wrong component is sometimes erroneously identified as the failure component. A failure component identification unit provided in a maintenance device collects an alarm issued when a measurement value exceeds a range of a measurement threshold value in an apparatus being a maintenance target. The failure component identification unit identifies the failure component on the basis of the measurement value exhibiting a condition indicating a peculiarity of the failure. An identification reliability determination unit determines the reliability of the component identification result obtained by a failure component identification unit.

Abstract: To improve diagnostic accuracy in diagnosing for abnormality of a machine, it is necessary to adjust a parameter regarding diagnosis such as the number of clusters. In such an adjustment operation, each time a diagnostic parameter is modified, a checking operation by an analysis operator is required to see whether a diagnosis result has been improved. The present invention assists in the checking operation to see whether diagnostic accuracy has been improved by comparing diagnosis results before and after parameter modification. If there are many items of sensor data for diagnosis, many items of abnormality degree data arise as analysis result. Many items of data pose a problem that comparing diagnosis results takes time. In the data display system, abnormality degree data that has changed largely before and after parameter modification is automatically found and displayed to the analysis operator. How much an abnormality degree has changed is determined as an abnormality degree change rate, i.e.

Abstract: An abnormality detection procedure development apparatus (10) includes: a parameter setting unit (14) that sets a parameter verification range, with respect to the parameter relating to abnormality determination which is included in an abnormality detection procedure for a mechanical apparatus; an evaluation unit (15) that causes the value of the parameter to be changed in the parameter verification range, and, with respect to each of the values of the parameter that are changed, evaluates abnormality detection performance of the abnormality detection procedure; and a display unit (19) on which a performance evaluation table that is a listing of abnormality detection performances which are evaluated by the evaluation unit (15) is displayed with respect to each of the values of the parameter.

Abstract: In the conventional technique, network performances of a machine and a server become different due to the diagnosis target machine when a fault symptom diagnosis function is provided to a plurality of different diagnosis target machines. Therefore, the plurality of different machines are not able to be handled using one system. The present invention is a fault symptom diagnosis system including: a diagnosis execution unit; an arrangement unit; a diagnosis target machine; a diagnosis server; and a network, wherein the diagnosis execution unit includes processing modules of a sensor input processing, a preprocessing, a diagnosis processing, and a postprocessing, and a common interface that connects the processing modules, and wherein the arrangement unit arranges and executes the processing modules in the diagnosis target machine or the diagnosis server.

Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] It is an object of the present invention to provide a preventive or therapeutic composition for a therapy-resistant cancer having therapy-resistant cancer cells. [Solution] A preventive or therapeutic composition for a therapy-resistant cancer having therapy-resistant cancer cells, which is for use in photodynamic therapy, wherein the composition comprises ALAs.

Abstract: Times in association with a portion of data designated by an input device from a graph indicating distribution of data of a certain item are divided into plural groups based on the respective time intervals, data relating to desired items included in time ranges respectively regulated by the plural groups are searched from a storage device, and time waveforms of data relating to the desired items are created for each of the groups based on the search results. With this configuration, around the time of generating a portion of data included in a set of data relating to a certain item, aspects of temporal changes of data of a certain item or other items can be easily recognized.

Abstract: On the basis of revocation information of a certificate, information of a certification authority and of the certificate issued by the certification authority from a terminal device, and information of a cryptographic algorithm, validity of the certificate from the terminal device is determined.

Abstract: A validation server using HSM, which reduces required process time from receiving a validation request to responding with a validation result, and comprises a first software cryptographic module 142 and a second software cryptographic module 143 on a validation server 130 whose HSM is coupled with an I/F part 148. According to the validation server, load states of HSM, the first software cryptographic module 142 and the second software cryptographic module 143 are monitored by a cryptographic module monitor unit 141, and when cryptographic calculations in a validation process of certificates are conducted, the cryptographic calculations are executed by using the least loaded cryptographic module selected at a cryptographic module selector unit 140.

Abstract: On the basis of revocation information of a certificate, information of a certification authority and of the certificate issued by the certification authority from a terminal device, and information of a cryptographic algorithm, validity of the certificate from the terminal device is determined.

Abstract: In response to a validation request that includes second information identifying the certificate authority, key information of the certificate authority at issuance of the public key certificate, and information identifying the public key certificate, if the second information identifying the certificate authority included in the validation request corresponds to the first information identifying the certificate authority included in the authority certificate, and the information identifying the public key certificate included in the validation request does not exist in the revocation information, the validation server creates a validation result indicating that the public key certificate corresponding to the information identifying the public key certificate included in the validation request is valid.

Abstract: A validation authority for certificates searches for and verifies paths and certificate revocation lists periodically, and classifies the paths into valid paths and invalid paths in accordance with the results of the validations, so as to register the paths in databases beforehand. Besides, in a case where a request for authenticating the validity of a certificate has been received from an end entity, the validation authority judges the validity of the public key certificate by checking in which of the valid-path database and the invalid-path database a path corresponding to the request is registered. On the other hand, in a case where the path corresponding to the validity authentication request is not registered in either of the databases, the validity of the public key certificate is authenticated by performing path search and validation anew.

Abstract: The present invention enables dynamic route switching according to link quality, while maintaining the quality of a plurality of routes. According to quality information received from a second network control entity, if the control unit of a network management station has determined that the quality of communication over a particular link has degraded, the control unit assigns a link whose current throughput satisfies a bandwidth required for a service defined in the service contract and whose response time satisfies minimum response time defined in the service contract to each service in descending order of priority.

Abstract: A certificate validation method for causing a certificate validation server to receive a certificate validation request from a given terminal device, build a certification path of from a first certificate authority (CA) to a second CA, perform validation of the certification path, and send a validation result to the terminal which issued the certificate validation request is disclosed. The validation server detects either a key update of any given CA or a compromise of the given CA, acquires a certificate of relevant CA and first certificate status information and second certificate status information, stores the acquired information in a storage unit or, alternatively, updates the information stored in the storage based on the acquired information, and performs the building of a certification path and validation of the certification path by use of the information of the storage unit.

Abstract: In response to a validation request that includes second information identifying the certificate authority, key information of the certificate authority at issuance of the public key certificate, and information identifying the public key certificate, if the second information identifying the certificate authority included in the validation request corresponds to the first information identifying the certificate authority included in the authority certificate, and the information identifying the public key certificate included in the validation request does not exist in the revocation information, the validation server creates a validation result indicating that the public key certificate corresponding to the information identifying the public key certificate included in the validation request is valid.

Abstract: Both a management server and a validation server are installed. Both a terminal and a terminal register setting information which is usable in an encrypted communication in the management server. When carrying out the encrypted communication, the management server searches the registered setting information for coincident setting information. The management server generates keys for the encrypted communications which can be used by the terminals, and delivers these generated keys in combination with the coincident setting information. The management server authenticates both the terminals in conjunction with the validation server. Since the terminals trust such results that the management server has authenticated the terminals respectively, these terminals need not authenticate the respective communication counter terminals.

Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicle communication system by which even when the number of other vehicles around a traffic line is increased, it is possible to prevent occurrence of a situation that there are located vehicles the number of which is larger than the capacity of a communicable network, and it is possible to secure communications with the other vehicles. Even when it is determined that a host vehicle enters in a traffic line and a plurality of other vehicles the number of which is larger than a threshold value are located in front and rear virtual regions of the host vehicle, a transmission power is reduced to the extent that communications between the host vehicle and one of the other vehicles that is located furthest in the virtual regions can be secured.

Abstract: An encrypted communication system is provided, in which an encryption key for use in encrypted communication and settings information for the encrypted communication are distributed to each of a plurality of communication devices performing encrypted communication within a group, and in which traffic generated by distributing the encryption key and the like can be reduced. In the encrypted communication system according to the present invention, information including a key for use in the intra-group encrypted communication or a seed which generates the key is distributed to the communication devices belonging to the group that are participating (e.g., logged in) in the intra-group encrypted communication.