Abstract: In a first information processing apparatus, a plurality of users can be registered. When an application is executed, any of the registered users is selected as an application executing user. Execution state data in which application information indicating the application being executed is associated with the selected user is transmitted to a server. In the server, the execution state data is aggregated to generate aggregate data. In this case, the aggregation is performed such that an execution state of the application is recognizable for each application executing user. The aggregate data is transmitted in response to a request from a second information processing apparatus. The second information processing apparatus displays the execution state of the application for each application executing user on the basis of the received aggregate data.

Abstract: Exemplary communication system 1 includes communication terminal 10, game device 20, and setting management server 30, each of which is connectable to network 50. Communication terminal 10 includes a processing requesting unit configured to request to setting management server 30 execution of processing on game device 20. Setting management server 30 includes a processing instruction unit configured to instruct game device 20 to perform the requested execution of processing. Game device 20 is a communication terminal not always connected to network 50, which device includes a network connection control unit configured to control connection to network 50, and a processing execution unit configured to perform the instructed execution of processing, upon detecting that game device 20, which was not connected to network 50, has been caused to connect to the network by the network connection control unit.

Abstract: An electric motor includes a frame, a sleeve, a stator and a rotor. The frame includes a frame housing having a cylindrical shape whose one end is open. The sleeve has a cylindrical shape and fitted in the frame housing. The stator is attached to an outer peripheral part of the frame housing. The rotor includes a rotating shaft that is rotatably and pivotally supported by the sleeve, and a magnet that is disposed opposite to the stator. One end of the rotating shaft is fixed. The rotating shaft has a columnar shape. Oil is provided to a gap between rotating shaft and the sleeve.

Abstract: An electric motor includes a frame, a sleeve, a stator and a rotor. The frame includes a frame housing having a cylindrical shape whose one end is open. The sleeve has a cylindrical shape and fitted in the frame housing. The stator is attached to an outer peripheral part of the frame housing. The rotor includes a rotating shaft that is rotatably and pivotally supported by the sleeve, and a magnet that is disposed opposite to the stator. One end of the rotating shaft is fixed. The rotating shaft has a columnar shape. Oil is provided to a gap between rotating shaft and the sleeve.

Abstract: An electric motor includes a frame including a cylindrical frame housing having an open end, a sleeve fitted in the frame housing, a stator attached to the outer peripheral part of the frame housing, and a rotor including a magnet disposed opposite to the stator and rotating shaft 9 rotatably and pivotally supported by the sleeve and having one fixed end. At a center portion of rotating shaft 9, tapered part 9d whose diameter decreases toward front end part 9a side is formed. Oil is provided to a gap between rotating shaft 9 and the sleeve.

Abstract: In a first information processing apparatus, a plurality of users can be registered. When an application is executed, any of the registered users is selected as an application executing user. Execution state data in which application information indicating the application being executed is associated with the selected user is transmitted to a server. In the server, the execution state data is aggregated to generate aggregate data. In this case, the aggregation is performed such that an execution state of the application is recognizable for each application executing user. The aggregate data is transmitted in response to a request from a second information processing apparatus. The second information processing apparatus displays the execution state of the application for each application executing user on the basis of the received aggregate data.

Abstract: An electric motor includes a frame including a cylindrical frame housing having an open end, a sleeve fitted in the frame housing, a stator attached to the outer peripheral part of the frame housing, and a rotor including a magnet disposed opposite to the stator and rotating shaft 9 rotatably and pivotally supported by the sleeve and having one fixed end. At a center portion of rotating shaft 9, tapered part 9d whose diameter decreases toward front end part 9a side is formed. Oil is provided to a gap between rotating shaft 9 and the sleeve.

Abstract: Exemplary communication system 1 includes communication terminal 10, game device 20, and setting management server 30, each of which is connectable to network 50. Communication terminal 10 includes a processing requesting unit configured to request to setting management server 30 execution of processing on game device 20. Setting management server 30 includes a processing instruction unit configured to instruct game device 20 to perform the requested execution of processing. Game device 20 is a communication terminal not always connected to network 50, which device includes a network connection control unit configured to control connection to network 50, and a processing execution unit configured to perform the instructed execution of processing, upon detecting that game device 20, which was not connected to network 50, has been caused to connect to the network by the network connection control unit.

Abstract: An object is to provide an information processing apparatus and the like that can reduce power consumption of the information processing apparatus in downloading and installing. To achieve this object, whether or not there is system software update is confirmed in a low power consumption state in which only some of hardware components of the information processing apparatus are supplied with power and communication with a predetermined server can be performed. When there is the update, update data is downloaded, and at least some of the hardware components that are the update targets and that are not supplied with power in the low power consumption state are started to be supplied with power. Then, system update is executed. The series of processes are automatically executed without a user's operation.

Abstract: An object is to provide an information processing apparatus and the like that can reduce power consumption of the information processing apparatus in downloading and installing. To achieve this object, whether or not there is system software update is confirmed in a low power consumption state in which only some of hardware components of the information processing apparatus are supplied with power and communication with a predetermined server can be performed. When there is the update, update data is downloaded, and at least some of the hardware components that are the update targets and that are not supplied with power in the low power consumption state are started to be supplied with power. Then, system update is executed. The series of processes are automatically executed without a user's operation.

Abstract: An object is to provide an information processing apparatus and the like that can reduce power consumption of the information processing apparatus in downloading and installing. To achieve this object, whether or not there is system software update is confirmed in a low power consumption state in which only some of hardware components of the information processing apparatus are supplied with power and communication with a predetermined server can be performed. When there is the update, update data is downloaded, and at least some of the hardware components that are the update targets and that are not supplied with power in the low power consumption state are started to be supplied with power. Then, system update is executed. The series of processes are automatically executed without a user's operation.

Abstract: An object is to provide an information processing apparatus and the like that can reduce power consumption of the information processing apparatus in downloading and installing. To achieve this object, whether or not there is system software update is confirmed in a low power consumption state in which only some of hardware components of the information processing apparatus are supplied with power and communication with a predetermined server can be performed. When there is the update, update data is downloaded, and at least some of the hardware components that are the update targets and that are not supplied with power in the low power consumption state are started to be supplied with power. Then, system update is executed. The series of processes are automatically executed without a user's operation.

Abstract: An energy beam irradiating apparatus and/or method which, when peeling off an adhesive sheet having an energy radiation curable adhesive and stuck to a wafer, has an ultraviolet ray irradiated to the adhesive sheet, and on an occasion of reducing its adhesive strength. The wafer with the adhesive sheet is suction-held with a supporting member, and the ultraviolet ray is irradiated from an UV lamp in this state. On this occasion, a nitrogen gas N is ejected from a gas discharge area adjacent to a wafer suction-holding area of the supporting member.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide an energy beam irradiating apparatus and energy beam irradiating method that are preferable to enhance the processing performance of the equipment, reduce a gas consumption amount and reduce an equipment installation space are provided. [Means for solving] On peeling a protection sheet T which is stuck to the wafer W and has an ultraviolet radiation curable adhesive A, an ultraviolet ray is irradiated to the adhesive A of the protection sheet T, and on an occasion of reducing its adhesive strength, the wafer W with the protection sheet T is suction-held with a supporting member 3, and the ultraviolet ray is irradiated from an UV lamp 2 in this state. On this occasion, a nitrogen gas N is ejected from a gas discharge area GA adjacent to a wafer suction-holding area SA of the supporting member 3.

Abstract: A sheet sticking table 13 used for sticking an adhesive sheet S onto the upper surface of a semiconductor wafer W is provided. The sheet sticking table 13 comprises an outer table 51 and an inner table 52. The outer table 51 and inner table 52 are provided movably in the vertical direction via uniaxial robots 54, 56 respectively, and the inner table 52 is provided movably together with the outer table 51 in the vertical direction when the outer table 51 is moved in the vertical direction.

Abstract: [Problem] A non-contact type suction holding apparatus capable of reliably holding a plate-shaped member without damaging its surface by suction-holding the plate-shaped member with a portion except for its peripheral portion (main portion) in a non-contact state in which it is floated off the suction table is provided. [Means for Solving Problems] In a non-contact type suction holding apparatus 1 according to the present invention, Bernoulli suction means 10 generating negative pressure by blowout of air (gas) is disposed in a suction table 2, the wafer W is held by the Bernoulli suction means 10 in a state in which a portion except for a peripheral portion of the wafer (plate-shaped member) W of which under-surface peripheral edge portion is supported on the suction table 2 is floated off the suction table 2, and the wafer is suction-held without contact with the suction table 2.

Abstract: In an apparatus and method of applying a protecting film to a semiconductor wafer, a semiconductor wafer is placed on top of a table, a protecting film is pressed onto the wafer by a press roller biased toward the table, the table is moved to apply the protecting film to the wafer, a tension roller arranged upstream from the press roller applies a tensile force to the protecting film in a direction opposite the feeding direction of the film, the tensile force of the tension roller is first set at a relatively high value at the beginning of the application of the protecting film to place the protecting film in a stretched state and then at a relatively small value during the application of the protecting film to prevent the portion of the protecting film which has not yet been applied from coming into contact with the wafer, and then, after the protecting film has been applied to the wafer, a cutting blade is used to cut the protecting film to match the shape of the semiconductor wafer by first moving the cutt

Abstract: In an apparatus and method of using an adhesive tape to remove a protecting sheet applied to a semiconductor wafer, a heat-sensitive adhesive tape is thermocompressively bonded by a heat tool to an edge portion of the protecting sheet, after which a cutting blade cuts the adhesive sheet to a prescribed length, and then a tape peeling head grasps the cut adhesive tape and moves in a direction to pull the adhesive tape so as to remove the protecting sheet of the semiconductor wafer, with the removed sheet then being disposed of together with the adhesive tape into a disposal box.

Abstract: In an apparatus and method of applying a protecting film to a semiconductor wafer, a semiconductor wafer is placed on top of a table, a protecting film is pressed onto the wafer by a press roller biased toward the table, the table is moved to apply the protecting film to the wafer, a tension roller arranged upstream from the press roller applies a tensile force to the protecting film in a direction opposite the feeding direction of the film, the tensile force of the tension roller is first set at a relatively high value at the beginning of the application of the protecting film to place the protecting film in a stretched state and then at a relatively small value during the application of the protecting film to prevent the portion of the protecting film which has not yet been applied from coming into contact with the wafer, and then, after the protecting film has been applied to the wafer, a cutting blade is used to cut the protecting film to match the shape of the semiconductor wafer by first moving the cutt