Abstract: A model creation support system includes a model managing part that acquires and accumulates an identifier of a model, data indicating a phenomenon, data indicating a regression equation, and evaluation data from an information processing apparatus that predicts or analyzes the phenomenon, using a model represented by the regression equation, a factor value extracting part that generates and records factor value data indicating the degree to which the factor contributes to the model from the accumulated data, and a model proposing part that refers to the factor value data based on a request for supporting model creation and model condition data received from the information processing apparatus, thereby generating and outputting support data containing a factor capable of contributing to the model to the information processing apparatus. Thus, information on factors of the model can be accumulated and utilized for enhancement of the fitting degree of the model.

Abstract: A demand forecasting system and a demand forecasting method capable of forecasting demands for IT resources in a data center accurately are provided. The demand forecasting system includes: a classification unit that classifies a plurality of users who use IT resources in a data center into a plurality of user's behavior classes; an event characteristics model generation unit that generates an event characteristics model representing a variation over time in a usage state of the IT resources caused by an event and the number of the users moving among the user's behavior classes caused by the event; an event influence calculation unit that calculates a predicted value of the variation over time in a usage state of the IT resources and a predicted value of the number of the users moving among the user's behavior classes that will be caused by an event scheduled to be held in the future using the event characteristics model; and a demand forecasting unit that calculates a variation in load on the IT resources.

Abstract: An analysis apparatus includes a history analysis part analyzing the trend based on the access log and deriving the latent trait to an access destination, a principal components analysis part analyzing principal components of the frequency distribution of the access, a classification part classifying the correlation of the principal components into plural classes, an event recording part recording the events to induce to the access destination, a first generating part generating a latent trait principal component table; a second generating part generating a class construction ratio table stored the class as the result of classification, a third generating part generating an event classification table stored the class and the contents of the event, and an analysis result recording part recording the latent trait principal component table, the class construction ratio table and the event classification table, as an event feature model of the effect on the execution of the event.

Abstract: An electronic file system includes an operating device for receiving an input for performance of an operation on an electronic file and an approval device used for approving of the operation on the electronic file. The electronic file includes an operation file on which an operation is to be performed and a restriction file indicating a restriction condition (policy) for restricting an operation performable on the operation file and a request destination for approval of the restricted operation. The operating device includes determination means for determining whether the operation to be performed on the operation file is permitted in accordance with the restriction condition described in the restriction file and means for, when it is determined that the operation corresponds to the restriction condition, transmitting to the approval device described as the request destination in the restriction file an approval request for requesting approval of the operation.

Abstract: A sensor evaluation system communicating to a plurality of sensors and an analysis system providing analysis service using time series sensor data obtained from at least one of the plurality of sensors includes a time series data recorder recording a time series data showing changes with time of events having predetermined relations with the analysis service associating with the analysis system, a sensor relevance ratio calculator calculating sensor relevance ratios indicating relevance ratios of sensor data to the time series data by comparing changes with time of events indicated by the time series data and time series records of the sensor data used by the service execution part to provide analysis service in the same period, and a sensor importance calculator calculating sensor importance using the sensor relevance ratio calculated by the sensor relevance ratio calculator as a guide before recording the calculated sensor importance in a sensor importance recorder.

Abstract: A time factor feature generation system includes: a use status grasping portion that extracts transition data showing variations in degree of use of a site from log data; a variation data generating portion that generates, based on the transition data, variation data expressing the variations in degree of use of the site as a group Y of values showing the degree of use of the site; a time factor data recording portion in which a plurality of time factors and time factor values of each of the plurality of time factors are recorded; a time factor extracting portion that generates groups Di of time factor values, each of which corresponds to a time factor extracted from among the plurality of time factors; and a time factor feature generating portion 13 that calculates coefficients ai such that a square of an error b has a minimum value in an equation in which the groups Di and the group Y are used as an explaining variable and an explained variable, respectively, thereby to generate data showing a time factor f

Abstract: The object of the invention is to perform a constructive exchange of information between a user and a provider of products in virtual reality. A user places a product 154 that he is considering buying in a cart, designates product providers, and gives notification thereto of the cart contents. A designated product provider 153, by seeing the cart contents, can learn in what products the user is interested. The product provider 153 can provide to the cart from which the designation arose additional information 155, such as advertisements for its products. The user, by receiving various types of additional information from a product provider that he trusts, can find products that meet his desires, and can enjoy more satisfactory network-based shopping.

Abstract: Polling method that encourages freely opinionated replies and makes for extensive collection of diverse replies. Free reply processing module 9 assigns an option ID to a free reply contained in reply data and associates this free reply with a survey ID and question ID and stores the same in a survey form database 41. A survey form creation module 6 creates a survey form page based on data in the survey form database 41 using HTML or the like and stores this on a Web server 3. The Web server 3 sends the stored survey form page to a respondent terminal 2.

Abstract: Promoting efficient communication among users. Uses having a symbol of the same network resource are led to the same virtual space. Specifically, intermediary server 2 converting ID of merchandise icon and ID of virtual space for chat is provided. When user terminal 1 obtained a merchandise icon reports merchandise icon ID to the intermediary server 2, ID of a virtual space corresponding to the merchandise icon is returned to the user terminal 1. A user can share information on each merchandise by participating in this virtual space. Namely, users having a common purpose can chat with each other.

Abstract: A modeling support system is provided in which a model structure is extracted from stored models so as to improve a resulting prediction model using the extracted structure. In a modeling support system 1, when information processors 15a to 15c analyze a phenomenon using covariance structure for modeling and request the modeling support system 1 for supporting the modeling, a model controller 4 acquires and controls observed variables, latent variables, and the associations between the variables of the object model. Then, a similar structure extractor 78 of a model extractor 7 compares the object model with reference models stored in a model recorder, and extracts a partial structure of the reference model having a structure similar to a partial structure of the object model as a similar structure, and then the model controller notifies the extracted similar structure to the information processor.

Abstract: An analysis apparatus includes a history analysis part analyzing the trend based on the access log and deriving the latent trait to an access destination, a principal components analysis part analyzing principal components of the frequency distribution of the access, a classification part classifying the correlation of the principal components into plural classes, an event recording part recording the events to induce to the access destination, a first generating part generating a latent trait principal component table; a second generating part generating a class construction ratio table stored the class as the result of classification,a third generating part generating an event classification table stored the class and the contents of the event, and an analysis result recording part recording the latent trait principal component table, the class construction ratio table and the event classification table, as an event feature model of the effect on the execution of the event.

Abstract: A model creation support system includes a model managing part that acquires and accumulates an identifier of a model, data indicating a phenomenon, data indicating a regression equation, and evaluation data from an information processing apparatus that predicts or analyzes the phenomenon, using a model represented by the regression equation, a factor value extracting part that generates and records factor value data indicating the degree to which the factor contributes to the model from the accumulated data, and a model proposing part that refers to the factor value data based on a request for supporting model creation and model condition data received from the information processing apparatus, thereby generating and outputting support data containing a factor capable of contributing to the model to the information processing apparatus. Thus, information on factors of the model can be accumulated and utilized for enhancement of the fitting degree of the model.

Abstract: A sensor evaluation system communicating to a plurality of sensors and an analysis system providing analysis service using time series sensor data obtained from at least one of the plurality of sensors includes a time series data recorder recording a time series data showing changes with time of events having predetermined relations with the analysis service associating with the analysis system, a sensor relevance ratio calculator calculating sensor relevance ratios indicating relevance ratios of sensor data to the time series data by comparing changes with time of events indicated by the time series data and time series records of the sensor data used by the service execution part to provide analysis service in the same period, and a sensor importance calculator calculating sensor importance using the sensor relevance ratio calculated by the sensor relevance ratio calculator as a guide before recording the calculated sensor importance in a sensor importance recorder.

Abstract: An analysis system for analyzing the usage pattern of a machine operating in accordance with control information transmitted from an information processing apparatus by using an analysis apparatus. The system includes the information processing apparatus and the analysis apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a first transmitting part transmitting control information for controlling the machine to the analysis apparatus.

Abstract: An electronic file system includes an operating device for receiving an input for performance of an operation on an electronic file and an approval device used for approving of the operation on the electronic file. The electronic file includes an operation file on which an operation is to be performed and a restriction file indicating a restriction condition (policy) for restricting an operation performable on the operation file and a request destination for approval of the restricted operation. The operating device includes determination means for determining whether the operation to be performed on the operation file is permitted in accordance with the restriction condition described in the restriction file and means for, when it is determined that the operation corresponds to the restriction condition, transmitting to the approval device described as the request destination in the restriction file an approval request for requesting approval of the operation.

Abstract: A calculation device calculates information relating to a processing speed for a plurality of processing devices which execute various kinds of process in response to a request from a process request device. The calculation device includes a response time calculation part which calculates a response time for each processing device, based on a time which each processing device needs for the process, a permissible time calculation part which calculates a permissible time for each item of identification information corresponding to the process request device, based on a time from a start of a request for the process, from the process request device to the processing device, to an interruption of the request for the process, and a calculation part which calculates information relating to a processing speed, for each processing device, for each item of identification information.

Abstract: An information communication system having a location information acquisition part and storage part which acquires and stores respectively, mobile terminal location information indicating a location of a mobile terminal; a location information updating part which updates mobile terminal location information stored in the location information storage part; a facility information storage part storing facility information identifying a facility and facility location information; a facility information extraction part which extracts facility information indicating the facility in the facility information storage part; a facility stay determination part which determines whether a user of the mobile terminal is staying at the facility indicated by the facility information extracted by the facility information extraction part and an inquiry part which outputs query information for inquiring about an evaluation of the facility to the user of the mobile terminal when it is determined that the user of the mobile termin

Abstract: A time factor feature generation system includes: a use status grasping portion that extracts transition data showing variations in degree of use of a site from log data; a variation data generating portion that generates, based on the transition data, variation data expressing the variations in degree of use of the site as a group Y of values showing the degree of use of the site; a time factor data recording portion in which a plurality of time factors and time factor values of each of the plurality of time factors are recorded; a time factor extracting portion that generates groups Di of time factor values, each of which corresponds to a time factor extracted from among the plurality of time factors; and a time factor feature generating portion 13 that calculates coefficients ai such that a square of an error b has a minimum value in an equation in which the groups Di and the group Y are used as an explaining variable and an explained variable, respectively, thereby to generate data showing a time factor f

Abstract: Method for making delivery of products more efficient, and having deliveries made that are convenient for delivery recipients. When a user (delivery recipient 3) purchases a product from a vendor and applies for delivery, a management server 4 accepts a delivery application from a vendor client 1. The management server 4 notifies the delivery recipient client 3 of the application for delivery, and prompts the user to designate delivery terms. For example, a delivery terms designation form is provided on a web page, and the URL for that web page is provided in the application for delivery notification. The delivery recipient client 3 accesses the web page and refers to a list of products to be delivered to him or herself. Moreover, the delivery recipient designates delivery terms when he or she is certain of his or her schedule. A delivery business is notified of these delivery terms.

Abstract: Information is quickly offered to users who require the information. In a system in which questions and answers are exchanged, when a given user other than the questioner becomes interested in a question, the user requests a notification server 1 to present the question. The answers to the question are automatically sent to a notification client 2 of the user. The answers to be sent may be either all the answers to the question or only the effective answers. Supports to the answers and comments on the answers may be accepted to decide the effectiveness of the answers.