Abstract: [PROBLEM] To enable confirmation of whether a substrate processing system is being illicitly used and preventing that use when there is the fact of illicit use. [MEANS FOR SOLUTION] A license file LF is a file encrypting license information L including usage terms of a substrate processing system for a specific user. A match confirmation program P2 confirms the match between the content of the license file LF decrypted by a decryption program P1 and device information DI, network information NI, and current time CT obtained from the substrate processing system to confirm the existence of the fact of illicit use. If there is illicit use, the control program P3 stops operation of the substrate processing system until predetermined action is taken based on the information from the match confirmation program P2.

Abstract: A method searches a plurality of content registered onto a website. The method includes searching for a search text or a search character string sent from a client on the plurality of content, classifying information indicative of a location where a retrieved text or character string is registered per each of content, rearranging information classified per each of the content, extracting a given number of information in high order per each of content with regard to rearranged information classified per each of the content, and transmitting extracted information to the client.

Abstract: An electronic camera according to the present invention includes: an image-capturing element that outputs image-capturing signals; a shutter device that allows subject light pass through to the image-capturing element or shields the image-capturing element from the subject light; an image-capturing circuit that engages the image-capturing element in an image-capturing operations over a predetermined length of time to output to a first image-capturing signal while the subject light is allowed to pass through to the image-capturing element and also engages the image-capturing element in an image-capturing operation over a predetermined length of time while the image-capturing element is shielded from the subject light; a signal correction circuit that executes a signal correction by subtracting the second image-capturing signal from the first image-capturing signal; and a control circuit that controls the image-capturing circuit so as to set an upper limit to the length of the image-capturing operation executed

Abstract: This invention discloses a method of realizing a variety of movements which are controlled while maintaining their complexity by generating complex movements, which appear irregular at a glance, by the deterministic method. A neural network which connects a plurality of neurons to each other is set. The neurons perform calculations that generate chaotic oscillation, and are set in correspondence with the moving direction of an object. The movement vector of the object is calculated from time-series data obtained by the calculations.

Abstract: An image display apparatus is provided with a memory for storing electrically converted image information therein, a monitor having an image display area for displaying the image information and at least one display orientation designating area for designating an orientaion of the image, an orientation designating unit for designating the display designating area, a detecting unit for detecting the orientation designated by the designating unit, and an orientation converting unit for converting the image information so that the image information displayed on the image display area may be rotated by a predetermined amount in a direction associated with the orientation detected by the detecting unit, and causing the converted information to be displayed on the image display area of the monitor.

Abstract: In an image edit apparatus for editing an image and outputting the edited image, an image can be easily edited without lowering the resolution of a printed image when the edited image is printed. A control portion controls the size of an image in correspondence with the resolution of a color printer when the image is pasted in an edit area. When an image stored in an image library is pasted on the edit area, the control portion performs conversion of the size (Lx, Ly) of the image to be pasted based on the numbers of pixels (Px, Py) of the image, the resolution (Ro) of the color printer, and the resolution (Rd) of an indication device.