Abstract: Provided is an information processing device to preferentially present information which each user does not have detailed knowledge, among inference results inferred from context. The information processing device includes: an inference unit that obtains inference results by applying inference rules to context information; an inference result index value calculation unit that calculates, on the basis of a knowledge level of a reading user about each inference rule used in an inference process, index values that show depth of knowledge of the reading user about the inference results comprehensively; an inference result presentation unit that presents the inference results on the basis of the index values; and an knowledge level update unit that updates the knowledge level of the reading user about each inference rule used in the inference process on the basis of evaluation information acquired.

Abstract: Substrate aluminum detection means (33a) irradiates a substrate (11) before film formation with primary X-rays from a measurement head (23) and detects fluorescent X-rays generated from the substrate (11) by the measurement head (23) to detect an aluminum component contained in the substrate (11). When an aluminum film is formed on the substrate (11), aluminum film correction means (33b) corrects intensity of fluorescent X-rays detected from the aluminum film by the measurement head (23) based on a detection result of the substrate aluminum detection means (33a) to obtain thickness of the aluminum film.

Abstract: A measurement head (23) irradiates a film (12) of a product substrate (10) with primary X-rays to detect fluorescent X-rays generated from the film (12). Analysis means (33) obtains thickness of the film (12) from intensity of the fluorescent X-rays detected by the measurement head (23).

Abstract: Disclosed is a vapor deposition apparatus, comprising: a reactor for housing a target substrate on which a thin film is to be formed by vapor deposition; a shower head having: a gas inlet for introducing a gas; a gas distribution space for diffusing the gas; and a shower plate having a plurality of gas channels for supplying the gas from the gas distribution space into the reactor; and a gas outlet for externally discharging the gas from the reactor, the gas distribution space of the shower head having the shower plate as a bottom face thereof, the gas distribution space having a first space located relatively far from the gas outlet of the reactor and a second space located relatively close to the gas outlet of the reactor, the first space being formed so as to be taller than the second space.

Abstract: A heating control system which allows a plurality of heaters to heat an object without depending on a variation in characteristics among a plurality of heater power sources includes: a thermocouple which detects a temperature of an object to be heated; temperature control means that receives a target temperature and a current temperature, and carries out electric power control so that these temperatures match; electric current and voltage detecting means for detecting an electric power value and a current electric power; and target electric power calculating means that receives the electric power value, and calculates the target electric power by multiplying the electric power value by a given ratio. The temperature control means receives the target electric power and the current electric power, and carries out electric power control so that the current electric power matches the target electric power.

Abstract: Inference results for which each user does not have detailed knowledge are presented with priority. An information processing device 1 includes: an inference unit 104 that obtains inference results by applying inference rules to context information; an inference result index value calculation unit 105 that calculates, on the basis of a knowledge level of a reading user about each inference rule used in an inference process, index values that show depth of knowledge of the reading user about the inference results comprehensively; an inference result presentation unit 106 that presents the inference results on the basis of the index values; and an knowledge level update unit 109 that updates the knowledge level of the reading user about each inference rule used in the inference process on the basis of evaluation information acquired.

Abstract: In order to make a heating control system which allows a plurality of heaters to heat an object to be heated without depending on a variation in characteristics among a plurality of heater power sources, a heating control system of the present invention includes: a thermocouple (6M) which detects a temperature of an object to be heated; temperature control means (3M) and temperature control means (3S1); electric current and voltage detecting means (5M) for detecting an electric power value (Wm), and electric current and voltage detecting means (5S1) for detecting a current electric power (PVs1); and target electric power calculating means (1S1) for calculating a target electric power (SPs1). The temperature control means (3M) receives a target temperature (SPm) and a current temperature (PVm), and carries out electric power control so that the current temperature (PVm) matches the target temperature (SPm).

Abstract: In the disclosed vapor deposition method, by using a structure wherein an inner diameter of a group-V source gas introduction piping is greater than an outer diameter a group-III source gas introduction piping, and the group-III source gas introduction piping is inserted one-to-one into the interior of the group-V source gas introduction piping, the group-III source gas piping is thereby prevented from being cooled by a cooling mechanism, and hardening of metallic materials upon the surface of the wall of the piping is alleviated. It is thus possible to provide a vapor deposition device, a vapor deposition method, and a semiconductor element manufacturing method, which are capable of efficaciously introducing easily hardening metallic materials into a reactor without the metallic materials adhering to a showerhead or a piping, and to carry out efficacious doping.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an information classification device capable of classifying retrieved pieces of information into appropriate groups even if these pieces of information are the same kind of information. The information classification device according to the present invention includes spatial arrangement means and classification means. The spatial arrangement means performs processing for spatially arranging an information group of a first information type and an information group of a second information type based on relation between the information group of the first information type and the information group of the second information type. The classification means classifies the information group of the first information type based on the processing results of the spatial arrangement means.

Abstract: A business process control apparatus, a business process control method and a business process control program are provided which can properly estimate a business process. The business process control apparatus includes: business process data storage means for storing a business process data group; copying means for copying business process data contained in said business process data group and adding new business process data to said business process data group; and estimation calculating means for calculating an estimation value indicating how much said business process data is effective.

Abstract: A work management device having a plurality of notification devices of which corresponding notification manners are different from each other and managing jobs performed by a plurality of workers notifies a message to part or all of the plurality of workers. When the work management device has changed job information stored in advance in a storage device of the work management device, the work management device calculates an importance of a change of the job information for each of the plurality of workers, selects one or more from the plurality of notification devices according to the calculated importances, and notifies each of the pertinent workers of a message relating to the change of the job information by the use of the selected notification device.

Abstract: A data processing device includes means (103) for receiving a signal of an object identifier uniquely assigned to an object, and means (104) for executing a plurality of application programs corresponding to the received object identifier. A plurality of applications can be processed on the basis of an object identifier so that the operation can be simplified. When the device include a client terminal (105) and an application server (108), data processing is possible even when they are located in remote sites.

Abstract: The present invention includes a first plate (14) and a second plate (15) which perform a coarse adjustment of a cylinder mirror (245) by moving the cylinder mirror (245) linearly in the substantially vertical and parallel directions with respect to an appropriate plane surface of a reflective surface (RS) of the cylinder mirror (245), and the second plate (15), a second plate opening section (15b), a setscrew (24), and a hexagon shaft (25) which perform a fine adjustment in the position of the cylinder mirror (245) by moving linearly only in the substantially parallel direction after the coarse adjustment has been completed.

Abstract: A set pattern image with no displacement is recorded onto recording paper. In this set pattern image, the centers of auxiliary patterns are displaced in an auxiliary scan direction off a referential straight line passing through the centers of primary patterns. The image forming apparatus causes the set pattern image to be read, measures the displacements of the auxiliary patterns in the auxiliary scan direction off the referential straight line, and compensates for the displacements, such as by adjusting writing timings in the auxiliary scan direction so that the displacements become zero.

Abstract: The image forming apparatus includes: an image data input section for reading a document as image data; a target value memory section for storing a target value of an input/output characteristic value when a reference document is read; a comparator for comparing the image data of the reference document and the target value so as to create a new input/output characteristic value; a fixed value memory section for storing a difference in input/output characteristic values as a fixed value between an original document and a copy document; and an adder for adding the fixed value to the image data of the reference document so as to output a resultant value to the comparator. By the provision of the fixed value memory section and the adder, the image forming apparatus can set a plurality of input/output characteristic values by reading the reference document once, thus reducing time for the procedure of setting the respective input/output characteristic values.

Abstract: The present invention includes a first plate (14) and a second plate (15) which perform a coarse adjustment of a cylinder mirror (245) by moving the cylinder mirror (245) linearly in the substantially vertical and parallel directions with respect to an appropriate plane surface of a reflective surface (RS) of the cylinder mirror (245), and the second plate (15), a second plate opening section (15b), a setscrew (24), and a hexagon shaft (25) which perform a fine adjustment in the position of the cylinder mirror (245) by moving linearly only in the substantially parallel direction after the coarse adjustment has been completed.

Abstract: In a mobile marketing system, a mobile marketing server generates and distributes content that is suitable to a behavior in a user terminal and a user attribute, based on an action log, which includes a positions of a processing target user terminal and times at which the processing target user terminal existed at that position, and an attribute of a user of the processing target user terminal. A distribution log, which includes content IDs of distributed content, identifiers of user terminals to which distribution was made, and times of the distributions is managed, and when a notification occurs from an analysis terminal of a request for analysis, analysis is performed of a change in a behavior of a user at the time of distribution of content having the content ID, based on the managed action log and distribution log.

Abstract: Assuming the photosensitive drum for black as a reference, the phase of the adjacent photosensitive drum for cyan leads by about 60 deg. Similarly, the phase of the photosensitive drum for magenta leads by about 120 deg., and the phase of the photosensitive drum for yellow leads by about 180 deg. The phase of each photosensitive drum is shifted to thereby make it possible to shift the phase of driving unevenness. By shifting the phase, even the distance between adjoining transfer positions corresponding to the image forming stations is set shorter than the circumference of the photosensitive drum, the variation of each photosensitive drum due to driving unevenness with respect to the printing medium passing through the transfer position can be kept congruent with the others.

Abstract: In a color image forming apparatus, component color images formed by respective image forming stations are sometimes displaced as they are transferred onto recording paper. Therefore, a set pattern image (Q0) with no displacement at all is recorded onto recording paper as a set pattern image (Q1). In this set pattern image, the centers of auxiliary patterns (Y1, C1, M1) are displaced in an auxiliary scan direction off a referential straight line (H) passing through the centers of primary patterns (K1, K1′). The image forming apparatus causes the set pattern image to be read, measures the displacements (&Dgr;Y1, &Dgr;C1, &Dgr;M1) of the auxiliary patterns in the auxiliary scan direction off the referential straight line, and adjusts writing timings in the auxiliary scan direction so that the displacements become 0. As a result, the color image recorded on the recording paper shows improved quality.

Abstract: The image forming apparatus includes: an image data input section for reading a document as image data; a target value memory section for storing a target value of an input/output characteristic value when a reference document is read; a comparator for comparing the image data of the reference document and the target value so as to create a new input/output characteristic value; a fixed value memory section for storing a difference in input/output characteristic values as a fixed value between an original document and a copy document; and an adder for adding the fixed value to the image data of the reference document so as to output a resultant value to the comparator. By the provision of the fixed value memory section and the adder, the image forming apparatus can set a plurality of input/output characteristic values by reading the reference document once, thus reducing time for the procedure of setting the respective input/output characteristic values.