Abstract: The search method includes: receiving a search request including plural search conditions; separating the plural search conditions into search conditions for individual databases; storing, for each database, the search condition and the database identifier in a condition record; searching a search result management table by the database identifier and the search condition; determining anterior search databases; searching each of the anterior search databases by the search condition to acquire a first search result; determining common entity identifiers included in common in the first search results; and searching each of posterior search databases by the common entity identifiers and the search condition.

Abstract: A radio communication apparatus including: a receiver receiving a traffic evaluation index value of a contention node as a connection node one layer below a self node with a root node of a radio network set as the top layer; parameter determining unit determining a parameter related to priority control of the contention node or a priority for determining the parameter, based on the traffic evaluation index value of the contention node, so that a traffic congestion is prevented and cleared; and a transmitter transmitting the parameter related to the priority control of the contention node or the priority to the contention node.

Abstract: A load distribution apparatus includes: a control unit that refers to a load information storage unit that stores load values of a plurality of information processing apparatuses, selects an information processing apparatus with the load value smaller than a predetermined threshold from the plurality of information processing apparatuses, and determines the information processing apparatus with the load value smaller than a predetermined threshold as an allocation destination of processing requests until the load value of the information processing apparatus reaches the predetermined threshold; and a transmitting unit that transmits the processing requests to the allocation destination determined by the control unit.

Abstract: An inductively coupled plasma processing apparatus includes a processing chamber for accommodating a target substrate to be processed and performing plasma processing thereon, a mounting table provided in the processing chamber for mounting thereon the target substrate, a processing gas supply system for supplying a processing gas into the processing chamber and a gas exhaust system for exhausting the inside of the processing chamber. Further, in the inductively coupled plasma processing apparatus, a high frequency antenna is provided to form an inductive electric field in the processing chamber and a first high frequency power supply is provided to supply a high frequency power to the high frequency antenna. A metal window made of a nonmagnetic and conductive material is formed between the high frequency antenna and the processing chamber while being insulated from a main body which forms the processing chamber.

Abstract: A wireless terminal device includes: a receiving section for receiving information on a distance from a range covered by a connectable access point from another wireless terminal device; a search time determination section for determining a time to start searching for the access point based on the information on the distance received by the receiving section; and a search section for sleeping until the time determined by the search time determination section, and starting to search for the connectable access point at the determined time.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided with a signature window data generating unit that, by combining template window data stored in a template data storage unit with confirmation note item data and confirmation note content data acquired by a confirmation note data acquiring unit, generates signature window data indicating a signature window on which the confirmation note item data and the confirmation note content data are displayed in at least a portion of an input area, and a signature window display unit that causes a display apparatus to display the signature window indicated by the signature window data generated by the signature window data generating unit.

Abstract: An information distribution system includes a visit determination unit (42), a distribution range evaluation unit (43), and a distribution range change unit (44). The visit determination unit (42) determines whether a user of a mobile terminal (2) to which evaluation information has been distributed has visited a facility in the evaluation information, and upon determining affirmatively, calculates a visit distance indicating the distance between the location of the mobile terminal indicated by distribution time terminal location information and the location of the facility in the evaluation information. The distribution range evaluation unit (43) determines whether the distribution range is effective based on the visit distance.

Abstract: To provide a multimodal control device and method, wherein existing browsers can be used to achieve synchronization with fine granularity, while making full use of GUI browsability. A multimodal control device comprises input focus managing means for managing input focus items in document data, content generation means for generating content, in accordance with a modality type, from document data within a data input item range including input focus items, and content transmission means for transmitting generated content to the corresponding browser.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention prevent a spindle motor from stopping rotation while data on a magnetic disk is being erased by using a permanent magnet. In one embodiment, data in the whole area of the magnetic disk is erased as a consequence of the magnetic disk rotating in the magnetic field of the permanent magnet located so as to face a part of the magnetic disk. A back yoke is located so as to face a base. The back yoke gives a magnetic force to the spindle motor in the opposite direction of the magnetic force of the erasing permanent magnet so that the fluid dynamic bearing spindle motor can retain the rotation as required without stopping rotation.

Abstract: A communication terminal performs wireless ad hoc communication with another terminal via a first wireless interface dedicated to reception and a second wireless interface for both transmission and reception. The terminal executes defining a communication area to be divided into cells of first polygonal shapes and each of the cells to be divided into a plurality of sub-cells of second polygonal shapes different from the first polygonal shapes; allocating, so as to prevent adjacent cells from belonging to a set of two identical wireless channels, a first wireless channel and a second wireless channel as the set of wireless channels to the cells; and setting the first wireless channel and the second wireless channel so that the same transmission channel is set for sub-cells brought into contact between the adjacent cells while different transmission channels are set for adjacent sub-cells in an own cell where an own terminal is present.

Abstract: A feed hub includes a priority receiving unit that acquires priority indicating degree of need of electricity feed, for each of plural terminals, a feed relation determining unit that selects two communication devices having different priorities acquired by the priority receiving unit, determines the communication device having lower priority as a feed source and the communication device having higher priority as a feed destination from the selected communication devices, an electricity switching unit that connects the feed source and the feed destination determined by the feed relation determining unit, and a feed requesting unit that requests the feed source determined by the feed relation determining unit to feed electricity.

Abstract: Information is stored in an RFID provided to a goods conveyed by a conveying apparatus and from which information is readable in a noncontact manner. A presence detection sensor that detects the presence of the goods conveyed by the conveying apparatus; a reader that reads the information stored in the RFID in the noncontact manner; a moving apparatus that moves the reader; and a control apparatus that controls the operation of the moving apparatus are provided in a system. The control apparatus presumes the presence position, where the goods is present, on the conveying apparatus based on the detection value of the presence detection sensor, and controls the operation of the moving apparatus so that the reader stays, for a predetermined time, in a space where the reader can read the information from the RFID that is present in the presumed presence position.

Abstract: A validity assurance system of the present invention includes a terminal apparatus that generates a slip based on slip item data representing a slip item and slip content data representing a slip content corresponding to the slip item, a slip management apparatus including a slip management database that stores the slip content data representing the slip content of the slip generated by the terminal apparatus, and an invoice issuing apparatus that generates an invoice based on the slip content data stored in the slip management database, wherein in a case where a slip identification code generated by a slip identification code generating part of the terminal apparatus is matched with an invoice identification code generated by an invoice identification code generating part of the invoice issuing apparatus, validity of the voucher is assured.

Abstract: A data transfer apparatus includes a data transmitting portion, a destination point recording portion, an arrival time calculating portion, a required transfer rate calculating portion, and an occupied transfer rate calculating portion. The data transmitting portion transmits the pieces of untransmitted data to the respective mobile terminals through the communication line in accordance with the respective occupied data transfer rates calculated by the occupied transfer rate calculating portion.

Abstract: A product data category for sale among product data to be stored in a memory unit of a wireless tag is sent from a first client to a web server. The web server sends the product data category to a second client. The second client sends purchase data for the product data category to the web server. The web server sends an encryption key to the first client. The first client encrypts the product data with the encryption key and writes the encrypted product data in the memory unit of the wireless tag via a reader/writer. The web server sends a decryption key to the second client. On receiving the decryption key, the second client reads the encrypted product data in the wireless tag via a reader/writer to decrypt the encrypted product data with the decryption key.

Abstract: A system and method for determining a failed wireless tag includes capturing images of articles having wireless tags, recognizing an image including wireless tags from among captured images calculating a number of wireless tags and distance information from the reader to each wireless tag based on the recognized image including wireless tags; changing a read range of the reader based on a location wireless tag having a predetermined distance information from the reader; and changing the read range of the reader when a number of wireless tags read by the reader and a number of wireless tags calculated do not match and determining a failed wireless tag based on the changed read range and distance information calculated.

Abstract: A privacy protection device acquires provider location information and browser location information indicating the current location of a browser terminal used by a browser who intends to browse the content. The privacy protection device stores determination data for determining whether to mask privacy information included in the content. The privacy protection device determines whether to mask the privacy information by comparing the distance, which is calculated based on the current location of the provider terminal indicated by the provider location information and the current location of the browser terminal indicated by the browser location information, to the determination data stored in the determination data storage part. Finally, the privacy protection device edits the privacy information included in the content so that the privacy information is concealed from the browser when the privacy masking determination part determines to mask the privacy information.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a shared screen for shared applications, which can be shared, in a network system of a plurality of connected communication terminals, with other communication terminals when running on the terminals. The communication terminals include a window information acquiring portion for acquiring window information of the application to be shared while running on the terminals. Window controlling portion controls how windows are displayed on the communication terminals. The window controlling portion displays a window of shared space for displaying windows of shared applications collectively on the communication terminals. The windows of the shared applications are displayed as sub-windows in the window of shared space. For the “entire screen sharing type”, the apparatus includes a conference managing device having a conference information managing portion for managing information about communication terminals participating in those conferences, and shared screen controlling portion.

Abstract: Upon receiving a request from a personal computer for obtaining data of an advertisement image, an advertisement server reads data of an advertisement image stored in a storage. A superimposition image DB stores data of superimposition images to be superimposed on part of advertisement images and data of superimposition areas in the advertisement images where the superimposition images are superimposed. A superimposition image is superimposed on a superimposition area in the advertisement image. Data of the advertisement image superimposed with the superimposition image is transmitted to the personal computer. The personal computer receives position data input as a result of operation performed on the advertisement image superimposed with the superimposition image and transmits the position data to the advertisement server. The advertisement server receives the position data and determines whether the position data exists within the superimposition area whose data is stored in the superimposition image DB.

Abstract: An equipment inspection support system, equipment inspection support method, and program includes a maintenance and inspection management unit for selecting and transmitting to a terminal device inspection item contents stored in a contents storage unit, and receiving the inspection result data transmitted from the terminal device; a timing determination unit for determining status information acquisition timing by the status information acquisition device based on inspection item contents transmitted to the terminal device by the maintenance and inspection management unit and the inspection result data transmitted from the terminal device; a status information acquisition unit for collecting status information acquired by the status information acquisition device according to the status information acquisition timing determined by the timing determination unit; a result data control unit for creating a result data correspondence table for associating the inspection result data received by the maintenance and