Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of enabling a physician to efficiently guide a patient to an examination and enabling the patient to efficiently perform self-care. An oral health age management section 107 manages dental health of a patient U according to an oral health age of the patient U indicated by a physician D, assuming a dental examination of the patient U by the physician D. An oral health score management section 108 manages the dental health of the patient U according to an oral health score given to the patient U according to the self-care practiced by the patient U. A guidance section 109 performs guidance for the patient U to receive an examination according to the oral health score given to the patient U. Therefore, the above problem is solved.

Abstract: A problem is to reduce the number of staff members and save labor in a reception administrative procedure of a facility that provides goods or services without requiring a customer to perform an operation on a mobile information terminal. A queue management section 101 generates queue data for patients at a medical facility and manages the queue data for each patient. An issuance controller 102 performs control to output a queue card indicating the queue data to be presented to the patients. A location management section 103 manages patient location information indicating a location in the medical facility of a patient possessing the queue card. An examination management section 104 manages an electronic chart. A procedure management section 105 manages procedural progress information indicating a progress status of a post-examination procedure including settlement of an amount of a fee determined based on information including at least the electronic chart.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a data storage device generates a full backup image or an incremental backup image as a backup image depending on whether the backup is of a first generation. The generated backup image is transferred to a backup storage device. A full backup generation unit of the backup storage device executes a merge process of merging an incremental backup image with a full backup image in order of generation. A reverse incremental backup acquisition unit of the backup storage device acquires, in order of generation, a reverse incremental backup image used to restore the full backup image not subjected the merge process from the full backup image subjected to the merge process.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solid-state imaging element which includes a plurality of drive signal inputs, a plurality of bus lines, and a plurality of vertical transfer register electrodes. In the solid-state imaging element, a charge accumulated in light-receiving elements in a pixel region is vertically transferred by the drive signals input to the electrodes. Each of the electrodes has a contact part connected to the second contact and having a width smaller than a width of the electrodes in the pixel region, and a blank region is formed between predetermined adjacent two of the contact parts so that a width of the blank region is larger than a distance between respective two of the contact parts other than the predetermined adjacent two of the contact parts. The first contact is disposed on the blank region.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging element includes: a plurality of light receiving elements provided within an imaging region on a semiconductor substrate; a color filter with a plurality of colors provided on the plurality of light receiving elements for filtering with a predetermined color; a vertical shift register disposed adjacent to the light receiving elements for transferring a charge from the light receiving elements; and a first horizontal shift register and a second shift register disposed interposing the imaging region therebetween for transferring a charge transferred from the vertical shift register and outputting a signal in accordance with the charge, respectively; wherein a respective charge of the light receiving elements accumulated therein in accordance with a light transmitted through filters of the same color in the color filter is transferred exclusively via either one of the first horizontal shift register or the second horizontal shift register to be outputted as the signal.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes an imaging part, a first horizontal charge-transfer part and a second horizontal charge-transfer part that transfer charges transferred from the imaging part in a horizontal direction, an inter-horizontal charge-transfer part transfer electrode that applies a voltage to a transfer channel area provided between the first horizontal charge-transfer part and the second horizontal charge-transfer part, and a first light-shielding film that is provided over the first horizontal charge-transfer part and the second horizontal charge-transfer part and is made of a conductive material, and the inter-horizontal charge-transfer part transfer electrode and the first light-shielding film are electrically connected to each other.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes an imaging part, a first horizontal charge-transfer part and a second horizontal charge-transfer part that transfer charges transferred from the imaging part in a horizontal direction, an inter-horizontal charge-transfer part transfer electrode that applies a voltage to a transfer channel area provided between the first horizontal charge-transfer part and the second horizontal charge-transfer part, and a first light-shielding film that is provided over the first horizontal charge-transfer part and the second horizontal charge-transfer part and is made of a conductive material, and the inter-horizontal charge-transfer part transfer electrode and the first light-shielding film are electrically connected to each other.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solid-state imaging element which includes a plurality of drive signal inputs, a plurality of bus lines, and a plurality of vertical transfer register electrodes. In the solid-state imaging element, a charge accumulated in light-receiving elements in a pixel region is vertically transferred by the drive signals input to the electrodes. Each of the electrodes has a contact part connected to the second contact and having a width smaller than a width of the electrodes in the pixel region, and a blank region is formed between predetermined adjacent two of the contact parts so that a width of the blank region is larger than a distance between respective two of the contact parts other than the predetermined adjacent two of the contact parts. The first contact is disposed on the blank region.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging element includes: a plurality of light receiving elements provided within an imaging region on a semiconductor substrate; a color filter with a plurality of colors provided on the plurality of light receiving elements for filtering with a predetermined color; a vertical shift register disposed adjacent to the light receiving elements for transferring a charge from the light receiving elements; and a first horizontal shift register and a second shift register disposed interposing the imaging region therebetween for transferring a charge transferred from the vertical shift register and outputting a signal in accordance with the charge, respectively; wherein a respective charge of the light receiving elements accumulated therein in accordance with a light transmitted through filters of the same color in the color filter is transferred exclusively via either one of the first horizontal shift register or the second horizontal shift register to be outputted as the signal.

Abstract: During initialization for remote disk mirroring in a redundant system, the copy driver of a running computer copies only the data of valid blocks to a disk of a standby computer in accordance with block management information used for management by the file system of the running computer. After the initialization, the remote-disk-mirroring driver of the running computer duplicates a request for writing data to a disk of the running computer, thereby causing the running computer to write the data to the disk of the running computer, and causing the standby computer to write the data to the disk of the standby computer.

Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes a vessel structure defining a processing chamber, and an electrode stage provided in the processing chamber. A substrate to be processed is mounted on the electrode stage. The apparatus also includes a first radio frequency current source that supplies the electrode stage with a first radio frequency current which is biased, a radio frequency coil associated with the vessel structure and having a grounded output terminal, and a second radio frequency current source that supplies the radio frequency coil system with a second radio frequency current. A location on a rear surface of the electrode stage, at which the electrode stage is supplied with the first radio frequency current, is positioned at a side of the electrode stage opposed to another side of the electrode stage which is close to the grounded output terminal of the radio frequency coil.