Abstract: An information providing system which includes a reception unit that receives first information concerning a process to be performed by an apparatus from a customer via a network, a processing unit which simulates the process based on the first information and prepares second information based on a result of the simulation, and a transmission unit which transmits the second information to the customer via a network.

Abstract: Factories (102-104) have host computers (107) for monitoring industrial equipments (106). Each host computer (107) is connected to a management host computer (108) on a vendor (101) side through the internet (105). The host computer (107) on the factory side detects occurrence of a trouble of the industrial equipment (106) and notifies the vendor side of status information representing a trouble state. In response to this, the host computer (108) on the vendor side notifies the factory side of response information representing a countermeasure against the trouble state.

Abstract: A system for quickly and easily optimizing the parameters of an industrial machine or solving any trouble in industrial machine is provided. A factory (100) and vendor (200) are connected through a data communication network (300). A management apparatus (120) selectively gives the operation right of an industrial machine (110) to a factory-side operation apparatus (130) or a vendor-side operation apparatus (210) arranged at a remote site. The operation apparatus having the given operation right can operate the industrial machine (110) and obtain information representing the operation condition of the industrial machine.

Abstract: A system for quickly and easily optimizing the parameters of an industrial machine or solving any trouble in industrial machine is provided. A factory (100) and vendor (200) are connected through a data communication network (300). A management apparatus (120) selectively gives the operation right of an industrial machine (110) to a factory-side operation apparatus (130) or a vendor-side operation apparatus (210) arranged at a remote site. The operation apparatus having the given operation right can operate the industrial machine (110) and obtain information representing the operation condition of the industrial machine.

Abstract: Factories (102-104) have host computers (107) for monitoring industrial equipments (106). Each host computer (107) is connected to a management host computer (108) on a vendor (101) side through the internet (105). The host computer (107) on the factory side detects occurrence of a trouble of the industrial equipment (106) and notifies the vendor side of status information representing a trouble state. In response to this, the host computer (108) on the vendor side notifies the factory side of response information representing a countermeasure against the trouble state.

Abstract: Factories (102-104) have host computers (107) for monitoring industrial equipments (106). Each host computer (107) is connected to a management host computer (108) on a vendor (101) side through the internet (105). The host computer (107) on the factory side detects occurrence of a trouble of the industrial equipment (106) and notifies the vendor side of status information representing a trouble state. In response to this, the host computer (108) on the vendor side notifies the factory side of response information representing a countermeasure against the trouble state.

Abstract: An infectious etiologic agent detection probe set which detects an infectious etiologic agent gene, includes a plurality of kinds of probes including oligonucleotide having base sequences selected from each of a plurality of groups selected from a first group including base sequences of SEQ ID Nos. 1 to 14 and complementary sequences thereof, a second group including base sequences of SEQ ID Nos. 15 to 24 and complementary sequences thereof, a third group including base sequences of SEQ ID Nos. 25 to 36 and complementary sequences thereof, a fourth group including base sequences of SEQ ID Nos. 37 to 47 and complementary sequences thereof, a fifth group including base sequences of SEQ ID Nos. 48 to 57 and complementary sequences thereof, a sixth group including base sequences of SEQ ID Nos. 58 to 68 and complementary sequences thereof, a seventh group including base sequences of SEQ ID Nos. 69 to 77 and complementary sequences thereof, an eighth group including base sequences of SEQ ID Nos.

Abstract: An exposure apparatus having an illuminating optics unit for irradiating a reticle, on which a predetermined pattern has been formed, with exposing light emitted from an exposure light source, a reticle stage on which the reticle is placed, a projection optics unit for projecting the predetermined pattern of the reticle onto a substrate, and a substrate stage on which the substrate is placed.

Abstract: An information processing method that utilizes a medical examination device as a medium, which has been assigned a unique identification used for medical examinations and diagnoses, and a memory into which particular additional information about the medical examination device is remotely writable through a network based on the identification of the medical examination device includes the steps of identifying the identification of the medical examination device, and writing down in the memory the particular additional information relating to a usage of the medical examination device while correlating the particular additional information with the identification, and sharing and utilizing the particular additional information about the medical examination device among a plurality of users based on the identification.

Abstract: This invention is to inhibit people other than a specific person from browsing information in a semiconductor manufacturing system. The user of a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus (e.g., an exposure system) encrypts, using a public key (5), confidential information (4) which should be kept secret to the vendor and stores the information in a memory (40). The user can decrypt the encrypted confidential information (4) using a private key (6). The user can also provide a private key (7) to the vendor, as needed.

Abstract: A system for quickly and easily optimizing the parameters of an industrial machine or solving any trouble in industrial machine is provided. A factory (100) and vendor (200) are connected through a data communication network (300). A management apparatus (120) selectively gives the operation right of an industrial machine (110) to a factory-side operation apparatus (130) or a vendor-side operation apparatus (210) arranged at a remote site. The operation apparatus having the given operation right can operate the industrial machine (110) and obtain information representing the operation condition of the industrial machine.

Abstract: Factories (102-104) have host computers (107) for monitoring industrial equipments (106). Each host computer (107) is connected to a management host computer (108) on a vendor (101) side through the internet (105). The host computer (107) on the factory side detects occurrence of a trouble of the industrial equipment (106) and notifies the vendor side of status information representing a trouble state. In response to this, the host computer (108) on the vendor side notifies the factory side of response information representing a countermeasure against the trouble state.

Abstract: Information (e.g., performance and optimal conditions) concerned with an exposure apparatus under conditions (e.g., use conditions and target performance) associated with use of the apparatus is quickly provided to a customer. Customer conditions (210) associated with the user of the exposure apparatus (250) are received from the customer (200) via the Internet (400). Performance simulation software (120) and optimization software (130) obtain the performance and optimal conditions concerning the exposure apparatus (250) under the received customer conditions (210) by using secret apparatus data (110) managed by a service provider. The performance and optimal conditions thus obtained are transmitted to the customer (200) via the Internet (400).

Abstract: Factories (102-104) have host computers (107) for monitoring industrial equipments (106). Each host computer (107) is connected to a management host computer (108) on a vendor (101) side through the internet (105). The host computer (107) on the factory side detects occurrence of a trouble of the industrial equipment (106) and notifies the vendor side of status information representing a trouble state. In response to this, the host computer (108) on the vendor side notifies the factory side of response information representing a countermeasure against the trouble state.

Abstract: Factories (102-104) have host computers (107) for monitoring industrial equipments (106). Each host computer (107) is connected to a management host computer (108) on a vendor (101) side through the internet (105). The host computer (107) on the factory side detects occurrence of a trouble of the industrial equipment (106) and notifies the vendor side of status information representing a trouble state. In response to this, the host computer (108) on the vendor side notifies the factory side of response information representing a countermeasure against the trouble state.

Abstract: The optical path of exposing light is sealed in its entirety inside a chamber, pressure inside the chamber is made higher than the pressure outside the chamber and the optical characteristics of a projection optics unit are corrected in accordance with the value of pressure inside the chamber. In an exposure apparatus using exposing light having a light-emission spectral line that overlaps the absorption spectrum region of oxygen, atmospheric oxygen outside the chamber can be prevented from penetrating the optical path of the exposing light, thereby making it possible to perform exposure under oxygen-free conditions. In addition, the optimum projected image can be obtained.