Abstract: A network system for an electronic conference in which users interact by transmitting and receiving data by computers connected to a network is provided. The computers include one or more terminal devices, a control device that controls a target, and a server device that receives data and that distributes the received data to a device different from a transmission source of the data. The control device includes a module that executes a control arithmetic operation, and a detection module that detects an event indicating a matter generated in association with the target from an operation state of the target according to control. The network system includes a module that transmits a convocation notice to an electronic conference in order to correspond to the event to one or more users to be involved in correspondence of the event through the network when detecting the event by the detection module.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the novel problem of protecting against threats that can arise as a result of the development of networked or intelligent control devices and control systems. This controller system includes: a control unit that executes a control operation for controlling a control target; and a security unit that is connected to the control unit and oversees and manages security functions for the controller system. The security unit includes a detection means that detects whether any unauthorized intrusion into the controller system has occurred. The control unit includes a command transmission means that transmits commands for changing the behavior of the detection means of the security unit.

Abstract: Provided is a management system for performing quality management on manufacturing equipment. A management system that includes: an acquisition component that acquires state information for manufacturing equipment that is subject to management; a determination component that, on the basis of the acquired state information, determines whether an event has occurred; a display component that displays both an image that schematically or realistically represents a manufacturing line included in the manufacturing equipment and, separated into the four perspectives Machine, Man, Material, and Method, indexes that indicate the likelihood that there is a factor that caused an event; and an output component that, when a specific event has occurred, outputs, in response to a user selection, analysis results for each of one or more factors belonging to each of the four perspectives, the analysis results indicating a likelihood of having caused the specific event that occurred.

Abstract: Provided is a management system associated with a manufacturing line including one or more facilities. Each of the facilities is configured to process each workpiece according to order information. The management system includes: a collecting means for collecting event information about a process that takes place in each of the facilities; a classifying means for classifying, on the basis of a generation source and content of each piece of event information, the event information collected by the collecting means, into sets of event information generated due to the same workpiece; a generation means for generating data which represents process circumstances for each workpiece on the basis of the event information belonging to each of the sets classified by the classifying means; and a visualizing means for visualizing process progression circumstances for each workpiece processed according to the order information, on the basis of the data generated by the generating means.

Abstract: Provided is a management system for performing quality management on production equipment. A management system that includes: an acquisition component that acquires status information for production equipment that is subject to management; a detection component that, on the basis of the acquired status information, detects the occurrence of some event; and a display component that displays, separated according to inclusion in the four perspectives Machine, Man, Material, and Method, a plurality of factors that could be presumed to have caused the detected event in a manner in which the contents thereof and a probability of having caused the event can be compared.

Abstract: A control system configured to use a database and a data storage area includes a control device for controlling a process executed on an object; and an image processing device arranged in association with the control device for taking an image of the object and processing image data acquired from taking the image of the object. The control device and the image processing device may work independently or collaboratively to send the database at least one of an attribute value or results information, and designation information in association with each other for the same object, the attribute value managed by the control device and corresponding to any attribute defined in the database, the results information representing a process result from the image processing device, and the designation information specifying a storage destination in the data storage area for the image data acquired from taking an image of the object.

Abstract: Provided is a management system associated with a manufacturing line including one or more facilities. Each of the facilities is configured to process each workpiece according to order information. The management system includes: a collecting means for collecting event information about a process that takes place in each of the facilities; a classifying means for classifying, on the basis of a generation source and content of each piece of event information, the event information collected by the collecting means, into sets of event information generated due to the same workpiece; a generation means for generating data which represents process circumstances for each workpiece on the basis of the event information belonging to each of the sets classified by the classifying means; and a visualizing means for visualizing process progression circumstances for each workpiece processed according to the order information, on the basis of the data generated by the generating means.

Abstract: Provided is a management system for performing quality management on manufacturing equipment. A management system that includes: an acquisition component that acquires state information for manufacturing equipment that is subject to management; a determination component that, on the basis of the acquired state information, determines whether an event has occurred; a display component that displays both an image that schematically or realistically represents a manufacturing line included in the manufacturing equipment and, separated into the four perspectives Machine, Man, Material, and Method, indexes that indicate the likelihood that there is a factor that caused an event; and an output component that, when a specific event has occurred, outputs, in response to a user selection, analysis results for each of one or more factors belonging to each of the four perspectives, the analysis results indicating a likelihood of having caused the specific event that occurred.

Abstract: Provided is a technique enables programming, including that for database operations, without describing a SQL used to operate the database. A PLC (30) that can access a DBMS (22) stores a user program (38) and definition information (32), the user program (38) including a structure type of variable, the definition information (32) indicating a definition of the structure type. The sequence command program (34) sequentially executes instructions in the user program (38) and invokes a DB access process program (35) in order to access the DBMS (22). The DB access process program (35) reads the definition information (32) and, on the basis of the read definition information (32), generates a SQL statement to be used when access to the DBMS (22) is made by execution of the user program (38). The DB access process program (35) executes the generated SQL statement by transmitting the SQL statement to the DB server (20).

Abstract: Provided is a management system for performing quality management on production equipment. A management system that includes: an acquisition component that acquires status information for production equipment that is subject to management; a detection component that, on the basis of the acquired status information, detects the occurrence of some event; and a display component that displays, separated according to inclusion in the four perspectives Machine, Man, Material, and Method, a plurality of factors that could be presumed to have caused the detected event in a manner in which the contents thereof and a probability of having caused the event can be compared.

Abstract: A control system configured to use a database and a data storage area includes a control device for controlling a process executed on an object; and an image processing device arranged in association with the control device for taking an image of the object and processing image data acquired from taking the image of the object. The control device and the image processing device may work independently or collaboratively to send the database at least one of an attribute value or results information, and designation information in association with each other for the same object, the attribute value managed by the control device and corresponding to any attribute defined in the database, the results information representing a process result from the image processing device, and the designation information specifying a storage destination in the data storage area for the image data acquired from taking an image of the object.

Abstract: Provided is a technique enables programming, including that for database operations, without describing a SQL used to operate the database. A PLC (30) that can access a DBMS (22) stores a user program (38) and definition information (32), the user program (38) including a structure type of variable, the definition information (32) indicating a definition of the structure type. The sequence command program (34) sequentially executes instructions in the user program (38) and invokes a DB access process program (35) in order to access the DBMS (22). The DB access process program (35) reads the definition information (32) and, on the basis of the read definition information (32), generates a SQL statement to be used when access to the DBMS (22) is made by execution of the user program (38). The DB access process program (35) executes the generated SQL statement by transmitting the SQL statement to the DB server (20).

Abstract: An ink composition for sensing carbon dioxide gas contains a pH indicator formed using a combination of two or more types of pH indicator components, binder, and solvent and allows easy visual observation of color changes of an indicating portion caused by the concentration of carbon dioxide gas. When the ink composition is applied to a carbon dioxide indicator and package, a pinhole and poor seal of a carbon-dioxide-ambient package are easily found.

Abstract: A medical multi-chamber container (1) comprising a container body (3) having first and second chambers (10, 11) for storing medicaments, a weak partition seal (20) for portioning the charmers (10, 11) from each other, and an outlet (32) fitted into the container body (3) for allowing the medicaments to be delivered from the second chamber (11), the container body (3) further comprising a weak discharge seal (21) partitioning the second chamber (11) from the outlet (32) and unsealably formed so as to allow the chambers (10, 11) to communicate with each other when used, characterized in that the unsealing strength of the weak discharge seal (21) is less than that of the weak partition seal (20).

Abstract: An inventive sealing body is a generally disk-like sealing body composed of two or more types of thermoplastic elastomers having different hardnesses, and comprises at least a needle stick part extended in axial direction and an outer edge part surrounding the needle stick part. The outer edge part has a higher hardness than that of the needle stick part. More specifically, a difference in JIS-A hardness between the outer edge part and the needle stick part, for example, is 5 to 15. The sealing body is tightly fitted in a generally cylindrical outer frame body composed of a rigid plastic to provide a cap. The cap is welded to a mouth part of a plastic container or the mouth part is tightly sealed with the sealing body to provide a medical container.

Abstract: A control system includes a programmable controller having a CPU unit that carries out cyclic operations of processes. An additional temporary user memory is provided in addition to a regular user memory. When an on-line editing of a user program is to be carried out, the program is stored in both memories and the program stored in the temporary memory is called by an instruction execution engine to be executed. After the on-line editing is completed on the user program stored in the user memory, the program execution is based on the edited user program stored in the user memory.

Abstract: This invention provides a novel structure for forming a suspender to be attached to an article. The suspender 12 is partly adhered to an article 13 to be suspended with an adhesive 14 or the like. The suspender 12 can be stretched in a length direction and is composed of a strip made of plastics film having properties of rarely shrinking after elongation. The suspender is stretched when used.

Abstract: Controllers 11a, 11b that operate and execute a program programmed by a variable name and communication units 12a, 12b that communicate with other nodes connected to a network are provided. The controllers store and retain a variable table that associates the variable name with a real address that identifies an area in which data corresponding to the variable name is stored, and the communication units store and retain communication setup information that identifies a variable name that is a subject of communications with other nodes. When a system starts up, the communication units independently solve by making an inquiry to the controllers about a real address corresponding to the variable name stored in the communication setup information, and store and retain a temporary internal table that associates the variable name with the real address.

Abstract: A medical multi-chamber container (1) comprising a container body (3) having first and second chambers (10, 11) for storing medicaments, a weak partition seal (20) for portioning the charmers (10, 11) from each other, and an outlet (32) fitted into the container body (3) for allowing the medicaments to be delivered from the second chamber (11), the container body (3) further comprising a weak discharge seal (21) partitioning the second chamber (11) from the outlet (32) and unsealably formed so as to allow the chambers (10, 11) to communicate with each other when used, characterized in that the unsealing strength of the weak discharge seal (21) is less than that of the weak partition seal (20).

Abstract: A control system includes a programmable controller having a CPU unit that carries out cyclic operations of processes. An additional temporary user memory is provided in addition to a regular user memory. When an on-line editing of a user program is to be carried out, the program is stored in both memories and the program stored in the temporary memory is called by an instruction execution engine to be executed. After the on-line editing is completed on the user program stored in the user memory, the program execution is based on the edited user program stored in the user memory.