Abstract: An optical fiber output light source device includes an optical path that is obtained by joining a polarization maintaining amplifying optical fiber to a polarization maintaining dispersion compensating fiber, a single-polarization reflective polarizing beam splitter that is joined to one end of the optical path, a 90° polarization-rotating reflector that is joined to the other end of the optical path, a multiplexer that is inserted in the optical path, and a pumping light source that is joined to the multiplexer. An axis roll connection portion is provided in which a polarization axis of light returned from the single-polarization reflective polarizing beam splitter to the optical path is connected to a polarization maintaining axis of the optical path with a twisting angle therebetween at a predetermined angle.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium is a tape-shaped magnetic recording medium, including: a substrate; an underlayer provided on the substrate; and a magnetic layer provided on the underlayer. The substrate contains polyester, each of the underlayer and the magnetic layer contains a lubricant, the magnetic layer has a surface on which a large number of holes is provided, the arithmetic average roughness Ra of the surface is 2.5 nm or less, a BET specific surface area of the entire magnetic recording medium measured in a state where the magnetic recording medium has been washed and dried is 3.5 m2/g or more and 7.0 m2/g or less, a squareness ratio of the magnetic layer in a vertical direction is 65% or more, an average thickness of the magnetic layer is 80 nm or less, an average thickness of the magnetic recording medium is 5.6 ?m or less, and a servo pattern is recorded on the magnetic layer and a statistical value ?SW indicating a non-linearity of the servo pattern is 24 nm or less.

Abstract: Provided is an optical recording medium capable of suppressing sticking between the optical recording mediums in a case where a plurality of optical recording mediums are superimposed on each other. The optical recording medium includes an optical recording medium main body having a first surface and a second surface, and a first convex structure layer provided on the first surface. The first convex structure layer has a surface provided with a plurality of first convexities, and includes first particles and a first resin material. The plurality of first convexities are formed by a part of the first particles included in the first convex structure layer, the part of the first particles protruding from the surface of the first convex structure layer.

Abstract: Provided is a magnetic recording medium capable of ensuring good electromagnetic conversion characteristics while suppressing an increase in a standard deviation ?PES due to traveling many times. The magnetic recording medium sequentially includes a base, an underlayer, and a magnetic layer. The magnetic layer includes magnetic particles, conductive first particles, and second particles having a Mohs hardness of 7.0 or more. The magnetic layer has a concavoconvex shape on a magnetic surface, and the concavoconvex shape includes a first protrusion including the first particles and a second protrusion including the second particles. A ratio H1/H2 of an average height H1 of the first protrusion and an average height H2 of the second protrusion satisfies H1/H2?2.3, a height range ?H obtained from statistical information on a height of the concavoconvex shape satisfies 3.00 nm??H?6.00 nm, and a gradient range ?A obtained from statistical information on a gradient of the concavoconvex shape satisfies 4.

Abstract: A service activity support method includes, in response to receiving a request for support of a first service activity transmitted from a first terminal device positioned in a specific area determined virtually in a map, identifying a second terminal device positioned in the specific area, the second terminal device being different from the first terminal device, and transmitting information regarding the request to the identified second terminal device.

Abstract: The right for correlating a region or an existence with a virtual region in a virtual world structured in for example the Internet is sold, bought, lent, or rented. For example, when a buyer bought a virtual region from a seller, the virtual region of the seller is correlated with a virtual region of the buyer in a link method, a paste method, or a projection method.

Abstract: A traffic monitoring system includes a communication apparatus for communicating with each terminal apparatus via a plurality of communication lines; and a monitor apparatus for monitoring a traffic of each terminal apparatus, wherein the communication apparatus establishes sessions with the terminal apparatuses by logical lines for each communication line; and the monitor apparatus monitors a traffic of each terminal apparatus for each flow type in each logical line.

Abstract: The right for correlating a region or an existence with a virtual region in a virtual world structured in for example the Internet is sold, bought, lent, or rented. For example, when a buyer bought a virtual region from a seller, the virtual region of the seller is correlated with a virtual region of the buyer in a link method, a paste method, or a projection method.

Abstract: The right for correlating a region or an existence with a virtual region in a virtual world structured in for example the Internet is sold, bought, lent, or rented. For example, when a buyer bought a virtual region from a seller, the virtual region of the seller is correlated with a virtual region of the buyer in a link method, a paste method, or a projection method.

Abstract: The right for correlating a region or an existence with a virtual region in a virtual world structured in for example the Internet is sold, bought, lent, or rented. For example, when a buyer bought a virtual region from a seller, the virtual region of the seller is correlated with a virtual region of the buyer in a link method, a paste method, or a projection method.

Abstract: A device presents selling information about a virtual region of a selling object in a virtual world. An accepting device accepts a message that represents that a buyer will buy the virtual region of the selling object and information about the buyer. An executing device transfers the right for correlating a processing object with the virtual region of the selling object to the buyer, using at least one of a virtual existence and a virtual region in the virtual world, a virtual existence and a virtual region in another virtual world, and a real existence and a real region in a real world as the processing object. The correlating device correlates identification information of the processing object with identification information of the virtual region of the selling object.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to enable an apparatus to perform a status analysis indicated by sensor data of a device, etc. based on an expression in a natural language, and to enable an apparatus to operate a device, etc. by an instruction based on a natural language, using a data process technology for handling data with a word. Data groups, which are obtained by directly classifying the input from sensor 1 or obtained after processing this input, are stored in a database 6, in which a word is attached to each of the data groups. On receiving a sensor input, a characteristic is extracted from the sensor input by a characteristic extractor unit 2, and then the sensor input is classified by a characteristic comparison/classification unit 3 using the database 6. If the sensor input does not belong to any of the data groups in the database 6, the sensor input is temporarily stored in a database 7 with no word.

Abstract: A service database stores a set of area information and a service program for each individual service. When position information of a mobile station and service selection information are received, the service database is searched to retrieve a service program specified by the service selection information and corresponding area information. When the mobile station is present in the area represented by the area information, the service program is executed to provide a service to the mobile station.

Abstract: Schedule data described using a sequence of a predetermined specification based on a set of a place condition and a time condition, and a schedule to be performed based on the place condition and time condition is processed depending on a range of a place information and a range of a time information to be presented to a user, and information corresponding to the schedule is presented to the user.

Abstract: A navigation script includes time and point information for navigation and information for guidance, and describes an instruction sequence which can represent these information in time series in a mark-up language. According to the structured data generated from the navigation script, an instruction corresponding to a current time or point is executed, so that information for guidance to be presented is output.

Abstract: A security monitoring apparatus monitors access to a monitor target from the outside, and judges whether new access is normal by referring to an access log concerning past access situations. Then, if the access is abnormal, the security monitoring apparatus issues an alarm to a user/manager, and executes a lockout process, etc.

Abstract: A navigation script includes time and point information for navigation and information for guidance, and describes an instruction sequence which can represent these information in time series in a mark-up language. According to the structured data generated from the navigation script, an instruction corresponding to a current time or point is executed, so that information for guidance to be presented is output.

Abstract: An automation level selection unit automatically selects one automation level corresponding to a given trigger based on a situation, the prediction of performance, the detection of a user reaction, or the record of a user operation in the past. A level-based process control unit controls a predetermined process corresponding to the automation level selected by the automation level selection unit.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to enable an apparatus to perform a status analysis indicated by sensor data of a device, etc. based on an expression in a natural language, and to enable an apparatus to operate a device, etc. by an instruction based on a natural language, using a data process technology for handling data with a word.

Abstract: A characteristic extraction apparatus relates location data about a location which a moving object, such as a human being, etc., visits, to situation data representing a situation at a time when the moving object visits the location and records the data. Then, it analyzes the recorded data, extracts the characteristic, such as a preference, a movement pattern, etc., of the moving object, and presents it to a user.