Abstract: An initial conformation setting unit sets multiple different initial conformations. a solubility feature calculation unit calculates a solubility feature for each molecular simulation for each initial conformation. A partial three-dimensional structural information acquisition unit calculates partial three-dimensional structural information of a molecule in each molecular simulation. Based on a solubility feature and partial three-dimensional structural information for each molecular simulation, a partial structure specification unit specifies a partial structure corresponding to variation in the solubility features. A variation evaluation unit selects a group based on the thermodynamic stability of each group in which the solubility feature is classified based on the partial structure, and calculates variation in the solubility features. When the variation is equal to or greater than a target variation value, a variation determination unit causes multiple new initial conformations to be set.

Abstract: A search device and an information providing system are structured, to lessen a user's operation load, such that a crawling portion executes a crawling while sequentially changing an expansion header indicating a voice display capacity in an HTTP request into a voice display capacity of a typical model within each of model groups, and registers the obtained result in a search index in correspondence to the model name within the model group, a search service providing portion executes a search from the search index in correspondence to a search condition like a key word from a cellular phone terminal unit and the model name in the HTTP request, and a response portion generates a search result in correspondence to a template, and sends to a Web browser of the cellular phone terminal unit via an HTTP server.

Abstract: An information processing method for an information processing apparatus which acquires a software component controlling an image forming apparatus from an external device and updates the software component, wherein the software component is classified by function unit of the image forming apparatus, and the function unit is caused to correspond to information specifying a device of the image forming apparatus and a user, the method includes sending information to univocally identify the software component to the external device, acquiring information about a software component to be a subject of update from the external device, sending information about a software component selected from the software components corresponding to the acquired information to the external device, acquiring software component data sent from the external device in accordance with the information about the selected software component, and updating the corresponding software component of the image forming apparatus, using the acquir

Abstract: A search device and an information providing system are structured, to lessen a user's operation load, such that a crawling portion executes a crawling while sequentially changing an expansion header indicating a voice display capacity in an HTTP request into a voice display capacity of a typical model within each of model groups, and registers the obtained result in a search index in correspondence to the model name within the model group, a search service providing portion executes a search from the search index in correspondence to a search condition like a key word from a cellular phone terminal unit and the model name in the HTTP request, and a response portion generates a search result in correspondence to a template, and sends to a Web browser of the cellular phone terminal unit via an HTTP server.

Abstract: A first image is read, and first image data corresponding to the read image is written in a first memory area. The first image data is stored in an image data storage section. Concurrently with this storage processing, the first image data written in the first memory area is read out, and a predetermined number of copies of the first image based on the first image data are printed. A second image following the first image is read, and second image data corresponding to the read image is stored in a second memory area different from the first memory area. The second image data is stored in the image data storage section. After the first image is printed, the second image data stored in the image data storage section is read out to the first memory area, and a predetermined number of copies of the second image based on the second image data are printed.