Abstract: An object is to provide a user with motivation to enjoy waking up in the morning and guide the user to sufficient awakening by generating a breeding event in a breeding game of a virtual life form when the user wakes up in the morning. A game server that manages progress of a breeding game of a virtual life form can provide a user with motivation to enjoy waking up in the morning and guide the user to sufficient awakening by generating a breeding event in a breeding game of a virtual life form when the user wakes up in the morning. The game server includes circuitry configured to acquire a wake-up time of a user; and a update the breeding game in accordance with the acquired wake-up time.

Abstract: A server device includes: an interest information formation unit for forming interest information which is a vector obtained by digitizing a plurality of adjectives expressing a user, item information, and shop information; a distance calculator for calculating a first distance between the interest information for the user and the interest information on the item information, and a second distance between the interest information for the user and the interest information on the shop information; a recommendation information determination unit for determining that if the first distance and the second distance meet prescribed conditions, the item information corresponding to the first distance and the shop information corresponding to the second distance are recommendation information to be recommended to the user; and a recommendation information provision unit for providing a client device with the recommendation information.

Abstract: A determination apparatus of a casting state in continuous casting where there are a solidified shell, a mold flux layer, and a mold being respective thermal conductors between a molten steel and cooling water for the mold, the determination apparatus comprising an estimation unit, a calculation unit, and a determination unit. A computer program for causing a computer to determine a casting state in continuous casting where there are a solidified shell, a mold flux layer, and a mold being respective thermal conductors between a molten steel and cooling water for the mold.

Abstract: A heat transfer coefficient ? between a solidified shell (2) and a mold (4) sandwiching a mold flux layer (3), and a heat transfer coefficient ? between a molten steel (1) and the solidified shell (2) are found by solving an inverse problem by using data from thermocouples (6), and a solidified shell thickness and a solidified shell temperature are estimated (solidified state in mold estimation amounts), and further, solidified state in mold evaluation amounts are obtained. It is determined whether a normal casting state or an abnormal casting state by comparing at least one or more kinds of amounts contained in the solidified state in mold estimation amounts and the solidified state in mold evaluation amounts with allowable limit values which are found based on at least one or more kinds of amounts contained in the solidified state in mold estimation amounts and the solidified state in mold evaluation amounts when the abnormal casting occurred in a past and stored in a data storage part.

Abstract: A heat transfer coefficient ? between a solidified shell (2) and a mold (4) sandwiching a mold flux layer (3), and a heat transfer coefficient ? between a molten steel (1) and the solidified shell (2) are found by solving an inverse problem by using data from thermocouples (6), and a solidified shell thickness and a solidified shell temperature are estimated (solidified state in mold estimation amounts), and further, solidified state in mold evaluation amounts are obtained. It is determined whether a normal casting state or an abnormal casting state by comparing at least one or more kinds of amounts contained in the solidified state in mold estimation amounts and the solidified state in mold evaluation amounts with allowable limit values which are found based on at least one or more kinds of amounts contained in the solidified state in mold estimation amounts and the solidified state in mold evaluation amounts when the abnormal casting occurred in a past and stored in a data storage part.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an opening/closing hinge device which can be produced simple in construction and inexpensive in production by reducing the number of the parts forming part of the mobile device and to provide a mobile device small in size, reduced in cost and sufficiently reliable in the hinged members. The second member is rotated with respect to the first member toward the opening operation direction through the movable cam (150) by the urging force of the urging means (170) when the operation cam (130) is displaced in the predetermined operation direction by the external operation force. The fixed guide member (110) has inclined guide portions (115) each inclined at an advance angle in a predetermined inclination direction with respect to the surface perpendicular to the guide center axis to have the second rotation cam (140) rotated around the guide center axis in response to the displacement of the second rotation cam (140) along the guide center axis.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an opening/closing device which can be produced simple in construction and reduce the surface pressure of its cam portions, and a mobile phone which can be reduced in cost and sufficiently reliable in the hinged members by using the opening/closing device.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an opening/closing hinge device which can be produced simple in construction and inexpensive in production by reducing the number of the parts forming part of the mobile device and to provide a mobile device small in size, reduced in cost and sufficiently reliable in the hinged members. The second member is rotated with respect to the first member toward the opening operation direction through the movable cam (150) by the urging force of the urging means (170) when the operation cam (130) is displaced in the predetermined operation direction by the external operation force. The fixed guide member (110) has inclined guide portions (115) each inclined at an advance angle in a predetermined inclination direction with respect to the surface perpendicular to the guide center axis to have the second rotation cam (140) rotated around the guide center axis in response to the displacement of the second rotation cam (140) along the guide center axis.

Abstract: There is provided a portable information terminal having a 2-axis hinge which can make two casings that are foldably and rotatably coupled developable in opening and rotation, and can hold the developed posture. The portable information terminal includes a first casing, a second casing, and a 2-axis hinge which couples the first casing and the second casing in an openable and relatively rotatable manner. The 2-axis hinge includes an opening and closing shaft part provided for the first casing, a housing which is held by the opening and closing shaft part in a rotatable state around an axis in the axial direction of the opening and closing shaft part, and a rotary shaft part which couples the housing and the second casing in a relatively rotatable manner around an axis in the vertical direction to the axial direction of the opening and closing shaft part.

Abstract: A biaxial hinge having a rotating mechanism that realizes durability, a good tactile feedback, smaller size and more lightweight is provided for use in a notebook computer or a portable telephone that needs to be smaller and more lightweight. The biaxial hinge is constituted such that a rotating shaft support member is fixed to a rotational shaft support member, a rotation-side member is inserted and attached to the outer periphery of the rotating shaft member, and an opening/closing torque unit mechanism for opening and closing operations is disposed at the rotation-side member, wherein sliding friction torque and click torque are generated by the load produced by a coil spring between pressing members and the rotating shaft support member or a sliding member attached to the rotating shaft member. The rotating mechanism of the biaxial hinge of the present invention affords good durability, a good tactile feedback, and a reduction in size and weight.

Abstract: A purpose of the present invention is to provide an opening/closing apparatus and a portable telephone apparatus equipped with the opening/closing apparatus capable of reducing manipulation force used when housings are expanded, and at the same time, capable of making compact.

Abstract: A biaxial hinge having a rotating mechanism that realizes durability, a good tactile feedback, smaller size and more lightweight is provided for use in a notebook computer or a portable telephone that needs to be smaller and more lightweight. The biaxial hinge is constituted such that a rotating shaft member 9 is fixed to a rotation support member 10, a rotation-side member 7 is inserted and attached to the outer periphery of the rotating shaft member 9, and an opening/closing torque unit mechanism 12 for opening and closing operations is disposed at the rotation-side member 7, wherein sliding friction torque and click torque are generated by the load produced by a coil spring 6 between pressing members 4 and the rotating shaft support member 10 or a sliding member 3 attached to the rotating shaft member 9. The rotating mechanism of the biaxial hinge of the present invention affords good durability, a good tactile feedback, and a reduction in size and weight.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a portable type electronic apparatus including a hinge portion having a rotating function in a plurality of directions, wherein two casings can be held stably without shaking in a state in which they are opened. A portable type electronic apparatus (101) includes a hinge portion (30) for coupling a first casing (10) and a second casing (20) in such a manner that both of the casings can be opened and closed through a first rotating axis (31) and the first casing (10) can be rotated through a second rotating axis (32) in an orthogonal direction to the first rotating axis (31).

Abstract: A conductive propylene resin composition, which is used for packaging and automatic feeding of parts which is unlikely be electrically charged, which is resistive to a baking treatment and which does not produce wastes and can reduce a material cost and a processing cost, is provided. The composition contains of (1) a % by weight of a propylene polymer with a portion having not less than 95% by weight of crystallinity that occupies not less than 60% by weight of the propylene polymer, and contains not more than 20% by weight of ethylene; (2) b % by weight of a propylene random copolymer which has a tensile elongation of not less than 100% and contains 1 to 7% by weight of ethylene; and (3) c % by weight of an electrically conductive filler, wherein the following relationships are satisfied: a+b+c=100, 0.5?a/b?2.0 and 10?c?30.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polyester resin composition for engine peripheral parts, the resin composition comprising at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate and an ethylene terephthalate copolymer; an inorganic reinforcement material; and an olefin polymer, wherein a molded article produced from the resin composition has a flexural strain at break of 3.5% or higher and a deflection temperature under load of 180° C. or higher.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a portable information terminal which enables the user to move a cursor in a desired direction without erroneous operations and to variably set a cursor moving speed, and is reduced in size and user-friendly with favorable using handiness and excellent operability.

Abstract: A light-reflecting molded article is constituted of a molded article made from a polyester resin composition and a light-reflecting metal layer formed on the molded article. The light-reflecting molded article has an average surface roughness of at most 0.3 &mgr;m and a deflection temperature under load of at least 160° C. The polyester resin composition includes 100 parts by weight of polybutylene terephthalate resin and 1 to 100 parts by weight of polyalkylene naphthalate resin.

Abstract: A light-reflecting molded article is constituted of a molded article made from a polyester resin composition and a light-reflecting metal layer formed on the molded article. The light-reflecting molded article has an average surface roughness of at most 0.3 &mgr;m and a deflection temperature under load of at least 160° C. The polyester resin composition includes 100 parts by weight of polybutylene terephthalate resin and 1 to 100 parts by weight of polyalkylene naphthalate resin.

Abstract: A conductive propylene resin composition, which is used for packaging and automatic feeding of parts which is unlikely be electrically charged, which is resistive to a baking treatment and which does not produce wastes and can reduce a material cost and a processing cost, is provided.