Abstract: Information associated with broadcasting, information associated with a network, and information associated with a package are included in data. A terminal device has means for acquiring data from broadcasting, data from the network, and data from the package. The terminal device further has a means for displaying the data acquired by the above-mentioned means together or a means for displaying information included in the data as a link. This novel constitution allows positive information provision to users by a combination of three types of media, broadcasting, network, and package. At the same time, this novel constitution allows provision of new services by making the most of mass storage provided by package and up-to-date information provided over network.

Abstract: So as to provide a substrate temperature control system capable of unifying the temperature of the substrate and capable of shortening the temperature elevation time (temperature lowering time), the substrate temperature control system is equipped with a temperature control plate (heating or cooling plate) having a plurality of projections on the surface and serving to set the temperature of the substrate, and a chuck mechanism to fix the substrate in contact to a plurality of the projections by chucking the substrate toward the direction of the temperature control plate.

Abstract: To provide a substrate temperature control system capable of unifying the temperature of the substrate and capable of shortening the temperature elevation time (temperature lowering time), the substrate temperature control system is equipped with a temperature control plate (heating or cooling plate) having a plurality of projections on its surface and acting to set the temperature of the substrate. A chuck mechanism is provided to fix the substrate in contact with a plurality of the projections by chucking the substrate toward the temperature control plate.

Abstract: An information receiver comprising a unit receiving information having a package number identifying the information, a first storage section where said package number is stored, a second storage section where reception information indicating whether or not said information associated with said package number was received, and a third storage section where display information indicating whether or not said information associated with said package number was displayed.

Abstract: In an information sending and receiving system in which an information sending equipment and at least one information receiving equipment send and receive information through a transmission medium, a management message is sent from the information sending equipment to the information receiving equipment thereby to create a list of a content code expressing a data message registered on the information receiving equipment side within the information receiving equipment. Then, a data message containing a content code and data is transmitted from the information sending equipment to the information receiving equipment. The information receiving equipment selects a data message by comparing a content code of a data message and a list of its own content code. The content code list may be created within the information sending equipment based on a property value in an answer message from the information receiving equipment.

Abstract: In an information sending and receiving system in which an information sending equipment and at least one information receiving equipment send and receive information through a transmission medium, a management message is sent from the information sending equipment to the information receiving equipment thereby to create a list of a content code expressing a data message registered on the information receiving equipment side within the information receiving equipment. Then, a data message containing a content code and data is transmitted from the information sending equipment to the information receiving equipment. The information receiving equipment selects a data message by comparing a content code of a data message and a list of its own content code. The content code list may be created within the information sending equipment based on a property value in an answer message from the information receiving equipment.

Abstract: In a distributed processing system including a plurality of programs distributed in a plurality of processing units and in which a program on reception side performs processing using a message transmitted from a program on transmission side, a management table for managing start of programs on reception side is provided in a processing unit in which the program on reception side is provided. A program utilizing the message transmitted from the transmission side is recognized and the recognized program is started at the start timing indicated in the management table. The start timing of the program set in the management table may be registered previously or the message may include information indicating the start timing.

Abstract: In a distributed processing system including a plurality of programs distributed in a plurality of processing units and in which a program on reception side performs processing using a message transmitted from a program on transmission side, a management table for managing start of programs on reception side is provided in a processing unit in which the program on reception side is provided. A program utilizing the message transmitted from the transmission side is recognized and the recognized program is started at the start timing indicated in the management table. The start timing of the program set in the management table may be registered previously or the message may include information indicating the start timing.

Abstract: In a service providing system, a plurality of information acquiring computers for acquiring informations are connected via a network to a plurality of information providing computers for providing information. A service providing computer for executing an information providing service with respect to apparatuses for acquiring information is interposed between a plurality of in information acquiring apparatuses and a plurality of information providing apparatuses. The service providing computer receives a content of a request of the information acquiring computer, and determines a sort of information to be provided with a user based upon a quality of this request content, individual information and past historical information of the user, and also various sorts of conditions when the request is received. The service providing computer requests at least one of these information providing computers to provide the information.

Abstract: An electronic device comprises a substrate having electronic parts, electric conductive wires for electrically connecting between the electronic parts, a front surface on which the electronic parts and electric conductive wires are mounted, a reverse surface and at least one electronic part back portion opposite to the electronic parts; and at least one high thermal conductivity member, a thermal conductivity coefficient thereof being higher than that of the substrate, the high thermal conductivity member being connected to the electronic part back portion while the high thermal conductivity member is opposite to the electronic parts in a substrate width direction to decrease a difference in temperature between the electronic parts.

Abstract: An information processing system and a communication method performed in the information processing system for performing data transmission effectively. The information processing system includes a plurality of information processing apparatuses and a communication line for interconnecting the plurality of information processing apparatuses. A sending information processing apparatus, when sending information to the plurality of information processing apparatuses, sends transmission information to one of the plurality of information processing apparatuses. The one information processing apparatus sends the received transmission information to the other information processing apparatuses of the plurality of information processing apparatuses.

Abstract: A data transmission method is provided for a multi-computer system which has a plurality of computers mutually connected via a transmission line. The plurality of computers are divided into groups, with an address assigned to each group. Transmission data of a sending computer is provided with a location where the address is assigned and a location where a content code indicating the data content is assigned. The sending computer transmits the data with either the address or content code assigned, and the computers other than the sending computer decide whether or not to receive the data according to either the address or the content code.

Abstract: A temperature measuring method and apparatus for measuring temperature of at least one measuring point of a sample. At least one measuring point on a surface of a sample at least with a first light. A displacement of the at least one measuring point on the surface of the sample occurs from thermal expansion of the sample in response to the first light impinging thereon and a signal indicative of the displacement is produced. The temperature of the at least one measuring point of the sample is determined from the signal.

Abstract: A method for executing programs in a distributed processing system includes executing in a plurality of first processors different programs which perform the same function. Messages, containing data representing execution result output from said different programs and attribute information indicating function to be performed by the different programs, are transmitted from the first processors to a network. A second processor then receives these messages and selects a message therefrom based on an analysis of the attribute information contained in all of the received messages. The second processor then executes an application program using the data contained in the selected message. Alternatively, the message-selecting step is made based on both the attribute information and data contained in the messages received in the second processor. Each of the messages from the first processors may include graphic image data which can be analyzed and shown on a display.

Abstract: In an information processing system having plural processing units connected through a communication medium, each processing unit operates to receive information to be transmitted from a processing portion operating in the processing unit to the communication medium and a content code predetermined according to the content of the information to be transmitted. Based on the received content code, the processing unit operates to determine an address of the destination processing unit, a sending mode used for transmitting the information, and whether or not the more reliable communication method arranged to establish a connection between the processing units is used for transmitting the information. Then, by using the sending mode and the communication method obtained as the determined result, the information is transmitted to the processing unit having an address obtained as the result determined through the communication medium.

Abstract: A method of data processing in a multi-processor system having multiple processors mutually connected via a transmission path in a moving object or in multiple moving objects, in which each processor only takes in data that the particular processor needs from a transmission path by the processor's own determination without an instruction from another processor and processes that data.

Abstract: A data management method in a distributed processing system having a plurality of processors connected through a common transmission line with at least one processor having at least one external device connected therewith, for sending to the common transmission line access commands issued to the external device by programs asynchronously executed in the programs as access messages; and wherein the processor having the external device connected therewith takes in any of the access messages related to the external device connected therewith from among the access messages asynchronously sent to the common transmission line by the programs, and the processor matches order of access to the external devices connected therewith among the received access messages.

Abstract: A resource management method and system for version-up in a multiprocessor system having functions that a processor to be made version-up investigates resources under control by the own processor itself before deciding if any of the resources are to be moved and/or duplicated, that the processor can decide the processors to which the movement and/or duplication of any of the resources is destined, that the resource is moved or duplicated to the destined processor. After that, version-up of the processor to be made version up is executed, thereby effectively using the resources and making version-up while the multiprocessor system is under operation.

Abstract: A replicated data processing method and apparatus for a distributed processing system are provided in which a plurality of processors are connected to one another through a common transmission line. The processors perform processes using replicated data produced by resources such as files replicated in respective processors. Any processor issues an access request and broadcasts the request to the common transmission line. User's program of the processor is initiated by a first-received data in response to the request, and checks matching between the first-received data of the replicated data and the subsequently received data to repeat a retry processing for the request until a mismatch is removed.

Abstract: In a multi-computer system in which a plurality of computers connected to each other through a transmission medium share a process to be carried out under relationships among a method performed by these computers executing a control instruction, characterized as; while the plurality of computers each have specific control instruction storage means for storing instructions having influence on normal operations of the multi-computer system, when any of the plurality of computers defects an input instruction corresponding to one stored in the specific control instruction storage means, determines the status of the shared process being carried out by other computers in connections to the self-computer, and uses the result of the determination in the execution of the detected control instruction.