Abstract: A person evaluation device includes a collecting unit that collects event data in which activities performed by members are recorded; a creating unit that creates a combination of evaluation programs each of which calculates an evaluation value of a person to be evaluated in accordance with a value that is set in a predetermined item contained in evaluation items contained in the event data, a calculating unit that calculates a coverage percentage that represents a percentage that is used to calculate the evaluation value by at least one evaluation program in which event data, from among the collected event data, related to a member associated with the person to be evaluated is included in the created combination, and an output unit that outputs information related to the evaluation program included in the combination that is selected in accordance with the calculated coverage percentage.

Abstract: An electronic-data authentication method is for authenticating electronic data provided by a virtual person anonymously used on a network, performed by a virtual-person management system including a user terminal, a user management device, and a virtual-person management device.

Abstract: In a facility-guidance apparatus realized in a computer by execution of a program for guiding a visitor to an exhibition place in a facility, character information indicating characters of articles exhibited at each of exhibition places is stored in advance in correspondence with place information indicating each exhibition place, for each of a target facility and a substitute facility. In response to an external input, place information for the substitute facility is designated. Then, the character information corresponding to the designated place information for the substitute facility is referred to, a degree of similarity between the character information referred to for the substitute facility and the character information for each exhibition place in the target facility is determined, and information indicating one or more candidates for the exhibition place in the target facility is outputted in the order of the degree of similarity.

Abstract: A computer program, method, and apparatus for determining key attribute items and search keywords for use in analysis of incident records. Master tables provide a collection of registered text strings which may appear in incident records. Upon entry of a specified keyword, a master table search processor searches the master tables to extract a master table containing the specified keyword, as well as identifying under which attribute item of the extracted master table the specified keyword is found. The identified attribute item is referred to as a key attribute item. Then out of the extracted master table, a search keyword extractor extracts every text string under the key attribute item for use as search keywords. With those search keywords, an attribute item information generator retrieves incident records and produces attribute item information from the retrieved incident records and the key attribute item.

Abstract: In a facility-guidance apparatus realized in a computer by execution of a program for guiding a visitor to an exhibition place in a facility, character information indicating characters of articles exhibited at each of exhibition places is stored in advance in correspondence with place information indicating each exhibition place, for each of a target facility and a substitute facility. In response to an external input, place information for the substitute facility is designated. Then, the character information corresponding to the designated place information for the substitute facility is referred to, a degree of similarity between the character information referred to for the substitute facility and the character information for each exhibition place in the target facility is determined, and information indicating one or more candidates for the exhibition place in the target facility is outputted in the order of the degree of similarity.

Abstract: [Object] To provide a spiral contactor that has a spiral-shaped elastic arm having a stable elastic function and less unevenness, and is easy to manufacture. [Solving Means] An elastic arm 3 composed of an electrically conductive material such as copper or the like is formed in a spiral shape from a base end 4 substantially up to spiral end normal O? and the portion forward thereof is sharply bent so that a tip 5 is located substantially in the center. The elastic arm 3 can elastically deform in a long range and exert a stable elastic force. Additionally, this spiral contactor is easily manufactured by an etching process or the like, as a wide space is formed between elastic arm portions of a spiral shape.

Abstract: Object A connection board is provided in which multiple external contacts of an electronic component and multiple spiral contacts on a board are arranged to highly accurately face each other, and the external contacts are actively guided to the spiral contacts, so as to reliably provide individual connections therebetween. Solving Means A connection board CB includes a relay board 20 having a plurality of spiral contacts 24A, 24B provided on both surfaces of the relay board 20, and a guide member 30 having a plurality of small holes 31 into which the spiral contacts 24A and a plurality of external contacts 2a provided on an electronic component 1 are respectively inserted in both directions. The relay board 20 and the guide member 30 are arranged to face each other. Small holes 31A provided in at least two or more corner portions from among the plurality of small holes 31 have a diameter smaller than a diameter of the residual plurality of small holes 31.

Abstract: A connecting element includes a support member, a flexible substrate wrapped around the support member, and elastic contacts provided on the flexible substrate. A positioning hole is formed in the support member. A first positioning component is positioned and soldered on a metal layer formed on a motherboard, and a second positioning component is positioned and soldered on a metal layer formed on an electronic component. The first positioning component is inserted into the positioning hole in the connecting element, and the second positioning member is fitted to the first positioning component. Accordingly, the connecting element is positioned with respect to both the motherboard and the electronic component.

Abstract: A connecting element includes a support member, a flexible substrate wrapped around the support member, and elastic contacts provided on the flexible substrate. A positioning hole is formed in the support member. A first positioning component is positioned and soldered on a metal layer formed on a motherboard, and a second positioning component is positioned and soldered on a metal layer formed on an electronic component. The first positioning component is inserted into the positioning hole in the connecting element, and the second positioning member is fitted to the first positioning component. Accordingly, the connecting element is positioned with respect to both the motherboard and the electronic component.

Abstract: A substrate is formed with a plurality of spiral contactors on an upper surface serving as a first surface and a plurality of connecting terminals on a lower surface serving as a second surface. Since the spiral contactors are arranged in a matrix on the upper surface serving as the first surface, a lot of spiral contactors can be provided on the substrate of the present invention, and a mount area can be enlarged, and the size of the connector can be decreased.

Abstract: A supporting portion is provided only at a winding start portion side and an outside of the other part of a deforming portion other than the winding start portion side is opened. Thus, adjacent spiral contactors can be arranged to be close to each other. Therefore, a mounting density of a spiral contactor on a guide frame can be increased. Further, since the deforming portion can be arranged at an opened region, a width of the deforming portion can be widened. As a result, the spiral contactor having a large spring constant is provided.

Abstract: A ground pattern that extends from a conductive portion of a through hole serving as a ground line is disposed in the vicinities of outer circumferences of through holes serving as signal lines. The thickness of a substrate for a connector in a Z direction is small and the lengths of the signal lines are short, such that favorable high-frequency characteristics can be obtained. Further, since only one of the through holes is sufficient to be used as the ground line, the remaining through holes can be used as signal lines. Therefore, the number of signal lines can be increased.

Abstract: An information providing device, which provides information (such as web page) to a client device via a network, includes: a usage history storing unit that stores a usage history of each web page into a usage history database, and calculates a utilization rate of each web page based on the usage history; a display style changing unit that changes a style of displaying a link to the web page or the web page itself based on the utilization rate and display settings; and a display settings changing unit that changes the display settings according to an instruction from a user and stores the display settings in a display settings storage unit.

Abstract: A supporting portion is provided only at a winding start portion side and an outside of the other part of a deforming portion other than the winding start portion side is opened. Thus, adjacent spiral contactors can be arranged to be close to each other. Therefore, a mounting density of a spiral contactor on a guide frame can be increased. Further, since the deforming portion can be arranged at an opened region, a width of the deforming portion can be widened. As a result, the spiral contactor having a large spring constant is provided.

Abstract: A substrate is formed with a plurality of spiral contactors on an upper surface serving as a first surface and a plurality of connecting terminals on a lower surface serving as a second surface. Since the spiral contactors are arranged in a matrix on the upper surface serving as the first surface, a lot of spiral contactors can be provided on the substrate of the present invention, and a mount area can be enlarged, and the size of the connector can be decreased. Also, the spiral contact terminal can improve a high-frequency characteristic.

Abstract: An IC card connector is provided with grounding terminal members, in which a pair of grounding terminal members has simple structure and common shape allowing a reduced cost and easy fabrication. The IC card connector is provided with a housing with a plurality of pin terminals, a frame mounted on the housing, a pair of guide sections are provided longitudinally at both side sections of the frame to remove and insert to IC card, and respective arm sections of grounding pieces. mounted on the guide sections. The IC card is inserted between the guide sections so that a grounding terminal of one side section of the IC card is made to come into contact with first expanded sections, while a grounding terminal of the other side section of the IC card is made to come into contact with second expanded sections.

Abstract: An IC card connector is provided with grounding terminal members, in which a pair of grounding terminal members has simple structure and common shape allowing a reduced cost and easy fabrication. The IC card connector is provided with a housing with a plurality of pin terminals, a frame mounted on the housing, a pair of guide sections are provided longitudinally at both side sections of the frame to remove and insert to IC card, and respective arm sections of grounding pieces, mounted on the guide sections. The IC card is inserted between the guide sections so that a grounding terminal of one side section of the IC card is made to come into contact with first expanded sections, while a grounding terminal of the other side section of the IC card is made to come into contact with second expanded sections.

Abstract: A graphic editing apparatus makes it easy to change positions, shapes, or states of a graphic in a screen on a display unit with the passage of time or the change in value of an attribute, and then delineate the resultant graphic. The graphic editing apparatus comprises displaying units 17 and 18 for displaying graphics and time instants in a graphic area 24 and a time area 25 respectively on a graphic display unit, a processor 19 for specifying in graphic information an association between points on a change reference graphic 27 and points on a time graphic 28, and an updating unit 20 for performing interpolation to calculate the position of a point on the change reference graphic 27 with the movement of a current time point on the time graphic 28 or the passage of time, executing editing to move or deform the graphic according to the calculated position of the point, and displaying the graphic.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for editing different graphics displayed on a screen and correlated to each other. More specifically, according to various embodiments of the invention, an apparatus and method are provided for editing a hierarchically structured graphic forming a hierarchical structure with a plurality of group graphics, independently editing each graphic forming a group graphic, and changing the view of a first graphic related to a second graphic in response to changes of attributes of the second graphic.