Abstract: The present invention receives list content providing location conditions in a list organized by location conditions in which a reference destination of location-dependent content, being content assigned correspondence to geographical location information, is compiled for each location condition, sent from a content communication server; receives the sent location information; generates area-specific list content comprising information on location-dependent content corresponding to location information, by extracting a list organized by location conditions, in which location conditions matching location information are provided, from the list content; and outputs the area-specific list content.

Abstract: According to the media server 100 and the network control apparatus 200, upon distributing a plurality of media data to the media receiving apparatuses 400 having different transmission rates by broadcasting or multicasting, the distribution precedence is attached by associating the program control information and the media data. The distribution precedence attached to the program control information is set same as or lower than the distribution precedence of all media data included in the program concerned. Then, depending on the distribution precedence, the transmission possible media data and the program only are selectively distributed. The program control information relating to the program that includes the receivable media data by the media receiving terminal apparatus 400 only is selected and received. This way, the receivable media data is distributed depending on the transmission environment of the media receiving apparatus.

Abstract: After forming an insulating film on an underlying layer, a resist pattern is formed on the insulating film. The insulating film is etched by using the resist pattern as a mask, thereby forming an insulating film pattern. Without removing the resist pattern, exposed portions of the underlying layer and the insulating film pattern are subjected to a plasma treatment, cleaning, a heat treatment or the like, so that a deposition grown during the formation of the insulating film pattern can be removed. Thereafter, the underlying layer is etched by using at least the insulating film pattern as a mask. As a result, even when a strict pattern rule is employed, pattern defects can be prevented from being caused in etching a multi-layer film.

Abstract: The present invention generates watermark from ID information that uniquely identifies a program distribution destination, inserts the generated watermark in a program, and prevents the program from operating correctly if the watermark is tampered with, and also inserts the same watermark verification code in a program regardless of the distribution destination. By this means, it is possible to prevent detection of watermark verification code constituting a watermark by means of collusion attack.

Abstract: An improved information transmission method is provided for use in a communication network. The information transmission method combines a bandwidth control technique with a caching technique, thereby making it possible to use allocated bandwidth in an efficient manner.

Abstract: After forming an insulating film on an underlying layer, a resist pattern is formed on the insulating film. The insulating film is etched by using the resist pattern as a mask, thereby forming an insulating film pattern. Without removing the resist pattern, exposed portions of the underlying layer and the insulating film pattern are subjected to a plasma treatment, cleaning, a heat treatment or the like, so that a deposition grown during the formation of the insulating film pattern can be removed. Thereafter, the underlying layer is etched by using at least the insulating film pattern as a mask. As a result, even when a strict pattern rule is employed, pattern defects can be prevented from being caused in etching a multi-layer film.

Abstract: A semiconductor device for charge-up damage evaluation and an evaluation method for the same are provided which permit to detect charge-up damage caused by static electricity. There are provided a silicon substrate 9, a first insulation film 10 formed on the silicon substrate 9, a first conductive layer 6 formed on the first insulation film 10 and connected to the silicon substrate 9, a second insulation film 11 formed on the first conductive layer 6, a second conductive layer 8 formed on the second insulation film 11 and serving as an antenna, and a third insulation film 12 formed on the second conductive layer 8.

Abstract: In the present invention, with respect to content that is predicted to be referred to after moving based on a current position, moving direction and/or moving speed of a terminal apparatus, the terminal apparatus inquires of a communication information area managing section whether a position associated with the content is in a communication area, and when the position is outside the communication area, selects at least one communication section with communication-capable channel quality, and acquires and stores the content predicted to be referred to using the selected communication section. It is thereby possible to refer to the content when a position in response to the content predicted to be referred to is outside a communication-capable area.

Abstract: The present invention aims to achieve accurate measurement and evaluation of mechanical properties of an object to be measured 1 without use of a force sensor. A weight 3 is attached to the object to be measured 1 to form a mass-spring system in which the object to be measured 1 serves as a spring element. Then vibration is applied to the mass-spring system to measure the inertial force acting on the weight 3 and the displacement of the weight 3 so that the mechanical properties of the object to be measured 1 will be evaluated based on the inertial force and displacement. A light wave interferometer 6 measures the displacement velocity of the weight 3 to calculate the inertial force from the acceleration determined by differentiating measured values of the displacement velocity of the weight 3 and calculate the displacement of the weight 3 by integrating the measured values of the displacement velocity of the weight 3.

Abstract: An optical scanning lens is used in a scanning and image forming optical system which gathers a light flux deflected by a light deflector in the vicinity of a surface to be scanned. The lens is formed by plastic molding of polyolefin resin, and the following condition is satisfied: 0<|?n(x)?min[?n(x)]|<34×10?5, where ?n(x) denotes a refractive-index distribution existing inside the lens, in a range which the light flux passes through, in the lens, and min[?n(x)] denotes the minimum value of the ?n(x).

Abstract: The angular position of a notch 17 is determined on the basis of data provided by second notch detectors 24a and 24b and an encoder 25. A controller 38 turns a rotational arm 22 for angular displacement such that holders 26 and 27 are displaced in a circumferential direction B from the notch 17, and then the holders 26 and 27 hold a wafer 19. Since the holders 26 and 27 are in touch with edges in which the notch 17 is not formed, the first notch detector 23 is able to detect the notch 17 without difficulty. Thus the position of the wafer 19 relative to the rotational arm 22 does not need to be changed several times depending on positions at which the holders 26 and 27 hold the wafer 19, which is necessary in the prior technology. The aligner 20 touches parts, not including the notch 17, of the wafer 19 and is capable of adjusting the position of the wafer 19 in a short time.

Abstract: The present invention aims to achieve accurate measurement and evaluation of mechanical properties of an object to be measured 1 without use of a force sensor. A weight 3 is attached to the object to be measured 1 to form a mass-spring system in which the object to be measured 1 serves as a spring element. Then vibration is applied to the mass-spring system to measure the inertial force acting on the weight 3 and the displacement of the weight 3 so that the mechanical properties of the object to be measured 1 will be evaluated based on the inertial force and displacement. A light wave interferometer 6 measures the displacement velocity of the weight 3 to calculate the inertial force from the acceleration determined by differentiating measured values of the displacement velocity of the weight 3 and calculate the displacement of the weight 3 by integrating the measured values of the displacement velocity of the weight 3.

Abstract: A project is often positioned so that its optical axis is at an imperfect orthogonal angle with respect to a projection screen. This position causes a keystone distortion as well as imperfect focus in the projected image. To correct these undesirable problems, initially, a lens and/or an image-forming plate is independently repositioned to bring the projected image into focus based upon user input data. The keystone distortion is also corrected by redrawing the image on an image-forming surface based upon additional user input data.

Abstract: An optical scanning lens which is used in a scanning and age forming optical system which gathers a light flux deflected by a light deflector in the vicinity of a surface to be scanned. The lens is formed by plastic molding of polyolefin resin, and the following condition is satisfied: 0<|?n(x)?min[?n(x)]|<34×10?5, where ?n(x) denotes a refractive-index distribution existing inside the lens, in a range which the light flux passes through, in the lens, and min[?n(x)] denotes the minimum value of the ?n(x).

Abstract: A mask layer and a to-be-processed layer are irradiated with light to measure interference light formed of reflected lights from the mask layer and reflected lights from the to-be-processed layer. Thereafter, an interference component brought by the mask layer is removed from the waveform of the measured interference light, thereby calculating the waveform of the interference light brought by the to-be-processed layer. The thickness of the remaining to-be-processed layer is determined on the basis of the calculated waveform of the interference light and the thickness of the remaining to-be-processed layer is compared with a desired thickness thereof. In this way, an end point of processing on the to-be-processed layer is detected.

Abstract: In the present invention, a program is provided with a dummy module into which a watermark can be inserted without any effect on the operation of the program, and an digital signature. It is thereby possible for a distributor to insert a watermark for specifying a user to the dummy module, and to prevent unauthorized leakage of the program by the distributor. Further, by providing the program body with an digital signature, it is possible to prevent tampering of the program by the distributor.

Abstract: Provided is a content classifying section 203 for classifying and bundling to-be-transmitted contents on the basis of any piece of information of media kind, IP address, port number and session identifier. A packet header compressing section 204 carries out header compression on the transmission packet. Due to this, because contents can be packet-transferred with efficiency and excellent error resistance by the use of a communication and broadcast network, it is possible to realize, even on the Internet for broadcast in a broadcast form, a quality broadcast free of image or sound discontinuity as the terrestrial-wave TV broadcast.

Abstract: An image pickup device has a hermetic packaging portion for hermetically enclosing an image pickup unit having one solid-state image pickup element. The hermetic packaging portion includes a non-cylindrical portion having a cross section substantially similar to that of the image pickup unit and hermetic joint portions at both the ends of the non-cylindrical portion. Each hermetic joint portion has a nearly R-shaped section.

Abstract: There is provided a transmitting section for receiving program information representative of an outline and receiving condition of a receivable program and further receiving a program on the basis of the program information, and a zone-change determining section for detecting a change of the program information. The program selecting section causes the transmitting section to suspend program reception and to switch a communication port, on the basis of a determination of a change of program distribution area by the zone-change determining section. Due to this, the transmitting section is allowed to continuously receive the program so far received. This, in the case a program is provided at a communication port different based on each region, makes it possible to correctly receive a program even if moving traversing a region.

Abstract: A terminal apparatus is provided with a content list storage section that stores a content list storing at least one pair of an address of content related to a position and the position. A position detecting section detects a position, a specifying section which defines a region including an area forward in the traveling direction based on the detected position, and specifies a position in the defined region among positions stored in the content list. A content acquiring section that acquires content corresponding to an address associated with the specified position.