Abstract: A plating method, despite employing a face-down manner of plating and using a resistor body between a substrate and an anode, can securely bring an entire surface to be plated of the substrate into contact with a plating solution without permitting intrusion of air bubbles to the surface to be plated, thereby enabling uniform plating, and can easily regulate the temperature of the plating solution.

Abstract: A content reproduction apparatus includes a group ID storage section L for storing a group ID produced uniquely in a unit of a user; a radio transmitter section 524 for transmitting a content stored in a storage medium by radio communication; a radio receiver section 522 for receiving a content transmitted from a different apparatus by radio communication; a reproduction permission/inhibition decision section 242 for deciding whether or not the content can be reproduced; a reproduction execution section 244 for reproducing the content received by the radio receiver section; an ID recording section 539 for recording a content ID and the group ID into a first list; and a data communication section 220 for transmitting the content ID and the group ID recorded in the first list to a content distribution server.

Abstract: A terminal generates predetermined music information on a reproduced piece of music and reproduction frequency information including a reproduction count of the piece of music. Then, the terminal transmits the reproduction frequency information and its own apparatus ID to a server. When receiving the reproduction frequency information and the apparatus ID, the server computes a similarity coefficient between pieces of music reproduced by the terminal and an other terminal on the basis of the terminals' reproduction frequency information and apparatus IDs. The server then catalogs the computed similarity coefficient on a favorite list by associating the similarity coefficient with the reproduction frequency information's music information and the apparatus IDs. The server also identifies at least a similar piece of music reproduced by the terminal and the other terminal by referring to the favorite list.

Abstract: A recording method including searching for at least one of a plurality of free areas on a storage medium, said storage medium including a file that is stored according to a file system; generating a track descriptor; generating a part descriptor; recording data encrypted with an encryption key in at least one free area; connecting the free area where the encrypted data is recorded to an end of the file managed by the file system; recording in the part descriptor the part pointer information that points to the free area where the encrypted data is recorded; recording in the track descriptor a decryption key so as to enable later decryption of the encrypted data, and pointer information that points to the part descriptor; and recording a track number that points to the track descriptor in a play order table having a play order of a plurality of tracks.

Abstract: An IP encapsulator in a broadcast distributing system divides broadcast data received from an image distributing source into packets, and IP-encapsulates the packets. The IP encapsulator transmits the IP-encapsulated packets to a subscriber line terminal (SLT) via a network. The SLT includes a memory that stores therein broadcast data, and performs TOS control and transfer-route switching control based on memory occupancy of the SLT.

Abstract: An electroplating apparatus can form a plated film having a more uniform thickness and good film quality over an entire surface of a substrate having a conductive layer (seed layer) whose resistivity is equal to or higher than that of copper.

Abstract: A recording method includes the steps of reading a management table for managing whether data are recorded on a recording medium in units of a first recording segment; detecting whether the first recording segment is associated with a second recording segment smaller than the first recording segment according to a designation of data recording in units of the second recording segment into the recording medium; discriminating from data in the management table whether it is possible to read data of the first recording segment; reading the data in units of the first recording segment and temporarily recording the data to a memory when in the discriminating step it is determined that it is possible to read data in units of the first recording segment; recording data to a part of the first recording segment recorded in the memory in units of the second recording segment; and recording data of the first recording segment that was temporarily recorded in the memory to the storage medium.

Abstract: Herein disclosed a data delivery system including an information processing apparatus and a terminal apparatus. The terminal apparatus has a first attachment unit, a first writing unit, a first reading unit, a decoding unit, a storage unit, and a first control unit. The information processing apparatus has a second attachment unit, a second writing unit, a second reading unit, and a second control unit.

Abstract: Decrypting information corresponding to a selected track, file pointer information, and index information are read out from a track information table having the decrypting information corresponding to each track, the file pointer information showing one of a plurality of files with headers, and the index information showing a position in the file. The header of the file with the header is read out on the basis of the file pointer information and position information in the file corresponding to the index information is detected from the header. A part of data of the file is read out on the basis of the position information and the read-out data is decrypted on the basis of the decrypting information.

Abstract: A track management method includes steps of obtaining track information from a play order table having track information entries arranged in a predetermined play order, the track information corresponds to a track to be deleted and points to a track descriptor in a track information table; obtaining the track descriptor, the track descriptor including a decryption key corresponding to the track to be deleted and pointer information that points to one of a plurality of part descriptors in a part information table; advancing the predetermined play order for a subset of the plurality of track information entries that follow the track to be deleted in the predetermined play order; reading the one of a plurality of part descriptors; separating in a file system a data block that is a part of a file specified by part pointer information in the part descriptor from the file managed by the file system and freeing the data block on the file system, the part pointer information pointing to a part of the file that includ

Abstract: A plating apparatus can form a plated film having a more uniform thickness over an entire surface of a substrate and can securely fill interconnect recesses with the metal without forming voids in the embedded metal even when the substrate has a high sheet resistance in the surface. The plating apparatus includes a substrate holder for holding a substrate, a cathode portion including a cathode for contact with the substrate held by the substrate holder to feed electricity to the substrate, and an anode, partly or wholly having a high resistance, disposed opposite a surface of the substrate held by the substrate holder, wherein plating of the surface of the substrate is carried out while filling between the anode and the substrate held by the substrate holder with a plating solution.

Abstract: A plating apparatus can keep concentrations of components of a plating solution constant over a long period of time and can stably form a plated film having a more uniform thickness on a surface of a substrate while minimizing an amount of the plating solution used.

Abstract: An editing apparatus for editing coded data coded in a predetermined unit to be stored into a storage medium includes a designation section, an evaluation section and a notification section. The designation section designates an editing position of the coded data. The evaluation section evaluates a playback state when the coded data are played back from the editing position designated by the designation section. The notification section notifies a user of the editing apparatus of an evaluation result by the evaluation section.

Abstract: In construction machinery, control is conducted to keep a work machine to operate at a constant speed regardless of the operation thereof. Different engine output lines T0-T3 and pump torque lines M1-M4 are defined for different operation types. All the matching points of the engine output lines T0-T3 and pump torque lines M1-M4 designate a constant engine speed N1. One engine output line and one pump torque line are selected according to the operation type presently selected. An output horsepower of the engine is controlled on an equal horsepower line corresponding to a sum of a horsepower for an auxiliary machine and a horsepower at a matching point of the selected lines. The pump torque for the work machine is controlled on the selected pump torque line. The engine operates at a constant speed N1 even when the operation type varies or the horsepower for the auxiliary machine changes.

Abstract: An information-processing apparatus, reproduction apparatus, communication method and computer program are disclosed wherein an evaluation value can be added automatically to contents stored in a storage apparatus or medium. The information-processing apparatus comprising an acquisition section which acquires, from a portable reproduction apparatus which is capable of reproducing contents data, reproduction history information of the contents data in the portable reproduction apparatus. An evaluation value arithmetic operation section arithmetically operates a computed evaluation value corresponding to the content data based on the reproduction history information acquired by the acquisition section. A transfer section transfers the computed evaluation value arithmetically operated by the evaluation value arithmetic operation section to the portable reproduction apparatus.

Abstract: A storage medium initializing method includes the steps of detecting a mode corresponding to a recording format to be loaded on a storage medium; and initializing the storage medium according to the mode detected in the detecting step. A recording and reproducing method and apparatus are configured to detect a type of storage medium loaded onto the apparatus and adjust the recording and reproducing processes accordingly.

Abstract: A storage medium initializing method includes the steps of detecting a mode corresponding to a recording format to be loaded on a storage medium; and initializing the storage medium according to the mode detected in the detecting step. A recording and reproducing method and apparatus are configured to detect a type of storage medium loaded onto the apparatus and adjust the recording and reproducing processes accordingly.

Abstract: A data editing method by which reduction of the burden of an editing process regarding stream data recorded on a recording medium is anticipated and a higher speed editing operation can be achieved. Stream data recorded on a recording medium are presupposed to be managed as a file by a file system. The stream data are managed in a unit of a track by a track managing data file managed by the file system. Editing of division or erasure in a unit of a track is executed by rewriting contents of track management information which defines each track in the track managing data file. With the configuration, when a division or erasure editing process in a unit of a track is performed, there is no necessity to rewrite the file system.

Abstract: A data accessing method includes the steps of obtaining a track information entry about a predetermined track from a play order table, which points to a track descriptor in a track information table; obtaining the track descriptor from the track information table, the track descriptor including a decryption key corresponding to the predetermined track, pointer information that points to a part descriptor of a plurality of part descriptors in a part information table, and name pointer information that points to a name slot entry in a name table having a plurality of name slot entries; using the name slot entry and the part descriptor to read a part of an audio file according to part pointer information in the part descriptor.

Abstract: A recording method is responsive to a user-initiated single instruction, that includes the steps of copying content data from a storage medium loaded in a first apparatus to a data storage device of a second apparatus; and setting a predetermined check-out count from a predetermined count to the predetermined count minus one, the predetermined check-out count including control information corresponding to a predetermined number of times the content data is allowed to be copied to the data storage device. A storage medium driving apparatus implements the recording method described above.