Abstract: A saddle riding type, electric vehicle includes a swing arm removably and vertically swingably supported on a vehicle body frame, and an electric motor, a battery for supplying the electric motor with electric power, and a control unit for controlling the electric motor. The electric motor, the battery, and the control unit are disposed on the swing arm. The swing arm integrally provides, forwardly of a rear wheel, a bulkhead for accommodating a battery in isolation from an electric motor and a control unit. The bulkhead has an opening portion that faces terminals disposed on the battery. A battery accommodating portion integrally provides a partition wall extending in a vehicle width direction to form a plurality of accommodating chambers with each containing one of a plurality of batteries. A stand disposed downwardly of the partition wall is supported rotatably on a bottom wall of the battery accommodating portion.

Abstract: An information processing system configured to include at least an open server apparatus and a terminal apparatus communicable with each other through a network is disclosed. The system includes: an opening mode setting means for setting an opening mode; a transmitted content information creating means for creating content information including at least body information and predetermined additional information; a content information storing means for storing content information; a content information upload control means for transmitting content information; and an opening mode determining means for determining an opening mode of the content information stored in the content information storing means.

Abstract: In a communication system, an information processing apparatus communicates with an information management apparatus via polling communication. In the information management apparatus, specification information including information specifying a timing condition of polling communication is stored, and the specification information is transmitted to the information processing apparatus in response to a request from the information processing apparatus. Transmission of the specification information is performed each time the request is issued via polling communication by the information processing apparatus when the specified timing condition is met. In the information processing apparatus, if the specification information is received, the timing condition is set such that next polling communication is performed when the time condition specified by the specification information is met.

Abstract: An information processing device includes: a storage management unit configured to store and manage content files; a metadata obtaining unit configured to obtain metadata of a recommendation source content; a content selecting unit configured to select, from content files managed by the storage management unit, recommended contents to be recommended to a recommendation-receiving user, based on metadata obtained by the metadata obtaining unit; an information obtaining unit configured to obtain held content information, which is information regarding held content files which a recommendation-receiving user is deemed to hold; and a recommendation order setting unit configured to set a recommendation order, regarding recommended contents selected by the content selecting unit, based on metadata added to held content files indicated by the held content information obtained by the information obtaining unit.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a terminal device and a server device. When recommending subsidiary contents, recommended contents are extracted at the server, and recommended content information is returned to the terminal device. At the terminal device, a recommendation order is set regarding the recommended contents which the recommended content information indicates, upon which the recommended contents are presented, such that recommended content extracting processing and recommendation order setting processing is dispersed among the server device and terminal device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to A backlight system including an adherend for outgoing light, an optical film subjected to embossing or roughening processing treatment so as to increase the surface area thereof, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer containing a pressure-sensitive adhesive polymer having a gel fraction of 35 to 85%, in which the adherend and the optical film are joined through the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. Further, the invention relates to a process for producing the backlight system, an optical sheet with a pressure-sensitive adhesive which is used in the backlight system, and an image display and an illuminating system using the backlight system.

Abstract: An information processing method of an information processing system including a client device functioning as a client and a server device functioning as a server which are capable of communication via a network, includes the steps of: at the server device, managing format identification information provided so as to be unique for each content data within the range of each data format, corresponding to the contents of each content; at the client device, causing execution of communication via network, for specifying a content, as to the server device; at the server device, transmitting, to the client device, format identification information correlated with a specified content in response to specification of a content via network from the client device; and at the client device, managing the received and obtained format identification information as corresponding to the specified content.

Abstract: A bush incorporated in a common rail is formed with a smallest diameter orifice having a small inner diameter and an adjacent orifice having an inner diameter larger than that of the smallest diameter orifice on an inner peripheral face of the bush. A press-fitted portion, which is press-fitted into an inside-outside communication hole, and a non-press-fitted portion, which has a smaller outer diameter than the press-fitted portion, are formed on an outer peripheral face of the bush. The smallest diameter orifice and the press-fitted portion are deviated from each other in an axial direction of the bush to prevent an overlap in a radial direction of the bush. Thus, even if the bush is tightly press-fitted into the inside-outside communication hole, decrease of the inner diameter of the smallest diameter orifice can be averted.

Abstract: In a communication system, an information processing apparatus communicates with an information management apparatus via polling communication. In the information management apparatus, specification information including information specifying a timing condition of polling communication is stored, and the specification information is transmitted to the information processing apparatus in response to a request from the information processing apparatus. Transmission of the specification information is performed each time the request is issued via polling communication by the information processing apparatus when the specified timing condition is met. In the information processing apparatus, if the specification information is received, the timing condition is set such that next polling communication is performed when the time condition specified by the specification information is met.

Abstract: An information processing system configured to include at least an open server apparatus and a terminal apparatus communicable with each other through a network is disclosed. The system includes: an opening mode setting means for setting an opening mode; a transmitted content information creating means for creating content information including at least body information and predetermined additional information; a content information storing means for storing content information; a content information upload control means for transmitting content information; and an opening mode determining means for determining an opening mode of the content information stored in the content information storing means.

Abstract: In response to a request, one of primary content data as a copyrighted work and incidental content data is received from a server. With a music editing and sharing application, the content data is used in a secondary usage fashion for editing in order to produce new incidental content data. The incidental content data is not the one that is produced by arranging directly the primary content data as an editing material but play control information for giving an instruction defining a play mode. The incidental content data is uploaded to an incidental content server.

Abstract: Incidental content as metadata contains one of primary content and usage editing material content information. The primary content has been used directly as an editing material in a secondary usage mode fashion in order to produce the incident content data and the usage editing material content information indicates the incidental content. A generation structure is recognized by back-tracking content serving as a parent by referencing usage editing material content starting with given incidental content, based on the usage editing material content information of each incidental content.

Abstract: A bush incorporated in a common rail is formed with a smallest diameter orifice having a small inner diameter and an adjacent orifice having an inner diameter larger than that of the smallest diameter orifice on an inner peripheral face of the bush. A press-fitted portion, which is press-fitted into an inside-outside communication hole, and a non-press-fitted portion, which has a smaller outer diameter than the press-fitted portion, are formed on an outer peripheral face of the bush. The smallest diameter orifice and the press-fitted portion are deviated from each other in an axial direction of the bush to prevent an overlap in a radial direction of the bush. Thus, even if the bush is tightly press-fitted into the inside-outside communication hole, decrease of the inner diameter of the smallest diameter orifice can be averted.

Abstract: A photomask is produced which enables the simplification of the steps of lithography. A photomask is provided with shielding patterns made of shielding metallic thin film on a transparent substrate, wherein the photomask further comprises translucent patterns mainly including tantalum of materials selected from tantalum silicide, tantalum oxide, tantalum nitride or mixture thereof.

Abstract: An experimental apparatus for performing observations of and experimental operations on a sliced specimen of a biological tissue is disclosed. The apparatus provides a high freedom for experimental operations and maintains the physiological activity of the sliced specimen. The experimental apparatus includes an experimental vessel for holding saline solution, the vessel is comparatively shallow, open at top, and transparent at least on a bottom. The apparatus also includes a specimen holder holding member for holding a specimen holder with a membrane filter at the bottom, taken out of a cultivator, a solution introduction tube for feeding fresh saline solution into the experimental vessel, and a solution discharge tube for sucking saline solution from the experimental vessel.

Abstract: A photomask is produced which enables the simplification of the steps of lithography. A photomask is provided with shielding patterns made of shielding metallic thin film on a transparent substrate, wherein the photomask further comprises translucent patterns mainly including tantalum of materials selected from tantalum silicide, tantalum oxide, tantalum nitride or mixture thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides an experimental apparatus and specimen holder that can be used for the experiment in which the sliced specimen of the biological tissue can be transferred without dealing a physical damage to the specimen while maintaining its physiological activities. The sliced specimen (3) with the specimen holder (4) is attached in the experimental vessel (2) in which the saline solution (1) is circulating during the experiment, and the sliced specimen is taken out together with the specimen holder (4) after completing the experiment.

Abstract: A phase shift photomask is produced in the following manner. Before or after a light-shielding pattern is formed on a substrate, a transparent film serving as a phase shifter is coated onto the substrate, and the transparent film in a photomask-pattern-forming area exluding the peripheral area of the substrate is irradiated with energy rays. The irradiated portion of the transparent film is thus solidified. The unsolidified portion of the transparent film is removed by etching. A phase shifter pattern is thus formed on the substrate excluding the peripheral area of the substrate. Since the phase shifter pattern is not exposed at the peripheral area of the substrate, a dust which is usually made when the phase shifter pattern formed in this area cracks or peels off the substrate is not made. The number of defective photomasks to be produced can thus be reduced.

Abstract: A process of forming burned patterns and a burning pattern sheet for use in the process are disclosed, the process comprising forming patterns composed of a burning ink on one surface of a tacky member composed of a flexible base material and an adhesive layer or between both the layers, adhering the tacky member to an article through the adhesive layer, and burning the assembly to form a burned pattern product fixed to the surface of the article.

Abstract: A method of producing a burned pattern by bonding a burning pattern to a substrate through an inorganic powder sheet obtained by shaping an inorganic powder such as glass and a ceramic material into a sheet with a resin binder and burning the bonded body, characterized in that the inorganic powder sheet is bonded to the substrate by heating and/or pressurizing or an adhesive force.