Abstract: A fixed conical plate that is fixed to a rotation shaft, a movable conical plate that moves in the axial direction of the rotation shaft with respect to the fixed conical plate, a slide mechanism that moves the movable conical plate, and a controller that controls the state of the slide mechanism are provided. The controller changes the groove width of a second pulley by driving a motor generator, while a first clutch is engaged, and thus moving the movable conical plate, and drives the motor generator as a generator by the rotation of the rotation shaft, by engaging a second clutch.

Abstract: A fixed conical plate that is fixed to a rotation shaft, a movable conical plate that moves in the axial direction of the rotation shaft with respect to the fixed conical plate, a slide mechanism that moves the movable conical plate, and a controller that controls the state of the slide mechanism are provided. The controller changes the groove width of a second pulley by driving a motor generator, while a first clutch is engaged, and thus moving the movable conical plate, and drives the motor generator as a generator by the rotation of the rotation shaft, by engaging a second clutch.

Abstract: Authentication information for each communication destination and communication condition information are stored so as to be associated with each other in accordance with each communication destination designated by a request accepted by a server apparatus. Communication permission information containing authentication information of the communication destination is accepted from a requester. Communication condition information associated with authentication information contained in the accepted communication permission information is acquired. Determination is made as to whether or not communication requested by the requester is consistent with a condition indicated by the acquired communication condition information.

Abstract: To reduce the load on a management server in a load distributed system, a server list manager 16 of a management server 10 selects servers 4, 6, 20, and 30 to be accessed by a client terminal management server 43 by referencing an operation status or a load status of the servers 4, 6, 20, and 30, generates a server list, and sends the generated server list to the client terminal management server 43. An inquiry unit 47 of the client terminal management server 43 regularly sends an inquiry to the network monitoring server 30, which is included in the server list 45, to ascertain whether or not information has been updated. If the information has been updated, an information collection unit 48 acquires a corresponding latest module and a rule base from the information providing server 20 included in the server list 45 based on information from the network monitoring server 30.

Abstract: An authentication system includes: a first information processor; a second information processor; an authentication-service-providing device; and an authentication device, wherein the authentication-service-providing device has: an unit that receives second authentication information for authenticating a user from the second information processor and executes a second authentication based on the second authentication information; and an unit that issues third authentication information to the second information processor when the second authentication is successful; and the authentication device has: an unit that receives first authentication information for authenticating the user from the first information processor and executes a first authentication based on the first authentication information; and an unit that receives, from the first information processor, third authentication information obtained by the second information processor and input to the first information processor and cooperates with the a

Abstract: Authentication information for each communication destination and communication condition information are stored so as to be associated with each other in accordance with each communication destination designated by a request accepted by a server apparatus. Communication permission information containing authentication information of the communication destination is accepted from a requester. Communication condition information associated with authentication information contained in the accepted communication permission information is acquired. Determination is made as to whether or not communication requested by the requester is consistent with a condition indicated by the acquired communication condition information.

Abstract: In order to simplify prevention of unauthorized or malicious electronic mail transmission, a mail server comprises a password conversion table which shows registered correlation among user ID, a formal password, and a virtual password different from the formal password, both assigned to each user for user authentication by a general-purpose mail server. A user is informed of only a virtual password. When electronic mail having a virtual password and addressed to an outsider of a company is sent from a client PC, a password conversion processor converts the virtual password into a corresponding formal password with reference to the password conversion table, and the virtual SMTP server function processor sends the electronic mail now having the formal password to the general-purpose mail server. A user at a client PC cannot access the general-purpose mail server using a virtual password as the user is not authenticated using the virtual password.

Abstract: A network connection system includes a client apparatus, an authentication server, and a connection server. The authentication server authenticates a user of the client apparatus and transmits a network address of the client apparatus to the connection server. When information indicating the transition to a connection wait state is received from the connection server, the network address of the connection server is transmitted to the client. The client apparatus transmits an encrypted user name and password to the network address. The connection server 11 conducts authentication using the encrypted user name and password.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a pixel portion including an in-layer lens; and a peripheral circuit portion including a metal wiring portion, the pixel portion and the peripheral circuit portion being on the semiconductor substrate, the method comprising: forming an insulating film in the pixel portion and the peripheral circuit portion, so as to cover the metal wiring portion; providing, on the insulating film, a lens material layer for forming the in-layer lens; forming a resist layer for etching the lens material layer; curing the resist layer; and forming a first region and a second region in the resist layer, wherein a portion of the resist layer in the first region is thicker than that of the resist layer in the second region, the first region being in the peripheral circuit portion and the second region being in the pixel portion.

Abstract: To reduce the load on a management server in a load distributed system, a server list manager 16 of a management server 10 selects servers 4, 6, 20, and 30 to be accessed by a client terminal management server 43 by referencing an operation status or a load status of the servers 4, 6, 20, and 30, generates a server list, and sends the generated server list to the client terminal management server 43. An inquiry unit 47 of the client terminal management server 43 regularly sends an inquiry to the network monitoring server 30, which is included in the server list 45, to ascertain whether or not information has been updated. If the information has been updated, an information collection unit 48 acquires a corresponding latest module and a rule base from the information providing server 20 included in the server list 45 based on information from the network monitoring server 30.

Abstract: To reduce the load on a management server in a load distributed system, a server list manager 16 of a management server 10 selects servers 4, 6, 20, and 30 to be accessed by a client terminal management server 43 by referencing an operation status or a load status of the servers 4, 6, 20, and 30, generates a server list, and sends the generated server list to the client terminal management server 43. An inquiry unit 47 of the client terminal management server 43 regularly sends an inquiry to the network monitoring server 30, which is included in the server list 45, to ascertain whether or not information has been updated. If the information has been updated, an information collection unit 48 acquires a corresponding latest module and a rule base from the information providing server 20 included in the server list 45 based on information from the network monitoring server 30.

Abstract: An authentication system includes: a first information processor; a second information processor; an authentication-service-providing device; and an authentication device, wherein the authentication-service-providing device has: an unit that receives second authentication information for authenticating a user from the second information processor and executes a second authentication based on the second authentication information; and an unit that issues third authentication information to the second information processor when the second authentication is successful; and the authentication device has: an unit that receives first authentication information for authenticating the user from the first information processor and executes a first authentication based on the first authentication information; and an unit that receives, from the first information processor, third authentication information obtained by the second information processor and input to the first information processor and cooperates with the a

Abstract: To deal with user network communication activity which cannot easily and clearly be determined as problematic behavior, a behavior analysis apparatus 14 monitors communication between each user PC 16 in a domain 10 and Internet 20 via a gateway apparatus 12. For example, when there is a monitored item related to information leakage of the user in the detected communication, a weight value corresponding to the monitored item is added to a score concerning a possibility of the user leaking information. Subsequently, the scores are totaled and recorded for each unit of time. The behavior analysis apparatus 14 inputs data of time-series transition of the total value to a neural network which has performed learning for prediction processing, and predicts the possibility of the user's information leak at a time in the near future. When an increasing risk of leakage is predicted, the behavior analysis apparatus 14 communicates an alarm to a security manager.

Abstract: An inexpensive data storage technique utilizing available capacity in individual computer devices connected to a network is provided. When a backup client (BC) (14) of a user PC receives a backup instruction for a file from a user, the backup client (14) requests backup to a backup control server (20). The backup control server (20) divides and encrypts the file to be backed up into a plurality of encrypted pieces, transfers the encrypted pieces to user PCs (10), and stores the encrypted piece in the HDDs (12) of the user PCs (10). When the destributively backed up file is to be extracted, the user PC 10 obtains each encrypted piece from the user PCs 10 on which they are stored, and combines and decrypts the encrypted pieces to restore the original file.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a pixel portion including an in-layer lens; and a peripheral circuit portion including a metal wiring portion, the pixel portion and the peripheral circuit portion being on the semiconductor substrate, the method comprising: forming an insulating film in the pixel portion and the peripheral circuit portion, so as to cover the metal wiring portion; providing, on the insulating film, a lens material layer for forming the in-layer lens; forming a resist layer for etching the lens material layer; curing the resist layer; and forming a first region and a second region in the resist layer, wherein a portion of the resist layer in the first region is thicker than that of the resist layer in the second region, the first region being in the peripheral circuit portion and the second region being in the pixel portion.

Abstract: A method for assigning setting information to a client suitably distributes clients among gateways which are used for connection to an external network. A server assigns gateways to each client in order such that the load placed onto the gateways can be distributed. When a request for extension of use is received from a client A which uses GW1 after a failure has occurred in GW1, the server assigns GW2 which is available. In this process, a lease period is set at a shorter time than the base lease period. When a request for extension of use is received from the client A after GW1 is restored, the server returns the gateway to be used to GW1.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device is provided and has: a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements; and a plurality of gapless microlenses formed above the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements. The focal length of each of the plurality of microlenses is determined according to a color detected by a photoelectric conversion element provided under the each of the plurality of microlenses.

Abstract: An information collection apparatus working as an agent of a plurality of client terminals for collecting information from an information providing server. A plurality of requested-item lists are stored in the requested-item list table, one for each client terminal. Each requested-item list is composed of a plurality of requested-items identifying a plurality of information items to be obtained by each client terminal. An information manager, which has the function of a combining processor, combines the contents of a plurality of requested-item lists to create a collection list. The collection list is composed of a plurality of collection items identifying a plurality of information to be collected by the information collection apparatus. The collection list is stored in a collection list table. An information collection processor actively references the information providing server to check if information has been updated, based on the collection list. Updated latest information is collected in this way.

Abstract: The crosslinkable rubber composition of the invention is crosslinkable by hot air, and a hot-air crosslinked rubber sheet thereof has no scratch on the surface in a hardness test using a pencil of HB and has a compression set of not more than 70% after a heat treatment at 150° C. for 22 hours. The rubber composition comprises an ethylene/?-olefin/non-conjugated polyene random copolymer rubber comprising a specific vinyl end group-containing norbornene compound, a SiH group-containing compound having at least two SiH groups in one molecule, and if necessary, an addition reaction catalyst comprising a platinum group element and a reaction inhibitor.

Abstract: A system is provided for improving security during data transfer. A transmitter side transfer controller (12) divides data to be transferred into a plurality of pieces, removes a portion of data from each piece and encrypts the piece, and uploads each encrypted piece to different relay servers (22) on the Internet (20). The transmitter side transfer controller (12) also provides a receiver side transfer controller (12) information indicating which piece is uploaded to which relay server (22) using a secure communication protocol. The data of the fragment removed from each piece is transmitted to the receiver side transfer controller (12) separately from the encrypted pieces. The receiver side transfer controller (12) downloads the encrypted pieces each uploaded to the relay server (22), decodes the encrypted pieces, complements the decoded data with the data of the fragment to restore the state before the removal, and assembles the restored pieces to obtain the original data to be transferred.