Abstract: In a semiconductor device manufacturing method for processing a plurality of substrates by alternately repeating a pretreatment stage and a continuous substrate processing stage, the continuous substrate processing stage comprises the steps of: loading a substrate on a heater unit located at a substrate loading/unloading position, the heater unit supporting and heating the substrate; processing the loaded substrate after transferring the heater unit having thereon the loaded substrate to a substrate processing position; unloading the processed substrate; and repeating the loading step, the processing step and the unloading step until a set of substrates are processed, and wherein the pretreatment stage is carried out by maintaining the heater unit between the substrate loading/unloading position and the substrate processing position.

Abstract: A simulation game machine relatively moves a virtual character displayed on a monitor in a game space in accordance with control by a player using an operation unit. The simulation game machine includes a pair of dummy skis, jump switches for instructing the character to initiate jumping, and a jump controller for controlling the character to jump in accordance with an instruction from the jump switches.

Abstract: An informational outlet has an outlet frame body having a wiring holder for connecting the informational wiring installed in a wall face; and an information exchange section having the first connector provided in the room side for connecting the informational wiring of an informational terminal, and for performing the transit, exchange, or processing of information between the informational wiring in the wall face and said informational wiring of said informational terminal.

Abstract: A simulation game machine relatively moves a virtual character displayed on a monitor in a game space in accordance with control by a player using an operation unit. The simulation game machine includes a pair of dummy skis, jump switches for instructing the character to initiate jumping, and a jump controller for controlling the character to jump in accordance with an instruction from the jump switches.

Abstract: In a semiconductor device manufacturing method for processing a plurality of substrates by alternately repeating a pretreatment stage and a continuous substrate processing stage, the continuous substrate processing stage comprises the steps of: loading a substrate on a heater unit located at a substrate loading/unloading position, the heater unit supporting and heating the substrate; processing the loaded substrate after transferring the heater unit having thereon the loaded substrate to a substrate processing position; unloading the processed substrate; and repeating the loading step, the processing step and the unloading step until a set of substrates are processed, and wherein the pretreatment stage is carried out by maintaining the heater unit between the substrate loading/unloading position and the substrate processing position.

Abstract: A pseudo-three-dimensional image displaying apparatus displays a pseudo-three-dimensional image, as viewed from a given viewpoint, of a moving object whose three-dimensional coordinates and rotational angles have been established. The pseudo-three-dimensional image displaying apparatus has a memory for storing a history of coordinates and/or rotation angles of the moving object, a viewpoint calculator for determining coordinates and/or rotation angles of the viewpoint based on the history, stored in the memory, of coordinates and/or rotation angles of the moving object, and a data calculator for generating and displaying an image as viewed from the viewpoint at the coordinates and/or rotation angles determined by the viewpoint calculator.

Abstract: A simulation game machine relatively moves a virtual character displayed on a monitor in a game space in accordance with control by a player using an operation unit. The simulation game machine includes a pair of dummy skis, jump switches for instructing the character to initiate jumping, and a jump controller for controlling the character to jump in accordance with an instruction from the jump switches.

Abstract: An image display processor displays a real-time three-dimensional image including a player's automobile, a plurality of general automobiles, and a course established in a game space on a display monitor. A driving control assembly is operated by a player to instruct the player's automobile to run on the course. A player's automobile control unit controls the player's automobile to run on the course in response to instructions from the driving control assembly. A rank decision unit ranks the player's automobile using a parameter relative to a skill of the player while the player's automobile is running on the course. The rank decision unit detects whether the player's automobile passes or is passed by one of the general automobiles, and varies the value of the parameter based on the detection of the player's automobile passing or being passed by one of the general automobiles.

Abstract: A multidirectional switch is provided with a lever, a lever support assembly for supporting the lever in such a way that it can be slanted in directions of first and second axes intersecting each other, an automatic lever reset mechanism for causing the lever to automatically return from its slant position to neutral position, a retainer for retaining the lever in a position slanted in the second axis direction against restoration force exerted by the automatic lever reset mechanism, and a sensor of which sensing elements are arranged at positions corresponding to individual slant positions of the lever. The multidirectional switch provides different types of information depending on directions in which the lever is slanted.

Abstract: A wireless video terminal (17) creates a control signal for requesting video data. This control signal includes the type of the requested video data, a method of transmitting the video data, a position registration request and the like. The wireless video terminal (17) requests the video data by transmitting this control signal to a video server (11) through a base-station for control-data (19) and a network (13). The video server (11) transmits the requested video data to the wireless video terminal (17) requesting the video data through a designated channel, via the network (13), a router for video-data (14) and a base-station for video-data (15).

Abstract: A ring network concentrator for dynamically changing the design of a network system depending on conditions of a ring network attached to the network concentrator. The ring network concentrator partitions traffic of a ring trunk network into a plurality of ring networks by dynamically changing connection patterns at configuration switches. The configuration switches connect ports, media access control units, and internal paths according to a communication protocol of a packet to be transferred and a traffic amount.

Abstract: A coupling for a corrugated pipe having ridges and grooves arranged alternately is disclosed. A body of this coupling has a through-hole whose one end is served as an inlet port. An annular accommodation recess and an annular retainer portion are formed on an inner periphery of the through-hole in this order toward the inlet port. A cylindrical support member is accommodated within the body. The support member is urged toward the inlet port by a spring. One end portion of the support member on the inlet port side is served as a receiving portion. An annular engagement member is mounted on an outer periphery of this receiving portion in such a manner as to be elastically enlarged in diameter.

Abstract: A thermionic emission cathode comprises a cathode tip made of an alkaline earth metal or rare earth metal hexaboride, a metallic support for supporting a base of said cathode tip and a reaction barrier layer comprising colloidal carbon and a reaction barrier material which bonds said cathode tip and said metallic support in one body.