Abstract: An operation support system is arranged to effectively provide an operator of an energy supply facility for supplying a plurality of energies in different forms with guide information of an operating method in which energy safety supply and operation cost reduction are both realized. The operation support system takes the steps of deriving demand prediction upper limit value and lower value for each energy form based on recorded demand data; deriving target operation pattern upper and lower limit values of each energy supply device based on the demand prediction upper and lower values; and displaying the target operation pattern upper and lower limit values.

Abstract: An operation support system is arranged to effectively provide an operator of an energy supply facility for supplying a plurality of energies in different forms with a hint of an operating method in which energy safety supply and operation cost reduction are both realized. The operation support system takes the steps of deriving demand prediction upper limit value and lower value for each energy form based on recorded demand data; deriving target operation pattern upper and lower limit values of each energy supply device based on the demand prediction upper and lower values; and displaying the target operation pattern upper and lower limit values.

Abstract: A battery comprising a positive electrode (10), a negative electrode (20) and a separator (31) provided interposed between the positive electrode (10) and the negative electrode (20), characterized in that at least one surface of said separator (31) is bonded to said positive electrode (10) or negative electrode (20) via a porous resin layer (41, 33) containing a solid filler. This battery can provide a battery which exhibits a high energy density and an excellent cycle life performance even if the electricity-storing element is received in a flexible material case.

Abstract: An electric power demand prediction service method and a system therefor may derive an estimated value and/or predicted value of electric power demand of an arbitrary customer group and provide the derived information to electric power suppliers.

Abstract: An advertisement providing method is capable of providing information from an advertiser by selecting information adapting to the customer in response to a demand for information from the customer from the customer, efficiently. The method comprises checking whether a customer on access has a contract for using the information, permitting access to the information when the customer holds contract for using the information, for permitting retrieval of information registered as advertisement information by an advertiser depending upon the demand of the customer, optionally demanding additional information to the advertiser, delivering resultant information to the customer, and performing billing process for the customer and/or advertiser depending upon access record and delivery record of the customer.

Abstract: In a control system equipped with a plurality of subsystems and a supervising subsystem for supervising these subsystems, a subgoal achievement performance is calculated by the subsystem using its own knowledge and its own condition with respect to a subgoal defined by the supervising subsystem, and the supervising subsystem controls a control system by utilizing the knowledge and conditions of the respective subsystems by applying a subgoal execution instruction to the subsystem based upon the calculation result. Since not only the knowledge but also the condition of the subsystems, proper controls can be realized in not only such a case that the supervising goal is directed to a static temporal aspect, but also such a case that the supervising goal contains a temporal element.

Abstract: An expert system in which a plurality of knowledge descriptive layers are provided in a frame system. Each descriptive layer is composed of several frames. The frames of the lower knowledge descriptive layer correspond to the elements of a knowledge processing object system. The content of frames of the upper knowledge descriptive layers is determined as an inference made with reference to the frames of the lower layer. This determination is initiated and executed when the content of slots of the frames is updated.

Abstract: An expert system in which a plurality of knowledge descriptive layers are provided in a flame system. Each descriptive layer is composed of several flames. The flames of the lower knowledge descriptive layer correspond to the elements of a knowledge processing object system. The content of frames of the upper knowledge descriptive layers is determined as an inference made with reference to the frames of the lower layer. This determination is initiated and executed when the content of slots of the flames is updated.

Abstract: An expert system in which a plurality of knowledge descriptive layers are provided in a frame system. Each descriptive layer is composed of several frames. The frames of the lower knowledge descriptive layer correspond to the elements of a knowledge processing object system. The content of frames of the upper knowledge descriptive layers is determined as an inference made with reference to the frames of the lower layer. This determination is initiated and executed when the content of slots of the frames is updated.