Abstract: A case including a case main body, a first exterior case which is arranged around an outer circumferential portion of the case main body, and a second exterior case which includes an impact receiving portion that is opposed to an inner circumferential portion of at least one of an upper part and a lower part of the first exterior case, and is attached to at least one of the upper part and the lower part of the first exterior case.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a composition for sleep improvement, which contains a highly safe substance as an active ingredient, and a method of improving sleep. The present invention relates to, for example, a composition for sleep improvement, which contains L-ergothioneine or a salt thereof as an active ingredient.

Abstract: A buffer receives input from a plurality of objects. A display controller performs control to cause a display unit to display received pieces of input content of the objects in divided frames in time-series order of reception and display received input content additionally in a frame that displays past input content when a specific condition is satisfied.

Abstract: A buffer receives input from a plurality of objects. A display controller performs control to cause a display unit to display received pieces of input content of the objects in divided frames in time-series order of reception and display received input content additionally in a frame that displays past input content when a specific condition is satisfied.

Abstract: A differential casing 36 is composed of a first divided case portion 46 and a second divided case portion 48 separated at a plane passing through the rotary axis C2 as a boundary. The first divided case portion 46 and the second divided case portion 48 are mutually joined in a state in which the divided mating surfaces 46a and 48a thereof are mated with each other. Thereby, a fastening bolt in parallel with the rotary axis C2 is not required, so that an interference with the head portion of the fastening bolt, a side bearing 30, and the bearing portion 44 of a differential carrier 16 is avoided. In this manner, the rotary axis C2 direction size of the differential gear apparatus 10 can be made small, and moreover, no slackening occurs between the two parts constituting the differential casing 36. Further, since the first divided case portion 46 and the second divided case portion 48 are the parts having the same shape, the manufacture and the parts management are made easy.

Abstract: In a workflow system capable of simultaneously executing a plurality of business processes, an exception handling unit extracts an exception condition from a business status definition table and transfers the exception condition to a status watcher, the status watcher refers to data contained in an application data base and, when there is a change meeting a predetermined exception condition, transfers the change to a user retrieval unit, the user retrieval unit refers to a working data base to retrieve a user and gives information to the computer of the related user, whereby, when one of interdependent business processes is discontinued, information that the business process is discontinued is given to the computers executing the other interdependent business processes.

Abstract: A terminal fitting (10) has a forwardly open tube (11) for receiving a male tab (T). An inner resilient contact piece (16; 22) has a base end (16A; 22A) unitary with a first wall of the tube (11) and an outer resilient contact piece (15; 21) has a base end (15A; 21A) unitary with a second wall of the tube (11). The respective base ends (15A, 21A; 16A, 22A) are in face-to-face contact, but a clearance (17; 23) is defined between the resilient contact pieces (16, 22; 15, 21) forward of the base ends (15A, 21A; 16A, 22A) prior to insertion of the male tab (T) into the tube (11). A male tab (T) can be inserted into the tube (11) and gradually closes the clearance (17; 23) from the rear end toward the front end. Thus, the support for resilient deformation shifts and stress concentrations are avoided.

Abstract: A terminal fitting (10) has a forwardly open tube (11) for receiving a male tab (T). An inner resilient contact piece (16; 22) has a base end (16A; 22A) unitary with a first wall of the tube (11) and an outer resilient contact piece (15; 21) has a base end (15A; 21A) unitary with a second wall of the tube (11). The respective base ends (15A, 21A; 16A, 22A) are in face-to-face contact, but a clearance (17; 23) is defined between the resilient contact pieces (16, 22; 15, 21) forward of the base ends (15A, 21A; 16A, 22A) prior to insertion of the male tab (T) into the tube (11). A male tab (T) can be inserted into the tube (11) and gradually closes the clearance (17; 23) from the rear end toward the front end. Thus, the support for resilient deformation shifts and stress concentrations are avoided.

Abstract: A program making method comprises the steps of displaying figures representative of a plurality of objects, inputting a command train which includes a plurality of processing commands each designating at least one of the objects and a processing to be executed for that object and forms a program to be made, executing each processing command so that a processing designated by that command is executed for example data of an object designated by the command each time the command is inputted, and changing the display of a figure representative of an object designated by each of at least some of the processing commands by processing figure data concerning the figure when that command has been executed.

Abstract: A program making method comprises the steps of displaying figures representative of a plurality of objects, inputting a command train which includes a plurality of processing commands each designating at least one of the objects and a processing to be executed for that object and forms a program to be made, executing each processing command so that a processing designated by that command is executed for example data of an object designated by the command each time the command is inputted, and changing the display of a figure representative of an object designated by each of at least some of the processing commands by processing figure data concerning the figure when that command has been executed.

Abstract: A workflow management system has synchronousness information, which can be set by a process definition tool in a process definition, for specifying a processing mode for calling a state transition request application programming interface (API). The synchronousness is controlled using a state transition request synchronous process program and a state transition request asynchronous process program. The synchronous process program processes a state transition in a synchronous processing mode in which the state transition is processed from receipt of an inputted state transition request to return of a response. The asynchronous process program processes a state transition in an asynchronous processing mode in which a state transition for a process instance is processed after an inputted state transition request is received and a response is returned. The synchronousness information is referenced to determine whether a state transition is processed in the synchronous or asynchronous processing mode.

Abstract: A program making method includes the steps of displaying figures representative of a plurality of objects, inputting a command train which includes a plurality of processing commands each designating at least one of the objects and a processing to be executed for that object and forms a program to be made, executing each processing command so that a processing designated by that command is executed for example data of an object designated by the command each time the command is inputted, and changing the display of a figure representative of an object designated by each of at least some of the processing commands by processing figure data concerning the figure when that command has been executed.

Abstract: A program making method includes the steps of displaying figures representative of a plurality of objects, inputting a command train which includes a plurality of processing commands each designating at least one of the objects and a processing to be executed for that object and forms a program to be made, executing each processing command so that a processing designated by that command is executed for example data of an object designated by the command each time the command is inputted, and changing the display of a figure representative of an object designated by each of at least some of the processing commands by processing figure data concerning the figure when that command has been executed.

Abstract: In a groupware system having a server apparatus and a plurality of client apparatuses connected thereto through a network, the server apparatus includes an agent server and each of the client apparatuses includes an agent client. An agent generation unit of the agent server generates an agent on the basis of an agent definition prepared by a user's input in an agent definition unit of an agent client. A trigger monitor unit or a trigger monitor unit of another server monitors and detects a trigger specified in the agent definition; and an action database or a filtering unit of another server extracts the trigger specified in the agent definition. An action request processing unit requests the associated server to do an action associated with the extracted trigger, and sends a processed result of the server to a report processing unit. The report processing unit prepares report information and, in response to user's request, sends it to a report unit.

Abstract: In a computer system including a plurality of mobile code processing systems, the user of a computer can conduct data processing without paying attention to any mobile code processing system received or to any mobile code processing system in the computer. A program repository is arranged in a network such that a plurality of program codes are stored therein in association with the mobile code processing systems. When a mobile code is transferred from a source computer to a destination computer, a name of the processing system is added to the transfer data. On receiving the mobile code, the computer determines whether or not the processing system is provided for the code. If the processing system is missing, the computer acquires from the repository a program code executable in the processing system of the computer. If the processing system is present, the computer executes the mobile code in accordance with the processing system.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for automatically storing a referred electronic document in a database and notifying new information to a user. In response to a request issued from a document display control unit 106, a request relay unit 108 acquires a document from a document information management unit 113 and stores it in a document database 117. When a document which matches an interested item 112 is stored, an information monitor unit 111 notifies it to the user.

Abstract: A document management system a high extendability, flexibility, and stability capable of solving a problem that, as an agent-oriented paradigm system extends, the number of agents increases and indefinite factors increase. In the system configuration with an object execution environment implemented with an object-oriented function and an agent execution environment implemented with an agent-oriented function, a unit for changing an agent into an object is provided for using the agent execution environment as the object execution environment. With this configuration, a system developer can use the merits of both the object- and agent-oriented paradigms by implementing a function necessary for stable operation by an object and a function with high change occurrence frequency by an agent.

Abstract: A document information classification method and apparatus for classifying a document group and arranging a classified result hierarchically on the basis of key words given to the document group and words appearing in documents without dependence on a prescribed classification system. The document group of a document data base and a key word group given to each document of a key word data base are managed by a data management unit. A document classification unit classifies documents into folders on the basis of individual key words and stores them. The folders having similar document groups are integrated. Whether the integration is effective or not is judged upon integration. Whether the inside of the integrated folder and the inside of unintegrated folders can be classified in detail or not is judged and a hierarchical classification system is prepared. A classified result is produced in CRT by a classified result output unit to provide environment in which a user can read out the classified result.

Abstract: A program making method includes the steps of displaying figures representative of a plurality of objects, inputting a command train which includes a plurality of processing commands each designating at least one of the objects and a processing to be executed for that object and forms a program to be made, executing each processing command so that a processing designated by that command is executed for example data of an object designated by the command each time the command is inputted, and changing the display of a figure representative of an object by each of at least some of the processing commands by processing figure data concerning the figure when that command has been executed.

Abstract: A document retrieving method in a document management system which manages documents, using a computer. The classification of documents is managed in accordance with a plurality of node trees constructed in a hierarchical structure. Each document is related to at least one node among a plurality of nodes in the node trees. In retrieval, an OR merge operation is performed on documents related to all the nodes ranging from the target node and extending through all lower nodes linked directly and indirectly to the target mode of a designated node tree to form a collection of documents. When a different node tree is designated, a similar OR operation is performed on documents related to all the nodes ranging from the target node to lower nodes linked directly and indirectly to the target node to create another collection of documents. These steps are repeated and an AND-marge operation is performed on the obtained collections of documents to create and output a final collection of documents.