Abstract: A backup method for a backup system including an information processing apparatus and two or more information processing devices connected via a network includes, when the information processing device is designated as a first device among a plurality of the information processing devices, transmitting a first backup image of the first device to the information processing apparatus and transmitting the first backup image to a second device, and when the information processing device is the second device, extracting a difference image, which is a difference between the first backup image transmitted from the first device and a second backup image of the second device and transmitting the difference image to the information processing apparatus.

Abstract: A backup method for a backup system including an information processing apparatus and two or more information processing devices connected via a network includes, when the information processing device is designated as a first device among a plurality of the information processing devices, transmitting a first backup image of the first device to the information processing apparatus and transmitting the first backup image to a second device, and when the information processing device is the second device, extracting a difference image, which is a difference between the first backup image transmitted from the first device and a second backup image of the second device and transmitting the difference image to the information processing apparatus.

Abstract: A data recovery apparatus includes accepting unit configure to accept an instruction to recover data in a first storage device, generating unit configure to generate difference information describing differences between backup data backed up from the first storage device to a second storage device and data stored in the first storage device at the point in time when the data recovery instruction has been received by the accepting unit; and updating unit configure to update data stored in the first storage device on the basis of the difference information generated by the generating unit and the backup data.

Abstract: In order to provide a system environment recovery method that enables easy system environment recovery of a plurality of information processor apparatuses without a special environment, the plurality of information processor apparatuses comprise an image file obtaining unit 101 for obtaining an image file 107, an image file writing unit 102 for writing the image file 107 to a storage device 109, an apparatus-specific-information obtaining unit 103 for obtaining apparatus-specific information of the apparatus to which it is connected, an individual-setting-information obtaining unit 104 for obtaining individual-setting information from an individual-setting information list 108 and an individual-setting-information setting unit 105 for applying the individual-setting information to the recovered system environment.

Abstract: A method of forming a damascene structure including an insulator portion having a barrier layer comprising silicon carbide (SiC) or silicon carbon nitride (SiCN) on a metal wiring layer formed on a substrate. The method includes the steps of supplying a gas mixture comprising trifluoromethane (CHF3) to a chamber accommodating the substrate and generating a plasma in the chamber, thereby forming a via hole communicating with the metal wiring layer through the first layer containing silicon carbide (SiC) or silicon carbon nitride (SiCN).

Abstract: The invention aims at suppressing an amount of deformation of a central portion of a movable part in a micro-miniature semiconductor actuator. A boundary portion is provided between a central portion and an edge of a movable part which is axially supported in a rotatable manner by torsion bars of an actuator, the boundary portion suppressing transmission of a warp due to an influence of air resistance at the edge of the movable part or moment of inertia, or heat generated by a driving force generating portion at the edge of the movable part, to a central portion of the movable part, to suppress deformation of the central portion of the movable part.

Abstract: A process is efficiently performed when a synchronization process of personal information management data that is managed on a network is performed. When synchronizing PIM data on a terminal side with group management information on a server side, if the data is to be reflected on the PIM side, the PIM is sequentially accessed each time the synchronization process is performed for each data and a data group is rewritten. On the other hand, when the data is to be reflected in the group management information side of the server, the server is accessed and the data on the server side is rewritten after all the synchronization processing is complete. In this way, by independently performing the rewrite processes for the PIM side and for the server side, respectively, even when there is a difference in the access speeds of the PIM and the server, particularly when delays tend to be caused by accessing the server, restriction on the PIM side may be prevented.

Abstract: The invention aims at suppressing an amount of deformation of a central portion of a movable part in a micro-miniature semiconductor actuator. A boundary portion (10) is provided between a central portion and an edge of a movable part (3), which is axially supported in a rotatable manner by torsion bars (4, 4) of an actuator (1), the boundary portion (10) being for suppressing transmission of a warp due to an influence of air resistance at the edge of the movable part (3) or moment of inertia, or heat generated by a driving force generating portion (6) at the edge of the movable part, to a central portion of the movable part, to suppress deformation of the central portion of the movable part.

Abstract: A process is efficiently performed when a synchronization process of personal information management data that is managed on a network is performed. When synchronizing PIM data on a terminal side with group management information on a server side, if the data is to be reflected on the PIM side, the PIM is sequentially accessed each time the synchronization process is performed for each data and a data group is rewritten. On the other hand, when the data is to be reflected in the group management information side of the server, the server is accessed and the data on the server side is rewritten after all the synchronization processing is complete. In this way, by independently performing the rewrite processes for the PIM side and for the server side, respectively, even when there is a difference in the access speeds of the PIM and the server, particularly when delays tend to be caused by accessing the server, restriction on the PIM side may be prevented.