1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
an information gathering unit gathering information relating to a user;
an information constructing unit constructing, from the information gathered by the information gathering unit, personal information on the user based on information disclosed by the user; and
an information disclosure control unit dynamically changing a disclosed content of the personal information constructed by the information constructing unit, depending on another user.
2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the information constructing unit decides a relationship between the user and the other user from the information gathered by the information gathering unit, and the information disclosure control unit dynamically changes the disclosed content of the personal information constructed by the information constructing unit based on the relationship between the user and the other user decided by the information constructing unit.
3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
an information disclosing unit disclosing the personal information whose disclosed content has been dynamically changed by the information disclosure control unit.
4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3,
wherein the information disclosing unit discloses the personal information whose disclosed content has been dynamically changed, in response to an inquiry from the other user.
5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
an inquiry notifying unit providing notification that there has been an inquiry from the other user.
6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
an inquiry replying unit replying to an inquiry from the other user in place of the user.
7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6,
wherein the inquiry replying unit replies, in place of the user, to another apparatus that has made an inquiry in place of the other user.
8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6,
wherein in response to an inquiry about a present state from the other user, the inquiry replying unit replies, in place of the user, by acquiring a present state of the user from the information constructing unit in place of the user.
9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
an information changing unit changing the personal information constructed by the information constructing unit.
10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9,
wherein the information changing unit changes the personal information constructed by the information constructing unit using information obtained by voice recognition.
11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the information gathering unit gathers information relating to the user from another service on a network.
12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the information gathering unit gathers information obtained by voice recognition as the information relating to the user.
13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the information constructing unit constructs the personal information by managing, in a unit of a predetermined attribute the information gathered by the information gathering unit.
14. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
an inquiry unit making an inquiry for personal information of another user gathered by another apparatus.
15. An information processing method comprising:
gathering information relating to a user;
constructing, from the information gather in the step of gathering information, personal information on the user based on information disclosed by the user; and
dynamically changing a disclosed content of the personal information constructed in the step of constructing personal information, depending on another user.
16. A computer program for causing a computer to execute:
gathering information relating to a user;
constructing, from the information gathered in the step of gathering information, personal information on the user based on information disclosed by the user; and
dynamically changing a disclosed content of the personal information constructed in the step of constructing personal information, depending on another user.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An applicator, comprising:
an adhesive comprising a cyanoacrylate monomer, a free radical stabilizer in an amount of about 2000 ppm to about 8000 ppm, an anionic stabilizer in an amount of about 10 ppm to about 200 ppm, optionally a polymerization accelerator, and optionally a plasticizing agent,
a body comprising a porous applicator tip, a cutter for breaking a frangible seal on a container containing the adhesive, a channel through which the adhesive flows toward the porous applicator tip, a chamber for housing the container, the chamber in fluid communication with the channel, and a flexible grip for controlling the flow rate of the adhesive through the channel, and
a container comprising an acrylonitrile copolymer or a multi-layer sheet with an acrylonitrile copolymer as the inner-most layer of the sheet, and comprising a frangible seal on one end, thereby containing the adhesive within the container, the container inserted into and being movable within the chamber of the body,
wherein at least the container is sterilized by irradiation, and the adhesive contained within the container does not cure upon irradiation and for at least twelve months of shelf storage thereafter.
2. The applicator according to claim 1, wherein the acrylonitrile copolymer comprises acrylonitrile and methyl acrylate.
3. The applicator according to claim 1, wherein the irradiation comprises electron beam, gamma, or X-ray irradiation.
4. The applicator according to claim 1, wherein the adhesive contained within the container does not cure for at least 24 months of shelf storage after irradiation.
5. The applicator according to claim 1, wherein the cyanoacrylate monomer is selected from the group consisting of 2-octylcyanoacrylate, n-butyl cyanoacrylate, a mixture of 2-octyl cyanoacrylate and n-butyl cyanoacrylate, and methoxyisopropyl cyanoacrylate.
6. An applicator, comprising:
an adhesive comprising a cyanoacrylate monomer, a free radical stabilizer in an amount of about 2000 ppm to about 8000 ppm, an anionic stabilizer in an amount of about 10 ppm to about 200 ppm, optionally a polymerization accelerator, and optionally a plasticizing agent,
a body comprising a porous applicator tip, a cutter having an opening on each end and a channel between each opening and through the cutter, through which the adhesive flows into a reservoir, the reservoir in fluid communication with the channel and the porous applicator tip, and a flexible grasping portion for controlling the flow rate of the adhesive through the reservoir,
a container comprising an acrylonitrile copolymer or a multi-layer sheet with an acrylonitrile copolymer as the inner-most layer of the sheet, and comprising a frangible seal on one end, thereby containing the adhesive within the container, the container inserted into and being movable within the reservoir of the body;
and
a container mount, onto which the container is attached via the end of the container that does not comprise the frangible seal,
wherein at least the container is sterilized by irradiation, and the adhesive contained within the container does not cure upon irradiation and for at least twelve months of shelf storage thereafter.
7. The applicator according to claim 6, wherein the acrylonitrile copolymer comprises acrylonitrile and methyl acrylate.
8. The applicator according to claim 6, wherein the the irradiation comprises electron beam, gamma or X-ray irradiation.
9. The applicator according to claim 6, wherein the adhesive contained within the container does not cure for at least 24 months of shelf storage after irradiation.
10. The applicator according to claim 6, wherein the applicator tip comprises a fibrous swab, a sponge, a foam tip, or a brush.
11. The applicator according to claim 6, wherein the cyanoacrylate monomer is selected from the group consisting of 2-octylcyanoacrylate, n-butyl cyanoacrylate, a mixture of 2-octyl cyanoacrylate and n-butyl cyanoacrylate, and methoxyisopropyl cyanoacrylate.
12. An applicator, comprising:
an adhesive comprising a cyanoacrylate monomer, a free radical stabilizer in an amount of about 2000 ppm to about 8000 ppm, an anionic stabilizer in an amount of about 10 ppm to about 200 ppm, optionally a polymerization accelerator, and optionally a plasticizing agent,
a body comprising an applicator tip selected from the group consisting of a fibrous swab, a sponge swab, foam, and a brush, a container comprising an acrylonitrile copolymer or a multi-layer sheet with an acrylonitrile copolymer as the inner-most layer of the sheet, and comprising a seal on the back end of the container for sealing the adhesive within the container, an air space reducer between the adhesive and the back end seal, and a grasping portion for controlling the flow rate of the adhesive through the body; and
a removable cap covering the applicator tip, wherein the applicator is sterilized by irradiation, and the adhesive contained within the container does not cure upon irradiation and for at least twelve months of shelf storage thereafter.
13. The applicator according to claim 12, wherein the acrylonitrile copolymer comprises acrylonitrile and methyl acrylate.
14. The applicator according to claim 12, wherein the irradiation comprises electron beam, gamma, or X-ray irradiation.
15. The applicator according to claim 12, wherein the adhesive contained within the container does not cure for at least 24 months of shelf storage after irradiation.
16. The applicator according to claim 1 further comprising a finger stopper.
17. The applicator according to claim 12, wherein the cyanoacrylate monomer is selected from the group consisting of 2-octylcyanoacrylate, n-butyl cyanoacrylate, a mixture of 2-octyl cyanoacrylate and n-butyl cyanoacrylate, and methoxyisopropyl cyanoacrylate.