Author: claimsbot

1. A gaming machine, comprising:
a display configured to display a plurality of symbols in a base game, to display a bonus game image in a bonus game, and to display an award according to a game result;
an operating unit configured to accept an operation of a player;
a controller configured
to execute the base game,
to award a payout according to a game result of the base game to the player,
to trigger the bonus game including a plurality of unit games when a combination of the symbols in the base game satisfies a predetermined condition,
to select any one mode for each unit game among a plurality of modes including an automatic mode and a technical mode of each unit game, wherein the automatic mode is a mode in which the controller automatically determines a game result of the bonus game, and the technical mode is a mode in which the game result of the bonus game is determined by the operation of the player,
to execute each unit game in a corresponding selected mode, and
to award a payout according to a game result of the bonus game to the player; and

a storage device configured to store a relationship table representing a relationship between each of the plurality of modes and a range of random numbers,
wherein the controller is further configured to generate a random number for each unit game, and to select any one mode for each unit game based on the random number for a corresponding unit game and the relationship table.
2. The gaming machine of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to not notify the player of the selected mode.
3. The gaming machine of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to randomly select any one mode for each unit game whenever each unit game is executed.
4. The gaming machine of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to generate a random number for each unit game whenever each unit game is executed, and to select any one mode for each unit game based on the random number.
5. The gaming machine of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to change a game state of the bonus game based on a parameter among a plurality of game states, the parameter including a number of games that the player has played or a time during which the player has played games,
wherein the range of random numbers corresponding to the technical mode for a first game state is different from the range of random numbers corresponding to the technical mode for a second game state.
6. The gaming machine of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to allocate any one mode to each of the plurality of unit games when the bonus game is triggered.
7. The gaming machine of claim 6, further comprising a storage device configured to store a schedule table representing a relationship between the plurality of unit games and any mode allocated to each unit game,
wherein the controller is further configured to allocate any one mode to each of the plurality of unit games based on the schedule table.
8. The gaming machine of claim 7, wherein the controller is further configured to change a game state of the bonus game based on a parameter among a plurality of game states, the parameter including a number of games that the player has played or a time during which the player has played games,
wherein a number of unit games allocated to the technical mode for a first game state is different from a number of unit games allocated to the technical mode for a second game state.
9. The gaming machine of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured
to determine a success rate of bonus games according to the technical mode based on a game history of the player, and
to notify the player of information for helping the player to succeed in a game according to the technical mode when the game success rate of the player is lower than a threshold.
10. The gaming machine of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured
to determine a success rate of bonus games according to the technical mode based on a game history of the player, and
to notify the player of information for preventing the player from succeeding in a game according to the technical mode when the success rate of the player is higher than a threshold.
11. The gaming machine of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to determine that the player succeeds in the unit game of the technical mode when the operating unit accepts the operation of the player at a proper time.
12. The gaming machine of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to randomly determine whether the player succeeds in the unit game of the automatic mode regardless of the operation of the player.
13. A gaming machine, comprising:
a display configured to display a plurality of symbols in a base game, to display a bonus game image in a bonus game, and to display an award according to a game result;
an operating unit configured to accept an operation of a player;
a controller configured
to execute the base game,
to award a payout according to a game result of the base game to the player,
to trigger the bonus game including a plurality of unit games when a combination of the symbols in the base game satisfies a predetermined condition,
to execute at least one unit game of a first mode,
to switch the first mode to a second mode without notifying the player of a switch, and
to execute at least one unit game of the second mode; and

a storage device configured to store a relationship table representing a relationship between each of the plurality of modes and a range of random numbers,
wherein the first mode is one of an automatic mode and a technical mode, and the second mode is the other of the automatic mode and the technical mode, and
wherein the automatic mode is a mode in which the controller automatically determines a game result of the bonus game, and the technical mode is a mode in which the game result of the bonus game is determined by the operation of the player,
wherein the controller is further configured
to generate a random number for each unit game,
to select any one mode for each unit game based on the random number for a corresponding unit game and the relationship table, and
to determine whether to switch the first mode to the second mode based on the selected mode for each unit game.
14. The gaming machine of claim 13, wherein the controller is further configured to randomly select any one mode for each unit game whenever each unit game is executed, and to determine whether to switch the first mode to the second mode based on the selected mode for each unit game.
15. The gaming machine of claim 13, wherein the controller is further configured to allocate any one mode to each of the plurality of unit games when the bonus game is triggered, and to determine whether to switch the first mode to the second mode based on the allocated mode for each unit game.
16. The gaming machine of claim 15, further comprising a storage device configured to store a schedule table representing a relationship between the plurality of unit games and any mode allocated to each unit game,
wherein the controller is further configured to allocate any one mode to each of the plurality of unit games based on the schedule table.
17. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program to cause a computer to execute a game operating method, the method comprising:
executing a base game;
awarding a payout according to a game result of the base game to a player;
triggering a bonus game including a plurality of unit games when the game result of the base game satisfies a predetermined condition;
selecting any one mode for each unit game among a plurality of modes including an automatic mode and a technical mode of each unit game, wherein the automatic mode is a mode in which the computer automatically determines a game result of the bonus game, and the technical mode is a mode in which the game result of the bonus game is determined by the operation of the player;
executing each unit game in a corresponding selected mode; and
awarding a payout according to a game result of the bonus game to the player,
wherein selecting the any one mode comprises
storing a relationship table representing a relationship between each of the plurality of modes and a range of random numbers,
generating a random number for each unit game, and
selecting the any one mode for each unit game based on the random number for a corresponding unit game and the relationship table.

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 image forming apparatus to which a program can be added, comprising:
a display control part configured to display a Web page;
a memory part configured to store a character string indicating a script corresponding to said program;
a judging part configured to judge whether a script contained in said Web page corresponds to said program by using said memory part; and
a process execution part configured to cause said program to process the script, which is judged to correspond to said program by said judging part.
2. The image forming apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said character string is installed in said image forming apparatus together with said program, and further comprising a registration part configured to register the installed character string in said memory part.
3. The image forming apparatus as claimed in claim 2, further comprising an install control part configured to acquire and install said program in said image forming apparatus when said program corresponding to the script, which is judged to correspond to said program by said judging part, does not exist in said image forming apparatus.
4. The image forming apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an install control part configured to acquire and install said program in said image forming apparatus when said program corresponding to the script, which is judged to correspond to said program by said judging part, does not exist in said image forming apparatus.
5. An information processing method performed by an image forming apparatus to which a program can be added, the information processing method comprising:
a display control step of displaying a Web page;
a judging step of judging whether a script contained in said Web page corresponds to said program by using a memory part storing a character string indicating the script corresponding to said program; and
a process execution step of causing said program to process the script, which is judged to correspond to said program in said judging step.
6. The information processing method as claimed in claim 5, wherein said character string is installed in said image forming apparatus together with said program, and further comprising a registration step of registering the installed character string in said memory part.
7. The information processing method as claimed in claim 6, further comprising an install control step of acquiring and installing said program in said image forming apparatus when said program corresponding to the script, which is judged to correspond to said program by said judging step, does not exist in said image forming apparatus.
8. The information processing method as claimed in claim 5, further comprising an install control step of acquiring and installing said program in said image forming apparatus when said program corresponding to the script, which is judged to correspond to said program by said judging step, does not exist in said image forming apparatus.
9. A computer readable recording medium storing an information processing program to cause an image forming apparatus, to which a program can be added, to perform an information processing method comprising:
a display control step of displaying a Web page;
a judging step of judging whether a script contained in said Web page corresponds to said program by using a memory part storing a character string indicating the script corresponding to said program; and
a process execution step of causing said program to process the script, which is judged to correspond to said program in said judging step.
10. The computer readable recording medium as claimed in claim 9, wherein said character string is installed in said image forming apparatus together with said program, and said information processing method further comprising a registration step of registering the installed character string in said memory part.
11. The computer readable recording medium as claimed in claim 10, wherein said information processing method further comprises an install control step of acquiring and installing said program in said image forming apparatus when said program corresponding to the script, which is judged to correspond to said program by said judging step, does not exist in said image forming apparatus.
12. The computer readable recording medium as claimed in claim 9, wherein said information processing method further comprises an install control step of acquiring and installing said program in said image forming apparatus when said program corresponding to the script, which is judged to correspond to said program by said judging step, does not exist in said image forming apparatus.

1. A semiconductor construction, comprising:
a semiconductor substrate;
a first layer comprising silicon and nitrogen over the substrate;
a second layer comprising at least 50 weight % carbon over and physically against the first layer; and
a third layer consisting essentially of a photoresist system over and physically against the second layer.
2. The construction of claim 1 wherein the first layer comprises silicon, oxygen and nitrogen.
3. The construction of claim 1 wherein the first layer consists essentially of silicon oxynitride.
4. The construction of claim 1 wherein the second layer comprises carbon-hydrogen bonds.
5. The construction of claim 1 wherein the second layer comprises a surfactant.
6. The construction of claim 1 wherein the second layer comprises a polymer.
7. The construction of claim 1 wherein the second layer comprises a cross-linked polymer.
8. The construction of claim 1 wherein the second layer comprises an acrylic polymer.
9. The construction of claim 1 wherein the second layer comprises a component that absorbs light having a wavelength within a region from 150 nanometers to 250 nanometers.
10. The construction of claim 1 wherein the photoresist system comprises a chemically-amplified photoresist.
11. A semiconductor construction, comprising:
a semiconductor substrate;
a first layer comprising silicon and nitrogen over the substrate;
a second layer over and physically against the first layer, the second layer being an organic material comprising carbon-hydrogen bonds; and
a third layer consisting essentially of a photoresist system over and physically against the second layer.
12. The construction of claim 11 wherein the first layer comprises silicon, oxygen and nitrogen.
13. The construction of claim 11 wherein the first layer consists essentially of silicon oxynitride.
14. The construction of claim 11 wherein the second layer comprises a polymer.
15. The construction of claim 11 wherein the second layer comprises a cross-linked polymer.
16. The construction of claim 11 wherein the second layer comprises an acrylic polymer.
17. The construction of claim 11 wherein the second layer comprises a component that absorbs light having a wavelength within a region from 150 nanometers to 250 nanometers.
18. The construction of claim 11 wherein the photoresist system comprises a chemically-amplified photoresist.
19. A method of forming a semiconductor construction, comprising:
providing a semiconductor substrate;
forming a first layer comprising silicon and nitrogen over the substrate;
forming a second layer comprising at least 50 weight % carbon over and physically against the first layer; and
forming a third layer consisting essentially of a photoresist system over and physically against the second layer.
20. The method of claim 19 further comprising exposing the photoresist system to patterned light and subsequently heating the photoresist system; the second layer releasing acid into the photoresist system during the heating; after the heating, exposing the photoresist system to a developing solvent.
21. The method of claim 19 wherein the first layer comprises silicon, oxygen and nitrogen.
22. The method of claim 19 wherein the first layer consists essentially of silicon oxynitride.
23. The method of claim 19 wherein the forming the second layer comprises spin-coating the second layer across the first layer.
24. The method of claim 19 wherein the second layer comprises a surfactant.
25. The method of claim 19 wherein the second layer comprises a polymer.
26. The method of claim 19 wherein the second layer comprises a cross-linked polymer.
27. The method of claim 19 wherein the second layer comprises an acrylic polymer.
28. The method of claim 19 wherein the second layer comprises a component that absorbs light having a wavelength within a region from 150 nanometers to 250 nanometers.
29. A method of forming a semiconductor construction, comprising:
providing a semiconductor substrate;
forming a first layer comprising silicon and nitrogen over the substrate;
forming a second layer comprising at least 50 weight % carbon over the first layer;
forming a third layer consisting essentially of a photoresist system over and physically against the second layer;
exposing a first portion of the third layer radiation while not exposing a second portion to the radiation;
subjecting the third layer to conditions which cause either the exposed first portion or unexposed second portion of the photoresist system to release acid; the second layer also releasing acid as the third layer is exposed to the conditions; and
after subjecting the third layer to the conditions, removing either the first or second portion selectively relative to the other of the first and second portion.
30. The method of claim 29 wherein the conditions which cause either the exposed first portion or unexposed second portion of the photoresist system to release acid comprise heating of the third layer to a temperature of at least about 90 C.
31. The method of claim 29 wherein the first layer comprises silicon, oxygen and nitrogen.
32. The method of claim 29 wherein the first layer consists essentially of silicon oxynitride.
33. The method of claim 29 wherein the forming the second layer comprises spin-coating the second layer across the first layer.
34. The method of claim 29 wherein the second layer comprises a surfactant.
35. The method of claim 29 wherein the second layer comprises a polymer.
36. The method of claim 29 wherein the second layer comprises a cross-linked polymer.
37. The method of claim 29 wherein the second layer comprises an acrylic polymer.
38. The method of claim 29 wherein the second layer comprises a component that absorbs light having a wavelength within a region from 150 nanometers to 250 nanometers.

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. A face-wearing humidifier being generally symmetrical about a longitudinal center line, comprising:
a moisture-permeable skin-side surface sheet to be directed toward a skin;
an outer surface sheet to be directed outward;
a heat-generating composition for generating steam, said composition interposed between the skin-side surface sheet and the outer surface sheet,
wherein the humidifier is divided into:
a central non heat-generating belt extending along the longitudinal centerline;
a pair of inner heat-generating regions located laterally outside but symmetrically about the central non heat-generating belt;
lateral non heat-generating belts located laterally outside the inner heat-generating regions and extending longitudinally in parallel or not in parallel with but disposed symmetrically about the central non heat-generating belt; and
outer heat-generating regions located laterally outside the lateral non heat-generating belts but symmetrically about the central non heat-generating belt,
wherein the heat-generating composition, interposed between the skin-side surface sheet and the outer surface sheet, is disposed in the inner heat-generating regions and the outer heat-generating regions, but not disposed in the central non heat-generating belt and the lateral non heat-generating belts,
wherein the humidifier is deformable around the central non heat-generating belt and the lateral non heat-generating belts se to follow the shape of a face.
2. A face-wearing humidifier according to claim 1, wherein the humidifier has a peripheral edge bowed laterally outward with respect to the longitudinal centerline, wherein an upper portion above a lateral centerline has a larger area than a lower portion below the lateral centerline.
3. A face-wearing humidifier according to claim 1, wherein at least the skin-side surface sheet and the outer surface sheet are joined together in the central non heat-generating belt and the lateral non heat-generating belts, and at least the skin-side surface sheet and the outer surface sheet are joined together also in a given width of a peripheral belt extending all along the peripheral edge.
4. A face-wearing humidifier according to claim 1, wherein lateral belts in which at least the skin-side surface sheet and the outer surface sheet are joined together are provided laterally outside the lateral non heat-generating belts to extend laterally below the outer heat-generating regions, wherein non heat-generating regions which are defined between the lateral belts and the peripheral belt and in which the heat-generating composition is not present are provided below the outer heat-generating regions.
5. A face-wearing humidifier according to claim 1, wherein a foamed plastic sheet with steam passages passing through it from the top to the bottom and closed cells formed therein is disposed between the heat-generating composition and the skin-side surface sheet.
6. A face-wearing humidifier according to claim 1, wherein the heat-generating composition comprises metal powder, a salt, a water retention agent and moisture.
7. A face-wearing humidifier according to claim 6, wherein the heat-generating composition comprises carbon for facilitating oxidation of the metal powder.