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A computer memory system having a three-level memory hierarchy structure is disclosed. The system includes a memory controller, a volatile memory, and a non-volatile memory. The volatile memory is divided into an uncompressed data region and a compressed data region.

An efficient time scale modification (TSM) scheme for stereo signals is proposed where the overlap point is calculated just once per stereo frame based on a downmixed signal. The proposed scheme results in significantly lower computational cost compared with conventional methods: about 1.2 to 1.3 times the amount of computation required by monoaural signals, against 2.0 times the amount of computation required by channel-independent methods. Listening tests indicate that the quality achieved is higher than conventional channel-independent approaches due to the preservation of the spatial localization of the sound.

A display system for controlling a display according to inclinations and preferences of users and a control method thereof are provided. In the display system, a display periodically outputs a request signal and is driven according to at least one response signal received in response to the request signal, and one or more remote controllers transmit the response signal containing control information for controlling the display and set IDs to the display in response to the request signal.

The present invention provides an information processing device, an information processing system, and a program capable of improving security and convenience. An information processing system (1) includes an IC card (30) which stores an encryption key and a registered password and allows the encryption key to be read when the IC card (30) has authenticated the user as an authorized user based on the registered password, and an information processing device (10) which stores folder information in which the folder name, path, and hash value of the encryption key are associated, when a request to save data in the folder has been issued from the user, decides whether or not an encryption key corresponding to the folder is included in the encryption key read from the IC card (30) based on the folder information, encrypts the request target data using the corresponding encryption key when the information processing device (10) has decided “YES”, and stores the encrypted data.

A combined plant is provided. The combined plant of continuously supplying hydrogen and nitrogen to an ammonia synthesis facility that continuously synthesizes ammonia from hydrogen and nitrogen, the combined plant including: a hydrogen production facility for acquiring solar energy and producing hydrogen by utilizing a part of the acquired solar energy; a nitrogen production facility for producing nitrogen from air and supplying the nitrogen to the ammonia synthesis facility; and a hydrogen storage facility for storing the hydrogen produced by the hydrogen production facility and supplying the produced hydrogen to the ammonia synthesis facility.

A determining section (18) and gain variation amount detecting section (9) detect a period having a possibility of a DC-component offset in an internal circuit of a direct conversion receiver increasing beyond an allowable value due to AGC operation, and during the period, a cut-off frequency of each of high-pass filters (12a to 12d) is set at a frequency higher than that in general operation, thereby rapidly converging transient responses of signals passed through the high-pass filters, while controlling precisely operation timings of reception power measuring section (16), gain calculating section (22), gain control section (23) and circuit power supply control section (24) composing an AGC loop, whereby the DC offset is prevented from increasing and stable circuit operation is assured. It is thereby possible to achieve further reductions in size and power consumption of a CDMA receiver using the direct conversion receiver.

An array substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes a gate line on a substrate including a display region and a non-display region at a periphery of the display region; a common line on the substrate; a data drive integrated circuit in the non-display region; first and second data lines crossing the gate line to define a pixel region in the display region, the first and second data lines having a difference in a distance from the data drive integrated circuit; first and second data link lines connected to the data drive integrated circuit, the first and second data link lines respectively connected to the first and second data lines; a thin film transistor in the pixel region connected to the gate line and one of the first and second data lines; a pixel electrode in the pixel region and connected to the thin film transistor; and a first conductive pattern in the non-display region and connected to the common line such that a common voltage is applied to the first conductive pattern, the first conductive pattern overlapping the first and second data link lines to form first and second capacitors, respectively.

A system for processing image data, storing image data and accessing image data is provided. The system includes computing hardware, and one or more databases in communication with the computing hardware for storing image information. Upon receiving user instructions, the computing hardware is operable to combine a plurality of images to create a montage of mutually abutting images arranged within a pre-defined geometrical spatial envelope. The system is operable to manage the montage effectively as a single file for purposes of storing in the databases, and / or accessing from the databases.

A disclosed transmission management system includes a receiver unit to receive alteration information for altering a communication status of a first transmission terminal from the first transmission terminal that communicates with a second transmission terminal to exchange content data, a terminal management unit to manage first status information indicating the communication status of the first transmission terminal, an acquisition unit to acquire the first status information from the terminal management unit in a case where the receiver unit receives the alteration information for altering the communication status of the first transmission terminal, and an alteration unit to alter the first status information managed by the terminal management unit, based on the alteration information for altering the communication status of the first transmission terminal received by the receiver unit and the first status information acquired by the acquisition unit.

A non-isolated and isolated both polarity non-inverting and polarity inverting switching DC-to-DC converters with three switches are provided with a basic voltage step-up DC gain characteristics and a very efficient operation without a danger of voltage overstress of any of the three switches over the full operating range from duty ratio of 0 to 1.0, thus resulting in wide input voltage operating range. The isolated extensions feature transformer with no DC-bias for efficient operation and small size. Full-bridge secondary side implementation further reduces the output filtering requirements.

Devices and methods are disclosed for a catheterization process, particularly useful for self-performed catheterizations. A catheter is enclosed in a sheath made with a specific thickness. This sheath is thick enough to avoid rips and tears from normal use, yet thin enough to allow those with even limited manual dexterity to use the catheter with ease.

A new SONOS memory device is provided, in which a conventional planar surface of multi-dielectric layers (ONO layers) is instead formed with a curved surface such as a cylindrical shape, and included is a method for fabricating the same. A radius of curvature of the upper surface of a blocking oxide can be designed to be larger than that of the lower surface of a tunneling oxide, which restrains electrons from passing through the blocking oxide by back-tunneling on erasing. As a result, a SONOS memory device shows an improvement in erasing speed.

A container comprises a container body for containing contents to be heated or cooled, a thermic module at one end of the body, and a closure at the other end of the body. Within the thermic module, an internal exothermic (or, alternatively, endothermic) chemical reaction is initiated to heat its contents when a user actuates the thermic module. The thermic module includes a heat exchanger portion extending proximally into the container and a thermic module cap distal to the heat exchanger portion. The heat exchanger portion has a pleated wall to improve the heat transfer to the contents of the container. The container includes a rotatable cover adhered to the container end over the closure with heat-sensitive adhesive that prevents a user from accessing the contents until a certain temperature is reached. The container further includes a full panel pull-off which covers and protects the actuator from being actuated until the pull-of lid is removed from the full panel pull-off. The thermic module may also include a filter disposed in interfering relation with the thermic module vents, including a portion between the inner and outer actuator buttons, to block egress of any particles of the solid reactant or the reaction product.

An efficient substrate fabrication method is disclosed. A method of fabricating a substrate having a via terminal includes the steps of: forming a concave part on a front surface of a source substrate; forming a front surface side conductive part by filling the concave part with a conductor; forming the core substrate by back-grinding up to a position immediately before the front surface side conductive part is exposed such that a tip of the front surface side conductive part is covered with a portion of the core substrate; exposing the tip of the front surface side conductive part by forming a concave part in a rear surface of the core substrate; forming a rear surface side conductive part by filling the concave part with a conductor; and electrically and mechanically connecting the front surface side conductive part with the rear surface side conductive part.

In a semiconductor manufacturing system, operations of a plurality of processing apparatuses are controlled so as to efficiently manufacture semiconductor devices. The semiconductor manufacturing system having at least one processing apparatus for applying a process to semiconductor substrates. A memory part (5) stores priority-level data which indicates a priority level of the process to be applied to each of the semiconductor substrates on an individual semiconductor substrate basis. A control part (3, 7) controls the processing apparatus to apply the process to a newly supplied one of the semiconductor substrates by determining an order of processing the newly supplied one of the semiconductor substrates being supplied to the processing apparatus based on a comparison of new priority-level data with the priority-level data stored in the memory part with respect to the semiconductor substrates of which process has been scheduled, the new priority-level data being supplied in response to the newly supplied one of the semiconductor substrates being supplied to the processing apparatus.

Disclosed is an ink jet recording device. In order to produce images superior in characteristics such as water resistance and color reproducibility regardless of the type of recording paper 41 and in order to allow selection between a mode of high image-quality recording operation and a mode of high-speed recording operation, the ink jet recording device comprises an ink jet head having a first nozzle 2i for ejection of droplets of pigment ink containing a pigment as a coloring agent and a second nozzle 2j for ejection of droplets of dye ink containing a dye as a coloring agent, wherein the maximum amount of ejection of a droplet of the dye ink that is fired from the second nozzle is set lower than the maximum amount of ejection of a droplet of the pigment ink that is fired from the first nozzle.

A method and metal equipment for use in wells, wherein metal equipment is used in the operation and drilling of a well, and wherein the metal equipment has a surface. In one embodiment, the method comprises applying a polyphenylene sulfide coating to the surface and curing the polyphenylene sulfide coating. In other embodiments, the method further comprises cleaning the surface before applying the polyphenylene sulfide coating. Additional embodiments include the method further comprising applying a primer coating to the surface.

A data system architecture is described that allows multiple processing and storage resources to be connected to multiple clients so as 1) to distribute the clients' workload efficiently across the available resources; and 2) to enable scaleable expansion, both in terms of the number of clients and in the number of resources. The major features of the architecture are separate, modular, client and resource elements that can be added independently, a high-performance cross-bar data switch interconnecting these various elements, separate serial communication paths for controlling the cross-bar switch settings, separate communication paths for passing control information among the various elements and a resource utilization methodology that enables clients to distribute processing or storage tasks across all available resources, thereby eliminating “hot spots” resulting from uneven utilization of those resources.

A one-transistor (1T) NVRAM cell that utilizes silicon carbide (SiC) to provide both isolation of non equilibrium charge, and fast and non destructive charging / discharging. To enable sensing of controlled resistance (and many memory levels) rather than capacitance, the cell incorporates a memory transistor that can be implemented in either silicon or Sic. The 1T cell has diode isolation to enable implementation of the architectures used in the present flash memories, and in particular the NOR and the NAND arrays. The 1T cell with diode isolation is not limited to SiC diodes. The fabrication method includes the step of forming a nitrided silicon oxide gate on the Sic substrate and subsequently carrying out the ion implantation and then finishing the formation of a self aligned MOSFET.

A vaporizer can efficiently vaporize a liquid material under a depressurized atmosphere. The liquid material is temporarily stored in a liquid storing chamber, and is supplied to a vaporizing chamber set in the depressurized atmosphere via a small aperture. An inlet of the liquid storing chamber is opened or closed by a valve body, which is moved by an actuator controlling a degree of opening of the valve body.

A document transmission apparatus reduces troublesome labor of an operator when transmitting document data, inputted from a scanner or the like, by various transmission methods such as electronic mail, facsimile, remote printing and file transfer. An address book containing a receiver and a plurality of transmission methods for transmitting document data to the receiver is generated. Upon transmission instruction, an appropriate transmission method is selected by the receiver, then document data is converted into data of an appropriate data format, and the converted data is transmitted. Further, a notice of transmission indicating that the document data has been transmitted is transmitted to the receiver of the document data by a method different from the transmission method of the document data. Thus, the document data can be reliably delivered to the receiver.

A convalescent bed for safely restraining a bedridden patient includes a bed frame with a mattress that is raised and lowered by a hydraulic or electric lifting arm. The bed frame includes a pair of opposing guard rails one of which includes pivotally connected panels that may be deployed when the mattress is in the lowered position thereby providing a ramp on which a patient safely lands in the event he or she rolls off the mattress while receiving treatment.

In response to receiving an acquisition request for acquiring wireless connection information from an external apparatus, it is determined whether or not a sensor for detecting a nearby object has detected an object. If it is determined that the sensor has detected an object, the wireless connection information is transmitted to the external apparatus. If it is determined that the sensor has not detected an object, the wireless connection information is not transmitted to the external apparatus.

The conveying device of the present invention comprises a cylindrical first roller, a cylindrical second roller that has a surface hardness higher than a surface hardness of the first roller, and a belt placed in a state surrounding either the first roller or the second roller. The conveying device moves an object to be conveyed by bringing the first roller and the second roller in pressure contact with each other via the belt and making the object pass through a nip portion formed of the belt and the first roller or the second roller facing the belt. A length in a lengthwise direction of an outer peripheral portion of the first roller is shorter than a length in a lengthwise direction of an outer peripheral portion of the second roller.

The invention provides a novel system for dispensing paper products, particularly paper napkins. The system includes a moveable napkin carrier platform and a vacuum roller that picks up and dispenses a paper product.

An apparatus and method for scrambling / de-scrambling 16-bit data at a PCI Express protocol are provided. The apparatus includes an 8-bit precedence shift register generator for calculating an 8-bit shift register value, and outputting an 8-bit precedence shift register value through an exclusive OR (XOR) operation with 8-bit input data; and a 16-bit precedence shift register generator for more shifting the 8-bit precedence shift register value by 8 bits, assigning each register value, and outputting a 16-bit precedence shift register value through an exclusive OR (XOR) operation, whereby the 16-bit data is scrambled / de-scrambled at one clock.

A camera and camera system is provided with an optical device (8). The optical device creates simultaneously two or more images of object on a sensor (4) forming a compound image. The distance d between the constituting images of objects in the compound image is dependent on the distance Z to the camera. The compound image is analysed (9), e.g. deconvolved to determine the distances d between the double images. These distances are then converted into a depth map (10).

An electrosurgical forceps has at least the tip of one blade member formed of a composite material having aligned elongated particles of nickel interspersed in a matrix of silver particles. The tip can be provided as a tip member attached, such as by brazing, to the body of the blade member, or the entire blade member can be formed of the silver / nickel composite material. In another embodiment, the tip or blade member is formed of a dispersion strengthened silver or copper composite material.