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To improve usability and convenience, there is provided an information storage server which, when providing a service of storing contents designated by a user in a content storage portion and transmitting the contents to a content output terminal in response to an output request by the user, performs authentication based on authentication information notified by the user's using a predetermined main authentication information notification function through a predetermined procedure, and provides the contents to the user via the content output terminal when an affirmative authentication result is obtained, the information storage server including a substitutive authentication reception portion which receives authentication by a substitutive authentication information notification function in which at least one of the authentication information itself and the using procedure is different from the main authentication information notification function, when the main authentication information notification function is in a unusable state.

A computer system in which one or more host computers 30 having a FC (Fibre Channel) node port and one or more storage apparatuses 40 having a FC node port are coupled via a FC fabric. The storage apparatus acquires first information related to access control for controlling access to a relevant storage apparatus by the host computer. The storage apparatus, based on the first information, creates second information for defining the host computer that is able to access the relevant storage apparatus, and registers this second information in the fabric.

Security levels and positional information in the Z-axis direction (Z-order) of windows on the screen with a limitation. A program that is assigned a low security level cannot become higher than a program that is assigned a high security level in the Z-axis direction. In addition, a restriction is imposed on information flow via a clipboard and a window message from a higher program to a lower program in the Z-axis direction. The security levels are managed on the window basis according to attributes of files to be accessed or documents to be displayed. The display state of each window in the desktop is dynamically controlled depending on the security level of the window on which a user actually performs operation. The visual states of system resources such as printers and drives are controlled in accordance with the assigned security level.

Ease and scope of use of a substrate-related-operation performing apparatus are improved. The substrate-related-operation performing apparatus such as a component mounting apparatus employs an operation performing head 21 such as a mounting head 21, such that the operation performing head 21 is detachably attached to the apparatus. Preferably, a plurality of operation performing heads 21 having different constructions can be replaced with each other. In this case, each operation performing head 21 includes a recording medium 400 in which individual information of the head 21 is recorded, and the apparatus reads the individual information from the medium, recognizes (500), based on the read individual information, information related to the head 21, and prepares, based on the recognized head-related information, for using the head 21 attached to the apparatus. The apparatus can automatically prepare the use of the head 21, by judging (512) whether the head 21 can be used, selecting (516) a software driver corresponding to the head 21, and performing calibration of the head 21, i.e., adjustment of a position related to a movement of the head 21.

An information processing device includes: a first receiving unit to receive, from a first other information processing device, equipment information of a second other information processing device that differs from the first other information processing device, via a first communication and first connecting information useful for connecting with the second other information processing device by a second communication that differs from the first communication; a first transmitting unit to transmit second connection information that is useful for connecting with the device itself by the second communication to the first other information processing device, via the first communication; and a second receiving unit to receive content data transmitted from the second other information processing device by the second communication, based on the first connection information and the second connection information.

Various regulatory domains promulgate standards to define how wireless devices should operate in certain frequency bands. The 5 GHz spectrum is of particular importance to certain regulatory domains because of radar systems also operating in this spectrum. To avoid interference with such radar systems, wireless devices operating in this spectrum should be able to detect radar and quickly vacate any channels currently used by the radar systems. Techniques are provided for performing startup scans for radar, identifying backup channels for a possible channel switch, and efficiently changing channels in the event of radar detection in the operating channel. These techniques advantageously meet current regulatory standards governing DFS while minimizing network startup delays and disruption to users during a radar event.

A display control apparatus includes: a display section; a detecting section which detects an indication manipulation for a manipulation surface; and a control section which detects, if the indication manipulation for the manipulation surface is detected by the detecting section, an area in the manipulation surface indicated through the indication manipulation, and enlarges an image on the basis of the detected area to be displayed on the display section.

An accessory controlled by a camera, includes: a storage section that stores information regarding an accessory function of the accessory; and an accessory control section that transmits the information stored in the storage section to the camera, wherein the storage section stores first information by which the camera determines whether the accessory has an extended function and second information indicating characteristics of the accessory function, and the accessory control section transmits the first information, and then transmits the second information.

To provide an image writing apparatus with good operability capable of surely rewriting an image and management information, a connector and a display record medium. When electronic paper (display record medium) capable of visibly displaying an image without a power source is attached to a connector and the electronic paper is held over screen parts and an operation button provided in the connector is depressed, a pulse voltage is supplied to an image display record area of the electronic paper and also an image is written by irradiation with image light and management information inside an IC chip of the electronic paper is rewritten.

A Grid management service for deploying legacy code applications on the Grid, without modification of the legacy code, the service having a three layer architecture that is adapted to sit on existing standardised Grid architectures, comprising a front end layer for permitting selection of a desired legacy code application, and for creating a legacy code instance in response to the selection; a resource layer, for defining a legacy code job environment; and a back end layer, for submitting a job for said desired legacy code application, together with information relating to said job environment, for submission to a job manager that arranges for said job to be executed on Grid resources.

To perform update processing and the like of an index file relating to change of a hierarchical structure easily and rapidly.

The index file is recorded in a recording medium 2 with content files. The index file is generated based on attribute information of content files and folders including the content files. Content files and folders form a hierarchical structure in which the folders are in an upper hierarchy. In the index file, a prescribed number of entries (management information areas) corresponding to content files and folders respectively are provided. Second index information indicating second entries corresponding to folders or content files positioned in a lower hierarchy of folders in the upper hierarchy is provided at first entries corresponding to folders in the upper hierarchy in a list format. First index information indicating the first entries is provided at the second entries.

A stereomicroscope of the telescope type includes a first beam path and a second beam path, wherein in the first beam path a first telescope system and in the second beam path a second telescope system are provided, wherein the magnifications of both telescope systems are equal and can be changed synchronously to each other, and wherein a common main objective is allocated to both beam paths. In order to increase the resolution without loss in depth of field, it is proposed that at least one optical element of the first telescope system has, compared to at least one corresponding optical element of the second telescope system, a different optically effective diameter.

The invention provides a speaker recognition method combining a Gaussian mixture model and a quantum neural network. The method provided by the invention comprises the following steps: at the training stage, framing input training voice signals, extracting characteristic parameters and generating characteristic parameter vectors; then using a K mean value method and an EM (expectation-maximization) algorithm to obtain the Gaussian mixture model parameters of the characteristic parameter vectors, and finally utilizing the Gaussian mixture model parameters of all the training voice signals to train the quantum neural network; and at the recognition stage, obtaining the Gaussian mixture model parameters of a recognized speaker, then inputting the model parameters into the trained neural network, and obtaining a recognition result. The speaker recognition method is applicable to recognition of the speaker under the condition of less sample data and unbalanced sample data, and simultaneously the capability of the quantum neural network which can carries out effective judgment on voice data with cross data and fuzzy boundary of the speaker is utilized, so that the correct recognition rate of a system can be improved.

An input device including a main device composed of a coordinate input device, an operating surface having input portions displayed thereon, and a switch device having switches connected in parallel, and a control device which selects one of a first mode in which an item signal is generated in accordance with an indication item at an input portion when the input portion is operated, and a second mode in which a position signal corresponding to an operating position on the operating surface is generated independently of the indication item at the input portion. The item signal is generated on the basis of an absolute coordinate signal output from the coordinate input device and a switch signal output from the switch device in the first mode, and the position signal is generated on the basis of a relative coordinate signal output from the coordinate input device in the second mode.

A user terminal device and method for providing a service in the user terminal device is provided. The user terminal device includes a location calculation unit that calculates location information of the user terminal device, a storage unit that stores a service hub program, a display unit that displays an icon container including icons of application programs set with the service hub program, and a control unit that restricts usability of at least one of the application programs or the service hub program based on the location information and effective area information.

A firearm enabling and disabling electronic system comprising a base unit (1) and a safety device (4) adapted to be incorporated into a firearm (7). Each of the base unit (1) and the safety device (4) has a transmitter and/or receiver (2, 5) adapted to exchange and process wireless command signals with each other. The safety device (4) has an actuating circuit (6) which is controlled by the transmitter and/or receiver (5) of the safety device (4) and is adapted to actuate a locking mechanism (8), wherein the locking mechanism is operable to prevent a firearm from firing. The wireless command signal (9) is operable within a predetermined distance between the base unit (1) and the safety device (4) so that when the safety device (4) is located within the predetermined distance from the base unit (1), transmitters and/or receivers (2, 5) exchange the wireless command signal which causes the transmitter and/or receiver (5) of the safety device (4) to prompt the actuating circuit (6) to actuate the locking mechanism (8) thereby causing the locking mechanism (8) to assume a locking mode in which a firearm (7) is prevented from firing.

An upright surface cleaning apparatus comprises a floor cleaning head having a dirty air inlet, and an air flow passage extending from the dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet. An upright section is moveably mounted to the surface cleaning head between a storage position and an in use position. The upright section comprises a filtration member and a suction motor provided in the air flow passage. The suction motor has an air inlet end, an opposed distal end, and an air inlet direction. The upright section further comprises a motor housing. The motor housing comprises a motor section in which the suction motor is provided. The motor section has a first end at the air inlet end of the suction motor and an opposed second end at the distal end of the suction motor. An openable post motor filter chamber is provided in the motor housing and has an inlet end and an outlet end. At least a portion of the filter chamber is provided in the motor section. The inlet end includes a finger guard and the filter chamber has a direction of airflow that is transverse to the air inlet direction of the suction motor. A post motor HEPA filter is removably mounted in the filter chamber.

The computer implemented method comprising: receiving a first server a request in the name of a user to be logged into a service of said first server and authenticating said request by verifying user identification information of said user, wherein a second server in connection with a user computing device with a dedicated program is used for: receiving a request about a status associated to said user; initializing a credential exchange in order to provide mutual authentication; verifying said associated status that has been previously set as valid or as invalid by said user; and sending said associated status to said first server wherein the latter allows the logging of said request or rejects it if said associated status is set as valid or as invalid.

An accessory communicates with a camera. The accessory includes a terminal section which has a plurality of terminals. The plurality of terminals includes a startup state providing terminal that supplies, to the camera, a detection level in order for the camera to detect that the accessory is capable of being started up, a data signal terminal that outputs a data signal, which includes information regarding the accessory, to the camera, and a first reference potential terminal which becomes a reference potential of the detection level and the data signal. The startup state providing terminal is arranged side by side with the data signal terminal, and the first reference potential terminal is arranged side by side with the data signal terminal such that the data signal terminal is disposed between the startup state providing terminal and the first reference potential terminal.

Provided are a flexible and restorable container main body (1) for housing a medicinal solution; a stopper member (4d; 14d) fixed in the inside of a medicinal solution passage (P) communicated with the container main body (1) for discharging the medicinal solution when the container main body (1) is pressed and deformed; a pressure valve (5) arranged in the medicinal solution passage (P) at a downstream side in the medicinal solution discharge direction further than the stopper member (4d; 14d) being formed with an opening having a circular cross section which contacts the tip portion (4e; 14e) of the stopper member (4d; 14d); and a biasing member (7; 7a) at a downstream side for biasing the pressure valve (5) in a direction opposite to the medicinal solution discharge direction by abutting against a peripheral portion (5b) of the opening of the pressure valve (5).

In a computerized device, a technique for communicating with an external transmission control protocol device involves operating in a stateless manner. In particular, the technique includes providing an acknowledgment message to the external transmission control protocol device in response to a synchronization message from the external transmission control protocol device, receiving a request message for content from the external transmission control protocol device, and sending, to the external transmission control protocol device, a reply message having at least a portion of the content, regardless of whether the computerized device received an acknowledgment message from the external transmission control protocol device in response to the acknowledgment message provided by the computerized device to the external transmission control protocol device.

The invention relates to a real-time intelligent processing framework based on storm streaming data. The real-time intelligent processing framework comprises the following steps of setting a front end data structure and a filtering condition via a demand configuration layer, analyzing data of configuration files including SQL instructions via a data structure analyzing layer, analyzing function operators of topology of the storm via an operator function topology layer, generating codes, compling and packaging via a system finishing layer, handing in and executing the finial topology, storing result data in a data storage via a data image layer, and real-time generating data images and displaying the data images to a decision maker. The beneficial effects of the real-time intelligent processing framework based on storm streaming data are that interaction with upper-level decision makers can be well achieved; related topology can be dynamically and intelligently generated according to the complicate data processing function, so code re-usability can be improved and developing period and cost can be greatly reduced; system intelligent property and executable efficiency can be improved; a user image can be displayed in real time; and quick and strong support is provided for decision-making by decision makers.