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The magnetic tape device includes a magnetic tape and a TMR head (servo head), in which the magnetic tape includes a non-magnetic support, and a magnetic layer including ferromagnetic powder and a binding agent on the non-magnetic support, the ferromagnetic powder is ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite powder, an intensity ratio of a peak intensity Int(110) of a diffraction peak of a (110) plane with respect to a peak intensity Int(114) of a diffraction peak of a (114) plane of a hexagonal ferrite crystal structure obtained by an X-ray diffraction analysis of the magnetic layer by using an In-Plane method is 0.5 to 4.0, and a vertical direction squareness ratio of the magnetic tape is 0.65 to 1.00.

A system and method are provided for using dynamic random access memory and flash memory. In one example, the memory system comprises a nonvolatile memory; synchronous dynamic random access memories; circuits including a control circuit which is coupled with the nonvolatile memory and the synchronous dynamic random access memories, and controls accesses to the nonvolatile memory and the synchronous dynamic random access memories; and a plurality of input / output terminals coupled with the circuits, wherein in data transfer from the nonvolatile memory to the synchronous dynamic random access memories, error corrected data is transferred.

A flash memory includes a memory sector, a command interface, a first signal buffer, a control signal generation circuit, a data input buffer, an error correction circuit, an address buffer, an address signal generation circuit, a plurality of data memory circuits, and write circuit. The command interface receives a write data input instruction from an external device to generate a write data input instruction signal, and receives a write instruction from the external device to generate a write instruction signal. The error correction circuit is activated by the write data input instruction signal to receive the write data in synchronization with the write enable signal, and is activated by the write instruction signal to generate a check data for an error correction in synchronization with the control signal.

Capsule for the preparation of a beverage comprising a container and a beverage ingredient contained therein, wherein the container comprises a code (65) adapted for being identified or read by external reading means (62), wherein the code is arranged on the container to be read while the capsule is rotated around an axis of rotation traversing the capsule.

When a gain correction is performed for the radiographed object image, the acquisition of the object image having a high grade quality and no artifact is realized. For that purpose, an image storing unit is provided for storing an image for correction radiographed based on conditions set with the table in a state in which no object exists to each operation modes of the plurality of operation modes; and an image processing unit is provided for performing a gain correction processing of the radiographed object image and performs the gain correction processing of the radiographed object image obtained based on the conditions set in the table of the operation mode selected by the selecting unit in a state in which the object exists using a corresponding image for correction extracted from the image storage unit based on the operation mode selected by the selecting unit.

The present invention relates to a CMOS image sensor having a wide dynamic range, which permits favorable imaging even in cases where a bright portion and a dark portion exist simultaneously. The dynamic range can be widened by preventing the saturation of optical charge at a high illuminance by removing low illuminance signals due to long-time accumulation, intermediate illuminance signals due to short-time accumulation, and high illuminance signals due to ultra-short time accumulation from pixel portions of the image sensor. Further, adaptive control of the dynamic range can also be performed by dynamically changing the wide dynamic range imaging conditions that comprise a combination of different accumulation times of each of a plurality of short time accumulation signals.

A method of operating a non-volatile memory device, includes, storing sensed data in a page buffer circuit by sensing data stored in a source page of a memory cell array, outputting the sensed data from the page buffer circuit, performing error correction code (ECC) decoding of the sensed data output from the page buffer circuit, storing the decoded data in the page buffer circuit, and providing de-randomized data to an external device as read data by performing de-randomizing of the decoded data output from the page buffer circuit using seed values corresponding to the source page.

When a gain correction is performed for the radiographed object image, the acquisition of the object image having a high grade quality and no artifact is realized. For that purpose, an image storing unit is provided for storing an image for correction radiographed based on conditions set with the table in a state in which no object exists to each operation modes of the plurality of operation modes; and an image processing unit is provided for performing a gain correction processing of the radiographed object image and performs the gain correction processing of the radiographed object image obtained based on the conditions set in the table of the operation mode selected by the selecting unit in a state in which the object exists using a corresponding image for correction extracted from the image storage unit based on the operation mode selected by the selecting unit.

The resolution, frame rate, or both can be improved when imaging moving subjects in an imaging apparatus using a CMOS image sensor. The imaging apparatus has an image sensor having a two-dimensional array of pixels. Each of the pixels includes an element operable to produce an electric charge by photoelectrically converting light from an imaged subject and a part operable to accumulate the produced charge and output an accumulated charge or a signal representing the accumulated charge. The imaging apparatus also has an area control unit operable to define a specified area of the image sensor containing a plurality of pixels and an area density control unit operable to specify a density of pixels read from the specified area defined by the area control unit.

A computer aided disease detection system and method for multiple organ systems. The method performs computer aided examination of digital medical images. A patient exam type of a digital medical image is determined. Based on the patient exam type, one or more of a plurality of knowledge based anatomical segmentation blocks are invoked, each block performing image segmentation for a single organ or organ system present in the image. Based on the patient exam type, for each successfully segmented organ or organ system, one or more of a plurality of knowledge based computer aided detection blocks are invoked, each block of which is designed to search for and locate potential disease foci in a particular organ or organ system.

The invention supplies an animation implement method and drawing system. It includes the following steps: splitting the animation modeling to gain pixel; setting pixel identifier; jointing the pixel to form frame; setting playing sequence number for each frame; storing each frame pixel information and playing sequence number as animation data; loading the data in the internal memory and drawing animation. This method can make the picture sources use with maximum limit, reduce game space usage, create condition for increasing game quality in handle device.

Read-assist circuits for memory bit cells employing a P-type Field-Effect Transistor (PFET) read port(s) are disclosed. Related memory systems and methods are also disclosed. It has been observed that as node technology is scaled down in size, PFET drive current (i.e., drive strength) exceeds N-type FET (NFET) drive current for like-dimensioned FETs. In this regard, in one aspect, it is desired to provide memory bit cells having PFET read ports, as opposed to NFET read ports, to increase memory read times to the memory bit cells, and thus improve memory read performance. To mitigate or avoid a read disturb condition that could otherwise occur when reading the memory bit cell, read-assist circuits are provided for memory bit cells having PFET read ports.

The magnetic tape device includes a magnetic tape and a TMR head (servo head), in which the magnetic tape includes a non-magnetic support, and a magnetic layer including ferromagnetic powder and a binding agent on the non-magnetic support, the ferromagnetic powder is ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite powder, an intensity ratio of a peak intensity Int(110) of a diffraction peak of a (110) plane with respect to a peak intensity Int(114) of a diffraction peak of a (114) plane of a hexagonal ferrite crystal structure obtained by an X-ray diffraction analysis of the magnetic layer by using an In-Plane method is 0.5 to 4.0, and a vertical direction squareness ratio of the magnetic tape is 0.65 to 1.00.

A computer aided disease detection system and method for multiple organ systems. The method performs computer aided examination of digital medical images. A patient exam type of a digital medical image is determined. Based on the patient exam type, one or more of a plurality of knowledge based anatomical segmentation blocks are invoked, each block performing image segmentation for a single organ or organ system present in the image. Based on the patient exam type, for each successfully segmented organ or organ system, one or more of a plurality of knowledge based computer aided detection blocks are invoked, each block of which is designed to search for and locate potential disease foci in a particular organ or organ system.

An A / D converter includes: plural comparators to which reference voltages as ramp waves different from each other are supplied, which are configured to compare the supplied reference voltages with an analog input signal; and plural latches arranged so as to correspond to the plural comparators, which are configured to count comparison time of the corresponding comparators, to stop counting when an outputs of the comparator is inverted and to store the count value, wherein the plural reference voltages are offset by an arbitrary voltage at the same time point.

A CMOS light sensor and the operation method thereof are disclosed. The CMOS light sensor has a plurality of light sensing lines and a plurality of capacitor lines. Each light sensing line has a plurality of light sensors such that the number of capacitors in each capacitor line is smaller than the number of light sensing cells in each light sensing line. The capacitors are used for holding a portion of the potentials produced by the light sensing cells due to illumination. The method of operating the CMOS light sensor includes transferring the data captured by the light sensing line to the capacitor line and reading out the data according to a pre-defined order so that the leakage of charges from the capacitor is reduced.

The invention discloses a method for receiving a downlink message and a mobile terminal. The method comprises: receiving a broadcast message of a first network and the broadcast message of a second network by a mobile terminal; receiving the downlink message sent by the first network, when the terminal is standby in the first network, a received paging period specified in the first network and carried by the broadcast message of the first network being a first paging read period; determining a second paging read period when the terminal is standby in the second network, according to the received paging period specified in the second network and carried by the broadcast message of the second network, the determined second paging read period being larger than the paging period specified in the second network; and receiving the downlink message sent by the second network according to the determined second paging read period when the terminal is standby in the second network. Using the scheme, power consumption when the terminal is standby is lower than that of a multi-mode and multi-standby mode in prior art, stand-by time is increased, and efficiency of initiating the business is improved compared with the efficiency in a multi-mode and single-standby mode.

The invention provides a method and device for storing and reading data in a hadoop distributed file system (HDFS). The storing method includes: obtaining a cold and hot value of a file data block in the HDFS according to a data cold hot distinguishing mechanism, and comparing the cold and hot value and a set distinguishing threshold; if the cold and hot value is not larger than the distinguishing threshold, the file data block is cold data; dividing the file data block of the cold data into n blocks, and calculating m verifying coding blocks corresponding to the n data blocks, wherein m and n are positive integral numbers, and m<n; and storing the n data blocks and the m verifying coding blocks. The storing method and the storing system can achieve distinguishing of the cold data and hot data, stores the cold data in distinguishing mode, and reduces storing cost of the cold data in the HDFS. The reading method and the read system can achieve distinguishing of the cold data and the hot data, read and recover the cold data in distinguishing mode, and reduce time and cost for reading and recovering the cold data.

A motion detection imaging device comprises: plural optical lenses for collecting light from an object so as to form plural single-eye images seen from different viewpoints; a solid-state imaging element for capturing the plural single-eye images formed through the plural optical lenses; a rolling shutter for reading out the plural single-eye images from the solid-state imaging element along a read-out direction; and a microprocessor for detecting movement of the object by comparing the plural single-eye images read out from the solid-state imaging element. The plural optical lenses are arranged so that the positions of the plural single-eye images formed on the solid-state imaging element are displaced from each other by a predetermined distance in the read-out direction, and so that the respective single-eye images formed on the solid-state imaging element partially overlap each other in the read-out direction.

The invention provides a digital PCR (polymerase chain reaction) chip. The digital PCR chip comprises a droplet production module formed by laminating a cover glass and a glass substrate and a droplet collecting module tightly attached to one surface of the droplet production module, wherein two through holes including a liquid phase sample inlet and an oil phase sample inlet are formed in the cover glass; microflow channels communicated withthe liquid phase sample inlet or the oil phase sample inlet are etched in one surface, attached to the glass substrate, of the cover glass, each microflow channel is divided into two branch channels, and the branch channels pairwise intersect with droplet production ports; the droplet collecting module comprises a cavity with two opening sides, and the droplet production ports are all tightly attached to the inner side of one opening. The digital PCR chip is provided with the independent droplet collecting module, the PCR and the result observation are both performed in the chip, so that the probabilities of pollution and demulsificationare greatly reduced, meanwhile, results of the PCR are observed under a fluorescence microscope in a unified manner, signals reading of droplets is not required to be performed in the chip one by one, and the signal reading time is greatly shortened.

A hand held data collection device, such as a bar code scanner, portable data terminal, transaction terminal, or bar code verifier, containing at least one light-emitting diode (LED) that has been modified to improve the efficiency of light energy transmission. The modification involves transition features at the interface between the LED die surface and the ambient environment. Devices using such modified LEDs may offer a number of advantages such as extended read range, decreased read time, and improved battery life.

The invention discloses a rapid large-scale point-cloud data reading method based on memory pre-distribution and multi-point writing technology, belongs to the technical field of point-cloud data file reading, and aims to solve the problems that reading time of an existing high and large-scale point-cloud data file is delayed and the existing high and large-scale point-cloud data file is slowly red. The method includes a memory pre-distribution process and a multi-point writing process and includes the steps: firstly, determining the number of points in a point-cloud data file, determining the memory size occupied by all points in the point-cloud data file and pre-distributing memories with the corresponding sizes for point-cloud data; secondly, mapping the point-cloud data file to a mapped memory through a memory mapping file mechanism, then building a thread pool containing a designated number of threads, enabling each thread to be responsible for analyzing parts of point-cloud data information in the mapped memory, and writing analyzed results into the pre-distributed memories to realize multi-point writing. Test results indicate that by the aid of the reading method based on the memory pre-distribution and multi-point writing technology, the reading speed of the point-cloud data file and particularly the large-scale point-cloud data file is increased by 220%-300%.

A dot measurement method includes: a line pattern forming step of forming line patterns on the ejection receiving medium; a pattern reading step of capturing an image of the line patterns; a profile graph acquiring step of acquiring profile graphs for each of the line patterns; a characteristic position calculating step of calculating extreme value positions, first edge positions and second edge positions for each of the line patterns; an approximation line calculating step of calculating a line-center approximation line, a first edge approximation line and a second edge approximation line; a line width calculating step of calculating a line width; a correlation information acquiring step of beforehand acquiring at least one of a first relationship between the line width and the dot diameter, and a second relationship between the line width and the ejection volume; and a measurement value calculating step of calculating at least one of the dot diameter and the ejection volume in accordance with the line width and the at least one of the first and second relationships.

Memory devices having a normal mode of operation and a test mode of operation are useful in quality programs. The test mode of operation includes a data compression test mode. In the data compression test mode, reading one word of an output page provides an indication of the data values of the remaining words of the output page. The time necessary to read and verify a repeating test pattern can be reduced as only one word of each output page need be read to determine the ability of the memory device to accurately write and store data values. The memory devices include data compression circuits to compare data values for each bit location of each word of the output page. Output is selectively disabled if a bit location for one word of the output page has a data value differing from any remaining word of the output page.

The invention discloses a method for generating a body cavity full-view image based on capsule endoscope images, which comprises the following steps of: acquiring the capsule endoscope images and the image format; preprocessing the acquired images; generating the full-view image, wherein the acquired images are respectively subjected to circular image expansion, image registration and image mosaicking and the image obtained after mosaicking is the full-view image; and visually displaying the full-view image. By acquisition of the full-range cavity image through an endoscope, doctors can acquire more open and intuitive visual field during the diagnose, thereby the method is favorable to improve the accurately diagnostic rate of the doctors and shorten the image reading time.

A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array configured to include memory cells, peripheral circuits configured to read out data stored in a selected memory cell in a read operation, and a controller configured to control the peripheral circuits so that the peripheral circuits sense a voltage level of the bit line when a first read voltage of the read voltages is supplied to the word line and the peripheral circuits sense voltage levels of the bit line when a second read voltage lower than the first read voltage by a specific level and a third read voltage higher than the first read voltage by the specific level are supplied to the word line in order to determine whether a threshold voltage of the selected memory cell falls within a set voltage distribution in the read operation.

The invention discloses a method and a device for publishing webpage resources. The method comprises the following steps: according to a preset module division rule, dividing the content of a webpage into one or a plurality of modules; utilizing a preset resource identification module to analyze the one or multiple modules so as to obtain the change frequency or the change frequencies of the one or the multiple modules; according to the change frequency of each module, independently dividing the one or the multiple modules into static resources or dynamic resources; publishing the modules corresponding to the static resources to a buffer cache, and carrying out asynchronous loading processing on the modules corresponding to the dynamic modules. Website access speed can be improved, and user experience is improved.

Provided is a nonvolatile memory that realizes a high-speed verify operation. During verify writing / erasing, the writing / erasing and reading are performed at the same time. As to a circuit that performs a verify operation, for instance, there is obtained a construction where the output from a sense amplifier (102) that performs reading is connected to a switch which switches an operation voltage applied to a memory cell in accordance with a verify signal Sv, and the verify operation is finished concurrently with having the verify signal Sv switched. By obtaining such circuit construction and simultaneously performing writing / erasing and reading, it becomes possible to perform high-speed verify writing / erasing.

Memory devices having a normal mode of operation and a test mode of operation are useful in quality programs. The test mode of operation includes a data compression test mode having more than one level of compression. The time necessary to read and verify a repeating test pattern can be reduced as only a fraction of the words of the memory device need be read to determine the ability of the memory device to accurately write and store data values. Output is selectively disabled if a bit location for one word of a group of words has a data value differing from any remaining word of its group of words for a number of groups of words.

Communication performance of the wireless tag is improved by providing an SRAM provided with an RF battery in the wireless tag provided with a CPU to speed up the CPU system. Moreover, rewriting of data in a memory of a wireless tag provided with a CPU is enabled. An RF battery includes an antenna circuit, a power supply portion, and a power storage device. A function as a non-volatile memory is provided to an SRAM by combining the SRAM and an RF battery.