Abstract: Rebuilding a storage device after failure of a storage device is disclosed. The method is particularly useful for RAID groups of hard disks. The method may also apply to other storage media arranged as a group. The method includes rebuilding a hard disk in a non-linear fashion according to a heuristic analysis of logical units of the failed hard disk. The method may be implemented in hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: A charging control apparatus comprising: a voltage control unit in a charging apparatus configured to control generation of an output voltage and a power supply voltage, the charging apparatus being an apparatus configured to generate, from a voltage of an input power supply applied through a relay, the output voltage for charging a battery and the power supply voltage for control; and a relay control unit operated by the power supply voltage, the relay control unit configured to drive the relay so as to stop applying the voltage of the input power supply to the charging apparatus, when detecting a standby state in which the battery is not being charged, and drive the relay so as to increase the power supply voltage by applying the voltage of the input power supply to the charging apparatus, when the power supply voltage decreases below a predetermined level.

Abstract: A drive signal generation circuit comprising: a tracking signal output circuit to output a tracking signal based on an error signal indicating a track deviation of laser light output from the optical pickup relative to a track, the tracking signal being a signal for driving a motor to move an optical pickup in a radial direction of an optical disc to reduce the track deviation of the laser light; a stop signal output circuit to output a stop signal for driving the motor to stop moving the optical pickup in the radial direction; and a switch circuit to output the tracking signal as a drive signal for driving the motor when a level of an output signal from the optical pickup is higher than a predetermined level, and to output the stop signal as the drive signal when the level of the output signal is lower than the predetermined level.

Abstract: An integrated circuit for optical disc comprising for each of light-receiving surfaces: an operational amplifier including inverting and noninverting input terminals receiving first and second input voltages, and output terminal receiving output voltage; a feedback resistor connected between the inverting input and output terminals; a photodiode connected between one power supply line of the first and second power supply lines and the inverting input terminal to generate current corresponding to reflected light; a capacitor connected between the one power supply line and the noninverting input terminal; and an input resistor connected between reference power source and the noninverting input terminal, further comprising: an adder adding voltages corresponding to the output voltages to generate RF signal, capacitance of the capacitor and resistance value of the input resistor being determined in accordance with capacitance of parasitic capacitor connected in parallel with the photodiode and resistance value of

Abstract: An optical pickup apparatus comprising at least: a diffraction grating configured to split first wavelength light into at least a first main beam and first sub-beam, and to split second wavelength light into at least a second main beam and second sub-beam, the diffraction grating including a diffraction surface portion corresponding to the second wavelength light; and a photodetector including a first main light-receiving unit configured to be applied with the first main beam, a first sub-light-receiving unit configured to be applied with the first sub-beam, a second main light-receiving unit configured to be applied with the second main beam, and a second sub-light-receiving unit configured to be applied with the second sub-beam, a distance between the first main light-receiving unit and first sub-light-receiving unit being changed relative to a standardized distance between the first main light-receiving unit and first sub-light-receiving unit.

Abstract: A projectile may include a base drag reduction fairing preform adapted to be plastically deformed into a base drag reduction fairing after the projectile is launched from a gun barrel.

Abstract: The subject application is directed to a system and method for user-specific discovery and initiation of a default document processing device. First, a computing device is placed in data communication with an associated data network. Device data corresponding to document processing devices accessible by the computing device is then retrieved. Via the associated data network, data communication is established between the computing device and the document processing devices. The relative location between the computing device and each of the document processing devices is then determined according to the established data communication. A default document processing device subset is thereafter selected from the available document processing devices based upon the determined location. Operation of the document processing device subset is then enabled via the computing device.

Abstract: The subject application is directed to a system and method for document processing device operation monitoring. Operational data is first communicated between document processing devices on one of a plurality of networks, each network having an assigned audit server from among a plurality of audit servers. Operational data is received into each audit server from each document processing device in its associated network. The audit servers output operational data from each document processing device in a thin client language via attachment to an e-mail. A data server receives the e-mail from each audit server and parses the operational data from each received e-mail. The parsed data is then stored in a database associated with the data server. The data server then generates a device report in accordance with a query to the database.

Abstract: There is displayed, in a display section, a photocopy processing setting screen having a setting information display area to display information indicating various setting particulars of photocopy processing, a button display area to display various icons indicating the setting particulars of the photocopy processing, and a graphic to associate each setting particular displayed in the setting information display area with each icon to set the setting particular displayed in the setting information display area among the icons displayed in the button display area.

Abstract: The subject application is directed to a system and method for sculpted gamut color conversion. First gamut data is received related to a first color gamut defined by a primary color space having no black component. Second gamut data is then received related to a second color gamut defined by a primary color space inclusive of a black component. At least one first color value of the first color gamut is then mapped to a second color value of a portion of the second color gamut disposed outside of the first gamut. At least one fractional black component value is then selected for each mapped color value. Non-black color data associated with each selected fractional black component is then identified. A sculpted gamut is then generated in accordance with each selected fractional black component and associated non-black color data. A color image is thereafter generated corresponding to received image data in accordance with the generated sculpted gamut.

Abstract: A trial mode in which the number of trials is limited can be set for a network printer function and a network scanner function of an image forming apparatus. Then, the use of one of the network printer function and network scanner function of the image forming apparatus for which the trial mode has been set is permitted in accordance with a use request from a user.

Abstract: Various embodiments of a biological interface system and related methods are disclosed. The system may comprise a sensor comprising a plurality of electrodes for detecting multicellular signals emanating from one or more living cells of a patient and a processing unit configured to receive the multicellular signals from the sensor and process the multicellular signals to produce a processed signal. The processing unit may be configured to transmit the processed signal to a controlled device that is configured to receive the processed signal. The system is configured to perform an integrated patient training routine to generate one or more system configuration parameters that are used by the processing unit to produce the processed signal.

Abstract: A network processor having bypass capability in which some data units are diverted from being processed by the processor core of the network processor. In one embodiment, a network processor may include a receiver to receive data units, configuration information used to evaluate whether the data units require processing, a processor core to process data units that require processing, a bypass store to hold those data units which do not require processing by the processor core, and a transmitter to transmit the data units. In one embodiment, a method may include receiving a plurality of data units, receiving configuration information, evaluating whether each of the data units requires processing based on the configuration information, bypassing processing those of the data units that do not require processing based on the evaluating, processing those of the data units that require processing based on the evaluating, and transmitting the data units.

Abstract: There is disclosed a system and method for detecting targets. A transmitter may transmit a first inverse transform signal, the first inverse transform signal derived from a reference image of a first reference target at a first aspect angle. A receiver may receive a return signal reflected from a scene. A detector may determine, based on the return signal, if an object similar to the first target at the first aspect angle is detected within the scene.

Abstract: There is disclosed an optical element having a first surface and a second surface bounded by a circular periphery. A rim having an inner surface may extend from the second surface proximate the periphery. At least a portion of the inner surface of the rim may be convex.

Abstract: The subject application is directed to a color space transformation system and method employing multiple three-dimensional linear interpolations. First, N-channel multi-dimensional color space color image data is received into a color lookup table, which includes entries having values in a multi-dimensional color space corresponding to selected values in an N-channel multi-dimensional color space, with N being any integer greater than 2. Values in the color lookup table are then addressed in accordance with the received image data. Next, 2N/8 three-dimensional interpolations are then applied to an output of the lookup table corresponding to the received image data. Thereafter, (2N/8?1)*3 linear interpolations are then performed among outputs from the three-dimensional interpolation. Transformed image data is then output in accordance with an output of the linear interpolation.

Abstract: The subject application is directed to a system and method for visualization of black-component gamut sculpting. Parameter data is first received corresponding to parameters associated with the black replacement for a primary color system. Alternative color profiles are then generated according to the parameter data and characteristics of the primary color system. Image data is then received of an image defined in the primary color system. Renderings are then generated corresponding to the received image data, with each rendering uniquely corresponding to one of the alternative color profiles. Selection data is then received corresponding to a selected black replacement parameter selected in accordance with the generation of the renderings.

Abstract: The subject application is directed to a system and method for image enhancement. Image data, encoded as a plurality of pixels in YCbCr space, is first received, with Y representing a luma component, Cb representing a blue chroma component, and Cr representing a red chroma component. A maximum Y value is selected from the received image data. HSV image data is received corresponding to the YCbCr image data, with H representing a hue component, S representing a saturation component, and V representing a brightness component. A pixel is then selected from the HSV image data having a minimum S value. The S (saturation) value and the V (brightness) value of the selected pixel are then tested against a first and a second threshold level. Thereafter, a Max-RGB algorithm is selectively applied to the RGB image data in accordance with the output of the testing.

Abstract: A card and currency carrying device is shown. The device includes a first side member assembly and a spaced second side member assembly. Each side member assembly has a flexible member, preferably stainless steel, having an undeflected position and a deflected position which is responsive to a compression deflection force applied concurrently to flexible members. A first pair and a second pair of support members are operatively connected to the flexible members. An elastic fabric material, preferably a woven elastic fabric material, having a thickness which reduces in dimension in response to a longitudinal tension force and which maintains its width dimension in response to a longitudinal tension force is operatively connected to the support members.

Abstract: An optical-pickup apparatus comprising: a laser-light source; a diffraction grating including first-and-second regions of periodic structures different in phase from each other and a third region whose periodic structure is different in phase from the first-and-second regions; an objective lens focusing main-and-sub-luminous fluxes generated by the diffraction grating on the same optical-disc track; and a photodetector to receive reflected light of the main-and-sub-luminous fluxes from an optical disc and output a detection signal for generating main-and-sub-push-pull signals, a relationship between an incident light width in the objective lens corresponding to the third region and pupil diameters of the objective lens corresponding to first-and-second wavelengths of laser lights being adjusted so that a ratio of minimum value to maximum value of a differential-push-pull-signal is at substantially 50% or more and a ratio of sub-push-pull-signal level to main-push-pull-signal level is at substantially 15% or m