Abstract: A 3D encoding apparatus encodes an input image and generates and outputs a three dimensional stream including a basic stream and an extended stream including a plurality of image groups. A 3D encoding apparatus includes a setter that sets a specific delay value for each image group based on the a first delay value as a delay value of the basic stream and a second delay value as a delay value of the three dimensional stream. The setter sets the specific delay value to a value not more than smaller one of the first delay value and the second delay value. The first virtual buffer and the second virtual buffer perform the buffer simulation for n+1th image group based on information about the specific delay value of the nth image group set by the setter in the basic stream and three dimensional stream.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine of a hybrid drive vehicle includes an exhaust gas purification catalyst in an exhaust passage. An internal combustion engine control device is configured to continuously rotate the internal combustion engine for a predetermined time period after an engine start. The internal combustion engine control device prohibits a fuel-cut within the predetermined time period after the engine start, thereby suppressing the frequent repetition of the start and stop of the internal combustion engine due to an accelerator pedal operation and suppressing oxygen storage in the exhaust gas purification catalyst associated with the fuel-cut. As a result, exhaust gas purification performance at the time of restarting the internal combustion engine is ensured.

Abstract: A video coding apparatus is a video coding apparatus which codes a coding target video based on a coding standard, and includes: a dividing unit which divides an image included in the coding target video into a plurality of control blocks; and a prediction image generating unit which divides each of the control blocks into a plurality of prediction blocks, and generates, for each of the prediction blocks, a prediction image using one of inter prediction and intra prediction, wherein the coding standard allows each of the control blocks to be divided into the prediction blocks such that the prediction blocks have different sizes, and the prediction image generating unit divides each of the control blocks into the prediction blocks such that the prediction blocks all have an identical size, rather than dividing each of the control blocks into the prediction blocks such that the prediction blocks have different sizes.

Abstract: A management apparatus and management method capable of simplifying system management and constructing copy pairs with fault tolerance intended by a user are suggested. With a computer system for providing a host system with logical volumes in the system respectively as virtual volumes in one virtual storage apparatus, each storage apparatus is grouped in accordance with a designated grouping policy and a group ID specific to a storage group, to which the relevant storage apparatus belongs, is assigned to each storage apparatus; and when setting a copy pair, a part or whole of each logical volume is switched to an appropriate logical volume as needed in accordance with a copy pair setting policy, including a location relationship of the respective logical volumes associated with the respective virtual volumes constituting the copy pair, based on the group ID of each storage apparatus.

Abstract: Provided is a sealing material suitable for laser sealing, which enhances long-term reliability of an OLED display and the like. The sealing material comprises 80 to 99.7 mass % of an inorganic powder containing SnO-containing glass powder and 0.3 to 20 mass % of a pigment and is used for laser sealing.

Abstract: An image encoding apparatus which encodes an input image includes: an intra prediction unit which performs intra prediction on a per-sub-block basis. The intra prediction unit includes: a size determining unit which determines whether the size of a current sub-block is less than or equal to a predetermined size; a candidate determining unit which determines m intra prediction modes (where m is a natural number) as candidate prediction modes when the size of the current sub-block is determined to be less than or equal to the predetermined size, the m intra prediction modes being less than M intra prediction modes predefined independently of the block size (where M is a natural number greater than or equal to 2); and a prediction unit which selects one of the candidate prediction modes and performs intra prediction on the current sub-block using the selected intra prediction mode.

Abstract: A remote copy system includes: a first storage system having a first logical volume accompanied with a first plurality of disk drives in the first storage system; a second storage system having a second logical volume, which is a virtual volume not accompanied with a second plurality of disk drives in the second storage system, the virtual volume configuring a first remote copy pair with the first logical volume; and a third storage system having a third logical volume accompanied with a third plurality of disk drives in the third storage system, the third logical volume configuring a second remote copy pair with the virtual volume and storing a copied data of data stored in the first logical volume. If the second storage system receives write data sent from the first storage system to the virtual volume, the second storage system transfers the write data to the third logical volume.

Abstract: A first storage system stores information relating to the updating of data stored in that system as a journal. More specifically, the journal is composed of a copy of data that was used for updating and update information such as a write command used during updating. Furthermore, the second storage system acquires the journal via a communication line between the first storage system and the second storage system. The second storage system holds a duplicate of the data held by the first storage system and updates the data corresponding to the data of the first storage system in the data update order of the first storage system by using the journal.

Abstract: A video coding device includes a buffer simulation unit that calculates an occupation amount of a virtual buffer to be used for controlling a coding amount, by using, for each picture, (a) a code length of a code that is an intermediate result of compression coding and (b) a code length of a compressed code that is a final result of the compression coding. This means that, for a picture that has not yet processed by an arithmetic coding unit, an occupation amount of the virtual buffer is calculated by using a code length of codes provided from a binarization unit.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine 2 is started by being cranked by an electric motor. An internal combustion engine start control device performs a feedback-control of an intake air amount of the internal combustion engine to a target idle intake air amount, learns a feedback correction amount applied in a feedback control, and performs a learning control using a learnt value in parallel with the feedback control. An engine rotation speed is converged to a target idle rotation speed in an early stage by setting an allowable correction range of a feedback correction amount applied before a start of learning of the intake air amount wider than the allowable correction range of the feedback correction amount applied after the start of the learning of the intake air amount.

Abstract: A moving picture coding apparatus is provided, which controls coding of a following stream, according to virtual buffer occupancy determined by a generated amount of coded data and an amount of coded data transferred to an output destination, when generating the following stream, such that a preceding stream and the following stream, which both have an image stream multiplexed with other information, are reproduced seamlessly. The moving picture coding apparatus generates the preceding stream and the following stream by multiplexing the image stream and the other information to form the preceding stream and the following stream, and determines an initial value of the virtual buffer occupancy for the following stream according to an amount of delay resulting from the multiplexing, and the virtual buffer occupancy at an end of the preceding stream.

Abstract: The invention provides an image coding/recording apparatus which can solve problems of large processing loads due to the real-time re-coding and problems of complicated controls and circuits for returning processing. The image coding/recording apparatus according to an aspect of the invention codes and records image data. The image coding/recording apparatus includes: a coding unit operable to code the image data; a recording unit operable to record the coded data; and a re-coding control unit operable to (i) control said coding unit to re-code the coded data recorded by said recording unit and does not satisfy a predetermined condition, so that the re-coded data satisfies the predetermined condition, and (ii) control said recording unit to record the re-coded data, so that the re-coded data and non-re-coded data are reproduced consecutively.

Abstract: Provided is a glass substrate with a sealing material layer, including a sealing material layer formed by sintering a sealing material, in which: the sealing material includes at least inorganic powder; the inorganic powder includes glass powder and a refractory filler; the content of refractory filler in the inorganic powder is 10 to 35 vol %; and the sealing material layer has a surface roughness Ra of less than 0.5 ?m.

Abstract: System and method for automated page-based management in storage systems. The system includes host computers, file servers and a storage system having automated page-based management means. The storage system interface receives instructions to change the condition for decision for migration regarding particular parts or the whole volume. The host computer can control execution of the migration performed by the storage system by specifying areas or volumes with the condition via the interface. Highly optimized, appropriate data placement and data relocation in computer system can be achieved when the application, host computer or management computer can recognize or predict the usage of the data or files. The storage system having automated page-based management may include compression/decompression and a control method for the compression and decompression process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nucleic acid molecule encoding a polypeptide having a fluorescence emission activity with a maximum emission at 505 to 515 nm, wherein said nucleic acid molecule is selected from the group consisting of (a) a nucleic acid molecule encoding a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2; (b) a nucleic acid molecule having the DNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; (c) a nucleic acid molecule hybridizing under stringent conditions to the complementary strand of (i.

Abstract: A video encoding device, in the case where a video of the progressive format is inputted, processes a frame as a picture, in the case where a video of the interlace format is inputted, processes a field as a picture. A video encoding device generates code string by generating display control information corresponding to a format of the video and describing the display control information in the code string. The display control information includes sequence unit display control information which is commonly used in a display process of all pictures that belong to a sequence to be decoded and picture unit display control information which is individually used in a display process of a picture to be decoded. A second code string generator stores each of the sequence unit display control information and the picture unit display control information in an extended information area generated in units of pictures.

Abstract: A video decoding device, in the case where a video of the progressive format is inputted, processes a frame as a picture, in the case where a video of the interlace format is inputted, processes a field as a picture. A video decoding device performs display control corresponding to a format of the both video by analyzing display control information in display control information analyzer. The display control information includes sequence unit display control information which is commonly used in a display process of all pictures that belong to a sequence to be decoded and picture unit display control information which is individually used in a display process of a picture to be decoded. A second code string analyzer acquires each of the sequence unit display control information and the picture unit display control information from an extended information area in units of pictures.

Abstract: System and method for automated page-based management in storage systems. The system includes host computers, file servers and a storage system having automated page-based management means. The storage system interface receives instructions to change the condition for decision for migration regarding particular parts or the whole volume. The host computer can control execution of the migration performed by the storage system by specifying areas or volumes with the condition via the interface. Highly optimized, appropriate data placement and data relocation in computer system can be achieved when the application, host computer or management computer can recognize or predict the usage of the data or files. The storage system having automated page-based management may include compression/decompression and a control method for the compression and decompression process.

Abstract: The invention relates to a modified lymphoid cell having gene conversion fully or partially replaced by hypermutation, wherein said cell has no deleterious mutations in genes encoding paralogues and analogues of the RAD51 protein, and wherein said cell is capable of directed and selective genetic diversification of a target nucleic acid by hypermutation or a combination of hypermutation and gene conversion. The invention also relates to a method for diversifying any transgenic target gene in said cell. Preferably, the target gene is integrated into the immunoglobulin light or heavy chain locus by targeted integration.

Abstract: Video signal coding apparatus includes a quantization unit which quantizes a luminance signal of each of a first picture and a second picture coded after the first picture, and quantizes a chrominance signal of each of the first picture and the second picture. A code amount obtainment unit obtains a luminance code amount and a chrominance code amount of each of the first picture and the second picture; and a rate calculation unit calculates a rate of the chrominance code amount with respect to the luminance code amount for each of the first picture and the second picture. A rate control unit changes a coefficient value of at least one of the first matrix and the second matrix used in quantizing the second picture, before the quantization unit quantizes the second picture, so that the rate for the second picture becomes smaller than the rate for the first picture.