Abstract: [Overview] [Problem to be Solved] To provide a wireless communication device that is able to easily switch to an existing system when a new system is constructed by employing a communication scheme using a millimeter wave. [Solution] There is provided a wireless communication device including a first communication controller that executes communication control through a first line using a radio wave of a millimeter waveband, a second communication controller that executes communication control through a second line using a radio wave of a band other than the millimeter waveband, and a connection controller that provides, via the first line, information regarding charging by using a command of a physical layer.

Abstract: A storage device includes a recording medium in which data is recorded on a cluster basis, and a memory that stores a file allocation table (FAT) in which disposition information regarding the cluster is recorded.

Abstract: The present invention is to present a sample analyzer comprising: a reagent container holder for holding a reagent container for containing a reagent to be used for analyzing a sample; a measurement unit for measuring a value representing an amount of the reagent in the reagent container held by the reagent container holder; an instruction receiver for receiving an instruction to obtain a remaining amount of the reagent in the reagent container; a measurement controller for controlling the measurement unit so as to measure the value representing the amount of the reagent in the reagent container, when the instruction receiver has received the instruction; and a remaining reagent amount obtainer for obtaining remaining reagent amount information indicating the remaining amount of the reagent in the reagent container, based on a measurement result by the measurement unit.

Abstract: The present invention is to present a sample measuring apparatus, comprising: a reagent holder for holding plural kinds of reagents; a measurement unit for measuring a measurement sample, prepared from a sample and plural kinds of reagents held by the reagent holder, for a predetermined measurement item; a display; and a display controller for controlling the display so as to display a screen including a predetermined display area showing a measurable number of times indicating how many times the measuring unit is able to perform a measurement for the predetermined measurement item by using the plural kinds of reagents held by the reagent holder.

Abstract: An automatic gain control apparatus includes: a first counter configured to calculate a first count value that is the number of times when a voltage of an input signal exceeds a first voltage threshold within a predetermined period; a second counter configured to calculate a second count value that is the number of times when the voltage of the input signal drops below a second voltage threshold in the predetermined period; and an over-range detector configured to detect an over-range, based on a comparison result obtained by comparing either one of each of the first count value and the second count value and a calculation result of the first count value and the second count value with a predetermined threshold, and output a detection result.

Abstract: A storage device includes a recording medium in which data is recorded on a cluster basis, and a memory that stores a file allocation table (FAT) in which disposition information regarding the cluster is recorded.

Abstract: An automatic gain control apparatus includes: a first counter configured to calculate a first count value that is the number of times when a voltage of an input signal exceeds a first voltage threshold within a predetermined period; a second counter configured to calculate a second count value that is the number of times when the voltage of the input signal drops below a second voltage threshold in the predetermined period; and an over-range detector configured to detect an over-range, based on a comparison result obtained by comparing either one of each of the first count value and the second count value and a calculation result of the first count value and the second count value with a predetermined threshold, and output a detection result.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a plurality of interfaces and a host determination controller. To the plurality of interfaces, a plurality of host candidate devices are individually connected. The plurality of host candidate devices are each capable of serving as a host device that performs control. The host determination controller is configured to determine, based on a reception signal received from one of the plurality of host candidate devices, a predetermined host candidate device serving as a transmission source of the reception signal to be a host device, and to control a disconnection and a connection of at least one of the plurality of interfaces, the at least one of the plurality of interfaces corresponding to at least one of the other host candidate devices.

Abstract: The present invention is to present a sample analyzer, comprising: a reagent holder for holding a first and a second reagents; a display; a display controller for controlling the display so as to display a display screen including a first information displaying region for displaying one of a plurality of reagent information regarding the first reagent and a second information displaying region for displaying one of a plurality of reagent information regarding the second reagent; and a display switch receiver for receiving a display switch instruction of reagent information displayed in each of the first and second information displaying regions, wherein the display controller switches a first reagent information displayed in the first information displaying region to a second reagent information and switches a third reagent information displayed in the second information displaying region to a fourth reagent information, when the display switch receiver has received the display switch instruction.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a plurality of interfaces and a host determination controller. To the plurality of interfaces, a plurality of host candidate devices are individually connected. The plurality of host candidate devices are each capable of serving as a host device that performs control. The host determination controller is configured to determine, based on a reception signal received from one of the plurality of host candidate devices, a predetermined host candidate device serving as a transmission source of the reception signal to be a host device, and to control a disconnection and a connection of at least one of the plurality of interfaces, the at least one of the plurality of interfaces corresponding to at least one of the other host candidate devices.

Abstract: A phase synchronization apparatus and corresponding method are disclosed. In one example the phase synchronization apparatus may include a sampling section, a phase-error detection section, a first computation section, a second computation section, and an interpolation section. The apparatus and method may also carry out phase synchronization that corrects the phases of received signals sampled at sampling periods asynchronous with symbol periods, by carrying out concurrent processing to generate a plurality of received symbols so that the phases can be synchronized at a higher speed.

Abstract: A sample analyzer is provided. The sample analyzer includes a reagent container holder, a measurement unit, and an information processing unit configured to perform operations including controlling the measurement unit to start the successive measurement of the plurality of samples, determining whether to switch from the first reagent container to the second reagent container while performing the successive measurement by using the reagent contained in the first reagent container, controlling the measurement unit to suspend a start of aspiration of a next sample, to measure a quality control measurement sample prepared from the reagent contained in the second reagent container, when determined to switch from the first reagent container to the second reagent container, and controlling the measurement unit to start the aspiration of the next sample when an analysis result of the quality control measurement sample meets a predetermined condition.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a CRC generator polynomial select method for selecting a generator polynomial to be used in CRC coding and code checking, the method may include a first process of finding largest minimum Hamming distances Max.dmin of codes generated from given polynomials; a second process of finding code lengths n for codes having the largest minimum Hamming distances Max.dmin and determining a range nmin (r, Max.dmin)?n?nmax (r, Max.dmin); a third process of searching all polynomials for specific polynomials generating codes having dmin=Max.dmin in the determined range; and a fourth process of selecting final generator polynomials having a smallest non-zero coefficient count and a lowest code undetected-error probability from the specific polynomials.

Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes: a CRC encoding processing unit configured to include a plurality of generating polynomials for an CRC encoding processing with each of a plurality of data of which the code lengths differ as a target, and employ the optimal generating polynomial out of the plurality of generating polynomials to perform the CRC encoding processing; and a transmission unit configured to transmit data obtained by the CRC encoding processing unit performing the CRC encoding processing.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an encoding apparatus which combines an RLL code word and an error correction code word, with an interleaving technique when encoding, including: an error correction encoding section; an interleaving section; and an RLL encoding section, wherein, if an address i (i is an integer satisfying relations 0?i<k×m) is assigned to each symbol of k×m error correction code words and xij is denoting the number of symbols included in n symbols of a jth (j is an integer satisfying relations 0?j<m) code word of m error correction code words to serve as symbols corresponding to the address i of an information word of an RLL code, for any j, the interleaving section interleaves a series inside an information word of the RLL code word so that the following relations are satisfied: ? i ? x ij = n ? ? and ? ? x ij > 0.

Abstract: A phase synchronization apparatus includes: a sampling section; a phase-error detection section; a first computation section; a second computation section; and an interpolation section.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a decoding apparatus for decoding channel input bits from a partial-response channel output in accordance with a trellis obtained by combining a coding constraint and state transitions of a partial response for a case in which the length of a memory required for describing the coding constraint is greater than the length of a channel memory of the partial response. The apparatus may include a first calculation unit configured to carry out a first calculation on first branch information, which may be defined as information on first branches included in three or more branches merging in a state determined in advance, and first path information defined as information on first paths for the first branches; and a second calculation unit configured to carry out a second calculation on a first calculation value obtained as a result of the first calculation.

Abstract: The present invention is to present a sample analyzer comprising: a reagent container holder; a measurement unit; and an information processing unit configured to perform operations comprising: controlling the measurement unit so as to start the successive measurement of the plurality of samples; determining whether or not to switch from the first reagent container to the second reagent container while performing the successive measurement by using the reagent contained in the first reagent container; controlling the measurement unit so as to suspend a start of aspiration of a next sample, to measure a quality control measurement sample prepared from the reagent contained in the second reagent container, when determined to switch from the first reagent container to the second reagent container; and controlling the measurement unit so as to start the aspiration of the next sample when an analysis result of the quality control measurement sample meets a predetermined condition.

Abstract: The present invention is to present a sample analyzer, comprising: a reagent holder for holding a first and a second reagents; a display; a display controller for controlling the display so as to display a display screen including a first information displaying region for displaying one of a plurality of reagent information regarding the first reagent and a second information displaying region for displaying one of a plurality of reagent information regarding the second reagent; and a display switch receiver for receiving a display switch instruction of reagent information displayed in each of the first and second information displaying regions, wherein the display controller switches a first reagent information displayed in the first information displaying region to a second reagent information and switches a third reagent information displayed in the second information displaying region to a fourth reagent information, when the display switch receiver has received the display switch instruction.

Abstract: The present invention is to present a sample measuring apparatus, comprising: a reagent holder for holding plural kinds of reagents; a measurement unit for measuring a measurement sample, prepared from a sample and plural kinds of reagents held by the reagent holder, for a predetermined measurement item; a display; and a display controller for controlling the display so as to display a screen including a predetermined display area showing a measurable number of times indicating how many times the measuring unit is able to perform a measurement for the predetermined measurement item by using the plural kinds of reagents held by the reagent holder.