Abstract: A device inspection apparatus that is capable of judging the functions of operating control buttons on a cellular phone or like device automatically and easily. The device inspection apparatus comprises an adapter unit 2 on which a cellular phone 1 is mounted; a camera 4 for picking up the image of an LCD panel 3, which serves as a display section for the cellular phone 1; a plunger unit 7, which has a plurality of releases 6 for pressing a key button 5 on the cellular phone 1; a computer 8 for controlling the operation of the plunger unit 7 and exercising control; and a monitor 9 for displaying an LCD panel image and an image based on a signal from the computer 8. A still picture, motion picture, or audio output, which is acquired when a release 6 presses a key button 5, is compared against a predetermined expected image or sound to judge the functionality of the cellular phone 1.

Abstract: A convenient, rapid, and highly sensitive protein detection method is provided. According to the present invention, an easily water-soluble compound of formula I is provided: [wherein, R1 and R2 are same or different, each of which is an aryl or heteroaryl group substituted with one or more anionic substituents].

Abstract: Provided is a backup method including a step (S1) of reading a log which is a data update difference, and identifying a data storage area (page) of backup data, a step (S2) of determining high/low reusability of the identified data storage area, a step (S3) of storing a log corresponding to a data storage area determined to be low in reusability in a log storage area preset on a memory, and a step (S4) of applying a log corresponding to a data storage area determined to be high in reusability to the identified data storage area in a cache area set on the memory, and updating the data storage area. Thus, by further reducing the number of I/O times in an external storage system of a standby system which backs up data by log transfer, it is possible to reduce introduction costs of a backup system and its normal-time operation's costs at normal times.

Abstract: To realize airtight joining on wirings, even in a case of arranging the wirings within grooves formed on a substrate surface, the wirings include a section arranged inside the grooves and a section arranged outside the grooves so as to extend over both sections. The first substrate and the second substrate are jointed through a joint member provided on the wirings outside the grooves so as to intersect with the wirings outside the grooves.

Abstract: A three-dimensional image display apparatus includes a light source and an optical system including a light modulation unit having pixels for generating a two-dimensional image by modulating light from the light source by the respective pixels and emitting a spatial frequency in the generated two-dimensional image along a diffraction angle corresponding to diffraction orders generated from the respective pixels, a Fourier transform image formation unit for performing Fourier transform on the spatial frequency in the two-dimensional image to generate Fourier transform images corresponding to the diffraction orders, a Fourier transform image selection unit for selecting a Fourier transform image corresponding to a desired diffraction order among the Fourier transform images, and a conjugate image formation unit for forming a conjugate image of the selected Fourier transform image, and further includes a semi-transmissive mirror for changing a light ray travelling direction emitted from the optical system.

Abstract: A disk drive and drive unit driving mechanism includes a disk holder with a plurality of holder plates that can receive individual hold disk in a stacked configuration. Disk selectors can form a space above and below a desired disk to be played by contacting and raising and/or lowering the holder plates. A drive base can move a drive unit into the space that is formed between the holder plates. Disk selectors can be provided with cams of a web shaped configuration to co-act with the protrusion provided whereby the holder plates can be moved in a vertical direction.

Abstract: A method of managing data by a storage system having first and second volumes according to a command from a server computer, including receiving a data access command from the server computer; specifying a data area that is designated in the data access command and reading data in the data area from the first volume; judging whether the data access command contains a data evacuating instruction; judging whether the data in the data area has been evacuated to the second volume when the data read command contains the data evacuating instruction; evacuating the data in the data area to the second volume when the data in the data area has not been evacuated to the second volume; and sending the data in the data area to the server computer. The invention reduces loads on the storage system when a differential snapshot is used.

Abstract: To generate backup data based on a log while a power consumption of a standby system is reduced, provided is a method for data backup in which a first computer system transmits a data update record, a second storage system of a second computer system receives and then stores the data update record, and a second computer of the second computer system generates a copy of data contained in the first computer system based on the stored data update record, the method for data backup, including: monitoring the data update record transmitted by the first computer system, and stopping, when a predetermined first condition is satisfied, the second computer; and starting, when a predetermined second condition is satisfied, the second computer, thereby generating the copy of the data contained in the first computer system based on the stored data update record.

Abstract: A gas sensor element, wherein an amount of flexure in a first section extending in a longitudinal direction of the sensor element from the position 8/27 of a size of the element apart from one end of the element to the other end, is set to be greater than or equal to 1/1360 and less than or equal to 1/670 with respect to the size in the longitudinal direction of the element. The amount of flexure is a sum of a distance from a regression line to an upper side maximum displacement point and a distance from the regression line to a lower side maximum displacement point when calculating the regression line representing the relation of the position X in the longitudinal direction of the element and the displacement Y in a thickness direction from a plurality of data sets showing the relation of position X and displacement Y.

Abstract: A method for duplicating transactions in a disaster recover system is disclosed. In this method, transactions and queries input to a primary database system are copied to a secondary database system and both database systems execute the queries and save the results permanently to each database, thereby maintaining duplicated data. When executing a query on the primary database system, if the query is a commit, the primary system simultaneously copies uncopied queries placed in a queue to the secondary database system and then executes the query. By using this processing procedure, the invention realizes a disaster recovery system which carries out copying transactions from one site to another site without losing the transactions, while reducing the influence of copy operation on the transaction processing performance.

Abstract: When a public line is used for a remote copy function of storage in a disaster recovery (DR) system, the online performance is degraded due to the increase and decrease of the line utilization rate. Therefore, it is desired to change the remote copy function depending on the line utilization rate. Also, there is the possibility of data loss if disaster occurs during the copy between storage devices. Therefore, it is desired to perform the processing to detect the data status immediately before the occurrence of the disaster. By switching the synchronous transmission and the asynchronous transmission in accordance with the increase and decrease of the response time of the remote copy function between storage devices, the online performance of the primary site can be maintained without being influenced by the line utilization rate, and the data loss can be detected based on the used remote copy function.

Abstract: Database synchronization processing is completed within a reasonable time, using narrow-band network that connects a primary site to a secondary site, to reduce the running cost of a system. A primary DBMS has a transaction executing unit for reading a primary DB of a primary storage system to update data as requested in an update request, and a write unit for writing the updated data in the primary storage system. The primary storage system includes an unnecessary information removing unit for overwriting an unused area in the written data successively with one of a preset character and a preset value. The primary storage system is connected, via a network, to a second storage system which stores a copy of the primary DB. The primary storage system is connected to the network via a network device which has a data compression unit for compressing a succession of the same value.

Abstract: A wiring board has a substrate having a groove on its surface, a first wiring placed in the groove, a plurality of bonding members located at mutually separated positions and each of which bonds the first wiring and the substrate. A gap is located between the first wiring and the surface of the groove.

Abstract: Provided is a technique of setting up a disaster recovery system. In a log-based disaster recovery system including a first site for processing data and a second site for storing a backup of the first site, the first site has a volume where data is stored and a volume that is made quiescent. The disaster recovery system accepts data updates while sequentially copying initial data from the quiescent volume to the second site. A copy of a log of the first site is kept in the second site and is synchronized with the original log. When data of the first site is updated and corresponding initial data has not been copied to the second site, the data to be updated is preferentially copied to the second site. A log is applied to the copied data, thereby matching data of the second site with data of the first site.

Abstract: A recovery of a secondary DB is executed by a log including a update difference of a primary DB, and a command is executed by adding the command to the log and analyzing the log by a secondary site. An operation command execution in the secondary site is applied to the DB having the consistency in the transaction at the same timing as a primary site or an intended timing, by transferring and executing the operation command via the log. In the case that the command is constituted by a snap shot generating instruction, a plurality of volumes of a mirror set forming a secondary storage apparatus are set to a pair state and the secondary DB is written in each of the volumes and synchronized, and the mirror set is set to a split state after the synchronization is finished, whereby a secondary DB is stored.

Abstract: A method for analyzing proteins with the use of electrophoresis is provided, which makes it possible to rapidly and conveniently analyze a great variety of proteins with high sensitivity. The method for analyzing a protein in a sample comprises setting a sample in a carrier for electrophoresis, performing electrophoresis for the sample using a buffer for electrophoresis in which a labeling compound represented by formula I: wherein R1 is an aryl group or a heteroaryl group that may be substituted, R2 is a heterocyclic group that may be substituted, and n is an integer between 1 and 5, is dissolved, and then detecting a complex of the compound of formula I and the protein via spectrophotometrical measurement.

Abstract: In the present invention, there is provided a three-dimensional image display apparatus, including: (A) a light source including U0×V0 planar light emitting members disposed in a two-dimensional matrix; (B) an optical modulation section having a plurality of pixels modulating light beams successively outputted from the planar light emitting members by section of each of the pixels to produce a two-dimensional image and emitting spatial frequencies of the produced two-dimensional image along a plurality of diffraction angles corresponding to different diffraction orders produced from the pixels; and (C) a Fourier transform image forming section Fourier transforming the spatial frequencies of the two-dimensional image emitted from the optical modulation section to produce a number of Fourier transform images corresponding to the number of diffraction orders and forming the Fourier transform images.

Abstract: A reflector film can have a high heat resistance and can maintain a high reflectance (or effectively prevent the decrease in the reflectance) when overlaid with a particular protective film. A lighting apparatus can also be configured for use with such a reflector film. The reflector film can include a silver or silver alloy film deposited on a substrate, and a titanium or titanium alloy film deposited on the silver or silver alloy film to serve as a protective film.

Abstract: A gas sensor contains a sensor element for detecting the concentration of a particular gas component in a measurement gas and a housing for supporting the sensor element inside, and the sensor element has a rectangular solid structure of a solid electrolyte body containing a ceramic material. In the gas sensor, four edges of the solid electrolyte body are beveled over the entire length thereof to form eleventh to fourteenth chamfered portions corresponding to the four edges.

Abstract: A technology capable of preventing a problem which occurs when log writing of a preceding transaction fails while reducing waiting time of a subsequent transaction is provided. A database control method for releasing locking of data held by a transaction upon reception of a transaction completion instruction from an operation terminal or the like by a database is provided. The database includes an exclusive control module, a log output module, and a log buffer. The log output module stores a transaction completion log in the log buffer upon reception of the transaction completion instruction from the operation terminal. The exclusive control module releases locking held by the transaction upon reception of storage of the transaction completion log in the log buffer.