Abstract: A system is described in which a plurality of host computers are coupled to a storage system for storing and retrieving data in the storage system. The storage system includes individually addressable units of storage such as volumes or logical unit numbers. A security management system controls access to each of the individually addressable units of storage based upon the identification of the host permitted to access that unit of storage.

Abstract: A package for electronic component comprises a rectangular package body having a flat cut surface to be abutted on a flat mounting surface of a mounting substrate, a first side surface intersecting with the flat cut surface, and a first notch part formed at a boundary between the flat cut surface and the first side surface, an electronic component installed in the package body, and a first pad electrically connected to the electronic component and formed on an inner wall surface of the first notch part.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide high-speed memory devices such as high-speed DRAM resources in a storage system for external computers. In accordance with an aspect of the invention, a computer system comprises: a computer which includes an internal memory and an external memory, the external memory being provided by a storage system coupled to the computer; and a controller operable to manage a virtual memory space provided by the internal memory and the external memory. The controller is operable to add a logical unit provided by the storage system, to the external memory included in the virtual memory space, based on a usage level of the virtual memory space. The controller is operable to release a logical unit provided by the storage system, from the external memory included in the virtual memory space, based on the usage level of the virtual memory space.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an optical waveguide which includes a core configured to transmit an optical signal, and a mirror portion configured to reflect the optical signal, the method includes: forming a mask layer patterned in a predetermined shape, on a first crystal plane of a substrate made of a crystalline material; etching the first crystal plane by a wet-etching using the mask layer to form a groove having a plurality of crystal planes; providing a metallic reflection film on at least one of the plurality of crystal planes to form the mirror portion; and providing the groove with a core material to form the core.

Abstract: A probe is registered with an object by probing the object with the probe at multiple poses, wherein each pose of the probe includes a location and an orientation. A probability distribution of a current location of the probe is represented by a set of particles, and a probability distribution of a current orientation of the probe is represented by a Gaussian distribution for each particle conditioned on the current location. A set of candidate motions is chosen, and for each candidate motion, an expected uncertainty based on the set of particles is determined. The candidate motion with a least expected uncertainty is selected as a next motion of the probe, the probe is moved according to the next motion, and the set of particles is updated using the next pose of the probe.

Abstract: A single camera acquires an input image of a scene as observed in an array of spheres, wherein pixels in the input image corresponding to each sphere form a sphere image. A set of virtual cameras are defined for each sphere on a line joining a center of the sphere and a center of projection of the camera, wherein each virtual camera has a different virtual viewpoint and an associated cone of rays, appearing as a circle of pixels on its virtual image plane. A projective texture mapping of each sphere image is applied to all of the virtual cameras on the virtual image plane to produce a virtual camera image comprising circle of pixels. Each virtual camera image for each sphere is then projected to a refocusing geometry using a refocus viewpoint to produce a wide-angle lightfield view, which are averaged to produce a refocused wide-angle image.

Abstract: An oil-pressure apparatus is provided with an actuating cylinder that works on the outside and an acceleration cylinder that does not work on the outside. When a rod of the actuating cylinder is extended with no load applied to the actuating cylinder, oil is supplied to the actuating cylinder through the acceleration cylinder so that extension of the rod is accelerated. When the rod of the actuating cylinder is extended with load applied to the actuating cylinder, oil is adjusted to the actuating cylinder without passing through the acceleration cylinder so that original thrust of the actuating cylinder is exerted.

Abstract: A pose of an object is estimated by first defining a set of pair features as pairs of geometric primitives, wherein the geometric primitives include oriented surface points, oriented boundary points, and boundary line segments. Model pair features are determined based on the set of pair features for a model of the object. Scene pair features are determined based on the set of pair features from data acquired by a 3D sensor, and then the model pair features are matched with the scene pair features to estimate the pose of the object.

Abstract: In a storage system environment in which an upper limit of electric energy consumption is prescribed for a specific period, operation of a storage device are enabled while keeping the electric energy consumption within the prescribed upper limit, and at the same time, maintaining operations of a disk device of a storage device necessary for providing services to a user. The storage system includes a storage device having one or more energized parts and a management device that manages operations of the storage device. The management device acquires electric energy consumption of the one or more energized parts and controls the operational state of the one or more energized parts so that the electric energy consumption of the storage device over a predetermined period does not exceed a prescribed upper limit.

Abstract: A storage system including a first storage apparatus having at least one volume to be provided to a host computer, a second storage apparatus connected to the first storage apparatus and having a second volume having a pair relationship with a first volume, and a management apparatus. The management apparatus includes a user interface for setting an attribute of functions related to at least one volume of the first storage apparatus and at least one volume of the second storage apparatus. The management apparatus compares an attribute of a first function related to the first volume and an attribute of a second function related to the second volume, and sets the attribute of the second function to be consistent with the attribute of the first function. The management apparatus there commands restoration of the first volume or the second volume to a state before the set the attribute operation.

Abstract: A data migrating method including calculating, in a case where data stored in a volume is migrated to another volume, a required period of time for migrating the data based on a size of data to be migrated and volume configuration information on the volume in which the migrated data is stored and the volume to which the data is to be migrated, determining a start time at which the data migration starts to generate a volume migration plan, setting a priority of the generated volume migration plan, prioritizing, in a case where a periods of time during which the generated volume migration plan is executed and a period of time during which an existing volume migration plan is executed are overlapped with each other, and changing the start time of at least one of those volume migration plans having a lower priority.

Abstract: A dynamic scene is reconstructed as depths and an extended depth of field video by first acquiring, with a camera including a lens and sensor, a focal stack of the dynamic scene while changing a focal depth. An optical flow between the frames of the focal stack is determined, and the frames are warped according to the optical flow to align the frames and to generate a virtual static focal stack. Finally, a depth map and a texture map for each virtual static focal stack is generated using a depth from defocus, wherein the texture map corresponds to an EDOF image.

Abstract: Arrangements reducing power consumption of an air conditioner and a storage device. A control method with a management server apparatus for a plurality of storage devices and an air conditioner includes calculating plural combinations of allocating the work amount to the plurality of storage devices, calculating the heating value of each storage device included in the plurality of storage devices for each of the plural combinations, calculating the quantity of heat conducted to the air conditioner, based on the heating value and positional information of the plurality of storage devices and the air conditioner, calculating the power consumption to cool the quantity of heat conducted to the air conditioner, selecting a combination included in the plural combinations based on the power consumption of the air conditioner, and issuing a move of the data stored in a first storage device to a second storage device, based on the selected combination.

Abstract: Arrangements reducing power consumption of an air conditioner and a storage device. A control method with a management server apparatus for a plurality of storage devices and an air conditioner includes calculating plural combinations of allocating the work amount to the plurality of storage devices, calculating the heating value of each storage device included in the plurality of storage devices for each of the plural combinations, calculating the quantity of heat conducted to the air conditioner, based on the heating value and positional information of the plurality of storage devices and the air conditioner, calculating the power consumption to cool the quantity of heat conducted to the air conditioner, selecting a combination included in the plural combinations based on the power consumption of the air conditioner, and issuing a move of the data stored in a first storage device to a second storage device, based on the selected combination.

Abstract: A heat radiation package of the present invention includes a substrate in an upper surface side of which recess portion is provided, embedded wiring portion which is filled in the recess portion of the substrate and on which semiconductor element which generates a heat is mounted, and a heat sink connected to a lower surface side of the substrate. The substrate is made of silicon, ceramics, or insulating resin.

Abstract: A dynamic scene is reconstructed as depths and an extended depth of field video by first acquiring, with a camera including a lens and sensor, a focal stack of the dynamic scene while changing a focal depth. An optical flow between the frames of the focal stack is determined, and the frames are warped according to the optical flow to align the frames and to generate a virtual static focal stack. Finally, a depth map and a texture map for each virtual static focal stack is generated using a depth from defocus, wherein the texture map corresponds to an EDOF image.

Abstract: In a storage system in which computers are connected via a network, in order to avoid a state where communication quality is degraded due to poor performance of an apparatus constituting the network, for a transfer data amount, an amount of data sent out from a storage apparatus is suppressed. Moreover, the storage apparatus inhibits a read-ahead process, in accordance with the suppression of the sending out of the data. Furthermore, proper load allocation is realized by migrating a logical storage unit provided by the storage, to another network interface or a second storage apparatus, without changing a configuration of the network.

Abstract: A wiring board adapted for mounting an electronic component has the form of a structure in which a plurality of wiring layers are stacked one on top of another with an insulating layer interposed therebetween and are interconnected through via holes formed in the insulating layers, respectively. A plurality of openings are formed through the structure in a region where a wiring is not formed, extending through the structure in a thickness direction thereof. Further, solder resist layers are formed on the outermost wiring layers, respectively, and exposing pad portions defined in desired locations in the outermost wiring layers.

Abstract: This invention manages a power consumption of a system including a computer and a storage in combination with a workload of a business application. More specifically, a power consumption per transaction processing count is employed as an index that an application user utilizes as a guide for adjusting a power consumption amount. Further, the invention provides means that adjusts a power consumption per workload based on a trade off between power consumption and system performance. When adjusting the power consumption, the system configuration is modified so as to increase or decrease computer resources such as a disk or a server that the application utilizes.

Abstract: A shield device for a resonance type contactless power transmission system that reduces adverse influence on power transmission efficiency without unnecessarily increasing space for installing the shield device is provided. A shield device of the resonance type contactless power transmission system includes cylindrical shield members, which are provided in a power supply unit and a power receiving unit, respectively. The distance between the bottom of the shield member provided in the power supply unit and the primary-side resonance coil and the distance between the bottom of the shield member provided in the power receiving unit and the secondary-side resonance coil are both set to be greater than a distance between the primary-side resonance coil and the secondary-side resonance coil that allows power transmission at the maximum efficiency from the power supply unit to the power receiving unit.