Abstract: A method of demand response (DR) assessment may include reading energy economics data from a third party for an interval of a DR event period. The energy economics data may include a day-ahead demand, a day-ahead locational marginal pricing (LMP), and a real-time LMP. The method may also include estimating a real-time energy demand for the interval. Based on the energy economics data and the estimated real-time energy demand, the method may also include determining a demand imbalance for the interval. The method may also include calculating a cost of a DR event that exploits the demand imbalance. The method may also include selecting an energy curtailment request amount for the interval that optimizes profitability of the DR event.

Abstract: According to an aspect of an embodiment, one or more systems or methods may be configured to locate a fault in a software program using a test suite. The systems or methods may be further configured to modify, using a repair template, the software program in response to locating the fault. In addition, the systems or methods may be configured to determine whether the modification satisfies an anti-pattern condition. The anti-pattern condition may indicate whether the modification is improper. The systems or methods may also be configured to disallow the modification in response to the modification satisfying the anti-pattern condition or perform further testing on the software program, as modified, in response to the modification not satisfying the anti-pattern condition.

Abstract: An optical transmission apparatus includes transmitters configured to correspond to the polarization multiplexing optical signals, each of at least two of the transmitters including a first computing unit that computes, based on information regarding an optical transmission line including a plurality of spans and a polarization multiplexing optical signal, data waveform information regarding the transmitter and transmits the data waveform information to at least one another transmitter provided for at least one another polarization multiplexing optical signal, and a second computing unit that receives data waveform information from the at least one another transmitter provided for the at least one another polarization multiplexing optical signal and pre-equalizes or reduces cross phase modulation occurring in the optical transmission line of a transmission signal based on the data waveform information received from the at least one another transmitter provided for the at least one another polarization multipl

Abstract: A storage control device includes a first rebuilding unit rebuilding information stored in one of a plurality of storages that fails by using information stored in the plurality of storages excluding said failed storage and storing rebuilt information in a spare storage replaced with the failed storage, a second rebuilding unit rebuilding information stored in two of said plurality of storages that fail by using information stored in said plurality of storages excluding the two failed storages and storing rebuilt information in two spare storages replaced with the two failed storages, and a rebuilding control unit for controlling said first rebuilding unit and second rebuilding unit where one of said spare storages fails during rebuilding the data stored in said two failed storages to replace the failed spare storage with other spare storage whereby said second rebuilding unit continues rebuilding the data.

Abstract: A fingerprint authentication device includes a sweep fingerprint sensor that acquires images of a fingerprint on a finger at at least two different sensitivity levels in a single scan, and a counterfeit-finger determining unit that determines whether the finger is counterfeit based on the images acquired by the sweep fingerprint sensor.

Abstract: A first information processing apparatus of multiple information processing apparatuses includes a second configuration information storage section storing second configuration information; a first configuration information modification section modifying first configuration information in the storage apparatus; a notification section notifying, a second information processing apparatus, of modified part information indicating a modified part in the first configuration information; a modified part information storage section storing the modified part information from the second information processing apparatus; and an updating section updating, before modifying the first configuration information in the storage apparatus, the modified part in the second configuration information indicated by the modified part information stored in the modified part information storage section, based on the first configuration information.

Abstract: A heat receiver includes a casing defining a flow passage on a thermal conductive plate. The thermal conductive plate is received on an electronic component. The thermal conductive plate serves to transfer heat to coolant in the flow passage. At least two inflow nozzles extend into the casing to have discharge openings opposed to the upstream end of the flow passage. The coolant flows into the flow passage through the inflow nozzles. At least two streams of the coolant are thus generated in the flow passage. The streams widely expand or spread in the flow passage. The coolant flows through the flow passage without stagnating. The coolant can thus absorb the heat of the thermal conductive plate in an efficient manner. This results in an efficient heat absorption of the heat receiver.

Abstract: An image decoding apparatus includes a memory, a detecting part which receives data of a plurality of macroblocks included in an image and detects whether or not a first macroblock included in the plurality of macroblocks has an intra-block, and a control part which writes a DCT coefficient of the first macroblock into the memory when the detecting part determines that the first macroblock has the intra-block, and does not write the DCT coefficient of the first macroblock into the memory when the detecting part determines that the first macroblock has no intra-block.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a light control unit that changes the light transmittance or the reflectance with respect to each pixel; a plurality of light sources that irradiates light to the light control unit; a light-emission distribution calculating unit that calculates a light emission distribution when the light sources illuminate with respective set light emission intensities based on light-emission pattern data of the respective light sources that are preliminarily stored; a brightness comparing unit that compares the brightness in the light emission distribution calculated by the light-emission distribution calculating unit and the brightness of an image of a display object; and an adjustment-amount determining unit that determines an adjustment amount of the light emission intensity of each light source based on a comparison result by the brightness comparing unit.

Abstract: To improve accuracy for verifying reception in the data transmission utilizing the common channel. A radio communication apparatus for transmitting the data to the transmitting destination apparatus selected from a plurality of transmitting destination apparatuses using the shared channel, comprises a control unit for controlling data transmission and a path search unit for identifying the transmitting destination apparatus as the object of the path search in accordance with control of data transmission.

Abstract: A method of obtaining a relative indicator for use in scheduling uplink transmissions from a plurality of source user equipments to a base station is disclosed. The relative indicator indicates the status of a user equipment in comparison to the status of the other user equipments, therefore allowing a user equipment to make more efficient scheduling decisions. The method comprises the steps of determining, for each user equipment, a first indicator which is indicative of a status of that user equipment, determining at least one second indicator from the first indicators obtained for all user equipments and broadcasting the or each second indicator to all user equipments. In this way, a significant reduction the downlink signaling load can be achieved.

Abstract: A transfer path in a router is set in a loop shape by a test processing unit. In a NP chip (network processor), decrement of a TTL value is inhibited by a test processing unit, and a routing table is set such that data are transmitted in order along the transfer path of the loop shape. Consequently, the test processing unit circulates a predetermined number of data on the transfer path of the loop shape, and inspects the data circulated.

Abstract: A method for supporting a member in selecting one of reward programs includes providing a database storing item information that indicates, for each item, a name, and a reward program awarding a reward point, presenting the item information to the member, storing, in a multiple-service card, for each member, selected item information indicating items selected by the member by giving priorities thereto, obtaining, when a member is awarded a reward point in a shop, the selected item information of the member from the multiple-service card, determining that, among reward programs that award a reward point redeemable for any of the items indicated in the selected item information and are available in the shop, one of the reward programs awarding a reward point necessary to obtain an item placed in a highest priority is suitable for the member, and presenting the reward program thus determined to the member.

Abstract: A load detection circuit 40 detects a load value of a load portion 100 via a terminal DQ. A reference load, corresponding to the load of a probe, is output from a reference load output section. A comparison circuit 60 judges whether the detected load value matches the reference load, and outputs a control signal if matched. If this control signal is input, an input and output buffer 30 stops the output of the data from a memory cell 10 to the terminal DQ, or outputs a specific logic.

Abstract: A disk apparatus, e.g., a magnetic disk apparatus has a storage medium in the form of a disk which is rotated and accessed, and is designed so as to reduce the occurrence of scratches on the storage medium due to contact between the head and the storage medium while ensuring stable access to the disk-type storage medium. In addition to a main dowel which is provided on a suspension and which supports a magnetic head at a center of the same, an auxiliary dowel is provided on the suspension on the air outflow side relative to the main dowel to limit the tilt of the magnetic head at the time of loading.

Abstract: A nanohole structure includes a metallic matrix and nanoholes arrayed regularly in the metallic matrix, in which the nanoholes are spaced in rows at specific intervals to constitute rows of nanoholes. The rows of nanoholes are preferably arranged concentrically or helically. The nanoholes in adjacent rows of nanoholes are preferably arranged in a radial direction. The width of each row of nanoholes preferably varies at specific intervals in its longitudinal direction. A magnetic recording medium includes a substrate, and a porous layer on or above the substrate. The porous layer contains nanoholes each extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to a substrate plane, containing at least one magnetic material therein, and is the above-mentioned nanohole structure.

Abstract: Disclosed is a wireless station having a receiver and a network allocation vector associated with each of a plurality of directional antennas. The receivers concurrently listen for frames from remote stations. When any receiver detects a frame from a remote station, the receiver activates its associated NAV. The station has one or more transmitters that can transmit using the antennas. While transmitting a signal using an antenna, the receivers associated with any non-transmitting antennas continue to listen for signals from remote stations. The station cancels any signals from the transmitting antenna received by the non-transmitting antennas. To perform the cancellation, the station performs a self-calibration procedure. The station can self-calibrate by either silencing neighboring stations or by inserting null tones into a transmitted calibration signal.

Abstract: A mounted circuit substrate has at least one conductive layer. The side faces of a component mounting pad is formed on a surface of the substrate, and includes at least a columnar pattern made of a metal highly resistant to erosion by solder. The side faces of the component mounting pad are completely covered with an organic insulating layer. Therefore, the component mounting pad can withstand molten solder stresses accompanying component replacement even when component replacement is done many times.

Abstract: A plurality of dummy bit lines are disposed together with a plurality of bit line pairs in a memory cell array. In selectively driving a memory cell connected to the bit line pair, a timing control circuit controls the timing of the driving operation, based on signal change in the plural dummy bit lines, thereby detecting the influences of the process variation in a plurality of positions in the memory cell array. Thus, the influence of the process variation given to the operation of a semiconductor memory device can be further alleviated, compared with the case when one dummy bit line is used.

Abstract: A field effect transistor (FET) is disclosed that includes a heat spreader adapted to reduce the thermal resistance and channel operating temperature of a field effect transistor used in a circuit block susceptible to self-heating effects. In one embodiment, regulatory circuit blocks of an integrated circuit, such as phase locked loops, utilize the FET to improve the characteristics of a regulatory output required by other circuit blocks, such as digital logic circuits. In one embodiment the FET is a silicon-on-insulator structure.