Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a calculator configured to perform a calculation, a plurality of system boards, each of the plurality of system boards including a first storage unit that stores a first program of a first type, the first program being to be used to operate the calculator, a preliminary board including a plurality of second storage units, at least one of the plurality of second storage units storing a second program of a second type, the second program corresponding to the first programs, and a controller configured to compare any one of the first types of the first programs with the second type of the second program and to write, when any one of the first types does not match the second type, the first program of the any one of the first types into the second storage unit.

Abstract: A mobile station for wirelessly communicating with a base station, the mobile station including a storage unit for storing determination information for determining whether or not an application that requires wireless communication is being executed and operation information defining whether or not the application maintains a logical connection when the application is out-of-service for each application; and a processor for, when detecting out-of-service state, determining an application being executed on the basis of the determination information, determining whether or not the application being executed maintains the logical connection on the basis of the operation information, and when determining that the application maintains the logical connection, trying to wirelessly connect to the base station.

Abstract: A receiving circuit includes: a sampling circuit to sample input data in synchronization with first clock to obtain boundary data, and sample the input data in synchronization with second clock to obtain center data; a decision feedback equalizer to perform equalization on the center data using an equalization coefficient, and output first output data; a first comparator circuit to perform binary decision on the boundary data and output second output data; a phase detection circuit to detect phase information of the input data using the first output data and the second output data; a phase difference computation circuit to calculate phase difference of the first output data using the equalization coefficient; a first phase adjustment circuit to adjust phase of the first clock using the phase information; and a second phase adjustment circuit to adjust phase of the second clock using the phase information and the phase difference.

Abstract: According to an aspect of an embodiment, a method of managing packets in a communication network including multiple communication nodes is described. The method may include receiving a packet including a packet header. The packet header may include a packet identifier uniquely identifying the packet. The method may also include determining a packet type of the packet received by a first communication node based on the packet identifier. The method may also include dropping the packet when the packet is determined to be a duplicate packet or routing the packet to a neighbor communication node in a manner that prevents the packet from being caught in a loop when the packet is determined to be a returned packet or a new packet.

Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to analyzing and validating computer software written in an object-oriented scripting language such as Javascript. The analyzing and validating method comprises marking an object in source code of a software program written in an object-oriented scripting language such as JavaScript; identifying one or more locations paired with the object in the source code of the software program; constructing a control flow graph (CFG) for the software program; and determining whether there is any path in the CFG that leads from a first node corresponding to the marked object to a second node corresponding to any identified location paired with the object. In an embodiment, the object is marked in source code using a keyword.

Abstract: In this invention a wireless apparatus for conducting receiving process of data using a control signal which is started in transmission prior to transmission of such data is characterized in comprising a detecting unit for detecting that the undefined data is included in a first part transmitted prior to a second part as a part of the control signal is used for solving problem.

Abstract: A storage apparatus includes a memory that stores data groups, a rearranging unit that rearranges a transmission group order of the data groups based on each of storage positions in a storage device provided in a copy destination storage apparatus in which the each of data groups is to be stored, and a transmitting unit that transmits the data groups rearranged by the rearranging unit to the copy destination storage apparatus.

Abstract: Load information and a first processing time are provided in association with each of a plurality of first time segments that each have a fixed duration time and are included in a first time period, where the load information indicates a load condition of a target computer that executed a target job during the each first time segment, and the first processing time indicates a running time of the target job during the each first time segment. One or more first time segments each having a predetermined analogous relationship with a second time segment in a second time period during which the target job is expected to be executed by the target computer are selected to predict a second processing time indicating a running time of the target job during the second time period based on the first processing times associated with the selected one or more first time segments.

Abstract: A signal shaping circuit that shapes a drive signal and includes a main-signal amplifying circuit that amplifies the drive signal; a preemphasis generating circuit that symmetrically emphasizes a rising portion and a falling portion of the drive signal; a current source that is provided in the main-signal amplifying circuit; and a condenser that couples the main-signal amplifying circuit and the preemphasis generating circuit.

Abstract: A switch apparatus capable of being coupled to a computer and a plurality of devices, the switch apparatus includes: a first bridge coupled to the computer; a second-bridge group coupled to the devices; and a controller for controlling the connection relationship between the first bridge and the second-bridge group, wherein the controller assigns physical identifiers having different bus identifiers to the plurality of devices, assigns logical identifiers to the devices in accordance with an identifier assigned to the first bridge in response to an instruction for reading connection states of the devices received from the computer when the computer is coupled to the first bridge, and converts a physical identifier and a logical identifier of a packet transmitted between the first bridge and the second-bridge group in accordance with the correspondence relationships between the physical identifiers and the logical identifiers.

Abstract: The semiconductor device has insulating films 40, 42 formed over a substrate 10; an interconnection 58 buried in at least a surface side of the insulating films 40, 42; insulating films 60, 62 formed on the insulating film 42 and including a hole-shaped via-hole 60 and a groove-shaped via-hole 66a having a pattern bent at a right angle; and buried conductors 70, 72a buried in the hole-shaped via-hole 60 and the groove-shaped via-hole 66a. A groove-shaped via-hole 66a is formed to have a width which is smaller than a width of the hole-shaped via-hole 66. Defective filling of the buried conductor and the cracking of the inter-layer insulating film can be prevented. Steps on the conductor plug can be reduced. Accordingly, defective contact with the upper interconnection layer and the problems taking place in forming films can be prevented.

Abstract: A method for deploying a wireless network in accordance with particular embodiments includes deploying one or more base stations configured to provide wireless connections between the one or more base stations and one or more endpoints. The method also includes deploying one or more remote transceivers configured to provide wireless connections between the one or more remote transceivers and one or more endpoints. The method further includes modifying at least one base station of the one or more base stations. The modified base station is configured to control the one or more remote transceivers. The method additionally includes modifying at least one remote transceiver of the one or more remote transceivers. The modified remote transceiver is configured to control the at least one remote transceiver without receiving control information from the at least one base station.

Abstract: A biometric authentication device includes a storage unit that stores a plurality of pieces of reference biometric data, an identification control unit that extracts reference biometric data where a coefficient for determining a similarity to acquired biometric data is greater than or equal to a first threshold value, a similar region extraction unit that obtains coefficients for determining similarities between the plural pieces of extracted reference biometric data, in units of predetermined regions, and extracts a similar region where the coefficient for similarity determination is greater than or equal to a second threshold value when a plurality of pieces of reference biometric data are extracted by the identification control unit, and a judgment unit that weights a coefficient for determining a similarity to a dissimilar region, compared with the coefficient for determining a similarity to the extracted similar region, and judging the degree of similarity.

Abstract: A support substrate includes a first surface and a second surface located above the level of the first surface. Chips are mounted on the first surface. A first insulating film is disposed over each chip. First conductive plugs are connected to the chip extending through each first insulating film. Filler material made of resin filling a space between chips. Wirings are disposed over the first insulating film and the filler material for interconnecting different chips. The second surface, an upper surface of the first insulating film and an upper surface of the filler material are located at the same level.

Abstract: A wireless tag device can communicate with an inquiry device includes: a local terminal storage unit storing local terminal identification information which can be discriminated from another wireless tag device; a reception detection unit detecting a signal transmitted from the inquiry device or another wireless tag device; an inquiry signal receiving unit receiving the detected inquiry signal if the inquiry signal is transmitted using a first frequency from the inquiry device; a reply signal transmitting unit transmitting a reply signal in response to the inquiry signal using a second frequency different from the first frequency; and a report signal transmitting unit transmitting a report signal including the local terminal identification information stored in the local terminal storage unit using a third frequency different from the second frequency if the inquiry signal transmitted from the inquiry device cannot be detected continuously in a specified time period in the reception detection unit.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes first and second conductor patterns embedded in a first interlayer insulation film and a third conductor pattern embedded in a second interlayer insulation film, the third conductor pattern including a main part and an extension part, the extension part being electrically connected to the first conductor pattern by a first via-plug, the extension part having a branched pattern closer to the main part compared with the first conductor pattern, the branched pattern making a contact with the second conductor pattern via a second via-plug, each of the main part, extension part including the branched pattern, first via-plug and second via-plug forming a damascene structure.

Abstract: A noise suppressing device includes a plurality of sound input units inputting sounds from a given sound source and converting the sounds to sound signals on a time axis, a transfer characteristic obtaining unit performing frequency transform of the sound signals after dividing the sound signals into frames and calculating respective transfer characteristics of the sounds for each given frequency band, a storage unit storing the calculated transfer characteristics of the sounds, a frequency obtaining unit obtaining a frequency for updating the transfer characteristics stored in the storage unit for the frequency band, an updating unit updating the transfer characteristics every given number of frames corresponding to the obtained frequency based on the transfer characteristics for each frequency band, a generating unit generating suppression information for suppressing the noise component based on the updated transfer characteristics, and a suppression unit suppressing the noise component based on the suppres

Abstract: A mobile communication terminal used in a mobile communication system providing mobile communicating service in a first frequency band is disclosed. The mobile communication terminal comprises a first signal processing circuit for processing signals for the mobile communication service; a second signal processing circuit for processing signals for radio tag communicating in a second frequency band; and an antenna commonly used by the first and second signal processing circuits. The impedance of the antenna is matched with the first signal processing circuit in the first frequency band and matched with the second signal processing circuit in the second frequency band.

Abstract: A bandwidth guaranteeing apparatus includes a controller that collects guaranteed communication rate for a plurality of devices on an OVC between a user-side apparatus and the bandwidth guaranteeing apparatus; and a determiner that obtains the smallest value of the guaranteed communication rate collected by the controller and upon a bandwidth change request that is for the OVC and from the user-side apparatus, determines whether the bandwidth change request can be accepted, based on the obtained guaranteed communication rate.

Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes a memory and a circuit. The memory store control data included in a frame received from outside the apparatus and state information indicating a state of the control data in the transmission apparatus in association with each other. The circuit records the control data included in the frame to the memory. The circuit changes the state information to information indicating that the recording of the control data is completed. The circuit determines whether or not the control data stored in the memory is to be rewritten. The circuit rewrites the control data stored in the memory, upon determining that the control data is rewritten. The circuit changes the state information to information indicating that the rewriting of the control data is completed. The circuit reads the control data stored in the memory.