Abstract: A printer includes a print head that prints information on a recording medium, a fixed blade, a sliding mechanism that is slidable relative to the fixed blade, a movable blade that moves according to the sliding movement of the sliding mechanism, and a cutter driving part that causes the sliding mechanism to slide to move the movable blade.

Abstract: A radio communication apparatus including: an antenna configured to receive a radio frame including first symbols to which reference signals are mapped and second symbols to which data is mapped, and a processor configured to determine a number of third symbols, the third symbols being used for demodulating each of the second symbols, and to select, for each of the second symbols, the third symbols from among the first symbols in accordance with the number.

Abstract: A library controller includes a data storage and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a plurality of data from a host device and write the received plurality of data to a first data buffer included in a first drive. The processor is configured to instruct, upon occurrence of a first write error, an operating unit to demount a recording medium from the first drive and mount the recording medium into a second drive. The processor is configured to receive unwritten data including the partial data from the first drive to store the received unwritten data in the data storage. The unwritten data is data stored in the first data buffer and not yet written to the recording medium. The processor is configured to read the unwritten data stored in the data storage to write the read unwritten data to a second data buffer included in the second drive.

Abstract: A method of automatically identifying and extracting distributed online resources may include locating in a website a candidate entry list page. The method may also include verifying the candidate entry list page as an entry list page using repeated pattern discovery. The method may also include segmenting the entry list page into a plurality of entry items. The method may also include extracting from the plurality of entry items a plurality of candidate target pages. The method may also include verifying at least some of the candidate target pages as target pages including analyzing a visual structure and presentation of the candidate target pages. The method may also include extracting metadata from the target pages. The method may also include organizing the target pages and/or the metadata in one or more databases.

Abstract: A computer is disclosed that performs a verification process. The computer analyzes quality characteristics of communication for each of predetermined quality analysis subjects from actual capture data. The computer generates send data based on the actual capture data and an exchanging message which is acquired when a reproduced operation is verified based on the actual capture data. The computer sends the send data to a verification subject apparatus at sending timing based on the quality characteristics. The computer receives response data from the verification subject apparatus. The computer verifies an operation of the verification subject apparatus.

Abstract: A device that uses homomorphic encryption is disclosed. The device includes a public key data generator configured to generate public key data, and a secret key data generator configured to generate secret key data that includes, as a secret key, an integer that is an element of a matrix obtained as a product of the first public key matrix element and an inverse matrix of the secret key matrix and that is not a multiple of the plain text space size.

Abstract: In a non-contact charging method, variable information with which a resonance frequency of a resonance circuit of an equipment device having maximum charging power as the power transmitting frequency, and a resonance frequency or a Q value of a resonance circuit of a power receiving unit of an equipment device other than the equipment device having the maximum charging power as a resonance frequency or a Q value for charging depending on each charging power, and transmits to each equipment device variable information corresponding to each equipment device.

Abstract: A communication method executed by an information processing apparatus capable of transmitting data of a plurality of sessions to another information processing apparatus, the method includes: acquiring from the another information processing apparatus processing time information according to a time taken for processing a first data received by the another information processing apparatus; calculating an upper limit value of an amount of data per unit time permitted to each of the plurality of sessions for transmission using the processing time information; and limiting the amount of data for each of the plurality of sessions based on the upper limit value calculated at the calculating upon transmitting a second data including data of one or more sessions to the another information processing apparatus.

Abstract: A storage unit stores therein information for specifying a cell contained in a file in a table format and attribute information on the file in an associated manner. When first information is stored in the storage unit in association with attribute information on a first file in a table format and second information is stored in the storage unit in association with attribute information on a second file in a table format, whether there is a relevance between the first file and the second file is determined by comparing the first information and the second information by referring to the storage unit.

Abstract: The file management server refers, when file information on at least two files targeted for association is acquired, to a storing unit that stores therein condition information, in which conditions for determining whether association between files is permitted are set, and determines whether the two files in the file information satisfy a condition that is set in the condition information and associates, when the condition is satisfied, the two files.

Abstract: A communication method executed by an information processing apparatus capable of transmitting data to another information processing apparatus, the method includes: setting a first threshold as an amount of data capable of being transmitted without waiting for a reply from the another information processing apparatus; transmitting a first data having a data amount less than or equal to the first threshold to the another information processing apparatus; acquiring from the another information processing apparatus processing time information taken to process the first data by the another information processing apparatus; and changing the first threshold concerning the data amount into a second threshold based on the processing time information.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an instruction unit and a calculation unit, and instructs a plurality of physical servers to start to provide or stop providing service. The calculation unit monitors the operating status of equipment that is installed in each of a plurality of chassis each housing one or a plurality of physical servers and that is used for operations of the physical servers. Then, the calculation unit calculates an equipment error probability indicating how likely the physical servers housed in a chassis are to fail to provide service due to an error in the equipment of the chassis. The instruction unit instructs physical servers to start to provide or stop providing the service, based on the equipment error probabilities of the plurality of chassis.

Abstract: A scheduling allocation method that includes: receiving demanded resource parameters and available resource parameters transmitted by a plurality of cell base stations or transmission points, each of the demanded resource parameters reflecting a service load of each cell base station or transmission point, and each of the available resource parameters reflecting status of available resources of each cell base station or transmission point; sorting priorities of the plurality of cell base stations or transmission points according to the received demanded resource parameters and available resource parameters; and determining scheduling modes of the plurality of cell base stations or transmission points according to the sorted priorities.

Abstract: An authentication apparatus for authenticating using biometric information of a plurality of kinds including first information related to a first body part input into a first information inputting area and second information related to a second body part input into a second information inputting area includes an information existence detecting unit that detects a lack of the second information, a determination information acquiring unit that acquires information for lack determination based on third information related to the second body part input into the first information inputting area, and a pseudo lack determining unit that determines whether the lack is an actual lack or a pseudo lack based on the information for lack determination.

Abstract: A distribution method includes: receiving, by a relay device that is provided within the certain segment, a distribution request that is used to receive image information that includes a file structure having one or more files such that the image information is divided into a plurality of pieces, from a distribution destination device that is provided within a certain segment in a communication network; transferring, by the relay device, the distribution request to a distribution source device that is provided outside the certain segment; transmitting, by the distribution source device, each divided pieces of the image information to the relay device in response to the distribution request; and receiving, by the relay device, each divided pieces of the image information from the distribution source device and transferring each divided pieces of the image information to the distribution destination device.

Abstract: A drawing apparatus includes a flow line generation section configured to generate the flow line from a predetermined start position; a view setting section configured to set the viewpoint position in the 3D-space; a band-of-facets forming section configured to form a band of facets connecting a plurality of polygon facets along the flow line based on the set viewpoint position; and a texture mapping section configured to map texture onto each of the plurality of polygon facets. The texture represents reflected light on the band of facets with respect to a light source placed at a predetermined position in the 3D-space.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a first-member that includes a through-hole; a second-member that includes a connection-hole and that is in contact with the first-member in a state where the through-hole and the connection-hole are in communication with each other; a first-locking-surface that is formed on the first-member while extending radially outside of the through-hole and that faces a side opposite to the connection-hole-side; a second-locking-surface that is formed in the second-member while extending radially outside of the connection-hole and that faces a side opposite to the through-hole-side; and an adhesive-portion including a shaft-portion with which the through-hole and the connection-hole are filled, a first-large-diameter portion that is formed at an end of the shaft-portion and secured to the first-locking-surface, and a second-large-diameter portion that is formed at the other end of the shaft-portion and secured to the second-locking-surface.

Abstract: A file management server displays, according to selection order of first information and second information, either a relationship that the first information is subordinate to the second information or a relationship that the second information is subordinate to the first information as a subordinate relationship to be set.

Abstract: An information processing device having any of hash values associated with a hash space based on distribution hash information. The device acquires access information to an information processing device as a target, the access information being transmitted from another information processing device on the basis of first distribution hash information using the hash value in the hash space between first devices belonging to one of groups divided according to a sequence in terms of the magnitudes of the hash values associated with the hash space, stores second distribution hash information using the hash value in the hash space pertaining to a second device belonging to the group to which the first device belongs, searches second distribution hash information for a second device corresponding to the hash value generated from the access information, and transmits access information to the retrieved second device by the searching.

Abstract: A storage apparatus includes a storing unit that stores a Bloom filter in which data characteristic values are registered, the data characteristic values extracting properties of data that are stored in areas into which a storage area is divided; and a processor that is configured to judge whether a first data characteristic value extracting a property of a first data that is to be written into the storage area is registered in the Bloom filter, and write the first data into the storage area, when the first data characteristic value is not registered in the Bloom filter.