Abstract: A technique is provided in which, even when the number of devices and device addresses handled in the storage apparatus side increases, it is possible to access all the devices and save used resources by simple control of the configuration definition information without adding the device addresses retained on the host side. The host side handles a virtual device for an access to an actual device handled on a storage apparatus side to retain a virtual device address, specifies an actual device to be mounted to the virtual device, and makes an access for data input/output by the virtual device address. A CHA of a controller maps an actual device address to a virtual device address and retains it in a table in a SM, and when receiving the access by the virtual device address, obtains the corresponding actual device address from the table to access the actual device.

Abstract: Information or contents cannot be reproduced even from a regular storage medium which is encrypted in accordance with a predetermined encryption system, due to erroneous detection of watermarks. Detection of the watermarks and restriction over reproduction depending thereon is conducted only in a case where the medium is not encrypted. In case of detecting that the data is not encrypted in accordance with a predetermined encryption system by an encryption detection circuit and when the watermarks are detected by a watermark detection circuit, reproduction of the data is stopped by a reproduction restricting circuit. In a case that it is detected to be encrypted in the predetermined encryption system by the encryption detection circuit, the reproduction restricting circuit will not stop the reproduction thereof.

Abstract: A user operates an input device to set information necessary for reserving a volume and a port while looking at a screen for reservation management displayed on a display device Next, a storage management program retrieves reservable volumes and ports using a volume retrieval subprogram of a policy basis. At this point, when a policy concerning performance is inputted, the storage management program inquires of a performance analysis program of a storage performance management server whether the performance is satisfied. When the volume and the port are found, the storage management program stores reservation information in a reservation management DB using a reservation subprogram. When the volume and the port are not found, the storage management program judges whether an alternative volume for the reserved volume is present using a volume adjustment subprogram.

Abstract: An XML document classifying method includes the steps of: classifying a plurality of XML documents stored in a storage unit, depending on whether a specific element/attribute is present in the XML documents and based on the identity of the value of the element/attribute; generating a folder hierarchical expression wherein the XML documents are sorted and arranged into folders; and providing the folder hierarchical expression for a hierarchical file GUI.

Abstract: A channel adapter connected to a host has a local cache memory. The channel adapter duplexes and writes the write-data in the local cache memory in response to a data-write request from the host. Then, the channel adapter sends the write-completion to the host and transfers all of the write-data within the local cache memory to the main cache memory in asynchronous timing. The channel adapter manages directory information of the data within the local cache memory. In response to a data-read request from the host, the channel adapter checks whether the read-data hits or not in the local cache memory based on the directory information. If the read-data hits, the read-data is transferred from the local cache memory to the host.

Abstract: A silicon carbide semiconductor device such as JFET, SIT and the like is provided for accomplishing a reduction in on-resistance and high-speed switching operations. In the JFET or SIT which turns on/off a current with a depletion layer extending in a channel between a gate region formed along trench grooves, a gate contact layer and a gate electrode, which can be supplied with voltages from the outside, are formed on one surface of a semiconductor substrate or on the bottom of the trench groove. A metal conductor (virtual gate electrode) is formed in ohmic contact with a p++ contact layer of the gate region on the bottom of the trench grooves independently of the gate electrode. The virtual gate electrode is electrically isolated from the gate electrode and an external wire.

Abstract: This invention constructs a highly safe system for processing information for providing semantic information and/or information associated with the semantic information useful for each individual organism through effective utilization of differences in nucleotide sequence-related information among individual organisms. This system comprises steps of: (a) obtaining positional information representing a position in a nucleotide sequence in accordance with a request for an object and/or service; and (b) evaluating adequacy of transmission of nucleotide sequence-related information corresponding to the positional information obtained in step (a), based on the flag information associated with the positional information for evaluating adequacy of transmission of nucleotide sequence-related information associated with the positional information representing a position in a nucleotide sequence.

Abstract: A storage unit connected to other storage units, each having of first disk drives, includes second disk drives; a first receiving unit receiving copies of first storage data, stored in storage blocks created by logically partitioning a data storage area of the first disk drives, and first identifiers identifying the storage blocks, from the other storage units; a first operation controller calculating an exclusive OR of the copies of the first storage data, with a correspondence established among the first identifiers, from the copies of the first storage data received by the first receiving unit; and a first storage controller storing a calculation result of the exclusive OR from the first operation controller, into storage blocks of the second disk drives having second identifiers that correspond to the first identifiers and that individually identify storage blocks created by logically partitioning a data storage area of the second disk drives.

Abstract: The invention concerns with connection of a lead from an electrical component of an alternator for a vehicle, and provides a terminal shape suitable for TIG welding (arc welding using a gas shielded non-consumable electrode) without being affected by dimensional accuracy of terminals to be connected to each other. Cross-shaped projections having a larger volume than a welded region of the terminal is provided near the welded region, and weld penetration (welding depth) is controlled based on a difference in heat capacity resulting from the volume difference, or melting is suppressed with promotion of heat radiation. Thus, the welding depth is stabilized without being affected by dimensional accuracy of the terminals including relative positions between them, and an alternator for a vehicle can be provided in which a lead from an electrical component has high connection reliability.

Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a second converging unit constructed so that a light flux from part of a first light source or from a separately provided second light source is converged to have a line shape, a spectroscope/deflector unit constructed so that his line-shape light flux is irradiated on a region of the display device different from the region on which a strip-shape light flux from a first converging unit is irradiated, and an image processing unit constructed to control so that the pixels of the region of the display device on which the line-shape light flux is irradiated is turned on and off in accordance with image data being displayed.

Abstract: A data processor includes an authentication function for judging access right. The data processor further includes a nonvolatile memory cell array formed on an insulator film or a chip, and a conductor layer provided between a logic circuit for the authentication and the nonvolatile memory. The nonvolatile memory can store at least part of authentication information or an authentication program.

Abstract: Upon initiation of a initiation processing by a task management, reference is made to a initiation table for processing of initiation, and processing of measurement is performed by an input measurement processing in response to the preset timing. Then the input value is stored in a input value storage buffer. When an application program is acquired, an input value acquisition processing is initiated, the input value is from the buffer, and is transferred to the application program. When the application program is set, an output value updating is initiated, the output value having been transferred from the application program is updated, and the result is stored in an output value storage buffer. Further, output processing means is initiated in response to the timing preset on the initiation table and an output value is outputted from the output value storage buffer.

Abstract: On receiving a page request from a WWW browser of a user, a WWW server acquires a previously generated fixed page and transmits the fixed page to the WWW browser as a reply. The browser displays the fixed page received from the WWW server and transmits a request for a dynamic page to the WWW server according to a process which has been embedded in the fixed page. The WWW server which received the dynamic page request from the WWW browser runs a dynamic page generation program, requesting the dynamic page generation program to generate the dynamic page. The dynamic page generation program generates the dynamic page from a template and the latest data stored in a database. The WWW server transmits the generated dynamic page to the WWW browser as a reply to the dynamic page request.

Abstract: A magnetoresistive head comprises a free magnetic layer that has first and second free magnetic films sandwiching a non-magnetic intermediate film therebetween, the respective magnetizing directions of the first and the second free magnetic films are antiparallel. The length of the free magnetic layer in the direction of the track width is 200 nm or less, and a difference between a product of saturation magnetic flux density and a film thickness of the first free magnetic film, and that of the second free magnetic film is within a range from 1 to 3 nmT. By this structure, the variation of output and the variation of asymmetry is greatly decreased at a track width of 200 nm or less.

Abstract: A vehicle headlight having a light source to emit light and a reflector for illuminating forward the light emitted from the light source, wherein the reflector is comprising a plurality of movable mirrors to be operated independently and optionally and a fixed mirror disposed outside these movable mirrors, whereby the light emitted from the light source to the movable mirrors are not blocked mutually so that a distribution of light illuminated from the vehicle headlight is minutely and quickly controlled.

Abstract: The present invention provides techniques for creation, operation, management, and access control of network-based storage services. Specific embodiments provide improved efficiency of the service management tasks used for designing, operating and accounting the robust and profitable network services, for example. In representative embodiments, techniques for constructing integrated network and storage services are provided. In a specific embodiment, the service comprises of three major service components: virtual private networks (VPN), application servers and storage area networks (SAN). Each of these service components has its own customer identification information, such as VPN identifier for VPN services, process identifier for application servers and logical unit number (LUN) for storage devices.

Abstract: Techniques for inspecting semiconductor devices. An inspection condition using chip matrix data and chip size data is set. The intricate circuit patterns of at least one semiconductor device is inspected with the inspection condition. In an embodiment of the present invention, inspection uses images formed by the irradiation of white light, a laser light, or an electron beam. Data obtained from the inspection is used to generate a revised inspection condition. Semiconductor devices are inspected using the revised inspection condition.

Abstract: A storage control apparatus and a storage control method are provided wherein in a system having a plurality of disk systems and secondary disk systems at remote sites, the data transfer amount between a central processing unit and a disk system can be reduced when duplicate disk write is performed, the performance can be prevented from being degraded even if the distance between control units is elongated, and the intermediate results of a transaction are not left. A standard time is determined and a program is provided which instructs a secondary central processing unit to reflect only update information having a write time older than the standard time, upon a logical disk in the secondary disk system.

Abstract: Respective WWNs (World Wide Names) which can be allocated to a plurality of computers, business application identity information of programs to be booted and area identity information, of areas in a storage system in which the programs are stored, are associated and stored. In response to the entry of a boot request including the business application identity information of a designated computer to be booted, the WWN and the area identity information corresponding to the business application identity information are sent to the computer in order to boot the program. In the computer, the sent WWN is set and the area identity information is set as the area to be booted. Subsequently, by means of a restart of the computer, the program stored in the area is booted to operate.

Abstract: The present invention provides a high-precision alignment method, device and code for inspections that compare an inspection image with a reference image and detect defects from their differences. In one embodiment an inspection image and a reference image are divided into multiple regions. An offset is calculated for each pair of sub-images. Out of these multiple offsets, only the offsets with high reliability are used to determine an offset for the entire image. This allows high-precision alignment with little or no dependency on pattern density or shape, differences in luminance between images, and uneven luminance within individual images. Also, detection sensitivity is adjusted as necessary by monitoring alignment precision.