Abstract: A license authentication system and method enabling authentication of an application to be installed in a client PC which is being incapable of communicating with the server which authenticates the application. A portable terminal performs license authentication of an application to be installed in a client PC in place of the server and gives the client PC a temporary right of use (step 1101 to step 1108). During the temporary use, the portable terminal performs regular license authentication in place of the client PC to obtain the regular right of use and gives the information relating to the right of use to the client PC (step 1109 to step 1116).

Abstract: The security of an authentication system using a one-time password is increased, a shift from an authentication system using a fixed password is simplified, and a range of use is increased. An authentication system wherein a one-time password is synchronized with time, or an authentication system wherein a one-time password is synchronized with the number of online service authentication requests, is provided. When a one-time password client 9 downloads a one-time password for online service authentication from a one-time password server 2, current time information or a current value of the number of online service authentication requests is made to coincide between the client and server, and an online service authentication request is authenticated as long as the downloaded one-time password for online service authentication is valid. The one-time password may also be synchronized with service usage details contained in the online service authentication request.

Abstract: Provided is a computer system configured so that security compliance problems can be avoided and an access control model which can be uniquely customized can be implemented by extending the storage capacity to an external storage service by means of integrated management of an existing NAS(s) and the external storage service, and controlling the optimum data placement according to the confidentiality and importance level of data. In a computer system according to this invention, a local storage system includes an extended server for integrating a NAS(s) existing in the local storage system with an external storage service and thereby providing a client with a storage area as a single virtual NAS.

Abstract: A method visually and clearly manages and displays a large amount of gene expression data obtained using a large number of DNA chips. The types of DNA chip are displayed in a leftmost column of a matrix, parameters such as times in a time series, treatment methods, types of samples, and the like are displayed in the top row, and expression value data corresponding to the respective cells are displayed as small matrices. Treatment methods or types of samples of Channel 1 and Channel 2 are displayed in the rows and columns of the small matrices. When a cell in a small matrix is clicked, a scatter diagram for corresponding expression value data is displayed.

Abstract: There is provided a technique capable of executing a predetermined processing while continuing a database processing. Firstly, the database to be operated is switched from the main database to a duplicate database. The predetermined processing is executed to the main database which becomes the non-operation mode by the switching. Next, a database access request is distributed to the duplicate database which becomes the operation mode by the switching, thereby performing the database processing. Update information indicating the content of the update processing performed to the duplicate database is output. The output update information is reflected on the main data base for which the predetermined processing has been executed. After this, the database to be operated is switched from the duplicate database to the main database.

Abstract: In a system cooperating a high performance computer and a low performance computer, a load of database processing upon the low performance computer is reduced. In a high performance center running DBMS for managing each version by using logical structure data of a database as physical structure pages and one or more terminals having a lower performance than that of the center, an update difference file is created for a center side received command input to the center, a backup file is created for a terminal side received command input to the terminal, and a version applied with the terminal side received command is updated to a version after update, by sequentially overwrite copying the backup file and update difference file.

Abstract: The present invention measures defect fluorescence exhibited from a defect level mainly on a semiconductor nanoparticle surface site which has an energy level existing inside the forbidden band of energy levels inside the semiconductor nanoparticle.

Abstract: In order to enable backup and restoration of data even in a hetero file format environment by using preexisting backup tools, the present invention provides with the following configuration. The configuration is characterized by: a BK tool cooperative module 11 for mediating the instruction of such as backup received from a master server 2; a data handling module 12 capable of such as backup and restoration in response to the instruction; a file format analyzing module 13 capable of recognizing file format of a file stored in a sub-volume 32; and FS drivers of plural types necessary to each type of file system; wherein the data handling module 12, in response to a received instruction, is capable of mounting a sub-volume 32 via a FS driver (1˜N) 14 conformable to file format of a designated file, thereby allowing backup, restore and so on.

Abstract: An image-related information displaying system includes: a host system having a three-dimensional land feature/place name information database and a delivery service subscriber list database; and multiple mobile terminal devices, each of which receives land feature/place name information from the host system and is connected to a base station via respective radio channels The base station is connected to a network, such as a wired public telephone circuit network, and the host system is connected thereto. Individual mobile terminal devices and the host system are bilaterally connected via the radio channels and the network which both reach to the base station. The base station corresponds to a base station managed by a cellular phone service provider when cellular phones are used as radio transmitter-receiver means. The host system includes the three-dimensional land feature/place name information database and the delivery service subscriber list database.

Abstract: A license authentication system and method enabling authentication of an application to be installed in a client PC which is being incapable of communicating with the server which authenticates the application. A portable terminal performs license authentication of an application to be installed in a client PC in place of the server and gives the client PC a temporary right of use (step 1101 to step 1108). During the temporary use, the portable terminal performs regular license authentication in place of the client PC to obtain the regular right of use and gives the information relating to the right of use to the client PC (step 1109 to step 1116).

Abstract: An electronic-data distribution system includes a distribution server transmitting a distributed article of electronic data to a distribution client. The distribution client includes a distribution-information requesting means and a distribution requesting means. The distribution server includes a distributed-article creating means, a distribution-information transmitting means transmitting to the distribution client, at least a part of distribution information as a distribution plan stored in a distribution-information DB provided in the distribution server, and a distributing means for transmitting a distributed article for which a transmission request is made to the distribution client.

Abstract: To reduce the size of backup data, increase the backup speed, and solve a problem that the amount of unnecessary writing could undesirably increase in a restoration process, which would otherwise require physical disks with a capacity greater than the size of a virtual volume. On a backup server having mounted thereon a virtual volume that is the target to be backed up and restored, read/write access to only the blocks of data areas is performed by a device driver that filters I/O access to a device from a file system on the basis of the data mapping information of the virtual volume, whereby read/write access to unnecessary portions is avoided. Thus, it is possible to reduce the size of backup data, increase the backup speed, and prevent an increase in the amount of unnecessary writing to the virtual volume in a restoration process.

Abstract: A reaction in which a surface-treating material for providing a semiconductor nanoparticle with one or more kinds of electron-releasing groups is added and in which the electron-releasing groups are arranged on the surface of the semiconductor nanoparticle is accelerated by irradiating the semiconductor nanoparticle with light during surface modification, thereby reducing the reaction time.

Abstract: In order to increase the recognition rate of a shadow area contained in the image of an aerial photograph, a central control portion performs the processes of: comparing a shadow-produced angle with the angles of segments constituting the polygons generated by a polygon-generating portion to judge whether or not there are the segments coinciding with the shadow-produced angle, of the segments constituting the polygon; judging whether or not the ratio of the length of the segment constituting the shadow to the length of the segment constituting the feature coincides with a shadow-extended ratio; judging whether or not the color tone of the area surrounded by the segments constituting the shadow is darker than that of all the adjacent polygons; and identifying the area surrounded by the segments constituting the shadow as “shadow area.” The polygon of the identified shadow area is generated.

Abstract: For an image of an object for use in biometrics and the like, if the imaging object is still is detected with a simple configuration. From two pieces of image data that have been captured in time series, the absolute value of the difference in brightness of pixels in the identical position is calculated, and the number of pixels whose absolute values exceed the threshold value indicative of the limit of the brightness change is counted. The counted result is compared with the movement determination threshold value to determine if the imaging object is still.

Abstract: A user terminal apparatus and a control method therefor, which constitutes part of a thin client system which transfers data to a file server and stores the data therein. The system aggregates user data in a file server by controlling writing into a secondary storage device of the user terminal and controlling writing out to an external storage medium, to prevent loss and leakage of confidential information.

Abstract: An authority group definition (121) that defines a combination of utilization authorities as an authority group, user information (122) required to register local user information or to convert externally acquired user information into a format that is available, connection and authentication method information (123) that defines a connection method and an authentication method for the external system etc., and an authority conversion information (124) required to map authority-related items of the externally acquired user information to the authority group.

Abstract: To reduce consumption of the data capacity of a data migration-source storage by information necessary for accessing entity data that has been migrated to the other storage, compared to that of the conventional system. Provided is a storage system including a first storage that is a migration-destination storage having stored therein entity data and first index information associated with the entity data, and a second storage that is a migration-source storage having stored therein link information for accessing the entity data and second index information associated with the link information, wherein the second index information includes the same hash value as a hash value included in the first index information.

Abstract: A method and a system for evaluating results of differentiating genotype signals and noise signals when a DNA fragment containing a gene to be analyzed is amplified by PCR and detected by electrophoresis are provided. An outlier of genotyping results is detected based on the fact that, when using the same marker, the height ratio of a stutter peak to a true peak and the height ratio of a +A peak to a true peak are reproducible, and that a constant size value is obtained with the use of the same allele of the same marker. In addition, a waveform obtained in past processes with the use of the same marker or the same allele is obtained utilizing a database by focusing on reproducibility. Also, a database is extended so as to obtain improved evaluation ability in a manner such that appropriate waveform data from which an outlier is not obtained is additionally registered in a database.

Abstract: Encryption and decryption is achieved without the requirement for updating of the encryption key or re-encryption of an encrypted file when a shared encrypted file is generated, renamed or deleted. In response to a request to read or store a shared encrypted file, a filter driver in a client computer receives client authentication from a key management server and acquires a key list having pairs of UNC path names and encryption keys corresponding to shared encrypted folders allowed to be accessed from the key management server. The filter driver accesses a shared encrypted folder as a destination of the read or store request and performs decryption or encryption of the shared encrypted file by using an encryption key of the key list corresponding to a UNC path name concerned with the UNC path name to be accessed when the UNC path name concerned is present in the key list.