Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus including, one or more modules that are interconnected via a system bus, wherein each of one or more the modules includes, a functional device, which conforms to a local interface that differs from an interface for the system bus, and performs a predetermined function, and an interface device, which is connected to the functional device via a local bus conforming to the local interface, and connected to another module via the system bus, wherein, when information in a first format conforming to the local interface is supplied from the functional device via the local bus, the interface device converts the information from the first format to a second format conforming to the interface for the system bus and supplies the converted information to the another module via the system bus, and wherein, when information in the second format is supplied from the another module via the system bus, the interface device converts the information from the second format

Abstract: The present invention is relative with an authentication apparatus for performing security processing, based on PKI, responsive to the results of processing for authentication for the input information for authentication.

Abstract: In a data processing apparatus used for a multi-channel digital television broadcasting system, coded streams are recorded on a recording medium in a high efficiency, and can be random-accessed in a high speed. The data processing apparatus is arranged by segmenting means for segmenting the entered coded stream with respect to a predetermined time unit, and first forming means for forming a time unit map indicative of an address of data every time unit of the coded stream which is segmented by the segmenting means.

Abstract: A method for authenticating a client device into a network consistent with certain embodiments involves at a server device, generating a multi-digit random secret number; displaying the random secret number on a server display coupled to the server device; positioning the client device in close enough physical proximity to the server device to permit observation of the displayed random secret number; at the client device, sequentially entering each digit of the random secret number by actuation of a switch coupled to the client device a number of times equivalent to each digit of the random secret number; and upon correct entry of the random secret number at the client device, completing an authentication and key exchange process using the random secret number in an encryption and decryption process carried out at the server device and the client device. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolytic solution secondary battery includes a positive electrode containing, as a positive electrode active material, a compound represented by the following general formula, LixFe1-yMyPO4, wherein M is at least one member selected from the group consisting of Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Al, Sn, B, Ga, Cr, V, Ti, Mg, Ca and Sr; 0.9<x<1.2; and 0?y<0.3; a negative electrode containing a lithium metal, a lithium alloy or a material capable of doping and dedoping lithium; and a non-aqueous electrolytic solution, the non-aqueous electrolytic solution containing a fluorinated ethylene carbonate FEC.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for customizing an audio file, such as a ring tone stored in a mobile device is described herein. In particular, a mobile device according to the present invention includes an audio utility and an audio processor. The audio utility stores one or more pointers associated with a stored audio file. Each pointer identifies a specific user-selected start position for the audio file. Whenever the audio processor plays the audio file, the audio processor plays the audio file from the start position identified by one of the user-selected pointers.

Abstract: To increase bandwidth, a channel, which normally is limited to contention-free transmissions, is used for other purposes during times when it is not needed for contention-free transmissions. Although the channel is located in a contention-free portion of a beacon cycle, supplemental uses of this channel include the contention-based transmission of data that normally would be sent during a contention portion of the cycle. These transmissions include those made under the CSMA protocol.

Abstract: The invention provides a battery, which can improve battery characteristics such as high temperature storage characteristics. The battery comprises a battery device, wherein a cathode and an anode are wound with a separator in between. The anode contains an anode material capable of inserting and extracting Li as an anode active material. An electrolytic solution is impregnated in the separator. The electrolytic solution contains a solvent, and an electrolyte salt such as Li[B(CF3)4] dissolved in the solvent, which is expressed by a chemical formula of Li[B(RF1)(RF2)(RF3)RF4]. RF1, RF2, RF3, and RF4 represent a perfluoro alkyl group whose number of fluorine or carbon is from 1 to 12, respectively. Consequently, high temperature storage characteristics are improved.

Abstract: A battery pack having a secondary battery is disclosed. The battery pack comprises at least one voltage converter; and switching means for switching an operation mode of the voltage converter to one of a charging mode and a discharging mode, in the charging mode, a charging voltage being output to the secondary battery, in the discharging mode, a voltage of the secondary battery being converted into a predetermined discharging voltage and the converted voltage being output.

Abstract: A block distortion reduction apparatus, enabling easy processing by a small-sized circuit configuration and enabling generation of block distortion reduction parameters by any area unit inside a frame, which averages encoding coefficients in a macroblock units to obtain a DCT parameter, calculates a DMV parameter of differential motion vectors by weighting in accordance with the encoding mode of the macroblock unit, and determines a correction value for the block distortion reduction based on these parameters.

Abstract: A zoom lens and imaging apparatus implementing four lens groups including a first lens group G1 having a positive refractive power, a second lens group G2 having a negative refractive power, a third lens group G3 having a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens group G4 having a positive refractive power. When a positional state is varied from a wide-angle-end state to a telephoto-end state, the second lens group is moved to an image side, and the fourth lens group is moved to compensate for image plane variation caused by the movement of the second lens group.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for providing selected media files, which are chosen from among a plurality of media files, to a user over a packet-switched network such as the Internet. The method begins by receiving over the packet-switched network a request from the user to receive media content. Next, a user profile associated with the user is retrieved from a database. The user profile reflects user preferences in media content to be received over the packet-switched network. The plurality of media files are ranked based at least in part on the user profile. At least one highly ranked media file is selected from among the ranked plurality of media files. At least one of the highly ranked media files is forwarded to the user over the packet-switched network.

Abstract: Congested rewriting in the same area is to be evaded to suppress the tendency towards occurrence of defective areas. When a stream 1 has been recorded, the last written address, representing the last written position, is stored. When recording a stream 2 next, recording is started directly following the position indicated by the last written address for the stream 1. The last written address, corresponding to the last address of the recording position, is stored. If the stream 2 is erased for recording a stream 3, recording is started not at a position directly following the last written address of the stream 1, but from a position directly following the last written address of the stream 2. When the stream 3 has reached the end of a recording area, the next following data is recorded as from a position directly following the stream 1.

Abstract: A transceiver circuit and a method in a wireless communication network are provided, where a signal power level for a signal received at the transceiver circuit is measured and compared to a predefined threshold power level. At least two groups of power amplifiers may be used, where one group is optimized for high efficiency above the predefined threshold power level, and one group is optimized for high efficiency below the predefined threshold power level. The amplifiers may be used to amplify the received signal depending on the signal power level in relation to the predefined power threshold level. The signal may then be filtered by duplex filters and forwarded to a diversity antenna or a main antenna where it is transmitted over an air interface.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating the user interface of a slider type portable mobile communications device is disclosed. A mode of operation of the slider type portable mobile communications device is determined. Motion of a slider mechanism is detected with respect to a neutral position. The motion of the slider mechanism indicates an action to perform based on the mode of operation of the portable mobile communications device. The action indicated is then performed based on the mode of operation of the portable mobile communications device.

Abstract: To provide a solid-state imaging device able to improve light transmittance of a transparent insulation film in a light incident side of a substrate, suppress the dark current, and prevent quantum efficiency loss, wherein a pixel circuit is formed in a first surface of the substrate and light is received from a second surface, and it has: a light receiving unit formed in the substrate and for generating a signal charge corresponding to an amount of incidence light and storing it; a transparent first insulation film formed on the second surface; and a transparent second insulation film formed on the first insulation film and for retaining a charge having the same polarity as the signal charge in an interface of the first insulation film or in inside, and when the thicknesses of the first and second insulation films are determined to obtain a transmittance higher than when using only the first insulation film.

Abstract: A semiconductor laser element having an advantageous vertical light confinement efficiency, a low threshold current and a low element resistance is provided. The semiconductor laser element has a substrate and a stacked structure formed thereon, where the stacked structure comprises a buffer layer, an n-Al0.6Ga0.4As cladding layer, an n-Al0.47Ga0.53As cladding layer, an active layer, a p-Al0.47Ga0.53As first cladding layer, an Al0.55Ga0.45As etching stop layer, a p-Al0.47Ga0.53As second cladding layer, a p-Al0.6Ga0.4As third cladding layer, and a p-GaAs contact layer. The second and third cladding layers, and the contact layer are formed as a stripe-patterned ridge, and serve as a current injection regions. Both lateral portions of the ridge are filled with an n-type current blocking layer and serve as non-current-injection regions.

Abstract: A recording and reproducing apparatus includes a spatial-light-intensity modulating unit, a spatial-light-phase modulating unit, an optical system that transmits light and leads the light to a hologram recording medium, a converting unit that converts an input data sequence; an amplitude and phase controlling unit that controls, during recording, the spatial-light-intensity modulating unit and the spatial-light-phase modulating unit to generate a signal light and a reference light, and controls, during reproduction, light intensity of each of pixels in a reference light area and a signal light area and controls a phase of each of the pixels, an image-signal acquiring unit that receives the reproduced image and the DC light and obtains two kinds of image signals, a difference calculating unit that calculates a difference between the two kinds of image signals, and a decoding unit that decodes data formed by a combination of the two kinds of values.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for correcting distortion of image-taking video signals are provided. The method and apparatus adopting the method are capable of reducing distortion generated in a taken picture by a focal plane phenomenon caused by a hand movement or the like in an image-taking apparatus employing an image-taking device of an X-Y address type. To be more specific, this method is capable of correcting horizontal and/or vertical directions observed in a taken image that is caused by a positional change of the image-taking device. In accordance with the method, one screen segment of the taken image is divided into a plurality of image sub-segments. For each of the image sub-segments, the rate of the positional change of the image-taking device is detected.