Abstract: A technique for analyzing damage to a motor vehicle, capable of accurately specifying damage on each component by a simple operation. A damage analysis-supporting system for supporting analysis of damage on a motor vehicle has an image generating-portion (301) and a damage-analyzing portion (303). The image-generating portion (301) imports individual drawing data corresponding to components constituting the vehicle into layers and generates an image of a vehicle body seen from a particular direction by superposing the layers. The damage-analyzing portion (303) receives input by a user to the image, where the input designates the area of damage. At the same time, the damage-analyzing portion (303) specifies a damaged portion of each component on a layer-by-layer basis, where each layer has drawing data that belong to the area of damage designated by the user.

Abstract: A technique for analyzing damage to a motor vehicle, capable of accurately specifying damage on each component by a simple operation. A damage analysis-supporting system for supporting analysis of damage on a motor vehicle has an image generating-portion (301) and a damage-analyzing portion (303). The image-generating portion (301) imports individual drawing data corresponding to components constituting the vehicle into layers and generates an image of a vehicle body seen from a particular direction by superposing the layers. The damage-analyzing portion (303) receives input by a user to the image, where the input designates the area of damage. A t the same time, the damage-analyzing portion (303) specifies a damaged portion of each component on a layer-by-layer basis, where each layer has drawing data that belong to the area of damage designated by the user.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved display panel which is large in size and small in thickness without incurring any trouble, a self-emission panel sealing member, and a method of manufacturing the self-emission panel, by avoiding an undesired contact between a self-emission element section formed on a substrate (on one hand) and a sealing member or a desiccating member disposed within a sealing space (on the other), as well as by ensuring an adequate strength for the sealing member. A self-emission panel is fabricated by forming a self-emission element section on a substrate, followed by bonding together the substrate and a sealing member so as to form a sealing space, thereby allowing the self-emission element section to be disposed within the sealing space. In particular, the sealing member is adhesively supported on the substrate along an annular support portion arranged around the self-emission element section.

Abstract: A host group which uses a specific port as a data transfer path is retrieved to be detected from data transfer paths of respective hosts, and then such a report of an I/O conflict is generated in which only performance data of the retrieved host group is extracted. As a result, such a condition that I/O loads are concentrated to a specific port employed in an SAN (Storage Area Network) can be easily detected, and such hosts which give the loads can be readily specified.

Abstract: A method for controlling a management computer connected to a server for permitting communications therebetween, wherein the server transmits to a client the result of processing executed in response to each processing request sent from the client. The management computer stores an allowance for a value indicative of a load on the server, receives from the server a value calculated on the basis of the number of processing requests from the client and the value indicative of the load on the server. The management computer calculates an allowance for the value calculated from the number of processing requests, based on the value calculated from the number of processing requests, the allowance for the value indicative of the load, and the value indicative of the load, and transmits to the server the calculated allowance for the value calculated from the number of processing requests.

Abstract: In a light emitting display panel 1 including: a plurality of scanning lines B and a plurality of data lines A that intersect each other; and a plurality of light emitting devices E each of which is connected between each of the scanning lines B and each of the data lines A at an intersection of each of the scanning lines B and each of the data lines A, wherein the respective scanning lines B and the respective data lines A are driven by lighting driving means 2, 3, whereby the respective light emitting devices E are lighted, driven, and controlled, a display pixel area 21a is formed by the plurality of light emitting devices E to be lighted, driven, and controlled, and a plurality of pseudo light emitting devices Ed each having diode characteristics are arranged on at least two sides of the peripheral portion of the display pixel area 21a, and one electrode of each of the pseudo light emitting devices Ed is connected in common to one electrodes of the respective light emitting devices E via any one of the sc

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to improve the productivity of an operation for bonding a sheet-like desiccating member onto a sealing cover, which sheet-like desiccating member is formed by removing its central portion so as to avoid an undesired contact between the desiccating member provided within the sealing cover and a laminated body forming an organic EL element, while still ensuring that an organic EL panel containing these members has only a thin thickness. The organic EL panel is provided by forming on a substrate an organic EL laminated body formed by interposing at least an organic layer between a pair of electrodes, followed by attaching a sealing cover for shielding the organic EL laminated body from an outside air. In particular, a sheet-like desiccating member is provided within the sealing cover in a manner such that the desiccating member is spaced apart from the organic EL laminated body.

Abstract: In document retrieval having the relevance feedback function to modify a searching profile for retrieval on the basis of a user's evaluation to evaluate a search result as pertinent or impertinent, recommencement of the relevance feedback returned to a desired time is permitted. An evaluation inputted by a user, a searching profile modified by the evaluation and a search result based on the searching profile are all saved while making the correspondence between them. When a request for restoration of searching profile is made, a searching profile corresponding to an evaluation designated by the user is restored.

Abstract: A host group which uses a specific port as a data transfer path is retrieved to be detected from data transfer paths of respective hosts, and then such a report of an I/O conflict is generated in which only performance data of the retrieved host group is extracted. As a result, such a condition that I/O loads are concentrated to a specific port employed in an SAN (Storage Area Network) can be easily detected, and such hosts which give the loads can be readily specified.

Abstract: If a failure occurs in a certain layer of a conventional hierarchical backup system, the lower layers are also affected by the failure. If, for instance, a failure occurs in the second layer, a backup process cannot be performed in the third layer so that an improper backup results in the fourth layer. When a failure occurs in a certain layer of a hierarchical backup system of the present invention, the influence of the failure is minimized by causing a lower layer to substitute for the layer where the failure exists, by making backups skipping the layer where the failure exists, or by reducing the backup intervals for the lower layers.

Abstract: A document retrieval method using a computer program includes retrieving a first set of documents using a first query expression generated by the computer program. The first set of documents is provided to a user. An evaluation of the first set of documents is received from the user. The first query expression is changed to a second query expression generated by the computer program based on the evaluation.

Abstract: If a failure occurs in a certain layer of a conventional hierarchical backup system, the lower layers are also affected by the failure. If, for instance, a failure occurs in the second layer, a backup process cannot be performed in the third layer so that an improper backup results in the fourth layer.

Abstract: A text mining method whereby documents (texts) can be analyzed from a wide variety of visual points.

Abstract: In document retrieval having the relevance feedback function to modify a searching profile for retrieval on the basis of a user's evaluation to evaluate a search result as pertinent or impertinent, recommencement of the relevance feedback returned to a desired time is permitted. An evaluation inputted by a user, a searching profile modified by the evaluation and a search result based on the searching profile are all saved while making the correspondence between them. When a request for restoration of searching profile is made, a searching profile corresponding to an evaluation designated by the user is restored.

Abstract: A document retrieval system is provided which has a document display interface which is easy to recognize the important portions even if a document retrieved by using a query expression designated by a document or a long sentence is displayed. When a text is registered, predetermined character strings and location information which are extracted from the text are stored in a location information file. A weight of each character string is calculated by a predetermined method and is stored in a weight file. In retrieving a document, predetermined character strings are extracted from a designated query expression. A similarity is calculated between the query expression and texts in the database by using the location information and the weights acquired from the location file and the weight file. In displaying the document, character strings having the high weights are extracted from the character strings used for the retrieval.

Abstract: A document retrieval method using a computer program includes retrieving a first set of documents using a first query expression generated by the computer program. The first set of documents is provided to a user. An evaluation of the first set of documents is received from the user. The first query expression is changed to a second query expression generated by the computer program based on the evaluation.

Abstract: An electronic mail distribution system and method for sending electronic mail with a writable file for users requested to edit the file contents, and sending electronic mail with a non-writable file for users not requested to edit the contents of the file.

Abstract: An uncomplicated and easy to control process for forming patterns, wherein an active beam sensitive resin is exposed to an active beam such that a correctly formed pattern is produced on the resin. The process comprises the steps of forming a film of an active beam sensitive resin on a substrate, exposing the film to an active beam, and developing the exposed film with a developing solution comprising a weakly basic salt in a basic aqueous solution having a hydrogen ion concentration sufficient to finish the developing within a desired period of time and an ionic strength sufficient to prevent a substantial decrease in the thickness of the exposed film.

Abstract: A magnetic head assembly in a magnetic disk apparatus comprising a plurality of coaxially arranged magnetic disks; the magnetic head assembly being inserted in a gap between the adjacent magnetic disks so that one magnetic head has access to the lower surface of the upper magnetic disk and the other magnetic head has access to the upper surface of the lower magnetic disk. Head arms extend from an actuator spindle and two spring arms support each of the head arms for elastically carrying the magnetic heads. A holder holds two spring arms together between the head arm and the holder and has cylindrical engaging portion extending through apertures of the spring arms and is received in a hole of the head arm; the cylindrical engaging portion being permanently deformed so as to bite into the head arm and fix the holder to the head arm.