Abstract: A storage system includes: a storage device configured to copy data to another storage device, the storage device includes: a first storage region configured to store the data; a first receiving unit configured to receive a first instruction from a higher level device; a transferring unit configured to transfer the instruction from the higher level device to the another storage device; and a first storage region releasing unit configured to release the first storage region, wherein, when the first instruction is a releasing instruction instructing to release the first storage region, the transferring unit transfers the releasing instruction to the another storage device before releasing of the first storage region is completed by the first storage region releasing unit.

Abstract: A storage apparatus connectable to another storage apparatus so as to copy the data thereto, for providing a first virtual volume including at least a first block, includes at least a storage unit having storage areas, each storage area being allocatable as a one of the first blocks; a memory storing information for indicating a relationship between each first block and each the storage area, at least one of the storage areas being allocated to the at least one of the first blocks according to a usage pattern of the first virtual volume; and a controller configured to receive an instruction for copying data, determine whether each first block is allocated to any of the storage areas or not in reference to the information, transmit data indicating that one of the first blocks is unallocated to any of the first storage areas on the basis of the determination.

Abstract: Provided is a printed circuit board consisting of laminated substrates each with a fiberglass cloth contained in its resin and with a wiring arranged onto at least one of its surfaces, wherein, in at least one of substrates provided with a wiring for transmitting a higher speed signal than that transmitted by wirings arranged onto the other substrates, a fiberglass cloth having a different property from that of said the other substrates is contained.

Abstract: An azimuth detecting device mounted in a mobile object and having: a geomagnetic sensor; GPS signal receiving means; and measuring means for measuring a position of the mobile object by using a GPS signal, the azimuth detecting device being characterized in calculating a gain correction amount by means of a method of least squares, using an output value of the geomagnetic sensor when a level of the GPS signal received by the GPS signal receiving means is lower than a predetermined level, and calculating a declination correction amount and/or an inclination correction amount on the basis of information obtained from the GPS signal and correcting the output value of the geomagnetic sensor, when the level of the GPS signal is at least the predetermined level.

Abstract: A vehicular drive control apparatus provided with pulse-driving and gliding means 118 for setting upper limit Vhi and lower limit Vlo of running speed V of a vehicle according to an upper and lower vehicle speed limit maps, and on the basis of target running speed Vt which is the running speed V at a time when control initiating conditions have been satisfied, and running the vehicle in P & G running mode by alternately repeating pulse-driving run (accelerating run) and gliding run (decelerating run) of the vehicle at the running speed V varying between the set upper and lower limits Vhi and Vlo, the control initiating conditions including a condition that the vehicle is in a steady running state. Accordingly, the pulse-driving and gliding means 118 permits the vehicle to be run in the P & G running mode, independently of an automatic cruising control, making it possible to improve fuel economy.

Abstract: By generating second data transfer status managing information for managing a data transfer status between the first storing unit and a third storing unit provided in the second storage apparatus, and third data transfer status managing information for managing data transfer status between the second storing unit and a fourth storing unit provided in the second storage apparatus based on the first data transfer status managing information; and transferring data between the first storing unit and the third storing unit based on the second data transfer status managing information, transferring data between the second storing unit and the fourth storing unit based on the third data transfer status managing information, and transferring the first data transfer status managing information, the data transfer status between multiple storing units in a migrating storage apparatus may be reproduced in another migrated storage apparatus.

Abstract: A storage device includes a processing state value calculator that calculates a first processing state value representing a state of data forwarding from the storage device via the connection lines; a notifier that notifies the first processing state value to the second storage device; a receiver that receives a second processing state value representing a state of data forwarding from another storage device (second storage device) via the communication lines and calculated in the second storage device; a multiplicity calculator that calculates, using the first processing state value and the second processing state value, a multiplicity representing the number of data forwarding processes which the storage device is able to simultaneously carry out on the communication lines; and a forwarding controller that forwards data via the communication lines within the calculated multiplicity, so that data may be optimally forwarded via the connection lines.

Abstract: Disclosed is a preparation-at-use device comprising: (1) a pre-formed hydrogel component packaged in a first compartment; the pre-formed hydrogel component comprising a gelling agent and a solvent; and (2) a benefit component packaged in a second compartment; the benefit component comprising at least one compound that is unstable when contacted with the pre-formed hydrogel component; wherein the first and second compartments are separately packaged prior to use, and wherein the device comprises means for contacting the pre-formed hydrogel component and benefit component upon use.

Abstract: An azimuth detecting device mounted in a mobile object and having: a geomagnetic sensor; GPS signal receiving means; and measuring means for measuring a position of the mobile object by using a GPS signal, the azimuth detecting device being characterized in calculating a gain correction amount by means of a method of least squares, using an output value of the geomagnetic sensor when a level of the GPS signal received by the GPS signal receiving means is lower than a predetermined level, and calculating a declination correction amount and/or an inclination correction amount on the basis of information obtained from the GPS signal and correcting the output value of the geomagnetic sensor, when the level of the GPS signal is at least the predetermined level.

Abstract: To provide an attitude-angle detecting apparatus, which detects an attitude angle of a mobile object during movement with good accuracy by correcting an output value from an acceleration sensor, and to provide a method for the same. It is characterized in that it comprises an acceleration sensor for measuring an acceleration being applied to a mobile object, a yaw-rate sensor for measuring a yaw rate of the mobile object, a speed sensor for measuring a speed of the mobile object, a mobile-component acceleration calculating means for calculating an actual acceleration from the speed, calculating a centrifugal force from the yaw rate and the speed and calculating a mobile-component acceleration, a resultant force of the actual speed and the centrifugal force, and an attitude-angle calculating means for calculating an attitude angle from a gravitational acceleration, which is obtainable by correcting the acceleration with the mobile-component acceleration.

Abstract: A mobile object position estimation apparatus mounted in a mobile object includes a first estimation mechanism for estimating the mobile object position based on the outputs from an inertial navigation sensor device (acceleration sensor, and yaw rate sensor, or the like) mounted on the mobile object, a storage for storing map information including at least node information, a second estimation mechanism for estimating the mobile object position based on a predicted path of traveling of the mobile object predicted from the node information, and a synthesis mechanism for determining the final estimated mobile object position by synthesizing the mobile object position estimated by the first estimation mechanism and the mobile object position estimated by the second estimation mechanism.

Abstract: A disk array device includes a disk group that stores therein data, and stores therein an upper limit of multiplicity capable of multiple data transfer using a line, for each line connected with a transfer destination device being a transfer destination of the data stored in the disk group. When data transfer is to be executed, the disk array device acquires the upper limit stored in association with the line connected with the transfer destination device of the data transfer. The disk array device also acquires current multiplicity of the data currently transferred through the line. When it is determined that the multiplicity does not exceed the upper limit even if the data transfer is executed, the disk array device executes the data transfer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a preparation-at-use device comprising: (1) a pre-formed hydrogel component packaged in a first compartment; the pre-formed hydrogel component comprising a gelling agent and a solvent; and (2) a benefit component packaged in a second compartment; the benefit component comprising at least one compound that is unstable when contacted with the pre-formed hydrogel component; wherein the first and second compartments are separately packaged prior to use, and wherein the device comprises means for contacting the pre-formed hydrogel component and benefit component upon use.

Abstract: An azimuth detecting device mounted in a mobile object and having: a geomagnetic sensor; GPS signal receiving means; and measuring means for measuring a position of the mobile object by using a GPS signal, the azimuth detecting device being characterized in calculating a gain correction amount by means of a method of least squares, using an output value of the geomagnetic sensor when a level of the GPS signal received by the GPS signal receiving means is lower than a predetermined level, and calculating a declination correction amount and/or an inclination correction amount on the basis of information obtained from the GPS signal and correcting the output value of the geomagnetic sensor, when the level of the GPS signal is at least the predetermined level.

Abstract: Disclosed is a preparation-at-use device comprising: (1) a pre-formed hydrogel component packaged in a first compartment; the pre-formed hydrogel component comprising a gelling agent and a solvent; and (2) a benefit component packaged in a second compartment; the benefit component comprising at least one compound that is unstable when contacted with the pre-formed hydrogel component; wherein the first and second compartments are separately packaged prior to use, and wherein the device comprises means for contacting the pre-formed hydrogel component and benefit component upon use.

Abstract: A device for measuring a position of a mobile station according to the present invention comprises: first measuring means for measuring the position of the mobile station based on observed data of signals from satellites using a one-epoch measuring method; second measuring means for measuring the position of the mobile station using previous determination result of the position of the mobile station and speed information representative of a speed of the mobile station; third measuring means for measuring the position of the mobile station using solutions of variables derived from previous determination results of the first or second measuring means; and controlling means 60 for selecting one of the respective measuring means which is to execute its measuring process; wherein if reliability of the determination result of the selected measuring means is lower than a predetermined reference value, the controlling means selects another measuring means to make it execute its measuring process.

Abstract: Upon production of a backup of a first generation, all of an operation volume is stored. However, upon production of a backup of a second or later generation, an update situation of the operation volume is confirmed, and a physical region of a capacity corresponding to a capacity of an update region of the operation volume is secured. Then, only data of the update region is stored into the secured physical region.

Abstract: In a mobile-unit positioning device, phases of pseudo noise codes carried on satellite signals from satellites are observed at a mobile unit to measure a position of the mobile unit. A pseudo distance between one of the satellites and the mobile unit is measured for every satellite during a stop of the mobile unit using an observed value of the phase acquired during a stop of the mobile unit. An error index value indicating an error of the measured distance is computed based on the distances measured at points in time during a stop of the mobile unit. A weighting factor is determined based on the index value computed for every satellite. A weighted positioning computation using the determined weighting factor is performed to determine a position of the mobile unit during movement using an observed value of the phase acquired during movement.

Abstract: Disclosed is a preparation-at-use device comprising: (1) a pre-formed hydrogel component packaged in a first compartment; the pre-formed hydrogel component comprising a gelling agent and a solvent; and (2) a benefit component packaged in a second compartment; the benefit component comprising at least one compound that is unstable when contacted with the pre-formed hydrogel component; wherein the first and second compartments are separately packaged prior to use, and wherein the device comprises means for contacting the pre-formed hydrogel component and benefit component upon use.

Abstract: A positioning system 10 includes a positioning unit 15 configured to perform position estimation based on radio signals from artificial satellites and an autonomous navigation unit 14 configured to perform position estimation by autonomous navigation. In the positioning system 10, the positioning unit 15 and the autonomous navigation unit 14 estimate the position of a mobile body in cooperation with each other; and when the number of the artificial satellites available is less than three, the positioning unit determines a point in an area calculated based on the radio signals which point is closest to an inertial-navigation-based position calculated by autonomous navigation, and uses the determined point as a satellite-based position estimated based on the radio signals.