Abstract: A storage system, coupled to a host computer, including at least one controller receiving data from the host computer, and a plurality of memory units connected to the controller. The controller generates parity data and sends the data and the parity data to the memory units. The memory units include a semiconductor memory device which stores the data and the parity data permanently.

Abstract: A storage system to be connected to a large-scale computer includes a plurality of host adaptors connected to a host device, a plurality of storage device for storing data from the host device, a plurality of disk adaptors connected to the storage devices, a plurality of caches for temporarily storing data transferred between the host adaptors and the disk adaptors, and two buses connected to the host disk adaptors, and the caches. The buses transfer data among the host and disk adaptors and the caches.

Abstract: A storage system to be connected to a large-scale computer includes a plurality of host adaptors connected to a host device, a plurality of storage device for storing data from the host device, a plurality of disk adaptors connected to the storage devices, a plurality of caches for temporarily storing data transferred between the host adaptors and the disk adaptors, and two buses connected to the host disk adaptors, and the caches. The buses transfer data among the host and disk adaptors and the caches.

Abstract: A storage system to be connected to a large-scale computer includes a plurality of host adaptors connected to a host device, a plurality of storage device for storing data from the host device, a plurality of disk adaptors connected to the storage devices, a plurality of caches for temporarily storing data transferred between the host adaptors and the disk adaptors, and two buses connected to the host disk adaptors, and the caches. The buses transfer data among the host and disk adaptors and the caches.

Abstract: A storage system to be connected to a large-scale computer includes a plurality of first logical units connected to a host device, a plurality of second logical units connected to a storage device, a plurality of cache memories, and a common bus wired between these logical units and memories. The plurality of first logical units, the plurality of second logical units, and the plurality of cache memories are all made in the form of modules. The modules are detachably mounted to the common bus disposed on a back plane. The storage device can be made up of a plurality of small-size storage units arranged in an array. Thus, the storage system realizes its scalability. Since the plurality of first logical units, the plurality of second logical units, and the plurality of cache memories are duplexed and the common bus is made in the form of 2 channels, the storage system can perform degrade operation.

Abstract: A storage system to be connected to a large-scale computer includes a plurality of host adaptors connected to a host device, a plurality of storage device for storing data from the host device, a plurality of disk adaptors connected to the storage devices, a plurality of caches for temporarily storing data transferred between the host adaptors and the disk adaptors, and two buses connected to the host disk adaptors, and the caches. The buses transfer data among the host and disk adaptors and the caches.

Abstract: A storage system to be connected to a large-scale computer includes a plurality of host adaptors connected to a host device, a plurality of storage device for storing data from the host device, a plurality of disk adaptors connected to the storage devices, a plurality of caches for temporarily storing data transferred between the host adaptors and the disk adaptors, and two buses connected to the host disk adaptors, and the caches. The buses transfer data among the host and disk adaptors and the caches.

Abstract: A method for making document information searches. In performing a document search with respect to the desired key word, two stages of presearch are carried out. In a first stage of presearch, a character component table in which an existence of character codes for every document is stated with respect to all the character codes contained in the group of document text data of stored documents is generated, and the character component table is searched for all the character strings constituting a desiredly designated search subject key word to thereby extract all the documents each containing all the character codes constituting the search subject key word. In a second stage of presearch, contracted text data for every document in which adjuncts and duplication of repeatedly stated words contained in advance in the text data are eliminated is generated, and the documents each containing the search subject key words by word are extracted from the documents extracted by the first presearch.

Abstract: A storage system to be connected to a large-scale computer includes a plurality of first logical units connected to a host device, a plurality of second logical units connected to a storage device, a plurality of cache memories, and a common bus wired between these logical units and memories. The plurality of first logical units, the plurality of second logical units, and the plurality of cache memories are all made in the form of modules. The modules are detachably mounted to the common bus disposed on a back plane. The storage device can be made up of a plurality of small-size storage units arranged in an array. Thus, the storage system realizes its scalability. Since the plurality of first logical units, the plurality of second logical units, and the plurality of cache memories are duplexed and the common bus is made in the form of 2 channels, the storage system can perform degrade operation.

Abstract: A storage system to be connected to a large-scale computer includes a plurality of first logical units connected to a host device, a plurality of second logical units connected to a storage device, a plurality of cache memories, and a common bus wired between these logical units and memories. The plurality of first logical units, the plurality of second logical units, and the plurality of cache memories are all made in the form of modules. The modules are detachably mounted to the common bus disposed on a back plane. The storage device can be made up of a plurality of small-size storage units arranged in an array. Thus, the storage system realizes its scalability. Since the plurality of first logical units, the plurality of second logical units, and the plurality of cache memories are duplexed and the common bus is made in the form of 2 channels, the storage system can perform degrade operation.

Abstract: The present invention is a data file apparatus in which input data files are assigned attribute information which is a clue to retrieval of the data files. Each data file is assigned an appropriate symbol to be displayed when assignment of a symbol as attribute information for the desired first data file displayed in the display means is selected, and each data file is assigned a keyword for when assignment of a keyword as attribute information for the desired second data file is selected. Accordingly data files may be easily registered and retrieved in accordance with attribute information thereof as either symbols or keywords.

Abstract: A document information compression and retrieval system which reduces the document data amount and shortens the retrieval time when mass document information is registered and retrieved. A method of registering document information in a document information retrieval system which stores document information consisting of a large number of characters for retrieval of the stored document information. Entered document information is separated into words. Whether or not each of the words is a word to which a compressed code is assigned is determined. If not already assigned, a compressed code is assigned to the word. The words are converted into the assigned compressed codes for storing a compressed text.

Abstract: An image processing system wherein for an inputted composite image composed of a line image and a dither image, both a line image processing and a dither image processing are carried out in parallel, and one of the processed results as selected in accordance with the image region discrimination result. The dither image processing is carried out through data conversion for calculating multivalued gray scale image from the inputted image data, gray scale data conversion for adjusting the gray scale image data so as to match an output device and obtaining such adjusted gray scale image data, and re-binarization for re-binarizing the gray scale image data after subjected to the gray scale conversion. The image region discrimination for discriminating if an image region is of a line image of a dither image is carried out based on a ratio of the number of black or white pixels within the region to the contour line length within the range.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing a document information search to uncover specified text data containing a given search subject key word from a group of document text data stored in a memory. In the document information search method, two stages of presearch are carried out to perform the document search with respect to a desired subject key word. In a first stage of presearch, a character component table is generated in which the existence of character codes for every document is set forth with respect to all the character codes contained in the group of document text data of stored documents. The character component table is searched for all the character codes comprising a designated search subject key word to thereby extract all documents containing all the character codes comprising the search subject key word. Further, in the presearch step, all texts without the possibility of containing the search subject key word are eliminated.

Abstract: A document is scanned by an optical scanner to be converted into digital image data to be transmitted to an image memory. Characters are extracted from the digital image data one by one and features are extracted from each of the extracted characters. The features as standard patterns stored in a character recognition dictionary are read out to be subjected to 90 degree rotation, 180 degree rotation and 270 degree rotation by a feature rotator, thereby to produce standard patterns of the four directions. Similarity measures are individually calculated between the standard patterns of the four directions and the features of each extracted character, with respect to the four directions. This processing is repeated for a plurality of characters recorded in the document to select a direction having the maximum add value of the similarity measures, thereby to detect an input direction of the document.

Abstract: A file document image input can have shading removed to produce a deshaded image that is useful for highly efficient compression encoding, to be thereafter stored and transmitted in such efficient encoded form. When the image is retrieved or received, the decoded and deshaded image may have shading returned to it by combining with a shaded template image stored in the template image memory or by synthesizing shading in specified regions. By removing shading from regions, optical character recognition, shading identification or other processing such as smear prevention can be enhanced.

Abstract: An image information file and retrieving apparatus and method wherein information of an image of at least one document having text information and non-text information is inputted and stored together with attribute information of a relationship of at least one of the text information and the non-text information of the at least one document. The stored image information is retrieved in accordance with a retrieval condition indicating a requested relationship between the text information and non-text information. More particularly, a fuzzy weighting function is utilized for retrieval.

Abstract: In an image filing system including an image scanner having at least a color mode and a monochrome mode as image input mode, for inputting document images; a key device for designating the image input mode of the image scanner, an image file for storing document image data inputted from the image scanner and a display screen on which the document images are displayed, a background corresponding to the image input mode is outputted when the document image inputted for the image scanner is displayed on the display screen. If a monochrome document is inputted for processing in a full color or multicolor mode, a monochrome input image and the background which is specific to the full color or the multicolor mode are outputted. Accordingly, a user which looks at the display notices that he or she should change the input mode and inputs the document image again prior to registration of the inputted image in a file.

Abstract: A partial region of an image is set as being a secret region and an ID code is put to data concerning this secret region, the data then being stored in a memory, so that, unless an ID code which is input from a keyboard is coincident with the stored ID code, the image is selectively prevented from being displayed on a CRT display, printed by a printer, or subjected to additional writing, revision, cutting on the display screen. Thus, it is possible to restrict the visual output or revision of secret portions of images and therefore possible to individually control images which need to be kept secret and those which need not.

Abstract: An image filing apparatus and method for receiving as multivalue data an image corresponding to a document, converting the data to binary image data and storing the binary image data. According to the features of the present invention, pixels of that portion of an input image corresponding to a particular color are extracted, and luminance data expressing monochromatic binary image data and binary image data designating colored portions are stored in different planes. Not only black pixels but also pixels expressed in a particular color such as red are described in the plane for the luminance data. Pixels having a particular color to be expressed in "red" such as red characters are extracted and recorded as "1" in another particular color plane, for example, in R-plane different from the luminance plane. The R-plane is recorded with binary image data; only pixels written in "red" are expressed as "1" there and other pixels as "0".