Abstract: The present invention provides a motion assist apparatus capable of reducing the discomfort of a user that may be caused when a motion is assisted. A motion assist apparatus 1 has actuators 11, which apply a force for controlling the posture of the upper body of a user P through the intermediary of a second frame 14, a posture estimation sensor PS, which detects a posture angle ? of the upper body of the user P, a control unit C, which controls the actuators 11 to reduce a deviation d? of a posture angle ? from a reference posture angle ?0, and a trigger sensor TS, which detects the occurrence of a trigger event. The control unit C sets the posture angle at the time of the occurrence of the trigger event as the reference posture angle ?0.

Abstract: A memory system includes a first memory chip, a second memory chip, and a memory controller. The first memory chip and the second memory chip are connected to the memory controller via a plurality of data lines including a first data line and a second data line. The first memory chip is configured to outputs status information via the first data line to the memory controller. The second memory chip is configured to output status information via the second data line to the memory controller at the same time as the first memory chip.

Abstract: The present invention provides a memory system which contributes to improvement in efficiency of a data process accompanying a memory access. A memory system has a rewritable nonvolatile memory, a buffer memory, and a controller. The controller controls, in response to an access request from an external apparatus, first data transfer between the controller and the external apparatus, second data transfer between the controller and the nonvolatile memory, and third data transfer between the controller and the buffer memory, controls transfer from the controller to the buffer memory in the third data transfer and transfer from the buffer memory to the controller in a time sharing manner, and enables the first data transfer or the second data transfer to be performed in parallel with the transfer carried out in the time sharing manner.

Abstract: A micro channel structure body 10 in which a micro channel 3 having a predetermined cross-sectional shape is formed in a laminate where substrates 1a, 1b, and 1c having formed thereon electrodes 2a, 2b, and 2c made of a thin film are laminated sequentially. The above-mentioned micro channel 3 is formed in a perpendicular direction ? perpendicular to a lamination direction ? of the above-mentioned laminate. Inner surfaces 3a and 3b of the above-mentioned micro channel 3 have an acute angle ? with respect to the lamination direction ? of the above-mentioned laminate. The above-mentioned plurality of electrodes 2a, 2b, and 2c are formed and exposed in the lamination direction ? of the inner surfaces 3a and 3b of the above-mentioned micro channel 3.

Abstract: A sound reproducing device includes a decoder section (1200) configured to decode an audio-signal bit stream input from the outside world, and to generate a decoded PCM signal; a control section (1100) configured to identify reproduction conditions from reproduction-instruction information obtained from the outside world and decoding information obtained from the decoder section (1200), and to provide a reproduction instruction; and an additional-audio addition section (1500) configured to process additional audio data input from the outside world, to add a result with the decoded PCM signal, and to output a result as an output PCM signal.

Abstract: In an image displayed on a display under a normal condition, the locations where items to choose from are located are indicated by icons. When a user touches a contact point, icons located within a predetermined range from the contact point are detected from among the icons. Then the locations of the detected icons are varied such that they are located on a circle, with the circle's center at the contact point, at equal spaces between the detected icons. A pointer graphic that indicates the original position of each icon in the original image is added to each icon.

Abstract: The present invention provides a memory system which contributes to improvement in efficiency of a data process accompanying a memory access. A memory system has a rewritable nonvolatile memory, a buffer memory, and a controller. The controller controls, in response to an access request from an external apparatus, first data transfer between the controller and the external apparatus, second data transfer between the controller and the nonvolatile memory, and third data transfer between the controller and the buffer memory, controls transfer from the controller to the buffer memory in the third data transfer and transfer from the buffer memory to the controller in a time sharing manner, and enables the first data transfer or the second data transfer to be performed in parallel with the transfer carried out in the time sharing manner.

Abstract: A memory card includes a non-volatile memory, a memory controller for controlling the operation of the memory card. The memory controller is capable of providing an interface with outside according to a predetermined protocol, and performs error detection and correction of the memory information at regular time intervals or at the timing of connection of electric power supply, independently of reading out the memory information according to external access request. Therefore, it is possible to improve reliability of data retention in the non-volatile memory without the host device reading out the memory information from the non-volatile memory of the memory card.

Abstract: Provided are a ceramic-fine-particle producing process making it possible to produce, with ease, ceramic fine particles which have a spherical shape close to a complete round and an excellent mono-dispersibility, and are made only of a solid component of a simple ceramic material without making a fine channel structure complicated, and an apparatus used therein for producing ceramic fine particles. The process includes the step (S100) of feeding a dispersion phase made of an aqueous liquid containing a gelling agent to act upon cooling and a ceramic material into a continuous phase made of an oily liquid containing a surfactant, thereby producing fine droplets; the step (S110) of collecting and cooling the produced fine droplets; the step (S120) of washing the cooled fine droplets; the step (S130) of drying the washed fine droplets; and the step (S140) of firing the dried fine droplets.

Abstract: The present invention provides a triazole compound of the following formula: a prodrug thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The above-mentioned triazole compound has superior HSD1 inhibitory activity, and is useful as an HSD1 inhibitor, a therapeutic drug of diabetes or a therapeutic drug of obesity or a therapeutic drug of metabolic syndrome.

Abstract: A memory system permitting a number of alternative memory blocks to be made ready in order to extend the rewritable life and thereby contributing to enhanced reliability of information storage is to be provided. The memory system is provided with a nonvolatile memory having a plurality of data blocks in predetermined physical address units and a controller for controlling the nonvolatile memory in response to an access request from outside. Each of the data blocks has areas for holding a rewrite count and error check information regarding each data area. The controller, in a read operation on the nonvolatile memory, checks for any error in the area subject to the read according to error check information and, when there is any error, if the rewrite count is greater than a predetermined value, will replace the pertinent data block with another data block or if it is not greater, correct data in the data block pertaining to the error.

Abstract: A memory card has a plurality of non-volatile memories and a main controller for controlling the operation of the non-volatile memories. The main controller performs an access control to the non-volatile memories in response to an external access instruction, and an alternate control for alternating an access error-related storage area of the non-volatile memory with other storage area. In the access control, the speeding up of the data transfer between flash memories is achieved by causing the plurality of non-volatile memories to parallel access operate. In the alternation control, the storage areas is made alternative for each non-volatile memory in which an access error occurs.

Abstract: The present invention provides a memory system which contributes to improvement in efficiency of a data process accompanying a memory access. A memory system has a rewritable nonvolatile memory, a buffer memory, and a controller. The controller controls, in response to an access request from an external apparatus, first data transfer between the controller and the external apparatus, second data transfer between the controller and the nonvolatile memory, and third data transfer between the controller and the buffer memory, controls transfer from the controller to the buffer memory in the third data transfer and transfer from the buffer memory to the controller in a time sharing manner, and enables the first data transfer or the second data transfer to be performed in parallel with the transfer carried out in the time sharing manner.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by the following formula [1?] or a salt thereof: wherein ring A, R2, R3, R4 and X are as defined in the description, and an agent for the treatment or prophylaxis of a pathology involving glucocorticoid, or a 11?HSD1 inhibitor, containing the compound or a salt thereof.

Abstract: A game device includes a player's character controller operative to control the movement of a player's character on a map, a non-player character controller operative to cause, of those non-player characters located on the map, non-player characters located within a predetermined range from the position of the player's character to join a procession following the player's character, and to move the non-player characters belonging to the procession to the position previously occupied by the player's character to allow the non-player characters to follow the player's character, and a procession controller operative to increase, upon receipt of a predetermined control input, the speed at which the non-player characters belonging to the procession to move to the position previously occupied by the player's character and to gather the non-player characters near the player's character.

Abstract: A memory card has a plurality of non-volatile memories and a main controller for controlling the operation of the non-volatile memories. The main controller performs an access control to the non-volatile memories in response to an external access instruction, and an alternate control for alternating an access error-related storage area of the non-volatile memory with other storage area. In the access control, the speeding up of the data transfer between flash memories is achieved by causing the plurality of non-volatile memories to parallel access operate. In the alternation control, the storage areas is made alternative for each non-volatile memory in which an access error occurs.

Abstract: A memory card has a plurality of non-volatile memories and a main controller for controlling the operation of the non-volatile memories. The main controller performs an access control to the non-volatile memories in response to an external access instruction, and an alternate control for alternating an access error-related storage area of the non-volatile memory with other storage area. In the access control, the speeding up of the data transfer between flash memories is achieved by causing the plurality of non-volatile memories to parallel access operate. In the alternation control, the storage areas is made alternative for each non-volatile memory in which an access error occurs.

Abstract: Provided are a ceramic-fine-particle producing process making it possible to produce, with ease, ceramic fine particles which have a spherical shape close to a complete round and an excellent mono-dispersibility, and are made only of a solid component of a simple ceramic material without making a fine channel structure complicated, and an apparatus used therein for producing ceramic fine particles. The process includes the step (S100) of feeding a dispersion phase made of an aqueous liquid containing a gelling agent to act upon cooling and a ceramic material into a continuous phase made of an oily liquid containing a surfactant, thereby producing fine droplets; the step (S110) of collecting and cooling the produced fine droplets; the step (S120) of washing the cooled fine droplets; the step (S130) of drying the washed fine droplets; and the step (S140) of firing the dried fine droplets.

Abstract: Aryl sulfone compounds of formula I and II are described and have therapeutic utility, particularly in the treatment of diabetes, obesity and related conditions and disorders:

Abstract: The reliability of data is significantly increased without considerably increasing costs by performing minor data corrections within an information storage device and performing major error corrections in an information processing device. When a request to transfer user data for reading is issued from an information processing device, a control circuit transfers the user data and management data to an error detection circuit, which checks the user data for errors. If the user data contains no error, the control circuit notifies the information processing device that the user data can be transferred, and transfers it to the information processing device. If the user data contains errors, an X count error position and correction data calculation circuit uses the user data and the management data to calculate correction locations and correction data, and judges whether the correction locations are correctable.