Abstract: An information processing apparatus that executes an operating system, the apparatus including a panic process unit configured to stop the operating system when the operating system has detected an error, a mapping process unit configured to assign, to the operating system stopped by the panic process unit, a second memory area which is other than a first memory area being used by a kernel of the operating system before stop or by a hypervisor that controls the operating system before stop of the operating system, a reactivation process unit configured to reactivate the operating system by using the second memory area as a usage area, and a memory dump process unit configured to read data in the first memory area, and to write the data to a dump file after the operating system is reactivated.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that mounts a first and second system boards SB#0 and SB#1 includes a virtualization control unit that operates a virtual machine for virtualizing hardware resources. The SB#0 includes a memory that stores a command line, resource information, and management information. The SB#1 includes a memory that stores a command line and resource information. The command line is executed by the virtualization control unit. The resource information is data used by each system board from among data used when the virtualization control unit operates. The management information is data commonly shared by each system board and used by the virtualization control unit. A command line and resource information are used when the virtualization control unit operates and information on the hardware resources included in the corresponding SB. Each SB executes the command line and refers to the information stored in the memory in SBs.

Abstract: Disclosed is a parking assistance device such that it is easy to understand the process for aligning the vehicle with the guidance completion position of each stage of parking, specifically the parking start position, the steering wheel reversal position and the intended parking position. Specifically disclosed is a parking assistance device wherein a control device (11) switches to a first parking guidance indicator (45A) during first parking guidance for guiding the vehicle to the parking start position, switches to a second parking guidance indicator (45B) during second parking guidance for guiding the vehicle to the steering wheel reversal start position, and switches to a third parking guidance indicator (45C) during third parking guidance for guiding the vehicle to the final parking position.

Abstract: Provided is a driving assistance device which enables a driver to intuitively determine the relationship between the upper boundary line and the lower boundary line of an anticipated trajectory of travel that is displayed in three dimensions. The driving assistance device is provided with: an image processing device (3) that superimposes a three-dimensional anticipated trajectory of travel (30) of a vehicle, which is read off from a non-volatile memory (4), onto an image captured outside of the vehicle inputted from a capture device (7), and outputs the result to an external display device (12); and a control device (5) which controls the orientation of the three-dimensional anticipated trajectory of travel (30) that is superimposed by the image processing device (3) on the basis of a steering angle signal inputted from a steering sensor (10).

Abstract: When executing firmware of a first hypervisor stored in a first memory area, an information processing device stores firmware of a second hypervisor into a second memory area. The information processing device issues, from the first hypervisor, a stopping instruction that instructs a caller of a hypervisor call to stop issuing a new hypervisor call. Herein, let designating information be information that designates a memory area storing firmware of a hypervisor executed by the information processing device. The information processing device rewrites the designating information from a first value that designates the first memory area to a second value that designates the second memory area. The information processing device starts execution of the firmware of the second hypervisor in response to the rewriting of the designating information. The information processing device issues, from the second hypervisor to the caller, a canceling instruction that cancels the stopping instruction.

Abstract: In an information processing apparatus, a control unit includes a first clock device for providing the time of day. A physical domain includes a second clock device, and implements a logical domain that functions as a virtual information processing apparatus. The control unit controls a first time-of-day difference between the time of day of the first clock device and that of the second clock device. The physical domain controls a second time-of-day difference between the time of day of the second clock device and that of the logical domain. In the information processing apparatus, the time of day on the logical domain is controlled based on the first and second time-of-day differences.

Abstract: Provided is a lactic acid bacterium capable of homolactic fermentation using a pentose as a substrate, the lactic acid bacterium utilizing a pentose, and in which a phosphoketolase pathway is blocked and a pentose phosphate pathway is activated. Also provided is a method for producing lactic acid from a pentose using the lactic acid bacterium and a method for preparing the lactic acid bacterium.

Abstract: An information obtaining unit provided inside a system controller obtains operation states of processing units and processing units respectively of cabinets, calculates an average utilization of CPUs of the processing units, and determines whether or not any processing unit can be disconnected. When a hardware resource can be disconnected as a result of the determination, an electric power control determining unit calculates possible combinations of hardware resources to be disconnected and performs a disconnection by a cabinet unit when there is a combination enabling a disconnection by a cabinet unit.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus having a storage that stores identification information for identifying an event occurring in a forefront module and completion information for identifying a module having completed the corresponding process, an identifier that identifies an event that any module has not completed the process based on the completion information, an instructor that provides the identification information related to the event identified by the identifier to the forefront module, and instructs the forefront module to execute the process related to the identified event. Each of the modules operates as a determiner that reads the completion information corresponding to the received identification information, and determines whether to skip the process of its own module, and a deliverer that delivers, the identification information to the immediately succeeding module in a case where the determiner determines to skip the process of its own module.

Abstract: A failure information management method manages failure information related to a replaceable part of an electronic apparatus, by generating an error log, and storing the error log in a non-volatile memory of the replacement recommended part itself. The error log is generated by recording first generation information in a representative log information part and detailed log information part in a non-overwritable manner with respect to a first failure of a replacement recommended part, and by recording second generation information in the representative log information part and the detailed log information part in an overwritable manner with respect to second and subsequent failures of the replacement recommended part.

Abstract: A system for identifying individuals, which easily reveals the cause of misjudgment when it occurred, wherein individual identification means 4 identifies an individual by comparing an input image with a recognition dictionary 2, wherein identification result analysis means 6 analyzes an identification result of the individual identification means 4, and detects that portion of a region, used for identification, of the input image, which differs from the recognition dictionary 2, wherein result output control means 5, if an analysis result of the identification result analysis means 6 is that the input image differs from the dictionary image for the most part, directs only the input image to be displayed, and if the identification result is that the input image partially differs from the dictionary image, directs at least the input image and also the discordant portion to be displayed.

Abstract: A system for identifying individuals, which easily reveals the cause of misjudgment when it occurred, wherein individual identification means 4 identifies an individual by comparing an input image with a recognition dictionary 2, wherein identification result analysis means 6 analyzes an identification result of the individual identification means 4, and detects that portion of a region, used for identification, of the input image, which differs from the recognition dictionary 2, wherein result output control means 5, if an analysis result of the identification result analysis means 6 is that the input image differs from the dictionary image for the most part, directs only the input image to be displayed, and if the identification result is that the input image partially differs from the dictionary image, directs at least the input image and also the discordant portion to be displayed.

Abstract: A system for identifying individuals, which easily reveals the cause of misjudgment when it occurred, wherein individual identification means 4 identifies an individual by comparing an input image with a recognition dictionary 2, wherein identification result analysis means 6 analyzes an identification result of the individual identification means 4, and detects that portion of a region, used for identification, of the input image, which differs from the recognition dictionary 2, wherein result output control means 5, if an analysis result of the identification result analysis means 6 is that the input image differs from the dictionary image for the most part, directs only the input image to be displayed, and if the identification result is that the input image partially differs from the dictionary image, directs at least the input image and also the discordant portion to be displayed.

Abstract: A system for identifying individuals, which easily reveals the cause of misjudgment when it occurred, wherein individual identification means 4 identifies an individual by comparing an input image with a recognition dictionary 2, wherein identification result analysis means 6 analyzes an identification result of the individual identification means 4, and detects that portion of a region, used for identification, of the input image, which differs from the recognition dictionary 2, wherein result output control means 5, if an analysis result of the identification result analysis means 6 is that the input image differs from the dictionary image for the most part, directs only the input image to be displayed, and if the identification result is that the input image partially differs from the dictionary image, directs at least the input image and also the discordant portion to be displayed.

Abstract: There is provided an individual identification system and a method thereof which are capable of identifying individuals having elliptical pupils and elliptical irises. In the individual identification system 10, the image storage unit 11 stores eye images 20, the ellipse preparation unit 12 prepares a plurality of ellipses, and the pixel addition unit 13 adds up pixels laid along circumferences of the ellipses. The ellipse selection unit 14 selects ellipses representative of the pupil 21 and the iris 22 among the plurality of ellipses based upon the sums of the pixels given by the pixel addition unit 13, whereby the parameters of the selected ellipses are output.

Abstract: An individual identification system and method for identifying individuals having elliptical pupils and elliptical irises. In the individual identification system, an image storage unit stores eye images, an the ellipse preparation unit prepares a plurality of ellipses, and a pixel addition unit adds up pixels laid along circumferences of the ellipses. An ellipse selection unit selects ellipses representative of the pupil and the iris among the plurality of ellipses based upon the sums of the pixels given by the pixel addition unit, whereby the parameters of the selected ellipses are output.

Abstract: A fluoroacrylic polymer having a lubricating effect, which comprises at least one kind selected from units derived from a fluoroalkyl acrylate and units derived from a fluoroalkyl methacrylate as a part or all of structural units and a reducing viscosity .eta.Sp/C not higher than 2 as measured at 25.degree. C. with respect to a solution of 0.1 g of the polymer in 100 ml of chloroform. The fluoroacrylic polymer is incorporated into a thermoplastic resin for rendering an excellent lubricating property thereto.

Abstract: A processing aid for a thermoplastic resin is disclosed, which is a two-stage polymer obtained by polymerizing (B) 5 to 50 parts by weight of a monomer or monomer mixture composed mainly of methyl methacrylate in the presence of (A) 50 to 95 parts by weight of a polymer comprising 100 to 50% by weight of units of a methacrylic acid ester other than methyl methacrylate and 0 to 50% by weight of units of other monomer copolymerizable with the methacrylic acid ester and having a reduced viscosity .eta.sp/C not larger than 2.0 dl/g, so that the total amount of the components (A) and (B) is 100 parts by weight and the reduced viscosity .eta.sp of the final polymer is not larger than 2.0 dl/g. A thermoplastic resin having the processing aid incorporated therein has an improved shaping processability, and a shaped article mode therefrom has good surface characteristics.

Abstract: A vinyl chloride polymer resin composition having excellent processability and flowability is comprised of (A) 100 weight parts of a vinyl chloride polymer composition comprising 5 to 100 weight % of a vinyl chloride polymer having an average polymerization degree of 300 to 700 and 95 to 0 weight % of a vinyl chloride polymer having an average molecular weight higher than 700, and (B) 0.1 to 30 weight parts of a methyl methacrylate polymer comprised of at least 40 weight % of methyl methacrylate and having a reduced viscosity (.eta.sp/C) of 0.1 to 2 l/g.

Abstract: In a vacuum cleaner of the type arranged to stop a motor when a driven brush is overloaded due to engagement with carpet or other obstacles, a starter circuit responsive to a manually operable power switch is employed to start the motor. The rotation of the rotary brush is detected by way of a sensor which produces a voltage. The starter circuit produces another voltage for a given period of time after the power switch is turned on, and these voltages are fed to a latching circuit which produces a control voltage when neither of the first nor second voltage is applied thereto, and the control voltage causes a control unit to interrupt power to the electric motor. As a result, once the latching circuit is put in a latching state after the brush has stopped, the motor is prevented from starting again unless the power switch is turned on again.