Abstract: To predice impending system failures, dummy messages are periodically transmitted from a surveillance computer via a message broker to a host computer that executes processes in response to electronic messages from terminals and returns an electronic message. The dummy electronic messages are time-stamped when transmitted from the surveillance computer, when received and transmitted by the message broker, and when a process is executed by the host. The surveillance computer predicts impending failures by comparing the time required while a transmitted dummy electronic message returns to the surveillance computer, a mean value of the required time, a time required while the dummy electronic message passes through the message broker, a mean value of the time for the passage, a time required for a dummy electronic message transmission between each computer and a mean value of the time for transmission to each base value.

Abstract: The invention provides an image encoding apparatus/method capable of inputting image data, quantizing the image data, variable length encoding the quantized image data, detecting the code length of the encoded image data, storing the encoded image data in a predetermined memory area of memory means, discriminating whether the detected code length exceeds the permissible memory range of the predetermined memory area, and, in case the permissible memory range is exceeded, terminating the storage operation in the memory area and continuing the encoding process and the detection process and setting the quantization parameter of the quantization process according to the result of detection of the detection process.

Abstract: A microlens configuration having a substantially circular form is constituted of a part of one circle or aspheric curve at any section when a section is taken at a face which is vertical to a major axis or a minor axis of the microlens configuration. A laminate for transfer includes a concave and convex pattern having concave and convex forms of a transfer master pattern, in which a number of such configurations as mentioned above are arranged, transferred to a substrate to be transferred, and a thin film layer laminated on the concave and convex surface thereof wherein a surface of the thin film layer opposite to a surface in contact with a provisional support is used as a bonding face to an application substrate.

Abstract: An image encoder of the present invention includes an encoder unit for generating first encoded data, re-encoder unit for re-encoding the first encoded data to generate second encoded data, parameter updating unit for updating of the encoder unit when the sum of data amount of the first and second encoded data reaches a target amount, and controller for starting a re-encoding process when the sum reaches the target amount. The encoder unit encodes still unencoded image data using all encoding parameters that are updated from the parameter that has been used at the beginning of the encoding of the source image data. The image encoder thus encodes image data into data having a desired data amount on a substantial real-time basis. When the encoded data is decoded, non-uniformity in image quality of the decoded image due to different numbers of encoding and decoding operations is controlled.

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Abstract: In order to obtain a digital still camera capable of storing only a desired image from photography images, a photography image data generation unit processes an image signal from a CCD to generate high-, middle-, and low-resolution image data. While a photography timing designation button is not depressed, the middle-resolution data is monitored in D1 of a display through a buffer memory. When the photography timing designation button is depressed, high- and low-resolution data of three consecutive frames are generated and stored in M2 to M7 of the buffer memory, and low-resolution data are displayed in D2 to D4 of the display. The high-resolution data are compressed and encoded, and then stored in C1 to C3 of a main memory. When the user selects, e.g., D3 of the displayed D2 to D4 with a touch panel, the corresponding data of C2 is extracted from C1 to C3 and stored in F1 of a nonvolatile memory.

Abstract: This invention implements a variable-length code pipeline decoding process as hardware by providing additional bit processing means, reducing the load on external control, and clarifying encoded data shift means. For this purpose, in order to determine a code length and additional bit length, two different decode processes are executed, the overall process is separated into three stages, i.e., a stage for shifting out a code word of encoded data, a decode processing stage, and a symbol determination & additional bit processing stage, and these stages are executed in a pipeline manner.

Abstract: An encoder (103) encodes image data using a first parameter Q1, and a re-encoder (107) re-encodes the encoded result of the encoder (103) using a second parameter Q2. When the encoded data size obtained by the encoder (103) exceeds a predetermined size, Q1 is replaced by Q2, and encoded data streams previously encoded by the re-encoder (107) are saved in a buffer (108) as those encoded by the encoder (103) after the parameter is changed. Upon executing a re-encoding process, the re-encoder (107) re-encodes encoded data streams previously encoded by the re-encoder (107) using a parameter that can assure a higher compression ratio than Q2.

Abstract: A plurality of compiler directives are applied one by one to each program portion of a computer program including the program portions to be converted by the compiler directive to execute each program portion. An execution time of each program portion for each compiler directive is measured as a result of the execution. A compiler directive having a shortest execution time for each program portion is detected on the basis of the measured results. Each of the detected compiler directives is inserted into just before a relevant program portion to produce a program.

Abstract: An &agr;-olefin polymerization catalyst comprising (A) a solid catalyst component containing a titanium compound obtained by treating a solid product having a titanium content of 1.5% by weight or less obtained by reducing Ti(OR1)aX4−a (R1 represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, X represents a halogen atom and a represents a number satisfying 0<a≦4.) with an organomagnesium compound in the presence of an organosilicon compound having an Si—O bond and an ester compound, with an ester compound, and treating the ester-treated solid with a mixture of an ether compound and titanium tetrachloride or a mixture of an ether compound, titanium tetrachloride and an ester compound, (B) an organoaluminum compound and (C) an electron donative compound, and a process for producing an &agr;-olefin polymer with said &agr;-olefin polymerization catalyst.

Abstract: There are disclosed a process for producing a solid catalyst component and a catalyst for &agr;-olefin polymerization, and a process for producing an &agr;-olefin polymer, wherein the process for producing a solid catalyst component comprises the steps of: (1) reducing a specific titanium compound with an organomagnesium compound in the presence of an organosilicon compound having an Si—O bond (and an ester compound), thereby obtaining a solid product, and (2) contacting the solid product with at least one member selected from the group consisting of an electron donor compound (E1) and an organic acid halide, and a compound having a Ti-halogen bond, thereby obtaining the solid catalyst component.

Abstract: There is provided a process for producing a catalyst for olefin polymerization, which comprises the step of contacting (1) an organoaluminum compound, (2) an external electron donor compound and (3) a solid catalyst component obtained by a process comprising the steps of;

Abstract: There are disclosed: (1) a process for producing a catalyst for ethylene polymerization, which comprises the step of contacting with one another: (i) a solid catalyst component containing at least titanium, magnesium and halogen atoms; (ii) an organoaluminum compound; and (iii) a heterocyclic compound; and (2) a process for producing an ethylene polymer, which comprises the step of polymerizing ethylene, or ethylene and at least one kind of an addition polymerizable comonomer other than ethylene, in the presence of the above-mentioned catalyst.

Abstract: A microlens configuration having a substantially circular form is constituted of a part of one circle or aspheric curve at any section when a section is taken at a face which is vertical to a major axis or a minor axis of the microlens configuration. A laminate for transfer includes a concave and convex pattern having concave and convex forms of a transfer master pattern, in which a number of such configurations as mentioned above are arranged, transferred to a substrate to be transferred, and a thin film layer laminated on the concave and convex surface thereof wherein a surface of the thin film layer opposite to a surface in contact with a provisional support is used as a bonding face to an application substrate.

Abstract: There are disclosed: (1) a process for producing a catalyst for olefin polymerization, which comprises the step of contacting with one another: (i) a solid catalyst component containing at least titanium, magnesium and halogen atoms, (ii) an organoaluminum compound, and (iii) a compound selected from the group consisting of (a) an oxygen-containing compound having a structure wherein at least two hydrocarbyloxy groups are bound to the same carbon atom, and (b) a cyclic ketone compound, and (2) a process for producing an olefin polymer, which comprises the step of polymerizing an olefin in the presence of the above-mentioned catalyst.

Abstract: A head cleaning unit for cleaning a printing head by sucking waste ink from the printing head, includes an ink collector attached to a cap so as to contact with the cap. The cap includes a plurality of first ink-suck holes formed on a bottom surface of a liquid room so as to communicate the liquid room with a space between the cap and the ink collector. The ink collector includes a second ink-suck hole form on a bottom surface of the ink collector, adjacent to the space so as to communicate the space with a vacuum. At least one of the cap and the ink collector includes an air-intake hole for providing air to the cap or the ink collector. At least one of the first ink-such holes is disposed along a periphery of the space, where the printing head and the cap are in contact.

Abstract: This invention implements a variable-length code pipeline decoding process as hardware by providing additional bit processing means, reducing the load on external control, and clarifying encoded data shift means.

Abstract: In image data coding and decoding processing, in order to improve efficiency by processing a plurality of factors in one cycle as long as possible, the factors are rearranged, in coding or decoding processing, in a predetermined scan sequence such that significant factors and 0s are paired. In addition, an appropriate scan sequence is selected in accordance with the distribution state of frequencies to further improve the efficiency.

Abstract: Whether a header information processor quickly enters a program inactive state at the timing when it issues an operation start command of an encoding process for a predetermined processing unit to a variable-length code encoder, or the header information processor enters the program inactive state upon completion of execution steps to be processed is adaptively selected in accordance with the number of execution steps. One memory is shared by the header information processor and variable-length code encoder, and address input permission means for controlling to grant permission of an address input to the memory to one of the header information processor and the variable-length code encoder is provided. The memory is used as a work area of the header information processor, and as a storage area of a variable-length code table which is looked up by the variable-length code encoder.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid catalyst component for &agr;-olefin polymerization having a narrow particle size distribution of not less than 6.0 in terms of the value of N in a Rosin-Rammler function of particle size distribution and giving a catalytic activity of not less than 10,000 ((g-polymer produced/g-solid catalyst component)/hour) in polymerization. According to the present invention, there can be provided a solid catalyst component for &agr;-olefin polymerization capable of giving a poly-&agr;-olefin having the high bulk density and favorable particle properties with high catalytic activity.