Abstract: A method and system for information processing and test case generation. The system includes: a pattern storage module for storing at least one resource identifier patterns, where the resource identifier patterns are extracted from a server code of a web application by analyzing the server code; a client code analyzer module for analyzing a client code generated from the server code and finding at least one event sequences matching with the resource identifier patterns; and a test case generator module for fetching a client state established from the client code, executing the event sequences on the client state, and generating a test case, where the test case includes a second resource identifier generated as an execution result of the event sequence.

Abstract: One or more servers are communicatively connected to a client. An application program and a dummy template engine run on the servers. The dummy template engine substitutes an original template engine that can run on the servers. The original template engine is normally used by the application program to fill parameters of a template at the servers. The dummy template engine has the same interface as the original template has, such that the application program accesses the dummy template engine no differently than it accesses the original template engine. The dummy template engine is thus accessed by the application program in lieu of the original template engine. The dummy template engine causes the parameters of the template to be filled at the client instead of at the servers, such that template parameter filling is offloaded to the client.

Abstract: A method of holding information for identifying a cause for an object becoming problematic and presenting the information to a user. The method ascertains the cause of memory consumption by a program in a computer system. This method includes: acquiring a first call path related to the creation of an object from a memory; acquiring a second call path related to the connection to the object from the memory; and determining a common part of the acquired first and second call paths, wherein the common part indicates the cause in the program.

Abstract: A dialog server which provides dialogs made by at least one user through their respective avatars in a virtual space. A method and a computer readable article of manufacture tangibly embodying computer readable instructions for executing the steps of the method are also provided. The dialog server includes: a position storage unit which stores positional information on the avatars; an utterance receiver which receives at least one utterance of avatars and utterance strength representing an importance or attention level of the utterance; an interest level calculator which calculates interest levels between avatars based on their positional information; a message processor which generates a message based on the utterance in accordance with a value calculated from the interest levels and the utterance strength; and a message transmitter which transmits the message to the avatars.

Abstract: One or more servers are communicatively connected to a client. An application program and a dummy template engine run on the servers. The dummy template engine substitutes an original template engine that can run on the servers. The original template engine is normally used by the application program to fill parameters of a template at the servers. The dummy template engine has the same interface as the original template has, such that the application program accesses the dummy template engine no differently than it accesses the original template engine. The dummy template engine is thus accessed by the application program in lieu of the original template engine. The dummy template engine causes the parameters of the template to be filled at the client instead of at the servers, such that template parameter filling is offloaded to the client.

Abstract: The specification of a string within source code written in a programming language is received. The source code is processed for ultimate execution of a computer program encompassing the source code, by at least performing the following. It is determined whether the string specified is a short string or a long string. The string is processed in accordance with a first manner where the string is a short string. The string is processed in accordance with a second manner where the string is a long string.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods, apparatus and systems for reusing an application object for use with an application program, in which the object can be reused without causing nonconformity in the consistency or security, even if the object to be reused is updated. An example of a method includes detecting that the application program ends referring to the application object, detecting that the application object is updated by the application program, deciding to reuse the application object in response to detecting no update of the application object, making the application object reusable in response to the end of referring to the object, and decision to reuse the application object.

Abstract: An operational object controlling device including a motion detection unit, a motion obtaining unit, a motion feature quantities extraction unit, a template storage unit, an operational object motion storage unit, a motion feature quantities transform unit and an operational object motion obtaining unit. The motion obtaining unit obtains the user's motion detected by the motion detecting unit. The motion feature quantities extraction unit extracts the user's motion feature quantities from the obtained motion. The transform unit transforms the motion feature quantities by using a template obtained from the template storage unit. The motion feature quantities of the operational object are obtained from each of the temporal motion sequences of the operational object in the operational object motion storage unit. The operational object motion obtaining unit obtains one of the temporal motion sequences from the storage unit having the feature quantities close to the user's motion feature quantities.

Abstract: A high-speed web server that generates an HTML file upon receipt of an HTTP request is described. The server includes an application executor device and an HTTP server device that receives the HTTP request and sends an HTTP response to the HTTP request. A method for sending an HTTP response in a server that generates an HTML file upon receipt of an HTTP request is also provided. The method includes: executing a script; calculating the number of appearances of the string; storing the string in a storage; executing a script when the script is a command for processing a string; replacing the string with reference information; and sending the string file along with the HTML file when it includes reference information for reference to the string file.

Abstract: A dynamic resource allocation method and system. The method includes the steps of preparing a plurality of instances in different preparation states; receiving a request on a dynamic scheduling condition from the client computer; and launching some of the plurality of instances in the different preparation states in such a combination that the dynamic scheduling condition is satisfied. The method includes computer apparatus for accomplishing the above method. A tangible storage medium includes program steps which, when executed by computer apparatus, causes the computer apparatus to perform the above method.

Abstract: A server computer is connected to a plurality of client computers through a network, and controls objects in a Metaverse accessed by the client computers. The server computer includes a storage unit for storing an object ID specifying an object accessible in the Metaverse by the plurality of client computers and authenticity information associated with the object ID. The authenticity information indicates that the object is genuine. The server computer also includes a communication unit for communicating with each of the client computers. The server computer also includes an enquiry unit for causing the communication unit to transmit the authenticity information corresponding to the object ID to at least one of the plurality of client computers upon receipt of an enquiry request to enquire about the object ID of the object from one of the plurality of client computers.

Abstract: A dynamic resource allocation method and system. The method includes the steps of preparing a plurality of instances in different preparation states; receiving a request on a dynamic scheduling condition from the client computer; and launching some of the plurality of instances in the different preparation states in such a combination that the dynamic scheduling condition is satisfied. The method includes computer apparatus for accomplishing the above method. A tangible storage medium includes program steps which, when executed by computer apparatus, causes the computer apparatus to perform the above method.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for automatically putting a reference mark on an object to pay attention to. A server device which provides a virtual reality space to multiple client devices connected to the server device via a network detects movement of an avatar related to a client device, the movement indicating an object in the virtual reality space displayed on a screen of the client device, as a trigger for generating a reference mark. In response to detection of the movement of the avatar, the server device generates a reference mark to be put on the object. The server device notifies another client device of the presence of the generated reference mark. Accordingly, the other client device is guided to the object by selecting the notification displayed on the screen.

Abstract: A server computer connected to a plurality of client computers through a network and controls objects in a Metaverse accessed by the client computers. The server computer includes: a storage unit for storing an object ID specifying a Metaverse object and authenticity information; a communication unit for communicating with each of the client computers; and an enquiry unit for causing the communication unit to transmit the authenticity information of the object ID to the communication unit. A method of controlling objects in a Metaverse accessed by client computers is also provided.

Abstract: A dialog server which provides dialogs made by at least one user through their respective avatars in a virtual space. A method and a computer readable article of manufacture tangibly embodying computer readable instructions for executing the steps of the method are also provided. The dialog server includes: a position storage unit which stores positional information on the avatars; an utterance receiver which receives at least one utterance of avatars and utterance strength representing an importance or attention level of the utterance; an interest level calculator which calculates interest levels between avatars based on their positional information; a message processor which generates a message based on the utterance in accordance with a value calculated from the interest levels and the utterance strength; and a message transmitter which transmits the message to the avatars.

Abstract: Starting and ending of a task is detected, where thread pooling is employed. Threads perform a wait operation on a given object are monitored, and threads performing a notify/notify-all operation on the given object are monitored. A labeled directed graph is constructed. Each node of the graph corresponds to one of the threads. Each edge of the graph has a label and corresponds to performance of the wait or notify/notify-all operation. An identifier of the given object is a label of a number of the edges. A set of nodes is selected that each has an edge having the same label. The threads of these nodes are worker threads of a thread pool. The threads of the nodes that are connected to the set of nodes are master threads. An object having an identifier serving as the label of the edges to the set of nodes is a monitoring mechanism.

Abstract: Disclosed are computer systems, a plurality of methods and a computer program for preventing a delay in execution time of one or more instructions. The computer system includes: a lock unit for executing an instruction to acquire exclusive-use of the external resource and an instruction to release the exclusive-use of the external resource in the one or more threads; a counter unit for increasing or decreasing a value of a corresponding one of counters respectively associated with the threads; and a controller for controlling an execution order of the instructions to be executed by exclusively using the external resource and instructions that causes a delay in the execution time of the instructions to be executed by exclusively using the external resource.

Abstract: Statistical information about instance documents and schema information are used to integrate multiple state transitions that enable sectioning of a structure document, thereby generating an optimum automaton. In integrating state transitions, consecutively matching state transitions are held in the form of an ID list, which is then used to count the number of consecutive state transitions. Furthermore, patterns in the number of occurrences of repetitive elements including nested elements are statistically obtained. Variations of blanks in XML are addressed by using a statistical method. Schema information is used to build an automaton beforehand, thereby initialization overhead of the syntax parsing apparatus is reduced.

Abstract: A technique for comprehensively acquiring calling-context information at a low cost. Call site IDs are held for each thread as a call history and used as context information. At the time of calling a method, the call history existing in a current frame is shifted left, and stacked in a new frame, with the call site ID of the call site put in the lower bits. At the time of returning from the method, the value of the original call history is returned by returning the frame. At the time of performing a virtual call, call history information is recorded into a call position profile table used to identify a method to be inlined at the time of performing JIT compiling, in addition to determined jump destination information and the number of calls.

Abstract: A dialog server which provides dialogs made by at least one user through their respective avatars in a virtual space. A method and a computer readable article of manufacture tangibly embodying computer readable instructions for executing the steps of the method are also provided. The dialog server includes: a position storage unit which stores positional information on the avatars; an utterance receiver which receives at least one utterance of avatars and utterance strength representing an importance or attention level of the utterance; an interest level calculator which calculates interest levels between avatars based on their positional information; a message processor which generates a message based on the utterance in accordance with a value calculated from the interest levels and the utterance strength; and a message transmitter which transmits the message to the avatars.