Abstract: An image forming apparatus that uses a plurality of colorants for image formation and performs the image formation based on bitmap data in which each pixel has a gradation value of each color of the colorants, includes: a correction unit which executes a correction processing of correcting gradation values with respect to the bitmap data of a correction object region, from among objects of the image formation, that is a region of a single color and adjacent to a pixel composed of another color that does not include the single color, wherein the correction processing is not performed on a region, from among the correction object region, that is adjacent to a white pixel.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that uses a plurality of colorants for image formation and performs the image formation based on bitmap data in which each pixel has a gradation value of each color of the colorants, includes: a correction unit which executes a correction processing of correcting gradation values with respect to at least some pixels in which a gradation value of the colorants other than that of black color is 0 and a gradation value of the colorant of black color is not 0 in the bitmap data, wherein the correction unit executes different processing between a case in which the gradation value of black color of the bitmap data of the pixel that is a processing object is a maximum value and a case in which this gradation value is less than the maximum value.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for recording web application processes which enable the overall processing condition of a web system to be checked simply without installing a special tool in a client computer and without taking the trouble of modifying a web application on a server, while coping with an increase in the number of client computers in a scalable manner. When sending a response (web page) to the client computer, a script code for recording processes on the client computer and an ID associated with the log of the web page generating process as saved in the server computer are inserted into the response and the process log is saved in a secure area of the client computer's local disk. Process logs thus saved in the local disk are listed in a web page including a script code for accessing them successively.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus using a plurality of colorants for image formation, includes a generation unit which generates bitmap data, in which each pixel has a gradation value of each color of the colorants, with respect to an object of the image formation; a classification unit which classifies the pixels into a plurality of predetermined groups based on the bitmap data and generates classification data corresponding to the classified groups for each pixel; a detection unit which detects, based on the classification data, a range, in which a correction processing of modifying the gradation values has to be executed, on the bitmap data; and a correction unit which executes the correction processing to the detected range, wherein the image formation is executed based on bitmap data after the correction processing.

Abstract: A computer-readable medium recorded with a deadlock pre-detection program for making a computer execute a first procedure of making the computer read job logic design information structured of a plurality of process steps including an access step involving an access to any one of a plurality of databases, a second procedure of generating a process route configured of at least two access steps on the basis of the job logic design information, a third procedure of acquiring the first access step and the second access step from the process route, a fourth procedure of judging whether a data base access sequence based respectively on the first step and the second step is a predetermined access sequence or not, and a fifth procedure of notifying of, in the case of judging that the access sequence is not the predetermined access sequence, a purport of deviating from the predetermined access sequence.

Abstract: By releasing a part of execution environment that contains a leaked resource, a failure is avoided while the remaining part of execution environment in a memory and the like prevents performance degradation that results from a cold cache. This invention provides a highly available application operation method for replacing a first application (App1) which receives a processing request with a second application (App2). The method includes the steps of: invoking the first application (App1) and forwarding the processing request to the first application (App1); when a given condition is met, invoking the second application (App2) and forwarding a new processing request to the second application (App2); and, when the first application (App1) completes the processing request after the second application (App2) is invoked, stopping the first application (App1).

Abstract: When logs are analyzed, an analysis with consistency is carried out on the presumption that shifting occurs among time stamps of logs output from a plurality of apparatuses engaged in time correction amount. In a log analysis apparatus which receives logs from a plurality of computers for generating a plurality of logs for analysis, for the plurality of logs output from the plurality of computers, a time stamp recorded in each log is corrected based on a time correction log according to a consistency rule among the logs.

Abstract: To provide a gas sensor in which connection terminals are stably brought into contact with electrode terminal portions of a sensor element without superfluous load applied on the sensor element. A pair of element guide portions 33 are provided in a sleeve 30 in which a plate-like sensor element 10 is inserted. The pair of element guide portions 33 protrude from an opening end surface on a rear end side of an axial hole 31, store either of widthwise opposite side ends of the sensor element 10 and restrain the sensor element 10 from being inclined. The sensor element 10 is positioned coaxially with the sleeve 30 by the element guide portions 33. Electrode holders 40 in which electrode fitments 60 are held are fitted to the element guide portions 33 so that the electrode fitments 60 are brought into contact with electrode terminal portions 15 and 16 of the sensor element 10.

Abstract: A distortion compensator updating and selecting a distortion compensation coefficient applied to a digital transmission signal so as to reduce the difference between the digital transmission signal and a digital feedback signal is disclosed. The distortion compensator includes a control part that controls the level of an input signal to an analog-to-digital conversion part outputting the digital feedback signal in accordance with the magnitude of the amplitude of the digital transmission signal.

Abstract: A sensor including: a detecting element (4) as defined herein; a plurality of metallic terminal members (10, 211, 221, 231, 268) as defined herein; and an insulating separator (82) as defined herein, wherein the insulating separator includes: an outer separator (183) which surrounds the electrode terminal portions of the detecting element and the metallic terminal members; and an inner separator (185, 285) at least a portion of which is disposed radially inwardly of the outer separator and which has partition walls (187, 190, 191, 287, 290, 291) for positioning the plurality of metallic terminal members and insulating the plurality of metallic terminal members from one another.

Abstract: In a waterproof connector (1), a filter (151), which is impermeable to liquid and permeable to air, is arranged between an outer circumferential surface of an insulating coating layer (13) of a first electric wire (11) and a wall surface of the first hole (33). On the other hand, a seal member (51), which is impermeable to liquid and air, is arranged between an outer circumferential surface of an insulating coating layer (313) of a second electric wire (311) and a wall surface of the second hole (313).

Abstract: In a waterproof connector (1), a filter (151), which is impermeable to liquid and permeable to air, is arranged between an outer circumferential surface of an insulating coating layer (13) of a first electric wire (11) and a wall surface of the first hole (33). On the other hand, a seal member (51), which is impermeable to liquid and air, is arranged between an outer circumferential surface of an insulating coating layer (313) of a second electric wire (311) and a wall surface of the second hole (313).

Abstract: To realize monitoring of an application program according to an application monitoring request described in highly abstract design information created in a development process of an application, program implementation must be understood, and work for converting the monitoring request into description of an implementation level must be carried out. Thus, it is impossible to readily execute the requested monitoring. A point of the design information is correlated with a point of a program code based on a correspondence among components of pieces of design information at respective stages in the application development process.

Abstract: Provided is a control method for a computer system including at least one computer, including: collecting information on operating statuses of the computer system; storing correlation information indicating a correlation among the collected pieces of information; at least one of: detecting a failure that has occurred in a service executed in the computer system from the collected information with reference to the correlation information and creating a process of recovering the detected failure; and accepting an input of a process performed with respect to the computer system; evaluating an effect and a side-effect given to the computer system through execution of at least one of the created process and the inputted process with reference to the correlation information; and determining at least one of a need, an order, and time of execution of the at least one process whose effect and side-effect are evaluated.

Abstract: A power correction value generating unit determines a power correction value for minimizing an error, from a reference output power value of a carrier multiplexed signal, generating due to peak power suppression under a carrier setting based on the carrier setting relating to either one or both of the number of carrier signals and frequency arrangement, and peak suppression setting. An output power error correcting unit corrects a signal gain before or after the carrier signals are multiplexed, using the power correction value obtained by the power correction value generating unit. In an apparatus performing peak suppression according to an input limitation power of the power amplifier, it is possible to always obtain a desirable transmission (output) power even when the number of carriers or carrier frequency arrangement varies.

Abstract: An air-compressing apparatus has four compressors individually supplying compressed air to a tank having a pressure sensor. The pressure sensor is connected to control circuits of the compressors. The control circuits compute times needed for the tank pressure to reach minimum and maximum pressures, respectively, of the tank by using the detected tank pressure and also using a tank pressure change value. The computed time values correspond to the consumption of compressed air. Thus, the control circuits can control the number of compressors to be operated according to the consumption of compressed air.

Abstract: The high-speed barrier synchronization is completed among multiprocessors by saving overhead for parallel process without addition of a particular hardware mechanism. That is, the barrier synchronization process is performed by allocating the synchronization flag area, on the shared memory, indicating the synchronization point where the execution of each processor for completing the barrier synchronization is completed, updating the synchronization flag area with the software in accordance with the executing condition, and comparing, with each processor, the synchronization flag area of the other processors which takes part in the barrier synchronization.

Abstract: To provide a gas sensor in which connection terminals are stably brought into contact with electrode terminal portions of a sensor element without superfluous load applied on the sensor element. A pair of element guide portions 33 are provided in a sleeve 30 in which a plate-like sensor element 10 is inserted. The pair of element guide portions 33 protrude from an opening end surface on a rear end side of an axial hole 31, store either of widthwise opposite side ends of the sensor element 10 and restrain the sensor element 10 from being inclined. The sensor element 10 is positioned coaxially with the sleeve 30 by the element guide portions 33. Electrode holders 40 in which electrode fitments 60 are held are fitted to the element guide portions 33 so that the electrode fitments 60 are brought into contact with electrode terminal portions 15 and 16 of the sensor element 10.

Abstract: N shared data registers are provided for N+1 processors, respectively. For allowing all the processors to read the same data from the shared data registers, the processors are connected by interprocessor communication channels. The processors are classified into a master processor and subordinate processors. All data writing into the shared data registers are executed from the master processor. Further, data writing into the shared data registers from the subordinate processor is executed from the master processor after a write request is sent to the master processor.

Abstract: A control method for a distributed data storage is described. In one example, the method includes loading data at high speed and avoiding massive increases in data transfer time due to redundancy while maintaining high reliability through a redundant system. The method includes maintaining the distributed storage system at a high reliability through dual redundant data storage when storing data into multiple storage units. When loading data from multiple storage units, the method includes restoring all data based on the arriving redundant data without waiting for transfer of the remaining data at the point where either of the redundant data is usually acquired, to achieve high speed data loading.