Abstract: An information processing method in embodiments of this invention includes: detecting a failure sign of a first physical disk in a system having plural physical disks, each of which stores one or plural virtual disks included in a virtual machine that is executed on a physical machine; identifying one or plural certain virtual disks stored in the first physical disk; and moving at least one of the identified one or plural certain virtual disks to a second physical disk that is a physical disk other than the first physical disk and has a capability to store a virtual disk to be moved to the second physical disk, based on a dynamic or static characteristic of the one or plural certain virtual disks or a dynamic or static characteristic of a physical disk other than the first physical disk.

Abstract: An image capture-display device includes: a light source that emits a light beam falling within a first wavelength range; an optical system arranged on the optical path of the light beam falling within the first wavelength range emitted from the light source and configured to reflect the light beam falling within the first wavelength range and transmit a light beam falling within a second wavelength range; a display panel arranged on the optical path of the light beam falling within the first wavelength range emitted from the light source and reflected by a dichroic mirror and configured to transmit the light beams falling within the first and second wavelength ranges; and an imaging device arranged opposite from the display panel with respect to the optical system and configured to receive the light beam falling within the second wavelength range transmitted through the display panel and the optical system.

Abstract: An ice rink cooling facility 100 in which a cooling-pipe bank 1 having a plurality of cooling pipes 11 is arranged at the bottom part of the ice rink 10 and CO2 brine streams through the cooling pipe bank 1 so as to cool the ice rink 10, the ice rink cooling facility 100 including, but not limited to: at least one planar heat conduction member that is arranged on and over the cooling pipes 11; a CO2 circulation circuit 3 that is connected to the cooling pipes 11 so that the CO2 brine circulates in the CO2 circulation circuit 3; an ammonia refrigerating cycle in which an ammonia refrigerant circulates; and, a cascade condenser 211 in which the heat exchange is performed between the CO2 brine and the ammonia refrigerant so that the CO2 brine is cooled and re-liquefied by use of the ammonia refrigerant.

Abstract: A histogram generator generates a histogram that indicates a count of pixels of a designated colour in association with coordinates along a basic axis of a screen, for frame image data obtained by filming a real space. A histogram smoother performs smoothing of the generated histogram. A three-dimensional coordinates generator selects a value associated with particular coordinates from among the counts indicated in the smoothed histogram, and performs depth value determination for a target object using the selected value.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus separates a captured image into a region of object (B) 1001B and a region of object (A) 1001A shallower than the region of object (B) 1001B in depth indicated by depth information, duplicates pixels constituting the region of object (B) 1001B and positioned in neighborhood of boundary between the region of object (B) 1001B and the region of object (A) 1001A, onto the neighborhood of the boundary outside the region of object (B) 1001B, thereby generating an extended region (B) 5001B, performs blur processing on the extended region (B) 5001B and the region of object (A) 1001A based on the depth of the region of object (A) 1001A indicated by the depth information, and after the processing, composites a value of each pixel constituting the extended region (B) 5001B and a value of one of pixels constituting the region of object (A) 1001A corresponding in position.

Abstract: A failure reproducing apparatus according to the present invention includes a log analyzing unit that determines processes that have caused a failure when the failure has occurred in a server system, a target-value calculating unit that calculates a target value on the basis of execution time of each process, and a time-lag calculating unit that calculates a time lag. An execution control unit adjusts timing of outputting an execution command of each process to the server system on the basis of the target value and the time lag and executes a reproduction test.

Abstract: A system LSI serving as an image transmitter is a device for transmitting image data to a display device LCD connected by a data signal line. The system LSI comprises: an output image memory for storing the image data to be transmitted; a subtraction processing unit for reading the image data from the output image memory and obtaining the data of the difference between mutually adjacent pixels of the image data; and a data transmission unit for sequentially outputting a data signal, which expresses the difference data corresponding to the pixels as a binary number, to the data signal line in accordance with the arrangement of the pixels; wherein the data signal of the difference data in which the number of signal changes is reduced more than the case of outputting the pixel data to the data signal line is output.

Abstract: An ice rink cooling facility 100 in which a cooling-pipe bank 1 having a plurality of cooling pipes 11 is arranged at the bottom part of the ice rink 10 and CO2 brine streams through the cooling pipe bank 1 so as to cool the ice rink 10, the ice rink cooling facility 100 including, but not limited to: at least one planar heat conduction member that is arranged on and over the cooling pipes 11; a CO2 circulation circuit 3 that is connected to the cooling pipes 11 so that the CO2 brine circulates in the CO2 circulation circuit 3; an ammonia refrigerating cycle in which an ammonia refrigerant circulates; and, a cascade condenser 211 in which the heat exchange is performed between the CO2 brine and the ammonia refrigerant so that the CO2 brine is cooled and re-liquefied by use of the ammonia refrigerant.

Abstract: A failure reproducing apparatus according to the present invention includes a log analyzing unit that determines processes that have caused a failure when the failure has occurred in a server system, a target-value calculating unit that calculates a target value on the basis of execution time of each process, and a time-lag calculating unit that calculates a time lag. An execution control unit adjusts timing of outputting an execution command of each process to the server system on the basis of the target value and the time lag and executes a reproduction test.

Abstract: A system LSI serving as an image transmitter is a device for transmitting image data to a display device LCD connected by a data signal line. The system LSI comprises: an output image memory for storing the image data to be transmitted; a subtraction processing unit for reading the image data from the output image memory and obtaining the data of the difference between mutually adjacent pixels of the image data; and a data transmission unit for sequentially outputting a data signal, which expresses the difference data corresponding to the pixels as a binary number, to the data signal line in accordance with the arrangement of the pixels; wherein the data signal of the difference data in which the number of signal changes is reduced more than the case of outputting the pixel data to the data signal line is output.

Abstract: A digital broadcast playing device (1) includes: decode units (3, 10) each configured to decode received digital broadcast stream data to generate digital broadcast frame data and output specification time data; delay time calculation units (6, 13) each configured to calculate a delay time by which the output-enabled time of the digital broadcast frame is delayed from the output specification time data; a maximum delay time holding unit (8) configured to hold, as maximum delay time, a maximum value of the delay time and the previously calculated delay time; and output timing control units (4, 11) each configured to control the output timing of the digital broadcast. Each of the output timing control units (4, 11) controls the output timing so that the digital broadcast frame is outputted after being delayed by the maximum delay time from the output specification time.

Abstract: A mobile station capable of connected to an information providing server via a radio link, comprises a reception history table which stores an identification of information which has been received, and a controller which prevents the same information from being received based on the identification in the reception history table.

Abstract: A slot allotment period register stores a slot allotment period specified in terms of the predetermined number of slots. A reserved-slot register stores a reserved-slot-number allotted in advance to VCE which performs a real-time processing. The reserved-slot register also stores a reserved-slot number allotted in advance to ACE which performs a real-time processing. A remaining-reserved-slot register stores the result of subtracting the reserved-slot numbers of the VCE and the ACE from the slot allotment period. It is possible to judge beforehand whether the processing to be performed will fail or not due to the shortage of slot number, by externally monitoring the remaining-reserved-slot register.

Abstract: A processor device comprises: an instruction processing unit, which reads and successively executes a program on a memory device; an address register, which stores the absolute address of a pointer in the program; a range information register, which stores range information concerning the pointer by using the absolute address; and an exception generating unit, which, when the instruction processing unit accesses the memory device using the pointer concerning the address register, inputs the output of the instruction processing unit and the range information in the range information register and, if there is a range violation of the memory device, outputs an exception signal S1 to the instruction processing unit. A pointer and its access range information are associated in an inseparable manner and accurate access protection is performed even beyond a module.

Abstract: A mobile station capable of connected to an information providing server via a radio link, comprises a reception history table which stores an identification of information which has been received, and a controller which prevents the same information from being received based on the identification in the reception history table.

Abstract: A personal computer is capable of communicating with a portable telephone by radio. A radio communication module establishes a radio link to the portable telephone. A field strength monitor section detects a field strength in a state where the radio link has been established. A power management control section sets the personal computer in a power save state when the field strength detected by the field strength monitor section lowers to a predetermined level.