Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080288829 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VERIFYING DATA IN A STORAGE SYSTEM - A method for verifying data in a storage system is disclosed. A host computer transmits area management data to a storage controller. The area management data specifies a range of a storage area in a storage device to be used by an application program having a mechanism for verifying data suitability. Upon receipt of an input/output request transmitted from the host computer, the storage controller performs verification, which is usually performed by the application program, of the data that is to be processed according to the data input/output request and to be input/output to/from the storage area, which is specified in accordance with the received area management data. | 11-20-2008 |
20100017577 | STORAGE CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A storage controller facilitating extending storage capacity while suppressing investment related to storage capacity is provided. System configuration information, including content of a definition of a virtual volume having a storage capacity that is larger than a real storage capacity including the storage capacity of a storage device unit, and content of a definition of at least one of a real volume formed by dividing the real storage capacity, and a pool area, is stored. Based on the system configuration information, relevant data is written to or read from an address position in the storage device unit in response to a data input/output request from the host system designating an address in the real volume, and data is written to or read from the pool area in response to a data input/output request from the host system designating an address in the virtual volume other than the real volume. | 01-21-2010 |
20100241898 | ARRAY-TYPE DISK APPARATUS PREVENTING DATA LOST AND PROVIDING IMPROVED FAILURE TOLERANCE - Disclosed is storage system, that is, an array-type disk apparatus which is provided with an error monitor section which monitors the status of error occurrence in a disk drive and instructs initiation of mirroring between the disk drive and a spare disk drive when the number of errors occurred of the disk drive exceeds a specified value, and a mirror section which performs mirroring between the disk drive and spare disk drive. Storage system, that is, the array-type disk apparatus may be provided with an error monitor section which monitors the status of error occurrence in a disk drive and gives such an instruction as to set the status of the disk drive in a temporary blocked state, and a data restoring section which executes data restoration by reading data from the temporary blocked disk drive when reading from another disk drive constituting a disk array group is not possible during data restoration. | 09-23-2010 |
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20080300119 | OSCILLATION-TYPE EXERCISE DEVICE - An oscillation-type exercise device is provided with a pair of reins on the right and on the left disposed in front of the user seated on a seat portion. The base ends of a pair of the reins are coupled to a pair of extensible mechanisms housed inside the seat portion. Handle portions formed almost in the shape of a ring so as to be gripped by the user are attached to the tip ends of a pair of the reins. Each extensible mechanism drives a rotary plate to rotate by the driving of a motor, and changes the length of the rein, that is, it causes the rein to substantially extend and retract. Accordingly, it is possible to exert an exercise effect not only on the lower back and the legs but also to the upper half of the body. | 12-04-2008 |
20100125024 | Rocking-type exercise device - A rocking-type exercise device includes a seat on which a user can sits, a seat rocking unit for reciprocating the seat at least in one direction, a control unit for controlling the seat rocking unit so as to reciprocate the seat, and a detector unit for detecting a user's exercise posture to obtain detected information. The control unit includes a feedback stimulus output unit for comparing the detected information obtained by the detector unit with a target value and for outputting, if a difference exits between the detected information and the target value, a feedback stimulus by which to make the detected information come close to the target value. | 05-20-2010 |
20100190616 | Exercise apparatus - An exercising apparatus includes a movable unit on which a user straddles and a driving unit for driving the movable unit. The driving unit changes a state of the movable unit to provide the user with an exercising load. A storage part stores corresponding relationships between the states of the movable unit and the messages, and a state detector detects the state of the movable unit at approximately the same timing as the output timing determined by an output timing determination part. A message output part outputs messages corresponding to the user's postures repeatedly during a period of providing the user with an exercising load. The message output part extracts the message corresponding to the state of the movable unit detected by the state detector from the storage part and outputs the extracted message at the output timing determined by the output timing determination part. | 07-29-2010 |