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20110016264 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CACHE CONTROL IN A DATA STORAGE DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a data storage device is provided, which has a cache controller that performs cache control, by using a buffer memory divided into segments, which are managed. The cache controller performs sequential hit judge on each segment, in accordance with the requested access range designated by a read or write command coming from a host system. The cache controller updates the hit upper-limit LBA set for each segment if the result of the hit judge is a mishit. | 01-20-2011 |
20110167203 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CACHE CONTROL IN A DATA STORAGE DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a data storage device is provided, which has a cache controller that performs cache control, by using a buffer memory divided into segments, which are managed. The cache controller performs sequential hit judge on each segment, in accordance with the requested access range designated by a read or write command coming from a host system. The cache controller updates the hit upper-limit LBA set for each segment if the result of the hit judge is a mishit. | 07-07-2011 |
20110296286 | INTERFACE DEVICE, DECODED DATA VALIDITY DETERMINATION METHOD AND RECORDING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an interface device including a decoding module configured to decode received data, a storage module configured to store data obtained after the decoding module performs decoding, a CRC module configured to detect a CRC error included in the data obtained after the decoding module performs the decoding, an error detection module configured to detect a decoding error included in the data obtained after the decoding module performs the decoding, and a data processing module configured to process, as valid data, the data that is obtained after the decoding module performs the decoding and stored in the storage module when the decoding error detected by the error detection module is non-user data and the CRC module does not detect any CRC error. | 12-01-2011 |
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20090126824 | REINFORCEMENT BINDING MACHINE, REEL, AND METHOD OF DETECTING ROTATION OF REEL - A reinforcement binding machine capable of detecting, by the rotation of a reel, that wire on the reel is consumed and the reel, the reinforcement binding machine wherein an interrupter is installed in the cassette case of a binding machine body, a cover is rotatably held on a reel mounting shaft, an opening part is formed in the cover, a projection is formed on the reel and fitted into the opening part, and a color with a lightness different from that of the cover is applied to the projection to detect the rotation of the reel by the interrupter. | 05-21-2009 |
20100130819 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS AND ITS CONTROL METHOD - An imaging mode is automatically switched based on the kind of a subject. The spatial frequency of an endoscopic image obtained by imaging the subject is detected. Further, judgment is made, based on the distribution of the spatial frequency, as to whether the endoscopic image was obtained by performing close-up imaging on the subject. The condition of imaging is switched based on the result of judgment as to whether the image was obtained by close-up imaging or distant-view imaging. | 05-27-2010 |
20100141747 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A narrow-band observation image and a spectral estimation image are automatically switched based on the type of a subject. In an endoscopic image obtained by a scope, judgment is made as to whether the endoscopic image was obtained by close-up imaging or by distant-view imaging. When it is judged that the endoscopic image was obtained by distant-view imaging, white light is output from a light source unit and a spectral estimation image is output. When it is judged that the endoscopic image was obtained by close-up imaging, narrow-band light is output from the light source unit and a narrow-band observation image that has been obtained when the narrow-band light was output is output. | 06-10-2010 |
20100294824 | HAND-HELD TOOL, FASTENER RESIDUAL QUANTITY DETECTING MECHANISM, FASTENER RESIDUAL QUANTITY DETECTING METHOD, AND POWER SAVING METHOD - A hand-held tool, in which multiple fasteners are successively fed, is provided with: an ejection detecting portion for detecting an ejection of the fasteners; and a control portion for switching from a power saving wait mode of small power consumption to an active mode capable of executing normal processing when the ejection detecting portion detects the ejection of the fasteners, and for switching from the active mode to the wait mode when the normal processing is ended. | 11-25-2010 |
20110222181 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A communication apparatus is configured to execute testing of whether or not the responding module is correctly responding to the plurality of commands transmitted and received between a transmission module and a reception module, the testing being performed via a loop-back mode transmission and reception path configured such that the reception module receives the command transmitted by the transmission module; and during the testing, following procedure is performed, which includes: transmitting the specific command by the transmission module; receiving the specific command by the reception module via the transmission and reception path; deactivating reception of the specific command; and transmitting a command different from the specific command subsequent to transmitting the specific command by the transmission module. | 09-15-2011 |
20120206828 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A communication apparatus is configured to execute testing of whether or not the responding module is correctly responding to the plurality of commands transmitted and received between a transmission module and a reception module, the testing being performed via a loop-back mode transmission and reception path configured such that the reception module receives the command transmitted by the transmission module; and during the testing, following procedure is performed, which includes: transmitting the specific command by the transmission module; receiving the specific command by the reception module via the transmission and reception path; deactivating reception of the specific command; and transmitting a command different from the specific command subsequent to transmitting the specific command by the transmission module. | 08-16-2012 |
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20090289200 | Fluorescent image obtainment method and apparatus, fluorescence endoscope, and excitation-light unit - A fluorescent image obtainment apparatus includes a light illumination means that illuminates a region to be observed with illumination-light and excitation-light at the same time, and an imaging means that captures an image composed of light reflected from the region illuminated with the illumination-light and an image composed of fluorescence output from the region illuminated with the excitation-light. Further, the apparatus includes an image processing means that produces an ordinary image based on the image of the reflection light and a fluorescent image based on the image of fluorescence, and a light amount control means that controls the light amount of the illumination-light so that a representative luminance value of the ordinary image becomes a predetermined luminance value and the light amount of the excitation-light so that the ratio of the light amount of the excitation-light to that of the illumination-light becomes a predetermined ratio. | 11-26-2009 |
20100067002 | IMAGE OBTAINING METHOD AND IMAGE OBTAINING APPARATUS - Emitting illumination light and auxiliary light having a wavelength range different from that of the illumination light onto an observation target simultaneously, obtaining an image formed of reflection light of the illumination light and reflection light of the auxiliary light reflected from the observation target, calculating, with respect to each pixel of the obtained image signal, estimated spectroscopic data in the wavelength range of the auxiliary light using a value of the image signal and estimated matrix data in the wavelength range of the auxiliary light stored in advance, obtaining quasi reflectivity information reflecting a reflectivity of the observation target in the wavelength range of the auxiliary light based on the estimated spectroscopic data in the wavelength range of the auxiliary light, and generating a special image based on the quasi reflectivity information. | 03-18-2010 |
20100177181 | ENDOSCOPE IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A method capable of obtaining a fluorescence image and a background image with a simple configuration. A color image is obtained, when excitation light is emitted on a subject, by imaging excitation light reflected from the subject and fluorescence emitted from the subject. Thereafter, an estimated spectral image that includes a background image representing the excitation light and a fluorescence image representing the fluorescence is generated by allocating a wavelength component of the excitation light and a wavelength component of the fluorescence included in the obtained color image to different primary color components. | 07-15-2010 |