Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide various modes of control and/or presentation of information relating to time-based media such as a movie. SOLUTION: A method is provided for generating an interface for display for controlling the processing of time-based media data. A first set of data representing a graphical user interface as a primary window is generated and displayed. A second set of data representing a drawer window is generated. The second set of data contains objects such as representations (e.g. icons) of "favorites" or "channels" media. The drawer window appears to be part of the primary window, and slides under the primary window when the drawer window is closed. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To establish communication between respective nodes in the system where an arbitrary assembly of nodes on a system bus is resolved into an acyclic directed graph. SOLUTION: A configuration bus access arbitration scheme, a priority bus access arbitration scheme, a token passing bus arbitration scheme and a preemptive bus initialization mechanism, etc. are implemented. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a laptop personal computer which is capable of rationally performing a key input to a keyboard and point/click of a cursor. SOLUTION: This laptop personal computer is configured as follows: a keyboard is adjacently arranged to a display screen on a main housing where a display housing is turnably coupled; a palm supporting portion is positioned on the top of the main housing near to a user from the keyboard; and a cursor control unit is arranged in the palm support portion such that both hands of the user reaches the cursor control unit during an operation state of the keyboard. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for calling a program procedure, and switching the performances of a plurality of object code types having various restrictions for a stack operation, and also to provide its device. SOLUTION: A computer system includes: a routine describer; a stack switch frame; a mode switching mechanism for switching a code or call restriction type from a first processor to a second processor; and a means for performing the instructions of the various code types. The routine describer describes a program, or the code segment, the code type, and the call restriction. In encountering the instructions, control is transferred to the mode switching mechanism. When a routine calls the routine including another stack model, the mode switching mechanism uses the stack switch frame in order to provide transfer between the two stack types. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a computer system of improved operability. SOLUTION: A primary display area and a secondary display area are displayed on a computer screen. The primary display area and the secondary display area have respectively selectable objects which are movable in each display area by the predetermined operation. The secondary display area is displayed while concealing at least a part of the primary display area, and the displayed secondary display area is not concealed by others.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To synchronize the frame of one or plural slave processors with the frame of a master processor and to synchronize an input data sample with an output data sample by realizing a phase register. CONSTITUTION: A processor 400 is constituted of a digital signal processor 410, and DSP 410 is driven by a DSP clock 411. A processing system 401 is connected to a sound signal DMA circuit 401 and the DMA circuit 401 facilitates the transfer of information with at least either a local memory 412 or a bus 450. A bus controller 440 connected to DSP 410 and a bus interface circuit 403 facilitating communication between a processor 401 and the bus 450 are provided furthermore. The bus 450 can be set to a computer bus to which the processor 404 can be connected or a host bus connected to the host processor 460.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To obtain a power management unit in which a plurality of types of battery packs can be used and an optimal recharging current can be supplied by providing a memory means storing the charging information of a plurality of types of battery, and a controller means delivering the charging information in response to a battery type data. CONSTITUTION: A microprocessor 15 determines the type of a battery pack 30 through a power management unit 20 and checks the charged state of the battery pack 30 through an AC power supply 25. When the battery pack 30 is not charged fully and the difference between the ambient temperature and the battery temperature comes within a given range, charging operation is started. Consequently, the microprocessor 15 checks the voltage level of the battery pack 30 according to a charge instruction for the type of battery prestored in an RAM 20. The power management unit 20 stops the charging operation when the voltage supplied to the battery pack 30 is different from a currently available voltage and the difference is minimized, and a CPU 40 instructs to display a faulty battery.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To connect plural peripheral equipments with a single port, and to apply different addresses from a host computer to the plural peripheral equipments having a common hard wired address. CONSTITUTION: When the same hard wired address is applied to plural peripheral equipments, collision occurs at the time of responding to a command transmitted to the destination of the address from a host computer. When the collision occurs, the host computer is allowed to know that the collision occurs, and the peripheral equipments are identified by applying different digits stored in a soft address location to each peripheral equipment.