Systems and Computers in Japan, Volume 30
Volume 30, Number 1, January 1999
Minoru Ashizawa, Hideaki Kikuchi, Yusuke Mishina, Hiromichi Fujisawa, Minoru Hidaka, Naoko Yamazaki, Akito Sakurai: Using digital libraries as a community hall for worldwide information spiral development. 1-12
Michitaka Hirose, Tetsuro Ogi, Shohei Ishiwata, Toshio Yamada: Development and evaluation of the CABIN immersive multiscreen display. 13-22
Nobuhiko Asakura, Toshio Inui: A Bayesian model for perception of surfaces from binocular disparity. 32-42
Shingo Kinoshita, Hiroyuki Yamashita, Toshihiko Suguri, Kouichi Nagami: Hardware/software co-simulation focusing on functional verification of large-scale ASICs. 43-59
Tetsuya Yagi, Seiji Kameda, Kunihiko Iizuka: A parallel analog intelligent vision sensor with a variable receptive field. 60-69
Yoshihiro Ueda, Masahide Kaneko, Takahiro Saito, Hiroshi Harashima: Low-bit-rate video coding using a planar representation with multiframe maps. 70-80
Masato Tsukahara, Miki Haseyama, Hideo Kitajima: Removal of additive white noise using an adaptive Wiener filter with edge retention. 81-89
Volume 30, Number 2, February 1999
Xiangyong Cheng, Iwaki Akiyama, Yi Wang, Kouichi Itoh: Breast tumor diagnostic system using three-dimensional ultrasonic echography. 1-10
Nobutaka Suzuki, Minoru Ito, Jun Okui: On the possibility of path expressions containing backward navigations in object-oriented databases. 11-19
Kengo Katayama, Hisayuki Hirabayashi, Hiroyuki Narihisa: Performance analysis for crossover operators of genetic algorithm. 20-30
Midori Asaka: Information gathering with mobile agents for an intrusion detection system. 31-37
Kazunori Ohtani, Tohru Kiryu, Yoshiaki Saitoh: Extraction of autonomic nervous system-related components from heart rate variability during cycle exercise by time-frequency analysis. 47-56
Volume 30, Number 3, March 1999
Michiharu Niimi, Hideki Noda, Eiji Kawaguchi: Steganography based on region segmentation with a complexity measure. 1-9
Koichi Munakata: Query processing for integration of information sources based on a self-descriptive object model. 10-22
Toshihiro Nemoto, Kazuhiko Sako, Masaru Kitsuregawa, Mikio Takagi: Implementation of tertiary storage file system with partial migration mechanism on an 8 mm tape archiver and its performance evaluation. 23-30
Takayuki Nagai, Seigo Yasutome, Nobuki Tokura: Convex hull problem with imprecise input and its solution. 31-42
Katsuya Hakozaki, Hideaki Kanai, Katsunori Ishikawa, Hong Chen, Katsushi Izawa: Conceptual design of a virtual library for personal use. 43-51
Nobutatsu Nakamura, Kozo Satoda, Ryuichi Hiraike, Keiji Nemoto: Ladakh: An internet 3D multiuser system. 52-60
Volume 30, Number 4, April 1999
Takamasa Shimada, Tsuyoshi Shiina, Yoichi Saito: Autodetection of characteristics of sleep EEG with integration of multichannel information by neural networks and fuzzy rules. 1-10
Masahiko Morita, Satoshi Murakami: Recognition of sequential patterns by nonmonotonic neural networks. 11-19
Toshiaki Fukada, Mike Schuster, Yoshinori Sagisaka: Phoneme boundary estimation using bidirectional recurrent neural networks and its applications. 20-30
Yoshikazu Nakajima, Hiroshi Inomata, Hiroki Nogawa, Yoshinobu Sato, Shinichi Tamura, Kozo Okazaki, Seiji Torii: Fluid flow computation based on physical model. 41-50
Ken Watanabe, Yoshio Iwai, Yasushi Yagi, Masahiko Yachida: Recognition of sign language alphabet using colored gloves. 51-61
Volume 30, Number 5, May 1999
Hyunbea You, Takashi Takahashi, Yuki Hasegawa, Ryuji Tokunaga: Improving LIFS image coding via extended condensations. 1-8
Ko Sakai: Network algorithm for shape-from-texture based on human visual psychophysics and computational analysis. 9-17
Hiroshi Yokoyama, Xiaoqing Wen, Hideo Tamamoto: Random pattern testable design with partial circuit duplication and IDDQ testing. 18-27
Takahiro Hara, Kaname Harumoto, Masahiko Tsukamoto, Shojiro Nishio: A distributed database system based on database migration and its mechanism for concurrency control. 28-37
Kuniaki Naoi, Naohisa Takahashi: Semantic configuration management model using a path dependence flow graph. 47-55
Shinsaku Hiura, Akashi Yamaguchi, Kosuke Sato, Seiji Inokuchi: Real-time tracking of free object based on measurement and synthesis of range image sequence. 56-64
Volume 30, Number 6, 15 June 1999
Satoshi Matsuda: Quantized Hopfield networks for integer programming. 1-12
Hiromi Kobayashi, Satoru Ichinose, Yasunari Shidama: State fence diagrams - A graphical representation for designing reactive systems. 13-22
Yutaka Wada, Zixue Cheng, Shoichi Noguchi: Distributed algorithms for allocating resources to process groups and their complexity. 23-35
Tamami Sugasaka, Ryusuke Masuoka, Akira Sato, Hironobu Kitajima, Fumihiro Maruyama: SAGE and its application to electronic commerce - SAGE: Francis: A system based on "virtual catalog". 36-46
Makoto Ohki, Toshiaki Moriyama, Masaaki Ohkita: Optimization of fuzzy reasoning by genetic algorithm using variable bit-selection probability. 54-63
Volume 30, Number 7, 30 June 1999
Takayuki Ito, Toramatsu Shintani: Persuasion based on exchanging proposals for cooperative scheduling. 1-8
Susumu Kubota, Osamu Hori: Uncertainty model of the gradient constraint and quantitative reliability measures of optical flow. 9-17
Moritoshi Ando, Hiroshi Oka, Hideo Okada, Yorihiro Sakashita, Nobumi Shibutani: Automated verification technology using CAD data. 27-37
Kenji Saito, Hiroyuki Shioya, Tsutomu Da-te: A literature search system based on the maximum entropy principle in a Bayesian network. 38-46
Shuichi Miyazaki, Kazuo Iwama: Approximation of coNP sets by NP-complete sets and its applications. 47-54
Tsuyoshi Shinogi, Terumine Hayashi, Kazuo Taki: Test generation for stuck-on faults in pass-transistor logic SPL and implementation of DFT circuits. 55-68
Kazuhiro Matsui, Yusuke Suganami, Yukio Kosugi: Feature selection by genetic algorithm for MRI segmentation. 69-78
Tsuneo Okubo, Mitsuo Ikeda, Yutaka Tashiro, Toshio Kondo, Ryota Kasai, Hiroshi Kotera, Tetsuma Sakurai: Concurrent and collaborative methodologies in short TAT LSI design and manufacturing. 79-91
Volume 30, Number 8, July 1999
Satoshi Maekawa, Hajime Kita, Yoshikazu Nishikawa, Hidefumi Sawai: Self-organizing formation of receptive fields. 1-10
Yasuyuki Nakajima, Kiyono Ujihara, Akio Yoneyama: Shot change detection from partially decoded MPEG data. 11-22
Motoyuki Takaai, Hideaki Takeda, Toyoaki Nishida: A designer support environment for cooperative design. 32-39
Koichi Hata, Jun Ohya, Fumio Kishino, Ryohei Nakatsu: Automatic extraction and tracking of complex contours. 40-50
Hiroyuki Matsunaga, Kiichi Urahama: Unsupervised learning algorithms for multimodal pattern classifiers. 51-60
Koji Miyajima, Naoki Mukawa, Mamoru Okada: Regularization using the MDL principle: estimation of regularization parameters for regions containing discontinuities. 61-71
Junichi Taguchi, Kunihiko Kido, Ko-ichi Sano: Directional image filter respectively adjusted to edge and flat regions. 72-78
Toshikazu Kawahara, Yuji Sakamoto, Musiyiwa Zana: An automatic method for extraction of the internal parts of organs from MR images with variable size of texture regions. 79-87
Mitsuru Ikeda, Shogo Go, Riichiro Mizoguchi: A model of computer-supported collaborative learning: opportunistic group formation. 88-98
Volume 30, Number 9, August 1999
Takehiko Kagoshima, Masami Akamine: Automatic generation of synthesis units by unit selection based on closed-loop training. 1-7
Shinichi Yoshizawa, Shinji Doki, Shigeru Okuma: An associative memory system for sequential learning using reliability of memorized patterns. 8-16
Takashi Owaki, Yoshihiro Nakabo, Akio Namiki, Idaku Ishii, Masatoshi Ishikawa: Real-time system for virtually touching objects in the real world using modality transformation from images to haptic information. 17-24
Shoichi Araki, Naokazu Yokoya, Haruo Takemura: Real-time tracking of multiple moving objects using split-and-merge contour models based on crossing detection. 25-33
Masanori Toda, Yoshihide Magome, Tadahiro Kubota: A high-speed rough classification method based on associative matching. 34-43
Shuichi Arai: Integrated knowledge description of image and language to acquire the concept of linguistic symbol standing for shape and structure through learning. 44-54
Hideki Hashimoto, Kunihiko Fukushima: Recognition and segmentation of facial components using selective attention mechanism. 55-63
Osamu Yoshioka, Kazuhiro Arai, Noboru Sugamura, Shigeki Sagayama: An address data entry system with a multimodal interface including speech recognition. 64-73
Masakatsu Hoshimi, Maki Yamada, Katsuyuki Niyada: Practical method of unspecified-speaker speech recognition on single-chip DSP. 88-95
Volume 30, Number 10, September 1999
Jun Matsueda, Fujio Oosawa, Kazumi Sutou, Takahiro Kikuchi, Michio Tamano, Tetsuo Koezuka, Yasuo Furukawa: An automatic adjustment system for the optical head of a magnetooptical disk drive. 1-12
Atsushi Kasao, Masayuki Nakajima: Synergistic image creator - A picture generation system with consideration of the painting process. 13-21
Kiyoshige Nakamura, Keiichi Sakai, Tadashi Ae: Multimedia data processing using a VLIW hardware stack processor. 34-40
Hideyuki Suzuki, Osamu Nakamura: Stereo matching algorithm for curved objects based on isodensity lines and a new method for interval corresponding estimation. 41-56
Tsuneo Nakanishi, Kazuki Joe, Constantine D. Polychronopoulos, Keijiro Araki, Akira Fukuda: Estimating minimum parallel execution time of loops with loop-carried dependencies. 57-68
Shigeru Akamatsu: Computer recognition of human face - A survey. 76-89
Haruo Oishi, Atsuhiro Nishikata, Yasutaka Shimizu: Development of automatic keyword searching system from databases on a network. 90-98
Volume 30, Number 11, October 1999
Kenji Shoji, Juichi Miyamichi, Kunihiko Hirano: Contour following and reconstruction of binary images stored in run format. 1-11
Takenori Kouda, Yahiko Kambayashi: FPGA circuit optimization using block integration based on multiple output capability. 12-21
Kenji Funahashi, Takami Yasuda, Shigeki Yokoi, Jun-ichiro Toriwaki: A model for manipulation of objects with virtual hand in 3D virtual space. 22-32
Keiki Takadama, Shinichi Nakasuka, Takao Terano: An approach to printed circuit board design with organizational learning agents. 33-42
Nobuhiro Tsunashima, Takamitsu Awakura, Masami Koide, Jyuniti Yamaguchi, Masato Nakajima: Measuring distances to objects using rotating mirror system. 43-50
Satoru Morita, Hiroaki Takata: Generation of interpolative images by determining elasticity of active contour model. 51-58
Masahiro Tonomura, Tetsuo Kosaka, Shoichi Matsunaga: Speaker adaptation using maximum a posteriori probability estimation with data size-dependent parameter smoothing. 59-66
Masami Tomizawa, Yoshinori Taniwaki, Shigeo Mikoshiba, Shin Hasegawa: Improvement of X-ray CT image quality by use of prior information. 67-76
Hiroshi Tominaga, Tatsuhiro Yonekura: A proposal of an auditory interface for the virtual three-dimensional space. 77-84
Naomi Terasaki, Naofumi Iwama, Yohsuke Hosoda: Sparse-data CT image reconstruction using Tikhonov-Phillips regularization and GVC: Application to plasma images. 85-93
Ken-ichi Suzuki, Nobuyuki Oba, Shigenori Shimizu, Hiroaki Kobayashi, Tadao Nakamura: Time stamp invalidation of TLB-unified cache and its performance evaluation. 94-106
Atsushi Nagai, Yoshinori Kuno, Yoshiaki Shirai: Detection of moving objects against a changing background. 107-116
Volume 30, Number 12, 15 November 1999
Atsushi Okubo, Atsushi Nishikawa, Fumio Miyazaki: Selective acquisition of 3D structure with an active stereo vision system. 1-15
Naoki Tanaka, Toshiaki Koreyeda, Takeshi Inoue, Koji Kajitani: A method of BP network learning by expanding the distribution of category. 16-24
Yasushi Sumi, Yoshihiro Kawai, Takashi Yoshimi, Fumiaki Tomita: Recognition of three-dimensional free-form objects using segment-based stereo vision. 25-33
Hiroshi Okumura, Hiroshi Hanaizumi, Toshinori Yoshikawa: A change detection method for remotely sensed images using a statistical test for change recognition and change pattern discrimination. 34-42
Yoshichika Fujioka, Michitaka Kameyama: Design of a reconfigurable VLSI processor for robot control based on bit-serial architecture. 43-51
Tadahiro Ohmi, Tadashi Shibata, Koji Kotani, Tsutomu Nakai, Akira Nakada, Ning Mei Yu, Masahiro Konda, Tatsuo Morimoto, Yuichiro Yamashita: Association hardware for intelligent electronic systems. 52-62
Hideaki Nobata, Haruhiko Kimura, Sadaki Hirose: A proposal to reduce cumulative reasoning time in hypothetical reasoning. 63-71
Shunji Maeda, Makoto Ono, Hitoshi Kubota, Mitsuo Nakatani: Precise detection of short-circuit defects on TFT substrate by infrared image matching. 72-84
Masayuki Mukunoki, Michihiko Minoh, Katsuo Ikeda: Retrieval of landscape images and automatic index generation by using object sketches. 85-94
Takao Watanabe: Design of speech recognition system: problems and solutions. 95-105
Manabu Motegi, Yukio Kosugi: Self-organizing elastic networks for generating a 3D model for many images. 106-115
Volume 30, Number 13, 30 November 1999
Akio Yoneyama, Yasuyuki Nakajima, Hiromasa Yanagihara, Masaru Sugano: Moving object detection from MPEG video stream. 1-12
Hiroshi Yoshikawa, Mitsunori Ikeguchi, Shugo Nakamura, Kentaro Shimizu, Junta Doi: Prediction of protein structure classes and secondary structures by means of hidden Markov models. 13-22
Takuya Nakaike, Takehito Sasaki, Masayuki Katahira, Hiroaki Kobayashi, Tadao Nakamura: A scheduling method for instruction-level parallel processing of vectorand scalar instructions. 23-33
Naruhiro Ikeda, Masafumi Hagiwara: A novel knowledge representation (area representation) and itsimplementation by neural network. 34-42
Atsushi Togawa, Eiji Okubo: An efficient scheduling algorithm for distributed real-time systems withend-to-end timing constraints. 43-51
Takayuki Baba, Nobuo Funabiki, Seishi Nishikawa: A proposal of a greedy neural network for route assignments in multihopradio networks. 52-60
Takahiro Watanabe, Masahiko Yachida: Real-time gesture recognition using eigenspace from multi-input imagesequences. 61-72
Yoshiyuki Ohta, Masahide Kaneko, Hiroshi Harashima: Command coding of moving images with interactive user's operations. 73-83
Tomoko Matsui, Takashi Nishitani, Sadaoki Furui: A study of models and a priori threshold updating in speaker verification. 96-105
Takahiro Irita, Takayuki Ogura, Minoru Fujishima, Koichiro Hoh: Microprocessor architecture utilizing redundant-binary operation. 106-115
Volume 30, Number 14, December 1999
Fumiaki Itoh, Takaya Ueda, Yuji Ikeda: Example-based frame mapping applied to information agents for distributed information sources. 1-11
Akio Ishikawa, Takeshi Naemura, Masahide Kaneko, Hiroshi Harashima: Interactive operation on 3D real images using ray description. 12-22
Makoto Matsushita, Hajimu Iida, Katsuro Inoue: An interaction support mechanism in software development. 23-32
Fang Sun, Shinichiro Omachi, Nei Kato, Hirotomo Aso: Fast and precise discriminant function considering correlations of elements of feature vectors and its application to character recognition. 33-42
Kazumasa Miyamoto, Mitsuaki Tamagawa, Ichiro Fujita, Yasunobu Hayama, Shigeru Eiho: Extraction of character string region by a correlation method. 43-52
Takao Furukawa, Yoshio Shimizu, Kazuya Sasaki: Construction of shape description based on tree structural representation of range images. 53-63
Kiichiro Izumida, Kazuhisa Shiiya: A cellular network model of two-dimensional movement remembrance. 64-73
Kiyomi Nakamura, Noriki Kinoshita: Recognition of object position and shape by the spread pattern of spatial spreading associative neural network. 74-87
Tetsuya Kuno, Hiroaki Sugiura: Detection of road conditions with CCD cameras mounted on a vehicle. 88-99
Akira Shiozaki, Ken-ichi Hashida, Akio Ogihara: A method of embedding robust watermarks into digital images. 100-107



