Abstract: In order to solve the above problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a network system, a control method, a database, a controller, and a program capable of path construction in a device IF direct access network without disclosing connection information. A network system according to the present invention (1) specifies and records a location on a network of a user and a device used by the user by using exchange of authentication data using a media signal of the device, and (2) when the user makes a connection request to content by using a user name, a controller solves location information on the network by using the user name, controls the network, and realizes connection between the content and the device.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to measure a delay time occurring in a device that receives or outputs a video or an audio without requiring a special apparatus or precise inter-apparatus time synchronization.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a communication method, a transceiver, a relay, a communication system, and a program capable of performing high-speed communication even in a case where there is an obstacle between two separated points in water. In this communication method, two points each confirm the other's position by using sound wave communication which is likely to be diffracted as a wave due to a relatively small frequency and a large wavelength. Since the communication method uses optical wireless communication in which straightness is high but high-speed communication is possible, a relay capable of forming a path for communication while avoiding an obstacle is selected from a plurality of relays. In this communication method, signals are transmitted and received by using optical wireless communication using a relay on the path.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a communication method, a transceiver, a relay, a communication system, and a program capable of performing high-speed communication even in a case where there is an obstacle between two separated points in water. In this communication method, two points each confirm the other's position by using sound wave communication which is likely to be diffracted as a wave due to a relatively small frequency and a large wavelength. Since the communication method uses optical wireless communication in which straightness is high but high-speed communication is possible, a path for communication while avoiding an obstacle via a relay is calculated. In the communication method, the relay is guided and moved to an appropriate place according to the calculated path, and a signal is transmitted and received by using optical wireless communication using the relay that has moved to an appropriate place.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to reduce a delay time from input of a plurality of videos to output of combined videos. The present disclosure is a video combining device detecting a time deviation between a timing of a frame of each video and a predetermined timing when videos from a plurality of cameras are combined into one screen, giving an instruction for an imaging frame rate to the cameras such that the time deviation is reduced, and combining the videos from the plurality of cameras into one screen and outputting the combined videos.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to enable data collection from a plurality of USB devices installed at remote locations. The present disclosure is a USB transmission system including: a device-side transmitter/receiver configured to transmit/receive data to/from a USB device; and a host-side transmitter/receiver configured to transmit/receive data to/from a USB host, in which each of the device-side transmitter/receiver and the host-side transmitter/receiver includes a data transmission/reception unit configured to transmit/receive a packet of a USB protocol layer via a data network, and the host-side transmitter/receiver includes a hub configured to transfer data to be transmitted/received by the data transmission/reception unit included in the host-side transmitter/receiver to the USB host.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to enable network control to be executable that does not deteriorate experience quality of a user even in a case where the user uses a terminal. A communication processing device according to the present disclosure, when detecting occurrence of network control that is different from a user controlled application, collects user information indicating a state of a user that uses a terminal, predicts an experience quality change of the user in a case of executing the network control using the user information obtained by the collection, and executes the network control on the basis of an experience quality change amount of the user obtained by the prediction.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a network authentication system and a network authentication method capable of highly securely authenticating connection or a use place of a device without depending on a connection interface system in a mode in which a device such as audio/video equipment is directly connected to a public network. A network authentication system according to the present invention generates authentication information by a device other than a device such as audio/video equipment, and transmits the authentication information to the device as a media signal.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to distribute content with a high quality and low latency without being limited by a low-rate and unstable network and a low-capacity reception-side edge servers while maintaining sufficient traffic reduction effects. A content distribution system according to the present disclosure converts part of communication for distribution into multicast communication. In the content distribution system, a transmission-side edge server (UC/MC) generates and transmits a plurality of multicast streams having different transfer rates for the same input content, and a reception-side edge server (MC/UC) selects and receives a multicast stream having a desired transfer rate among the plurality of transmitted multicast streams.

Abstract: The present disclosure has an object to make it possible to transfer a large volume of image data to display devices that are at remote locations and that have different display performances, through a plurality of networks having different available bandwidths. In an image delivery system in the present disclosure, a sending device packetizes image data by at least one of a frame and a scanning line, writes a plurality of identifiers in headers, and sends packets, and a receiving device selectively receives image data for which a predetermined identifier of the plurality of identifiers is written in the header.

Abstract: The present disclosure aims to make it possible to transfer multicast packets at as high a rate as possible according to a state of a network, to perform high-quality and low-latency content distribution, and to perform stable multicast distribution on a network that is less likely to ensure a fixed available band such as a best-effort or wireless network. The present disclosure is a content distribution system for converting part of communication for distribution into multicast communication, in which a transmission-side edge server (UC/MC) applies Forward Error Correction to a multicast packet and transmits the multicast packet, a reception-side edge server (MC/UC) notifies the transmission-side edge server of information of packet loss of the received multicast packet, and the transmission-side edge server (UC/MC) changes a transfer rate of a multicast packet to be transmitted based on the notified information of packet loss.

Abstract: The present disclosure is a noise cancellation system including: a microphone that converts a sound wave into an electrical signal; a transmission line that propagates the electrical signal from the microphone; a speaker that reproduces a sound wave from the electrical signal from the transmission line; a phase inversion circuit that is provided between the microphone and the speaker, and inverses the phase of the electrical signal; a gain adjustment circuit that is provided between the microphone and the speaker, and adjusts a gain for amplifying the electrical signal; and a delay adjustment circuit that is provided between the microphone and the speaker, and adjusts the amount of delay of the electrical signal.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to distribute content with a high quality and low latency without being limited by a low-rate and unstable network and a low-capacity reception-side edge servers while maintaining sufficient traffic reduction effects. A content distribution system according to the present disclosure converts part of communication for distribution into multicast communication. In the content distribution system, a transmission-side edge server (UC/MC) generates and transmits a plurality of multicast streams having different transfer rates for the same input content, and a reception-side edge server (MC/UC) selects and receives a multicast stream having a desired transfer rate among the plurality of transmitted multicast streams.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a communication system and a communication method that can avoid network congestion using a simple approach. The communication system of the present invention is characterized in that a time distribution server that transmits time information to terminals distributes a time different from the standard time for each terminal, and the terminal performs communication on the basis of the distributed time, and further characterized in that, for a time synchronizing packet transmitted from a time distribution server on the Internet to a terminal, a node or the like in the middle of the path performs transfer control or rewrites the packet, thereby causing the terminal to recognize a different time, and the terminal performs communication on the basis of the time.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an optimization engine, an optimization method, and a program that have excellent extensibility, facilitate effective use of unique characteristics of each access network, and can enhance satisfaction levels of diverse users. An optimization engine according to the present invention includes an objective function of an item intended to be improved, collects parameters from access networks and terminals, and finds a combination of connection destinations that maximizes or minimizes the objective function. By appropriately configuring the objective function, it is possible to control user satisfaction levels, bandwidth utilization rates, costs for use of circuits, and the like.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an optimization engine, an optimization method, and a program that have excellent extensibility, facilitate effective use of unique characteristics of each access network, and can enhance satisfaction levels of diverse users. An optimization engine according to the present invention includes an objective function of an item intended to be improved, collects parameters from access networks and terminals, and finds a combination of connection destinations that maximizes or minimizes the objective function. By appropriately configuring the objective function, it is possible to control user satisfaction levels, bandwidth utilization rates, costs for use of circuits, and the like.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an optimization engine, an optimization method, and a program that are excellent in extendibility, make it easy to effectively use unique features of respective access networks, and can improve the degree of satisfaction of various users. An optimization engine according to the present invention includes an objective function of an item to be improved, collects parameters from access networks and terminals, and finds a combination of connection destinations that maximize or minimize the objective function. By appropriately setting the objective function, it is possible to control the degree of user satisfaction, bandwidth usage ratio, line usage cost, or the like.