Abstract: An anonymous communication system allows a third party, which is not a communicating party, to determine the anonymities of the communicating parties. An anonymity notifying apparatus to be installed in an anonymous communication system enables anonymous communication. An anonymous communication system and method detects the anonymities of communication parties and notifies them to a third party device other than communication devices of the communication parties.

Abstract: An anonymous communication establishing device establishes a communication session between a first communication terminal and a second communication terminal if the anonymity level of a calling party terminal, designated in a communication connection request received from the first communication terminal, is allowable for a communication from the first communication terminal to the second communication terminal.

Abstract: Provided is an anonymous communication system that allows a third party, which is not any one of communicating parties, to determine the anonymities of the communicating parties. Disclosed is an anonymous communication system and an anonymity notifying apparatus to be installed in an anonymous communication system that are characterized is enabling a communication by anonymity, said anonymous communication system detecting anonymities of communication parties and notifying them to a third party device other than communication devices of the communication parties. Disclosed is an anonymous communication method that is characterized enabling a communication by anonymity, said anonymous communication method detecting anonymities of communication parties and notifying them to a third party device other than communication devices of the communication parties.

Abstract: An information processing device includes: communication address providing means 103 for providing a communication address to a communication service providing server as a server for providing a communication service; HTTP protocol information receiving means 101 for receiving information indicative of communication status of a user terminal via an HTTP protocol; and communication address storage means 102 for storing the provided communication address in association with information capable of identifying a user or the user terminal specified by the communication address, wherein the communication address providing means 103 provides, based on the communication status, a communication address, capable of specifying the user terminal or the user using the user terminal that has performed communication, to the communication service providing server associated with a Web server as a communication partner via the HTTP protocol.

Abstract: Provided is a technique for allowing each of a plurality of communicating parties to determine its own anonymity and/or the other party's anonymity when the communicating parties have established a communication session. Disclosed is an anonymous communication system that is characterized enabling a communication by anonymity, said anonymous communication system detecting anonymities of communication parties during the communication subsequent to establishment of a communication session, and notifying them to communication devices of the communication parties. Disclosed is an anonymous communication method that is characterized enabling a communication by anonymity, said anonymous communication method comprising detecting anonymities of communication parties during the communication subsequent to establishment of a communication session, and notifying them to the communication devices of the communication parties.

Abstract: Provided is an anonymous communication system that allows an originator to determine the anonymous characteristics of communicating parties when communication is established. Disclosed is an anonymous communication system and an anonymous communication establishing apparatus to be installed in an anonymous communication system that are characterized enabling a communication by anonymity, said anonymous communication system detecting anonymities of communication parties when establishing a communication session, and notifying them to a communication device of a caller. Disclosed is an anonymous communication method that is enabling a communication by anonymity, said anonymous communication method detecting anonymities of communication parties when establishing a communication session, and notifying them to a communication device of a caller.

Abstract: In order to place restrictions on an originating side itself freely selecting an anonymity level on the originating side, a communication establishment device (130), which forms an anonymous communication system, determines whether or not an anonymity level designated by an originating terminal is allowable based on a restrictive condition on anonymity levels, upon receiving from the originating terminal a request for communication connection, in which a destination terminal is designated. When it is determined that the anonymity level is not allowable, the communication establishment device (130) forcibly changes the anonymity level to an allowable anonymity level, and establishes a communication session between the originating terminal and the destination terminal based on the changed anonymity level of the originating terminal.

Abstract: A method of installing a software program in a host device, which is required for the host device to communicate with a peripheral device. The method includes the steps of coupling the host device to the peripheral device, which contains the software program stored in a memory device contained in the peripheral device, utilizing a USB serial interface; uploading the software program from the peripheral device to the host device; and installing the software program in the host device thereby allowing communication between the host device and the peripheral device.