Abstract: A communication relay apparatus that relays a wireless communication for a communication device includes a wireless transmitting unit and a wireless receiving unit. the wireless transmitting unit transmits data to the communication device via a transmission antenna. The wireless receiving unit receives data from the communication device via a reception antenna of which a reception area overlaps partially with a transmission area of the transmission antenna.

Abstract: An image server includes a totaling section for totaling user attributes for user of the image and outputting the totaled result, a recording section for recording image file for each image, the user attributes of each user of the image, and the totaled result, a judgment section for judging whether the totaled result satisfies a predetermined reference, and a processor for processing at least one of the image file and the user attribute according to the result of the judgment.

Abstract: A user terminal includes means for requesting a server managing data to transmit data, means for transmitting attribute information defining the data attribute required for the aforementioned data, means for receiving data appropriate for the attribute information, and display means for displaying the received data.

Abstract: Buttons on an image display terminal are related to destinations of transmission of the image displayed on the display screen. When a user transmits an image to a predetermined destination on a server, the user presses the corresponding button on the image display terminal, thereby specifying the destination.

Abstract: An image management system comprising means for receiving a registration request of image from a terminal, means for receiving a designation of rotation attributes for specifying the rotational state of an image when it is displayed for a registered image, means for determining only one rotation attribute of the image according to a specified criterion when a plurality of rotation attributes are designated for one image, and means for delivering an image with a rotation attribute thus determined.

Abstract: An advertisement insertion server selects advertisement information to be inserted into information and transmits, based on this selection, the advertisement information to be inserted into the information to an advertisement insertion terminal. The advertisement insertion terminal receives the advertisement information to be inserted into the information, inserts the advertisement information into the information and thus records the information. A notification that the advertisement information has been inserted into the information and recorded, is given to the advertisement insertion server to acquire the benefit. The advertisement insertion server receives the thus-given notification for acquiring the benefit and records information about the benefit given to the user on the basis of this notification.

Abstract: An IP address distribution system for distributing an IP address to a client device connected to an IP network based on distribution request information received from the client device, comprises: a lease condition storage unit that stores lease conditions corresponding to the client device indicating conditions relating to approval/prohibition of IP address distribution; an initial control unit that, when the distribution request information is received from the client device, approves the IP address distribution to the client device and stores initial lease conditions corresponding to the client device into lease condition storage unit, if the lease conditions corresponding to the client device are not stored in the lease condition storage unit; a condition modification unit that modifies the lease conditions corresponding to the client device stored in the lease condition storage unit; and an IP address distribution approval/prohibition control unit that controls approval/prohibition of IP address distribu

Abstract: A network connection guiding device of the present invention includes a connection module for connecting the network connection guiding device as an auxiliary input device to a network connection controlling device for controlling a connection to a network, a request module for making a processing request for making the network connection controlling device control the connection to the network on the basis of connecting destination specifying information retained by the network connection controlling device, and a storage unit stored with connecting destination specifying information of which the network connection controlling device is notified. According to the present invention, a user can be enticed into a predetermined network service without being time-consuming in operation by the user.

Abstract: An image processing method and apparatus includes a controller for an electronic apparatus which displays image data stored in a image memory on a display unit. The controller includes an output unit outputting the image data to be displayed and stored in the image memory to the display unit, a storing controller storing an image data received from an image input device to the image memory, and a transfer unit transferring the image data stored in the image data by the storing controller to a second memory.

Abstract: An apparatus including an image pick-up device, a data storage controlling arrangement, a main memory, a mass storage device, and a manipulation size setting unit. The image pick-up device picks up images to produce image data and stores the same into a frame buffer. The main memory offers rapid access but low storage capacity and stores the image data supplied from the frame buffer. The mass storage device is capable of holding a vast amount of memory but cannot be accessed very quickly. It also stores the image data supplied from the frame buffer. The manipulation size setting unit sets a mask region and a frame rate both of which are necessary for storing the image data into the mass storage device.