Abstract: A slide show display system with BGM includes at least one content provision device that stores at least one of image content and music content, a playback device that plays back the image content and the music content, and an information processing device that controls the playback device to display a slide show with BGM. The information processing device includes a content information notification portion that transmits information on the image content and the music content that will be played back to the playback device, as well as a playback request portion that makes a playback request to the playback device to play back the content. The playback device includes a content acquisition portion that acquires the content from the at least one content provision device and a content playback portion that plays back the content in response to the playback request from the information processing device.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a communication unit and a control unit. The control unit is configured to control the communication unit to receive a plurality of pieces of post information sent from a first user, to obtain a plurality of pieces of evaluation information of another user with respect to the received plurality of post information, to classify the plurality of pieces of post information into a plurality of clusters, and to determine, as an advantage cluster of the first user, a cluster with the highest evaluation in the plurality of pieces of evaluation information out of the plurality of clusters.

Abstract: There is provided a wireless communication device including a storage unit for storing authentication information distributed to a plurality of users including a user of the wireless communication device belonging to a community on a network; an authentication unit for authenticating a peripheral wireless communication device based on the authentication information stored in the storage unit; and a control unit for forming a communication group with the peripheral wireless communication device when the authentication of the peripheral wireless communication device by the authentication unit is successful.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing device, including: an acquisition unit for acquiring information transmitted from terminals; and a generation unit for generating a community according to a similarity degree between the information transmitted from a plurality of terminals, wherein, when a plurality of different types of information are transmitted from one terminal, the community generation unit counts, for each of the plurality of types of information, the number of terminals transmitting information similar to the information, and generates a community in which a user of a terminal is permitted to participate, the terminal transmitting information similar to information which the greatest number of terminals transmit information similar to.

Abstract: A communication apparatus includes an input part configured to input user identification information identifying a user ready to receive a service offered by a service offering apparatus via a network; an acquisition part configured to acquire device identification information from a coordination apparatus capable of offering the service in coordination with the service offering apparatus, the device identification information identifying the coordination apparatus; a transmission part configured to transmit to the service offering apparatus the user identification information input by the input part and the device identification information acquired by the acquisition part; a reception part configured to receive from the service offering apparatus authorization information indicating that the coordination of the coordination apparatus is authorized upon offering of the service responding to the transmission of the user identification information and the device identification information, and a notification p

Abstract: Resin compositions containing a polyisobutylene resin; a polyisoprene resin and/or a polyisobutylene resin, each having a functional group capable of reacting with an epoxy group; a tackifier resin; and an epoxy resin are useful for sealing OEDs.

Abstract: Provided is a data communication method of establishing a plurality of TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) connections between a first information processing device and a second information processing device and communicating each piece of data, which is divided for each prescribed unit, through the plurality of established TCP connections. In the method, the first information processing device dynamically changes the number of TCP connections with the second information processing device by notifying connection-upper-limit information, which represents the upper limit of the number of TCP connections to be established with the second information processing device, to the second information processing device, and by changing the connection-upper-limit information to be notified.

Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication device including a control unit that controls the wireless communication device to act as a group owner or a client, and a communication unit that communicates with another wireless communication device according to control by the control unit, and, when a communication group having a topology where the wireless communication device acts as a group owner and the another wireless communication device acts as a client of the wireless communication device is formed, and a new wireless communication device to enter the communication group appears, the control unit determines whether or not to change a topology of the communication group.

Abstract: In a metadata collection system comprising a plurality of content management servers each capable of managing content and content metadata as local content and managing content metadata stored in another content management server as reference content and a metadata collection apparatus connected with the plurality of content management servers to collect metadata from the plurality of content management servers, the metadata collection apparatus collects metadata from the individual content management servers based upon server information held at the content management servers and category identifiers appended to tree structures generated at the content management servers by individually referencing the plurality of content management servers.

Abstract: There is provided a wireless communication device including a storage unit for storing authentication information distributed to a plurality of users including a user of the wireless communication device belonging to a community on a network; an authentication unit for authenticating a peripheral wireless communication device based on the authentication information stored in the storage unit; and a control unit for forming a communication group with the peripheral wireless communication device when the authentication of the peripheral wireless communication device by the authentication unit is successful.

Abstract: A data communication device is arranged with a setup unit for setting a true title of content data as predetermined data of content data set with viewing restriction, and setting a character string different from the true title of the content data as title data of the content data; a communication unit for performing data communication with a data requesting device; and a control unit for controlling transmission from the communication unit of the true title set as the predetermined data and the character string set as the title data based on whether or not a transmission request received from the data requesting device by the communication unit is a request based on input of predetermined information.

Abstract: When a signal path in a signal outputting device is changed, the signal outputting device indicates signal path change information representing the change in the signal path to a signal inputting device. Based on the signal path change information, the signal inputting device adaptively changes a signal path between the signal outputting device and the signal inputting device. The signal inputting device can know the signal path in the signal outputting device easier than heretofore, and can simply change the signal path between the signal outputting device and the signal inputting device.

Abstract: A slide show display system with BGM includes at least one content provision device that stores at least one of image content and music content, a playback device that plays back the image content and the music content, and an information processing device that controls the playback device to display a slide show with BGM. The information processing device includes a content information notification portion that transmits information on the image content and the music content that will be played back to the playback device, as well as a playback request portion that makes a playback request to the playback device to play back the content. The playback device includes a content acquisition portion that acquires the content from the at least one content provision device and a content playback portion that plays back the content in response to the playback request from the information processing device.

Abstract: In a metadata collection system comprising a plurality of content management servers each capable of managing content and content metadata as local content and managing content metadata stored in another content management server as reference content and a metadata collection apparatus connected with the plurality of content management servers to collect metadata from the plurality of content management servers, the metadata collection apparatus collects metadata from the individual content management servers based upon server information held at the content management servers and category identifiers appended to tree structures generated at the content management servers by individually referencing the plurality of content management servers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a signal processing system, and proposes the switching operation of device selection which is naturally performed for a user. The signal input device 5 comprises a registration means for registering the signal output devices 3, 4, and an establishment means for, when an establishment request signal requesting the establishment of a signal path is sent from any signal output device 3, 4 out of a plurality of the signal output devices 3, 4, judging whether the signal output device 3, 4, which sent the establishment request signal, is registered in the signal input device 5, and establishing the signal path between the signal output device 3, 4 and the signal input device 5 depending on the judged result, thereby avoiding unnatural operation which is not performed in accordance with user operation, thus making it possible to perform the switching operation of device selection which is naturally performed for a user.

Abstract: A content sharing system includes a plurality of client stations, each including a content acquiring unit, and one or more content management servers that manage a plurality of content items. The content management server includes a storage unit that stores meta data of the content items, a tree structure generating unit that generates a tree structure including a plurality of containers arranged in hierarchical levels, each container having an identifier representing a type of content assigned thereto, a content allocating unit that allocates the content items to the containers on the basis of the meta data and the identifiers, and a content presenting unit that presents the tree structure having the content items allocated thereto to the client station. The content acquiring unit acquires the tree structure from the content management server and acquires the one or more content items from the content management server using the acquired tree structure.

Abstract: Provided are an infrared (Ir) face authentication apparatus, and a portable terminal and a security apparatus including the Ir face authentication apparatus. The Ir face authentication apparatus includes: a light source irradiating Ir light having a wavelength of 760 nm or higher onto a face; an imaging unit detecting reflected light of the Ir light to output an Ir image; and an authenticator performing authentication of the face using the Ir image. The Ir face authentication apparatus further includes a display displaying the Ir image output from the imaging unit, and the image unit and the display are installed on the same surface.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a signal processing system, and proposes the establishment of a proper signal path between a signal output device and a signal input device.

Abstract: A polycarbonate composition comprising 100 parts by weight of an aromatic polycarbonate, 0.005 to 0.2 part by weight of an ester of an aliphatic monocarboxylic acid having 10 to 25 carbon atoms and an aliphatic polyhydric alcohol having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, and 0.015 to 0.3 part by weight of a first aromatic compound which is an aromatic ether, ester or carbonate compound having at least four benzene rings in the molecule, wherein the above ester is contained in the above range to ensure that the first aromatic compound is contained in a deposit on the polymer contacting surface of a metal mold in an amount of 0.5 to 3 parts by weight based on 1 part by weight of the ester when a 120 mm x 50 mm board having a thickness of 2 mm is injection molded at a cylinder temperature of 380° C., a mold temperature of 80° C., an injection speed of 200 mm/sec and a holding pressure of 3,432 kPa (35 kgf/cm2).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a signal processing system, and proposes the switching operation of device selection which is naturally performed for a user. The signal input device 5 comprises a registration means for registering the signal output devices 3, 4, and an establishment means for, when an establishment request signal requesting the establishment of a signal path is sent from any signal output device 3, 4 out of a plurality of the signal output devices 3, 4, judging whether the signal output device 3, 4, which sent the establishment request signal, is registered in the signal input device 5, and establishing the signal path between the signal output device 3, 4 and the signal input device 5 depending on the judged result, thereby avoiding unnatural operation which is not performed in accordance with user operation, thus making it possible to perform the switching operation of device selection which is naturally performed for a user.