Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a high-priority link configured to transmit one or more high-priority packets that have a priority level greater than or equal to a given level; a plurality of low-priority links that are optically coupled to the same transmission destination as the high-priority link and are configured to transmit one or more low-priority packets that have a priority level less than the given level; a first distribution circuit configured to select the one or more high-priority packets from among input packets and distribute the selected one or more high-priority packets to the high-priority link; and a second distribution circuit configured to individually distribute one or more remaining input packets, which are the input packets that have not been distributed to the high-priority link by the first distribution circuit, to the plurality of low-priority links based on distribution information about distributing packets to the plurality of low-priority links.

Abstract: An authentication system in which a authentication server and a plurality of clients are coupled through a network and configured to process an authentication from a user of a client, is configured to determine as a cache target user another user who is different from the user who requested the authentication; is configured to generate an identifier that indicates the cache target user; and is configured to transmit biometric data of the cache target user and the identifier to the client from which the authentication of the user was requested. A cache availability determiner can determine whether biometric data of any cache target user are available on a client.

Abstract: In particular embodiments, a method includes receiving a query for data in data sets that are within a specified range, constructing a first binary decision diagram (BDD) representing the specified range, and constructing a third BDD representing the data in the specified range by performing an AND operation between the first BDD and a second BDD representing the data sets.

Abstract: A communication system is installed in information home appliances controlled by an operation system connected to an IP network. The communication system includes a first communication apparatus connected to the IP network; and a second communication apparatus connected to the first communication apparatus.

Abstract: An authentication server transmits authentication information used to authenticate the transmission origin of an authentication request, to a sub-authentication server, when receiving the authentication request. The authentication server transmits identification information to identify the sub-authentication server to which the authentication information is transmitted, to a terminal. The terminal includes a transmission destination storage unit that stores identification information to identify the transmission destination of the authentication request and transmits the authentication request to the transmission destination identified with the identification information stored by the transmission destination storage unit. The terminal updates the identification information using the identification information, when receiving the identification information.

Abstract: A computing system includes a plurality of computing apparatuses, a job allocation information storage unit, a position information storage unit, and a job allocation unit. The job allocation information storage stores job allocation information indicating job allocation status of each of the plurality of computing apparatuses. The job allocation status is one of in an active state and in an inactive state. The position information storage unit stores position information indicating relative positions of the plurality of computing apparatuses. The job allocation unit refers to the job allocation information and the position information, selects a candidate inactive computing apparatus on the basis of a distance between each pair of an inactive computing apparatus and an active computing apparatus, and allocates a job to the candidate inactive computing apparatus.

Abstract: A network management control device includes a link information storing unit that stores information about connections between nodes belonging to respective networks that are controlled by different protocols. The network management control device receives an input of the configuration information about each of the networks. The network management control device then generates combined information between different protocols, based on the information stored in the link information storing unit about connections between nodes and the received network configuration information. After that, the network management control device performs provisioning in accordance with the generated combined information between the different protocols.

Abstract: An image display system is capable of generating a composite image that shows a surrounding area of a vehicle viewed from virtual viewpoints, by combining a plurality of shot images taken by a plurality of on-vehicle cameras that are disposed at different locations on the vehicle. The image display system changes data volumes of two shot images taken by two of the on-vehicle cameras based on a lighting mode of a lighting apparatus, the data volumes being used for an overlap area of the composite image that corresponds to the surrounding area of the vehicle where the two on-vehicle cameras can shoot in overlap. This reduces problems caused by lighting of the lighting apparatus in the overlap area of the composite image.

Abstract: An operator management apparatus, includes a browsing times history storage unit configured to record a number of transmission times browsing information relating to a customer service is transmitted to an operator terminal used by an operator in association with an identifier of the operator that serves customers, for each of a plurality of operators, a load degrees storage unit configured to store load degrees of an operator in association with a number of transmission times of browsing information, a determining unit configured to specify a number of transmission times corresponding to a specific one of the identifies of the operators by referring to the browsing times history storage unit, and specify load degrees corresponding to the specified number of transmission times by referring to the load degrees storage unit, and an output unit configured to output the specified load degrees.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores therein a charge calculating program that causes a computer that manages a database of different data items to execute recording for each data item, information indicating the number of clients that receive the data item; extracting from the information recorded at the recording and for each data item to be received by a given client, information indicating the number of clients receiving the data item; calculating charges for the given client, based on the extracted information; and outputting the calculated charges.

Abstract: A metal sheet including: a first and second metal sections disposed at point symmetrical positions about a center point of the metal sheet, wherein each portion of the first and second metal sections is affixed to a tag so as to contact to the tag which performs non-contact communication.

Abstract: A computer-readable recording medium stores therein a scheduling program that causes a computer to execute a process. The process includes executing multiple virtual computing machines that operate an OS; receiving a change in the number of activations of completely activated software from the OS; updating when the change in the number of activations has been received, a first table that stores software completely activated in the OS; selecting from a second table that stores combinations of a completely activated software group, a combination according to a software group stored in the first table; extracting from the second table and according to the selected combination, priorities of software stored for each of the combinations; and updating the priorities of the software stored in the first table to the extracted priorities.

Abstract: A resource migration system includes a plurality of servers. A first (second) server includes a first (second) main memory and a first (second) memory data manager. The first memory data manager manages a set of first data segments formed by copying a plurality of segments of first memory data stored in the first main memory. The second memory data manager receives resource data regarding the first data segments from the first server, determines whether each first data segment is able to be replaced by any of second data segments formed by copying a plurality of segments of second memory data stored in the second main memory, receives from the first server some first data segments which have been determined to be unable to be replaced by any second data segment, and reconstructs the set of first data segments with received first data segments and some second data segments.

Abstract: An optical cross-connect apparatus includes: a plurality of switch units connected to each other via input ports and output ports; a storage unit to store a setting table in which output port information and corresponding input port information are associated together and registered for each optical signal such that the output port information identifies a specific output port, in the output ports, that outputs the optical signal and the input port information identifies a specific input port, in the input ports, that inputs the optical signal; a setting processor to set each switch unit in the plurality of switch units according to the setting table so as to set a wavelength for each optical signal that is input via the input ports or output via the output ports; and an update processor to update the content of the setting table in response to external input.

Abstract: Each chip arranged in each crossbar switch creates and issues, if a packet is input, a log collection packet for collecting a log of the packet. Each chip collects a log related to a transfer of the input packet. Each chip embeds, in the issued log collection packet or a log collection packet transferred from a crossbar switch in a previous stage, the collected log. If a transfer destination of the packet is other than the crossbar switches, each chip stores, in a storage space, the log embedded in the log collection packet and then transfers, to the transfer destination, only an original packet in which the log is deleted. In contrast, if the transfer destination is a crossbar switch, each chip transfers the log collection packet to a crossbar switch in a next stage.

Abstract: A key switch device including a key top; a pair of link members connected to the key top and interlocked with each other to guide a vertical motion of the key top; a switch mechanism including a membrane sheet switch capable of opening and closing a contact section of an electrical circuit in accordance with the vertical motion of the key top; a flexible thin film sheet attached to the membrane sheet switch; and a housing attached to the thin film sheet, the housing adapted to connect the link members to the thin film sheet.

Abstract: Radio communication apparatus perform communication by using a plurality of frequency bands. The radio communication apparatus transmits to the radio communication apparatus by using a first frequency band a control message including identification information indicating a second frequency band different from the first frequency band during a random access procedure. The radio communication apparatus receives the control message from the radio communication apparatus by using the first frequency band and performs data communication by using the second frequency band indicated by the identification information included in the control message.

Abstract: The connection state of a wireless line, in which a communication can be immediately made in an estimated time period, is preset by estimating the time period with a high possibility of making a communication based on the communication history of a wireless terminal for a predetermined past period in a communication made between the wireless terminal and a wireless base station.

Abstract: A search method to be implemented in a computer which performs a process to search searching information including a plurality of items that are targets of information search, includes, in response to receiving a search request for the searching information, comparing one or more first character strings stored in a storage in a related manner to information related to a source of the search request, and a second character string specified in the search request, in order to judge the item corresponding to the second character string based on a result of the comparing, and searching the searching information using the second character string as a search condition related to the item that is judged as corresponding to the second character string.

Abstract: A card edge connector includes a connector including a target engagement part, a substrate that can be inserted into and removed from the connector, a fixing part fixed to the substrate, and a lock that secures the substrate to the connector. The lock includes a shaft fixed to the fixing part and configured to slide in the direction of insertion and removal of the substrate and rotate around an axis, an urging part that exerts force on the shaft and biasing the shaft toward the direction of the substrate, and an engagement part provided on the shaft, configured to engage the target engagement part.