Abstract: Communication systems and communication methods are provided, by which load of a communication network when measuring a voice communication quality can be suppressed. A test signal for voice communication quality evaluation is transmitted to a communication terminal apparatus via a communication network, and a received voice data encoded by a predetermined scheme for the test signal received with the communication terminal apparatus is received from the communication terminal apparatus. A received voice signal is generated from the received voice data received from the communication terminal apparatus, and a evaluation value of voice communication quality is calculated by comparing the generated received voice signal with the test signal before transmitting.

Abstract: Provided is a transmission control apparatus that, at a first transmission timing, causes a first symbol to be transmitted from a first antenna, causes the first symbol having the same phase as the first symbol transmitted from the first antenna to be transmitted from a second antenna that is orthogonal to the first antenna and has a path to a mobile terminal that is the same as a path between the first antenna and the mobile terminal, causes a second symbol to be transmitted from a third antenna arranged parallel to the first antenna, and causes the second symbol having the inverse phase of the second symbol transmitted from the third antenna to be transmitted from a fourth antenna that is orthogonal to the third antenna and has a path to the mobile terminal that is the same as a path between the third antenna and the mobile terminal.

Abstract: Provided is a transmission control apparatus that determine a first phase difference for a phase difference between an electric wave output by a first antenna and an electric wave output by a second antenna, and for a phase difference between an electric wave output by a third antenna and an electric wave output by a fourth antenna, based on a determined polarization characteristic; determines a second phase difference for a phase difference between the electric wave output by the first antenna and the electric wave output by the third antenna and for a phase difference between the electric wave output by the second antenna and the electric wave output by the fourth antenna, based on the determined beam direction; and controls phases of the electric waves output by the first to fourth antennas, according to the first and second phase differences.

Abstract: It is left to a communication terminal side to judge whether to switch communication, and appropriate switching is not performed if a communication terminal does not have a function to switch communication based on the quality of communication. A communication apparatus comprises: a data signal transmitting unit that transmits a data signal to a communication terminal; a control signal transmitting unit that transmits a control signal for establishing communication with the communication terminal; and an area control unit that restricts, to a partial area within a communication possible area that a radio wave including the data signal can reach, a communication establishment possible area that a radio wave including the control signal can reach.

Abstract: A mobile object communication system is configured with the assumption that a base station is fixed. Therefore, signal quality becomes unstable if the base station moves freely. Provided is a control apparatus controlling a relay apparatus that is mounted in a mobile object and relays communication between a base station and a communication terminal, including a mobile object information acquiring section that acquires mobile object information indicating a state of the mobile object and a control section that controls the relay apparatus based on the mobile object information. If the movement speed of the mobile object is judged to be less than a predetermined value, the control section may generate a relay control signal indicating that a relay function of the relay apparatus is to be activated.

Abstract: Provided is Exercise equipment including a gripping section that is gripped by a user; a weight section that is connected to the gripping section; a first electrode that is arranged on the gripping section; a second electrode that is arranged on the weight section; a measuring section that measures at least one of body fat percentage of the user and an electrocardiogram waveform of the user, using the first electrode and the second electrode.

Abstract: Methods and systems of measuring communication quality are provided, by which measurement schedules of communication quality can be managed and controlled easily. A plural measurement-time slot is set with respect to a communication line used for communication quality measurements between a plural communication terminal apparatus via a mobile communication network, wherein each measurement-time slot has a time corresponding to one measurement of communication quality and the plural measurement-time slot is continuously arranged at a predetermined period, and a plural measurement schedule for measuring communication quality in each of communications with the plural communication terminal apparatus to the plural measurement-time slot.

Abstract: Methods and systems of measuring communication quality are provided, by which various types of communication quality measurements can be flexibly performed as the measurement condition can be set or changed easily and optionally, while load of processing in the communication terminal apparatus can be suppressed. Measurement condition for measuring communication quality is delivered to a communication terminal apparatus capable of communicating via a mobile communication network and a communication with the communication terminal apparatus via the mobile communication network is performed at a predetermined timing that satisfies the measurement condition.

Abstract: The terminal according to the present application includes: a communication module for scanning to detect accessible access points and connecting to one of the accessible access points; and a connection controller for targeting an identical accessible access point, which has been consecutively detected by a predetermined number of times of scans at predetermined time intervals among the accessible access points, for connection.

Abstract: Even if a relay apparatus such as a mobile router indicates the radio wave reception intensity as low, medium, and high levels, a user using the relay apparatus such as a mobile router cannot recognize that the communication quality is lowered because the radio wave reception intensity is too high.

Abstract: Methods and systems of measuring communication quality are provided, by which various types of communication quality measurements can be flexibly performed as the measurement condition can be set or changed easily and optionally, while load of processing in the communication terminal apparatus can be suppressed. Measurement condition for measuring communication quality is delivered to a communication terminal apparatus capable of communicating via a mobile communication network and a communication with the communication terminal apparatus via the mobile communication network is performed at a predetermined timing that satisfies the measurement condition.

Abstract: Communication systems and communication methods are provided, by which load of a communication network when measuring a voice communication quality can be suppressed. A test signal for voice communication quality evaluation is transmitted to a communication terminal apparatus via a communication network, and a received voice data encoded by a predetermined scheme for the test signal received with the communication terminal apparatus is received from the communication terminal apparatus. A received voice signal is generated from the received voice data received from the communication terminal apparatus, and a evaluation value of voice communication quality is calculated by comparing the generated received voice signal with the test signal before transmitting.

Abstract: A communication system controls routing performed by a physical gateway that connects a mobile station and a communication network. The communication system comprises a communication setting information acquiring unit and a routing control unit. The communication setting information acquiring unit acquires communication setting information between a virtual gateway corresponding to the physical gateway and the mobile station by executing a communication establishment sequence between the virtual gateway and the mobile station. The routing control unit controls routing performed by the physical gateway based on the communication setting information.

Abstract: The terminal according to the present application has a connection unit that connects to an access point for a communication network The terminal also has a connection control unit that scans a network registered in a connection list, subtracts access points registered in a exclusion list from the detected access points to identify access points to which connection is possible, initializes the exclusion list if an access point to which connection is possible is not identified and then again identifies an access point to which connection is possible, and selects an access point to connect to, out of identified access points to which connection in possible. The terminal further has a connection ending unit that, if the start of a connection to an access point registered in a duplicate exclusion list is detected, cuts the connection with the access point, and also deletes the corresponding network from the connection list.

Abstract: In order to know a communication state similar to an actual usage state of a user over a wide area, provided is an information processing apparatus that sends and receives information to and from a communication terminal via a network. The information processing apparatus includes a log information acquiring section that acquires, from the communication terminal, one or more pieces of log information in which position information identifying each of one or more positions and information relating to a communication environment of the communication terminal at each of the one or more positions are associated with each other; and a statistical information generating section that generates statistical information relating to the communication environment at a position, based on the one or more pieces of log information.

Abstract: A promotion in which the medium characteristics of Web are maximized is possible and a significant advertising effect can be obtained by displaying an impactful content. An advertisement system uses a Web server disposed on the Internet to display a banner in a Web page and describe and deliver link information used for transferring between Web pages, and uses a browser software executed on a user terminal to receive the data of the Web page and display the received data on a monitor of the user terminal. When a click operation on the banner is performed on the browser software, an advertising content related to the banner is reproduced and displayed on the entire screen of a display device, after which a transition between Web pages is performed according to the link information related to the clicked banner.

Abstract: The VoIP gateway in accordance with the present invention serves to send a connection request to either the IP network or the PSTN on the basis of the information stored in the VOIP gateway and the destination telephone number contained in the connection request as sent from the telephone terminal. Also, even if a connection request is decided to be sent to the IP network, the VOIP gateway sends the connection request to the PSTN when the IP network state judgment unit judges that the communication through the IP network is impossible. Furthermore, if a destination telephone number includes predetermined identification information, the VOIP gateway can forcibly send the connection request to the PSTN.

Abstract: There are provided a memory 4d for accumulating content data and storing a presentation device identifier unique to each presentation device; a display 4a for outputting the content data; a communication interface 4c for receiving a switching control signal instructing switching of the content data output by the display 4a; a database 2 for accumulating management information for associating a presentation device identifier, a content identifier identifying the content to be output by each content presentation device, and presentation time information on the time presenting each content; a timer unit 12 for periodically measuring the elapse time; and a CPU 4b for switching the content data output from the display 4a on the basis of the management information and the measurement time of the timer unit 12. Thus, it is possible to provide information following, on a real time base, the change of population distribution changing depending upon the respective areas.

Abstract: The VoIP gateway 50a in accordance with the present invention serves to send a connection request to either the IP network 2 or the PSTN 1 on the basis of the information stored in the VOIP gateway 50a and the destination telephone number contained in the connection request as sent from the telephone terminal 70a. Also, even if a connection request is decided to be sent to the IP network 2, the VOIP gateway 50a sends the connection request to the PSTN 1 when the IP network state judgment unit 56 judges that the communication through the IP network 2 is impossible. Furthermore, if a destination telephone number includes predetermined identification information, the VOIP gateway 50a can forcibly send the connection request to the PSTN 1.