Abstract: A gateway apparatus receives a call control signal and/or a packet with voice data stored therein in a predetermined protocol from a packet transfer apparatus on a mobile high-speed network and converts the received protocol into a circuit-switched protocol used when an RNC connects to a circuit switching equipment on a mobile circuit-switched network, for output to the circuit switching equipment The gateway apparatus, on receipt of a call process signal and/or a voice signal, from the circuit switching equipment, converts the received protocol for output to the packet transfer apparatus.

Abstract: Disclosed is a conversion apparatus including a decoding unit that decodes input encoded data into image data, and a size conversion unit that converts size of the image data based on a size conversion request received from outside and that expands/contracts, or splits/synthesizes motion vector or prediction mode of encoding parameters, received from the decoding unit, based upon a size conversion request, and an encoding unit that encodes image data after size conversion using the prediction mode or motion vector converted and transmits the resulting encoded image data via a transmission buffer to outside.

Abstract: A server apparatus acquires content based on instruction information; decodes image data of the acquired content compression encodes captured image data using a predetermined encoding scheme; decodes an audio signal and compression encodes the decoded audio signal using the predetermined encoding scheme, stores the image and the audio signal and sends the packet to a packet forwarding apparatus. A mobile terminal receives the packet, decodes and displays the compression encoded image data stored in the packet; and decodes and reproduces the compression encoded audio signal.

Abstract: A gateway apparatus transmits and receives control signal indicative of whether bit rates of voice transmitted and received by mobile terminal connected to packet forwarding apparatus on mobile high-speed network can be changed when congestion is detected in mobile high-speed network and of notification scheme of changed bit rate. When congestion is detected on mobile high-speed network and bit rate of voice transmitted or received by the mobile terminal has been changed, the gateway apparatus converts voice compressed-and-encoded bit stream stored in packet supplied from packet forwarding apparatus from the changed bit rate into bit rate transmittable and receivable by a mobile terminal connected to radio network controller on mobile circuit-switched network and transmits the converted compressed-and-encoded bit stream to radio network controller.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sheet-type secondary battery having: a laminated sheath (2) including an inner layer (2a) made of a thermoplastic resin and a metal layer (2b); and electrode terminals (3), each of which is connected electrically to an internal electrode pair (1) and passes through a heat seal portion (20) of the laminated sheath (2) in a hermetic manner so as to be led out externally. The sheath (2) and electrode terminal (3) are bonded with a bonding resin (5) at portion (20) in which terminal (3) is interposed. The inner layer (2a) of the sheath (2) opposed to the terminal (3) has an excess resin receiving portion (20a) formed thereon for receiving an excess resin in a heat sealing process. The portion (20a) is not formed in a heat seal portion (20P) at which the inner layers (2a) of the laminated sheaths (2) are bonded.

Abstract: A server apparatus comprises: a virtual client unit that generates screen data by executing a drawing command(s) using an application software; an image encoding unit that performs compression encoding of the screen data; a drawing command encoding unit that performs compression encoding of the drawing command(s); a bandwidth measurement unit that measures a bandwidth of a network based on a response packet from a terminal connected to the server apparatus via the network for a packet transmitted to the terminal; a selection unit that selects which of the compression encoded screen data or the compression encoded drawing command(s) is to be transmitted to the terminal in accordance with the measured bandwidth; and a packet transceiver unit that transmits to the terminal the selected one of the compression encoded screen data or the compression encoded drawing command(s).

Abstract: Image information is transmitted from a transmission node as packets (P1, P2, . . . , Pm) having data amounts (q1, q2, . . . , qm) that satisfy a relationship of q1<q2< . . . <qm. A reception node selects one of the packets based on delay times (t1, t2, . . . , tm) of the packets (P1, P2, . . . , Pm).

Abstract: At one of the timings: during a period between the moment when one of terminals which performs transmission calls out a communication partner and the moment of response and at the timing after the communication between the terminals is complete; a server reads out content data from a database and transmits the read out content data to the terminal. At this timing, the terminal reproduces the content data transmitted from the server.

Abstract: A server device includes: a storage unit that, upon receiving content storage instruction information from a mobile terminal via a packet forwarding device in a mobile network and a content stream or content file, stores the content stream or content file; a virtual client unit that, upon receiving content reproduction instruction information from the mobile terminal, reads, decodes and reproduces a content stream or content file stored in the storage unit to generate display screen data; and an encoder unit that transmits an encoding result obtained by compression-encoding part or all of the display screen data as a packet to the packet forwarding device.

Abstract: Audio information is transmitted from a transmission node as packets (P1, P2, . . . , Pm) having data amounts (q1, q2, . . . , qm) that satisfy a relationship of q1<q2< . . . <qm. A reception node selects one of the packets based on delay times (t1, t2, . . . , tm) of the packets (P1, P2, . . . , Pm).

Abstract: During audio communication between terminals, an audio quality analyzing device picks up from a network a packet containing a bit stream obtained by compression encoding of audio sent by at least one of the terminals. The device has an audio quality analyzing unit that, in addition to analyzing a header of the packet picked up, performs at least one of: an analysis of a payload header and an analysis of the bit stream contained in the payload, detects deterioration in the quality of the audio communication service, and notifies a result of the detection to an upper level device.

Abstract: A communication system includes: a terminal apparatus including a display unit; and a server apparatus receiving an operation of the terminal apparatus via a network and transmitting screen information to be displayed on the display unit of the terminal apparatus via the network. The server apparatus includes: virtual client unit performing processing on the basis of an operation of the terminal apparatus and generating the screen information; an image encoder unit compressing the screen information on the basis of a predetermined method; and a band estimate calculation unit calculating a band estimate, which is an estimate of a band in the network. The band estimate calculation unit calculates a bit rate used when the image encoder unit compresses the screen information on the basis of the band estimate.

Abstract: A server apparatus configured to provide a virtual terminal function to a terminal receives an operation signal or a packet from the terminal. When the server apparatus determines that a voice call is made, the server apparatus relays a packet having voice data stored therein and transmitted from the terminal to a communication partner terminal, without going through a virtual client unit that functions as the virtual terminal.

Abstract: A server apparatus recognizes start of a voice call including the first terminal based on an operation signal received from the first terminal. The server apparatus allows a packet storing voice data to go through to the first terminal when the packet is received from a second terminal connected via the network in a case where start of the voice call is recognized. The server apparatus estimates a bandwidth of the network based on a first response packet sent from the first terminal in response to a packet sent to the first terminal, calculates a bit rate of the voice call according to the estimated bandwidth, and notifies the first terminal of the calculated bit rate. The first terminal switches a bit rate of the voice call according to the notified bit rate.

Abstract: A server transmits a probe packet to a terminal, estimates a bandwidth of the network based on information returned from the terminal, calculates a rate used for performing compression coding of screen information and/or an accompanying audio signal, generated by an application on a virtual terminal on the server, so as not to exceed the estimated bandwidth, encodes the screen information and/or the accompanying audio signal at the calculated rate, stores the encoding result in a packet of a predetermined protocol to transmit the packet.

Abstract: An electric current detection circuit for detecting an electric current flowing to a load includes a voltage generation circuit, a plurality of comparators, and a reference voltage shift circuit. The voltage generation circuit includes a plurality of resistors coupled in series and generates different voltages by dividing a reference voltage with the resistors. The comparators determine a current level of the electric current flowing to the load using the voltages generated by the voltage generation circuit as threshold values. The reference voltage shift circuit shifts the reference voltage. The electric current flowing to the load is detected based on the current level determined by the plurality of comparators before shifting the reference voltage and the current level determined by the plurality of comparators after shifting the reference voltage.

Abstract: A gateway apparatus arranged between the mobile circuit switched network and the mobile IMS network, includes a call control unit which converts a control signal output from the mobile circuit switched network into at least one of SIP and SDP to output a signal converted to the mobile IMS network and a conversion unit which receives a line switching protocol for an audio signal output from the mobile circuit switched network. The conversion unit decides, using at least one of SIP and SDP, output from the mobile IMS network and received by the call control unit, on whether the partner terminal is to be connected via the mobile IMS network to the mobile circuit switched network, via the mobile IMS network to a fixed network or via the mobile IMS network to a mobile broadband network, then converts the line switching protocol to one of different protocol, depending on a result of the decision, and outputs the protocol converted signal to the mobile IMS network (FIG. 2).

Abstract: In a delivery network system, deliver a server that holds requested content is determined, using information included in a content request message from a communication terminal. A file or stream of the requested content is read from the determined server. When the content is moving image content, a bandwidth of a mobile network is estimated, based on a response signal or a congestion state notification signal from the communication terminal. The moving content is transmitted by controlling a timing of transmitting the read file or the read stream so as not exceed the estimated bandwidth.

Abstract: Provided is an external packaging material for a laminated battery, which is one of two external packaging materials constituting a battery case accommodating a battery element, and each configured by a stainless steel sheet provided with a resin layer, the battery case being formed by fusing together the resin layers in a state in which tabs connected to the battery element are disposed between the two external packaging materials, wherein a stepped portion conforming to the cross-sectional shape of each of the tabs at a position where the tab is inserted between the two external packaging materials is formed in advance before the tab is inserted.

Abstract: A cache server includes an accumulation unit that accumulates a content(s) stored in a delivery server apparatus. The cache server, by using information included in a request message from a mobile terminal, determines which one of the cache servers arranged on a mobile network accumulates a content requested by the mobile terminal. The cache server reads a file corresponding to the requested content from the determined cache server and outputs the file to the accumulation unit. In addition, the cache server estimates a bandwidth of the mobile network based on a signal from the mobile terminal, reads the file corresponding to the requested content from the accumulation unit, and extracts a stream from the file. The cache server generates a stream by deleting at least part of frames from the stream so that a bit rate of the generated stream does not exceed the band. The cache server stores the generated stream in a packet and transmits the packet to the mobile terminal.