Abstract: A first overcurrent detecting circuit outputs a first time-up signal when a time period, in which an electric current flowing into the wire harness is greater than the first threshold, reaches a first duration time, which corresponds to a first threshold. A second overcurrent detecting circuit outputs a second time-up signal when a time period, in which an electric current flowing into the wire harness is greater than the second threshold, reaches a second duration time, which corresponds to a second threshold. The second threshold is less than the first threshold. The second duration time is longer than the first duration time. A determination circuit determines that an overcurrent flows into the wire harness and cause a control circuit to deactivate the switching element when inputting at least one of the first and second time-up signals.

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: An audio quality measurement apparatus includes: a packet reception unit that picks up a packet conforming to a predetermined protocol from a network; an analysis unit that calculates a frame discard rate or a packet loss rate based on information stored in the packet; and a quality measurement unit that estimates audio quality based on the frame discard rate or the packet loss rate.

Abstract: There is provided an electric energy storage device which has a connection structure with a high connection reliability and which can suppress any contact of an outer package body with a connection terminal with a simple structure. The electric energy storage device comprises a battery element 10 retained in an outer package body 20 having a metal layer 21b, a tabular internal lead 31 connected to the battery element 10, a tabular external lead 32, a connection terminal 33 electrically connecting the internal lead 31 with the external lead 32, an internal insulating member 41, and an external insulating member 43. Flanges 33T, 33B at both ends of the connection terminal 33 depress the external insulating member 43, the outer package body 20, and the internal insulating member 41 between the tabular external lead 32 and internal lead 31, and the external insulating member 43 and/or internal insulating member 41 is pressed in between a penetration shaft 33S of the connection terminal 33 and the metal layer 21b.

Abstract: A content distribution system distributes at least either one of a first content and a second content to a terminal (3) through a network from a distribution server (1) which stores a compression coded bit stream of the first content and a compression coded bit stream of the second content. The content distribution system has a conversion device (2) which, when a syntax indicating an order to be satisfied by the bit stream of the content distributed from said distribution server (1) to said terminal does not match a syntax of decoding information preliminarily notified to the terminal, converts the syntax of the content distributed to the terminal to match the syntax of the decoding information before distributing the same to the terminal (3).

Abstract: A communication terminal that receives contents information distributed from a source of distribution, comprises: means for converting a leading frame of said contents information to a non-predicted frame in response to an input request.

Abstract: A gateway device connects a packet transfer device on a mobile high-speed network and a radio network controller on a mobile circuit-switched network via an IMS network, and if the gateway device receives from the packet transfer device a request signal for changing a bit rate of audio, the gateway device converts an audio compressed-and-encoded bit stream, stored in a packet transmitted from the packet transfer device or the radio network controller, into a bit rate requested in the request signal and transmits the converted bit stream to the radio network controller or the packet transfer device.

Abstract: A remote mobile communication system includes: a server device that includes a virtual client unit that receives instruction information from a mobile terminal via a mobile network and, based on the instruction information, generates screen information for causing an application to perform a screen display, and an encoder unit that compression-encodes the screen information, in part or in whole, and transmits the compression-encoded screen information to the mobile network; and a mobile terminal that receives the compression-encoded screen information via the mobile network and decompresses the screen information for display.

Abstract: The voice mixing method includes a first step for selecting voice information from a plurality of voice information, a second step for adding up all the selected voice information, a third step for obtaining a voice signal totaling the voice signals other than one voice signal, of the selected voice signals, a fourth step for encoding the voice information obtained in the second step, a fifth step for encoding the voice signal obtained in the third step, and a sixth step for copying the encoded information obtained in the fourth step into the encoded information in the fifth step.

Abstract: A multipoint videoconference server is made to swiftly respond to a video switching request from a terminal and a degree of computational complexity is made lower. A server 300 decodes only m (1<m?n) video streams selected from n terminals and stores video streams that need not be decoded in buffers. When an instruction to switch to another stream is received from a terminal, the server 300 uses data accumulated in the buffers and decodes from the latest I frame by going back to the past before starting to provide a video using the video stream.

Abstract: Picture and speech communication between plural terminals connected to different networks, such as a circuit-switched network and IP network. A converting apparatus 400 for control information or media information for picture/speech communications is provided across first and second terminals 301, 302 connected to respective different types of networks. Converting apparatus 400 includes control information converter 420, transcoder 450 and ability information converter 460. In case the ability information extracted from the decoding information, received from the first terminal 301, is not coincident to the ability information extracted from the call control information received from the second terminal 302, it is further checked whether or not there is picture format size coincidence. If the picture format size coincidence persists in one direction, processing is carried out for converting part of the decoding information or the control information, without causing the operations of the transcoder.

Abstract: Provided is a delivery system that responds to requests from various terminals and delivers content converted to be viewable/audible by the terminals. The delivery system includes a gateway that requests, if a temporary content accumulation apparatus does not store a moving image stream or moving image file receivable by a content-requesting-terminal, the external delivery server to transmit moving image content specified in a request message, generates a moving image stream or moving image file satisfying reception capability of the content-requesting-terminal, transmits the generated moving image stream or moving image file to the terminal, and stores the generated moving image stream or moving image file in the temporary content accumulation apparatus.

Abstract: A distribution system includes a gateway that, if a content temporary storage device does not store a moving image stream or moving image file that can be read, requests an external distribution server to transmit moving image content specified by a request message, generates a plurality of moving image streams or moving image files including a moving image stream or moving image file which has a bit rate receivable by the content requesting terminal and equal to or lower than a bit rate obtained from the bearer QoS information, transmits the moving image stream or moving image file, which has a bit rate receivable by the content requesting terminal and equal to or lower than a bit rate obtained from the bearer QoS information, to the terminal, and stores the plurality of generated moving image streams or moving image files in a predetermined content temporary storage device.

Abstract: The accuracy of time information set in a packet is improved. Time information calculator 24 calculates time information, using the encoding information received by control information receiver 23 and the encoded stream received by encoded stream receiver 21. When the time information is not pertinent, time information calculator 24 corrects the time information and outputs the corrected time information. Encoded stream packetizer 22 packetizes the encoded stream by setting the time information output by time information calculator 24 into the header portion.

Abstract: When a start recording instruction or an end recording instruction is transmitted from a terminal device, a DTMF detector (106) detects a DTMF signal and supplies the detection results to a control module (107). The control module (107) supplies the received start recording instruction or end recording instruction to an image data converter (105) and a switch (108). When a start recording instruction is received as input, the image data converter (105) converts the reception image data (103) to image data that have undergone intramode coding and supplies the result to the switch (108). The switch (108) supplies a storage device (110) with the image data that were supplied from image data converter (105) at the time that a start recording instruction is received as input, and supplies the storage device (110) with reception image data (103) from the time that recording has started until the input of an end recording instruction.

Abstract: Disclosed is a relay apparatus including a video buffer control unit that controls a video buffer according to a control instruction received by an instruction receiving unit, a threshold set by a threshold setting unit, and a timing set by a timing generation unit. The video buffer control unit controls the video buffer for each segment, according to a result of analysis by a segment interpretation unit.

Abstract: A delivery system includes a content conversion device including a capability information recording unit that associates and records terminal unit type information included in a content request message with capability information regarding the capability of a terminal to receive hierarchically encoded data; a receiver that receives a stream or file compression-encoded by means of a hierarchical encoding method based on the content request message; an alteration instructing unit that, based on the terminal capability information corresponding to the terminal unit type information included in the content request message, produces extraction information for extracting at least one hierarchically-encoded portion from the received stream or file; a converter that, in accordance with the extraction information, converts stream or file received from the request destination; and a packet transmitter that outputs the converted stream or file.

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 gateway device includes a control signal conversion unit that accepts a stream or file request message from a mobile terminal via a femtocell access point and, after performing predetermined conversion, forwards the request message to a request destination; an ability table in which ability information on various types of mobile terminal is stored; a packet reception unit that receives a stream or a file from the request destination; a conversion instruction unit that determines a way of conversion according to ability information on the mobile terminal of a request source by referencing the ability table; a conversion unit that performs conversion for the stream or the file, received from the request destination, according to the way of conversion; and a packet transmission unit that transmits the converted stream or file to the mobile terminal.

Abstract: When receiving a request from a terminal, a gateway acquires model information of the terminal and information on content to be delivered and uses the acquired information to check whether a file or stream subjected to conversion corresponding to the terminal is stored in a storage apparatus. If the converted file or stream is stored, the gateway copies at least part of the converted file or stream for supply to the terminal via the network. If the converted file or stream is not stored, the gateway requests a delivery server to send a file or stream of the content based on the information on the content, executes conversion suited to capability of the terminal on the file or stream based on the model information of the terminal, for supply to the terminal.