Abstract: A device selection method includes receiving a start demand of a service from a first device, acquiring positional-information of the first device, estimating a service continuation-time of the service, based on a history of the service continuation-time corresponding to an area to which the positional-information belongs by referring to the history of the service continuation-time for which the service is continuously provided for each area, estimating a battery continuation-time of the first device, based on a remaining battery quantity of the first device and a battery consumption rate of the first device at a time of receiving the start demand, selecting the first device or a second device installed in the area to which the positional-information belongs, based on the service continuation-time and the battery continuation-time, and causing a device selected between the first device and the second device to execute sensing of media data used for the service.

Abstract: There is provided a load distribution apparatus configured to control a plurality of transmission devices to distribute loads of signals to be transmitted by the plurality of transmission devices, the load distribution device including a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to receive a transmission request for transmitting an image signal without including a voice or a voice-attached image signal captured at a predetermined place, calculate a probability of changing a transmission mode in a transmission device of the plurality of transmission devices from transmission of the image signal to transmission of the voice-attached image signal, based on a history of transmissions of the image signal and the voice-attached image signal at the predetermined place, and assign the transmission request to the transmission device having the lowest probability among the plurality of transmission devices.

Abstract: A device selection method includes receiving a start demand of a service from a first device, acquiring positional-information of the first device, estimating a service continuation-time of the service, based on a history of the service continuation-time corresponding to an area to which the positional-information belongs by referring to the history of the service continuation-time for which the service is continuously provided for each area, estimating a battery continuation-time of the first device, based on a remaining battery quantity of the first device and a battery consumption rate of the first device at a time of receiving the start demand, selecting the first device or a second device installed in the area to which the positional-information belongs, based on the service continuation-time and the battery continuation-time, and causing a device selected between the first device and the second device to execute sensing of media data used for the service.

Abstract: A drawing system includes an information processing apparatus which includes a generation unit for generating video data for a frequently changed region whose change frequency in an image exceeds a predetermined threshold, and generate still image data for the video data, and a first communication unit for transmitting the video and still image data to a terminal apparatus; and the terminal apparatus which includes a second communication unit for receiving the video and still image data from the information processing apparatus, a decoder unit for decoding the video and still image data, and a drawing unit for drawing a the decoded still image data when decoding of the video data is not completed by drawing timing, and to switch the drawing of the decoded still image data to drawing of a decoded video data when the decoding of the video data catches up with the drawing timing.

Abstract: An information processing method executed by a processor included in an information processing apparatus that includes a display device that displays an image and a speaker, the information processing method includes determining, when update of an image displayed on the display device is detected while the information processing apparatus is in a state of voice call, notification sound corresponding to a substance of the update; and outputting the notification sound from the speaker.

Abstract: A drawing system includes an information processing apparatus which includes a generation unit for generating video data for a frequently changed region whose change frequency in an image exceeds a predetermined threshold, and generate still image data for the video data, and a first communication unit for transmitting the video and still image data to a terminal apparatus; and the terminal apparatus which includes a second communication unit for receiving the video and still image data from the information processing apparatus, a decoder unit for decoding the video and still image data, and a drawing unit for drawing a the decoded still image data when decoding of the video data is not completed by drawing timing, and to switch the drawing of the decoded still image data to drawing of a decoded video data when the decoding of the video data catches up with the drawing timing.

Abstract: An information processing method executed by a processor included in an information processing apparatus that includes a display device that displays an image and a speaker, the information processing method includes determining, when update of an image displayed on the display device is detected while the information processing apparatus is in a state of voice call, notification sound corresponding to a substance of the update; and outputting the notification sound from the speaker.

Abstract: A device of controlling a charge and discharge of a battery, the device includes, a storing device configured to store a plurality of charge and discharge control plans and an unplanned use history list, and a control device configured to acquire the charge and discharge state of a first battery, compares acquired charge and discharge state with the charge and discharge state defined in the charge and discharge control plan, detects a first unplanned use, estimates duration time and charge and discharge state of the first unplanned use based on the unplanned entry corresponding to the first unplanned use, corrects the charge and discharge control plan of the first battery so as to have the estimated charge and discharge state in estimated duration time, and corrects the charge and discharge control plan of a second battery, which has the estimated charge and discharge state in the estimated duration time.

Abstract: An image processing device configured to be installed in a vehicle includes an image acquirer, an image selector, a first luminance adjuster, a synthetic image generator, and an image provider. The image acquirer acquires camera images captured by cameras provided on the vehicle. The image selector selects one of the camera images as a representative image based on luminances of the camera images. The first luminance adjuster adjusts a luminance of at least one of the other camera images based on a luminance of the representative image. The synthetic image generator generates a synthetic image showing a periphery of the vehicle, based on the representative image and the other camera images the luminance of at least one of which has been adjusted by the first adjuster. The image provider outputs, to a display device installed in the vehicle, information corresponding to the synthetic image.

Abstract: A server that delivers a control program for an on-vehicle apparatus detects a distance between a vehicle and a user of the vehicle, and instructs the on-vehicle apparatus to update the control program by use of an update program when the detected distance is equal to or longer than a prescribed distance.

Abstract: A controlling a cache memory includes: a data receiving unit to receive a sensor ID and data detected by the sensor; an attribute information acquiring unit to acquire attribute information corresponding to the sensor ID, from an attribute information memory, the attribute information memory storing the attribute information of the sensor mapped to the sensor ID; a sensor information memory to store information of a storage period, the sensor information memory including a cache memory storing the attribute information; and a cache memory control unit to acquire the attribute information from the attribute information acquiring unit when the attribute information is not stored in the cache memory, and store the acquired attribute information corresponding to the sensor ID in the cache memory during the storage period.

Abstract: A request destination management table that stores therein a service ID uniquely identifying a service being interrelated with a request destination to which execution of a service is requested and a report destination management table that stores therein a call ID uniquely identifying a call being interrelated with a report destination of a call state transition report indicative of state transition of the call are provided. An IP telephone receives a request for a supplementary service, obtains a request destination corresponding to a service ID of the supplementary service from the request destination management table, and transfers the request for the supplementary service to the request destination. The IP telephone receives a call state transition report, obtains a report destination corresponding to a call ID of the call state transition report from the report destination management table, and transfers the call state transition report to the report destination.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a transceiver unit transmitting and receiving information to and from an external device is provided. The apparatus includes a setting information storage unit storing setting information related to an operating environment in association with user identification information, a judging unit judging whether the information that the transceiver unit transmits to or receives from the external device includes given information, an extraction unit extracting the given information from the information including the given information, a specifying unit specifying a user on the basis of the given information, and a setting unit reading the setting information stored in the setting information storage unit in association with the user identification information and setting the user operating environment on the basis of the setting information.

Abstract: A communication control system includes accessing a document data recording unit based on the information concerning a document and acquiring characteristic data indicating the characteristic of the document when receiving a call initiation request including at least information identifying a called party terminal and information concerning a document related to the call initiation request; accessing a status data recording unit based on information identifying the called party terminal included in the call initiation request and acquiring status data indicating a status of the called party terminal of the call initiation request; determining whether a call requested by the call initiation request is initiated or not based on the acquired characteristic data and the acquired status data; and executing a call initiation process depending on the determination by the call initiation determining unit.

Abstract: A transfer controller determines whether or not a communication message received by a receiver satisfies a predetermined condition, on the basis of data stored in a communication data storage. When the communication message received by the receiver satisfies the predetermined condition, the transfer controller stops and cancels the process for transferring the communication message performed by the relay. The transfer controller stores, in the communication data storage, data regarding the communication message relayed by the relay. When the transfer controller stops the transfer of the communication message, a proxy register generates proxy data on the basis of the data stored in the communication data storage and registers the proxy data in a proxy data storage. On the basis of the proxy data registered to the proxy data storage, a communication proxy generates a proxy transmission message and causes a transmitter to transmit the proxy transmission message.

Abstract: A forwarding apparatus includes: a transmission source acquisition part for acquiring a first telephone number of a telephone corresponding to a transmission source of digital information; a call destination receiving part for receiving, from the telephone server, a second telephone number of a telephone called through the telephone number acquired by the transmission source acquisition part; a forwarding destination identifying part for identifying a forwarding destination corresponding to a telephone having the second telephone number received by the call destination receiving part; and a forwarding part for forwarding the digital information to the forwarding destination identified by the forwarding destination identifying part.

Abstract: An information communication method includes: accepting first presence information transmitted from a first terminal device which is connected so as to be communicable through a network; specifying a second terminal device as a notification destination to which the first presence information is destined; mapping the notification destination to a transmission source of the first presence information; deciding whether or not an alteration of the notification destination is required according to a state of the notification destination as indicated by second presence information accepted from the second terminal device; selecting, if alteration is required, a third terminal device to succeed the second terminal device; and notifying the first presence information to the third terminal device corresponding to the altered notification destination.

Abstract: A server that delivers a control program for an on-vehicle apparatus detects a distance between a vehicle and a user of the vehicle, and instructs the on-vehicle apparatus to update the control program by use of an update program when the detected distance is equal to or longer than a prescribed distance.

Abstract: An image processing device configured to be installed in a vehicle includes an image acquirer, an image selector, a first luminance adjuster, a synthetic image generator, and an image provider. The image acquirer acquires camera images captured by cameras provided on the vehicle. The image selector selects one of the camera images as a representative image based on luminances of the camera images. The first luminance adjuster adjusts a luminance of at least one of the other camera images based on a luminance of the representative image. The synthetic image generator generates a synthetic image showing a periphery of the vehicle, based on the representative image and the other camera images the luminance of at least one of which has been adjusted by the first adjuster. The image provider outputs, to a display device installed in the vehicle, information corresponding to the synthetic image.

Abstract: If a call session has been established between terminal apparatuses on the sending side and receiving side when a voice packet is received from the terminal apparatus on the receiving side, a firewall apparatus sends the received voice packet to the terminal apparatus on the sending side. On the other hand, if a call session has not been established when a voice packet is received, the firewall apparatus starts buffering received voice packets. When a call session is established, the firewall apparatus sends the buffered voice packets to the terminal apparatus on the sending side.