Abstract: Provided is a heater including: a substrate that has electrical conductivity; a first insulation portion that is provided on a first surface of the substrate, has an insulation property; at least one heat generation body that is provided on the first insulation portion; a second insulation portion that is provided on a second surface of the substrate which is opposite to the first surface, has an insulation property; at least one detection unit that is provided on at least one of the first insulation portion and the second insulation portion; and a first wiring which is provided on at least one of the first insulation portion and the second insulation portion, and in which one end is electrically connected to one terminal of the detection unit and the other end is electrically connected to the substrate having the electrical conductivity.

Abstract: A management system includes an information processing apparatus; a management apparatus; and a load balancing apparatus. And the management apparatus specifies a first processing entity that relates to a first application program whose performance is not guaranteed, upon detecting that a value related to a load of a second processing entity that relates to a second application program whose performance is guaranteed is equal to or greater than a first predetermined threshold, and requests the information processing apparatus to stop the first processing entity, and the information processing apparatus requests the load balancing apparatus to stop allocating processing to the first processing entity, stops the first processing entity upon detecting that a value related to a load of the first processing entity is equal to or less than a second predetermined threshold, and causes a third processing entity to start processing for the second application program.

Abstract: An apparatus monitors a communication system including at least one communication device. The monitoring apparatus includes a memory, a processor. A second virtual system is generated by changing a first virtual system determined according to a combination of an arrangement of a plurality of virtual machines arranged in the at least one communication device, and a communication path between the plurality of virtual machines. The memory stores system information that represents an arrangement and a communication path of virtual machines used in the second virtual system. The processor receives the fault information that reports an occurrence of a fault. The processor identifies the fault information as being generated in the virtual machine within the first virtual system when a specified fault detected in a case where the fault information is transmitted from any of the virtual machines within the second virtual system represented by the system information is not detected.

Abstract: An apparatus monitors a communication system including at least one communication device. The monitoring apparatus includes a memory, a processor. A second virtual system is generated by changing a first virtual system determined according to a combination of an arrangement of a plurality of virtual machines arranged in the at least one communication device, and a communication path between the plurality of virtual machines. The memory stores system information that represents an arrangement and a communication path of virtual machines used in the second virtual system. The processor receives the fault information that reports an occurrence of a fault. The processor identifies the fault information as being generated in the virtual machine within the first virtual system when a specified fault detected in a case where the fault information is transmitted from any of the virtual machines within the second virtual system represented by the system information is not detected.

Abstract: A management system includes an information processing apparatus; a management apparatus; and a load balancing apparatus. And the management apparatus specifies a first processing entity that relates to a first application program whose performance is not guaranteed, upon detecting that a value related to a load of a second processing entity that relates to a second application program whose performance is guaranteed is equal to or greater than a first predetermined threshold, and requests the information processing apparatus to stop the first processing entity, and the information processing apparatus requests the load balancing apparatus to stop allocating processing to the first processing entity, stops the first processing entity upon detecting that a value related to a load of the first processing entity is equal to or less than a second predetermined threshold, and causes a third processing entity to start processing for the second application program.

Abstract: A controller is disposed between a terminal device and one or more processing devices that carry out processing in response to a request from the terminal device. The controller controls the processing devices and includes a processor that: when a destination processing device that is to respond to the request from the terminal device among the processing devices is in a stop state, carries out startup control to change status of the destination processing device from the stop state to an operating state, and causes a proxy responding unit that responds to the terminal device on behalf of the one or more destination processing devices to respond to the terminal device; and after the status of the destination processing device is changed to the operating state, transmits the request from the terminal device to the destination processing device.

Abstract: A control device includes a collecting unit that collects load information representing load at execution of an application from an information processing device which executes the application, a determining unit that determines whether or not the load represented in the load information collected by the collecting unit exceeds a predetermined threshold value, a deciding unit that obtains an increase/decrease amount of the load at the execution of the application using the load information collected by the collecting unit and load information collected in past by the collecting unit, and decides an amount of resource to be allocated at the execution of the application based on the obtained increase/decrease amount, when the determining unit determines that the load exceeds the predetermined threshold value, and an allocation unit that allocates the amount of resource decided by the deciding unit to the application.

Abstract: A management apparatus of a sub-system receives, from a main system, management information including information about each resource of processor resource, storage resource, network resource, which are used by a user with the main system. The management apparatus of the sub-system reserves, in the sub-system, the storage resource for storing data of the user held by the main system and the minimum network resource for receiving the data, on the basis of the management information received. The management apparatus of the sub-system uses the reserved network resource to receive the data from the main system, and stores the data to the reserved storage resource. The management apparatus of the sub-system reserves, in the sub-system, the network resource and the processor resource used by the user with the main system, on the basis of the received management information when the user is allowed to use the second system.

Abstract: The second content provision system determines, in response to a request by a user from a second terminal belonging to a second network, a second content being a same content as a first content, which is provided to the first terminal belonging to a first network or an alternative content for the first content and matching rights of the user. The second content is provided from the second network to the second terminal and can be used by the second terminal. The second content is determined by using content information specifying the first content which is in-use or which the use has interrupted and ownership information indicating the rights of the user and the content provision system acquires the content information and the ownership information from the first content provision system in response to the request from the second terminal.

Abstract: The second content provision system determines, in response to a request by a user from a second terminal belonging to a second network, a second content being a same content as a first content, which is provided to the first terminal belonging to a first network or an alternative content for the first content and matching rights of the user. The second content is provided from the second network to the second terminal and can be used by the second terminal. The second content is determined by using content information specifying the first content which is in-use or which the use has interrupted and ownership information indicating the rights of the user and the content provision system acquires the content information and the ownership information from the first content provision system in response to the request from the second terminal.

Abstract: A disclosed bus system includes multiple server agents corresponding one-to-one with server applications; and multiple user agents corresponding one-to-one with user applications. Each server agent includes a first server-agent communication unit for communicating with the corresponding server application; a server-agent determination unit for determining as communication targets one or more selected from the user agents and the other server agents; and a second server-agent communication unit for communicating with the communication targets determined by the server-agent determination unit. Each user agent includes a first user-agent communication unit for communicating with the corresponding user application; a user-agent determination unit for determining as communication targets one or more selected from the server agents and the other user agents; and a second user-agent communication unit for communicating with the communication targets determined by the user-agent determination unit.

Abstract: A disclosed inheritance communication administrating apparatus including a state administration unit configured to receive a report in a certain timing from a first terminal apparatus, the report includes position data of a content received by the first terminal apparatus, and configured to store the position data, and a list sending unit configured to receive a request for a list from a second terminal, acquire the requested list from a menu server, determine whether there is the content which is being viewed and listened to by a user of the second terminal in reference to the position data, and add to the list the content which is being viewed and listened to as a candidate content and send the list to the second terminal.

Abstract: A disclosed bus system includes multiple server agents corresponding one-to-one with server applications; and multiple user agents corresponding one-to-one with user applications. Each server agent includes a first server-agent communication unit for communicating with the corresponding server application; a server-agent determination unit for determining as communication targets one or more selected from the user agents and the other server agents; and a second server-agent communication unit for communicating with the communication targets determined by the server-agent determination unit. Each user agent includes a first user-agent communication unit for communicating with the corresponding user application; a user-agent determination unit for determining as communication targets one or more selected from the server agents and the other user agents; and a second user-agent communication unit for communicating with the communication targets determined by the user-agent determination unit.

Abstract: A spanning tree creation unit creates a plurality of spanning trees based on the network topology, and registers the spanning trees to a spanning tree information table. A spanning tree selection unit selects a spanning tree wherein communication resources will be used most effectively, out of the plurality of spanning trees registered to the spanning tree information table. A node setup unit sets the mapping information which expresses correspondence between the requested virtual LAN and the selected spanning tree in each node.

Abstract: A spanning tree creation unit creates a plurality of spanning trees based on the network topology, and registers the spanning trees to a spanning tree information table. A spanning tree selection unit selects a spanning tree wherein communication resources will be used most effectively, out of the plurality of spanning trees registered to the spanning tree information table. A node setup unit sets the mapping information which expresses correspondence between the requested virtual LAN and the selected spanning tree in each node.

Abstract: A network system composed of a master network synchronization device and a slave network synchronization device. A master network synchronization device transmits hop count information. A slave network synchronization device receives the hop count information from an adjoining network synchronization device, determines a minimum hop count between the device itself and the master network synchronization device based on the hop count information, transmits the minimum hop count as the hop count information, and extracts a clock from the route from which the minimum hop count is received.

Abstract: A thermosetting highly foaming sealer of this invention contains an unvulcanized rubber, a vulcanizing agent, a softener and an inorganic filler. It is bonded on one of two parallel planes forming a gap, and is vulcanized and foamed by heating to fill up the gap. A feature of the thermosetting highly foaming sealer is that it comprises a first sealing member bonded on one of two parallel planes before heating, foaming and expanding from 1 to 2 times of original volume thereof when vulcanized by heating, and a second sealing member laminated on the first sealing member foaming and expanding 6 times or more of original volume thereof when vulcanized by heating. Accordingly, the thermosetting highly foaming sealer of this invention can securely fill the gap without running down or slipping off even when it is provided on a vertical plane, thereby preventing dusts and water from intruding from environment. The thermosetting highly foaming sealer thus shows a good rustproofing capability as well.

Abstract: A thermosetting foaming sealer of this invention is a thermosetting foaming sealer for filling up a vacant space. The thermosetting foaming sealer comprises a foaming substance having a shape substantially agreeing with a vacant space to be filled up, and a restraining substance for restraining the foaming substance in a compressed state, wherein the restraining substance is an elastomer having high viscosity at room temperature, substantially maintaining the compressed state of the compressed foaming substance, and coming to have low viscosity during paint film baking. The thermosetting foaming sealer can be provided firmly at a predetermined position and can fill up the vacant space at the predetermined position. Thus, desired silence, for instance, in an automobile has been attained by employing the thermosetting foaming sealer.