Abstract: There is provided with a remote control method using a terminal device connected to a first network and an information processing server connected to a second network, including: setting a tunnel between the terminal device and the information processing server; transmitting a broadcast or multicast packet output from service providing servers on the first network to the information processing server via the tunnel to cause the server to find the service providing servers and services provided by the service providing servers; notifying the terminal device of the services found, from the information processing server via the tunnel or the second network; and if execution request of the service is received by the information processing server from the terminal device via the tunnel or the second network, conducting data communication concerning the service between a service providing server providing the service and the information processing server, via the second network.

Abstract: There is provided with an apparatus including: a video stream receiver configured to receive a first video stream encoded by a first coding scheme from a video providing apparatus via a network; a video stream generator configured to generate a second video stream obtained by converting a coding scheme of the first video stream from the first coding scheme to a second coding scheme; a client capability information acquirer configured to acquire decoding capability information representing whether a client apparatus can decode a video image encoded by the first coding scheme; and a video stream processing determiner configured to transmit the first video stream to the client apparatus when the client apparatus can decode the video image encoded by the first coding scheme, and configured to transmit the second video stream to the client apparatus when the client apparatus cannot decode the video image encoded by the first coding scheme.

Abstract: There is provided with a management device including: a communication unit configured to receive input function information indicating input functions provided by input devices through a wireless network and receive reception level information indicating reception levels of signals which an output device connected to the wireless network has received from the input devices from the output device; and a determiner configured to determine an input device to be combined with the output device based on the input function information and the reception level information.

Abstract: In an optical transmitting or receiving apparatus, a plurality of replaceable electro-optic converters or a plurality of replaceable opto-electric converters are provided in correspondence with optical transmission lines.

Abstract: A base station has a wireless unit configured to perform wireless communication with a wireless terminal by using a predetermined protocol, and a control unit configured to select one of a plurality of security parameter sets relating to authentication schemes and encryption schemes used for the wireless communication with the wireless terminal at a predetermined timing to provide the selected security parameter set to the wireless terminal via the wireless unit.

Abstract: Image control involves receiving source images defined with respect to respective source coordinate systems from source image generators also respectively associated with source IDs. The source images are composed to generate a composite image defined with respect to a composed coordinate system, and the composed image is sent to a viewer which displays the composed image and outputs an HID signal which indicates information defined with respect to the composed coordinate system. A layout manager stores source IDs respectively associated with layout information including position and size of at least one of the source images. An image composer composes the source images according to the layout information. An analyzer analyzes the HID signal for editing layout information stored in the layout manager, and determines a source ID associated with a source image according to the edited layout information.

Abstract: The present invention provides a music playback system which uses an interface to easily play back a characteristic musical structure section with a music audio data playback apparatus. The interface 13 includes a function of selecting an arbitrary characteristic music structure section from a plurality of characteristic music structure sections, and a function of visualizing a characteristic music structure section. The characteristic music structure section specifying data for specifying the selected arbitrary characteristic music structure section is given to a music audio data playback apparatus 3. The music audio data playback apparatus 3 changes a playback position of the music audio data to the characteristic music structure section specified by the characteristic music structure section specifying data given by a specifying data providing means 12.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for removing a known acoustic signal that enables removal of the known acoustic signal when mixed acoustic signals including a plurality of acoustic signals are entered and a known acoustic signal similar to one of the mixed acoustic signals is specified. This device converts an input mixed acoustic signal m(t) and a known acoustic signal b?(t) respectively into an amplitude spectrum M(?,t) and B?(?,t) in their respective time frequency areas, and then removes a component corresponding to B?(?,t) included in the M(?,t) by means of subtraction. Thus, an amplitude after removal S(?,t) is obtained. Since the component corresponding to B?(?,t) included in M(?,t) has been deformed due to various factors such as a positional shift overtime, a temporal change in frequency characteristics, and a temporal change in volume, a corrected amplitude spectrum B(?,t) is used in subtraction.

Abstract: A physiologically active substance of aglycon type, in particular, aglycon isoflavone, can be efficiently produced, without resort to any acid/alkali treatment or fermentation and substantially without changing the physical properties of a material, by treating the material with a sufficient amount of diglycosidase for a sufficient period of time at an appropriate temperature and pH so that a physiologically active substance of glycoside type contained in the material can be converted into the physiologically active substance of aglycon type. Moreover, by using diglycosidase and/or a specific enzyme preparation, the aglycon content in a protein or protein-containing food can be increased and the flavor thereof can be improved.

Abstract: A physiologically active substance of aglycon type, in particular, aglycon isoflavone, can be efficiently produced, without resort to any acid/alkali treatment or fermentation and substantially without changing the physical properties of a material, by treating the material with a sufficient amount of diglycosidase for a sufficient period of time at an appropriate temperature and pH so that a physiologically active substance of glycoside type contained in the material can be converted into the physiologically active substance of aglycon type. Moreover, by using diglycosidase and/or a specific enzyme preparation, the aglycon content in a protein or protein-containing food can be increased and the flavor thereof can be improved.

Abstract: A radio communication device is provided with a unit for acquiring a prediction information for a frequency, time or direction to be used by each one of the first radio control scheme of the radio communication device and a second radio control scheme of another surrounding radio communication device, and a unit for obtaining a predicted frequency, time or direction for which interferences between radio communications by the first radio control scheme and radio communications by the second radio control scheme are predicted to occur according to the prediction information, and control the radio communication unit to carry out radio communications by avoiding the predicted frequency, time or direction.

Abstract: A wireless LAN communication system is composed of: a wireless LAN network including an AP 4 as one of the network apparatuses and a terminal 5 as one of the wireless terminals; and a wired network such as a LAN 1 to which the AP4, an authentication server 2, and other apparatus (such as a DHCP server 3) are connected.

Abstract: A communication device configured to receive a first packet from a first network including a virtual network, and to transmit a second packet to a second network, the communication device including: a receiver section configured to receive the first packet from the first network; a converter section configured to convert a second destination address of the first packet to the first destination address of the second packet using identifying information of the virtual network; a selector configured to select a security parameter based at least in part on the first destination address of the second packet; an encryption section configured to encrypt the second packet based on the security parameter; and a transmitter section configured to multicast the encrypted second packet to the second network.

Abstract: A mobile IP communication scheme in which the mobile computer can be operated using the mobile communication protocol such as Mobile IP even in the case where the home network is operated by the dynamic address allocation protocol such as DHCP is disclosed. The current location registration message to be transmitted by the mobile computer from the visited site to the mobile computer management device contains an information indicating that the dynamic address allocation has been received at the home network and an information capable of identifying the mobile computer, and the mobile computer management device carries out exchanges with the dynamic address management server on behalf of the mobile computer, so that the mobile computer which has received the dynamic address allocation at the home network can be operated at the visited site by using the mobile communication protocol.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for extracting a predetermined non-harmonic structured spectral component contained in an audio signal. Then, the extracted predetermined spectral component is increased or decreased. In this process, the spectrum of the audio signal is calculated by frequency analysis, so that a spectrum component corresponding to the predetermined non-harmonic structured spectral component is extracted and then increased or decreased. The extraction of the predetermined non-harmonic structured spectral component is performed with reference to a spectral component of a template stored in advance. In this process, the spectral component of the template is adapted in such a manner that the difference between the extracted spectral component and the spectral component of the template goes below or at a predetermined value.

Abstract: The present invention provides a music playback system which uses an interface to easily play back a characteristic musical structure section with a music audio data playback apparatus. The interface 13 includes a function of selecting an arbitrary characteristic music structure section from a plurality of characteristic music structure sections, and a function of visualizing a characteristic music structure section. The characteristic music structure section specifying data for specifying the selected arbitrary characteristic music structure section is given to a music audio data playback apparatus 3. The music audio data playback apparatus 3 changes a playback position of the music audio data to the characteristic music structure section specified by the characteristic music structure section specifying data given by a specifying data providing means 12.

Abstract: A mobile IP communication scheme in which the mobile computer can be operated using the mobile communication protocol such as Mobile IP even in the case where the home network is operated by the dynamic address allocation protocol such as DHCP is disclosed. The current location registration message to be transmitted by the mobile computer from the visited site to the mobile computer management device contains an information indicating that the dynamic address allocation has been received at the home network and an information capable of identifying the mobile computer, and the mobile computer management device carries out exchanges with the dynamic address management server on behalf of the mobile computer, so that the mobile computer which has received the dynamic address allocation at the home network can be operated at the visited site by using the mobile communication protocol.

Abstract: A communication apparatus which is connected to networks including first network of first security level which is lowest security level and second network of second security level, and is wirelessly connected to terminal receiving terminal identifier and password which designates one of networks, from terminal, selecting one of first security level and second security level based on an authentication result of terminal, terminal identifier, and password, forwarding, when second security level is selected, data item which is transmitted from terminal and is encrypted using cryptographic algorithm and cryptographic key to second network, and forwarding, to terminal, data item which is transmitted from second network and addressed to terminal, and forwarding, when first security level is selected, data item transmitted from terminal to first network, and forwarding, to terminal, data item which is transmitted from first network and addressed to terminal.

Abstract: An apparatus that recognizes inputted speech and complements the result of the speech recognition just before a filled pause when the filled pause is detected.

Abstract: A master communication device capable of simultaneously communicating with slave communication devices within a limited number prescribed in advance, comprising: a communication judgment unit which judges whether or not one of the slave communication devices which has issued communication request is currently connected; a communication connection unit which connects the slave communication device judged not to be connected by the communication judgment unit; a connected number judgment unit which judges whether or not the number of the slave communication devices connected currently reaches a prescribed number not more than the limited number; a release selection unit which selects at least one of the slave communication devices to be released, when determined to have reached the prescribed number; and a communication release unit which releases the selected slave communication device.