Abstract: This communication device that can, for each timeslot, switch the communication partner for performing wireless communication, is characterized by being provided with: a plurality of antennas including at least one directional antenna; at least one communication circuit that transmits/receives a signal with the communication partner using the antennas; and a control unit that allocates the communication circuit and the antennas used in wireless communication on a timeslot-by-timeslot basis.

Abstract: A management apparatus for managing a wireless network includes a storage storing unset communication links other than previously set communication links for a wireless communication via the wireless network among previously prepared communication links and a manager configured to divide each communication link stored in the storage into a plurality of communication links and to set the plurality of communication links in accordance with a setting request of communication links.

Abstract: A device adapter which is connectable to the field devices, includes an interface which is connectable to the field devices, a power source configured to supply electric power to the field devices connected to the interface, and a start controller configured to perform a start control of the field devices connected to the interface to make a total power consumption of the field devices connected to the interface be within a range permitted in accordance with an explosion-proof standard.

Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a wireless device configured to make a request to join a wireless network in a case that a first estimated joining time is reached, the first estimated joining time being a time to join the wireless network. In addition, the wireless communication system includes a management device configured to cause the wireless device that made a joining request to join the wireless network, and cause the wireless device to leave the wireless network, the leave of the wireless device being caused in a case that a wireless communication by the wireless device via the wireless network is completed.

Abstract: A wireless relay device that performs relay of encrypted data over a wireless network, the wireless relay device, includes: a determiner that determines whether or not there is an abnormality using first data which is transmitted to its own device from wireless devices belonging to a preset section among wireless devices joining the wireless network; a transmission controller that transmits second data indicating a result of the determination of the determiner to a preset transmission destination; and an encryption processor that decrypts the first data and encrypts the second data transmitted by the transmission controller.

Abstract: A wireless relay device that performs relay of data over a wireless network includes: a manager that manages a second wireless network different from a first wireless network that the own device joins; and a transfer controller that transfers data transmitted to the own device over the second wireless network, to a preset transfer destination over the first wireless network.

Abstract: A wireless relay device for relaying packets via a wireless network includes an aggregator and a transfer controller. The aggregator is configured to aggregate a plurality of sets of data respectively included in a plurality of first packets transmitted from a plurality of wireless devices in the wireless network and under the wireless relay device to generate a second packet. The plurality of first packets is addressed to the wireless relay device. The transfer controller is configured to transfer the second packet to a transfer destination.

Abstract: A device adapter which is connectable to the field devices, includes an interface which is connectable to the field devices, a power source configured to supply electric power to the field devices connected to the interface, and a start controller configured to perform a start control of the field devices connected to the interface to make a total power consumption of the field devices connected to the interface be within a range permitted in accordance with an explosion-proof standard.

Abstract: An information displaying device has a display and a display controller. The display controller displays, on the display, statistic information associated with device identification information for identifying a field device. The statistic information is obtained by an information processing device which statistically processes communication quality information over a predetermined period. The communication quality information representing a communication quality between the field device installed in a plant and the information processing device.

Abstract: A wireless device that performs an operation based on setting information includes a wireless communicator configured to perform wireless communication over a wireless network, a near field communicator comprising a memory storing the setting information and configured to perform transmission and reception of the setting information stored in the memory by near field communication, and a controller configured to control at least the wireless communicator.

Abstract: A wireless relay device of one aspect of the invention includes a relay processor relaying setting data, which needs to have wireless devices join into a first wireless network, to a second wireless network assigned with an identifier different from that of the first wireless network, while the rely processor continues to relay data via the first wireless network.

Abstract: A wireless relay device for relaying encrypted data via a wireless network according to one aspect of the present invention includes a relay controller and an encryption processor. The relay controller is configured to relay a first data to a predetermined relay destination as a second data via the wireless network. The first data is transmitted to the wireless relay device via the wireless network and is addressed to the wireless relay device. The encryption processor is configured to decrypt the first data into a decrypted first data and to input the decrypted first data into the relay controller, and encrypt the second data to be relayed by the relay controller.

Abstract: A communication apparatus of an embodiment of the present invention includes a storage temporarily storing data received via a wireless network from another communication apparatus that sends the data regarding feedback control at a fixed time interval and an arranger configured to read out and output at the fixed time interval the data stored in the storage and to arrange the data with the fixed time interval.

Abstract: A wireless field device that performs a wireless communication with other field devices in a wireless network through a gateway. The device includes: a battery incorporated in the field device to activate the field device; and a wireless communication module configured to exchange radio signals with the gateway to perform the wireless communication with said other field devices. When the field device starts procedure for joining in the wireless network, firstly, the wireless communication module continuously accesses the gateway in a first period to receive an advertisement signal from the gateway, and when the wireless communication module fails to receive the advertisement signal in the first period, the wireless communication module intermittently accesses the gateway until receiving the advertisement signal from the gateway.

Abstract: A management apparatus for managing a wireless network includes a storage storing unset communication links other than previously set communication links for a wireless communication via the wireless network among previously prepared communication links and a manager configured to divide each communication link stored in the storage into a plurality of communication links and to set the plurality of communication links in accordance with a setting request of communication links.

Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a wireless device configured to make a request to join a wireless network in a case that a first estimated joining time is reached, the first estimated joining time being a time to join the wireless network. In addition, the wireless communication system includes a management device configured to cause the wireless device that made a joining request to join the wireless network, and cause the wireless device to leave the wireless network, the leave of the wireless device being caused in a case that a wireless communication by the wireless device via the wireless network is completed.

Abstract: A measurement system according to one aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of measurement devices configured to perform measurements at a plurality of sites in a measurement target, respectively, and a measurement management apparatus configured to acquire measured data measured by each of the measurement devices via a communication network. Times timed by the measurement devices are correlated with each other. Each of the measurement devices is configured to transmit the measured data measured based on the correlated time to measurement management apparatus. The measurement management apparatus includes a measured data acquirer configured to acquire the measured data from each of the measurement devices.

Abstract: This communication device that can, for each timeslot, switch the communication partner for performing wireless communication, is characterized by being provided with: a plurality of antennas including at least one directional antenna; at least one communication circuit that transmits/receives a signal with the communication partner using the antennas; and a control unit that allocates the communication circuit and the antennas used in wireless communication on a timeslot-by-timeslot basis.

Abstract: A path setting apparatus sets wireless paths fixed by a wireless network formed by a wireless connection device and a plurality of wireless devices. The path setting apparatus may include an editing unit that edits and sets positions of the wireless connection device and the wireless devices and wireless paths between the wireless connection device and the wireless devices and between the wireless devices, and edits and sets communication timings of the wireless connection device and the wireless devices where the wireless paths are set, based on an input instruction, a storage unit that stores power performance information of the wireless devices, and calculating unit that calculates at least one of transmission delays between the wireless devices and the wireless connection device, transmission delays between the wireless devices, consumption power of the wireless devices, and battery life of batteries used as power supplies of the wireless devices.

Abstract: An image shot by a shooting unit is stored in a shot image storing unit. An expected shooting state storing unit stores expected shooting state information which represents an expected shooting state of an object to be shot. A guide direction determining unit references the image stored in the shot image storing unit and the expected shooting state information, and determines in which direction the object to be shot, which is shot by the shooting unit, is to be guided. A guide direction instruction outputting unit notifies a user of a result of the determination made by the guide direction determining unit.