Abstract: A picture distribution service system carries out a distribution control of picture information service in a broadband transit switching network having a hierarchical structure. The system comprises a plurality of transit switches for switching transit lines through which picture information is transmitted from a source and distributed by a center switch, a first trunk part provided for each of the transit switches for distributing the picture information from the center switch to the transit lines, a plurality of subscriber switches for switching subscriber lines through which the picture information from each of the transit lines is transmitted to a plurality of subscriber terminals, and a second trunk part provided for each of the subsriber switches for distributing the picture information from each of the transit switches to the subscriber lines.

Abstract: Whenever there is an incoming call to a terminal accommodated by a terminating exchange, the terminating exchange creates incoming-call data, which contains at least the terminating subscriber's number, the originating subscriber's number and the communication time, and transmits the incoming-call basic data to a communication center. The communication center accumulates the incoming-call basic data and, in response to issuance of an output request, creates and outputs an incoming-call logging list for the requesting user on the basis of the incoming-call basic data. Further, secondary data, which includes at least the names and addresses of calling parties, is registered in a data base beforehand in correspondence with subscriber's numbers. The secondary data is combined with the incoming-call basic data to create incoming-call information, which is then stored in memory.

Abstract: A telephone terminal capable of sending and receiving images and sounds, having a movable camera for obtaining images of the surrounding area and a sound-collection microphone for collecting surround sounds, automatic answering circuitry which automatically responds to a call received from a calling terminal and which starts the transmission of surrounding area images and sounds, and a transmission switching circuit which, upon response by the automatic answering circuitry, switches connection from the fixed microphone and handset for TV telephone use to the movable camera and sound-collection microphone.

Abstract: The invention provides a picture phone terminal and an exchange for use, for example, with a picture phone interrupt service system for a broadband ISDN which makes it possible to confirm, when an incoming call arrives, during communication between a plurality of picture phones, at one of the picture phone terminals from a third picture phone terminal, the incoming call during the communication without disturbing the communicating condition at present.

Abstract: In a picture distribution method and device, a picture supply device is connected to a network and serves to supply prescribed picture sources to plural subscriber terminals through the network. The picture sources can be supplied to any subscriber terminal just when a supply demand for a picture source is made from the subscriber terminal, and a single picture source can be supplied to a large number of subscribers with a simple control operation. The picture supply device includes a first file for storing the picture sources, plural second files for temporarily storing the picture sources, a copying unit for copying any picture source in the first file into the second files, and a read-out unit provided for each second file for reading out the picture source stored in the second file. A transmitting unit is provided for transmitting the output line of the read-out unit to the subscriber circuit connected to the subscriber terminal to transmit the picture source to the subscriber terminal.

Abstract: An accounting system for an ATM network includes a first unit for detecting a VCI (Virtual Channel Identifier) in an ATM cell and information type data contained in the ATM cell. The information type data indicates the type of information contained in the ATM cell. A second unit outputs an accounting coefficient related to the information type data detected by the first unit. A third unit generates a cell arrival signal in response to arrival of each ATM cell having an identical VCI value and generates accounting data by using the accounting coefficient and the cell arrival signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a service system for interconnection between different kinds of communication terminals and to a communication node device and a communication terminal used in the same. The object of the invention is to offer versatility and to need no operation for media conversion by an originating party. An information factor indicating a communication terminal attribute is inserted in a message to establish a call between a communication terminal and a communication node device. In the communication node device, when a communication refusal from a destination communication terminal due to a communication terminal attribute disagreement is recognized in response to a destination message sent from the originating communication terminal to the destination communication terminal, a medium receivable by the destination communication terminal is selected and the destination message from the originating communication terminal is corrected.

Abstract: An information acquisition system for acquiring information which includes responses in answer to questions which participants have been asked by a radio or television broadcast program includes terminal equipment for inputting a response from a participant, an ATM network for transmitting, to a broadcasting station, information which includes the response inputted from the terminal equipment, network terminating equipment provided in the broadcasting station and connected to a predetermined ATM exchange in the ATM network, and an information acquisition unit, which is connected to the network terminating equipment, for receiving, collecting and totalizing the information, which includes the response inputted from the terminal equipment, via the ATM network and the network terminating equipment.

Abstract: A synchronization circuit for ATM cells transferred in an ATM communication system, wherein the synchronization circuit receives and holds in a bit serial manner the input bit trains constituting the received ATM cells by a shift register unit, performs a CRC operation in a bit serial manner on the held input bit trains by a continuous CRC arithmetic unit in accordance with a simplified CRC operation process different from the usual CRC operation process, and performs the necessary synchronization control upon receiving the CRC arithmetic operation result at a synchronization control unit, thereby enabling CRC arithmetic operations to be performed continuously and by simple hardware on the headers in the ATM cells.

Abstract: An ATM communication system including an ATM switching network which includes a plurality of ATM exchanges and controls exchanges among a plurality of terminal equipment and a management apparatus which manages the traffic in the ATM switching network; the ATM switching network including a notifying unit which notifies the terminal equipment of the allocable bandwidth which can be used in accordance with the amount of traffic in the ATM switching network; when the notified allocable bandwidth is a bandwidth which can be used for their communication, the terminal equipment starting the communication in the range of that bandwidth.

Abstract: A routing method routes cells which are transferred through one of a plurality of paths within an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) switching system selected by routing information. The routing method includes the steps of adding first routing information to incoming cells at an input stage of the ATM switching system when supplying the cells to the ATM switching system, generating a route switching confirmation cell in response to a route switching instruction and for adding second routing information to incoming cells thereafter so as to supply the route switching confirmation cell and the cells added with the second routing information to the ATM switching system. The second routing information is different from the first routing information and is determined by the route switching instruction, comparing routing information.

Abstract: A self-routing switching system connected between input highways and output highways, includes conversion modules, doubled SRM networks, output modules, and first and second selectors. Normally, one of the SRM networks is connected between the conversion modules and output modules through the first and second selectors. When a request to switch the active network to the other SRM network is received, the first and second selectors switch connections to the conversion modules and output modules so that the other SRM network is connected between the conversion modules and output modules. Before actually switching the connections, it is determined whether or not all cells have been discharged from the active SRM network.

Abstract: A transmission control system in which terminals are connected to an ATM switching network, has a table circuit registering virtual channels presently formed in the ATM switching network in a management table, and a retrieval part for receiving a communication request from one of the terminals and for determining whether or not the management table registers a virtual channel corresponding to the communication request. Data output from one of the terminals is transferred to a different one of the terminals addressed by the communication request through the virtual channel corresponding to the communication request and corresponding two of the terminal adapters, when the retrieval part determines that the management table has the virtual channel corresponding to the communication request.

Abstract: An information distribution system includes a node station and a plurality of terminal devices connected through transmission lines with the node station. The node station includes a distribution information storage unit for storing information which is to be distributed to the plurality of terminal devices, and a re-transmission request response unit for re-transmitting information in question in response to requests from the plurality of terminal devices. Each of the terminal devices includes an error checking unit for checking transmission failure in the data transmission based on the received information. The transmitted information is divided into a plurality of blocks, and, after the completion of reception of all block-form information, a re-transmission of information is requested, and based on this request, a re-transmission of information is carried out.

Abstract: A self-routing switching system including a route setting unit (10) which receives transmission information and identification information given from incoming lines and forms, from the identification information, control information for setting a path to one outgoing line to which the transmission information is to be transferred, and a self-routing speech path (20) which can form a plurality of paths and which selects the most suitable one therefrom by the control information and autonomously guides the transmission information to the destination outgoing line.

Abstract: Disclosed is a ring transmission system which incorporates both a narrowband network and a broadband ISDN network. The system comprises a plurality of nodes connected to a ring line. Each node comprises a drop/insert unit for dropping/inserting data by the use of a communication channel allocated to the node and an allocation changing circuit, whereby, a plurality of independent narrowband and broadband exchange networks are connected to a single ring transmission line.

Abstract: A header driven packet switching system includes packet header processing circuits for controlling the routing and header rewriting of data packets. The packet header processing circuits are the hunted type and are arranged independently from incoming lines so that a packet switching capacity of the system will be improved, a high speed packet switching realized, and an improved flexibility of the system against traffic congestion will be obtained. In addition, it is possible to arrange the packet header processing circuits according to traffic conditions.

Abstract: In a header driven type packet switching system, all incoming and outgoing lines required for the system are divided into groups to constitute a two stage structure of incoming and outgoing modules, which are prepared for the respective incoming and outgoing line groups. In each incoming module, outgoing module and outgoing line, information is given to packets, and the data packets are successively transferred from the outgoing modules to the corresponding outgoing lines. Thus, the system can flexibly cope with an increase of the incoming lines and the number of calls.