Abstract: An information processing system according to an embodiment includes a conversion proxy that is connected to devices corresponding to a plurality of types of unique standards, and further connected to a common platform server that performs data exchange with applications. The conversion proxy includes an acquisition unit that acquires ontology data described with a data structure corresponding to the unique standards, a device management unit that acquires and manages device information that is unique to devices corresponding to the unique standards, and a common exchange unit that creates a resource in which a data structure common to the plurality of types of unique standards and a data exchange interface corresponding to the unique standards are correlated, on the basis of the ontology data and the device information, and performs data exchange with the common platform server using the resource.

Abstract: An information processing system according to an embodiment includes a conversion proxy that is connected to devices corresponding to a plurality of types of unique standards, and further connected to a common platform server that performs data exchange with applications. The conversion proxy includes an acquisition unit that acquires ontology data described with a data structure corresponding to the unique standards, a device management unit that acquires and manages device information that is unique to devices corresponding to the unique standards, and a common exchange unit that creates a resource in which a data structure common to the plurality of types of unique standards and a data exchange interface corresponding to the unique standards are correlated, on the basis of the ontology data and the device information, and performs data exchange with the common platform server using the resource.

Abstract: An ontology creation apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a first selection unit that receives an input operation that is performed based on information that represents definitions of candidate classes of ontology; an acquisition unit that acquires a candidate class of a subject when the selected class is determined as the object, based on information that represents definitions of properties that indicate connection relationships between classes that serve as objects and classes that serve as subjects; a second selection unit that receives an input operation for selecting an instance that belongs to a class of a subject when the selected class is determined as an object, based on the candidate; a relationship setting unit that sets a connection relationship between instances that belong to the selected class and the selected instance; and an output unit that creates and outputs ontology that indicates the selected class, the instance, and the set connection relationship.

Abstract: The aim of the present invention is to provide a method for silver plating that does not comprise the step of forming the nickel-underlayer and that can form a silver-plated layer having sufficient adherence directly on the difficult-to-plate substrates with the use of a halide-free plating bath under a good working environment. The present invention provides a silver plating method onto a substrate on which an oxide layer inhibiting adherence of a plated layer is prone to form, comprising at least the following steps of; (A) degreasing the substrate, (B) removing the oxide layer with a strongly acidic solution from the substrate, and (C) silver plating onto the substrate, without a step of nickel or nickel alloy strike plating in advance, utilizing a phosphines-containing acidic silver plating bath which essentially does not contain halide ion or cyanide ion.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for silver plating using a non-cyanide acid silver plating bath to form a silver plating film exhibiting good adhesiveness while suppressing dissolution of resist in pattern plating. The method includes conducting strike plating using a non-cyanide acid strike plating bath prior to the silver plating.

Abstract: It is an object of this invention to provide a data communication apparatus which can prevent erroneous transmission of data to unrelated persons. When a plurality of addresses are set upon operation of an operation unit, information indicating that a plurality of addresses are set is displayed on a display unit to notify the operator of the information. No data is transmitted until the operator performs confirming operation to approve transmission of data to the plurality of addresses. When the operator performs confirming operation, a multi-address call is executed.

Abstract: Upon reception of data via a PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network), if a reception-result notification request is received from a transmitting apparatus, the state associated with the reception result as to whether or not the user of a terminal on the LAN has confirmed the data, is discriminated after completion of data reception and the disconnection of a line. Then, the discriminated information is notified by calling the transmitting apparatus. When the receiving apparatus is set to refuse notification by originating a call by itself, the information is notified in response to a call originated by the transmitting apparatus.

Abstract: Upon reception of data via a PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network), if a reception-result notification request is received from a transmitting apparatus, the state associated with the reception result as to whether or not the user of a terminal on the LAN has confirmed the data, is discriminated after completion of data reception and the disconnection of a line. Then, the discriminated information is notified by calling the transmitting apparatus. When the receiving apparatus is set to refuse notification by originating a call by itself, the information is notified in response to a call originated by the transmitting apparatus.