Abstract: A portable terminal device (10) includes a touch panel display (12) which displays information such as character strings, vibration setting information (16c) which stores character strings and vibration patterns in association with each other, a control unit (15) which recognizes an image displayed on the touch panel display (12) as a character string, and a vibration generating unit (14) which generates vibration in a particular vibration pattern. The control unit (15) determines a character string from among a displayed image, obtains a pattern of vibration corresponding to the determined character string referring to the vibration setting information (16c), and causes the vibration generating unit (14) to generate vibration in the obtained vibration pattern.

Abstract: A remote operation system includes a user terminal and a mediation server. The mediation server is configured to execute a registration procedure to start a remote operation of the user terminal from a support terminal. The user terminal includes a telephone function unit, and is configured to allow transmitting, from the user terminal to the mediation server, registration data regarding the remote operation on a condition that the telephone function unit is performing a telephone call.

Abstract: A portable terminal device (10) includes a touch panel display (12) which displays information such as character strings, vibration setting information (16c) which stores character strings and vibration patterns in association with each other, a control unit (15) which recognizes an image displayed on the touch panel display (12) as a character string, and a vibration generating unit (14) which generates vibration in a particular vibration pattern. The control unit (15) determines a character string from among a displayed image, obtains a pattern of vibration corresponding to the determined character string referring to the vibration setting information (16c), and causes the vibration generating unit (14) to generate vibration in the obtained vibration pattern.

Abstract: A control unit (13) controls a remote operation function unit (12) to allow accepting a remote operation on a mobile phone device (1) from an external on the condition that a telephone call using a telephone function unit (11) included in the mobile phone device (1) is initiated with a predetermined counterparty that is permitted for the remote operation. Further, the control unit (13) stops accepting the remote operation by the remote operation function unit (12) on the condition that the telephone call with the predetermined counterparty is terminated. Thus, for example, it is possible to appropriately start and stop the remote operation on the mobile phone device without excessively troubling a user.

Abstract: A remote operation system includes a user terminal and a mediation server; the mediation server is configured to execute a registration procedure to start a remote operation of the user terminal from a support terminal; the user terminal includes a telephone function unit, and is configured to allow transmitting, from the user terminal to the mediation server, registration data regarding the remote operation on a condition that the telephone function unit is performing a telephone call.

Abstract: In a content delivery system, a gatekeeping apparatus is connected to a network. Prior to the transmission of a request message to a content server, a user terminal transmits an enquiry message to the gatekeeping apparatus. In response, the gatekeeping apparatus makes a decision as to whether or not a content can be retrieved from the content server and performs control on the transmission of the request message according to the decision. If the decision indicates that a content can be retrieved, the user terminal transmits the request message to the content server. In a preferred embodiment, the gatekeeping apparatus makes comparison between user's preference data and server's policy data and determines whether the requested content can be retrieved from the server. A cache memory may be provided in the user terminal or gatekeeping apparatus to store past decisions regarding requested contents.

Abstract: In response to a first location request message from a client terminal, a gateway stores the message and requests the location information of a target mobile terminal from a location information system. If a second location request message is received from other client terminal requesting the location information of the same mobile terminal while the initial client terminal is waiting for the requested information, the second location request message is stored. Reply messages are sent simultaneously to these client terminals when the requested information is received. In a modified embodiment, if location request messages are received from multiple client terminals for the same target mobile terminal, they are stored in a memory, which is then searched at periodic intervals. If the message of at least one client terminal is detected, the gateway acquires location information of the target terminal from the system and transmits a reply message to client terminals.

Abstract: In response to a first location request message from a client terminal, a gateway stores the message and requests the location information of a target mobile terminal from a location information system. If a second location request message is received from other client terminal requesting the location information of the same mobile terminal while the initial client terminal is waiting for the requested information, the second location request message is stored. Reply messages are sent simultaneously to these client terminals when the requested information is received. In a modified embodiment, if location request messages are received from multiple client terminals for the same target mobile terminal, they are stored in a memory, which is then searched at periodic intervals. If the message of at least one client terminal is detected, the gateway acquires location information of the target terminal from the system and transmits a reply message to client terminals.

Abstract: The present invention proposes a printing system, printing method, and printing program for printing the content data of the website browsed by the terminal which mounted memory has a small capacity such as mobile phone. The mobile phone transmits the access information such as address information of the content data to be printed held in the web server to the print server; the print server access the web server based on the access information, downloads the content data to be printed and transmits the content data to the multi-function printer; and the multi-function printer prints the content data.

Abstract: In response to a first location request message from a client terminal, a gateway stores the message and requests the location information of a target mobile terminal from a location information system. If a second location request message is received from other client terminal requesting the location information of the same mobile terminal while the initial client terminal is waiting for the requested information, the second location request message is stored. Reply messages are sent simultaneously to these client terminals when the requested information is received. In a modified embodiment, if location request messages are received from multiple client terminals for the same target mobile terminal, they are stored in a memory, which is then searched at periodic intervals. If the message of at least one client terminal is detected, the gateway acquires location information of the target terminal from the system and transmits a reply message to client terminals.

Abstract: In a conference system, documents such as conference records used in the conference can be made to distribute efficiently without obstructing transmission of the real-time data such as cine image data. Hence, a broadcasting network 8 is provided in addition to communication lines 5, 6, and 7 connecting conference terminals 2, 3, and 4 used by users participating in the conference and a conference control device 1 with a function of distributing real-time data such as cine image data transmitted from the conference terminals 2, 3, and 4 to the other conference terminals 2, 3, and 4 participating in the conference, and each of the conference terminals 2, 3, and 4 is connected to the broadcasting network 8. The conference terminals 2 distributing the conference records to the other conference terminals 3, 4 distributes the conference records to the other destination conference terminals 3, 4 with broadcasting communication through the broadcasting network 8.

Abstract: In a content delivery system, a gatekeeping apparatus is connected to a network. Prior to the transmission of a request message to a content server, a user terminal transmits an enquiry message to the gatekeeping apparatus. In response, the gatekeeping apparatus makes a decision as to whether or not a content can be retrieved from the content server and performs control on the transmission of the request message according to the decision. If the decision indicates that a content can be retrieved, the user terminal transmits the request message to the content server. In a preferred embodiment, the gatekeeping apparatus makes comparison between user's preference data and server's policy data and determines whether the requested content can be retrieved from the server. A cache memory may be provided in the user terminal or gatekeeping apparatus to store past decisions regarding requested contents.

Abstract: The position information processing terminal obtains a position of a user and when a current position of the user is inside of a predetermined region set in advance, refrains from transmitting position information to a server to make no request for position related information, thereby protecting privacy. In addition, switching position information of the user between transmission enabled and disabled every time the user comes in and out of a certain region realizes control of transmission/non-transmission of position information every time the user passes through a specific region.

Abstract: In a local information server, a number of coordinate converters are respectively associated with positioning signals of different coordinate systems. Each converter performs a coordinate conversion on the associated positioning signal so that the latter is converted to a positioning signal of a prescribed coordinate system, so that when a positioning signal is received from a user terminal, it is supplied to one of the coordinate converters corresponding to its coordinate system. The converted positioning signal is used to retrieve local information from a database. The retrieved data is then transmitted to the user terminal.

Abstract: An information providing system modifies the position of a user terminal that accesses a server at the user terminal itself or an intervening device and the modified position is sent to the server. Accordingly, a possibility that the user terminal is identified from position information is substantially lowered, resulting in further enhanced privacy protection.