Abstract: A content provision system provides a content reproduction apparatus with content including main information which is at least either of video information and audio information generated by a content generation apparatus. The content generation apparatus generates a bodily sensation element by applying numeric conversion to characteristics of a bodily sensation given to a user, generates instruction information to reproduce the bodily sensation element in synchronism with reproduction of the main information, generates bodily sensation information by adding the instruction information to the bodily sensation element, and generates content including the bodily sensation information by adding the bodily sensation information to the main information.

Abstract: In an information communication system, user personal information is batch-managed in a user management center apparatus. The center apparatus issues temporary information, which includes temporary user information and temporary authentication information, in response to a log-in request from a user terminal apparatus that designates a net-shop apparatus, and sends the information to the user terminal apparatus and the designated net-shop apparatus. Thereby, if the user terminal apparatus sends an authentication request to the net-shop apparatus on the basis of the information, the net-shop apparatus can authenticate the user terminal apparatus on the basis of the information from the user management center apparatus. At this time, the user personal information does not go to the net-shop apparatus, and there is no need for the net-shop apparatus to manage the user personal information.

Abstract: In an information communication system, user personal information is batch-managed in a user management center apparatus. The center apparatus issues temporary information, which includes temporary user information and temporary authentication information, in response to a log-in request from a user terminal apparatus that designates a net-shop apparatus, and sends the information to the user terminal apparatus and the designated net-shop apparatus. Thereby, if the user terminal apparatus sends an authentication request to the net-shop apparatus on the basis of the information, the net-shop apparatus can authenticate the user terminal apparatus on the basis of the information from the user management center apparatus. At this time, the user personal information does not go to the net-shop apparatus, and there is no need for the net-shop apparatus to manage the user personal information.

Abstract: In a transport stream distribution system, a transmission rate control unit takes in an IP packet output from an IP transmission processing unit, obtains a TTS to be added to an arbitrary TS packet in the IP packet, and compares the TTS with a time stamp generated internally to determine whether both of them coincide with each other or not. And if they coincide with each other, the system takes in a TTS of the next TS packet, and otherwise, the system obtains a difference between a time indicating the TTS and the time indicating the internally generated time stamp to calculate a transmission rate correction value equivalent to the value of the difference, and issues the calculated correction value to the processing unit to correct a transmission rate.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a data transferring apparatus is connected to a control device and transmits data stored in a memory device in units of blocks to a network. The apparatus includes a command issuing unit, a transmission data extracting unit, and a communication processing unit. The command issuing unit is configured to issue, to the memory device, a read command for reading a block for which a read instruction is given from the control device. The transmission data extracting unit is configured to extract transmission data from data read from the memory device according to the read command. The communication processing unit is configured to transmit the extracted transmission data to the network based on a predetermined protocol.

Abstract: On the content delivery side, a user management control unit manages authentication information and the distribution of a delivery list at the time of delivering service, the acceptance of a content select request, and charging and settlement on a user basis. On the other hand, an encrypted content control unit creates a content key and an encrypted content using the content key on the basis of a content key creating condition from a copyright owner or copyright manager. Then, an encrypted content key control unit encrypts the corresponding content key using medium information, or medium information and terminal device unique key information presented at the content request, delivers the key to the requester. Then, a content delivery control unit delivers the corresponding encrypted content to the requester at the content request.

Abstract: A server apparatus includes a memory which stores a management table relating content identification information for specifying the content and a trick play request and a trick play data, and a transmitter which refers to the management table based on the content identification information and the trick play request, reads out the corresponding trick play data from the management table according to the reference result, to transmit the trick play data to the receiving apparatus from the specified reproduction starting position.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information distribution apparatus stores a characteristic information extracted arbitrary time-series data and relevant information in association of an information providing site on a communication line with each other, fetches characteristic information presented with a request for distribution through the line from a terminal, collates the fetched characteristic information with each characteristic information item of the stored associated information, determines the closest characteristic information, fetches relevant information associated with the characteristic information, and distributes the fetched relevant information to the terminal through the line.

Abstract: A drive unit of a pressure device, such as a welding gun, includes a piezoelectric type load cell adapted to be arranged in an easily attached and removed manner and to have relatively small capacity. The drive unit includes a through-hole 6, formed in a rotary shaft 5 of a drive motor 1, which is a drive source, and a pressure shaft 10, configured to be able to move with a part thereof being in the through-hole 6. The rotary shaft 5 is rotatably supported by the bearing 7, and the piezoelectric type load cell 17 is sandwiched between a preload striker plate 18, through which the pressure shaft 10 passes, and a preload setting striker plate 19, through which the pressure shaft 10 passes with a preload exerted on the load cell 17.

Abstract: When distributing an encrypted content to a user terminal apparatus via a communication line, a distribution center apparatus requires a medium ID of an information storage medium, and encrypts a decryption key of the encrypted content by using the corresponding medium ID to transmit the encrypted decryption key to the terminal apparatus. The terminal apparatus downloads to store the encrypted content, receives the encrypted key to decrypt it in the use of the medium ID of the storage medium and to decrypt the encrypted content by using the decryption key. In such a system, the center apparatus provides print information corresponding to view conditions of a distributed content to the terminal apparatus in response to the request therefrom, and the terminal apparatus makes the print information appropriately printable by means of a printer.

Abstract: When distributing an encrypted content to a user terminal apparatus via a communication line, a distribution center apparatus requires a medium ID of an information storage medium, and encrypts a decryption key of the encrypted content by using the corresponding medium ID to transmit the encrypted decryption key to the terminal apparatus. The terminal apparatus downloads to store the encrypted content, receives the encrypted key to decrypt it in the use of the medium ID of the storage medium and to decrypt the encrypted content by using the decryption key. In such a system, the center apparatus provides print information corresponding to view conditions of a distributed content to the terminal apparatus in response to the request therefrom, and the terminal apparatus makes the print information appropriately printable by means of a printer.

Abstract: An equalizing mechanism connecting an apparatus body and a fixed bracket, includes a fixed member on the fixed bracket, a pressure shaft on an apparatus body closely to a bottom face of the fixed member, and comprising a cutout at a position facing the fixed member, a movable member on the apparatus body to accommodate the fixed member, a restrictive member by side faces of the fixed member and the movable member to restrict relative movement thereof to a direction parallel to the pressure shaft, a driven lever supported by a front portion of the fixed member to abut on an inner front face of the movable member at one end and abut on the pressure shaft at the other end, and a spring between a back portion of the fixed member and an inner back face of the movable member to press the two members to move away from each other.

Abstract: A broadcast signal received by a broadcast signal reception unit is separated into program contents and program information by a broadcast signal separation unit. The separated program contents is converted into Internet Protocol (IP) packets by a contents transmission unit then distributed to an IP network. A program information transmission unit converts the separated program information into the IP packets then distributes the IP packets by setting an IP connection differing from that of the transmission unit. A terminal device receives the program contents by a contents reception unit to supply it to a program contents reproduction unit. The program information received by a program information reception unit is stored in a program information memory and output to a display in response to an output request.

Abstract: A drive unit of a pressure device, such as a welding gun, includes a piezoelectric type load cell adapted to be arranged in an easily attached and removed manner and to have relatively small capacity. The drive unit includes a through-hole 6, formed in a rotary shaft 5 of a drive motor 1, which is a drive source, and a pressure shaft 10, configured to be able to move with a part thereof being in the through-hole 6. The rotary shaft 5 is rotatably supported by the bearing 7, and the piezoelectric type load cell 17 is sandwiched between a preload striker plate 18, through which the pressure shaft 10 passes, and a preload setting striker plate 19, through which the pressure shaft 10 passes with a preload exerted on the load cell 17.

Abstract: A content provision system provides a content reproduction apparatus with content including main information which is at least either of video information and audio information generated by a content generation apparatus. The content generation apparatus generates a bodily sensation element by applying numeric conversion to characteristics of a bodily sensation given to a user, generates instruction information to reproduce the bodily sensation element in synchronism with reproduction of the main information, generates bodily sensation information by adding the instruction information to the bodily sensation element, and generates content including the bodily sensation information by adding the bodily sensation information to the main information.

Abstract: A user terminal device specifies presence or absence of additional recording in issuing a content request, and in the case of additional recording, the device transmits medium information and encrypted information of pre-recorded contents to a delivery center. When receiving a content additional recording request from the device, the delivery center decrypts once encrypted contents to be additionally recorded with the corresponding-content keys. The encrypted key information is decrypted by the medium information from the device to decrypt content keys of the pre-recorded contents and re-encrypts encrypted contents to be additionally recorded to deliver the re-encrypted contents to the device. When receiving contents for additional recording, the device records the received contents so as to be related to the pre-recorded contents, on a recording medium.

Abstract: On the content delivery side, a user management control unit manages authentication information and the distribution of a delivery list at the time of delivering service, the acceptance of a content select request, and charging and settlement on a user basis. On the other hand, an encrypted content control unit creates a content key and an encrypted content using the content key on the basis of a content key creating condition from a copyright owner or copyright manager. Then, an encrypted content key control unit encrypts the corresponding content key using medium information, or medium information and terminal device unique key information presented at the content request, delivers the key to the requester. Then, a content delivery control unit delivers the corresponding encrypted content to the requester at the content request.

Abstract: A content storage device comprises a content storage unit which stores master content with content handling information including conditions of copy limitations added thereto, content information management units which acquire to individually manage content information related to the conditions of the copy limitations from the content handling information added to the stored content in storing the master content, a content information provision unit which reads to provide management information in response to a request, and a copy limitation processing unit which determines the conditions of the copy limitations from the management information of the content information management unit in copy requesting of the master content and instructs execution of copy processing only when the conditions are satisfied, and updates the conditions of the copy limitations in accordance with instructing execution of the copy processing.

Abstract: On the content delivery side, a user management control unit manages authentication information and the distribution of a delivery list at the time of delivering service, the acceptance of a content select request, and charging and settlement on a user basis. On the other hand, an encrypted content control unit creates a content key and an encrypted content using the content key on the basis of a content key creating condition from a copyright owner or copyright manager. Then, an encrypted content key control unit encrypts the corresponding content key using medium information, or medium information and terminal device unique key information presented at the content request, delivers the key to the requester. Then, a content delivery control unit delivers the corresponding encrypted content to the requester at the content request.

Abstract: It is assumed that a reception processing unit receives a broadcast program in accordance with tuning based on the user's specification. In this state, a non-viewable state detection processing unit monitors occurrence of a non-viewable state from an acquisition state of reception data. When the non-viewable state occurs due to a certain factor, a non-viewable state accumulation unit accumulates information on the non-viewable state. When the factor of a viewing interruption is solved and a user makes a request for service provision, the processing unit connects to a distribution apparatus to report content of the non-viewable state, and receives distribution of a relevant content, thereby the processing unit becomes able to recontinue interrupted broadcast content.