Abstract: A policy that relates attributes of an agent to a role is distributed to each agent on a network. A field connector generates an internal field in accordance with an instruction of a security manager. A ROLE manager uses attribute information from an attribute manager, and assigns each agent a ROLE in accordance with the attributes of each agent, and installs a ROLE method table and a ROLE execution part. When receiving a message from an external network, each agent searches for a corresponding ROLE by referring to the ROLE method table, and executes the ROLE. Thus, collaboration among agents is realized through a virtual communication channel based on the exchange of a message.

Abstract: In a mobile communicating system, a mobile terminal has a position information detecting unit detecting position information, a position information transmitting unit transmitting position information to an information center, an up-load data transmitting unit transmitting up-load data to the information center and an information/service utilizing unit utilizing information/service from the information center.

Abstract: A policy that relates attributes of an agent to a role is distributed to each agent on a network. A field connector generates an internal field in accordance with an instruction of a security manager. A ROLE manager uses attribute information from an attribute manager, and assigns each agent a ROLE in accordance with the attributes of each agent, and installs a ROLE method table and a ROLE execution part. When receiving a message from an external network, each agent searches for a corresponding ROLE by referring to the ROLE method table, and executes the ROLE. Thus, collaboration among agents is realized through a virtual communication channel by means of the exchange of a message.

Abstract: A personal information management apparatus electronically manages users' personal information, and includes a personal information database selection unit and a processing unit. The personal information database selection unit selects a personal information database based on predetermined rules from a personal information storage unit including a plurality of personal information databases respectively storing personal information about different situations of a user. The processing unit processes the personal information database selected by the personal information database selection unit such that the personal information can be read and written. Thus, personal information about different situations can be easily and collectively managed.

Abstract: A dynamic flow determination apparatus dynamically determines a flow by means of an action chain in event processing performed in a distributed system. Having generality and independence of actions, event processing is executed or changed flexibly. Parts executed in event processing are separated as actions, and definitions of event processing are defined from action parts, which are changeable. When a received message is an event object, action execution unit 14 ignites a flow control unit 20. The flow control unit 20 selects actions to be ignited from the actions stored in an agent in accordance with a type of the received event object, whereby, repeated selections, the action chain is realized.

Abstract: In a mobile communicating system, a mobile terminal has a position information detecting unit detecting position information, a position information transmitting unit transmitting position information to an information center, an up-load data transmitting unit transmitting up-load data to the information center and an information/service utilizing unit utilizing information/service from the information center.

Abstract: In a mobile communicating system, a mobile terminal has a position information detecting unit detecting position information, a position information transmitting unit transmitting position information to an information center, an up-load data transmitting unit transmitting up-load data to the information center and an information/service utilizing unit utilizing information/service from the information center.

Abstract: A multi-profile managing apparatus for unifying a plurality of profilers includes an unified access unit, a name managing unit, and a profile access unit. The unified access unit accepts an access request to a profiler from any of services in accordance with an access protocol determined for the service, via an unified access interface corresponding to the protocol. The name managing unit converts a data element name designated in the access request to information in relation to a real storage location within the profiler. The profile access unit accesses the profiler on the basis of the information in relation to the storage location obtained through the conversion, via a corresponding profile access interface.

Abstract: A portal site server system provides services of service systems to user terminals of users via at least one network. The portal site server system includes a user profile registering at least communication methods to the users, a communication priority table registering a priority order of the communication methods, a mechanism for making an inquiry to a specific user by a communication method which has a highest priority and is selected from the communication methods registered in the user profile depending on the communication priority table, when a service request is received from the specific user and an inquiry to the specific user is required, and a mechanism for updating the user profile based on information received from the specific user in response to the inquiry.

Abstract: A profile integrator that configures data integration of profiles that stores the settings of the information service for each user, and allows setting of integration of profiles with different structures. Candidates of integration of profile data is created by comparing similarity of the structure of said profile, or comparing similarity of vocabulary included in the sample data that was read out from said profile, and an administrator selects data integration from the candidates. Thus, setting of data integration is carried out.

Abstract: An authentication checking server makes user authentication checking when an access is made to an individual in-house server. A resource managing server receives a resource request corresponding to the resource of the individual server, calculates the access right to the corresponding resource based on the resource request and the result of the authentication checking, and relays the calculated access right and the resource request to the individual server. Upon receipt of the access right and the resource request, the individual server transmits the resource as a mobile code. A client machine receives and executes the mobile code, whereby an encryption access is made to the resource of the individual server included in an in-house network via the relay agent generated within the client machine.

Abstract: A policy that relates attributes of an agent to a role is distributed to each agent on a network. A field connector generates an internal field in accordance with an instruction of a security manager. A ROLE manager uses attribute information from an attribute manager, and assigns each agent a ROLE in accordance with the attributes of each agent, and installs a ROLE method table and a ROLE execution part. When receiving a message from an external network, each agent searches for a corresponding ROLE by referring to the ROLE method table, and executes the ROLE. Thus, collaboration among agents is realized through a virtual communication channel by means of the exchange of a message.

Abstract: A personal information management apparatus electronically manages users' personal information, and includes a personal information database selection unit and a processing unit. The personal information database selection unit selects a personal information database based on predetermined rules from a personal information storage unit including a plurality of personal information databases respectively storing personal information about different situations of a user. The processing unit processes the personal information database selected by the personal information database selection unit such that the personal information can be read and written. Thus, personal information about different situations can be easily and collectively managed.

Abstract: A policy that relates attributes of an agent to a role is distributed to each agent on a network. A field connector generates an internal field in accordance with an instruction of a security manager. A ROLE manager uses attribute information from an attribute manager, and assigns each agent a ROLE in accordance with the attributes of each agent, and installs a ROLE method table and a ROLE execution part. When receiving a message from an external network, each agent searches for a corresponding ROLE by referring to the ROLE method table, and executes the ROLE. Thus, collaboration among agents is realized through a virtual communication channel by means of the exchange of a message.

Abstract: When a source subscriber activates a voice communications unit of a computer, an agent process unit in a computer center receives a data stream transmitted from a voice communications unit. The agent process unit activates a voice communications unit capable of communicating with the voice communications unit, and transfers the data stream from the voice communications unit to the voice communications unit. A network control unit transmits a telephone number stored in a telephone number storage unit. Thus, communications can be established between the computer and a telephone terminal.

Abstract: A multi-profile managing apparatus for unifying a plurality of profilers includes an unified access unit, a name managing unit, and a profile access unit. The unified access unit accepts an access request to a profiler from any of services in accordance with an access protocol determined for the service, via an unified access interface corresponding to the protocol. The name managing unit converts a data element name designated in the access request to information in relation to a real storage location within the profiler. The profile access unit accesses the profiler on the basis of the information in relation to the storage location obtained through the conversion, via a corresponding profile access interface.

Abstract: When a source subscriber activates a voice communications unit of a computer, an agent process unit in a computer center receives a data stream transmitted from a voice communications unit. The agent process unit activates a voice communications unit capable of communicating with the voice communications unit, and transfers the data stream from the voice communications unit to the voice communications unit. A network control unit transmits a telephone number stored in a telephone number storage unit. Thus, communications can be established between the computer and a telephone terminal.

Abstract: A part of a program code of a program being processed can be deleted or replaced without stopping the program. A class data monitor unit monitors the utilization of class data stored in a class data storage unit for each piece of added class data. A class data process unit deletes or replaces a part of a program during the execution of the program by deleting or replacing the class data based on the utilization of the class data monitored by the class data monitor unit.

Abstract: A dynamic flow determination apparatus dynamically determines a flow by means of an action chain in event processing performed in a distributed system. Having generality and independence of actions, event processing is executed or changed flexibly.

Abstract: In a mobile communicating system, a mobile terminal has a position information detecting unit for detecting position information, a position information transmitting unit for transmitting the position information to an information center, an up-load data transmitting unit for transmitting up-load data to the information center and an information/service utilizing unit for utilizing information/service from the information center, whereas the information center has an accumulating unit for accumulating information/services, a retrieving unit for receiving the position information from the mobile terminal to retrieve the information/services in the accumulating unit, an accumulation controlling unit for accumulating the up-load data in the accumulating unit, and an information/service transmitting unit for taking out the information/service retrieved by the retrieving unit from the accumulating unit and transmitting it to the mobile terminal, thereby providing not only map information showing the current positi