Abstract: Each of a plurality of wireless terminals (105A, 105B) connected to a wireless LAN base station (104) notifies the base station of an address for receiving data by one-to-many communication from the base station when said wireless terminal executes a program using the one-to-many communication in the wireless LAN (S601). The base station records by relating the address notified from the wireless terminal with an address of the wireless terminal for one-to-one communication (S602). When the base station receives one-to-many communication data to be sent out the wireless LAN (S603), the base station converts an address of destination of the one-to-many communication data into the one-to-one communication address corresponding to said destination (S605) and transmits the data whose destination address has been converted into the one-to-one communication address (S609).

Abstract: Even an image in which a gradation character/line image having variations in pixel values to a certain degree and a natural image are mixed can be reproduced with sufficient quality in the gradation character/line image and high encoding efficiency, and further, encoded data can be generated with high encoding efficiency. An extraction unit binarizes pixel values in an input block with a predetermined threshold, thereby generates identification information identifying pixels to be substituted and pixels not to be substituted. An average differential value generation unit calculates a differential value between an average value of the pixels to be substituted and an average value of the pixels not to be substituted. A substitute color generation unit subtracts the differential value from the pixels to be substituted. An encoding unit encodes the identification information, the differential value and pixel values of the block after substitution.

Abstract: Each wireless LAN base station comprises priority queue table, a header analyzing circuit determining a priority of data transmitted from a wireless terminal based on a header of the data and the priority queue table, priority queues for storing data, a control circuit for enqueueing the data transmitted from the wireless terminal to the priority queue and updating the priority queue table with priority information transmitted from the host apparatus, and a transmission control circuit for transmitting the data which have been stored in the priority queues and the priority queue table. A host apparatus comprises a queue information table containing the priority queue tables of the base stations, and a control circuit for determining a priority of data between wireless terminals on the basis of the queue information table and transmitting the priority information to the plurality of wireless LAN base stations via which the data route.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus generates a memory address corresponding to a first memory, and interpolates data read out from the first memory. The data processing apparatus selects a part of the memory address, checks if the first memory stores data corresponding to the selected part of the memory address, and transfers the data, for which it is determined that the first memory does not store the data, and which corresponds to the part of the memory address, from a second memory to the first memory. The data processing apparatus determines to change a part to be selected of the memory address based on the checking result indicating that the first memory does not store the data corresponding to the selected part of the memory address, and changes the part of the memory address corresponding to the characteristics of the memory address.

Abstract: A wireless LAN base station scans frequency channels available for use in a wireless LAN, detects a beacon signal of a near-by wireless LAN base station, and thereby the number of the near-by base stations in the wireless LAN is notified. The notified number of the near-by base stations is recorded in a network table. A wireless LAN base station which should determine a radio channel in the next is determined, based on the recorded number of the near-by base stations, using a wireless LAN base station having a smaller number of the near-by base stations as the starting point of radio channel determining process, after the wireless LAN base station at the starting point determines a radio channel. By repeatedly carrying out the above-described operation, the radio channels of the whole wireless LAN are automatically determined.

Abstract: A method of the present invention includes the steps of forming an amorphous semiconductor layer on an insulative surface, adding a catalyst element capable of promoting crystallization to the amorphous semiconductor layer and then performing a first heat treatment so as to crystallize the amorphous semiconductor layer, thereby obtaining a crystalline semiconductor layer, performing a first gettering process to remove the catalyst element from the semiconductor layer, and performing a second gettering process that is different from the first gettering process to remove the catalyst element from the semiconductor layer. The first gettering process includes removing at least large masses of a semiconductor compound of the catalyst element present in the crystalline semiconductor layer.

Abstract: A base station comprises table memory elements 104 for storing a priority data table 104A indicative of priorities of data set for every application, judge control elements 103 for judging priority of received data on the basis of the priority table and outputting data whose priorities are set to first buffer elements 105A and the data whose priorities are not set to second buffer elements 105B, beacon signal transmission elements for transmitting a beacon signal at a constant interval and transmission control elements 106 for transmitting the data buffered in the first buffer elements to a destination at a constant interval by using the beacon signal as a reference and, after the data buffered in the first buffer elements is transmitted, transmitting the data buffered in the second buffer elements to a destination.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to control incoming data to be received by an appropriate communication destination by using a main device to monitor a traffic state of a wireless LAN and a user login state. A main device (1) for performing call control call control of wireless telephone (8, 8) determines a transmission destination (transfer destination) of a call received from, for example, a traffic state of the wireless-LAN base station (2, 3) or a login state of the wireless telephone, and transmits data to, for example, a public network (6), a local-area network, or an IP telephone network. In addition, the main device (1) preliminarily transmits data-reception notifying mail to a reception destination to enable a user to select a data-receiving method.

Abstract: A method of the present invention includes the steps of forming an amorphous semiconductor layer on an insulative surface, adding a catalyst element capable of promoting crystallization to the amorphous semiconductor layer and then performing a first heat treatment so as to crystallize the amorphous semiconductor layer, thereby obtaining a crystalline semiconductor layer, performing a first gettering process to remove the catalyst element from the semiconductor layer, and performing a second gettering process that is different from the first gettering process to remove the catalyst element from the semiconductor layer. The first gettering process includes removing at least large masses of a semiconductor compound of the catalyst element present in the crystalline semiconductor layer.

Abstract: A fast roaming system for changing, in a short period of time, the connection to a roaming destination AP (access point) providing a better communication environment, and for improving a roaming completion rate. In response to a search process performed by a mobile terminal, individual APs transmits AP data required for roaming directly to the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal performs the passive scanning search or the active scanning search for the peripheral APs at short time intervals, and obtains and stores the latest AP data in an AP data table. As a result, only the latest data for the connectable peripheral AP can be stored as a roaming destination in the AP data table. Furthermore, since the order condition is set by the mobile terminal to select the roaming destination AP, there is a high probability that the roaming is completed when the peripheral AP is first selected. Therefore, only a short period of time is required until the roaming is completed.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to control incoming data to be received by an appropriate communication destination by using a main device to monitor a traffic state of a wireless LAN and a user login state. A main device (1) for performing call control call control of wireless telephone (8, 8) determines a transmission destination (transfer destination) of a call received from, for example, a traffic state of the wireless-LAN base station (2, 3) or a login state of the wireless telephone, and transmits data to, for example, a public network (6), a local-area network, or an IP telephone network. In addition, the main device (1) preliminarily transmits data-reception notifying mail to a reception destination to enable a user to select a data-receiving method.

Abstract: A base station comprises table memory means 104 for storing a priority data table 104A indicative of priorities of data set for every application, judge control means 103 for judging priority of received data on the basis of the priority table and outputting data whose priorities are set to first buffer means 105A and the data whose priorities are not set to second buffer means 105B, beacon signal transmission means for transmitting a beacon signal at a constant interval and transmission control means 106 for transmitting the data buffered in the first buffer means to a destination at a constant interval by using the beacon signal as a reference and, after the data buffered in the first buffer means is transmitted, transmitting the data buffered in the second buffer means to a destination.

Abstract: Each wireless LAN base station comprises priority queue table, a header analyzing circuit determining a priority of data transmitted from a wireless terminal based on a header of the data and the priority queue table, priority queues for storing data, a control circuit for enqueueing the data transmitted from the wireless terminal to the priority queue and updating the priority queue table with priority information transmitted from the host apparatus, and a transmission control circuit for transmitting the data which have been stored in the priority queues and the priority queue table. A host apparatus comprises a queue information table containing the priority queue tables of the base stations, and a control circuit for determining a priority of data between wireless terminals on the basis of the queue information table and transmitting the priority information to the plurality of wireless LAN base stations via which the data route.

Abstract: Voice data from speech start till mute are transmitted as a section voice file to the opposite side voice data transmitting and receiving system, thus permitting voice data transmission free from voice interruption. By transmitting voice data from the speech start till the mute it is possible to eliminate packet losses in the data transmission channel and perform voice communication in the same voice quality as in the transmitting side. Besides, because of the use of HTTP communication port it is possible to obtain voice communication exceeding the rooter without any special setting.

Abstract: A wireless LAN base station scans frequency channels available for use in a wireless LAN, detects a beacon signal of a near-by wireless LAN base station, and thereby the number of the near-by base stations in the wireless LAN is notified. The notified number of the near-by base stations is recorded in a network table. A wireless LAN base station which should determine a radio channel in the next is determined, based on the recorded number of the near-by base stations, using a wireless LAN base station having a smaller number of the near-by base stations as the starting point of radio channel determining process, after the wireless LAN base station at the starting point determines a radio channel. By repeatedly carrying out the above-described operation, the radio channels of the whole wireless LAN are automatically determined.