Abstract: A mobile telephone 2 having a function for downloading and executing an application A from a network server comprises a communications module execution control system 1. The judging section 132 acquires and refers to an attribute information file 14. If the attribute information file 14 contains a (UseTelephone=call) definition, then the judging section 132 judges that the call section 102 is to be executed by the application A, and if there is no UseTelephone key, then it judges that the call section 102 is not be executed by the application A. If the UseTelephone value is not “call”, then the judging section 132 judges that the download of the application A is not allowed. The control section 136 controls the download and execution of the application A, in accordance with the judgement from the judging section 132.

Abstract: In the mobile telephone 1 relating to the present invention, a control section 2 performs control for switching between a non-active state which refuses inputs to an application program, and a rest state in which the application program is temporarily halted. The control section 2 performs control for switching the execution state of the application program from the non-active state to the rest state, in accordance with instructions from an input section 3. The control section 2 further performs control for switching the execution state of the application program from the non-active state to the rest state, in accordance with a function contained in an application program.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to preserve an input screen in a mobile communication terminal even when application software requests a screen switch while the input screen is displayed, and to improve user operability and reliability. The cellular phone 1 pertaining to the present invention comprises a display 5, memory unit 6 and control unit 2. The display 5 is a display device for displaying information, and the memory unit 6 is a storage device containing application software for presenting an input screen. The control unit 2 retrieves and executes the application software from the memory unit 6, and displays the input screen presented by the application software on the display 5. The control unit 2 performs control such that a screen switch based on a screen switch request is not executed when the application software outputs the screen switch request while the input screen is displayed.

Abstract: In the mobile telephone 1 relating to the present invention, a control section 2 performs control for switching between a non-active state which refuses inputs to an application program, and an active state which permits inputs to an application program. Moreover, the control section 2 performs control for switching the execution state of the application program from the non-active state to the active state, in accordance with instructions from an input section 3. The control section 2 further performs control for switching the execution state of the application program from the non-active state to the active state, in accordance with a function contained in an application program.

Abstract: In order to perform control to optimize a display area during the execution of application software, the cellular phone 1 according to the present invention communicates with an application software distribution apparatus for distributing application software and is characterized by comprising a display unit 5 that includes a display screen 51 and serves to display information on the display screen 51; a wireless unit 7 for receiving, from the application software distribution apparatus, application software, and attribute data that indicates an assumed display area that is to be used as a display area during execution of the application software; and a control unit 2 for controlling the display area of the application software in the display screen 51 of the display 5 on the basis of the attribute data received by the wireless unit 7 and displayable area data that indicates the displayable area of the display screen 51.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to enable smooth performance testing of an application software on a mobile communication terminal and to make execution state information about the application software available solely to authorized persons. The cellular phone 1 according to the present invention comprises a display 5, wireless unit 7, and control unit 2. As used herein, the display 5 is a display apparatus for displaying information. From a delivery server, the wireless unit 7 receives application software together with attribute information that indicates whether execution state information stored in a specific storage area by the application software should be displayed.

Abstract: An information announcing server (1) converts information (6) provided by an information provider (2) into an information program (10) and transmits this information program (10) to an information terminal (5a). The information terminal (5a) transmits the information program (10) to an information terminal (5b) of a user who can not access the information announcing server when not using the information program (10). The information terminal (5b) transmits the information program (10) to a still another information terminal (5c). The information terminal (5c) uses the information contained in the information program (10) and, as a consequence, the information program (10) itself notifies the information announcing server (1) of the “state of use of the information” and a “transfer route list” through a network server (4).

Abstract: The distribution of a program is carried out by an agent system. The server (10) has a function ((4)) which transmits a service ID uniquely determined inside the distribution system, and a function ((6)) which, in the case where there is an acquisition request for a program attached with the transmitted service ID, transmits the program together with the service ID to the client terminal making the acquisition request; and the client terminals (20) are equipped with a function ((3)) which makes a request for the issuing of a service ID before the request of a required program, a function ((5)) which acquires the service ID transmitted from the server, and makes an acquisition request for the program attached with the acquired service ID, and a function which authorizes the execution of a program only in the case where the received program matches the service ID attached at the time of said acquisition request.

Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide an agent system in which it will not be necessary to respecify the destination and in which the dead time entails in specifying the destination will be minimized. Agent generating unit in the system agent generates mobile object with its attached routing list which indicates the object's destination. MPU converting unit converts agent to MPU code. Intermediate code converting unit changes to intermediate code, and outputs to the next communication device. In the communication device which received the agent, the MPU converting unit converts the agent to MPU code. Agent restoring unit restores the agent of MPU code to the original agent, and stores it in the memory area.

Abstract: The object of this invention is to provide a cooperation control system to make the system maintenance easier, and allow easier modification of the system. To achieve such object, a plurality of control devices according to this invention are divided into a plurality of sub-groups each of which cooperates with each other. The group object controls the sub-group. The plurality of control devices within the sub-group communicate with the group object and they are controlled by the group object.