Abstract: A communication apparatus has a communication part configured to communicate with a different communication apparatus, an information request part configured to generate information requests to the different communication apparatus, an information acquisition request generating part configured to generate information acquisition requests each comprising meta-information added to each of the information requests generated by the information request part, and an information request processing part configured to generate a pipeline request in which as many of the information acquisition requests as possible are concatenated within a length which does not exceed an information delimiter prescribed by a low-level protocol of a level lower than a protocol used to transmit the pipeline request to the different communication apparatus via the communication part.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, there is provided a communication device including: a processing unit and a notifying unit. The processing unit receives an acquisition request of first information from a requester and determines based on a predetermined condition whether or not the first information needs to be acquired from an acquisition destination of the first information. The notifying unit notifies a first response to the requester when the processing unit determines that the first information needs to be acquired, the first response containing an instruction of transitioning to a low power consumption status.

Abstract: A communication device has a request transmitter configured to transmit a batch acquisition request for an object to an information providing device providing a plurality of files needed to compose the object, a response generator configured to receive object information and files in the object information transmitted from the information providing device responding to the batch acquisition request, the object information including a file source information list of the respective files needed to compose the object and file sizes of the files, an area securing unit configured to allocate areas for storing the files in an information storage, based on the file sizes included in the received object information, and a storage controller configured to store the files received by the response generator in the areas in the information storage allocated by the area securing unit.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a communication device, which performs communication using a first communication method and a second communication method, converts information to be transmitted into information for forming a pulse that is formed depending on the presence and absence of transmission of a radio wave, according to the first communication method. The communication device decides a suppression time, during which communication with a communication device other than a communication partner is suppressed, on the basis of a result of the conversion. The communication device generates an output signal including the transmission suppression signal, in which the suppression time is set for each first element in the pulse, according to the second communication method, the first element transmitting a radio wave. The communication device transmits a radio wave according to the output signal to the communication partner at timing to transmit a radio wave in the pulse.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to polymer film, and more particularly relates to polymeric membranes, methods for producing such membranes, and the use of such membranes as battery separator film. In an embodiment, the invention relates to liquid-permeable multi-layer microporous membranes comprising microlayers. According to the invention, liquid-permeable multi-layer microporous membranes having excellent physical properties including permeability can be produced without causing delaminate.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, there is provided with a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to execute steps including: calculating an access load on a memory area including a plurality of segment areas and determining, for each of the segment areas, one of a plurality of power states including a first power state and a second power state with its power consumption being lower than that of the first power state in accordance with the access load; and setting each of the segment areas to the power state determined therefor.

Abstract: A relay device is provided that includes a reception unit and a transmission unit. The reception unit receives a startup packet including a magic packet, a MAC address of controllable equipment, and a first ID for starting up the controllable equipment. The transmission unit transmits a first electric signal indicating the first ID to all link-downed Ethernet ports.

Abstract: The present invention is a microporous membrane comprising polymethylpentene (a), polyethylene (b), and polypropylene (c), the microporous membrane having a meltdown temperature of 180° C. or higher, a TD heat shrinkage at 170° C. of 35% or less, and a thickness change ratio per thickness of 10% or less. An object of the present invention is to provide a microporous membrane having a high meltdown temperature, a low shutdown temperature, and resistance to heat shrinkage at high temperatures, which cannot be obtained by the prior art.

Abstract: A microporous membrane includes a low melting polypropylene, the low melting polypropylene being a polypropylene homopolymer or copolymer having an MFR?2.0×102, a Tm of 85.0° C. to 130.0° C., and a Te-Tm?10° C.

Abstract: An activation instructing portion to instruct an activation instruction to a communications module and a core module, when a receiver portion receives a activation signal, wherein upon reception of an activation instruction while in a halt mode, the core module switches from the halt mode to an operational mode, upon reception of the activation instruction while in a halt mode, the communications module switches from the halt mode to an operational mode, and sends a reception completion signal after switching to the operational mode, and a period of time needed for the communications module to switch to the operational mode after receiving the activation signal is shorter than that of the core module.

Abstract: An information providing system includes a portable terminal, and a server that provides the portable terminal with information of an arrival time of the portable terminal at a destination. The portable terminal comprises an RFID tag to which identification information of the destination and identification information of a departure place are written; and a communication unit that transmits the destination identification information, the departure place identification information, and information of a departure time which is a current time to the server when triggered by the departure place identification information written in the RFID tag.

Abstract: The invention relates to microporous polymeric membranes suitable for use as battery separator film. The membrane comprises polyethylene, polypropylene, and polymethylpentene. The invention also relates to a method for producing such a membrane, batteries containing such membranes as battery separators, methods for making such batteries, and methods for using such batteries.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing device that includes a first storage unit and a second storage unit having power consumption different from that of the first storage unit. The information processing device also includes a control unit configured to make a control to determine a priority of information that is to be stored in the first storage unit or the second storage unit. The control unit is configured to store the information into the first storage unit or into the second storage unit based on the determined priority.

Abstract: In one embodiment, there is provided a communication device including: a storage configured to store transmission packets and expected reply results; a controller configured to transmit the transmission packets to a network and to detect reply results corresponding to the transmission packets from the network; and a determination module configured to determine whether or not each of the reply results matches a corresponding one of the expected reply results. When the determination module determines that a reply result corresponding to one of the transmission packets matches a corresponding expected reply result, the controller continues to transmit another one of the transmission packets to the network and to detect a reply result corresponding to said another one of the transmission packets. When the determination module determines that the reply result does not match the corresponding expected reply result, the controller stops transmitting the remaining transmission packets to the network.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a communication apparatus includes a receiving unit, an obtaining unit, and an analyzing unit. The receiving unit is configured to receive first obtaining method information, which is sent by an information processing unit to a network and which indicates a method of obtaining first data from the network. The obtaining unit is configured to, on behalf of the information processing unit, obtain the first data based on the first obtaining method information received by the receiving unit. The analyzing unit is configured to extract, from the first data obtained by the obtaining unit, second obtaining method information that indicates a method of obtaining second data which needs to be obtained along with obtaining the first data. The obtaining unit also obtains the second data based on the second obtaining method information.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a communication apparatus includes a data reception controller configured to receive data from an external device functioning in an active state via a network and store the data in a buffer; a remote controller configured to, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, issue a request to the external device to switch to a power saving state; and a processor configured to process the data stored in the buffer.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes one or more first receivers, a transmitter and a change module. The first receivers are configured to receive a command signal which instructs change of a power control state from another electronic apparatus. The transmitter is configured to transmit, to the another electronic apparatus, standby-capability information that includes a communication method adopted by the first receivers and a signal form specifying the command signal. The change module is configured to change the power control state when the first receivers receive the command signal.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to microporous membranes that include first and second layers. The first layer includes ?20.0 wt. % polymethylpentene and the second layer includes a compatibilizer. The invention also relates to methods for making such membranes and the use of such membranes as battery separator film.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a data processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire structural information indicating a structure of data; a download control unit configured to download one or more partial data pieces among a plurality of partial data pieces obtained by separating the data on the basis of the structural information, using a separation position of the data as a download start position; a selection receiving unit configured to receive a selection of the separation position of the data; and an output unit configured to output the data from the selected separation position received by the selection receiving unit.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a communication apparatus controls controllable nodes. The apparatus includes an acquisition unit and a generation unit. The acquisition unit acquires at least one of a first evaluation value indicating an occurrence frequency of a control request to a target controllable node and a second evaluation value indicating an occurrence frequency of communication error at the target controllable node. The generation unit generates identification information to be assigned to control the target controllable node in a manner such that a bit length of the identification information becomes shorter as at least one of the first evaluation value and the second evaluation value increases.