Abstract: An apparatus transmits, to a management apparatus, an access-request for accessing access-target information stored in an external apparatus by adding first state-information indicating a state of the apparatus to the access-request, receives a transmission request for requesting transmission of second state-information indicating state information that is required for accessing the access-target information and currently insufficient for the management apparatus, and executes an acquisition process of acquiring the second state-information.

Abstract: A terminal device that includes a processor configured to execute a procedure. The procedure includes: receiving an electronic text data request; attaching to the electronic text data request a token associated with a ticket, and attaching to the electronic text data request a changed status ticket out of the ticket; and holding sending of a new electronic text data request when the new electronic text data request is received during an interval between sending the electronic text data request to the data management server and receiving a token, and relaying any held electronic text data requests in sequence to the data management server, when it is after the interval and there are no changed status tickets of the terminal present.

Abstract: A system for authorization including a terminal that uses a service, a providing device that provides the service to the terminal, and a distribution device that distributes, to the terminal, authentication information to be used when the terminal receives the service from the providing device, the system includes: a processor; and a memory which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute: causing the distribution device to perform a process including receiving status information indicating a status of the terminal and a public key of the terminal transmitted from the terminal, generating a first signed document signed with a private key of the distribution device, the first signed document including authentication information in accordance with a status of the terminal indicated by the status information received and the public key of the terminal, and transmitting the first signed document to the terminal.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a forward deciding unit that makes a decision as to a user's forward according to the user's orientation information, a sound generating unit that creates sound data assigned to each of virtual sound sources placed in a plurality of directions preset in advance, a compressing unit that performs compression on the created sound data by the sound generating unit in different ways between the created sound data corresponding to the user's forward obtained by the forward deciding unit and the created sound data corresponding to a direction other than the user's forward, and a communication unit that transmits the compressed sound data by the compressing unit.

Abstract: A proxy device has: an address management portion for sending an alternative IP address and an alternative MAC address not used within a network to a server unit when a sleep invocation notification is received from the server unit; a virtual interface creation portion for creating a virtual interface having a server IP address and a server MAC address, which were used by the server unit before the notification is sent; a broadcasting portion for broadcasting a packet indicating that a location of the server IP address and the server MAC address has shifted into the proxy device to the network; a server wakeup processing portion sending a restoration notice to the server unit if the virtual interface receives data destined for the server IP address; and a virtual interface deleting portion for deleting the virtual interface if the server unit indicates restoration from the sleep mode.

Abstract: The event message is transmitted from an operative event detection device to the application, the transmission history is held by a device different from the operative event detection device, an event identifier of an event message and a time stamp in the generation history held by a standby event detection device is compared with an event identifier of an event message and a time stamp in the transmission history when the standby event detection device detects an abnormal condition of the operative event detection device, thereby transmitting an event message that has not been transmitted by the operative event detection device through the standby event detection device, and allowing the standby event detection device to transfer from the standby event detection device to an operative system.

Abstract: A fuel cell system mounted in a vehicle includes a fuel cell, a collision prediction device, a discharge device, and a controller. The fuel cell includes a gas channel to which a reactant gas is to be supplied to generate electricity. The collision prediction device is configured to predict probability of collision of the vehicle. The discharge device is configured to discharge the electricity from the fuel cell. The controller is configured to control the discharge device to discharge the electricity from the fuel cell in a case where the collision prediction device predicts that the probability of collision of the vehicle is higher than a predetermined probability.

Abstract: The search method includes: receiving a search request including plural search conditions; separating the plural search conditions into search conditions for individual databases; storing, for each database, the search condition and the database identifier in a condition record; searching a search result management table by the database identifier and the search condition; determining anterior search databases; searching each of the anterior search databases by the search condition to acquire a first search result; determining common entity identifiers included in common in the first search results; and searching each of posterior search databases by the common entity identifiers and the search condition.

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell device, a fuel supply device, and a control device. The fuel cell device includes a fuel cell, a fuel-cell related auxiliary machine, and a fuel-cell related information sensor. The fuel supply device includes a fuel source for the fuel cell, a fuel-source related auxiliary machine, and a fuel-source related information sensor. The control device is configured to control the fuel cell device and the fuel supply device, and is configured to process information provided from the fuel-cell related information sensor and the fuel-source related information sensor. The control device includes a first controller provided in the fuel cell device, and a second controller provided in the fuel supply device.

Abstract: A thin client terminal 1 that can be connected to a thin client operation management server 3 includes: a memory 12 capable of storing system data for mobile environment used when the thin client terminal 1 is not connected to the thin client operation management server 3; and a controller generation section 13c that acquires the system data for non-mobile environment and uses the system data for non-mobile environment to generate a thin client controller 11a, generates a driver 11c capable of accessing the memory 12 by the operation of the thin client controller 11a, and uses the driver 11c to write the system data for mobile environment acquired from the thin client operation management server 3 in the memory 12.

Abstract: An information processing method, to verify condition data specifying conditions as to multiple attribute values of an object and attribute values obtained from said object, includes verifying processing to obtain a new attribute value after change for an attribute value having the smallest change frequency of attribute values not satisfying the conditions specified by said condition data, and verify whether or not the new attribute value after said change satisfy the conditions of said condition data; and further executing said verifying processing as to other attribute values not satisfying the conditions specified by said condition data in the case that said new attribute value after change for the attribute value having the smallest change frequency satisfies said conditions.

Abstract: A computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for electronic payment, the process includes: receiving a job instruction regarding image processing; calculating a fee charged according to content of the received job instruction; execute a process for an electronic payment corresponding to the calculated fee before executing a job which is based on the job instruction; executing the job based on the job instruction after the execution of the process for the electronic payment; and outputting information of a refund when the execution of the job based on the job instruction is interrupted.

Abstract: The event message is transmitted from an operative event detection device to the application, the transmission history is held by a device different from the operative event detection device, an event identifier of an event message and a time stamp in the generation history held by a standby event detection device is compared with an event identifier of an event message and a time stamp in the transmission history when the standby event detection device detects an abnormal condition of the operative event detection device, thereby transmitting an event message that has not been transmitted by the operative event detection device through the standby event detection device, and allowing the standby event detection device to transfer from the standby event detection device to an operative system.

Abstract: The search method includes: receiving a search request including plural search conditions; separating the plural search conditions into search conditions for individual databases; storing, for each database, the search condition and the database identifier in a condition record; searching a search result management table by the database identifier and the search condition; determining anterior search databases; searching each of the anterior search databases by the search condition to acquire a first search result; determining common entity identifiers included in common in the first search results; and searching each of posterior search databases by the common entity identifiers and the search condition.

Abstract: A method of readily producing a gradient optical element having infrared absorbing ability by easily forming a refractive index distribution in a desired portion of a glass substrate having infrared absorbing ability without requiring a specific treatment atmosphere nor using a molten salt. More specifically, the present invention provides a method for producing a gradient-index optical element having infrared absorbing ability, the method comprising applying a paste containing an organic resin, an organic solvent, and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of lithium compounds, potassium compounds, rubidium compounds, cesium compounds, silver compounds, copper compounds, and thallium compounds onto a glass substrate containing an alkali metal component, at least one member selected from the group consisting of iron, copper, cobalt and vanadium, and over 3 wt.

Abstract: Disclosed are a computer-readable recording medium which records communication programs, communication method and communication apparatus capable of easily performing selection and execution of communication units according to communication units of communication partners. A profile management unit manages specific information including a combination of device type information and user identification information in each communication unit, and user IDs associated with the combined information. An application controller, when a session using any one of communication units is established between users, refers to specific information and associates user IDs with the combined information in the communication unit. A collection unit collects presence information where state information indicating whether communication units are available is associated with the combined information in each communication unit.

Abstract: A proxy device has: an address management portion for sending an alternative IP address and an alternative MAC address not used within a network to a server unit when a sleep invocation notification is received from the server unit; a virtual interface creation portion for creating a virtual interface having a server IP address and a server MAC address, which were used by the server unit before the notification is sent; a broadcasting portion for broadcasting a packet indicating that a location of the server IP address and the server MAC address has shifted into the proxy device to the network; a server wakeup processing portion sending a restoration notice to the server unit if the virtual interface receives data destined for the server IP address; and a virtual interface deleting portion for deleting the virtual interface if the server unit indicates restoration from the sleep mode.

Abstract: A thin client terminal 1 that can be connected to a thin client operation management server 3 includes: a memory 12 capable of storing system data for mobile environment used when the thin client terminal 1 is not connected to the thin client operation management server 3; and a controller generation section 13c that acquires the system data for non-mobile environment and uses the system data for non-mobile environment to generate a thin client controller 11a, generates a driver 11c capable of accessing the memory 12 by the operation of the thin client controller 11a, and uses the driver 11c to write the system data for mobile environment acquired from the thin client operation management server 3 in the memory 12.

Abstract: A proxy server is communicably connected to another server. An association storage unit stores proxy information and server information. A determination unit determines, when an access request transmitted by the client is received, whether or not the server specified by the access request is actually accessible. A first access request transfer unit, when the server specified by the access request is determined to be actually inaccessible, searches the association storage unit using the server information identifying the server specified by the access request and transfers the access request to the proxy server identified by the proxy information associated with the server information. A second access request transfer unit, when the server specified by the access request is determined to be actually accessible, transfers the access request to the server specified by the access request.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing a graded refractive index optical element, the method being capable of easily forming a graded refractive index distribution in a desired portion of a glass substrate without the need for a specific treatment atmosphere, and without using a molten salt. More specifically, the present invention provides a method of producing a graded refractive index optical element comprising applying a paste containing a copper compound, an organic resin and an organic solvent to a glass substrate containing an alkali metal component as a glass component, and then performing heat treatment at a temperature below the softening temperature of the glass substrate.