Abstract: An information processing apparatus receives a request using unique second identification information that is associated one-to-one with first identification information for identifying a user of a resource and returns third identification information to be used temporarily indicating a transfer destination of the request, in response to the request.

Abstract: A relay apparatus includes a characteristic information storage unit, a first dictionary information storage unit, a first selection unit, and a first conversion unit. The characteristic information storage unit stores pieces of terminal information in association with respective pieces of characteristic information, each indicating a characteristic of a user. The first dictionary information storage unit stores the pieces of characteristic information in association with respective pieces of first dictionary information used for converting voice data into text data. The first selection unit selects, when voice data is received from a second communication terminal to communicate with a first communication terminal, the characteristic information associated with the terminal information for identifying the second communication terminal and selects the first dictionary information associated with the selected characteristic information.

Abstract: A relay apparatus includes a characteristic information storage unit, a first dictionary information storage unit, a first selection unit, and a first conversion unit. The characteristic information storage unit stores pieces of terminal information in association with respective pieces of characteristic information, each indicating a characteristic of a user. The first dictionary information storage unit stores the pieces of characteristic information in association with respective pieces of first dictionary information used for converting voice data into text data. The first selection unit selects, when voice data is received from a second communication terminal to communicate with a first communication terminal, the characteristic information associated with the terminal information for identifying the second communication terminal and selects the first dictionary information associated with the selected characteristic information.

Abstract: A communication device that communicates as a device with a plurality of hosts by using a communication interface that is designed to be used for a point-to-multipoint network on which a single host is connected to a plurality of devices, includes a control unit that controls to cause a disconnecting unit to disconnect the communication device from a destination host that is among the hosts capable of establishing a communication path with the communication device and is connected to the communication device using host identification information and device control information stored in a storage unit, and cause a connecting unit to connect the communication device to a next destination host from among the hosts to switch the hosts sequentially.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a general-purpose interface connecting external devices to the apparatus; plural plug-in class modules accessing the external devices through the interface to provide the external devices with services; a connection and separation detection module detecting connection or separation of an external device; and a list registration device having an external device information list storing external device information while relating to the class modules, and performing new information registration as needed.

Abstract: A communication device that communicates as a device with a plurality of hosts by using a communication interface that is designed to be used for a point-to-multipoint network on which a single host is connected to a plurality of devices, includes a control unit that controls to cause a disconnecting unit to disconnect the communication device from a destination host that is among the hosts capable of establishing a communication path with the communication device and is connected to the communication device using host identification information and device control information stored in a storage unit, and cause a connecting unit to connect the communication device to a next destination host from among the hosts to switch the hosts sequentially.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first receiving unit that receives a desired application program, condition data for using the desired application program, and user data. An authority-data generating unit generates authority data from the received data. A recording unit records the authority data on a portable recording medium. When a second receiving unit receives, from outside, a request for a predetermined process that is generated based on the desired application program, a processing unit performs the predetermined process.