Abstract: A terminal block 1 includes a plate-like pedestal portion 10 provided with open collar mounting holes 12, and tubular collars 20 to be mounted into the collar mounting holes 12. An inner surface of the collar 20 is so tapered that an inner diameter decreases from one opening 13 of the collar mounting hole 12 toward another opening 13 of the collar mounting hole 12.

Abstract: A terminal block is provided with a conductive member including a relay portion extending in an extending direction from a device side and a connecting portion extending in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction and to be electrically connected to a mating conductive member, and a housing for integrally holding the conductive member. The housing includes a resin portion for molding the relay portion and a peripheral wall surrounding the resin portion. A sealing member is externally fit on the resin portion and the peripheral wall covers the sealing member from outside of the resin portion. A mating housing integrated with the mating conductive member is fit to the resin portion.

Abstract: A communication method includes: transmitting a transfer request and setting information from first to second server apparatus; transmitting a transfer notification from second to third server apparatus directly or through the first server apparatus; transmitting a transfer response from third to first server apparatus; receiving a first information request from the third server apparatus during a first period; transmitting, after the first period elapses, the first information request from first to second server apparatus; receiving a plurality of second information requests transmitted from the third server apparatus during a second period, and retaining the second information requests in a received order; and after the second period elapses, transmitting first setting information corresponding to the first information request from second to third server apparatus, and subsequently transmitting a plurality of second setting information corresponding to the second information requests from second to third se

Abstract: A shield connector includes a first housing and a second housing, a first shield shell configured to cover the first housing, and a second shield shell configured to cover the second housing. The first shield shell includes a first connecting portion and the second shield shell includes a second connecting portion. An electrically conductive fastening member electrically connects the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion to each other. The first housing includes a first fixing portion, and the second housing includes a second fixing portion. The first fixing portion and the second fixing portion are held together by the fastening member in a state in which the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion are interposed between the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion.

Abstract: A communication method includes: executing a first conference process for performing a teleconference; connecting first and second clients with the first conference process; after connecting the clients with the first conference process, performing the teleconference between the clients through the first conference process, based on first information; after connecting the clients with the first conference process, transmitting an addition request for activating a second conference process from the first conference process to a server; in response to receiving the addition request, activating the second conference process; synchronizing first and second information; after synchronizing, transmitting a switching instruction from the first conference process to the second client; in response to receiving the switching instruction, connecting the second client with the second conference process; and after connecting the second client with the second conference process, performing the teleconference by the second

Abstract: A communication method includes: transmitting a transfer request and setting information from first to second server apparatus; transmitting a transfer notification from second to third server apparatus directly or through the first server apparatus; transmitting a transfer response from third to first server apparatus; receiving a first information request from the third server apparatus during a first period; transmitting, after the first period elapses, the first information request from first to second server apparatus; receiving a plurality of second information requests transmitted from the third server apparatus during a second period, and retaining the second information requests in a received order; and after the second period elapses, transmitting first setting information corresponding to the first information request from second to third server apparatus, and subsequently transmitting a plurality of second setting information corresponding to the second information requests from second to third se

Abstract: A shield connector includes a first housing and a second housing, a first shield shell configured to cover the first housing, and a second shield shell configured to cover the second housing. The first shield shell includes a first connecting portion and the second shield shell includes a second connecting portion. An electrically conductive fastening member electrically connects the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion to each other. The first housing includes a first fixing portion, and the second housing includes a second fixing portion. The first fixing portion and the second fixing portion are held together by the fastening member in a state in which the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion are interposed between the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion.

Abstract: A first server apparatus performs: transmitting, to a first terminal apparatus, a connection request for requesting connection between the first terminal apparatus and a second server apparatus; after connection, receiving a connection completion notification transmitted from the first terminal apparatus; in response to receiving the connection completion notification, transmitting a first update request to the second server apparatus; after the second management table is updated, receiving a first update completion notification transmitted from the second server apparatus; in response to receiving the first update completion notification, transmitting a second update request to a third server apparatus; after the third management table is updated, receiving a second update completion notification from the third server apparatus; and in response to receiving the second update completion notification, updating the handling server apparatus of the first terminal apparatus specified in a first management table f

Abstract: A storage medium stores a control program including: when there is a conference server having processing load larger than or equal to first threshold, determining possible combinations from a plurality of combinations of the plurality of processes that is allocated to a plurality of conference servers, the possible combinations being combinations in which the processing load of each conference server is smaller than or equal to second threshold; calculating evaluation information for evaluating the plurality of processes, the evaluation information being calculated for each possible combination based on at least one of the plurality of conference servers that executes the plurality of processes and the plurality of terminal apparatuses participating in the plurality of teleconferences controlled by the plurality of processes; determining, based on the evaluation information, one of the possible combinations as an execution combination that is a combination of the processes to be executed by each conference se

Abstract: A communication method includes: executing a first conference process for performing a teleconference; connecting first and second clients with the first conference process; after connecting the clients with the first conference process, performing the teleconference between the clients through the first conference process, based on first information; after connecting the clients with the first conference process, transmitting an addition request for activating a second conference process from the first conference process to a server; in response to receiving the addition request, activating the second conference process; synchronizing first and second information; after synchronizing, transmitting a switching instruction from the first conference process to the second client; in response to receiving the switching instruction, connecting the second client with the second conference process; and after connecting the second client with the second conference process, performing the teleconference by the second

Abstract: A communication method includes: connecting the server with a client; receiving a participation request from the client, the participation request including a conference ID; executing a conference process; determining a port number corresponding to the conference ID; transmitting the port number from the server to the conference process; in response to reception of the port number, activating the conference process as a conference server; connecting the server with the conference process; transmitting the participation request from the server to the conference process; in response to reception of the participation request and to transmission of a participation permission to the server, receiving the participation permission; transmitting the participation permission from the server to the client, the participation permission including the port number; in response to reception of the participation permission, connecting the client with the conference process; and performing communication for performing the tel

Abstract: A communication method includes: receiving a first notification from a conference server, the conference server enabling a plurality of first conference clients to perform a teleconference by communication of a first method; starting up a virtual conference client in response to receiving the first notification; connecting the virtual conference client with a second conference client, the second conference client performing a teleconference by communication of a second method different from the first method; connecting the virtual conference client with the conference server in response to connection between the virtual conference client and the second conference client; transmitting first data to the second conference client by the second method, the first data being received from the conference server by the first method; and transmitting second data to the conference server by the first method, the second data being received from the second conference client by the second method.

Abstract: A communication method includes: receiving a plurality of first media data transmitted from a plurality of first conference clients by communication of a first method; transmitting the received plurality of first media data to a virtual conference client by the first method; receiving the plurality of first media data transmitted from the conference server, by the first method; mixing the received plurality of first media data to generate mixing data; transmitting the generated mixing data to a second conference client by communication of a second method; receiving second media data from the second conference client by the second method; transmitting the received second media data to the conference server by the first method; receiving the second media data transmitted from the virtual conference client, by the first method; and transmitting the received second media data to the plurality of first conference clients by the first method.

Abstract: A system includes a communication control device, a first communication device and a second communication device. The communication control device acquires first network information that identifies a first internal network to which the first communication device is connected, and second network information that identifies a second internal network. The communication control device decides a first method based on the acquired information. The first method indicates a method of transmission from the first communication device to the second communication device, and of transmission from the second communication device to the first communication device. The communication control device transmits information indicating the first method to the first communication device and the second communication device. The first communication device and the second communication device mutually communicate using the first method, based on the received information indicating the first method.

Abstract: A printing system has a printer and a terminal device. The printer has a first data receiving unit to receive print data and layout data request that requests the terminal device to transmit layout data representing an arrangement of objects, a layout data generating unit to generate the layout data based on the print data, and a second data transmitting unit to transmit the layout data to the terminal device. The terminal device has a first data transmitting unit to transmit the print data and the layout data request to the printer, a second data receiving unit to receive the layout data from the printer, a preview image generating unit to generate preview image data representing a printing result with the use of the layout data, and a display unit to display a preview image represented by the preview image data on a display unit.

Abstract: A communication system includes a first communication terminal, a second communication terminal that has not established communication with the first communication terminal, and a third communication terminal that has established communication with the first communication terminal. The second communication terminal transmits to the first communication terminal a request packet that requests establishment of communication, and receives from the first communication terminal a permission packet that permits establishment of communication. The second communication terminal then establishes communication with the first communication terminal and performs communication with the first communication terminal.

Abstract: A second terminal device is used in a system including a connection management server, a first terminal device, and the second terminal device. The second terminal device includes: a local address obtaining unit configured to obtain a first local IP address and first authentication information of the first terminal device from the connection management server, if a first global IP address matches a second global IP address; a determination unit configured to determine, by using of the obtained first authentication information, whether a first particular terminal device with which the second terminal device can communicate by use of the first local IP address is the first terminal device; and a target data communication unit configured to communicate first data with the first terminal device by using the first local IP address, if the first particular terminal device is determined to be the first terminal device.

Abstract: A network device, connectable with a service providing server and an authentication sever via a network, includes an acquisition information storage storing acquisition information for acquiring a certificate corresponding to each of services the service providing server provides, a certificate storage storing certificates acquired from the authentication server, a determining unit that, in response to acceptance of a request for utilizing a service, determines whether a certificate necessary for utilizing the requested service is stored in the certificate storage, and a controller that, when the necessary certificate is not stored, reads out acquisition information for the necessary certificate from the acquisition information storage, makes a certificate acquiring unit acquire the necessary certificate from the authentication server using the acquisition information, and stores the necessary certificate into the certificate storage.

Abstract: A print data creation device may perform a plurality of tasks in parallel. The print data creation device may be provided with a first download device, a second download device, and a sending controller. The first download device may be configured to perform a first task for downloading first data in predetermined data size units from an external device. The second download device may be configured to download second data from the external device in accordance with an address of the second data in a case where the first data having the predetermined data size includes the address of the second data. The second data may be necessary for performing a second task.

Abstract: A second terminal device is used in a system including a server, a first terminal device, and the second terminal device. The second terminal device includes: a first command transmission unit configured to transmit a first command to the first terminal device via the server; a storage control unit configured to hold a first address and first authentication information of the first terminal device; a second command transmission unit configured to transmit a second command to the first address; a determination unit configured to determine whether a terminal device as a destination of the second command is the first terminal device, by using first response data from the terminal device and the first authentication information; and a third command transmission unit configured to transmit a third command to the first address if the terminal device is determined to be the first terminal device.