Abstract: In a combination of diverse devices, system control with high real-time property is realized. A control device includes: a control indication acceptor receiving a control target indication to be a target of control with respect to plural controlled devices; and a control processing generator generating a control signal with respect to each of the plural controlled devices based on the control target indication, in which operations of the plural controlled devices are controlled so that the plural controlled devices cooperate to achieve the target, based on at least one of a communication delay time, a phase shift time, and an operation cycle time of the plural controlled devices.

Abstract: An appliance cooperation operation device in which a facility database stores an introduction cost of a power storage shared among a plurality of customers, and a rated life of the power storage; a facility deteriorating influence calculator calculates deteriorating influence on the power storage by using at least one parameter selected from a discharge rate of the power storage in a first period, depth of discharge at the end of the first period, and environmental temperature in the first period; a customer electric energy collector collects, from each of the customers, data of electric energy consumption in the first period; and a customer's burden cost calculator calculates a burden cost of each customer in the first period by multiplying: a ratio of energy consumption of each customer to total customer energy consumption; the introduction cost; a ratio of the first period to the rated life; and the deteriorating influence.

Abstract: An appliance cooperation operation device in which a facility database stores an introduction cost of a power storage shared among a plurality of customers, and a rated life of the power storage; a facility deteriorating influence calculator calculates deteriorating influence on the power storage by using at least one parameter selected from a discharge rate of the power storage in a first period, depth of discharge at the end of the first period, and environmental temperature in the first period; a customer electric energy collector collects, from each of the customers, data of electric energy consumption in the first period; and a customer's burden cost calculator calculates a burden cost of each customer in the first period by multiplying: a ratio of energy consumption of each customer to total customer energy consumption; the introduction cost; a ratio of the first period to the rated life; and the deteriorating influence.

Abstract: In a name resolution device for managing a name of each node connected to a network and an address for identifying each node, a node information containing a name of a node, a network identification information, a prefix indicating a position on the network, and an interface identification information of a node is stored for each node, and the node information of other nodes connected to the network is collected through the network. Then, the stored node information is updated according to the collected node information of the other nodes, by updating the stored prefix by using the interface identification information contained in the collected node information as a key.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for processing a Web page is disclosed. A Web processing unit receives a first Web page from a Web server and displays the first Web page on a screen. The Web processing unit acquires a communication program identified by the first Web page. An external state is monitored and thereby operation information responsive to the external state is generated. The Web processing unit executes the communication program to change the first Web page displayed on the screen to a second Web page according to the operation information.

Abstract: In a source address selection system containing a router device connected to a plurality of Internet service providers, and a communication node connected to the router device, it becomes possible to utilize the multi-home environment effectively, by enabling the selection of the source address according to the egress router with respect to the Internet, by accounting for the state of connection with the Internet service provider.

Abstract: In a radio base station, a plurality of time division multiplexed frames are transmitted through a plurality of space dividing beams such that it becomes possible for the radio base station to realize the radio communications with different radio terminals at the same time using the same frequency, by using a scheduling processing which allocates communication bandwidths to the radio terminals such that there is substantially no mutual interference among those signals to be transferred by different frames, with respect to a plurality of frames that are corresponding to at least one of the plurality of space dividing beams.

Abstract: A communication system including a first terminal device connected to first and second networks, having only a reception function with respect to the first network and transmission and reception functions with respect to the second network, the first network being a radio network according to IEEE 802.11 and the second network being a radio network slower than the first network, and a second terminal device connected to the first and second networks, having at least a transmission function with respect to the first network and transmission and reception functions with respect to the second network is disclosed.

Abstract: A scheme for realizing AV data transfer processing utilizing the transport layer protocol such as RTP protocol, between radio terminals in a radio system for carrying out data transfer after establishing a logical connection between radio terminals prior to data transfer between radio terminals such as Bluetooth is disclosed. In the case of transferring data packets containing an AV stream and exchanging control packets containing control information regarding transfer of the data packets, different logical channels are assigned to the data packets and the control packet so that the data packets and the control packet are transferred by these different logical channels.

Abstract: A radio communication terminal network with a tree structure is formed in such a way that a plurality of receiving side terminal devices on a downstream side of a source terminal device are connected to the source terminal device, and other receiving side terminal devices on a further downstream side are connected to at least one of the plurality of the receiving side terminal devices.

Abstract: A scheme for realizing AV data transfer processing utilizing the transport layer protocol such as RTP protocol, between radio terminals in a radio system for carrying out data transfer after establishing a logical connection between radio terminals prior to data transfer between radio terminals such as Bluetooth is disclosed. In the case of transferring data packets containing an AV stream and exchanging control packets containing control information regarding transfer of the data packets, different logical channels are assigned to the data packets and the control packet so that the data packets and the control packet are transferred by these different logical channels.

Abstract: A communication control apparatus includes: a storage device, an input device, an output device, a communication control apparatus, a main storage device and a processor (CPU). The CPU includes an address segmentation unit, a weight detector and a connection controller. The address segmentation unit splits a received packet, the weight detector detects the weight of each segment of the packet, and the connection controller employs the weight to provide connection control for the packet.

Abstract: A communication control apparatus includes: a storage device, an input device, an output device, a communication control apparatus, a main storage device and a processor (CPU). The CPU includes an address segmentation unit, a weight detector and a connection controller. The address segmentation unit splits a received packet, the weight detector detects the weight of each segment of the packet, and the connection controller employs the weight to provide connection control for the packet.

Abstract: In a stream processing system, a stream partitioned by a prescribed time interval is extracted as a partial stream, from one or more real streams formed by continuous time series data, according to playback position information or timestamps of the real streams, and a virtual stream is produced by concatenating one or more partial streams so as to enable a continuous playback. Then, a stream partitioned by another prescribed time interval is extracted as a partial virtual stream, from the virtual stream, according to playback position information or timestamps of the virtual stream, and a meta information related to a content of the partial virtual stream is stored in relation to the partial virtual stream.

Abstract: The host name to be used in responding to the reverse look-up request from the correspondent is generated at the name server side and returned as a response, and/or the IP address to be used in responding to the normal look-up request from the correspondent is generated at the name server side and returned as a response, so that the communications can be carried out without exposing the privacy of the communication host or the user to danger.

Abstract: A communication control apparatus includes a storage device configured to store corresponding weighted values for each of a plurality of predetermined portions of a sender address, a connection request receiver configured to receive a connection request packet including a connection request, a weight detector configured to obtain a weighted value corresponding to a part of the sender address assigned to the connection request packet from among the weighted values stored in the storage device, a connection controller configured to reject the connection request, when the obtained weighted value exceeds a predetermined value, by determining that a communication apparatus consumes more than a predetermined amount of a resource and discarding the connection request packet, and allow the connection request when the obtained weighted value falls within a predetermined range that is lower than the predetermined value, a weight updater configured to update the weighted values, and a packet transmitter.

Abstract: The host name to be used in responding to the reverse look-up request from the correspondent is generated at the name server side and returned as a response, and/or the IP address to be used in responding to the normal look-up request from the correspondent is generated at the name server side and returned as a response, so that the communications can be carried out without exposing the privacy of the communication host or the user to danger.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for processing a Web page is disclosed. A Web processing unit receives a first Web page from a Web server and displays the first Web page on a screen. The Web processing unit acquires a communication program identified by the first Web page. An external state is monitored and thereby operation information responsive to the external state is generated. The Web processing unit executes the communication program to change the first Web page displayed on the screen to a second Web page according to the operation information.

Abstract: In a radio base station, a plurality of time division multiplexed frames are transmitted through a plurality of space dividing beams such that it becomes possible for the radio base station to realize the radio communications with different radio terminals at the same time using the same frequency, by using a scheduling processing which allocates communication bandwidths to the radio terminals such that there is substantially no mutual interference among those signals to be transferred by different frames, with respect to a plurality of frames that are corresponding to at least one of the plurality of space dividing beams.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for processing a Web page is disclosed. A Web processing unit receives a first Web page from a Web server and displays the first Web page on a screen. The Web processing unit acquires a communication program identified by the first Web page. An external state is monitored and thereby operation information responsive to the external state is generated. The Web processing unit executes the communication program to change the first Web page displayed on the screen to a second Web page according to the operation information.