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20080222494 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - There is provided with a communication method including: attempting to receive a media packet from a network; storing a received media packet in a first buffering unit; receiving an FEC packet including redundant data to recover a lost media packet and information which specifies a plurality of media packets associated with the redundant data; storing a received FEC packet in a second buffering unit; selecting the FEC packet from the second buffering unit; dividing FEC operation processing to be carried out using the redundant data included in selected FEC packet and the media packets related to the redundant data into a plurality of processes and sequentially carrying out each process so that one process is carried out every time the receiving of a media packet is attempted; and inserting a media packet recovered through the FEC operation processing in the first buffering unit. | 09-11-2008 |
20110026535 | BRIDGE APPARATUS AND BRIDGE SYSTEM - A bridge apparatus is disclosed, the bridge apparatus being connected between a first network and a second network and achieving a communication between equipment connected to the first network and equipment connected to the second network. This apparatus accepts communication from the equipment over the first network to equipment disconnected from the second network, and then, preserves contents of the communication even in the case where the equipment over the second network has been disconnected from the second network for reasons such as electric power cut. In the case where the disconnected equipment has been connected to the second network again, this apparatus transmits the accepted contents of the communication to the reconnected equipment. | 02-03-2011 |
20120079419 | GUI PROCESSING APPARATUS, GUI PROCESSING METHOD AND GUI PROCESSING PROGRAM - A GUI processing apparatus has an operational information receiver configured to receive first GUI operational information for operating a GUI window of a first GUI display apparatus, a synchronous controller configured to generate second GUI operational information for a second GUI display apparatus comprising a GUI window operated synchronously in a state of keeping consistency with display information on the GUI window of the first GUI display apparatus when the GUI window of the first GUI display apparatus is operated based on the first GUI operational information, and an operational information transmitter configured to transmit the second GUI operational information to the second GUI display apparatus. | 03-29-2012 |
20120110646 | ACCESS AUTHORIZING APPARATUS - An access authorizing apparatus includes a receiving unit, a first transmitting/receiving unit, a token issuer and a transmitting unit. A receiving unit receives first approval information indicating that access to the resource in the device has been approved by an access approver, from the first application via the network. A first transmitting/receiving unit transmits an access approval request including the first approval information to the access approving apparatus, and receives access enable/disable information indicating whether the access to the resource by the first application is permitted, from the access approving apparatus. A token issuer, when the access enable/disable information indicates that the access to the resource is permitted, issues token information that gives authority to access the resource to the first application. A transmitting unit transmits the token information issued by the token issuer, to the first application. | 05-03-2012 |
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20100054124 | MESSAGE TRANSFER APPARATUS, OUTPUT METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A packet processor transfers a message received by a first (second) port to a second (first) port. When first specific information is included in the received message, a QoS terminal detector detects a communication terminal, which is a sender of the message received by the first port or a destination of the message received by the second port, as a QoS terminal requesting application of QoS. When the QoS terminal does not satisfy a preset connection condition associated with the QoS terminal connectable to the first port via a first network, an output unit outputs information indicating that the connection condition is not satisfied. | 03-04-2010 |
20120036139 | CONTENT RECOMMENDATION DEVICE, METHOD OF RECOMMENDING CONTENT, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, a content recommendation device includes a storage to store metadata; a display unit to display a plurality of pieces of content information corresponding to the contents; a selection unit to select first content information displayed on the display unit and second content information to be displayed after the first content information; an extraction unit to extract a keyword based on a co-occurrence relation between the metadata of the first and second content information; a generation unit to generate a search query based on the keyword; an acquisition unit to acquire third content information from an external database using the search query; a calculation unit configured to calculate similarity between the second and third content information by using the metadata of the second and third content information; and an arrangement control unit to arrange the third content information on the display unit based on the similarity. | 02-09-2012 |
20120179703 | RECEIVING APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, a receiving apparatus includes a memory, a first generator, a second generator, a transmitter, a receiver. The memory stores service information including search criteria set in a memory device and a connection method for connecting with the memory device. The first generator generates a common search query that is a search query expressing search conditions used in searching contents and that includes at least a pair of a common search condition attribute and a common search condition attribute value. The second generator generates a search query according to the search criteria specified in the service information with the use of the generated common search query. The transmitter transmits the generated search query to the memory device based on the connection method specified in the service information. The receiver receives, from the memory device, the attribute information obtained as a result of executing the search query. | 07-12-2012 |
20120291143 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus stores user information including user attribute information and stores accessibility information indicating whether a use of the user attribute information is allowed, for each piece of user attribute information and each attribute value. The apparatus receives, from a server, a program for access to the user information, analyzes the program to extract the user attribute information to be used, and determines whether the use of the attribute value of the user attribute information is allowed by using the accessibility information of the extracted user attribute information. When the determination is negative, the apparatus does not execute the program to deny access to the attribute value of the user attribute information from the program, but when the determination is positive, the apparatus executes the program to allow access to the attribute value of the user attribute information from the program. | 11-15-2012 |
20130002540 | OPERATION INFORMATION GENERATION DEVICE - According to an embodiment, an operation information generation device includes a receiver configured to receive content from a server connected to a first network; a processor configured to decode the content; a display control unit configured to display the decoded content on a displaying unit; a reception unit configured to receive an operation from a user; and an operation information generation unit configured to execute an operation information generation process of generating operation information indicative of substance of the operation received for the content displayed on the displaying unit. | 01-03-2013 |
20130179447 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes: a first storage unit, a receiver, an analyzer, a second storage unit, a determiner, an executor, and a controller. The first storage unit is configured to store user information including user attribute information. The receiver is configured to receive a user information using program from a server. The analyzer is configured to analyze the received user information using program to extract the user attribute information. The second storage unit is configured to store use availability information for the user attribute information indicating whether to permit use of the user attribute information. The determiner is configured to determine whether to permit the use of the user attribute information. The executor is configured to execute the user information using program. The controller is configured to prevent or permit to execute the user information using program. | 07-11-2013 |
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20130047216 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, RESOURCE PROVIDING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - There is provided an information processing apparatus which the communication unit receives a usage request of a resource described in a first format from a program providing apparatus, the conversion unit identifies a resource providing apparatus having the resource as indicated and converts the usage request described in the first format into the usage request described in a second format that can be interpreted by the resource providing apparatus identified, the communication unit transmits the usage request described in the second format to the resource providing apparatus and receives a processing result of the usage request described in the second format from the resource providing apparatus, the conversion unit converts the processing result described in the second format into the processing result described in the first format, and the program execution unit performs an operation according to the processing result described in the first format. | 02-21-2013 |
20130247152 | ACCESS DEVICE, ACCESS SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, an access device includes a first obtaining unit configured to obtain a first authorization as user authorization; and a second obtaining unit configured to obtain a second authorization as authorization other than the user authorization through communication with a server via an external network. The access device also includes an accessing unit configured to access a function of an access target device via a local network by using the first authorization and the second authorization. | 09-19-2013 |
20130276009 | INFORMATION PROCESSOR, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processor includes a receiver configured to receive, from a first device, a response information request including content identification information for identifying a content in a network; an extraction portion configured to extract a plurality of element information pieces included in the content identification information; a storage to store therein each of conditions for a first element information piece among the plurality of element information pieces, and a response information piece in association with each other; and a generator configured to generate a response message including the response information piece stored in association with a condition that the first element information piece extracted by the extraction portion satisfies among the conditions for the first element information piece stored in the storage portion. | 10-17-2013 |
20140297878 | Communication Control Device, Server, Communication System and Computer Readable Medium - According to an embodiment, a communication control device includes a first connecting unit, a connection maintaining unit, and a disconnection detector. The first connecting unit is configured to connect to a server via a network and establish connection with the server. The connection maintaining unit is configured to transmit a packet for maintaining the connection to the server when a non-communication state of the connection continues for a predetermine time. The disconnection detector is configured to detect a packet stoppage state. When the disconnection detector has detected the packet stoppage state, the connection maintaining unit shortens the predetermined time. | 10-02-2014 |
20140320498 | TERMINAL DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a terminal device includes a memory unit, a managing unit, a detecting unit, a reference assigning unit, a reference deleting unit, a determining unit, and a changing unit, and a deleting unit. The detector detects that a first graph element read by a processing unit is updated before the start of transactions being executed by the processing unit. The determining unit determines that a first graph element is updated before the start of the oldest transaction being executed and does not have reference information assigned thereto. The first graph element is pointed to by link information of a second information. The changing unit changes the link information of the second graph element to point to a third graph element, or delete the link information. The deleting unit deletes the first graph element. | 10-30-2014 |
20140325271 | TERMINAL DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a terminal device includes a memory unit, a managing unit, a manipulation recording unit, and at least one of first and second detecting units. The managing unit generates and deletes a processing unit which executes a transaction for individually manipulating data with respect to data elements and data containers stored in the memory unit. The manipulation recording unit records manipulation information while a transaction is being executed by the processing unit. The first and second detecting units detect the presence or absence of competition. The first detecting unit detects competition during an execution state of a transaction as set by the processing unit. The second detecting unit detects competition during a commit preparation state of a transaction as set by the processing unit. When at least either the first detecting unit or the second detecting unit detects competition, the processing unit aborts the transaction. | 10-30-2014 |
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20150256622 | CONNECTION MANAGEMENT DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, CONNECTION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a connection management device is in a communication system in which relay devices are provided for relaying communication between two terminal devices associated with each other in advance. The connection management device determines the relay device with which each terminal device should establish connection. The connection management device includes a storage, an update unit, a request reception unit, and a determination unit. The storage stores state information including a loaded condition and/or terminal connection number for each relay device. The update unit updates the storage in accordance with a predetermined rule. The request reception unit receives, from any one of the terminal devices, a determination request of the relay device with which the terminal device should establish connection. The determination unit determines the relay device with which the terminal device making the determination request should establish connection, based on the state information stored in the storage. | 09-10-2015 |
20150256626 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a communication device includes a connection establishment unit, a forwarder, and a generator. The connection establishment unit is configured to receive, from a terminal device, a connection request containing identification information of the terminal device, establish a communication connection with the terminal device, and store the identification information and terminal connection information. The forwarder is configured to receive, from a first terminal device, a message to be transmitted from the first terminal device to a second terminal device, and forward the message to the second terminal device, based on forwarding information containing the terminal connection information corresponding to the identification information of the first terminal device, and the terminal connection information corresponding to the identification information of the second terminal device. The generator is configured to generate the forwarding information, based on a request from the forwarder or the connection establishment unit. | 09-10-2015 |