Sony Corporation

Japan Science and Technology Agency

Mario Tokoro

Junichi Rekimoto

Yuji Ayatsuka

Shigeru Tajima

Yoichiro Sako

Tatsuya Inokuchi

Tadashi Morita

Masayoshi Abe

Kaoru Kijima

Isao Kawashima

Katsuki Minamino

Yukitoshi Sanada

Kazumi Aoyama

Yasuhiko Yokote

Hideki Yokoshima

Daisuke Kawamoto

Yuya Kondo

Tetsu Natsume

Michael Siegfried Spranger

Shuichiroh Yamamoto

Yutaka Matsuno

[Object] To provide a control apparatus capable of optimum power interchange in the whole of a community including a plurality of customers. [Solution] There is provided a control apparatus including: an acquisition section configured to acquire information regarding consumption of power from a plurality of nodes that store and consume power; and a control section configured to use the information regarding consumption of power to generate data regarding target power storage in each of the nodes, the data being provided to the node.

Control apparatus, control method, and power storage control apparatus

An information processing apparatus in which a wireless communication unit receives an identifier through a first connection from a communication apparatus. A remote apparatus is located based on the identifier so that the information processing apparatus can receive images through a second connection from the remote apparatus. An interface unit connects to a display for sending images received through the second connection to the display.

Receiving images from an identified remote source via the internet

There is provided an information processing device including a storage unit configured to store identification data and attribute data of each of a plurality of pieces of content, the attribute data being associated with the identification data, and a retrieval unit configured to specify attribute data corresponding to a retrieval key and perform retrieval of identification data related to another attribute data associated with identification data related to the specified attribute data.

Information processing device, information processing system, information processing method, and program

In a communication of audio signals between first and second portable-telephone devices through a first portable-telephone base station, a second portable-telephone base station and a portable-telephone line network has been connected, IP addresses are exchanged. The IP addresses are for communicating image data by first and second terminal adapters associated with the first and second portable-telephone devices respectively through an OCN. Image data is then transmitted to the IP addresses through the OCN.

First communication unit obtaining second information apparatus address information to establish a second communication link

In general, those who are right in front of each other can share actual world events that are generated in the same working space. For example, when an audio or a light of a wave form pattern is generated, by recognizing such an actual world event, both communication apparatuses share the actual world event. Also, a shock wave generated when one communication apparatus is hit with the other is shared by both. One of the communication partners searches a network for a communication partner who is right in front with the actual world event as a clue. Thus, it is possible to perform data communications with a communication partner whose location in the actual world is clear, such as being right in front, but whose identification information in the communication medium is unknown.

Data communication system, data communication apparatus, and data communication method for generating or detecting an event

A workspace computer and/or a runtime computer of the present invention determines a D value quantitatively indicative of a value of dependability of a target system, in accordance with dependability description data indicative of a requirement and specification regarding the dependability of the target system.

Dependability maintenance system, change accommodation cycle execution device, failure response cycle execution device, method for controlling dependability maintenance system, control program, and computer-readable storage medium storing the control program

In a communication of audio signals between first and second portable-telephone devices through a first portable-telephone base station, a second portable-telephone base station and a portable-telephone line network has been connected, IP addresses are exchanged. The IP addresses are required for communicating image data by first and second terminal adapters associated with the first and second portable-telephone devices respectively through an OCN. Image data is then transmitted to the IP addresses received in the communication through the OCN.

Wireless communication device having short-distance wireless communications

Communication system

A receiver apparatus is disclosed. The receiver apparatus includes a plurality of signal receiving devices and a plurality of channel signal outputting devices for sampling signals received by the signal receiving devices at sampling rates switched within a predetermined range or between multiple values and outputting channel signals. The receiver apparatus also includes control devices for controlling the sampling rates in the channel signal outputting devices. The receiver apparatus also includes response estimating devices for estimating responses on the basis of the channel signals output from the channel signal outputting devices. The receiver apparatus also includes evaluating devices for evaluating reception characteristics on the basis of the responses estimated by the response estimating devices. The receiver apparatus further includes determining devices for determining the sampling rates in the channel signal outputting devices on the basis of the reception characteristics at the multiple sampling rates evaluated by the evaluating devices.

Multiple receiving devices determining the sampling rate for received signals using a plurality of sampling rates

Users at a terminal are able to select network data using multiple, independently operated, cursors. These cursors include pointing devices, such as a mouse, a data tablet or other mechanism that selects data displayed on a terminal interface device. Decision logic may be used to determine which user has priority access when selected network content is desired by more than one user. This decision logic may be based on a user identity, terminal location, number of users at a terminal or other factors.

System and method for accessing data using a plurality of independent pointing devices

A system for providing the right to use and reproduce contents data involving so-called electronic money, whereby when compressed and/or encrypted contents data is reproduced, a security for electronic money or an electronic use right is checked, if the electronic money or the electronic use right is invalid as a result of the security check, the reproduction of the contents data is stopped, and if the electronic money or the electronic use right is valid as a result of the security check, the contents data is reproduced and the electronic money or the electronic use right is consumed.

Electronic money, electronic use right, charging system, information processing apparatus, and reproducing method and reproduction control method of contents data

When a line for communication of audio signals between first and second portable-telephone devices through a first portable-telephone base station, a second portable-telephone base station and a portable-telephone line network has been connected, IP addresses are exchanged. The IP addresses are required for communicating image data by first and second terminal adapters associated with the first and second portable-telephone devices respectively through an OCN. Image data is then transmitted to the IP addresses received in the communication through the OCN. To put it concretely, an image of the user of the first portable-telephone device is transmitted by the first terminal adapter through the OCN to the IP address of the second terminal adapter to be displayed by a second television receiver associated with the second terminal adapter. By the same token, an image of the user of the second portable-telephone device is transmitted by the second terminal adapter through the OCN to the IP address of the first terminal adapter to be displayed by a first television receiver associated with the first terminal adapter. Thus, by merely taking a portable-telephone device to a place like a store selling home electrical appliances including a television.

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Mario Tokoro