Nec Corporation

Mie Takahashi

Tomoharu Yamaguchi

Toshiyasu Nakao

Atsushi Kashitani

Keisuke Hayakawa

A function control information transmitter transmits function control information for controlling the function of a terminal device such as a mobile telephone. When the terminal device receives the function control information from the function control information transmitter, the terminal device analyzes the received function control information so as to control the function of the control object even without preparing in advance a correspondence table for controlling the function. Thus, it is possible to easily use the optimal function, application software, and a service in accordance the environment and the situation.

External request type function control system, terminal device, external request type function control method, and external request type function control program

A function control information transmittertransmits function control informationfor controlling the function of a terminal devicesuch as a mobile telephone. When the terminal device (mobile telephone) receives the function control informationfrom the function control information transmitter, the terminal device analyzes the received function control informationso as to control the function of the control object even without preparing in advance a correspondence table for controlling the function. Thus, it is possible to easily use the optimal function, application software, and a service in accordance the environment and the situation.

In a communications network where first and second communication terminals are interconnected via a common communication medium such as a local area network, the terminals jointly establish an infrared light private communication link if they are brought close to each other. The first and second terminals communicate their network addresses to each other either via the local area network or via the private communication link, and establish a session between the communicated network addresses via the local area network if the strength of the infrared-light private communication link at the receiving end is higher than a decision threshold.

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Tokyo, Japan

Mie Takahashi