An information processing method to be carried out by a terminal of a user who is included in a first group including a first plurality of users and in a second group including a second plurality of users, including displaying a first image including first contents transmitted and received among first terminals of the first plurality of users in the first group on a display region of the terminal, and transmitting, via a communication interface of the terminal, information relating to a first content among the first contents included in the first image displayed on the display region and a second content inputted via the terminal, the second content associated with the first content and included in a second image including second contents transmitted and received between second terminals of the second plurality of users in the second group may be provided.

An SNS analysis system 30 improves the precision of estimating the existence of an unknown relationship among multiple persons in an SNS, wherein the improvement being achieved by comprising an estimation unit 32 that estimates the existence of an unknown relationship among a second plurality of persons on the basis of: an estimation model 31 that represents a relationship between communication history information 310 related to a first plurality of persons (which represents time-series variations in at least either giving and receiving of information via the SNS among persons or persons' transmitting of information related to each other via the SNS) as well as attribute information 313 (which represents time-series variations in attributes of persons) and presence-or-absence 314 of a relationship existing among the first plurality of persons; and communication history information 300 as well as attribute information 303 both related to the second plurality of persons.

A communication control apparatus includes a communication parameter acquisition unit that acquires at least one second communication parameter that is a candidate for a first communication parameter indicating a communication parameter to be assigned to a communication apparatus and indicates a communication parameter suitable for regional characteristics indicating a communication environment in a region where the communication apparatus is installed, a setting file storage unit that stores a setting file corresponding to each second communication parameter, a setting file acquisition control unit that acquires the setting file and stores the acquired setting file in the setting file storage unit, and a communication parameter assignment unit that determines the first communication parameter from among the second communication parameters acquired by the communication parameter acquisition unit and assigns the determined first communication parameter to the communication apparatus.

Embodiments of this application disclose a charging method and related devices. An example charging method includes: sending a charging start request for a packet data unit (PDU) session to a charging function apparatus, where the charging start request carries an indication receiving address; receiving an indication message that is sent by the charging function apparatus based on the indication receiving address, where the indication message carries an indication type; and performing charging processing based on the indication type.

A communication system is provided, the communication system including an authenticating unit that authenticates a plurality of communication terminals based on a single user ID, and keeps the plurality of communication terminals logged into an information providing service. A storing unit that stores therein provider registration information including a plurality of pieces of provider information that indicate providers of respective pieces of data being displayed on each communication terminal among the plurality of communication terminals. A receiving unit receives designation information that designates the provider registration information. A transmitting unit transmits each piece among the plurality of pieces of provider information to each communication terminal among the plurality of communication terminals so as to cause each communication terminal among the plurality of communication terminals to display data provided by a provider indicated by a plurality of pieces of provider information.

A communication system is provided, the communication system including an authenticating unit that authenticates a plurality of communication terminals based on a single user ID, and keeps the plurality of communication terminals logged into an information providing service. A storing unit that stores therein provider registration information including a plurality of pieces of provider information that indicate providers of respective pieces of data being displayed on each communication terminal among the plurality of communication terminals. A receiving unit receives designation information that designates the provider registration information. A transmitting unit transmits each piece among the plurality of pieces of provider information to each communication terminal among the plurality of communication terminals so as to cause each communication terminal among the plurality of communication terminals to display data provided by a provider indicated by a plurality of pieces of provider information.

To provide portable information processing devices which is capable of effectively presenting to a user an action that improves communication quality. The information presenting devices include: a communication quality acquisition means that acquires current communication quality and communication quality when a user takes an action; an action cost calculation means that calculates a cost of the action; an information presentation determining means that determines whether information about the action is to be displayed, based on the current communication quality, the communication quality when the action is taken, and the action cost; an action information generating means that determines the action based on the communication quality when the action is taken and the action cost when the information presentation determining means determines that information about the action is to be displayed; and an information presenting means that displays information about the action determined by the action information generating means.

To provide portable information processing devices which is capable of effectively presenting to a user an action that improves communication quality. The information presenting devices include: a communication quality acquisition means that acquires current communication quality and communication quality when a user takes an action; an action cost calculation means that calculates a cost of the action; an information presentation determining means that determines whether information about the action is to be displayed, based on the current communication quality, the communication quality when the action is taken, and the action cost; an action information generating means that determines the action based on the communication quality when the action is taken and the action cost when the information presentation determining means determines that information about the action is to be displayed; and an information presenting means that displays information about the action determined by the action information generating means.

A driving assistance system (1) is provided with a driving assistance device (10) mounted in a mobile body (31), and a map transmission device (20) mounted in a peripheral body such as a road side apparatus (33) or a mobile body (32) which is present on the periphery of the mobile body. The driving assistance device (10) transmits request data according to a moving speed of the mobile body to the peripheral body. The map transmission device (20) transmits an obstacle map indicating an obstacle within a range according to the request data transmitted by the driving assistance device (10), to the mobile body (31) as an external map. The driving assistance device (10) receives the external map transmitted by the map transmission device (20).

Provided are an apparatus failure influence range recognition apparatus, an apparatus failure influence range recognition method, and a program capable of billing for a proper call charge for a call suspected of non-provision of a service. An apparatus failure influence range recognition apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive apparatus failure information which is failure information of an element constituting a network, user information which is information regarding a user of a service, and call details information of an IP telephone, and a calculation unit configured to calculate, by linking the apparatus failure information, the user information, and the call details information with each other, a subtracted call charge with respect to a call charge for a suspected call influenced by an apparatus failure.