TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a data communication system in which a communication scheme is switched without a decrease in communication efficiency, where the first and second devices select either a full-duplex communication scheme or a half-duplication communication scheme depending on the first-and second communication flags in compliance with a procedure predetermined between the devices.
Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a data communication system in which a communication scheme is switched without a decrease in communication efficiency. In a data communication system including first and second devices that are capable of performing full-duplex communication and half-duplex communication via a set of channels connecting the first and second devices, the first device transmits, via the set of channels, to the second device a first communication flag indicating whether half-duplex communication is to be specified in accordance with a communication processing capability of the first device, the second device transmits, via the set of channels, to the first device a second communication flag indicating whether half-duplex communication is to be specified in accordance with a communication processing capability of the second device, and the first and second devices select either a full-duplex communication scheme or a half-duplex communication scheme depending on the first and second communication flags in compliance with a procedure predetermined between the devices and perform data communication in the selected communication scheme, the selected communication scheme conforming to the communication processing capability of each device.
TL;DR: A case study describing a prompt-free strategy used to teach a young child with moderate/severe retardation to use pictorial communication spontaneously is presented.
Abstract: A case study describing a prompt-free strategy used to teach a young child with moderate/severe retardation to use pictorial communication spontaneously is presented. The study consisted of four intervention phases: (a) shaping the basic communication response, (b) teaching search and locate skills, (c) increasing the number of pictures used, and (d) generalization. Data for all four phases are provided as well as a discussion of the implications of the strategy for application and future research.
TL;DR: This paper investigated the role of violation type (intentional harm v. harm due to external cause) and communication response (apology v. denial) on consumer trust, attitudes towards the service provider and behavioral intent.
Abstract: Purpose – Trust in corporate governance is at an all time low due to well‐documented corporate scandals such as Enron, Martha Stewart and excessive CEO compensation practices, to mention but a few. Yet relatively little is known about how companies can repair trust once a trust violation has occurred. Recent research in crisis communication management suggests that an appropriate response depends on the situation or type of crisis. This study seeks to investigate the role of violation type (intentional harm v. harm due to external cause) and communication response (apology v. denial) on consumer trust, attitudes towards the service provider and behavioral intent.Design/methodology/approach – A 2 (violation type: intentional harm v. external cause) × 2 (communication response: apology v. denial) between‐subjects design was employed. Alleged price gouging by a Louisiana hotel in the aftermath of Katrina served as the study context. Subjects were asked to read a hypothetical newspaper article in which the tr...
TL;DR: In this article, a communication technique for realizing transmission/reception of an operation request and an operation response to a received operation response performed between a plurality of communication apparatuses is provided.
Abstract: A communication technique is provided for realizing transmission/reception of an operation request and an operation response to a received operation response performed between a plurality of communication apparatuses (1,2) that are arranged to either transmit a communication request and receive a communication response to this communication request or receive a communication request and transmit a communication response to this communication request. The communication apparatus (1) may correspond to an HTTP client (11) that collectively sends to an HTTP server (12) a client command that is to be sent to the HTTP server (12) and a response to a server command that has been received from the HTTP server (12) in one batch as an HTTP request, or the communication apparatus (1) may correspond to the HTTP server (12) that collectively sends a server command that is to be sent to the HTTP client (11) and a response to a client command that has been received from the HTTP client (11) in one batch as an HTTP response.
TL;DR: In this article, the identification information of a second user device (such as a telephone number or an Internet Protocol (IP) address) is transmitted to the server, as a result of this request and identification information, a communication response is received at the second user devices.
Abstract: Efficient and effective communications are initiated from the selection, at a first user device, of a link in a resource. Based on this selection, a communications request is transmitted to a server. In addition, identification information of a second user device (such as a telephone number or an Internet Protocol (IP) address) is transmitted to the server. As a result of this request and identification information, a communication response is received at the second user device. This communications response may be of various types, such as a voice call, a message, or a rich call.