Communication apparatus and communication method
AssigneeFujitsu Limited
InventorMasayoshi Nonomura
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Abstract
A communication apparatus for relaying a host device connected thereto via a transmission line and a plurality of terminals connected thereto via a network is provided which includes relaying means for relaying information received from the host device to the plurality of terminals. The information causes the plurality of terminals to perform predetermined processes. The information contains logic name of a destination terminal. The communication apparatus further includes destination information converting means for replacing the logic name of the destination terminal with a real address of the destination address so that that information containing the real address is transmitted to the destination terminal.
Claims16
A communication apparatus for relaying a host device and a plurality of terminals, comprising:
- first connection means which can be connected to said host device via a transmission line;
- second connection means which can be connected to said plurality of terminals via a network;
- and
- relaying means for relaying information received from said host device to said plurality of terminals, said information causing said plurality of terminals to perform predetermined processes.
A communication method for relaying a host device and a plurality of terminals, said communication method comprising the steps of:
- a) establishing a connection with said host device via a communication line;
- b) establishing a connection with said plurality of terminals via a network;
- and
- c) relaying information received from said host device to said plurality of terminals, said information causing said plurality of terminals to perform predetermined processes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.