Communication management system
AssigneeYamaha Corporation
InventorsMitsunori Ochi, Taku Nishikori, Toshiyuki Ohshima
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Abstract
A communication management system is consisted of a plurality of apparatuses connected to a network. Each apparatus comprises: a transmitter that transmits first setting information representing all setting status of own apparatus to the other apparatuses connected to the network; a receiver that receives second setting information representing all setting status of the other apparatuses connected to the network from the other apparatuses; and a storing device that stores the first and the second setting information. Desired data relating to all the devices connected to the network can be confirmed quickly.
Claims19
A communication management apparatus, forming a communication management system wherein a plurality of the communication management apparatuses are connected to a network, the communication management apparatus comprising:
- a transmitter that transmits first setting information representing all setting status of own apparatus to the other apparatus connected to the network;
- a receiver that receives second setting information representing all setting status of the other apparatus connected to the network from the other apparatus;
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- a storing device that stores the first and the second setting information.
A communication management apparatus, comprising:
- a connector that connects to a network;
- a timer that times a first predetermined time after the connecting device is ready to connect to the network;
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- a master confirming device that confirms an existence of a master apparatus managing communication of the network on the network during the first predetermined time.
A communication management apparatus, comprising:
- a determining device that determines a transmission time to transmit an instruction for starting a transmission to other apparatus connected to a network in accordance with a move-up time determined based on a transmission time of data to be transmitted and a delay time of the transmission of the data to the network;
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- a transmitter that transmits the data to be transmitted and the instruction for starting a transmission to the other apparatus at the transmission time.
A program, which a computer executes to realize a communication management process, comprising the instructions for:
- (a) transmitting first setting information representing all setting status of own apparatus to other apparatus connected to a network;
- (b) receiving second setting information representing all setting status of the other apparatus connected to the network from the other apparatus;
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- (c) storing the first and the second setting information.
A program, which a computer executes to realize a communication management process, comprising the instructions for:
- (a) connecting to a network;
- (b) timing a first predetermined time after connection to the network is ready;
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- (c) confirming an existence of a master apparatus managing communication of the network on the network during the predetermined time.
A program, which a computer executes to realize a communication management process, comprising the instructions for:
- (a) determining a transmission time to transmit an instruction for starting a transmission to other apparatus connected to a network in accordance with a move-up time determined based on a transmission time of data to be transmitted and a delay time of the transmission of the data to the network;
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- (b) transmitting the data to be transmitted and the instruction for starting a transmission to the other apparatus at the transmission time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.