Multifunctional network device and a network system
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHidenori Yokokura
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Abstract
There is disclosed a network device in a network system connected to a directory server and a plurality of network devices, in which a combined function is generated utilizing two or more functions out of a plurality of functions able to be provided by a first network device constituting the plurality of network devices, and the generated combined function is registered in the directory server.
Claims13
1-30. (canceled)
A network device connected to a network, comprising:
- reception means for receiving service information provided by another device which includes location information indicating a location of the other device registered in a server apparatus;
- and
- transmission means for transmitting the service information received by said reception means and service information indicating a service that said network device can provide to the server apparatus such that the service information for the other device and the service information for said network device is related with each other and registered in the server apparatus, if the location of the other device indicated by the received location information and a location in which said network device are placed neighboring each other.
A server apparatus that can communicate with a plurality of devices, comprising:
- reception means for receiving from each of the plurality of devices location information indicating a location of the device;
- retaining means for retaining the location information for each of the plurality of devices received by said reception means;
- and
- transmission means for transmitting service information indicating one service that a number of devices among the plurality of devices can provide in cooperation and the location information indicating the location for each of the number of devices based on the information retained by said retaining means.
A controlling method of a network device connected to a network, comprising:
- a reception step for receiving service information provided by another device which includes location information indicating a location of the other device registered in a server apparatus;
- and
- a transmission step for transmitting the service information received in said reception step and service information indicating a service that the network device can provide to the server apparatus such that the service information for the other device and the service information for the network device is related with each other and registered in the server apparatus, if the location of the other device indicated by the received location information and a location in which the network device are placed neighboring each other.
A controlling method of a server apparatus that can communicate with a plurality of devices, comprising:
- a reception step for receiving from each of the plurality of devices location information indicating a location of the device;
- a retaining step for retaining the location information for each of the plurality of devices received in said reception step;
- and
- a transmission step for transmitting service information indicating one service that a number of devices among the plurality of devices can provide in cooperation and the location information indicating the location for each of the number of devices based on the information retained in said retaining step.
A memory medium for storing a program for controlling a network device connected to a network, wherein said program comprises:
- a reception step for receiving service information provided by another device which includes location information indicating a location of the other device registered in a server apparatus;
- and
- a transmission step for transmitting the service information received in said reception step and service information indicating a service that the network device can provide to the server apparatus such that the service information for the other device and the service information for the network device is related with each other and registered in the server apparatus, if the location of the other device indicated by the received location information and a location in which the network device are placed neighboring each other.
A memory medium for storing a program for controlling a server apparatus that can communicate with a plurality of devices, wherein the program comprises:
- a reception step for receiving from each of the plurality of devices location information indicating a location of the device;
- a retaining step for retaining the location information for each of the plurality of devices received in said reception step;
- and
- a transmission step for transmitting service information indicating one service that a number of devices among the plurality of devices can provide in cooperation and the location information indicating the location for each of the number of devices based on the information retained in said retaining step.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.