Data processing apparatus, data processing system, method for controlling data processing apparatus, method for adding data converting function, program and medium
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorHiroshi Higuchi
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Abstract
A data processing apparatus is monitoring the first port of itself and the second port of itself. If the data processing apparatus receives data via the second port, it conducts a specific process to the data regardless of a data format of the data so as to convert the data into the data format that can be processed regardless of a data format of the data and sends converted data to the first port.
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A data processing apparatus comprising:
- a data processing part for monitoring a first port of the data processing apparatus and processing first data received via the first port regardless of a first data format of the first data;
- a data converting part for monitoring a second port which is different from said first port, processing second data received via said second port regardless of a second data format of the data so as to convert the second data into the first data format which can be processed by said data processing part and sending converted data to said first port.
A data processing system comprising:
- a data processing apparatus configured to process data received from an information processing apparatus, said processing apparatus comprising:
- a data processing part for monitoring a first port of the apparatus and conducting a first specific process to first data received via the first port regardless of a data format of the received data;
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- a data converting part for monitoring a second port which is different from said first port, conducting a second specific process to second data received via said second port regardless of a data format of the second data so as to convert the second data into a data format that can be processed by said data processing part, and sending converted data to said first port;
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- an information processing apparatus comprising a sending part for sending data in the data format that can be processed by said data processing apparatus to said first port and sending data in the format that cannot be processed by said data processing apparatus to said second port.
A method for controlling a data processing apparatus, said method comprising the steps of:
- a data processing step, comprising the steps of:
- a data processing step including monitoring a first port of said data processing apparatus;
- conducting a first specific process to first data received via the first port regardless of a data format of the first data, and
- a data converting step including monitoring a second port which is different from said first port,
- conducting a second specific process to second data received via said second port regardless of a data format of the second data so as to convert the second data into a data format that can be processed by said data processing step, and
- sending converted data to said first port.
A method for adding a data converting function to a data processing apparatus including a data processing function monitoring a first port of said data processing apparatus and conducting a first specific process to first data received via the first port regardless of a data format of the first data, said method comprising the steps of:
- adding a data converting function for monitoring a second port which is different from said first port;
- conducting a second specific process to second data received via said second port regardless of a data format of the second data so as to convert the second data into a data format that can be processed by said data processing function and sending converted data to said first port.
A program of instructions executed by a computer to control a data processing apparatus, said program comprising:
- data processing code for:
- monitoring a first port of the data processing apparatus, and
- conducting a first specific process to first data received via the first port regardless of a data format of the first data, and
- data converting code for:
- monitoring a second port which is different from said first port,
- conducting a second specific process to second data received via said second port regardless of a data format of the second data so as to convert the second data into a data format that can be processed by said data processing code, and
- sending converted data to said first port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.