Information communication device and method for selecting protocol
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsFumihide Goto, Kenichi Fujii, Hiroshi Mashimo, Hidetada Nago, Tatsuhiko Sakai
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Abstract
An information communication device has a storage medium that stores information to determine a target information communication device on a network. A selection unit selects at least one protocol from plural protocols for obtaining information on other information communication devices on the basis of the stored information. A generating unit generates a list of information communication devices that have the at least one selected protocol as target information communication devices which a user can select on the network.
Claims17
A communication device comprising:
- a storage unit that stores information for determining a target communication device on a network;
- a selecting unit that selects at least one protocol from a plurality of protocols for obtaining information on other communication devices on the basis of the information stored in the storage unit;
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- a generating unit that generates a list of communication devices that have the at least one protocol selected by the selecting unit as target communication devices that a user can select on the network.
A communication device comprising:
- a collecting unit that collects information on other communication devices on a network via the network;
- a storage unit that stores information for determining a target communication device on the network;
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- a determining unit that determines a protocol to be stopped from among a plurality of protocols for obtaining the information on the other communication devices on the network on the basis of the information collected by the collecting unit and the information stored in the storage unit.
A method for selecting a protocol of a communication device that has a plurality of protocols for obtaining information on a connection target, the method comprising:
- a storing step of storing information for determining a target communication device on a network;
- a selecting step of selecting at least one protocol from the plurality of protocols on the basis of the information stored in the storing step;
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- a generating step of generating a list of communication devices that have the at least one protocol selected in the selecting step as target communication devices that a user can select on the network.
A method for selecting a protocol of a communication device that has a plurality of protocols for obtaining information on a connection target, the method comprising:
- a collecting step of collecting information on other communication devices on a network via the network;
- a storing step of storing information for determining a target communication device on the network;
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- a determining step of determining a protocol to be stopped from among a plurality of protocols for obtaining the information on the other communication devices on the network on the basis of the information collected in the collecting step and the information stored in the storage step.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.