Communication system, communication device, server system and recording medium
AssigneeBuffalo Inc.
InventorKeitaro KAMATA
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Abstract
A communication system is allowed to use one or more electronic devices connected with a device interface of a server system by communicating with the server system via a network. The communication system or the server system notifies to a user a correspondence relation between items, including those identifying the electronic device and a port connected with the electronic device.
Claims14
A communication system including a communication device and a server system connected with each other in a manner capable of communicating via a network, the server system allowing the communication device to use at least one electronic device via the network and at least one of the communication device and the server system being provided with a notification unit for notifying information to a user,
- wherein the server system comprises:
- a network interface to the network;
- a device interface having a function to provide for use of a plurality of ports for connecting with the electronic device;
- a device interface relay unit for relaying data communication between the communication device and the device interface via the network interface in order to allow the communication device to form a virtual device interface corresponding to the device interface of the server system;
- and
- a correspondence relation output unit for outputting data on a correspondence relation between a plurality of items, including items identifying the electronic device connected with the port of the device interface and the port connected with the electronic device, and
- wherein the communication device comprises:
- a network interface to the network;
- a virtual interface control unit for forming a virtual device interface corresponding to the device interface of the server system, by communicating with the server system via the network;
- and
- a notification control unit for allowing the notification unit to notify a correspondence relation between a plurality of items, including items identifying the electronic device connected with the port of the device interface and the port connected with the electronic device, based on the data from the correspondence relation output unit.
A communication device comprising:
- a network interface to a network;
- a virtual interface control unit for forming a virtual device interface corresponding to a device interface of a server system, by communicating, via the network, with the server system including the device interface having a function to provide for use of a plurality of ports for connecting with at least one electronic device;
- and
- a notification control unit for allowing a notification unit for notifying information to a user to notify a correspondence relation between a plurality of items, including items identifying the electronic device connected with the port of the device interface and the port connected with the electronic device.
A communication device comprising:
- a network interface to a network;
- a virtual interface control unit for forming a virtual device interface corresponding to a device interface of a server system, by communicating, via the network, with the server system including the device interface having a function to provide for use of a plurality of ports for connecting with one or more electronic devices;
- and
- a notification control unit for outputting data for notifying to a user information on a correspondence relation between a plurality of items, including items identifying the electronic device connected with the port of the device interface and the port connected with the electronic device.
A non-volatile recording medium with such a program stored therein that enables a computer, which includes a network interface to a network and a notification unit for notifying information to a user, to have a function to allow the notification unit to notify a correspondence relation between a plurality of items, including items identifying at least one electronic device connected with a port of a device interface and the port connected with the electronic device, by allowing the computer to communicate with, via the network, a server system including the device interface providing for use of a plurality of ports for connecting with the at least one electronic device.
A server system for allowing a communication device to use one or more electronic devices via a network, the server system comprising:
- a network interface to a network;
- a device interface having a function to provide for use of a plurality of ports for connecting with the electronic device;
- a device interface relay unit for relaying data communication between the communication device and the device interface via the network interface in order to allow the communication device to form a virtual device interface corresponding to the device interface of the server system;
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- a correspondence relation output unit for allowing a notification unit for notifying information to a user to notify a correspondence relation between a plurality of items, including items identifying the electronic device connected with the port of the device interface and the port connected with the electronic device.
A server system for allowing a communication device to use one or more electronic devices via a network, the server system comprising::
- a network interface to a network;
- a device interface having a function to provide for use of a plurality of ports for connecting with the electronic device;
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- a device interface relay unit for relaying data communication between the communication device and the device interface via the network interface in order to allow the communication device to form a virtual device interface corresponding to the device interface of the server system;
- and
- a correspondence relation output unit for outputting data for notifying to a user information on a correspondence relation between a plurality of items, including items identifying the electronic device connected with the port of the device interface and the port connected with the electronic device.
A non-volatile recording medium with such a program stored therein that enables a computer which includes a network interface to a network, a device interface providing for use of a plurality of ports for connecting with one or more electronic devices, and a server system side notification unit for notifying information to a user, to have a function to output data for allowing the server system side notification unit to notify a correspondence relation between a plurality of items, including items identifying the electronic device connected with the port of the device interface and the port connected with the electronic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.