# US 2013/0159491 A1 · Communication system, network storage, and server device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0159491 A1 - Document ID: US20130159491A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/718,708 - Filed: 2012-12-18 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-20 - Assignees: Buffalo Inc. - Inventors: Yukihito HARA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130159491A1 ## CPC - H04L 67/51: Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services - H04L 67/1097: for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS] - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract A communication system includes a server device that is provided on a first network and is capable of connecting to a user terminal. A network storage is included that is connected to a second network different from the first network and is capable of connecting to the server device, wherein the network storage transmits a storage request signal to the server device in response to predetermined operation, the server device transitions to a standby state in response to the storage request signal, the user terminal transmits, to the server device, a user request signal including storage identification information to identify the network storage and terminal identification information to identify the user terminal by using setup information uniquely associated with the network storage, and the server device associates the user terminal with the network storage if receiving the user request signal from the user terminal in the standby state. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A communication system comprising: a server device that is provided on a first network and is configured to connect to a user terminal; and a network storage that is connected to a second network different from the first network and is configured to connect to the server device, wherein the network storage transmits a storage request signal to the server device in response to a predetermined operation of the network storage, the server device transitions to a standby state in response to receiving the storage request signal, the user terminal transmits, to the server device, a user request signal including storage identification information to identify the network storage and terminal identification information to identify the user terminal by using setup information uniquely associated with the network storage, and the server device associates the user terminal with the network storage in response to receiving the user request signal from the user terminal while in the standby state. ### Claim 2 A network storage that is capable of connecting to a server device provided on a first network and is connected to a second network different from the first network, the network storage comprising: a transmitter that transmits, to the server device, a storage request signal that causes the server device to transition to a standby state to wait for a user request signal transmitted from a user terminal capable of connecting to the server device, in response to a predetermined operation performed by the network storage. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The network storage according to claim 2, wherein the network storage includes a router connected to the second network and an external storage connected to the router. ### Claim 4 A server device that is provided on a first network and is capable of connecting to a network storage and a user terminal via a second network different from the first network, the server device comprising: a receiver that receives a storage request signal transmitted from the network storage; a state transition section that transitions to a standby state to wait for a user request signal transmitted from the user terminal in response to receiving the storage request signal; and a pairing section that associates the user terminal with the network storage while the server device receives the user request signal in the standby state, wherein the user request signal is transmitted by using setup information uniquely associated with the network storage and includes storage identification information to identify the network storage and terminal identification information to identify the user terminal. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The server device according to claim 4, wherein the setup information is acquired by the user terminal through reading of a barcode or a QR CODE. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The server device according to claim 4, wherein the setup information is one-time Uniform Resource Locator information. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The server device according to claim 4, wherein the standby state is canceled at elapse of a certain period. ### Claim 8 A method carried out by a server device that is provided on a first network and is capable of connecting to a network storage and a user terminal via a second network different from the first network, the method comprising: receiving a storage request signal transmitted from the network storage; transitioning to a standby state to wait for a user request signal transmitted from the user terminal in response to the storage request signal; and associating the user terminal with the network storage if receiving the user request signal while in the standby state, wherein the user request signal is transmitted by using setup information uniquely associated with the network storage and includes storage identification information to identify the network storage and terminal identification information to identify the user terminal.