# US 8,770,475 B2 · System and method for setting connection between information processing devices, communication apparatus, setting information identifier outputting apparatus, and computer program > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,770,475 B2 - Document ID: US8770475B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/504,002 - Filed: 2010-11-02 - Published: 2012-08-23 - Granted: 2014-07-08 - Earliest claimed: 2009-11-02 - Assignees: NEC Corporation; NEC Display Solutions, Ltd. - Applicants: Yoshiaki Okuyama; Takuya Murakami; Yasushi Hikichi; Masahito Shinohara - Inventors: Yoshiaki Okuyama; Takuya Murakami; Yasushi Hikichi; Masahito Shinohara - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8770475B2 ## CPC - H04M 1/2755: by optical scanning - H04L 67/141: Setup of application sessions (admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70) - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract A system for setting a connection between information processing devices, according to the present invention includes: a server apparatus which is arranged on a network, collectively manages setting information necessary for a connection between other devices, and distributes requested setting information according to a request from another apparatus; and a communication apparatus which transmits information to the server apparatus. The communication apparatus includes: a first reading unit which makes displayed or printed code information readable, the code information indicating a location of setting information necessary for a connection to another device; a second reading unit which reads the code information; a converting unit which converts the code information into the location of the setting information; an acquiring unit which acquires the setting information from the location of the setting information; and a connection setting unit which performs a connection setting based on the setting information. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for setting a connection between information processing devices, the system comprising: a server apparatus which is arranged on a network, collectively manages setting information necessary for a connection between other devices, and distributes requested setting information according to a request from another apparatus; and a communication apparatus which transmits information to the server apparatus, the communication apparatus comprising: a first reading unit which makes displayed or printed code information readable, the code information indicating a location of setting information necessary for a connection to another device; a second reading unit which reads the code information; a converting unit which converts the code information into the location of the setting information; an acquiring unit which acquires the setting information from the location of the setting information; and a connection setting unit which performs a connection setting based on the setting information, wherein information of the location indicated by the code information is URI (universal resource identifier) information of a storage location provided in the server apparatus, or URI information of the server apparatus. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system for setting a connection between information processing devices according to claim 1, wherein the code information is information in which the URI information is encoded into image information. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The system for setting a connection between information processing devices according to claim 2, wherein the communication apparatus further comprises: a transmitting unit which transmits the setting information to the server apparatus. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system for setting a connection between information processing devices according to claim 1, wherein the communication apparatus further comprises: a transmitting unit which transmits the setting information to the server apparatus. ### Claim 5 A system for setting a connection between information processing devices, the system comprising: a server apparatus which is arranged on a network, collectively manages setting information necessary for a connection between other devices, and distributes requested setting information according to a request from another apparatus; and a communication apparatus which transmits information to the server apparatus, the communication apparatus comprising: a first reading unit which makes displayed or printed code information readable, the code information indicating a location of setting information necessary for a connection to another device; a second reading unit which reads the code information; a converting unit which converts the code information into the location of the setting information; an acquiring unit which acquires the setting information from the location of the setting information; and a connection setting unit which performs a connection setting based on the setting information, wherein the code information is URI information of a storage location where setting software provided in the server apparatus is stored, or URI information of the server apparatus. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The system for setting a connection between information processing devices according to claim 5, wherein the code information is information in which the URI information is encoded into image information. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The system for setting a connection between information processing devices according to claim 5, wherein the communication apparatus further comprises: a transmitting unit which transmits the setting information to the server apparatus. ### Claim 8 A communication apparatus comprising: a reading unit which reads code information indicating a location of setting information necessary for a connection to another device; a converting unit which converts the code information into the location of the setting information; an acquiring unit which acquires the setting information from the location of the setting information; and a connection setting unit which performs a connection setting based on the acquired setting information, wherein information of the location indicated by the code information is URI (Universal Resource Identifier) information of a storage location where the setting information placed on a network is stored, or URI information of a server apparatus retaining the setting information. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The communication apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the code information is information in which the URI information is encoded into image information. ### Claim 10 A communication apparatus comprising: a reading unit which reads code information indicating a location of setting information necessary for a connection to another device; a converting unit which converts the code information into the location of the setting information; an acquiring unit which acquires the setting information from the location of the setting information; and a connection setting unit which performs a connection setting based on the acquired setting information, wherein the code information is URI information of a storage location where setting software placed on a network is stored, or URI information of a server apparatus retaining the setting software. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The communication apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the code information is information in which the URI information is encoded into image information. ### Claim 12 A setting information identifier outputting apparatus comprising: a database unit which stores setting information necessary for a connection between other devices; an inputting unit which inputs the setting information; a generating unit which generates code information indicating a location of the setting information; an outputting unit which outputs the code information; and a setting transmitting unit which transmits the setting information to an external server apparatus collectively managing the setting information. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The setting information identifier outputting apparatus according to claim 12, wherein information of the location indicated by the code information is URI (Universal Resource Identifier) information of a storage location where the setting information placed on a network is stored, or URI information of a server apparatus retaining the setting information. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The setting information identifier outputting apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the code information is information in which the URI information is encoded into image information. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The setting information identifier outputting apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the code information is URI information of a storage location where setting software placed on a network is stored, or URI information of a server apparatus retaining the setting software. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The setting information identifier outputting apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the code information is information in which the URI information is encoded into image information.