| US 7,586,860 B2 | ||
| Communication apparatus, command transmission method, and program for networked devices using different protocols | ||
| Masaki Shitano, Kanagawa-ken (Japan); Kenichi Fujii, Kanagawa-ken (Japan); and Takashi Hirata, Kanagawa-ken (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 09, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/449,623. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2005-176891 (JP), filed on Jun. 16, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0002867 A1, Jan. 04, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04J 1/16 (2006.01); H04L 12/56 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 370—282 [370/466; 710/19] | 8 Claims |
| 1. A communication apparatus, comprising:
an obtaining unit configured to obtain a first status and a second status of a first device through a first protocol, wherein
the first device is connected to the communication apparatus via a network;
a reception unit configured to receive a message of a second protocol that is transmitted from a second device to the first
device via the network;
a storage unit configured to store the message of the second protocol received by said reception unit, the first status of
the first device obtained by said obtaining unit before said reception unit receives the message of the second protocol, and
the second status of the first device obtained by said obtaining unit after said reception unit receives the message of the
second protocol;
a creation unit configured to create a command for changing a status of the second device from a status corresponding to the
first status to a status corresponding to the second status, based on the message of the second protocol stored by said storage
unit; and
a transmission unit configured to transmit the command created by said creation unit to the second device.
|