Information processing apparatus, method of controlling the same, information processing system and storage medium
US11204852B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 20, 2020 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/3065
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A status notification application displays a status of a peripheral device, and a bidirectional communication module operates as a service application and is capable of performing bidirectional communication with the peripheral device, and the status notification application issues a request to obtain a status of the peripheral device together with a name of the peripheral device to the bidirectional communication module, and the bidirectional communication module specifies a target peripheral device from which to obtain the status based on the name of the peripheral device, and transmits a request to obtain the status to the target peripheral device, and transmits to the status notification application the status sent back from the peripheral device in response to the request to obtain.
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