Internet server apparatus and program causing a server apparatus to implement functions of preparation processing for direct connection of an appliance in a private network and a mobile terminal outside the private network
US8667339B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 16, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/40
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A server apparatus, a mobile terminal, an electric appliance, a communication system, a communication method and a program for notifying a mobile terminal user in the open of the cause of a failure of P2P connection. In a communication system, an electric appliance (101), a server apparatus (103) and a mobile terminal (105) each detect a failure in preparation for P2P connection between the electric appliance (101) and the mobile terminal (105). When the electric appliance (101) detects the failure, it notifies the mobile terminal (105) of the failure via the server apparatus (103). When the server apparatus (103) detects the failure, it notifies the mobile terminal (105) of the failure. The mobile terminal (105) notifies the user of the failure detected by the mobile terminal itself or of the failure notified of by the server apparatus (103).
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