Information processing apparatus that controls device via network and method of controlling the apparatus, device control apparatus and method of controlling the apparatus, as well as device control system
US8838740B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 4, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information processing apparatus capable of suppressing an increase in traffic on the network, and transmitting data even when the platform is different between a transmitting-side device and a receiving-side device. When a transfer request to the device is received from an upper layer software program, a virtualized controller extracts predetermined parameters necessary for controlling the device from parameters included in the transfer request, transmits the extracted parameters to the device, and stores the other parameters. When response parameters corresponding to the request parameters are received, a communication controller generates a transfer response by adding the stored parameters to the response parameters and transfers the generated transfer response to the upper layer software program.
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