Information processing device and information processing method for communication with an external device via a network
US8856273B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 16, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2370/025
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information processing device capable of communicating with an external device connected thereto via a network and includes an application acquisition unit that obtains an application program to be used to control a function of the external device from an application distribution device present on the network, an external device search unit that searches for external devices on the network and an application execution unit that controls the function of the external device by executing the obtained application program, is provided. The application program obtained by the application acquisition unit includes a function of searching for the external device via the external device search unit, which executes an external device search in response to a request issued from the application execution unit executing the application program.
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